00:00 : Indigo (Prologue) 02:05: The Obsessive Devotion 09:18 : Menace of Vanity 13:33 : Chasing the Dragon 21:12 : Never Enough 26:01 : La'Petach Chatat Rovetz (The Last Embrace) (Instrumental) 27:46 : Death of A Dream (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt VII) 34:02 : Living A Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt VIII) 38:35 : Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt IX) 47:30 : Beyond Belief 52:54 : Safeguard to Paradise 56:42 : Sancta Terra 1:01:38 : The Divine Conspiracy
Great concept album, with a lot of heavy, melodic and bombastic moments. Furthermore, its interessting how the lyrics bring the reflection that the several religions try to reveal that humankind is one and the same entitiy, despite its cultural and spiritual differences.
Dear Epica, please do a commemorative tour of this album, as you did with "Design Your Universe". We, Brazilian fans, would enjoy it immensely and attend the show in force.
My ranking of the songs: 13. La Fetach Chatat Rovetz 12. Indigo (my favorite EPICA prologue) 11. Beyond Belief 10. Death of a Dream 9. Menace of Vanity 8. Living a Lie 7. Safeguard to Paradise 6. Never Enough 5. Sancta Terra 4. Chasing the Dragon 3. Fools of Damnation 2. The Obsessive Devotion 1. The Divine Conspiracy
@@genapoli9747 Slovakia, I double checked, but this album is indeed not listed for me :( I had the same problem with Galneryus - Angel of Salvation not being on Spotify for me, that is why I switched to Apple Music o(╥﹏╥)o
This album is quite the masterpiece! Their longest standard release yet. I hope "The Phantom Agony" is next. And if there could be full album streams of at least "Prison of Desire" and "Decipher" by After Forever, through Floor Jansen's page, that would be amazing! It would complete that era of connected themes and sounds.
Epic album! