Epica (Kamelot album)
| Epica | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 3, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | June – October 2002 | |||
| Studio | Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, Apple Recording Studio and Braden Studio, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 52:12 | |||
| Label | Noise / Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth and Miro | |||
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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 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 and 22nd best power metal album of all time.