Epica discography

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Epica discography
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Epíca performing live at Rockharz Open Air, 2019
Studio albums8
EPs6
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums5
Compilation albums4
Singles43
Video albums4
Music videos46
Track commentary2

The discography of Epica, a Dutch symphonic metal band, consists of eight studio albums, two track commentary albums, five live albums, six extended plays, one soundtrack, forty-three singles and one other release.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
NLD
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
FIN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
JPN
[7]
SWI
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
The Phantom Agony
  • Released: 5 June 2003
  • Label: Transmission
  • Formats: CD
8114
Consign to Oblivion
  • Released: 21 April 2005
  • Label: Transmission
  • Formats: CD
1252116
The Divine Conspiracy 940354114829
Design Your Universe
  • Released: 16 October 2009
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
87040313722827
Requiem for the Indifferent
  • Released: 9 March 2012
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12332737352617214112105
The Quantum Enigma
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
43033263811681753110
The Holographic Principle
  • Released: 30 September 2016
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4211226269105846139
Omega
  • Released: 26 February 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
715618494113573
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Track commentary albums

TitleAlbum details
The Quantum Enigma (Track Commentary)
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: Digital download
The Holographic Principle (Track Commentary)
  • Released: 19 March 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: Digital download

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
NLD
[1]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
SWI
[8]
We Will Take You with Us
  • Released: September 2004
  • Label: Transmission
  • Formats: CD, DVD
62
The Classical Conspiracy
  • Released: 8 May 2009
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD
23438781
Retrospect
  • Released: 8 November 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray
716746
Omega Alive
  • Released: 2 December 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray
562641
Live at Paradiso
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD, 3×LP
77
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Soundtracks

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[1]
FRA
[5]
The Score – An Epic Journey
  • Released: 8 September 2005
  • Label: Transmission
  • Formats: CD
54191

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[1]
The Road to Paradiso
  • Released: 8 May 2006
  • Label: Transmission
  • Formats: CD
46
The Singles Collection
  • Released: 14 May 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: Digital download
Best Of
  • Released: 14 October 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: digital download
We Still Take You With Us - The Early Years(box set)
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, Blu-ray, DVD, 11xLP box
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SWI
[14]
We Will Take You with Us
  • Released: September 2004
  • Label: Transmission Records
  • Formats: DVD
Retrospect
  • Released: 8 November 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD
9
Omega Alive
  • Released: 2 December 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
Live at Paradiso
  • Released: 2 September 2022
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: 2×CD+DVD
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

EPs

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
NLD
[1]
AUT
[2]
BEL
[3]
GER
[6]
JPN
[7]
SWI
[8]
The Solace System
  • Released: 1 September 2017 [15]
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
60
Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs
  • Released:
    20 December 2017 (Japan)
    20 July 2018 (world)
  • Label: Chaos Reigns / Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
53488215
The Acoustic Universe
  • Released: 4 October 2019
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: LP
The Quantum Enigma B-Sides
  • Released: 11 September 2020
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: digital download
Omegacoustic
  • Released: 25 February 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Alchemy Project
  • Released: 11 November 2022 [16]
  • Label: Atomic Fire
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
40601943935
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Live EPs

