For those wondering, the original music is by Camille Saint-Saëns with his piece called Danse Macabre. It is based on the following legend: Death appears at midnight every year on Halloween. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance for him while he plays his fiddle (usually represented by a solo violin). His skeletons dance for him until the cockerel crows at dawn, when they must return to their graves until the next year.
And the attraction builds on this story. The conductor you see in the clip and his orchestra have a part, just as the little lovely cat with the two colored eyes. Not all is as it seems.......beware if you enter the haunted Abby.......
When Dutch people ask me about Epica's music, me being from the Netherlands, I've always told them it's something like "metal meets efteling music". And now it's actually true. Thank you for giving us efteling metal 🤘🏻
So, this song was commissioned by an amusement park and they doubled down on it and brought it all to life. The ghouls, the children choir, the trickery, the Gothic atmosphere, the metal and the symphony. I know it has been said before, but Epica truly lives up to their name. The song is so good, the vocals are delightful. Congratulations one more time.
Some context: The Efteling fairytale theme park in the Netherlands has had a haunted attraction since 1978 in which the Danse Macabre music was used. It is now being replaced with a new haunted attraction called Danse Macabre, which uses the same theme music. This new attraction will be opened next week on Halloween. The release of this song by Epica with the Danse Macabre theme is no coincidence, with the video providing us a sneak preview of the new Efteling attraction. How exciting! ❤
Oh, that's neat! Thanks for that. As a poor Canadian metalhead I'd never have known. Obviously super Halloween-y, but the added context is cool, as now I know why it's super Halloween-y. :)
In addition to what @kirstenbakker839 says : Kate Bush has made a few videoclips with the previous haunting attraction that was standing on the same spot before this new attraction. I think Efteling (themepark) wanted to make this a tradition of some sort. And because the new attraction is spooky and gives a phantom vibe, I think Epica is the best Dutch choice for the collaboration!
There is something else worth mentioning: when the ‘Spookslot’ opened in 1978, it was Kate Bush who recorded six video clips in and around the attraction. Undoubtedly, this clip is a nod to the original way of promoting a new attraction back then. 🤘
I wrote "Ghost Dance Macabre" for the sexy swedish party... What a glorious surprise from my fav redhead Simone and EPICA! Thank you for 21 years of epic and powerful music!
It's not often that your biggest hobbies entertwine, and even more rare when it is Epica and the Efteling. What a crossover, what a version of the Danse Macabre! Amazing. Blew me completely away!
Same here: I'm both a fan of symphonic metal and a huge theme park enthusiast - so I'm really excited about this 🤩 And man, this song is a banger!!! 🤘🏻
goosebumps all over my body with that ending... omg.. amazing song, Simone singing better than ever....love it from start to end. and that final outfit, Simone looks stunning as always...
@@tommyvankesselIt was played in the Symphonic Synergy concert (the one that was live streamed, with the full orchestra and choir) I was also there and it sounded incredible live!
EPICA took Saint-Saens "Danse Macabre" tone poem and figured out how to make a great metal song out of the melody. Congratulations to EPICA for figuring this out, as this is something I wish more metal bands would do.
