# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rob-van-der-loo
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:56:41.706Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rob-van-der-loo"
name: "Rob van der Loo"
slug: "rob-van-der-loo"
description: "Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen after his departure from After Forever. Originally formed as a symphonic metal band with gothic influences, Epica later incorporated strong death metal elements into their sound. Starting with their third album, progressive metal influences also became evident. Additionally, the band often incorporates thrash metal and groove metal riffs, black metal elements, power metal sections, and influences from Arabic music. Some songs also incorporate electronic elements, djent transitions, and folk metal melodies inspired by Middle Eastern, Chinese, and Celtic traditions."
tagline: "Dutch bassist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Epica%2C_3-Maj%C3%B3wka_2022_19.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1979-06-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.52
  momentum:             8.028169014084506
  historical:           7.879266666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/robvanderloo/"
    handle:    "robvanderloo"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Rob-van-der-Loo-Official-396268850460030"
    handle:    "Rob-van-der-Loo-Official-396268850460030"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1392831"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_van_der_Loo"
    title: "Rob van der Loo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2a0cf812-c1ba-447a-89d8-9ea5aac6e2e6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2326538"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump