After 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 ...

Dutch symphonic metal act Epica have announced some big news! Simone Simons, Epica's lead vocalist for 10 years, is expecting her first child with her longtime partner Oliver Palotai of the band ...

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 ...

Dutch symphonic metal act Epica have announced some big news! Simone Simons, Epica's lead vocalist for 10 years, is expecting her first child with her longtime partner Oliver Palotai of the band ...

Epica frontwoman Simone Simons discusses the band's new album, 'Omega,' writing the 'Essence of Epica' book, and more.

On Friday, June 6, while playing a Lacuna Coil show at Metalfest Czech Republic in Plzeñ, Cristina Scabbia was surprised by two of her metal BFFs as Within Temptation 's Sharon den Adel and Epica ...

We sit down with Simone Simons of EPICA to ask her 11 'Ask The Artist' questions, while on "The Ultimate Principle" tour through North America. Simone reveals what her first performance was like ...

Simone Simons of Epica is our guest this week. We discuss the band’s new EP The Solace System, how they amassed so much material in such a short amount of time, the jobs she had prior to joining Epica ...

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 ...

Chicks in metal – what's new there? Well, a lot, when you encounter Epica's Simone Simons. When Noisecreep grabbed some time with the Dutch chanteuse, she was quite candid about her perception of her ...

Epica add to the chaos at Hellfest 2025 with searing heat, brutal circle pits, and a powerful set full of fan favourites and ...

Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Dutchsymphonic metal band Epica. Simons was born in Hoensbroek, Netherlands. She has a younger sister by the ...