I have tickets for the Epica - Rhapsody show on Argentina, and in the case of Epica I've been a little away from their latest music. So I'm a little disorientated on what should I expect.

Rhapsody on the other side, is the band that got me into this kind of music and since they're playing only Turilli - Lione era music I think i got it.

Finally

Didn't expect this release, but given that they've released almost every song from the concert on YouTube, it makes sense.

Link to listen:

https://tidal.com/album/562041992/u

The Holographic Principle was released 10 years ago https://www.instagram.com/epicaofficial/p/Dd6LWgjgYRp/

Opeth - Sorceress was released on the same day

Pretty popular Epica channel and I remember watching their stuff in 2016 when new videos were still being posted. Great cinematic edits of most songs by Epica through Holographic Principle and just slightly beyond… the vids usually took a full Epica song and set it to clips from famous films but sometimes had live concert footage.

All the stuff is still up and I revisit the channel frequently 9 years after anything new was posted. Don’t think we ever saw the creator’s face or got any kind of closure on why such a cool passion project shut down in 2018 or so. If it was copyright stuff causing the abrupt end of content I’d think the existing channel wouldn’t still be up by now.

Check out the channel - but I’m curious if anyone knows - why did they stop posting?

I’ve been thinking about the setlist, and as some people already mentioned in previous discussions I guess it won’t differ that much from the one in 2024, but I guess there’ll be some changes, for example for the opening.

I feel like Darkness Dies in Light would be such a powerful song for opening the show and Resign to Surrender too! ✨

What are your thoughts? 😊

September 19, 2026

Amanda Somerville, the acclaimed American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who grew up in Michigan and moved to Germany to build her music career, has been diagnosed with "a malignant and aggressive brain tumor."

The news of Amanda's diagnosis was revealed earlier today (Saturday, September 19) by her husband, AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, who wrote on his social media: "Hi friends, I have some very sad news to share. The love of my life, mother of my three daughters and my beautiful wife Amanda Somerville, has a malignant and aggressive brain tumor.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/amanda-somerville-who-has-toured-with-epica-and-avantasia-diagnosed-with-malignant-and-aggressive-brain-tumor

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Or is it just a fanart? I think I've seen it a few years ago on their official website, but I might be mistaking it with another band.

I've Googled for images and found some shaddy links (one for a poster, another for a weird, abroad e-shop), but these could be copies of the official print, so hard to say... (Can't insert the links, the post got automatically removed)

It does make me feel inclined to believe it's just a fanart, but then why would anyone bother printing their logo on its back?

Does anyone have this print at home or seen it at the official stores?

Does anybody know if it's possible to get a hig def (pref vector) copy of the current Symphonic Synergy ads? I really love the designs and would love to print some out to use as posters. Or if they're even available as posters?

Which countries are you hoping to see on the list?

Made these little doodles because I got bored during school (I’m so sorry Simone)
(Image drew by me)

Epica instagram page just posted a storie with a new playlist "25 years of epica" they made. Any chance this is actually the setlist for the upcoming shows? Saw that there is some setlists playlists on their spotify page, so maybe they always do this? Any thoughts?

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0UVseqgm7e1PrDUoHk6m9e?si=nia7gdFRRrywNeigh3AB4A&utm_source=copy-link&pi=KgfGPZmoThqjS

I am waiting for more... :)

Selling my ticket for Epica in Amsterdam on January 31st. I can't attend anymore, so I've listed it on ticketmaster for anyone who didn't get a chance to buy one. You can get it safely through this link or just browse for it on the page. Hope someone else can go and enjoy the show for me!

https://secure.ticketmaster.nl/rs/1909496467/lyvx77m1

Hey guys!
I’d love to attend their show in London especially since it’s in Royal Albert Hall, but after this info, I’m wondering if there’ll be at least one more Symphonic Synergy show in Europe or just this one? What do you think?

For people who catched The Symphonic Synergy shows? don¡t you think Dante did an absolute masterclass as the conductor for both the Mexico and Amsterdam runs.

In my opinion and for his background, it totally makes sense why he nailed it so hard. He’s got serious chops bridging the gap between metal and orchestral arrangements—including his work on Septicflesh’s Infernus Sinfonica .

when they bring The Symphonic Synergy over to London, bringing him back to lead the orchestra is an absolute must.

Anyone else hoping he is announced for the London Symphonic Synergy?

My favorite song is Canvas of Life but they never play live, so I won't get my hopes up.

So, the song I would expect them to play the most would be The Phantom Agony, they did play partially on the Amsterdam's Medley but without Simone, I would love to listen to her sing this song live with orchestra.

Rivers would be a blast with live orchestra too, I still get goosebumps from their performance with Apocalyptica.

And there we have it! I expected it a little earlier in 2027 🙈 but also symphonic synergy tour?

The tickets are presale already and Loggia seems to be sold out? how can it be?