Yes! They’ve woven SS’s piece & their music together whereas some symphonic metal bands just kind of “sample” some Classical pieces into their songs. I love EPICA!!! 😃🎵💗🤘
Lyrics: [Intro] When it seems like all hope is gone Hear my sinister song Why don't you sing along? [Verse 1] Come forward, embrace the unknown You're welcome in my haunted home This abbey where stories are told Watch closely, a nightmare unfolds [Chorus] It’s time to free the ghost in me Possessed by this beautiful melody Just come with me I’ll make you see To dance with the dead is your destiny Oh, no, we’re afraid of the night You’ll be safe, just be brave, there’s no need to be scared Oh no, we’ll stay here in the light Come on have some fun, you will see the sun, when the show is done, follow if you dare [Verse 2] Hope fades as I’m closing the door Too late, you can’t leave anymore Old fairy tales play by the rules Here there be monsters and here there be ghouls [Chorus] It’s time to free the ghost in me Possessed by this beautiful melody Just come with me I’ll make you see To dance with the dead is your destiny We know you’re a witch in disguise Follow me and you’ll see what I’m singing is true Oh, no, don’t look into her eyes As I hypnotize you will realize you cannot escape (the) yellow and the blue It’s time to free the ghost in thee Give in to the dark phantoms agony Our choir sings eternal songs Abandon your fears while you sing along We wonder what the shadows hide Not scared anymore we shall go inside The one unnamed's compelling thee To echo this melody endlessly Take one more step beyond this door And you will be singing forevermore The orchestra's playing Dark melodies swaying Enchanting, betraying It’s time... Feel it beginning Everything's spinning Thunder, lightning Joyfully frightening Come and join the night with me Come enjoy the ride with me Let your ghost be free So now you see The ghost in me Eternally singing in harmony And finally We all agree To dance with the dead is our destiny As you surrender to me Gone are the days of being afraid Sing with me for eternity Come take my hand It’s not too late This must be fate If you only trust me I'll show you the way My way Come together Dance forever Join us in our Endless nightmare Embracing the night While you sing With us Forevermore
Simone has become a truly all-over artist. She can sing and act at the same time and her vocals are sublime. I got goosebumps. And their choir work is astounding. I know many would disagree, but this is far superior to Nightwish and all the other bands in the genre. Epica are the masters of symphonic metal now.
I do not disagree. I think that musically, Nightwish can get a bit... Inauthentic when it takes to the symphonic part, sometimes it gets artificial and I find it tacky. I never liked Nightwish, I just started to watch their videos live because of Floor, to be fair. But to each their own. I respect other people's tastes...I just don't share the same opinion when it takes to Nightwish... (Also, the way they work as a band... It's more like an office job than a project between good friends that appreciate each other... I'm used to bands that are as united as brothers.)
I agree with this concise and accurate summation. Epica are indeed the masters of symphonic metal now, especially their live shows, they just crush it. Also of the elite are Leaves Eyes (my personal favorite, they just keep getting better with each new album and have not lost a step) and older Nightwish, when they had Tarja on vocals.
¿Como hacen para sorprendernos siempre? Llevo 17 años siendo su fan y su trayectoria es impecable. Gracias por todo lo bueno que nos dan! Que viva la música! Y que viva el metal sinfónico
Los sigo desde el principio, los he visto en vivo y no han decepcionado jamás. Han ido mejorando y creciendo álbum tras álbum, son increíbles, como siempre digo, su música es como el nombre de la banda EPICA, te eleva a otros niveles y te hace experimentar cosas que otras bandas no pueden... en una sola canción es como subirse a una montaña rusa. Agradezco tanto haber conocido su música..
There are so many gems in this video... the part where Isaac walks to the front for his solo... I don't even know why. I love that part.... and of course everything else. The choir part right before the final part is also super amazing. I love it ll.... Happy I got to hear this song twice during TSS shows 😍
As a Classical Trained pianist when I saw/heard this at The Symphonic Synergy I couldn't believe it. Saint Saëns is one of my favorite composer followed by Beethoven and Rajmaninov. This is a fantastic Spooky gift 💜💜💜 LOVE IT
" Give in to the dark phantoms agony " and then over 20 years later here we are ! I recently started to watch a lot of The Ghost in Me live videos and said : " How could would it be if Epi started more with soundtrack like music "... and this came! ♥ I have to visit the efteling :)
@@PoffHistory that wasnt just one song but several from her debuut album The Kick Inside which had nothing to do with Spookslot or Saint-Saëns. This one does.
SUPERB. This song has always been Epica's to do. This was just the right mix of cheese and fright, classical operetta style and metal. The children's choir seems to be a mainstay now, which is a good thing. Simone's voice is mindblowing. If the next album is going to be anything like this, its going to be a good one!
It's about time Hollywood discovers Epica! Epica MUST get a title song for some blockbuster movie! They deserve to get much more fame with a much bigger audience. Always great live shows, catchy current lyrics with content. unusually Epic Epica.
