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EPICA - FIRST CHART ENTRIES

Netherlands highly successfull female-fronted masters of symphonic metal EPICA have entered the charts in Germany on position # 37, Switzerland # 27, Netherlands # 8, Portugal # 43 and France on # 37 in the first week after the release of theire new masterpice „Design Your Universe"

Guitarist Mark gave following statment:

"This is certainly an amazing result for epica in germany.
We had good hopes on a high entry ,but # 37 is beyond every expectation!
Now we have to do a lot of touring!"

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Saw that recently I'm so happy for them!

Epica are now on a game called "JamLegend", which is kind of like a flash Guitar Hero that can be played over the internet.

At the moment, Resign to Surrender is the only playable song, but seeing as it was posted on the Epica MySpace it's safe to say this was endorsed by Epica and there's nothing illegal going on.

To play the game click below:
http://www.jamlegend.com/song/85545

Awesome news! Thanks for posting, Todd ^-^

EPICA are playing the Hammer fest next spring in Prestatyn North Wales.
They are headliners for the 3rd and final day, hopefully they will announce othe dates in the UK around the same time.

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Latin America Tour prt 1

Epica is coming to Latin America again and will play in Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico. See you all next week!!! Check out the tourdates section for more information. Besides that, new dates for the second leg have been added (April 2010: Brazil, Argentina and Chile). More dates will follow soon, so don't worry!!! Furthermore, the cancelled shows in Spain and Portugal have been rescheduled as promised! The new dates are: Sat. 27 March: Madrid, Heineken Sun. 28 March: Lisbon, Incrivel Almadense These are not the latest news,but they were the most important

Simone's new blog:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=93786693&blogId=523287162

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"This is the Time" will be the new single. It's a song recorded for the WWF and all profits go to WWF.
More news will be announced soon!

Yeek!

You can listen to the live version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOXegteTekE

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EPICA Frontwoman To Work On Material For Solo Album - Jan. 28, 2010
David Priest of OnTrackMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA. The chat, during which Simone reveals that she is planning on working on material for a solo album, can now be streamed using the audio player below.

Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's current North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was replaced by Simone's boyfriend Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO).

EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Design Your Universe" was released in Europe on October 16, 2009. The follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy" was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth.

I listened to the 32 minutes interview

I'm looking forward to this and I'm curious what kind of music it will be,my hopes go for jazz . I hope this solo album won't turn into a solo career*cough*.

I'm so curious about how it will sound. Though I think I'm the only one who's in real shock after reading this.

I was pretty shocked too .But now I'm calm and curious .

I'm still kinda in shock.

EPICA Tour Bus Involved In Road Accident - Feb. 13, 2010

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In the early hours of Friday, February 12, EPICA's tour bus crashed on Canadian Highway 1 while driving in the Rocky Mountains when a car lost control and went spinning for the bus. The bus driver, Dave Mabry, managed to avoid a head-on collision by running the bus against the rail-guard.

Although the car was totaled and the bus suffered severe damage and some band and crew members got thrown out of their bunks, no one was hurt.

After a few hours delay and some on-the-spot repairs, the bus was able to continue the journey to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Photos of the damage can be viewed below (pictures provided by EPICA's front-of-house engineer Raymond Tabak).

Holy shit! I can't believe that this happened!

I'm just so glad that no one is harmed!

oh goodness thats terrible :/ Im glad no one was harmed phew

I got so scared at first, but then what I relief no one got hurt!

These pictures look terrible :O.But at least everyone is okay

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Singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA recently recorded her vocal parts that will be featured on KAMELOT's forthcoming CD. Simone joins KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan on the band's newest ballad, "House On A Hill", as well the title track of KAMELOT's new album.

EPICA Guitarist Says Singer's Solo-Album Plans Won't Affect Band

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA on February 18, 2010 when the band played the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California.

*note since the interview is very long I provided a link to it instead*

http://metalassault.com/Interviews/021810_Epica.php

Thanks for the news Matt

EPICA: Sao Paulo Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

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EPICA's April 10 concert at Via Funchal in Sao Paulo, Brazil will be filmed for a forthcoming DVD.

The band's South American tour is scheduled to kick off on April 7 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and will take EPICA to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay. According to the group, "The show in Lima, Peru has already been sold out! The show in Buenos Aires, Argentina is almost sold out; [there are] only 100 tickets left! The other shows are also going pretty fast, so if you don't have your tickets yet.... be sure to get them in time."

In other news, EPICA's Simone Simons (vocals), Isaac Delahaye (guitar) and Coen Janssen will be in Sao Paulo a day before the tour's launch to perform acoustically on two TV shows and on Radio Kiss FM.

