| Epica | ||||
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| Released | March 3, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June – October 2002[1] | |||
| Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, Apple Recording Studio and Braden Studio, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal,[2] power metal,[3][4] progressive metal[5] | |||
| Length | 52:12 | |||
| Label | Noise / Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Storm |  [6] |
| Sea of Tranquility |   [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | [8] |
| The Metal Crypt | [9] |
| Metal Temple |  [5] |
| Amazon.com |  [10] |
| The Metal Circus | [11] |
Epica is the sixth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot, released on March 3, 2003, through Noise Records. It was the first concept album by Kamelot. This album, along with its sequel The Black Halo (2005), is a rock opera inspired by the story of Goethe's Faust. Epica tells Part 1 while The Black Halo tells Part 2. (Goethe's Faust has two parts.) Most of the lyrics were written before the actual music was composed. The album inspired the naming of the band Epica after its release.
In 2017 and 2019, respectively, Loudwire and Metal Hammer ranked it as the 18th[3] and 22nd[4] best power metal album of all time.
- ^ Epica (booklet). Kamelot. Sanctuary. 2003. p. 15.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kamelot - Epica". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Metal Temple review". Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
- ^ Ivan (18 September 2003). "Kamelot - Epica". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ Popke, Michael (15 January 2003). "Kamelot: Epica". Sea of Tranquility.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Sputnik music review".
- ^ "The Metal Crypt review".
- ^ "Amazon.com review". Amazon.
- ^ "The Metal Circus review". The Metal Circus.com.