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** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about sticking to your morals and oppinions.

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** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about sticking to your morals and oppinions. "Stay The Course" and "Storm The Sorrow" also feature this AESOP.

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* {{Aesop}}: Most of their songs have some sort of greater message or story or moral, sometimes anvilicious, sometimes sneaked in..



** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about sticking to your feelings...

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** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about sticking to your feelings...morals and oppinions.


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* NewSoundAlbum: Consign is more classical then most of their stuff, but the variation between all albums is noticable and almost always a "new sound" on some level...
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** "Guilty Demeanor" is a song about sticking to your feelings...
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** ''Requiem for the Indifferent'' is based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.

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** ''Requiem for the Indifferent'' theme is based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring inspired by such factors as the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion. enormous tension between different religions and cultures, wars, natural disasters and the financial crisis.
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** "Requiem for the Indifferent" takes aim at many a person/situation.

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** ''Requiem'' based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.

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** ''Requiem'' ''Requiem for the Indifferent'' is based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.



* GreenAesop: "This is the Time"
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[{{Kamelot}} Roy Khan]] on ''Consign to Oblivion'' and [[SonataArctica Tony Kakko]] on ''Design Your Universe''.

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* GreenAesop: "This is the Time"
Time", "Deep Water Horizon"
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[{{Kamelot}} Roy Khan]] on "Trois Verges" (from ''Consign to Oblivion'' Oblivion'') and [[SonataArctica Tony Kakko]] on "White Waters" (from ''Design Your Universe''.Universe'').


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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Simone's surname is pronounced in a similar manner to her first name: "See-mons"


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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Simone drops her relatively strong Dutch accent when she sings.

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** Cameos by BarackObama and GeorgeHWBush on ''Design Your Universe''.

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** ''Design Your Universe'': Cameos by BarackObama and GeorgeHWBush on ''Design Your Universe''.in "The Price Of Freedom" and "Semblance Of Liberty" respectively.
** ''Requiem For The Indifferent'': Excerpts from a speech given by MuammarGaddafi features in "Deter The Tyrant"
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[[caption-width-right:299:Hardcore.]]

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[[caption-width-right:299:Hardcore.[[caption-width-right:299:Just keeps getting more Epic-a.]]
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hovers around 7 or 8. Some of the ballads go as low as 1. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome ''Chasing The Dragon'']] [[BeyondTheImpossible covers everything from 2 to 9.]]

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hovers around 7 or 8. Some of the ballads go as low as 1. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome ''Chasing The Dragon'']] [[BeyondTheImpossible [[SerialEscalation covers everything from 2 to 9.]]
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Similar bands include: {{Nightwish}} and WithinTemptation.
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* ReligionRantSong: Not afraid of this trope at all examples include, "Cry For The Moon", "Divine Conspiracy" (Album) and "The Embrace That Smothers" shared with AfterForever.
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* FollowYourHeart: A moral you can take from both "Design Your Universe" the album and the "A New Age Dawns Series" of songs.
---> ''Dont forget your able to, design your own, universe''
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Epica is a Dutch band that straddles several genres depending on which particular song they are playing at any given moment, from SymphonicMetal to PowerMetal, from GothicMetal to ProgressiveMetal and even stepping into the territory of DeathMetal from time to time. They began playing as Epica in 2003, before that they were known as ''Sahara Dust'' before gaining the talents of Simone in 2003 and changing their name to Epica and are still going strong with a tour currently taking place based on their most recent album ''Design Your Universe''.

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Epica is a Dutch band that straddles several genres depending on which particular song they are playing at any given moment, from SymphonicMetal to PowerMetal, from GothicMetal to ProgressiveMetal and even stepping into the territory of DeathMetal from time to time. They began playing as Epica in 2003, before that they were known as ''Sahara Dust'' before gaining the talents of Simone in 2003 and changing their name to Epica and are still going strong with a tour currently taking place based on touring in preparation for their most recent new album ''Design Your Universe''.
"Requiem For The Indifferent".
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** All their albums were based on The ''Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'' ended with ''Design Your Universe'').

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** All their They have albums were which are based on The ''Embrace ''The Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'' ended with ''Design Your Universe'').
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** Cameos by BarackObama and GeorgeWBush on ''Design Your Universe''.

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** Cameos by BarackObama and GeorgeWBush GeorgeHWBush on ''Design Your Universe''.

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* ConceptAlbum: All their albums were based on The ''Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'' ended with ''Design Your Universe'').

