Epica interview - Simone Simons on new album 'Aspiral', Vermillion, Metallica and more! (2025)

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Simone about:
0:00 her solo album 'Vermillion'
1:19 working with Ayreon
4:04 experimenting with her voice
6:03 writing sessions for the new Epica album
9:28 her favorite tracks on Aspiral
10:49 the title track 'Aspiral'
12:36 having multiple songwriters in the band
13:45 her passion for music
16:29 'A New Age Dawns' series
17:39 writing lyrics
22:06 band dynamics after all these years
23:21 the song selection process
26:44 future goals
28:04 opening for Metallica

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Video interview with vocalist Simone Simons from Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. FaceCulture spoke with Simone about her solo album 'Vermillion', working with Ayreon, experimenting with her voice, writing sessions for the new Epica album, her favorite tracks on Aspiral, the title track 'Aspiral', having multiple songwriters in the band, her passion for music, 'A New Age Dawns' series, band dynamics after all these years, the song selection process, future goals, opening for Metallica, and a lot more! (2025)