Epica is a symphonic metal band from The Netherlands. The band makes heavy use of keyboards and orchestra akin to symphonic metal, with a combination of mezzo soprano female and male grunt vocals akin to gothic metal. Their music style is mostly influenced from movie scores and in a very similar way to guitarist and group founder Mark Jansen's former band After Forever. Epica released their second album Consign to Oblivionin April 2005. Their first album, The Phantom Agony, was released in 2003.
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