After years of being in the wrong hemisphere to see Epica, I got myself to Amsterdam last week to see them live for the first time. It was a special concert as they performed with the live orchestra and choir. This song was the closer. I wasn’t planning on the mosh pit, but the circle pit opened up next to me and I ran in on a whim haha. As you mentioned, they always look to enjoy playing live which is infectious. Simone is awesome, but she does take a step back in this song, so don’t worry about forgetting to mention her here. The whole band is incredible, not all their songs have solos, but when they do decide to throw one in, it’s so tasty.
I think it was 2006 when I heard it live the first time. Epica was touring N. America opening for Kamelot. It was their tour for the album Consign to Oblivion.
@@trokoshea1 the album "consign to oblivion" was released in 2005. i was wrong by one year, although technically the song itself could have been written back in 2004 😁
The best $60 I ever spent was Epica's Omega Alive to watch during lockdown. Has to be seen to be believed. That wasn't a streaming concert, Omega Alive is an experience.
I had the chance to see Epica wth Orchestra and choir just a week ago on ther "Symphonic Synergy" show. It was awesome. They recorded it, and so I hope in a couple of maoths, we get some neat live videos from it. In terms of symphonic metal, I consider Epica masters in giving orchestra and choir a very distictive voice, and not just make it background sound. There song whch demonstrates this best is "The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality". there is unfortunately not good live video of it, but there s a beautifull lyrics video here: ua-cam.com/video/CYlQJ_t2iks/v-deo.html I suggest you put it into your beanie of justice.
What a great analysis man! Epica is for me the best symphonic band ever. New suscriber =) You should check “Kingdom of Heaven part 3” from Omega Alive (live stream concert during COVID - awesome show-). Also you should check “The Holographic Principle” (studio version- unfortunately they don’t play it live). Keep them coming!! Cheers
This is the title track from their second album from 2005 so it has stood the test of time. They still use it as a closing number or encore even to this day. Just an awesome song.
Just saw them in their recent amsterdam show. They performed this song, and the wall if death opened about 5 feet from me. A bit too much at my age, but the criwd and the band are definitely having fun the whole performance. It was amazing to see.
Great analysis man. Epica has many masterpieces in this caliber, although this one is up there at the top 5. Check out this top notch masterpiece that is not being reviewed very often in YT - Epica - The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality
The name of this band is NOT false advertising. This song is just perfection, it's so smooth, polished, heavy and interesting! It's like a baroque symphony with kickdrums and 7 string guitars! Really digging the dive into theory and improv session you did after the song, that is exactly what I want from reactors, thank you.
GL with new channel...considering old channel reacted to a lot of the bread and butter rx songs already and cant pretend otherwise, gonna be interesting to see how build channel without repeating, and informative
I always thought that you had done this one with the other guys. Your face was a picture when the keyboard was surfing, I thought all bands had there keyboards on a track system 🤣🤣
Epica live is ridiculously good haha technicians at the right point, heavy and melodic at the same time and very executed transitions… from classic to melodic death in minutes
It do make sense that a symphonic metal band like Epica create a wall of death(wall of epica) as even they do have ballads, and the symphonic orchestra, they also got a lot of songs with death metal riffs and growls.. btw, that Simone hold the mic to Coen(the keyboard player) is kind of a trick, he pretend to do the scream, but it is infact Mark who do all the other growls, that is screaming.. It is a perfect end to the show, and Epica used it like that many times..
@@nikosv95 well I have been listening to prog since the 1960s. I grew up listening to Emerson Lake and Palmer. Yes, King crimson, Jethro Tull, Kansas, procol Harum and many others. I understand what prog is. It may have changed a little bit over the years but the concept is still the same. Unique, complex melodies with multiple time changes is typical of genre. Why do we have to be so judgmental about what genre is which?
@@PittDaddy You need to listen to contemporary prog bands. Dream Theater, Opeth, Haken,Tool, Meshuggah, Cynic, Porcupine Tree, Gojira, Mastodon, Pain of Salvation, Devin Townsend, etc... Then come back and tell me if epica is prog (spoiler alert: it isnt)
@@nikosv95 I've listed to almost all those bands as well. Epica is primarily symphonic metal but with overtones of melodic death metal and prog. A band doesn't have to just fit into one category. We need to stop trying to shove bands into one category.
@@PittDaddy I agree with the last part. But in your first comment you called them "another level of prog", as in mind-bending prog or smth. Given you have listened to all those bands, your statement doesn't make any sense. Epica is not "more prog" or "better prog" than all the big prog bands. Their prog elements are really small, and i woudn't even call it prog to begin with.