This warms my heart, the fusion between the original piece and Epica’s amazing interpretation is just so wonderful. Proud of my favorite band right now.❤
Ah, Epica, within the shadowed, rugged recesses of this lugubrious multiverse, where darkness is dense and bright burns, you have crafted this dreadfully sublime gift for Halloween. As a devoted Vampiric Goth, Metalhead, and nefarious admirer of Danse Macabre, I can assert: this is, inexorably, the most magnificent adaptation of Danse Macabre of all time. Accept the worthy congratulations of the Hydrakaos cell!
I think there is no better way to promote a new attraction than with an absolutely amazing song - I am both a huge fan of symphonic metal and a theme park enthusiast, so I absolute love this ❤ And now, my anticipation for this ride is bigger than ever 🤘🏻
Geweldig. Het plaatje is compleet. Danse Macabre en jullie nummer passen als gegoten. Gisteren hebben wij de atractie gedaan, deze gaf ons kippenvel en dit nummer ook.
This song is a collab betweem epica and Efteling, a dutch themepark. They had a attraction called spookslot wich translates to ghost caslte. It had danse macabre as the ride song and it was a classical ride and a monument in the park but unfortunatly it had to close in 2022 and they built a new attraction called danse macabre and it opens next week on hallowween and in spookslot kate bush record a song there so they wanted a new song also with danse macabre. I think its so cool as its my home park and came here since i was a child and also a metal head
You know what I just realised and not everyone might know? When the Efteling opened "Het Spookslot" (the former hunted house), Kate Bush shot a video in the attraction when they opened it. This time, Epica gets to have the honor. The Efteling doesn't have bad taste!
@@guidobouman2819 They do! I found an article mentioning it's located outside in the graveyard. (Which saves my eldest the trouble of looking for it next week. I was wondering whether the tomb stone was there to stay) I suppose they kept Kate Bush's tomb stone too?
I love them back to symphonic again! And the guitar solo... made my day, then my week.... perhaps my month...?? Isaac Delahaye hears like still couldn't forget how to improve a song!
man this is actually fire, i love your guys stuff so much. like i listen to yall 24/7. this is the first song that has come out after i started listening to yall, and man, its a banger, i cant wait for the new album. wish you guys the best of luck in everything!
I get real goosebumps when I hear the part "It's time to free the ghost in me Possessed by this beautiful melody Just come with me I'll make you see To dance with the dead is your destiny Oh, no, we're afraid of the night You'll be safe, just be brave, there's no need to be scared Oh no, we'll stay here in the light Come on have some fun, you will see the sun, when the show is done, follow if you dare" It is sooo beautiful!!
Somehow I keep coming back to this song. It's just way too amazing, and it even matches my mood today: low social battery needed to recharge on my way home from a babyshower. It was fun, but just a bit too much.. This song is being played at max volume today 😅😅
This was such a cool project to do 🤘🏻👻🎸
Any BTS coming?
Inderdaad Isaac, vette solo trouwens 👍👍
this song's solo is so delicious haha is like classical music but it sounds very classic metal too, just very on point as always :)
It' s such a cool project to watch and hear
It's better than chocolate!
Epica's works with the choirs are just INSANE
The best part of the Epica songs ❤
Especially when working with kids choir!
YES
@@MiguelSolans totally agreed!!
For those wondering, the original music is by Camille Saint-Saëns with his piece called Danse Macabre. It is based on the following legend: Death appears at midnight every year on Halloween. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance for him while he plays his fiddle (usually represented by a solo violin). His skeletons dance for him until the cockerel crows at dawn, when they must return to their graves until the next year.
And the attraction builds on this story. The conductor you see in the clip and his orchestra have a part, just as the little lovely cat with the two colored eyes. Not all is as it seems.......beware if you enter the haunted Abby.......
But if it's midnight wouldn't it technically be the day after Halloween though 👀
This song has been haunting me in a good way 👻❤️
❤🔥
you are singing better than ever. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Your voice is haunting me again !!!