TitleDetails
Live at the AFAS Live
  • Released: 6 March 2023
  • Label: Atomic Fire
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NLD
[17]
"The Phantom Agony"2003The Phantom Agony
"Feint"2004
"Cry for the Moon"
"Solitary Ground"200546Consign to Oblivion
"Quietus (Silent Reverie)"68
"Never Enough"2007The Divine Conspiracy
"Chasing the Dragon"2008
"Unleashed"2009Design Your Universe
"Martyr of the Free Word / From the Heaven of My Heart"
"This is the Time"2010Non-album single
"Storm the Sorrow"2012Requiem for the Indifferent
"Forevermore"Non-album single
"Happiness"Acoustic Dance Sessions
"Unleashed"2013Retrospect
"The Essence of Silence"2014The Quantum Enigma
"Unchain Utopia"
"Live at the AB"2015Non-album single
"Universal Death Squad"2016The Holographic Principle
"Edge of the Blade"
"Fight Your Demons"The Solace System
"The Solace System"2017
"Crimson Bow and Arrow"2018Epica Vs Attack on Titan Songs
"If Inside These Walls Was a House"
"Beyond the Matrix - The Battle"Non-album single
"Kingdom of Heaven"2019Design Your Universe (Gold Edition)
"Abyss of Time"2020Omega
"Freedom – The Wolves Within"
"Rivers"2021
"The Skeleton Key"
"Unchain Utopia - Omega Alive"Omega Alive
"The Skeleton Key - Omega Alive"
"Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 - The Antediluvian Universe - Omega Alive"
"Sensorium" (Live at Paradiso)2022Live at Paradiso
"The Last Crusade" (Live at Paradiso)
"Run for a Fall" (Acoustic)We Still Take You with Us
"The Final Lullaby"The Alchemy Project
"The Great Tribulation"
"Rivers" (Live at the AFAS Live)2023Live at the AFAS Live
"Unleashed" (Live at the AFAS Live)
"Consign to Oblivion" (Live at the AFAS Live)
"Beyond the Matrix" (Live at the AFAS Live)
"Arcana"2024TBA
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Other releases

TitleAlbum details
Jägermeister Memory Stick

Music videos

YearTitleDirectedAlbum
2003"The Phantom Agony"Frank HerreboutThe Phantom Agony
2004"Feint"
2005"Solitary Ground"Consign to Oblivion
"Quietus"Mirko Cocco
2007"Never Enough" [18] Ivan ColicThe Divine Conspiracy
2009"Unleashed" [19] Tim BownDesign Your Universe
2010"This is the Time"
2012"Storm the Sorrow"Remko TielemansRequiem for the Indifferent
"Forevermore" (Ruurd Woltring feat. Epica) [20] Niks te gek!

(Dutch 'NTR' TV show)

2014"Victims of Contingency" [21] Remko TielemansThe Quantum Enigma
2015"The Obsessive Devotion (LIVE in Russia)" [22] Tele-Club Video ProductionThe Divine Conspiracy
"The Essence of Silence (LIVE in Brussels)" [23] Jens De VosThe Quantum Enigma
"Unchain Utopia (LIVE in Brussels)" [24]
2016"Universal Death Squad" [25] The Holographic Principle
"Edge of the Blade" [26]
"Beyond the Matrix" [27]
2017"The Solace System" [28] Davide CilloniThe Solace System
"Immortal Melancholy"
2018"Decoded Poetry"
"Universal Love Squad"Jens De VosThe Holographic Principle
2019"Martyr of the Free Word - Acoustic Version"Design Your Universe - Gold Edition
2020"Abyss of Time – Countdown to Singularity"Grupa 13Omega
"Freedom – The Wolves Within"Bram Knol
"Abyss o' Time"Jens De VosOmegacoustic
2021"Rivers"Omega
"Omegacoustic"Jens De VosOmegacoustic
"The Skeleton Key"Grupa 13Omega
"Unchain Utopia - Omega Alive"Jens De VosOmega Alive
"The Skeleton Key - Omega Alive"
"Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 - The Antediluvian Universe - Omega Alive"
"Victims of Contingency - Omega Alive"
2022"Beyond the Matrix - Live at the Zenith"The Holographic Principle
"Sensorium - Live at Paradiso"Live at Paradiso
"The Last Crusade - Live at Paradiso"
"Blank Infinity - Live at Paradiso"
"Sirens – Of Blood And Water"Patric UllaeusThe Alchemy Project
"The Final Lullaby"Jens De Vos
2023"Rivers - Live in ChileOmega
"Rivers - Live at the AFAS Live (feat. Apocalyptica)"Live at the AFAS Live
"Unleashed - Live at the AFAS Live"
"Consign to Oblivion - Live at the AFAS Live"
"Beyond the Matrix - Live at the AFAS Live"
"Code of Life - Live at the AFAS Live"
2024"The Ghost in Me (Danse Macabre)"Martijn Bastiaans, Maurice Tromp
"The Ghost in Me (Live at The Symphonic Synergy)"Jens De Vos
"Arcana"Remko TielemansTBA

Guest appearances

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