It's always interesting hearing what people think in regards to usage of orchestra in a song. Epica is certainly among my favorites in their application, along with Nightwish of course (Scaretale is an amazing use of orchestra). Some people have mentioned The Holographic Principle as a good example for another song to look into from Epica. Hey Twon since you call yourself a musician and vocalist, does that mean you don't consider vocalists musicians? :P
Hi twon yes we get that same way every time to this classic epica song especially the beautiful vocals of the equally beautiful simone simmons . And I like to leave a suggestion for the beanie and it's for epica nightwishes sister band Wintersun for Wintersun land of snow and sorrow live rehearsal at the sonic pump studio in Finland from the wintersun jari UA-cam channel which SC reacted to Wintersun sons of winter and stars from the same video set of three and twon please acknowledge the bandmembers for Wintersun they are jari founder of wintersun guitar and vocals teemu guitar vocals current Megadeth band member jukka bass guitar vocals current nightwish member kai drums also known as the human drum machine current member of nightwish . And I would suggest watch the Wintersun official channel Wintersun if you want to do more research about the band and it's history. So send me a reply back if you read my comments. Thank you Wintersun Alex ❄️🤘
Something to put in the beanie: Singing -"EPICA feat. APOCALYPTICA - Rivers (Live At The AFAS LIVE)". Screaming -"NEMOPHILA / ZEN [Official Live Video]".
do you know aviations? i would suggest you coma or outliers, they're rally good prog band. Also, for the "didn't expect wall of death in symphonic", you gotta listen to seven spires!
you owe Simone Simons some love lmao, this is the second time you done her wrong and i think you should make it up to her by reacting to the spooky "Epica - Ghost in Me (Danse Macabre)" they just released
Why would you not expect a wall of death/mosh pit, this is still metal. Even Baby Metal has the wall of death, check out Road of Resistance from the Japan live show.
The Warning has started releasing all of the performances from their Pepsi Centre show last year in Mexico City and all have an incredible audio/video mix and the performances are a masterclass in stage presence, so I would strongly suggest reacting to those.
Oh Anthony, you didn't recognise the couple of bars of "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, on the keyboard, quite appropriate for Paris wouldn't you say. . . . . And yes, the keyboard is on rails. And, Mr. Respected guitar man, you didn't notice a 7 string Ibanez and a 7 string Les Paul ? 🙂
@@Anthony_Corso I'll let you off Anthony, you're a good man. Whereas I'm a pedantic, contentious, cantankerous and curmudgeonly real old fart. That's probably not going to change anytime soon. I appreciate your stuff, thank you for the efforts.
Sorry if this is not new information. That "what??" moment at 7:39 is part of the French National Anthem. :)
Coen on keyboards is a REAL character!
If you haven't checked it out. Their song 'Kingdom of Heaven' pt 3. (Omega Alive). It'll blow you away.
Hi Anthony, you wanna see an Epica Piano Solo? Check out "Kingdom of Heaven Part 3" at their Omega Alive Show.
yes! also once upon a nightmare from the same show
After years of being in the wrong hemisphere to see Epica, I got myself to Amsterdam last week to see them live for the first time. It was a special concert as they performed with the live orchestra and choir.
This song was the closer. I wasn’t planning on the mosh pit, but the circle pit opened up next to me and I ran in on a whim haha.
As you mentioned, they always look to enjoy playing live which is infectious. Simone is awesome, but she does take a step back in this song, so don’t worry about forgetting to mention her here. The whole band is incredible, not all their songs have solos, but when they do decide to throw one in, it’s so tasty.
it's a mind blowing thing, that's it 😅
this song is already 20 years old
I think it was 2006 when I heard it live the first time. Epica was touring N. America opening for Kamelot. It was their tour for the album Consign to Oblivion.
@@trokoshea1 the album "consign to oblivion" was released in 2005. i was wrong by one year, although technically the song itself could have been written back in 2004 😁
Time flies...
I always wanted to see you guys react to this one in the SC days
Really interesting analysis Glad to see you back
One week ago Epica had a livestream concert with a full live orchestra. They also played Consign to Oblivion, it was fantastic.
I saw the show live in Amsterdam. Was an amazing expierence.
was there live. absolutely INSANE.
My fav band in the world \m/ and epic reaction!
Great reaction! This video deserves more views!
The best $60 I ever spent was Epica's Omega Alive to watch during lockdown.
Has to be seen to be believed.
That wasn't a streaming concert, Omega Alive is an experience.
Yup, was the highlight of the COVID era for me, balls to the walls epic.
This is why EPICA are considered as a "Symphonic Death Metal-Band with Gothic and Black Metal Influences"
Well said!!
I had the chance to see Epica wth Orchestra and choir just a week ago on ther "Symphonic Synergy" show. It was awesome. They recorded it, and so I hope in a couple of maoths, we get some neat live videos from it.