Somewhere in time i will find you and haunt you again 😅 -wrong song -
That spooky voice says the opposite, dear 💜💜💜
When Dutch people ask me about Epica's music, me being from the Netherlands, I've always told them it's something like "metal meets efteling music".
And now it's actually true. Thank you for giving us efteling metal 🤘🏻
Niet dat ze weten wat de Efteling is ;p tenzij het Nederlanders zijn, maar dan horen ze Epica al te kennen :D
Disney metal
I have been saying this too, epica has always had that efteling vibe in their music!!
@@nikosv95 nah, it's Efteling Metal 🤘🏼!
@@svenjensen9770 same thing. And i did not mean it as a compliment, but the opposite
So, this song was commissioned by an amusement park and they doubled down on it and brought it all to life. The ghouls, the children choir, the trickery, the Gothic atmosphere, the metal and the symphony. I know it has been said before, but Epica truly lives up to their name. The song is so good, the vocals are delightful. Congratulations one more time.
I could hear this being read by Charlie from IASIP lmao... The ghouls, the trickery... Would be perfectly on brand.
Some context: The Efteling fairytale theme park in the Netherlands has had a haunted attraction since 1978 in which the Danse Macabre music was used. It is now being replaced with a new haunted attraction called Danse Macabre, which uses the same theme music. This new attraction will be opened next week on Halloween.
The release of this song by Epica with the Danse Macabre theme is no coincidence, with the video providing us a sneak preview of the new Efteling attraction.
How exciting! ❤
Oh, that's neat! Thanks for that. As a poor Canadian metalhead I'd never have known. Obviously super Halloween-y, but the added context is cool, as now I know why it's super Halloween-y. :)
@@iDEATH put the Efteling on your to do list or at least on the to watch list on UA-cam 😊
In addition to what @kirstenbakker839 says : Kate Bush has made a few videoclips with the previous haunting attraction that was standing on the same spot before this new attraction. I think Efteling (themepark) wanted to make this a tradition of some sort. And because the new attraction is spooky and gives a phantom vibe, I think Epica is the best Dutch choice for the collaboration!
Man! That's cool!
There is something else worth mentioning: when the ‘Spookslot’ opened in 1978, it was Kate Bush who recorded six video clips in and around the attraction. Undoubtedly, this clip is a nod to the original way of promoting a new attraction back then. 🤘
I love the way Simone uses her voice in this song, something bit different, original, haunting... looooove it, Love Epica❤
We want it on spotify!
YES WE DO!!!!!!!
Yes please I want to play it for Halloween with my Light show!!!
Coming in november....@@cosmicsymphony4913
Oh yeah!
Forget Spookyfy... the sound in UA-cam Music is far, far better.
I wrote "Ghost Dance Macabre" for the sexy swedish party... What a glorious surprise from my fav redhead Simone and EPICA! Thank you for 21 years of epic and powerful music!
Oh my God... "Danse Macabre" was actually the first piece of classical music I fell in love with when I was a teenager... ✨✨❤❤
You should visit Efteling then!
same stoy for me!
Simone's voice in the final verse was awesome
Loved this one at the Symphonic Synergy concert. Had goosebumps all the time during this song.
Exactly!!!!!
Absolutely!!! Awesome song!
Epica and Halloween just work together so well
I have no words to describe how great is this band. They sound amazing on every album.
As a huge Epica fan and someone who visits Efteling twice a year, i can't describe the feeling with words! Just WOW!!!
Isn't it the perfect combo.
@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 it sure is!
I don't like this music at all but I get goosebumps from wow what a voice, exciting and what a feeling in it, well done for my number 1 in the top 40
It's not often that your biggest hobbies entertwine, and even more rare when it is Epica and the Efteling.
What a crossover, what a version of the Danse Macabre! Amazing. Blew me completely away!
Same here: I'm both a fan of symphonic metal and a huge theme park enthusiast - so I'm really excited about this 🤩
And man, this song is a banger!!! 🤘🏻
Really nice to see how Simone has improved her acting skills! Also great how she sings the low notes, that ending was sublime
The laugh at the end is EVERYTHING
So is the look!
