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Interviews

EPICA – Celebrating 25 years in a sensational way

May 13, 2026

Few Dutch metal bands have built a career quite like Epica. In this special and exclusive interview, conducted in Dutch, I speak with Coen Janssen about the upcoming anniversary celebrations, the evolution of Epica’s sound over the years, and the challenge of continuing to innovate after nearly a quarter-century as a band.

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Reviews

EPICA – New and incredible heights

April 19, 2025

From the Netherlands, Epica has become an iconic institution. Their history of delivering great cinematic music to the masses speaks for itself. With each album, they have always managed to…

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Reviews

SIMONE SIMONS – In the name of the beautiful red

October 14, 2024

With “Vermillion”, Simone sets off on her solo adventure with an exceptional partner: Arjen Anthony Lucassen, the mastermind of Dutch prog Ayreon. Read more about in our review.

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ARJEN LUCASSEN – Still some genuine rest for the wicked

May 30, 2024

Like many artists, the Dutch mastermind Arjen Lucassen isn’t content to sit at home idle. In this extensive interview, we discuss not just one, but three of his exciting projects. Ayreon, Plan Nine and SImons Simons are all here!

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EPICA e MOONLIGHT HAZE – live al Road To Luppolo (IT Press)

June 29, 2021

EPICA e MOONLIGHT HAZE si esibiranno insieme sul palco di Cremona sabato 28 agosto al Road To Luppolo 2021. Un’occasione d’oro da non perdere

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Interviews

EPICA – An Interview with Mark Jansen

February 8, 2021

Interview by Miriam Cadoni It’s not the first time that our readers have the chance to read an interview with Epica‘s mastermind Mark Jansen. Despite the current situation which brought…

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Interviews

AYREON – Interview with Arjen Anthony Lucassen

October 7, 2020

Interview by Miriam Cadoni There’s always a lot anticipation when Ayreon mastermind Arjen Anthony Lucassen announces a new opus. Nothing like this time these words proved to be truthful. Thanks…

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News

AYREON – official lyric video for “The Human Equation” out now

September 3, 2020

Arjen Lucassen will release the new Ayreon album, “Transitus‘, on September 25th via Mascot Label Group. After revealing the long list of the very special guests that will be featured…

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EPICA – European Co-Headline Tour With APOCALYPTICA postponed

June 17, 2020

The ‘Epic Apocalypse Tour’ featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA with support by Helsinki prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed till Spring 2021. EPICA‘s Simone Simons comments: “As we were awaiting our tour with APOCALYPTICA with great anticipation, we…

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AYREON – Simone Simons (Epica) announced as one of the special guests in the new album, ‘Transitus’

June 4, 2020

Arjen Lucassen will release the new Ayreon album, “Transitus‘, this year. As the tradition wants, the Dutch musician will share every now and then some guessing game to allow the…

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EPICA – Simone Simons completes vocal recording for the band’s new album

April 28, 2020

Through a Twitter post, Simone Simons from Epica has revealed that she actually finished the vocal recordings for the newest band’s record. She said: “Yesterday I finished my vocal recordings…

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EPICA Announce The Release Of Design Your Universe – Gold Edition

July 17, 2019

Dutch Metal titans EPICA are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their milestone album Design Your Universe. To mark this special occasion, EPICA will be re-releasing this fan-favorite album as a Gold Edition on October 4th through Nuclear Blast. This edition will…

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