by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 23, 2021 | Interviews
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a halt to concerts, it hasn’t stopped artists from working on new music. Dutch symphonic metal giants Epica did everything they could to face these challenges head-on as their new album, Omega, was pushed back to...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 29, 2019 | Interviews
Mark Jansen is one of the hardest working musicians around. During Epica’s downtime, the Dutch guitarist/singer is either working with MaYaN or his new project, United Metal Minds. Therefore, there’s always something for his fans. Epica has spent a decent amount of...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 30, 2019 | News, Touring, Video
Epica/MaYaN’s Mark Jansen has been very busy this year. Jansen has been spending a lot of time on the road supporting MaYan’s latest effort Dhyana by making several festival appearances including this year’s 70000tons of Metal, which we thought was one of...
by Metal Insider | Mar 1, 2019 | Interviews, Video
On Episode 18 of Metal Insider’s Newsroom w/ M.I Crowley, Crowley caught up with MaYaN’s Mark Jansen & Frank Schiphorst during this year’s 70000tons of Metal. The two discussed the difficulty booking a U.S tour, their new album Dhyana, plans for this year, as well...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 21, 2018 | New Music, News, Releases, Video
Today (21st) MaYaN’s new album Dhyana has finally arrived via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate their latest effort, the symphonic black metal project featuring Epica’s Mark Jansen, Jack Driessen (ex-After Forever), as well as members of Epica, ex-Stream of Passion, Delain,...