Epica Gallery Spotlight: New York, NY - Jan. 29, 2010

Fronted by Simone Simons, whose operatic vocals are in a mezzo-soprano range, Epica [ tickets ] is not yet a household word outside of their native Netherlands, but gothic metal aficionados around the world are no doubt keeping the group on their radar. According to the bio on the band's website, their moniker stems from the album of the same name by Kamelot [ tickets ]. Epica was founded in 2002 by guitarist Mark Jansen. Their current lineup consists of Jensen, the aforementioned Simone Simo...

Read full article Share article