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Эпидемия Epidemia | |
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 Epidemia, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Power metal |
| Years active | 1993 (unofficial), 1995–present |
| Labels | CD-Maximum |
| Members | Yuri Melisov Eugeny Egorov Ilya Mamontov Dmitry Protsko Dmitry Ivanov Dmitry Krivenkov |
| Past members | Pavel Okunev Ilya Knyazev Roman Valeriev Pavel Bushuev Evgeny Laikov Roman Zakharov Ivan Izotov, Max Samosvat, etc. |
Epidemia (Russian: Эпидемия, sometimes referred to as 'Epi' by fans) is a Russian power metal band famous for doing the Elven Manuscript metal opera in 2004. It was formed by guitarist Yuri "Juron" Melisov in 1993, with the first songs made in 1995. [citation needed]