History YMMV / EpicaAlbumSeries

* TalkingToHimself: Khan takes on several roles, causing him to sing the parts of both Ariel and Mephisto in "III Ways to Epica".

* WholePlotReference: There are some similarities between ''Epica'' and Music/{{Queensryche}}'s album ''Music/OperationMindcrime'' in how the stories evolve. Guitarist Thomas Youngblood considers said album one of his favorites.
** Both protagonists succumb to the charms of a devilish manipulator.
** Both are torn between their involvement with said antagonist and a love interest character.
** [[spoiler: The love interest character dies two thirds through the album in both cases.]]
** Both end with [[DownerEnding the main character at his lowest]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: The song "Descent of the Archangel" can be seen as this to the song "Angel (Come Walk With Me)" by Khan's previous band {{Music/Conception}}. The lyrics are [[VillainSong very]] [[DivinelyAppearingDemons similar]] [[LightIsNotGood in]] [[HomoeroticSubtext places]].

** The love interest character dies two thirds through the album in both cases.

%%* TearJerker: Oh boy. Where to start? We have "Wander" and "III Ways to Epica" as examples on the ''Epica'' album, both showing Ariel at his most desperate. As for ''The Black Halo'', nearly every single song qualifies in one way or another, given that Ariel suffers a profound existential crisis for basically its entirety. "Soul Society" (about his unfulfilled yearning for a better world), "Abandoned" (about how he feels left alone by God), "This Pain" (as his lowest low emotionally), and "Memento Mori" (where he faces death and reflects on his life) take the cake though.

%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Most of it? '''''All''' of it?''
%%Too general. Give specific examples, and explain WHY they're awesome.

%%* {{Narm}}: ''Epica'''s cover.

%%* OneSceneWonder: [[Music/{{Epica}} Simone Simons]] in ''The Haunting''.

%%* TearJerker: Oh boy. Where to start? We have "Wander" and "III Ways to Epica" as examples on the ''Epica'' album, but as for ''The Black Halo'', nearly every single song qualifies in one way or another. "Soul Society", "Abandoned", "This Pain", and "Memento Mori" take the cake though.
* WholePlotReference: There are some similarities between ''Epica'' and Music/{{Queensryche}}'s album ''Music/OperationMindcrime'' in how the stories evolve. Guitarist Thomas Youngblood considers said album one of his favorites.

* EarWorm: Several of them, but "Center of the Universe" takes the cake.

* {{Narm}}: ''Epica'''s cover.
* OneSceneWonder: [[Music/{{Epica}} Simone Simons]] in ''The Haunting''.

* TearJerker: Oh boy. Where to start? We have "Wander" and "III Ways to Epica" as examples on the ''Epica'' album, but as for ''The Black Halo'', nearly every single song qualifies in one way or another. "Soul Society", "Abandoned", "This Pain", and "Memento Mori" take the cake though.

%%* AwesomeMusic: Most of it? '''''All''' of it?''

* AwesomeMusic: Most of it? '''''All''' of it?''
* ClimacticMusic: The bridge of ''Memento Mori'', including the [[SpecialGuest guest feature]] of Mari Youngblood and Shargath, a wicked guitar solo and, as Ariel himself calls it, the "finale", his "last recall" with Roy Khan at his most devoted.
* EarWorm: Several of them, but ''Center of the Universe'' takes the cake.
* EvenBetterSequel: ''The Black Halo'' to many fans. ''Epica'' is a fantastic album, but ''The Black Halo'' is widely considered to be a masterpiece and Kamelot's MagnumOpus.

* SignatureSong: ''March of Mephisto'' became this for Kamelot in a way, even though it is darker and slower than most of the band's other material.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The song ''Descent of the Archangel'' can be seen as this to the song ''Angel (Come Walk With Me)'' by Khan's previous band {{Music/Conception}}. The lyrics are [[VillainSong very]] [[DivinelyAppearingDemons similar]] [[LightIsNotGood in]] [[HomoeroticSubtext places]].
* TalkingToHimself: Khan takes on several roles, causing him to sing the parts of both Ariel and Mephisto in ''III Ways to Epica''.
* TearJerker: Oh boy. Where to start? We have ''Wander'' and ''III Ways to Epica'' as examples on the ''Epica'' album, but as for ''The Black Halo'', nearly every single song qualifies in one way or another. ''Soul Society'', ''Abandoned'', ''This Pain'', and ''Memento Mori'' take the cake though.
* WholePlotReference: There are some similarities between Epica and Music/{{Queensryche}}'s album Music/OperationMindcrime in how the stories evolve. Guitarist Thomas Youngblood considers said album one of his favorites.

* OneSceneWonder: [[{{Epica}} Simone Simons]] in ''The Haunting''.

* WholePlotReference: There are some similarities between Epica and {{Queensryche}}'s album [[OperationMindcrime Operation: Mindcrime]] in how the stories evolve. Guitarist Thomas Youngblood considers said album one of his favorites.

* EvenBetterSequel: ''The Black Halo'' to many fans.

* SpecialGuest: Several, [[{{Music/Epica}} Simone Simons]] as Margarete on ''The Haunting'' being the most prominent one as of now (even though she wasn’t as well known when the album came out).
** Other guest vocalists are Shagrath of {{Music/Dimmu Borgir}} as Mephisto on ''March of Mephisto'' and ''Memento Mori'', and Mari Youngblood (wife of guitarist Thomas Youngblood) as Helena on ''Center of the Universe'', ''Helena’s Theme'', ''III Ways to Epica'', ''Abandoned'', and ''Memento Mori''.
** There are also some prominent guest instrumentalists: Luca Turilli of {{Music/Rhapsody Of Fire}} performs the guitar solo on ''Descent of the Archangel'', and Jens Johansson of {{Music/Stratovarius}} performs the keyboard solos on both ''March of Mephisto'' and ''When the Lights Are Down'' (the latter being a guitar/keyboard duel with Youngblood).

* TalkingToHimself: Khan takes on several roles, causing him to sing the parts of both Ariel and Mephisto in ''III Ways to Epica''.

* SpecialGuest: Several, [[{{Epica}} Simone Simons]] as Margarete on ''The Haunting'' being the most prominent one as of now (even though she wasn’t as well known when the album came out).

* SpecialGuest: Several, [[Music/Epica Simone Simons]] as Margarete on ''The Haunting'' being the most prominent one as of now (even though she wasn’t as well known when the album came out).
** Other guest vocalists are Shagrath of [[Music/Dimmu Borgir]] as Mephisto on ''March of Mephisto'' and ''Memento Mori'', and Mari Youngblood (wife of guitarist Thomas Youngblood) as Helena on ''Center of the Universe'', ''Helena’s Theme'', ''III Ways to Epica'', ''Abandoned'', and ''Memento Mori''.
** There are also some prominent guest instrumentalists: Luca Turilli of [[Music/Rhapsody]] performs the guitar solo on ''Descent of the Archangel'', and Jens Johansson of [[Music/Stratovarius]] performs the keyboard solos on both ''March of Mephisto'' and ''When the Lights Are Down'' (the latter being a guitar/keyboard duel with Youngblood).

* ''WholePlotReference'': There are some similarities between Epica and {{Queensryche}}'s album [[OperationMindcrime Operation: Mindcrime]] in how the stories evolve. Guitarist Thomas Youngblood considers said album one of his favorites.