Epica - Solitary Ground (Single, 2005)

Track listings

1.	Solitary Ground (Piano Version)	04:06
2.	Solitary Ground (Remix)	03:10
3.	Mother of Light (Different Version)	05:58
4.	Palladium (Previously Unreleased Track)	02:54
Total playing time		16:08

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Epica - Consign to Oblivion (Full Length 2005)

Their second release, entitled Consign to Oblivion, was influenced by the culture of the Mayan Civilization, which can be noticed on songs in the "A New Age Dawns" series. "A New Age Dawns" refers to the time system of the Mayan people, which extends up to the year of 2012, and makes no reference of what may happen past said year. Consign to Oblivion was composed with film scores as a basis, with Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman cited as major inspirations. The album features guest singing by Roy Khan (from Kamelot) on the song "Trois Vierges". Epica also joined Kamelot as a support band on parts of their tour for promotion of the The Black Halo album, to which Simons had contributed her vocals on the track "The Haunting (Somewhere In Time)".

Two singles were released from the album, "Solitary Ground" and "Quietus (Silent Reverie)".

Epica's non-metal album The Score - An Epic Journey was released in September 2005 and is the soundtrack for a Dutch movie called Joyride, though it could also be considered to be their third album. Mark Jansen describes the album as typical Epica, "only without the singing, without the guitars, no bass and no drums".[1]

In 2005 and 2006 Epica went on their first tour throughout North America with Kamelot. After the tour, drummer Jeroen Simons left the band because of his wish to pursue other musical interests. In Fall 2006, Simone once again contributed vocals to album of Kamelot, this time on the tracks "Blücher" and "Season's End" on the albumGhost Opera. In December Ariën Van Weesenbeek from God Dethroned was announced on Epica's official website as the guest drummer for their new album, but not a permanent band member.

Track listing

1. Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns, Prologue) – 1:43


2. Dance of Fate – 5:13


3. The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns, Pt. 1) – 4:22


4. Solitary Ground – 4:24


5. Blank Infinity – 4:01


6. Force of the Shore – 4:02


7. Quietus – 3:47


8. Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns, Pt. 2) – 5:56


9. Trois Vierges – 4:42


10. Another Me "In Lack'ech" – 4:40


11. Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Pt. 3) – 9:45

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Epica - We Will Take You With Us (DVD, 2004)

Tracklisting is for the Bonus CD that comes with the DVD. The DVD features
Epica: The Works, Epica Acoustic, music videos, the making of 2 Meter Sessies,
Documentary, Slide Show, Discography, and more.

The digipack comes with the bonus track:
10. Falsches Spiel (German Version of Run For a Fall)(04:25)

Track listings

1.	Facade Of Reality	08:15
2.	Sensorium	04:54
3.	Illusive Consensus	05:05
4.	Cry For The Moon	06:46
5.	The Phantom Agony	09:02
6.	Seif Al Din	04:41
7.	Feint (Acoustic)	04:40
8.	Run for A Fall (Acoustic)	04:46
9.	Memory (Acoustic) (From the Musical "Cats")	04:37
Total playing time		53:46

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Epica - Cry For The Moon (Single, 2004)

Track listings

1.	Cry For The Moon (Previously unreleased Single Version)	03:33
2.	Cry For The Moon	06:44
3.	Run For A Fall (Previously unreleased Single Version)	04:29
4.	Run For A Fall	06:31
Total playing time		21:17

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Epica - Feint (Single)

Track listings

1.	Feint	04:19
2.	Feint - Previously Unreleased Piano Version	04:54
3.	Triumph Of Defeat - Previously Unreleased Instrumental Track	03:58
4.	Seif Al Din	05:46
Total playing time		18:57

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Epica - The Phantom Agony (Single, 2004)

Track listings

Was also released in a limited edition of 1000 copies with a special cover.

1.	The Phantom Agony - Single Version	04:35
2.	Veniality - Previously Unreleased Track	04:36
3.	Façade Of Reality	08:12
4.	Veniality - Previously Unreleased Orchestral Version	04:37
Total playing time		22:00

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Epica - The Phantom Agony (Full Length 2003)

Their debut album, The Phantom Agony, was produced by Sascha Paeth (known for having produced bands such as Angra, Rhapsody of Fire and Kamelot) and released in late 2003. The song "Façade of Reality" on the album was written about the September 11, 2001 attacks and includes fragments from speeches by Tony Blair.

The album was followed by three singles: "The Phantom Agony", "Feint" and "Cry for the Moon".

On this album, Mark Jansen continues with the collection of songs that make up "The Embrace That Smothers". The first three parts of this can be found on Prison of Desire (2000), the After Forever debut album, and the following three parts can be found on The Divine Conspiracy (2007), Epica's third album. These songs deal with the dangers of organized religion.

Track listing

1. Adyta (The Neverending Embrace) – 1:26


2. Sensorium – 4:48


3. Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV – 6:44


4. Feint – 4:19


5. Illusive Consensus – 5:00


6. Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V) – 8:12


7. Run for a Fall – 6:32


8. Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI) – 5:47


9. The Phantom Agony – 9:01


10. The Phantom Agony (single version, bonus track on some editions) – 4:34

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Epica

Genre         : Symphonic Power/Gothic Metal
Lyrical Theme : Agony, Sadness, Love, Mayan Philosophy & Legend
Origin        : Netherlands  (Reuver, Limburg) 
Formed in     : 2003
Line-up       : - Simone Simons (Vocals)
                - Mark Jansen (Guitars, grunts & screams)
                - Ad Sluijter (Guitars)
                - Coen Janssen (Synths and piano)
                - Yves Huts (Bass guitar)
                - Ariën van Weesenbeek (Drums)
Discography   : The Phantom Agony            Full-length, 2003  
                The Phantom Agony            Single, 2003 
                Feint                        Single, 2004  
                Cry For The Moon             Single, 2004 
                We Will Take You With Us     DVD, 2004  
                Consign to Oblivion          Full-length, 2005  
                Solitary Ground              Single, 2005 
                The Score - An Epic Journey  Full-length, 2005    
                Quietus (Silent Reverie)     Single, 2005  
                The Road to Paradiso         Best of/Compilation, 2006 
                Never Enough                 Single, 2007 
                The Divine Conspiracy        Full-length, 2007 
                Chasing The Dragon           Single, 2008