" Man of the Earth ", which the band had high hopes for, was due to be the third single from the album, however Epic Records decided against it when The Stranglers failed to secure a tour in America.

A review article by Andrew R. George says that its builder may have " reigned in the fourteenth, twelfth, eleventh or ninth century " but argues that The reference to a ziqqurrat at Babylon in the Creation Epic ( Enûma Eliš · VI 63: George 1992: 301-2 ) is more solid evidence, however, for a Middle Assyrian piece of this poem survives to prove the long-held theory that it existed already in the second millennium BC.

Some very early Greek sources in the Epic Cycle affirmed that Artemis rescued Iphigenia from the human sacrifice her father was about to perform, for instance in the lost epic Cypria, which survives in a summary by Proclus: " Artemis, however, snatched her away and transported her to the Tauroi, making her immortal, and put a stag in place of the girl upon the altar.

" Love in a Vacuum " was re-recorded for the Epic debut album, 1985's Voices Carry ; however, the breakthrough song turned out to be the title track.

Epic Records, however, refused to issue the song as a single due to its prior failure in the U. S. Because of this, a frustrated Casey formed Meca Records, releasing the single himself on this label in a final attempt to garner the song some success in America.

The game engine for Doom 3, id Tech 4, has been licensed out for the use of other developers, such as in Human Head Studios ' Prey, Raven Software's Quake 4, Splash Damage's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Raven Software's Wolfenstein and Splash Damage's Brink ; however id Tech 4 has not been widely licensed compared to Epic Games ' Unreal Engine.

Upon initial release the album failed to chart, however when re-released in 2000 by Epic / Immortal records it managed to peak at number 116 on the Billboard 200.

A longer Epic Cycle, as described by the 9th-century CE scholar and clergyman Photius in his Bibliotheca, also included the Titanomachy and the Theban Cycle, which in turn comprised the Oedipodea, the Thebaid, the Epigoni and the Alcmeonis ; however, it is certain that none of the cyclic epics ( other than Homer ) survived to Photius ' day, and it is likely that Proclus and Photius were not referring to a canonical collection.

For the latest installment, however, Epic completed all design work in-house.

Despite the band's rising popularity, however, Revis would be dropped from Epic Records and forced to acquire new management after their first album.

His third album for Epic, " A Mi Shabba ", was released in 1995, however it fared less well.

Two albums and several singles were not successful however, and with Epic ready to pull the plug, Vinton found his first hit single literally sitting in a reject pile.

Datacube TRANSMISSION SOURCE: Epic Megagames game and was renamed to TRANSMISSION SOURCE: XSIV Games with Pretzel Pete game ad ( however, other references to Epic Megagames titles remain ).

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Chaldean myth, the character Utnapishtim releases a dove and a raven to find land, however, the dove merely circles and returns.

By 1979, however, Epic was looking to consolidate some of its low-end producing labels and, for a short time, Portrait and Epic had both names on the same label.

The final UK number one carrying the old four digit code was the appropriately titled ' The Final Countdown ' by Europe in December, 1986 ( Epic EPC A 7127 ), however the number one which preceded it, ' Take my breath away ' by Berlin, had a higher code: CBS A 7320.

Several more popular titles published by Safari continued to be sold via the rebranded Safari Software on the Epic Games website, however in 2001, due to limited demand, Epic stopped selling them directly.

The 9th-century AD scholar and clergyman Photius, in his Bibliotheca, considered the Theban Cycle part of the Epic Cycle ; however, modern scholars normally do not.

For years, there was a false rumor that this was an album that had been rejected by Epic Records.

In November 1972, the group arranged a showcase with Don Ellis, the Epic Records executive who earlier had rejected Wicked Lester's album.

Also The Red Seas was initially going to be drawn by Phil Winslade and be the final release by Epic but Winslade was still tied up with Goddess and when ideas for replacement artists were rejected Epic was finally wound up-the series only re-emerging when Edginton was pitching ideas to Matt Smith at the start of his 2000 AD career.

