A fter eight Epica records, soprano empress Simone Simons has carved out her own symphonic metal universe. The Dutch singer’s first solo album is drowning in a sea of red. Rising and diving from ...

She’s been fronting symphonic metal band Epica for over two decades – but Simone Simons had held a long, lingering desire to branch out with a solo album. A record 15 years in the making ...

Epica singer Simone Simons has announced her debut solo album Vermillion. The Dutch symphonic metal vocalist will release the record via Nuclear Blast on August 23. The artwork is available below ...

Epica drummer Arien van Weesenbeek needs to get a grip -- seriously. Earlier this week, while the Dutch metal band was performing in Milan, Italy, singer Simone Simons was hit in the face with a ...

Simone Simons Hit With Drumstick: Epica Singer Whacked in Face Onstage Epica drummer Arien van Weesenbeek needs to get a grip -- seriously. Earlier this week, while the Dutch metal band was performing ...

Simone Simons: Mess up onstage. You can just laugh at it and the audience might like it and turn it into a joke. If you’re late to the show, I don’t know that would feel like -- a worst ...