The Score – An Epic Journey
Epica · 2005
62 min · 20 tracks · symphonic metal
Orchestral grandeur intertwines with heavy guitar riffs, creating an immersive symphonic metal experience.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- immersive symphonic storytelling experience
- dynamic peaks and valleys
- orchestral grandeur with intensity
- for epic movie nights
- engaging headphone detail exploration
Maybe skip if you want
- seekers of instant gratification
- prefer standalone single tracks
Where this album fits
- Themes
- operatic storytelling· orchestral intensity· mythical battles
- Career context
- In 2005, Epica was solidifying its presence in the symphonic metal scene with 'The Score – An Epic Journey', their second studio album. Following their debut, 'The Phantom Agony', this release marked a significant development in their sound and artistic vision, showcasing their ambition to blend operatic elements with metal more profoundly.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Nightwish· Within Temptation· Kamelot
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Vengeance Is Mine 1:53
- 2 Unholy Trinity 3:09
- 3 The Valley 2:09
- 4 Caught in a Web 4:26
- 5 Insomnia 2:07
- 6 Under the Aegis 2:48
- 7 Trois vierges (solo version) 4:41
- 8 Mystica 2:45
- 9 Valley of Sins 5:39
- 10 Empty Gaze 2:09
- 11 The Alleged Paradigm 2:24
- 12 Supremacy 3:19
- 13 Beyond the Depth 1:55
- 14 Epitome 1:17
- 15 Inevitable Embrace 3:50
- 16 Angel of Death 3:28
- 17 The Ultimate Return 4:46
- 18 Trois vierges (reprise) 2:04
- 19 Solitary Ground (single version) 4:05
- 20 Quietus (score version) 3:56
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