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* ConceptAlbum: They are rather good at getting a theme and sticking to it..
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All their albums were based on The ''Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'' ended with ''Design Your Universe'').



** Consign To Oblivion is inspired by Mayan Civilization/religion
** The Phantom Agony is inspired by the events around the recording of the album, such as certain calls to war and abuse of children by catholic priests
** Requiem based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.

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** Consign ''Consign To Oblivion Oblivion'' is inspired by Mayan Civilization/religion
** The ''The Phantom Agony Agony'' is inspired by the events around the recording of the album, such as certain calls to war and abuse of children by catholic priests
** Requiem ''Requiem'' based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.

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* ConceptAlbum: All their albums are based on The ''Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'').
** ''The Divine Conspiracy'' and ''Design Your Universe'' take things further with their own concepts. ''The Divine Conspiracy'' is about a philosophical idea that all religions are the same and that humanity will never find true peace until they realize this and ''Design Your Universe'' is about quantum physics.

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* ConceptAlbum: All their albums are were based on The ''Embrace That Smothers''(started with AfterForever's ''Prison of Desire'' and ended with ''The Divine Conspiracy'') or ''A New Age Dawns''(started with ''Consign to Oblivion'').
Oblivion'' ended with ''Design Your Universe'').
** ''The Divine Conspiracy'' and ''Design Your Universe'' take things further with their own concepts. ''The Divine Conspiracy'' is about a philosophical idea that all religions are the same and that humanity will never find true peace until they realize this and ''Design Your Universe'' is about quantum physics.physics, in relation to humanity, and what humans are capable of. (''Don't forget your able to, design your own universe'')
** Consign To Oblivion is inspired by Mayan Civilization/religion
** The Phantom Agony is inspired by the events around the recording of the album, such as certain calls to war and abuse of children by catholic priests
** Requiem based upone what they have said will be another attempt to bring the world together during these troubling times, but in a more general way, rather then through religion.
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* UncannyValley: The artwork for "Requiem for The Indifferent" embraces this trope...

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* UncannyValley: The artwork for "Requiem for The Indifferent" embraces this trope...
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* UncannyValley: The artwork for "Requiem for The Indifferent" embraces this trope...
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** 2006 ''The Road to Paradiso'' (CD/Book collection for fans)

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* 2004 ''We Will Take You With Us'' (DVD)

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* ** 2004 ''We Will Take You With Us'' (DVD)



** 2005 ''The Score - An Epic Journey'' (Classical instrumental soundtrack album)



* 2009 ''The Classical Conspiracy'' (Live album, recorded with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir)

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* ** 2009 ''The Classical Conspiracy'' (Live album, recorded with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir)
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* 2012 ''Fifth Studio Album''

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* 2012 ''Fifth Studio Album''
''Requiem for the Indifferent''
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* BreakUpSong: ''Never Enough'' if nothing else.
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Current Line-up: '''Current Line-up''':



Former bandmembers:

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Former bandmembers: '''Former band members''':
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* Amanda Somerville – vocals (North American tour 2008), background vocals on ''The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion, The Divine Conspiracy'', and ''Design Your Universe''.

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* Amanda Somerville – vocals (North American tour 2008), background vocals on ''The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion, The Divine Conspiracy'', Conspiracy'' and ''Design Your Universe''.
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Session members

* Koen Herfst – drums (tour 2007)
* Amanda Somerville – vocals (North American tour 2008), background vocals on ''The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion, The Divine Conspiracy'', and ''Design Your Universe''.
* Oliver Palotai – keyboards (North American tour 2010)

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!!Discography:

* 2003 ''The Phantom Agony''
* 2004 ''We Will Take You With Us'' (DVD)
* 2005 ''Consign to Oblivion''
* 2007 ''The Divine Conspiracy''
* 2009 ''The Classical Conspiracy'' (Live album, recorded with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir)
* 2009 ''Design Your Universe''
* 2012 ''Fifth Studio Album''

!!Currant and past band members









Discography:

* 2003 ''The Phantom Agony''
* 2004 ''We Will Take You With Us'' (DVD)
* 2005 ''Consign to Oblivion''
* 2007 ''The Divine Conspiracy''
* 2009 ''The Classical Conspiracy'' (Live album, recorded with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir)
* 2009 ''Design Your Universe''
* 2012 ''Fifth Studio Album''



Epica and their music contain the following tropes:

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Epica !!Epica and their music contain the following tropes:
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* 2012 ''Fifth Studio Album''

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