The whole story

The band today
  • Coen Janssen, background vocals, keyboard
  • Mark Jansen, guitar
  • Simone Simons, lead vocals
  • Ariën van Weesenbeek, drum set, spoken vocals
  • Isaac Delahaye, background vocals, guitar
  • Rob van der Loo, bass guitar
    • Ad Sluijter joins · guitar
    • Coen Janssen joins · background vocals, keyboard
    • Helena Iren Michaelsen joins · lead vocals
    • Iwan Hendrikx joins · drum set
    • Mark Jansen joins · guitar

    The band in 2002: Ad Sluijter, Coen Janssen, Helena Iren Michaelsen, Iwan Hendrikx, Mark Jansen

    • Jeroen Simons joins · drum set
    • Simone Simons joins · lead vocals
    • Yves Huts joins · bass guitar

    The band in 2003: Ad Sluijter, Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Jeroen Simons, Simone Simons, Yves Huts

    • Cry for the Moon 20 Jan 2003
    • Album · 5 Jun 2003 The Phantom Agony
    • The Phantom Agony Single · 29 Oct 2003
    • Epica at VERA VERA, Groningen
    • Feint Single · 8 Jan 2004
    • Cry for the Moon Single · 16 May 2004
    • We Will Take You With Us: 2 Meter Sessies Live · 30 Sep 2004
    • Noorderslag 2004: OOR zaal De Oosterpoort, Groningen
    • Album · 21 Apr 2005 Consign to Oblivion
    • Solitary Ground Single · 25 Apr 2005
    • The Score: An Epic Journey 15 Sep 2005
    • Quietus (Silent Reverie) Single · 28 Oct 2005
    • Wâldrock 2005: Tent Festivalterrein Zomerweg, Burgum
    • Jeroen Simons leaves · drum set

    The band in 2006: Ad Sluijter, Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, Yves Huts

    • The Road to Paradiso 4 May 2006
    • M’era Luna Festival 2006 Airport Hildesheim, Hildesheim
    • M’era Luna Festival 2006, Day 2 Airport Hildesheim, Hildesheim
    • Ariën van Weesenbeek joins · drum set, spoken vocals

    The band in 2007: Ad Sluijter, Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, Yves Huts, Ariën van Weesenbeek

    • Never Enough Single · August 2007
    • Album · 28 Aug 2007 The Divine Conspiracy
    • Ad Sluijter leaves · guitar

    The band in 2008: Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, Yves Huts, Ariën van Weesenbeek

    • Chasing the Dragon Single · 27 Jun 2008
    • M’era Luna Festival 2008 Airport Hildesheim, Hildesheim
    • Isaac Delahaye joins · background vocals, guitar

    The band in 2009: Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, Yves Huts, Ariën van Weesenbeek, Isaac Delahaye

    • Martyr of the Free Word / From the Heaven of My Heart Single · 2009
    • The Classical Conspiracy: Live in Miskolc, Hungary Live · 8 May 2009
    • Album · 16 Oct 2009 Design Your Universe
    • Epica at VERA VERA, Groningen
    • The Singles Collection 14 May 2010
    • This Is the Time Single · 15 Oct 2010
    • Support act · Kavarna Rock Fest 2010, Day 1 Стадион “Каварна”, Kavarna
    • Yves Huts leaves · bass guitar
    • Rob van der Loo joins · bass guitar

    The band in 2012: Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, Ariën van Weesenbeek, Isaac Delahaye, Rob van der Loo

