would you guys consider Epica real metal?

[Carpe Mortem]

I'd like to change my response as well.

They're actually more appropriately referred to as female-fronted post-80s electronic orchestral polka.

 

[Cythraul]

I tried to listen to one of their songs but I couldn't get past the first minute of it. So my answer would be: not enough information

 

[The Red Snifit]

Nope.

Industrial pop.

Can industrial pop exist? Those are exact opposites.

And then again, pop-punk's a thing, so I guess it isn't impossible. Epica still isn't industrial, though.

 

[arg]

all you really need to be metal is downtuned electric guitar

 

[dwellerINTHEdark]

^ with some distortion yes?

 

[The Butt]

all you really need to be metal is downtuned electric guitar

Not really.