The winner of the two spots on the guestlist for the Epica show in Venlo has been randomly picked. Mariëlle Overmars is the lucky winner! Congratulations on behalf of the fanclub crew, and thanks to all members who participated.

Next Thursday (the 21st of April) Epica is playing a gig in the Venlona-venue in Venlo, The Netherlands. For this show, two spots on the guest list are reserved for one of our members. If you want to be this lucky member, please contact us and indicate that you want to participate; the winner will be picked randomly from the participating members on Sunday evening (April 17).

If you come to the show in Venlo, you also have a chance of winning two tickets for Epica's Paradiso show in Amsterdam on May 19. All you have to do is approach one of the fanclub crew members (Ivo, Dree or Vlien) in Venlo before or during the first part of the show. The winner will of the Paradiso tickets be announced on the same evening.

We are glad to announce that the 300th member of The Fantom Agony has been signed up. To celebrate this, we will send the 300th member (Alfred Klep) an Epica shirt for free!

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.