@@KristinesTruth I feel cringe :(
@@jesussanchezgarcia4229 🤷♀️ I thought it was a nice touch but maybe it's not for everybody.
goosebumps all over my body with that ending... omg.. amazing song, Simone singing better than ever....love it from start to end. and that final outfit, Simone looks stunning as always...
Saw this Live and was AMAZING
this band is on another level.
Indeed, saw it also live.
😮 Where?
@@tommyvankesselIt was played in the Symphonic Synergy concert (the one that was live streamed, with the full orchestra and choir)
I was also there and it sounded incredible live!
@@tommyvankessel Amsterdam, ASAF Live, 19th and 20th September.
EPICA took Saint-Saens "Danse Macabre" tone poem and figured out how to make a great metal song out of the melody. Congratulations to EPICA for figuring this out, as this is something I wish more metal bands would do.
Yes! They’ve woven SS’s piece & their music together whereas some symphonic metal bands just kind of “sample” some Classical pieces into their songs. I love EPICA!!! 😃🎵💗🤘
Lyrics:
[Intro]
When it seems like all hope is gone
Hear my sinister song
Why don't you sing along?
[Verse 1]
Come forward, embrace the unknown
You're welcome in my haunted home
This abbey where stories are told
Watch closely, a nightmare unfolds
[Chorus]
It’s time to free the ghost in me
Possessed by this beautiful melody
Just come with me I’ll make you see
To dance with the dead is your destiny
Oh, no, we’re afraid of the night
You’ll be safe, just be brave, there’s no need to be scared
Oh no, we’ll stay here in the light
Come on have some fun, you will see the sun, when the show is done, follow if you dare
[Verse 2]
Hope fades as I’m closing the door
Too late, you can’t leave anymore
Old fairy tales play by the rules
Here there be monsters and here there be ghouls
[Chorus]
It’s time to free the ghost in me
Possessed by this beautiful melody
Just come with me I’ll make you see
To dance with the dead is your destiny
We know you’re a witch in disguise
Follow me and you’ll see what I’m singing is true
Oh, no, don’t look into her eyes
As I hypnotize you will realize you cannot escape (the) yellow and the blue
It’s time to free the ghost in thee
Give in to the dark phantoms agony
Our choir sings eternal songs
Abandon your fears while you sing along
We wonder what the shadows hide
Not scared anymore we shall go inside
The one unnamed's compelling thee
To echo this melody endlessly
Take one more step beyond this door
And you will be singing forevermore
The orchestra's playing
Dark melodies swaying
Enchanting, betraying
It’s time...
Feel it beginning
Everything's spinning
Thunder, lightning
Joyfully frightening
Come and join the night with me
Come enjoy the ride with me
Let your ghost be free
So now you see
The ghost in me
Eternally singing in harmony
And finally
We all agree
To dance with the dead is our destiny
As you surrender to me
Gone are the days of being afraid
Sing with me for eternity
Come take my hand
It’s not too late
This must be fate
If you only trust me
I'll show you the way
My way
Come together
Dance forever
Join us in our
Endless nightmare
Embracing the night
While you sing
With us
Forevermore
You do know the video description also has them, right?
Nice copy and paste from the vids description, you know likes don't get you anything on this app right?
Simone has become a truly all-over artist. She can sing and act at the same time and her vocals are sublime. I got goosebumps. And their choir work is astounding. I know many would disagree, but this is far superior to Nightwish and all the other bands in the genre. Epica are the masters of symphonic metal now.
Epica is by far more creative, more productive and more rewarding to their fans than all other bands in the genre these days.
I do not disagree. I think that musically, Nightwish can get a bit... Inauthentic when it takes to the symphonic part, sometimes it gets artificial and I find it tacky. I never liked Nightwish, I just started to watch their videos live because of Floor, to be fair.
But to each their own. I respect other people's tastes...I just don't share the same opinion when it takes to Nightwish... (Also, the way they work as a band... It's more like an office job than a project between good friends that appreciate each other... I'm used to bands that are as united as brothers.)
YES! :)
There’s room for both. And others.
