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[[File:Epica.jpg|frame|Just keeps getting more Epic-a.]]
'''Epica''' is a Dutch band that straddles several genres depending on which particular song they are playing at any given moment, from [[Symphonic Metal]] to [[Power Metal]], from [[Gothic Metal]] to [[Progressive Metal]] and even stepping into the territory of [[Death Metal]] from time to time. They began playing as Epica in 2003, before that they were known as ''Sahara Dust'' before gaining the talents of Simone in 2003 and changing their name to Epica and are still going strong with a tour currently touring following the release of their new album, "Requiem For The Indifferent".
Similar bands include: [[Nightwish]] and [[Within Temptation]].
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* 2003 ''The Phantom Agony''
** 2004 ''We Will Take You With Us'' (DVD)
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* 2012 ''Requiem for the Indifferent''
'''Current Line-up''':
* Vocals: Simone Simons - a woman with the voice of a goddess
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* [[Aesop]]: Most of their songs have some sort of greater message or story or moral, sometimes [[Anvilicious]], sometimes sneaked in..
* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: They took their name from a [[Kamelot]] album.
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* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Averted, Simone is quiet, soft-spoken and reserved in interviews and her blog is very much of a feminine nature.
* [[Follow Your Heart]]: A moral you can take from both "Design Your Universe" the album and the "A New Age Dawns Series" of songs.
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** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about staying true to yourself in the face of criticism. "Storm The Sorrow", about songwriting in the face of criticism, also features this.
** "Stay the Course" appears to be [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] of this as a political commentary referring to George W. Bush.
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* [[Heavy Mithril]]: A fair amount of their songs fall into this category with the combination of social commentary. Their earlier videos for "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UOJ5U0jY9k&feature=related The Phantom Agony]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha1hWAcnMdQ Feint]" oozes the stuff as well.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Kamelot|Roy Khan]] on "Trois Verges" (from ''Consign to Oblivion'') and [[Sonata Arctica|Tony Kakko]] on "White Waters" (from ''Design Your Universe'').
* [[Humans Are
* [[Idiosyncratic Album Theming]] - See [[Epic Rocking]] above
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: Simone's surname is pronounced in a similar manner to her first name: "See-mons"
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* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: Every album. Good examples include "Martyr of the Free World", "Fools of Damnation" and "Serenade of Self-Destruction."
* [[One-Woman Wail]]: Occurs frequently in their songs including "Quietus" and "Twin Flames".
* [[One of Us]]: Simone, Mark and Coen are self-declared fans of [[Monty Python]]. They, along with Arien, are also fans of the [[The Lord of the Rings]] trilogy
* [[Power Ballad]]: "Tides of Time", "Delirium", "Solitary Ground".
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Simone is known for her long, flowing red hair. This also extends to all the current male members of Epica regardless of colour.
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* [[Specs of Awesome]]: Coen Janssen.
* [[Spoken Word in Music]]: ''This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today'', spoken by [[Tony Blair]] in "Facade Of Reality"
** ''Design Your Universe'': Cameos by [[Barack Obama]] and [[George
** ''Requiem For The Indifferent'': Excerpts from a speech given by [[Muammar Gaddafi]] features in "Deter The Tyrant"
* [[Take That]]: "Run for a Fall", it was a harsh critique of After Forever's change in sound.
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