In terms of symphonic metal, I consider Epica masters in giving orchestra and choir a very distictive voice, and not just make it background sound. There song whch demonstrates this best is "The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality". there is unfortunately not good live video of it, but there s a beautifull lyrics video here: ua-cam.com/video/CYlQJ_t2iks/v-deo.html
I suggest you put it into your beanie of justice.
I was there to and was blown away! There was a children's choir for a few songs witch give me chills. This song was also there closing song.
My favorite Epica song! 🤘🔥 SIMONE !!!
What a great analysis man! Epica is for me the best symphonic band ever. New suscriber =)
You should check “Kingdom of Heaven part 3” from Omega Alive (live stream concert during COVID - awesome show-). Also you should check “The Holographic Principle” (studio version- unfortunately they don’t play it live).
Keep them coming!! Cheers
Absolutely yes 🤘🏻
This is the title track from their second album from 2005 so it has stood the test of time. They still use it as a closing number or encore even to this day. Just an awesome song.
I saw this band in tiny Montpellier club in November 2008. It was already really something.
Just saw them in their recent amsterdam show. They performed this song, and the wall if death opened about 5 feet from me. A bit too much at my age, but the criwd and the band are definitely having fun the whole performance. It was amazing to see.
Oh, and that show had a live full orchestra. Imagine a wall of death with that force.
Ok. I was like .. "Don't I know him? Seems so familiar" .. then the "Beanie of Justice" appeared and I was like .. oh .. ok!!
Great analysis man.
Epica has many masterpieces in this caliber, although this one is up there at the top 5.
Check out this top notch masterpiece that is not being reviewed very often in YT -
Epica - The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality
The name of this band is NOT false advertising. This song is just perfection, it's so smooth, polished, heavy and interesting! It's like a baroque symphony with kickdrums and 7 string guitars!
Really digging the dive into theory and improv session you did after the song, that is exactly what I want from reactors, thank you.
Greetings from Germany - good
Analyse. Good. Video👍😉!
I love how people react to Coen Janssen when he rides his across the stage with the synths. Not everyone notices, but when they do, it's awesome. 😀
Nice reaction. In my opinion, this is Epica’s Ghost Love Score.
GL with new channel...considering old channel reacted to a lot of the bread and butter rx songs already and cant pretend otherwise, gonna be interesting to see how build channel without repeating, and informative
Great song, great reaction.
You can not miss with an Epica song.
For the beanie of justice, i recommend Visions of Atlantis - Relase my simphony live.
I always thought that you had done this one with the other guys.
Your face was a picture when the keyboard was surfing, I thought all bands had there keyboards on a track system 🤣🤣
Epica Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 Omega Alive (During Covid) ua-cam.com/video/BdBCVMD8TiM/v-deo.html This performance is also very Epic
Epica live is ridiculously good haha technicians at the right point, heavy and melodic at the same time and very executed transitions… from classic to melodic death in minutes
It do make sense that a symphonic metal band like Epica create a wall of death(wall of epica) as even they do have ballads, and the symphonic orchestra, they also got a lot of songs with death metal riffs and growls..
btw, that Simone hold the mic to Coen(the keyboard player) is kind of a trick, he pretend to do the scream, but it is infact Mark who do all the other growls, that is screaming..
It is a perfect end to the show, and Epica used it like that many times..
Them damn Dutchies.
Hey Twon! Yon Yantz here..... great reaction!!! Love that song!
🤘🤘
For more epic proggy metal, you should react to Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope live in Colorado 2016
That would be a revisited reaction (like his Nightwish Romanticide one) since he already did it with SC
yay! there's also a more recent one, if you want higher quality, but both are good!
23:05 Yes, metal fans are insane about their divas.
The singer Simone start her singing by Epica with 17years now she is 39years and one of the best sopranos in Metall 🤘
I was really interested by what you said about using a major voicing of the fifth chord - much better analysis that you get on most channels. Thanks!
For the beanie of justice - East Of Eden - Evolve Extended Version ua-cam.com/video/gL2GQWhJaNQ/v-deo.htmlsi=N0aNCTq1REUrCH1x
Coen the Barbarian does the best howls.
Coen the Barbarian 😂
he doesn't. it's theatre. Mark does the howl.
Siiiiiick
7:37 yes, its a part of the french national anthem. 😃
Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 from Omega Alive is their Magnum Opus. It's another level of prog.
You haven't listened to much prog, have you?
@@nikosv95 well I have been listening to prog since the 1960s. I grew up listening to Emerson Lake and Palmer. Yes, King crimson, Jethro Tull, Kansas, procol Harum and many others. I understand what prog is. It may have changed a little bit over the years but the concept is still the same. Unique, complex melodies with multiple time changes is typical of genre. Why do we have to be so judgmental about what genre is which?
