V amp ▁and ▁Star ▁One , ▁before ▁J ansen ▁eventually ▁joined ▁Night w ish ▁as ▁lead ▁singer ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Form er ▁rh ythm ▁guitar ist ▁Mark ▁J ansen ▁founded ▁Ep ica ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁After ▁Fore ver , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁founded ▁Ma Y a N , ▁which ▁included ▁former ▁After ▁Fore ver ▁members ▁S ander ▁G omm ans ▁and ▁Jack ▁D ri essen . ▁ ▁F loor ▁J ansen ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁session ▁or ▁live ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁both ▁Ep ica ▁and ▁Ma Y a N . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁Fore ver ▁was ▁originally ▁assemble d ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Ap ocal yp se . ▁They ▁were ▁originally ▁a ▁death ▁metal ▁cover ▁band ▁with ▁har sh ▁male ▁vocals . ▁With ▁the ▁joining ▁of ▁vocal ist ▁F loor ▁J ansen ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁their ▁style ▁and ▁sound ▁shift ed ▁towards ▁sym ph onic ▁g oth ic ▁metal , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁emphas is ▁to ▁her ▁sop rano ▁voice , ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁gr un ts ▁and ▁sc ream s ▁provided ▁by ▁S ander ▁G omm ans ▁and ▁Mark ▁J ansen . ▁Their ▁line - up ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁compr ised ▁F loor ▁J ansen , ▁Mark ▁J ansen , ▁S ander ▁G omm ans , ▁Lu uk ▁van ▁Ger ven , ▁Jack ▁D ri essen ▁and ▁Jo ep ▁Beck ers . ▁So on