I agree with this concise and accurate summation. Epica are indeed the masters of symphonic metal now, especially their live shows, they just crush it. Also of the elite are Leaves Eyes (my personal favorite, they just keep getting better with each new album and have not lost a step) and older Nightwish, when they had Tarja on vocals.
One of my favourite metal bands, covering one of my favourite classical songs. It is wonderfull! Thank you, Epica!
¿Como hacen para sorprendernos siempre? Llevo 17 años siendo su fan y su trayectoria es impecable. Gracias por todo lo bueno que nos dan! Que viva la música! Y que viva el metal sinfónico
Sin duda alguna tampoco me decepcionan, cada álbum es asombroso! ❤😊
Cuál es el que más te gusta? :p
Los sigo desde el principio, los he visto en vivo y no han decepcionado jamás. Han ido mejorando y creciendo álbum tras álbum, son increíbles, como siempre digo, su música es como el nombre de la banda EPICA, te eleva a otros niveles y te hace experimentar cosas que otras bandas no pueden... en una sola canción es como subirse a una montaña rusa. Agradezco tanto haber conocido su música..
There are so many gems in this video... the part where Isaac walks to the front for his solo... I don't even know why. I love that part.... and of course everything else. The choir part right before the final part is also super amazing. I love it ll.... Happy I got to hear this song twice during TSS shows 😍
I love that part, the coolness points are off the charts!!!
"How many times have you watched this?"
Me: "yes"
Yes 🥰
A hundred 😂❤
i'm going to do it... 2 times listening... cming to "yes" haHAHAH
im listening non stop on youtube music
haha yes!
Please release this song on spotify. I'm too addicted to this song
As a Classical Trained pianist when I saw/heard this at The Symphonic Synergy I couldn't believe it. Saint Saëns is one of my favorite composer followed by Beethoven and Rajmaninov. This is a fantastic Spooky gift 💜💜💜 LOVE IT
All this for an attraction at the efteling. It's so cool.
" Give in to the dark phantoms agony " and then over 20 years later here we are ! I recently started to watch a lot of The Ghost in Me live videos and said : " How could would it be if Epi started more with soundtrack like music "... and this came! ♥ I have to visit the efteling :)
Nice job- I always love the way Epica uses the choirs and orchestras! Beautiful
the choir, the laughter, the musical vibe, i love everything about it! wish epica would release more songs like this, it really sounds amazing
Epica and Efteling together? Magic! Hopefully this song figures in the ride itself at some point!
The ride should have a speaker on it that plays the song on repeat all day whenever the theme park is in operation.
@@keithnichols6867As much as I like the song I absolutely dont want that. It would ruin the vibe and atmosphere of the park.
@@PoffHistory At least add the choirs
@@somethinborrowed We shall see. Spookslot, Danse Macabres predecessor also had a song (kind of) by Kate Bush and that was never played at the park.
@@PoffHistory that wasnt just one song but several from her debuut album The Kick Inside which had nothing to do with Spookslot or Saint-Saëns. This one does.
SUPERB. This song has always been Epica's to do. This was just the right mix of cheese and fright, classical operetta style and metal. The children's choir seems to be a mainstay now, which is a good thing. Simone's voice is mindblowing. If the next album is going to be anything like this, its going to be a good one!
WOW!.....dance macabre is one of my most favorite Classical music!
Call me crazy but in my humble opinion this Epica's best song, best video and Simone's best vocals
Finally someone does this wonderful piece justice in a modern/metal setting. Move over Jonathan Creek, Epica are here 🖤🖤🖤
OMG, another Jonathan Creek fan!!! I absolutely love what Epica did with my favorite Saint Saens piece!!!
The consistency of this band needs to be studied.
Great comment
100%
Consistency in evolution, a signature sound that keeps reinventing and renewing itself - quite incredible!!
@@markwilson4535 They literally refuse to miss.
Tell me about it. They don’t know how to make bad music
This is soooo cool! Bringing my love for the old haunted house, Epica and the music piece Danse Macabre together in this video. Masterpiece!!
