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EPICA
CURRENT NAME	Epica
FORMER NAMES	Sahara Dust
ORIGIN	Netherlands, the
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	2002
LABEL	Nuclear Blast
GENRE	Gothic metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2005-01-21, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2007-06-03, 12:24

Band biography

Epica is a new Dutch metal band that was formed in 2002 by several members with a previous background in bands like After Forever and Trail Of Tears. At that time they were known under the banner Sahara Dust. In the early weeks of 2003 they changed their name to Epica.

Current members Add - Fetch
Coen Janssen	2002-	Keyboards
Yves Huts	2002-	Bass	See also Axamenta
Ad Sluijter	2002-	Guitars, vocals	See also Delain
Mark Jansen	2002-	Guitars, vocals	See also After Forever, Les Faidits
Simone Simons	2002-	Vocals

Former members Add - Fetch
Iwan Hendrikx	2002-2002	Drums
Helena Iren Michaelsen	2002-2002	Vocals	See also Imperia, Trail Of Tears
Dennis Leeflang	2002-2003	Drums	See also Within Temptation
Jeroen Simons	2003-2006	Drums

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Koen Herfst		Drums	Live 2006-2007.
Arien van Weesenbeek		Drums	On Divine Conspiracy. See also Aborted, Edgecrusher, God Dethroned, Imperia

Buy Epica albums

Official releases Add
2002	Cry For The Moon	No label
2003	The Phantom Agony	Transmission Records
2005	Consign To Oblivion	Transmission Records
2007	The Divine Conspiracy	Nuclear Blast

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