EPICA's 2010 South American tour schedule:

April 07 - Opinião Bar - Porto Alegre, Brazil
April 09 - Master Hall - Curitiba, Brazil
April 10 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 11 - Fundição Progresso - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 13 - Teatro Flores - Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 14 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile
April 16 - Teatro de la Uni - Lima, Peru
April 18 - Teatro al Aire Libre - La Paz, Bolivia
April 20 - Teatro de Verano - Montevideo, Uruguay

Goetia Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of EPICA's March 27, 2010 concert in Madrid, Spain. Also available is a full concert review with exclusive pictures.

On March 9, EPICA singer Simone Simons was in Hilversum, The Netherlands filming a video for the song "This Is The Time", which was written for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

EPICA celebrated the five-year anniversary of its sophomore album, "Consign To Oblivion", by performing the CD in its entirety on March 21 at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's recent North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was replaced by Simone's boyfriend Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO).

EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

EPICA To Return To North America In The Fall

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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have confirmed two shows so far on what looks to be the band's return to North America this fall.

Followng up EPICA's two sold-out-in-advance concerts in New York City and Montreal and to allow those fans who didn't see the group perform the first time around, EPICA is allowing only these two dates to go on sale today:

Nov. 19 - New York City , NY @ Grammercy Theatre
Nov. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

Support acts for these concerts have not yet been announced.

EPICA will have special VIP meet-and-greet tickets available for both shows. The VIP ticket allows the fan 60-minutes-early entry to the show (one hour before normal door time) and a special meet-and-greet autograph session with the band.

General admission and VIP tickets to these shows go on sale today exclusively through EnterTheVault.com.

As previously reported, EPICA's April 10 concert at Via Funchal in Sao Paulo, Brazil will be filmed for a forthcoming DVD.

The band's South American tour is scheduled to kick off on April 7 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and will take EPICA to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay.

Goetia Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of EPICA's March 27, 2010 concert in Madrid, Spain. Also available is a full concert review with exclusive pictures.

On March 9, EPICA singer Simone Simons was in Hilversum, The Netherlands filming a video for the song "This Is The Time", which was written for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

EPICA celebrated the five-year anniversary of its sophomore album, "Consign To Oblivion", by performing the CD in its entirety on March 21 at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's recent North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was replaced by Simone's boyfriend Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO).

EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

EPICA Adds Worcester Show

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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have added a Worcester show to what is shaping up to be a full North American tour in the fall.

Confirmed dates so far:

Nov. 19 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Nov. 20 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

As with the New York and Montreal shows, EPICA will have special VIP meet-and-greet tickets available for the Worcester concert. The VIP ticket allows the fan 60-minutes-early entry to the show (one hour before normal door time) and a special meet-and-greet autograph session with the band.

General admission and VIP tickets to the Worcester show go on sale today exclusively through EnterTheVault.com. (Tickets for the New York and Montreal concerts are already on sale.)

Support acts for these concerts have not yet been announced.

As previously reported, EPICA's April 10 concert at Via Funchal in Sao Paulo, Brazil was filmed for a forthcoming DVD.

The band's South American tour kicked off on April 7 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and took EPICA to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay.

Goetia Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of EPICA's March 27, 2010 concert in Madrid, Spain. Also available is a full concert review with exclusive pictures.

On March 9, EPICA singer Simone Simons was in Hilversum, The Netherlands filming a video for the song "This Is The Time", which was written for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

EPICA celebrated the five-year anniversary of its sophomore album, "Consign To Oblivion", by performing the CD in its entirety on March 21 at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's recent North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was replaced by Simone's boyfriend Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO).

EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

EPICA: Los Angeles Show Announced

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Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have added a Los Angeles show to what is shaping up to be a full North American tour in the fall.

Confirmed dates so far:

Nov. 19 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Nov. 20 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Nov. 21 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Dec. 07 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club

As with the other shows, EPICA will have special VIP meet-and-greet tickets available for the Los Angeles concert. The VIP ticket allows the fan 60-minutes-early entry to the show (one hour before normal door time) and a special meet-and-greet autograph session with the band.

General admission and VIP tickets to the Los Angeles show are on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com.

Support acts for the tour have not yet been announced.

As previously reported, EPICA's April 10 concert at Via Funchal in Sao Paulo, Brazil was filmed for a forthcoming DVD.

The band's South American tour kicked off on April 7 in Porto Alegre, Brazil and took EPICA to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay.

Goetia Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of EPICA's March 27, 2010 concert in Madrid, Spain. Also available is a full concert review with exclusive pictures.

On March 9, EPICA singer Simone Simons was in Hilversum, The Netherlands filming a video for the song "This Is The Time", which was written for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

EPICA celebrated the five-year anniversary of its sophomore album, "Consign To Oblivion", by performing the CD in its entirety on March 21 at Effenaar in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Keyboardist Coen Janssen was forced to sit out EPICA's recent North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He was replaced by Simone's boyfriend Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO).

EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.