The quiz dedicated to the five year anniversary of Consign to Oblivion has been closed, and the winners have been picked. Check "Contests" to see if you're one of the prize winners!

Next month, it will be exactly five years since the release of the album Consign to Oblivion. Epica will celebrate this anniversary by playing a special show in Eindhoven on March 21st.

The Fantom Agony joins the celebration by running a contest entirely dedicated to the Consign to Oblivion album. The winner of this contest can bring a friend to the anniversary show in Eindhoven, because the first prize is nothing less than two spots on the guest list for this show! Next to this, there are a few smaller prices you can win.

To enter the competition, just answers questions, which can be found at "Contests", and submit them before the 7th of March, 23:59. You will note that some of the questions are quite difficult, so please don't despair; if you don't know all the answers, you still have a chance of winning.

On behalf of the staff of The Fantom Agony, we wish everyone a wonderful Christmas time. See you in 2010!

For the upcoming weeks, we have some pre-production files of the track Kingdom of Heaven available. Each week we’ll upload one of them, with some comments by Mark.

Those pre-production files are recorded like three years ago. I composed them in my homestudio and only after having the basics done, I got in touch with the other guys, to lift the song up to a higher level. The main difference between the pre-productions and the actual album are (1) the sounds I used, because the pre-productions are made in my home studio with my own soundlibrary, while the album is recorded in a professional studio with the best samples possible and (2) lots of small details here and there, which are added later in the process.

You will find the new sound clips at Media > Sound clips

We have extended the special offer for new members; those who become a fanclub member at the Metal Female Voices Fest, will receive an Epica clock as welcome present. To become a member, go to the merchandise stand after the Epica show and fill in a registration form.