EPICA

Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. They are known for their symphonic^[1] sound and the use of female vocals and male growls performed by Simone Simons and Mark Jansen, respectively. All six members write the music, but Mark Jansen and Simone Simons write most of the lyrics.^{[citation needed]} To date, Epica has released four studio albums (not including their instrumental album The Score – An Epic Journey ), with their fifth studio album, Requiem for the Indifferent, on tap for a March 2012 release.

Line-up

• Simone Simons – mezzo-soprano vocals
  
• Mark Jansen – rhythm guitars, grunts, screams
  
• Isaac Delahaye – lead guitars, backing vocals
• Yves Huts – bass guitar
  
• Coen Janssen – synthesizer, piano
  
• Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums, grunts, spoken words
  

Former members

• Helena Iren Michaelsen – soprano vocals
• Iwan Hendrikx – drums (2002)
• Dennis Leeflang – drums (2002)
• Jeroen Simons – drums (2002–2006)
• Ad Sluijter – guitars (2002–2008)

Session members

• Koen Herfst – drums (tour 2007)
• Amanda Somerville – vocals (North American tour 2008), background vocals on The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion, The Divine Conspiracy, and Design Your Universe.
• Oliver Palotai – keyboards (North American tour 2010)

SOURCE WIKIPEDIA

CRY FOR THE MOON

demo-2002

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Recorded when the band's name was SAHARA DUST

1. Cry for the Moon
2. Illusive Consensus

THE PHANTOM AGONY

2003

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1. Adyta "The Neverending Embrace"
2. Sensorium
3. Cry for the Moon "The Embrace That Smothers - Pt. IV"
4. Feint
5. Illusive Consensus 05:00
6. Façade of Reality "The Embrace That Smothers - Pt. V"
7. Run for a Fall
8. Seif al Din "The Embrace That Smothers - Pt. VI"
9. The Phantom Agony
10. Triumph of Defeat - Bonustrack (Japanese Release)

FEINT

2004

 

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CD1 (Feint)

1. Feint
2. Feint (Piano Version)
3. Triumph Of Defeat (Instrumental)
4. Seif al Din

CD2 (Cry For The Moon)

1. Cry for the Moon (Single Version)
2. Cry for the Moon
3. Run for a Fall (Single Version)
4. Run for a Fall

WE WILL TAKE YOU WITH US (EP)

2005

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1. Facade of Reality "the Embrace That Smothers / Pt. V"
2. Sensorium
3. Illusive Consensus
4. Cry for the Moon "the Embrace That Smothers / Part IV"
5. The Phantom Agony
6. Seif Al Din "the Embrace That Smothers / Pt. VI"
7. Feint (Acoustic Version)
8. Run for a Fall (Acoustic Version)
9. Memory (from the Musical "Cats")

CONSIGN TO OBLIVION

2005

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1. Hunab K'U (a New Age Dawns Prologue)
2. Dance of Fate
3. The Last Crusade (a New Age Dawns #1)
4. Solitary Ground
5. Blank Infinity
6. Force of the Shore
7. Quietus
8. Mother of Light (a New Age Dawns #2)
9. Trois Vierges
10. Another Me "in Lack'Ech"
11. Consign to Oblivion (a New Age Dawns #3)

THE SCORE - AN EPIC JOURNEY

2005





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1. Vengeance Is Mine
2. Unholy Trinity
3. The Valley
4. Caught in a Web
5. Insomnia
6. Under the Aegis
7. Trois Vierges (Solo Version)
8. Mystica
9. Valley of Sins
10. Empty Gaze
11. The Alleged Paradigm
12. Supremacy
13. Beyond the Depth
14. Epitome
15. Inevitable Embrace
16. Angel of Death
17. The Ultimate Return
18. Trois Vierges (Reprise)
19. Solitary Ground (Single Version)
20. Quietus (Score Version)

THE ROAD TO PARADISO

2006





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1. Welcome to the Road to Paradiso
2. Making of Adyta
3. Adyta (Demo Version)
4. Making of Cry for the Moon
5. Cry for the Moon (Demo Version)
6. Making of Quietus
7. Quietus (Demo Version)
8. Quietus (Single Version)
9. The Fallacy (Unreleased Track)
10. Interview with Ad on Live Tracks
11. Solitary Ground (Unreleased Live Version)
12. Blank Infinity (Unreleased Live Version)
13. Mother of Light (Unreleased Live Version)
14. Linger (Unreleased Piano Version)
15. Crystal Mountain (Orchestal Version)
16. Purushayita (Unreleased Track)(Bonus Material- Book)

NEVER ENOUGH (EP)

2007





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1. Never Enough
2. Chasing the Dragon
3. Safeguard to Paradise (Piano Version)

THE DIVINE CONSPIRACY

2007

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1. Prologue / Indigo   
2. The Obsessive Devotion
3. Menace of Vanity    
4. Chasing the Dragon 
5. Never Enough     04:47
6. La' Petach Chatat Rovetz / the Last Embrace  
7. Death of a Dream / the Embrace That Smothers (Part VII)  
8. Living a Lie / the Embrace That Smothers (Part VIII) 
9. Fools of Damnation / the Embrace That Smothers (Part IX)  
10. Beyond Belief  
11. Safeguard to Paradise   
12. Sancta Terra  
13. The Divine Conspiracy 

THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY

2009

 

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DISC 1 - CLASSICAL SET

1. Palladium
2. Dies Irea (Verdi)
3. Ombra Mai Fu (Händel)
4. Adagio (Dvorák)
5. Spider-Man Medley
6. Presto (Vivaldi)
7. Montagues and Capulets (Prokofiev)
8. The Imperial March
9. Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Pergolesi)
10. Unholy Trinity
11. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean Medley
13. Indigo
14. The Last Crusade
15. Sensorium
16. Quietus
17. Chasing the Dragon
18. Feint

DISC 2 - EPICA SET

1. Never Enough
2. Beyond Belief
3. Cry for the Moon
4. Safeguard to Paradise
5. Blank Infinity
6. Living a Lie
7. The Phantom Agony
8. Sancta Terra
9. Illusive Consensus
10. Consign to Oblivion

DESIGN YOUR UNIVERSE

2009

 

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1. Samadhi - Prelude

2. Resign to Surrender - a New Age Dawns - Pt. IV
3. Unleashed
4. Martyr of the Free Word
5. Our Destiny
6. Kingdom of Heaven - a New Age Dawns - Pt. V
7. The Price of Freedom - Interlude
8. Burn to a Cinder
9. Tides of Time
10. Deconstruct
11. Semblance of Liberty
12. White Waters
13. Design Your Universe - a New Age Dawns - Pt. VI

14. Incentive - Bonus track (Limited Edition)

THE SINGLES COLECTION

2010 

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1. The Phantom Agony
2. Sensorium
3. Cry for the Moon
4. Unleashed
5. Blank Infinity
6. Never Enough
7. Solitary Ground
8. Martyr of the Free Word
9. Feint
10. The Fallacy
11. Quietus
12. Tides of Time
13. Living a Lie (Simone Verse Version)
14. Chasing the Dragon (Edited Version)
15. This Is the Time