#mark Jansen

[black-arcana]

Epica ➢ Arcana Live at The Symphonic Synergy [✧]

[henrycavillcumdump]

Mark Jansen

[mistray-art]

one thought that grows in the abyss of time fills up the vast space with matter and life

(had to speedrun this one in like 2 days after about 3 tries and having to restart it for the sake of giving it to them and have them sign a copy for me at a festival. and it worked!)

[29 july 2022]

(Queueing old art everyday just for the sake of keeping this blog mildly updated).

[songsofwaves]

EPICA live at Graspop 2023

[just-mikaruge]

"Being conscious is a torment The more we learn is the less we get Every answer contains a new quest A quest to non-existence, a journey with no end"

Sensorium - Epica

[theshad0wsmadamme]

[solaraurora]

September 30- October 1

[flowerempowered]

EPICA - Live at EXIT Festival 2023

Epica has uploaded on their youtube channel their complete performance at EXIT Festival 2023, check it out!

[lightineventide]

Throwback to my first ever Epica concert - 30.04.2022, Sofia, Bulgaria!

[cryforthemoon44]

My (possibly) unpopular symphonic metal opinions:

1. Epica are the best symphonic metal band and have been for a while.

2. About 80 percent of underground symphonic metal bands try too hard to imitate the more popular symphonic metal bands and they end up sounding like clones of Epica and Nightwish.

3. Nightwish were in their musical peak in the Tarja era but have consistently made great music after as well.

6. My biggest bugbear with symphonic metal by far is how much bands change their singers. If the singers don't write the music it's not so bad (ie. Nightwish), but when the singer has a role in the songwriting process, musical direction and is seen as a co-leader it really pisses me off when they are fired or are coerced into leaving the band, which happens all too often in symphonic metal.

4. As great as Floor sounds in Nightwish, her voice was better utilised in her older bands (After Forever and Revamp).

5. I have no idea why band members who are married decide to form a band together. It never ends well (see Leave's Eyes for an example of this).

The only times I am OK with prominent band members being fired is if 1) they deserve to be fired, or 2) they create a band which is better than the one they were fired from (eg. Mark Jansen formed Epica after he was fired from After Forever). A huge part of many band's identities is their singer(s). You cannot seriously say that Delain is the same band without Charlotte for example, since Charlotte had a role in the songwriting process there! She was a crucial part of the band. If Sharon left Within Temptation the band wouldn't be WT anymore, same if Simone or Mark left Epica. And don't get me started on how Xandria and Sirenia have gone through about 7 and 5 singers respectively and have both treated many of them like shit. It's gross.

[black-arcana]

Simone Simons ➢ R.E.D.

[henrycavillcumdump]

Mark Jansen

[x--daughters-of-darkness--x]

#GMM23 - Epica - Interview (in Dutch)

[polarblazma]

EPICA

GDANSK 2023

[the-save-place-art]

Okay, one morning I sat down on my bed, wrapped up in blankets and watched the sunrise. It was a beautiul feeling. Then I got very angry and f***ed up, but surprisingly this came out at the exact same moment:

Apocalyptica did something to me last year. Turned me up... somehow. I love that feeling. They are with me at the exact and the most precise moments, exactly when I need them. They did it again. 

[hidetaiji]

leekimhoung:

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