It was amazing hearing this song debut at the Symphonic Synergy show and the studio version is AWESOME!!
I always wanted to see Epica doing something in this dark fantasy vibe, and now... THIS IS AMAZING, you guys always outdid yourselves!
You guys seriously just combined theme park, metal and Camille Saint Saens ?! I'm officially in nerd heaven
It's about time Hollywood discovers Epica! Epica MUST get a title song for some blockbuster movie! They deserve to get much more fame with a much bigger audience. Always great live shows, catchy current lyrics with content. unusually Epic Epica.
Screw Hollywood.
I want Epica in the end credits of a horror movie. Anything from A24 would be a fun match.
SHUT UP! They're good where they are, in the metal world, far away from the disgusting, corrupted mainstream industry.
They do not need hollywood. Hollywood ruins everything they touch these days.
Hier moet even naar gekeken worden.
😂
😂😂😂😂
Maar niets aan gedaan worden, alleen tijdens de rit, of hoe je het ook noemt in deze attractie.
Jammer dat je Niels niet kunt taggen.
😂😂😂😂😂
A lyrical rock transformation of Danse Macabre? F--- YES!
O my God, It's amazing how the music and the video can make the hair on my body stand on its end.
Kudos to you guys!
This song needs to be on all streaming platforms! We need more spooky Epica songs!
This warms my heart, the fusion between the original piece and Epica’s amazing interpretation is just so wonderful. Proud of my favorite band right now.❤
Oh my god I’ve been waiting for forever for a metal cover of Danse Macabre and this DELIVERED 😍 I’m obsessed!!
This blew me away, BRAVO!!!!
Ah, Epica, within the shadowed, rugged recesses of this lugubrious multiverse, where darkness is dense and bright burns, you have crafted this dreadfully sublime gift for Halloween. As a devoted Vampiric Goth, Metalhead, and nefarious admirer of Danse Macabre, I can assert: this is, inexorably, the most magnificent adaptation of Danse Macabre of all time. Accept the worthy congratulations of the Hydrakaos cell!
I think there is no better way to promote a new attraction than with an absolutely amazing song - I am both a huge fan of symphonic metal and a theme park enthusiast, so I absolute love this ❤
And now, my anticipation for this ride is bigger than ever 🤘🏻
This is the best Rock interpertation of Dance Macabre I've ever heard. Well Done !!!!
WTF?? This, a few days before Dance Macabre opens?? Brilliant, absolutely BRILLIANT!!
Geweldig. Het plaatje is compleet. Danse Macabre en jullie nummer passen als gegoten. Gisteren hebben wij de atractie gedaan, deze gaf ons kippenvel en dit nummer ook.
Omg 😳
What the amazing epic song 🎶👌🏻
epica the best band ever 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Big fan from Iraq 🇮🇶
“Give in to the dark phantoms agony”, I see what you did there! 👀
Love this song, been playing in my head since I heard it at the Symphonic Synergy!
This Arcana and Aspiral have been in my head a ton since seeing them on the 19th, very happy one has an official studio release now x3
Such an amazing use of Saint-Saëns' phenomenal piece! Epica totally knocks it out of the park!
Brilliant. I loved this at the live concert as well!
Please please release this show on DVD, BluRay and CD as soon as possible. Wow
Amazing, I want to hear alll the new songs so bad. Simone looks so gorgeous. 🖤
I was not prepared for Epica and Camille Saint-Saens all in one song but it seems like it is something I always needed❤️
This song is a collab betweem epica and Efteling, a dutch themepark. They had a attraction called spookslot wich translates to ghost caslte. It had danse macabre as the ride song and it was a classical ride and a monument in the park but unfortunatly it had to close in 2022 and they built a new attraction called danse macabre and it opens next week on hallowween and in spookslot kate bush record a song there so they wanted a new song also with danse macabre. I think its so cool as its my home park and came here since i was a child and also a metal head
The song is rare but good. THE SOLO IS AMAZING!
need this on spotify asap!!
This is so amazing, please include this track on the regular setlist ❤
Magnificent, a full album with this theme would be amazing…🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hearing the real Efteling sounds and rifs makes this sooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!
