EPICA


THE PHANTOM AGONY/EPICA

(2003) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Sacha Paeth

  1. COMA AMERICA
  2. ADYTA
    "The neverending embrace - Prelude"
  3. SENSORIUM
  4. CRY FOR THE MOON
    "The embrace that smothers - part IV"
  5. FEINT
  6. ILLUSIVE CONSENSUS
  7. FACADE OF REALITY
    "The embrace that smothers - part VI"
  8. RUN FOR A FALL
  9. SEIF AL DIN
    "The embrace that smothers - part V"
  10. THE PHANTOM AGONY
  11. TRIUMPH OF DEFEAT *
*BONUS TRACK

EPICA:

SIMONE SIMONS - MEZZO-SOPRANO
MARK JANSEN - Guitars,GRUNTS,SCREAMS
AD SLUIJTER - Guitars
COEN JANSSEN - SYNTHS
YVES HUTS - bass
JEROEN SIMONS - DRS,PERCUSSION


元AFTER FOREVERのMARK JANSENが中心となって結成されたオランダのバンドのデビューアルバム。ドラマティックなサウンドにソプラノと合唱隊が加わったシンフォニックで荘厳な世界を作り出す。

CONSIGN TO OBLIVION/EPICA

(2005) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Sacha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier

  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

EPICA:

SIMONE SIMONS - MEZZO-SOPRANO
MARK JANSEN - Guitars,GRUNTS,SCREAMS
AD SLUIJTER - Guitars
COEN JANSSEN - SYNTHS
YVES HUTS - bass
JEROEN SIMONS - DRS,PERCUSSION


2ndアルバム。ソプラノヴォーカルが情感を揺さぶるシンフォニックゴシックメタル。

THE DIVINE CONSPIRACY/EPICA

(2007) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Sacha Paeth and EPICA

  1. 1. INDIGO - PROLOGUE
    I:
  2. THE OBSESSIVE DEVOTION
  3. MENACE OF VANITY
  4. CHASING THE DRAGON
  5. NEVER ENOUGH
    II:
  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
    III:
  10. BEYOND BELIEF
  11. SAFEGUARD TO PARADISE
  12. SANCTA TERRA
  13. THE DIVINE CONSPIRACY

EPICA:

SIMONE SIMONS - MEZZO-SOPRANO
MARK JANSEN - Guitars,GRUNTS,SCREAMS
AD SLUIJTER - Guitars
COEN JANSSEN - SYNTHS
YVES HUTS - bass



3rdアルバム。ソプラノヴォーカルが情感を揺さぶるシンフォニックゴシックメタル。

DESIGN YOUR UNIVERSE/EPICA

(2009) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Sacha Paeth and EPICA

  1. SAMADHI ~ PRELUDE
  2. RESIGN TO SURRENDER ~ A NEW AGE DAWNS - PART IV
  3. UNLEASHED
  4. MARTYR OF THE FREE WORD
  5. OUR DESTINY
  6. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ~ A NEW AGE DAWNS - PART 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 - PART VI
  14. NOTHING'S WRONG *
* BONUS TRACK

EPICA:

Simone Simons - Vocals
Mark Jansen - Guitars, grunts & screams
Isaac Delahaye - Guitars
Coen Janssen - Synths and Piano
Yves Huts - Bass guitar
Arien van Weesenbeek - Drums

Tony Kakko - vocals on 12


4thアルバム。ギタリストとドラマーが脱退して、新たに元GOD DETHRONEDのIsaac DelahayeとArien van Weesenbeekが加入。ソプラノヴォーカルが情感を揺さぶるシンフォニックゴシックメタル。14はHEIDEROOSJESのカバー。

REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT/EPICA

(2012) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Sacha Paeth and EPICA

  1. KARMA 〜PRELUDE〜
  2. MONOPOLY ON TRUTH
  3. STORM THE SORROW
  4. DELIRUIM
  5. INTERNAL WARFARE
  6. REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT
  7. ANIMA 〜INTERLUDE〜
  8. GUILTY DEMEANOR
  9. DEEP WATER HORIZON
  10. STAY THE COURSE
  11. DETER THE TYRANT
  12. AVALANCHE
  13. SERENADE OF SELF-DESTRUCTION
  14. NOSTALGIA *
* BONUS TRACK

EPICA:

Simone Simons - Vocals
Mark Jansen - Guitars, grunts & screams
Isaac Delahaye - Guitars
Coen Janssen - Synths and Piano
Yves Huts - Bass guitar
Arien van Weesenbeek - Drums


5thアルバム。シンフォニックゴシックメタル。

EPICA VS ATTACK ON TITAN SONGS/EPICA

(2017) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Joost van den Broek and EPICA

  1. 紅蓮の弓矢 / Crimson Bow and Arrow
  2. 自由の翼 / Wings of Freedom
  3. もしこの壁の中が一軒の家だとしたら / If Inside These Walls Was a House
  4. 心臓を捧げよ! / Dedicate Your Heart!
  5. 紅蓮の弓矢 / Crimson Bow and Arrow[instrumental]
  6. 自由の翼 / Wings of Freedom[instrumental]
  7. もしこの壁の中が一軒の家だとしたら / If Inside These Walls Was a House[instrumental]
  8. 心臓を捧げよ! / Dedicate Your Heart![instrumental]
* BONUS TRACK

EPICA:

Simone Simons - Vocals
Mark Jansen - Guitars, grunts & screams
Isaac Delahaye - Guitars
Coen Janssen - Synths and Piano
Yves Huts - Bass guitar
Arien van Weesenbeek - Drums


アニメ「進撃の巨人」の主題歌をカバーした企画アルバム。

ΩMEGA/EPICA

(2021) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Joost van den Broek

Disc 1
  1. ALPHA - ANTELUDIUM
  2. ABYSS OF TIME - COUNTDOWN TO SINGULARITY
  3. THE SKELETON KEY
  4. SEAL OF SOLOMON
  5. GAIA
  6. CODE OF LIFE
  7. FREEDOM - THE WOLVES WITHIN
  8. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PART 3 - THE ANTEDILUVIAN UNIVERSE
  9. RIVERS
  10. SYNERGIZE - MANIC MANIFEST
  11. TWILIGHT REVERIE - THE HYPNAGOGIC STATE
  12. OMEGA - SOVEREIGN OF THE SUN SPHERES
Disc 2 - Omegacoustic
  1. RIVERS (ACAPELLA VERSION)
  2. ABYSS O' TIME
  3. OMEGACOUSTIC
  4. EL CODIGO VITAL
Disc 3 - Opus Omega
  1. ALPHA - ANTELUDIUM(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  2. ABYSS OF TIME - COUNTDOWN TO SINGULARITY(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  3. THE SKELETON KEY(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  4. SEAL OF SOLOMON(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  5. GAIA(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  6. CODE OF LIFE(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  7. FREEDOM - THE WOLVES WITHIN(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  8. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PART 3 - THE ANTEDILUVIAN UNIVERSE(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  9. RIVERS(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  10. SYNERGIZE - MANIC MANIFEST(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  11. TWILIGHT REVERIE - THE HYPNAGOGIC STATE(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
  12. OMEGA - SOVEREIGN OF THE SUN SPHERES(ORCHESTRAL VERSION)
Disc 4 - Omega Instrumental
  1. ALPHA - ANTELUDIUM
  2. ABYSS OF TIME - COUNTDOWN TO SINGULARITY
  3. THE SKELETON KEY
  4. SEAL OF SOLOMON
  5. GAIA
  6. CODE OF LIFE
  7. FREEDOM - THE WOLVES WITHIN
  8. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PART 3 - THE ANTEDILUVIAN UNIVERSE
  9. RIVERS
  10. SYNERGIZE - MANIC MANIFEST
  11. TWILIGHT REVERIE - THE HYPNAGOGIC STATE
  12. OMEGA - SOVEREIGN OF THE SUN SPHERES

EPICA:

Simone Simons - Vocals
Mark Jansen - Guitars (rhythm), Orchestrations, Vocals (harsh)
Isaac Delahaye - Guitars (lead), Vocals (harsh)
Coen Janssen - Keyboards, Piano, Orchestrations
Rob van der Loo - Bass
Arien van Weesenbeek - Drums, Vocals (grunts, spoken word)

Vicky Psarakis - Vocals (track 11)
Zaher Zorgati - Vocals (track 6)


8thアルバム。シンフォニックメタル。

THE ALCHEMY PROJECT/EPICA

(2022) NETHERLANDS

Produced by Joost van den Broek

  1. THE GREAT TRIBULATION
  2. WAKE THE WORLD
  3. THE FINAL LULLABY
  4. SIRENS - OF BLOOD AND WATER
  5. DEATH IS NOT THE END (THE REMNANTS OF WAR)
  6. HUMAN DEVASTATION
  7. THE MINER

EPICA:

Simone Simons - Vocals (lead) (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7), Lyrics (tracks 1, 2 and 4)
Mark Jansen - Guitars (rhythm), Orchestrations, Vocals (harsh), Songwriting (tracks 1 and 5), Lyrics (tracks 1, 5 and 6)
Isaac Delahaye - Guitars (lead), Vocals (harsh)
Rob van der Loo - Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2, 3, 4 and 7), Lyrics (tracks 3 and 7)
Coen Janssen - Keyboards, Piano, Orchestrations, Score (choirs)
Arien van Weesenbeek - Drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6), Vocals (grunts), Vocals (spoken word), Songwriting (track 6), Lyrics (track 6)

Veronica Bordacchini - Vocals (track 1)
Fabio Bartoletti - Guitars (lead) (track 1)
Marcela Bovio - Vocals (backing)
Linda van Summeren - Vocals (backing)
Maria van Nieukerken - Conductor (choir)
Martha Bosch - Vocals (choirs, soprano)
Frederique Klooster - Vocals (choirs, soprano)
Annemieke Nuijten - Vocals (choirs, soprano)
Alfrun Schmid - Vocals (choirs, soprano)
Karen Langendonk - Vocals (choirs, alto)
Cecile Roovers - Vocals (choirs, alto)
Annemarie Verburg - Vocals (choirs, alto)
Annette Vermeulen - Vocals (choirs, alto)
Guido Groenland - Vocals (choirs, tenor)
Henk Gunneman - Vocals (choirs, tenor)
Rene Veen - Vocals (choirs, tenor)
Joost van Velzen - Vocals (choirs, tenor)
An Douwes - Vocals (choirs, bass)
Jan Hoffmann - Vocals (choirs, bass)
Martijn de Graaf Bierbrauwer - Vocals (choirs, bass)
Angus van Grevenbroek - Vocals (choirs, bass)
Ben Mathot - Violin
Ian de Jong - Violin
Loes Dooren - Violin
Sabine Poiesz - Violin
Mark Mulder - Viola
Adriaan Breunis - Viola
Marije de Jong - Cello
Eilidh Martin - Cello
Phil Lanzon - Hammond organ (track 2)
Tommy Karevik - Vocals (lead) (track 2)
Jorgen Munkeby - Vocals (lead) (track 3), Vocals (backing) (track 3), Saxophone (tenor) (track 3), Guitars (rhythm) (track 3)
Charlotte Wessels - Vocals (track 4)
Frank Schiphorst - Guitars (lead, rhythm) (track 5), Orchestrations (track 5)
Bjorn "Speed" Strid - Vocals (track 5)
Henri Sattler - Grunts (track 6), Guitars (track 6)
Sven de Caluwe - Grunts (track 6)
Asim Searah - Vocals (lead, backing) (track 7), Guitars (lead) (track 7)
Niilo Sevanen - Growls (track 7)
Roel van Helden - Drums (track 7)
Francesco Paoli - Vocals (track 1), Orchestral arrangements (track 1)
Myrkur - Vocals (track 4)


EP。多数のゲストが参加してのシンフォニックなサウンドを作り出す。