* Epic ( skyscraper ), an urban residential skyscraper in Downtown Miami completed in 2008

After their distribution deal with Epic Records ended in 1984, the remaining Isleys signed with Warner Bros .. Before the contract could be completed, the group agreed with the IRS to sell their stock in T-Neck Records, folding the label in 1985.

Prior to this, Silverman created Ken's Labyrinth, which was later completed and published by Epic Games.

In 2006, Epic released the Xbox 360 and PC bestseller Gears of War and completed work on Unreal Tournament 3 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

The band completed a small-market tour in Ontario and the Midwestern United States, and played a brief stint on Warped Tour, followed by a show in Anchorage, Alaska and a cross-Canada tour with A Day To Remember, Ten Second Epic, I Am Committing A Sin and an appearance on some dates by Kingdoms.

Her debut music CD, The Ups and Downs, featuring the titled single " Here We Go Again ", is due for release by Epic at some point " in the future "; as of March 2007, Paxton has not completed work on it.

They released their self-titled debut album in 1995 on Y Records, followed in 1998 by " Anthem " on Immortal / Epic and later " These Days " on Good-Ink.

He played in a band called Carp, which released one album on Epic Records in 1969.

The band's debut album, REO Speedwagon, was released on Epic Records in 1971.

Epic agreed to let them produce their first live album, Live: You Get What You Play For, which was certified platinum.

The Stranglers once again had complete artistic freedom and in 1983 released their first album for Epic, Feline, which included the UK No. 9 hit " European Female ".

During her tenure with Epic Records, Amos also released a retrospective collection titled Tales of a Librarian ( 2003 ) through her former label, Atlantic Records ; a two-disc DVD set Fade to Red ( 2006 ) containing most of Amos's solo music videos, released through the Warner Bros. reissue imprint Rhino ; a five disc box set titled A Piano: The Collection ( 2006 ), celebrating Amos's 15 year solo career through remastered album tracks, remixes, alternate mixes, demos, and a string of unreleased songs from album recording sessions, also released through Rhino ; and numerous official bootlegs from two world tours, The Original Bootlegs ( 2005 ) and Legs & Boots ( 2007 ) through Epic Records.

* Epic ( Borknagar album ), 2004

* Epic ( R. Kelly album ), 2010

* Epic ( Sharon Van Etten album ), 2010

Tyranny ( For You ) was the first album they released under contract with a major corporate label, Sony / Epic, after the widespread popularity of Front by Front.

Their fourth studio album and debut with Epic ( for limited territories ) Extreme Aggression, recorded in Los Angeles, became a metal hit in Europe upon its release in 1989.

Webb's solo career got off to a rough start with the 1968 " counterfeit " solo album Jimmy Webb sings Jimmy Webb ( Epic ), which was produced, according to Webb, " by a bunch of ruffians from some old demos of mine and tarted up to sound like ' MacArthur Park '.

Lauper released her last album for Epic in late 1998.

She re-signed with Sony / Epic Records and a cover album entitled At Last ( formerly Naked City ), was released in 2003.

According to rock historian Walter Rasmussen, Pete Townshend once said that The Who's 1969 album Tommy was inspired by the rock opera " Epic " by People!

In 1968, she released an album on Epic Records, Live From East McKeesport.

In 1989, the band released their successful album The Real Thing, which featured their breakthrough hit single " Epic ".

Her latest studio album, Human ( 2008 ), was her first effort to be released on the Epic label after a label change in 2005.

Distributed by Koch Records and Sony Music, the album marked Norwood's debut on the Epic Records label, and her reunion with long-time contributor and mentor Rodney Jerkins, who wrote and executive produced most of the album.

While leading single " Right Here ( Departed )" scored Norwood her biggest chart success since 2002's " Full Moon ", the album failed to impact elsewhere, resulting into lackluster sales in general and the end of her contract with the label, following the appointment of Amanda Ghost at Epic Records and her split with rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation management.