You know what I just realised and not everyone might know? When the Efteling opened "Het Spookslot" (the former hunted house), Kate Bush shot a video in the attraction when they opened it. This time, Epica gets to have the honor.
The Efteling doesn't have bad taste!
Kate Bush has her own tombstone in the old ( and most likely also in the new one) hunted house and looking at the video Epica has got their's too.
@@guidobouman2819 They do! I found an article mentioning it's located outside in the graveyard. (Which saves my eldest the trouble of looking for it next week. I was wondering whether the tomb stone was there to stay)
I suppose they kept Kate Bush's tomb stone too?
What video did Kate Bush make? I’d love to see it.
@@KamariaBarvon She made an entire special with 6 songs or something, simply search for 'Kate Bush Efteling' and you will find it i guess.
@@KamariaBarvon ua-cam.com/video/U6Uxb9etH04/v-deo.htmlsi=h-3pExR87hUqXp_H
Oh yeah we need this on streaming and everywhere like YESTERDAY 😍
I agree! I looked on Spotify and it's not released on there yet 😞
My God… I’ve ever loved Saint Saenz Danse Macabre and also Épica. But this… a mix of both of them, It’s just amazing!
I became a Epica fan in 2005 , they have never disappointed me in the new work .. always come up with a masterpiece ❤❤❤
OMFG, that was insanely good!!! Epica as always keep making the best songs ever. Love the song.
I knew that it will come. Thank you so much Epica! It would be a nice surprise, if this song will be on the new album.
The guitar solo goes HAAARD. I got goosebumps
I've seen the song live at Afas Live. I had goosebomps the moment the choirs started!
Dudeee this is so INSANE, LOVE IT with Saint Saëns Danse Macabre!! 😍😍
Can't stop repeating! 🎃💀🦇
EPICA best band ever! They ROCKS. This is huge.
I love them back to symphonic again! And the guitar solo... made my day, then my week.... perhaps my month...?? Isaac Delahaye hears like still couldn't forget how to improve a song!
Absolutely brilliant. Such an amazing band.
That's awesome! Epica is really out of this world.
man this is actually fire, i love your guys stuff so much. like i listen to yall 24/7. this is the first song that has come out after i started listening to yall, and man, its a banger, i cant wait for the new album. wish you guys the best of luck in everything!
very true
I get real goosebumps when I hear the part "It's time to free the ghost in me
Possessed by this beautiful melody
Just come with me I'll make you see
To dance with the dead is your destiny
Oh, no, we're afraid of the night
You'll be safe, just be brave, there's no need to be scared
Oh no, we'll stay here in the light
Come on have some fun, you will see the sun, when the show is done, follow if you dare"
It is sooo beautiful!!
This was so freaking amazing live at the Symphonic Synergy.
I was so disappointed when I looked it up after the concert and it wasn’t out yet. It was so good!
True masterpiece ❤
Epica never fails to impress
And just another masterpiece!
Camille Saint Sance would be proud to see his music brought back to life with the electric power of rock and opera. Welldone
Just in time for the 150th anniversary of this tune. Still works.
Please release this, I need this in every playlist I have!!!!!😍😍😍😍
November.
For me best metal band...i am 47 years old and listen metal since 1990❤
Просто шедеврально!!! Epica как всегда на высоте!
I stopped listening to this song for like two weeks because I was abusing the replay button... I just came back.... IT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS
I was not expecting for this!! I loved this song so much in the latest concert, thanks for the official video!
Seriously so incredible!!!!!
Somehow I keep coming back to this song. It's just way too amazing, and it even matches my mood today: low social battery needed to recharge on my way home from a babyshower. It was fun, but just a bit too much.. This song is being played at max volume today 😅😅
The new masterpiece of EPICA! I love this song! This band is greater than great!!! 🎙🎸🎸⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The collaboration we never knew we wanted, yet still got🤟❤
This is going to be on constant repeat for the next week at least!!!! Yet again absolutely stunning!!
Omg, Thriller vibes in the end! It's amazing!