* {{Anvilicious}}: The lyrics often have a noticeable economic and social leftist bent, though it's somewhat DependingOnTheWriter: Simone's lyrics tend to be more poetic and Mark's lyrics tend to be more anvilicious.
** A couple songs on ''Design Your Universe'' feature recordings of speeches by former US Presidents UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush[[note]]then-Vice President Bush's "read my lips" soliloquy[[/note]] and UsefulNotes/BarackObama[[note]]then-Senator Obama's address to the Democratic National Convention before he ran for president[[/note]], and "Resign to Surrender" is in large part a rant against economic inequality, while "Martyr of the Free Word" is about freedom of speech.
** ''Requiem for the Indifferent'' has a track called "Deep Water Horizon," [[RippedFromTheHeadlines any guesses what it's about]]?
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "The Obsessive Devotion," "Fools of Damnation," and "Martyr of the Free Word."
** ''The Classical Conspiracy''. All 144 minutes of it.
** Pretty much any of their title tracks and/or grand finales, at least within the confines of their respective albums. Comparing The Phantom Agony's title track to, say, the "Kingdom of Heaven" series or "Serenade of Self-Destruction" might be a little unfair given that TPA was them just getting started, but when you hit the last song of an Epica album, you know you're in for a big finish and a hell of a sendoff.
* EpicRiff: "The Obsessive Devotion," "Guilty Demeanor," "Internal Warfare," "Fools of Damnation," "Monopoly on Truth," and many more.
* FanCommunityNickname: Simone addresses her online audience as either "Sweets" or "Blog Babes."
** She's gotten a bit of backlash for this, as some are deriding her and calling her "Metal Barbie" for daring to be into girly things like cosmetics and fashion. [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/91907bcf90ed5347fa4ef1c9d6235660/tumblr_n8uvhpa6gc1ri846ao1_500.jpg This]] pretty much sums it up.
* GatewaySeries: For some into rock bands, for others into {{symphonic metal}} and for even more into {{heavy metal}}.
* GrowingTheBeard: The band stopped drawing comparisons with Mark's previous band Music/AfterForever by the time ''Design Your Universe'' came out.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "Our Destiny" is a beautiful song about Simone and Mark not quitting the band because they weren't meant to be.
** "Twin Flames" also falls into this!
* HilariousInHindsight: Epica is named after Music/{{Kamelot}}'s [[Music/EpicaAlbumSeries sixth album]]. After breaking up with Mark Jansen, Simone Simons started dating Kamelot keyboardist Oliver Palotai (they're now married with a son).
* LesYay: This live video for "Sancta Terra" where [[Music/AfterForever Floor Jansen]] performs with Simone on stage ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgJKjVsowvg link]].)
* MorePopularSpinoff: The band stopped drawing comparisons with Mark's previous band Music/AfterForever by the time ''Design Your Universe'' came out.
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