@@PittDaddy You need to listen to contemporary prog bands. Dream Theater, Opeth, Haken,Tool, Meshuggah, Cynic, Porcupine Tree, Gojira, Mastodon, Pain of Salvation, Devin Townsend, etc... Then come back and tell me if epica is prog (spoiler alert: it isnt)
@@nikosv95 I've listed to almost all those bands as well. Epica is primarily symphonic metal but with overtones of melodic death metal and prog. A band doesn't have to just fit into one category. We need to stop trying to shove bands into one category.
@@PittDaddy I agree with the last part. But in your first comment you called them "another level of prog", as in mind-bending prog or smth. Given you have listened to all those bands, your statement doesn't make any sense. Epica is not "more prog" or "better prog" than all the big prog bands. Their prog elements are really small, and i woudn't even call it prog to begin with.
It's always interesting hearing what people think in regards to usage of orchestra in a song. Epica is certainly among my favorites in their application, along with Nightwish of course (Scaretale is an amazing use of orchestra). Some people have mentioned The Holographic Principle as a good example for another song to look into from Epica.
Hey Twon since you call yourself a musician and vocalist, does that mean you don't consider vocalists musicians? :P
Hi twon yes we get that same way every time to this classic epica song especially the beautiful vocals of the equally beautiful simone simmons . And I like to leave a suggestion for the beanie and it's for epica nightwishes sister band Wintersun for Wintersun land of snow and sorrow live rehearsal at the sonic pump studio in Finland from the wintersun jari UA-cam channel which SC reacted to Wintersun sons of winter and stars from the same video set of three and twon please acknowledge the bandmembers for Wintersun they are jari founder of wintersun guitar and vocals teemu guitar vocals current Megadeth band member jukka bass guitar vocals current nightwish member kai drums also known as the human drum machine current member of nightwish . And I would suggest watch the Wintersun official channel Wintersun if you want to do more research about the band and it's history. So send me a reply back if you read my comments. Thank you Wintersun Alex ❄️🤘
Something to put in the beanie:
Singing -"EPICA feat. APOCALYPTICA - Rivers (Live At The AFAS LIVE)".
Screaming -"NEMOPHILA / ZEN [Official Live Video]".
IMHO Rivers ft. Apocalyptica is the most beautiful sing I have heard in my 58 years.
My small country boast with awesome metal bands such as : Blackbriar, Delain, The Gathering, Gorefest, Pestilence,
Being a guitar nerd, seeing a 7-string Gibson LP is most normal think in the world 😅
For the Beany of Justice: Wintersun - Silver Leaves
When epica play in the Netherland s they have a classic Band on the stage listen to Epica ny the hard Metall
do you know aviations? i would suggest you coma or outliers, they're rally good prog band. Also, for the "didn't expect wall of death in symphonic", you gotta listen to seven spires!
you owe Simone Simons some love lmao, this is the second time you done her wrong and i think you should make it up to her by reacting to the spooky "Epica - Ghost in Me (Danse Macabre)" they just released
For The beanie : Rush , Xanadu (live versión)
Therion - Uthark Runa please
Why would you not expect a wall of death/mosh pit, this is still metal. Even Baby Metal has the wall of death, check out Road of Resistance from the Japan live show.
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The Warning has started releasing all of the performances from their Pepsi Centre show last year in Mexico City and all have an incredible audio/video mix and the performances are a masterclass in stage presence, so I would strongly suggest reacting to those.
This is nothing compared to Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 Omega Alive ]:)
Oh Anthony, you didn't recognise the couple of bars of "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, on the keyboard, quite appropriate for Paris wouldn't you say. . . . . And yes, the keyboard is on rails.
And, Mr. Respected guitar man, you didn't notice a 7 string Ibanez and a 7 string Les Paul ?
🙂
@@572Btriode there was too much going on 😂😂
@@Anthony_Corso I'll let you off Anthony, you're a good man.
Whereas I'm a pedantic, contentious, cantankerous and curmudgeonly real old fart. That's probably not going to change anytime soon.
I appreciate your stuff, thank you for the efforts.
She is Simone Simons ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GODDESS. Male are Marco (leader), Isaac, Coen (el.key), Arien (drummer), Ron (bass),
She doesn't look ancient.
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Yes she does, but you do not know anything.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px OK. If you insist...😊
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Her dress looks like dresses of ancient goddesses on Ancient Egyptian FRESCO's.
*Mark, *Rob
Sounds a bit like a Rammstein-Nightwish collab.
"with my old band". have you guys split up?
Delain > Epica > Autumn > Within Temptation > After Forever..