    • Storm the Sorrow Single · 3 Feb 2012
    • Album · 7 Mar 2012 Requiem for the Indifferent
    • ProgPower USA XIII, Day 1 Center Stage Atlanta, Atlanta
    • Best Of 14 Oct 2013
    • Unleashed Live · 29 Oct 2013
    • Retrospect Live · 8 Nov 2013
    • Epica at Klokgebouw Klokgebouw, Eindhoven
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2013, Day 3: Marquee 1 Marquee, Dessel
    • Classical Goes Metal: Metal Covers of Classical Songs by Epica and Therion from Carmina Burana, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Mozart, Dvorak, Verdi, Spiderman & More Live · 28 Jan 2014
    • The Essence of Silence Single · 14 Mar 2014
    • Unchain Utopia Single · 4 Apr 2014
    • Album · 30 Apr 2014 The Quantum Enigma
    • The Quantum Enigma (B-Sides) 2 May 2014
    • Pukkelpop 2014, Saturday: The Shelter The Shelter, Limburg
    • Live at the AB Live · September 2015
    • Rockavaria 2015, Day 2: Olympiahalle Olympiahalle München, München
    • Rock im Revier 2015, Day 3: Boom Stage Boom Stage, Gelsenkirchen
    • Nova Rock Festival 2015, Day 2: Red Stage Red Stage, Nickelsdorf
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2015, Day 2: Mainstage 1 Mainstage 1, Dessel
    • + 2 dates
      • Hellfest 2015, Day 3: Main Stage 02 Mainstage 2, Clisson
      • Wacken Open Air 2015, Day 2: Black Stage Black Stage, Wacken
    • Universal Death Squad Single · 29 Jul 2016
    • Album · 30 Sep 2016 The Holographic Principle
    • Copenhell 2016, Day 2: Hades Hades, Copenhagen
    • The Solace System Single · 23 Jun 2017
    • The Solace System EP · 1 Sep 2017
    • Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs EP · 20 Dec 2017
    • Crimson Bow and Arrow Single · 25 May 2018
    • If Inside These Walls Was a House Single · 22 Jun 2018
    • Beyond the Matrix – The Battle Single · 26 Oct 2018
    • Kingdom of Heaven Single · 6 Sep 2019
    • The Acoustic Universe EP · 4 Oct 2019
    • Abyss of Time Single · 9 Oct 2020
    • Freedom – The Wolves Within Single · 27 Nov 2020
    • Abyss o’Time Single · 18 Dec 2020
    • Rivers Single · 22 Jan 2021
    • Omegacoustic Single · 15 Feb 2021
    • Album · 21 Feb 2021 Ωmega
    • Omegacoustic EP · 25 Feb 2021
    • Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive) Live · 8 Sep 2021
    • The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive) Live · 7 Oct 2021
    • Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 – The Antediluvian Universe Single · 3 Nov 2021
    • Ωmega Alive Live · 3 Dec 2021
    • Sensorium (live at Paradiso) Live · 3 Jun 2022
    • The Last Crusade (live at Paradiso) Live · 11 Jul 2022
    • Run for a Fall (acoustic) Single · 11 Aug 2022
    • Live at Paradiso Live · 2 Sep 2022
    • We Still Take You With Us – The Early Years 2 Sep 2022
    • The Final Lullaby Single · 16 Sep 2022
    • The Great Tribulation Single · 12 Oct 2022
    • The Alchemy Project EP · 11 Nov 2022
    • Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022, Day 1: Hell Stage Hell Stage, Toluca
    • Rivers (live at the AFAS Live) Live · 9 Mar 2023
    • Unleashed (live at the AFAS Live) Live · 6 Jun 2023
    • Consign to Oblivion (live at the AFAS Live) Live · 27 Jul 2023
    • Beyond the Matrix (live at the AFAS Live) Live · 31 Aug 2023
    • Live at the AFAS Live Live · 6 Oct 2023
    • The Epic Apocalypse Tour: Milan Fabrique, Milano
    • Support act · M72 World Tour: Paris Stade de France, Saint-Denis
    • Support act · M72 World Tour: Hamburg Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
    • Support act · M72 World Tour: Gothenburg Ullevi, Gothenburg
    • + 2 dates
      • Dong Open Air 2023, Day 1 Dong Open Air Festival Grounds, Neukirchen-Vluyn
      • Summer Breeze Open Air 2023, Day 2: Main Stage Main Stage, Dinkelsbühl
    • The Symphonic Synergy Live · 20 Sep 2024
    • Arcana Single · 13 Nov 2024
    • Summer Breeze Open Air Brasil 2024, Day 2: Ice Stage Ice Stage, São Paulo
    • M’era Luna Festival 2024, Day 2: Main Stage Main Stage, Hildesheim
    • Rock Castle Open Air 2024, Day 3 Rock Castle Open Air Festival Grounds, Jihomoravský kraj
    • The Symphonic Synergy AFAS Live, Amsterdam-Zuidoost
    • + 3 dates
      • The Symphonic Synergy AFAS Live, Amsterdam-Zuidoost
      • The Symphonic Synergy Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
      • The Symphonic Synergy Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
    • Cross the Divide Single · 30 Jan 2025
    • T.I.M.E. Single · 12 Mar 2025
    • Album · 11 Apr 2025 Aspiral
    • Avatar – The Final Incarnation Single · 11 Dec 2025
    • Metalfest Open Air 2025, Day 1 Lochotínský amfiteátr, Plzeň
    • Graspop Metal Meeting 2025, Thursday: North Stage North Stage, Dessel
    • Hellfest 2025, Day 2 Hellfest, Val de Moine, Clisson
    • Eye of the Storm (live at Ziggo Dome Amsterdam) Live · 5 Mar 2026
    • Sirens – Of Blood and Water Live · 18 Jun 2026
    • Live at the Symphonic Synergy Live · 2 Oct 2026
    • Epica at Ziggo Dome Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam