News Archive

News Archive

Single release info

January 5th 2004 at: 19:17 CET

Our new single Feint will be released on the 8th of January.

Tracklisting will be as following:
01) Feint
02) Feint - previously unreleased piano version
03) Triumph of Defeat - previously unreleased instrumental track
04) Seif al Din

Simone in nieuwe revu

December 27th 2003 at: 17:24 CET
Simone is featured with an interview in the Dutch magazine "nieuwe revu" of this week.

The Box update + After forever gig confirmation

December 17th 2003 at: 23:22 CET

"The Phantom Agony" has been added to the other play lists of the Dutch tv station The Box and can therefor be requested on Tuesdays, Wednesdays (On the Roxx), Thursdays and Saturdays from 21.00 To request our clip call 0909-9798 (0,70 pm) and choose option 1 in the menu. Our clip code is 254. We have also recorded our second video which is from the song Feint. If you would be so kind to go to www.thebox.nl and subscribe the new video as a clip suggestion. Go to: clips, clip suggestie and then fill in the following: suggestie: "Epica - Feint" opmerking: "airplay" (no personal notes) The gig with After Forever is finally confirmed. As said before, it will take place the 21st of March in Tivoli Utrecht. Hope to see you all there!!!

Epic-X-Mas

December 15th 2003 at: 00:34 CET

Epica already wants to wish everybody an Epic-X-Mas and a metal new year!!!

For more funny pictures check www.studiomystica.nl

Tour diary update

December 11th 2003 at: 13:29 CET
Simone has written something in the tour diary section about the gigs in "Harmonie" and "Effenaar". Go check it out!!!

German mini tour

December 9th 2003 at: 13:58 CET

The German mini tour that will take place by the end of the year is finally confirmed. Epica will be supporting Doro and Blaze on three gigs. For more info check the tourdates section.

Epica still number one!!!

December 1st 2003 at: 23:51 CET
For the fourth time in a row Epica is number one in the rock charts on The Box., we cannot thank you enough for that! "the Phantom Agony" has also been added to the daily play list on MTV!!! Hopefully we will be added to the daily lists of The Box and TMF too. So please keep on voting for us.

Metalfest 2004 and photo gallery + discography update

November 20th 2003 at: 15:56 CET
Epica will be part of the Metal fest 2004 tour that will take place in February next year in the following venues: Podium(Hardenberg), Nighttown(Rotterdam) and 013(Tilburg). Headliner for this tour will be Morbid Angel. Other bands that have been mentioned as optional are Chimaira and Orphanage. As soon as other bands have been confirmed we will post it in here. Our photo gallery is updated with photographs taken at the following concerts:Raismes fetival, Scum, Brogum, De Boerderij, Aalst Rockt, Ekko, Euro Disneyland Paris, Mezz, Metal Female Voices Fest, Peppel and De Zon. Also our discography is updated with our single "the Phantom Agony"

Epica has also entered the Boxclipcharts

November 18th 2003 at: 21:01 CET

The good news just keeps coming as it seems: Epica has kept her position as number 1 in the Rock charts on The Box and even entered the Boxclipcharts as number 27! We want to thank all of you who have voted for us. Thank you very much!!! Please keep on voting for us this Wednesday, we still need all the support we can get.

As announced earlier Epica will be playing on the "Festival de Noel" in Limoges(France).

Epica has won an Essent Award

November 17th 2003 at: 23:03 CET
Epica has won an Essent Award. This award is meant to give young promising bands some extra support in developing their talent. This means Epica will be playing on the Noorderslag festival in January and will also be appearing on the "2 meter sessies" program by Jan Douwe Kroeske(not to mention the €5000,- accompanied with all of this!)Of course we are very glad with this honour(this being our first award)and we want to thank all our fans for their support!!! Thank you!!!!!! More info on this subject can be found at www.essentawards.nl