Epica & Rhapsody Of Fire in Santiago

Epica are a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by guitarist and composer Mark Jansen, with Simone Simons as lead vocalist. Their music combines orchestral and choral writing, operatic singing, heavy guitars and growled vocals. The band are known for albums including The Phantom Agony, Consign to Oblivion, Design Your Universe and The Quantum Enigma, as well as the song “Cry for the Moon.” In 2013, Epica marked their tenth anniversary with the Retrospect concert at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven. An orchestra and choir joined the band, and the performance was released as a live album and film. Their twentieth-anniversary concert followed at 013 in Tilburg in 2022 and included a set by Sahara Dust, the group’s original incarnation. Epica have toured Germany and Mexico repeatedly. Their festival appearances have included Wacken Open Air and Hellfest in France.

Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed in Trieste in 1993 by guitarist Luca Turilli and keyboardist Alex Staropoli. Originally known as Rhapsody, the group adopted its present name in 2006. Its fantasy narratives and orchestral metal arrangements are established on albums including Legendary Tales, Symphony of Enchanted Lands and Dawn of Victory, and on songs such as “Emerald Sword” and “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream.” At Earthshaker Fest in 2005, actor Christopher Lee joined the band to perform “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream.” Rhapsody of Fire later played Wacken Open Air in 2011, and recordings from its 2012 European dates were released as Live – From Chaos to Eternity.