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Idolator Staff | June 27, 2017 2:14 pm

Simone Simons of Epica

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This band is a Dutch symphonic metal which Mark Jansen founded after he departed After Forever. The band has gothic tendencies with death metal influences. “When guitarist Mark Jansen fell out with his bandmates in After Forever, he wasted no time assembling a new symphonic metal outfit called Epica, but his masterstroke was securing the services of Simone Simons as his lead singer,” wrote Loudwire.

“The duo hasn’t looked back since, releasing six albums and outlasting the now defunct After Forever, while Simons has proved her worth and become a minor celebrity in South America, Japan, and, of course, Europe.”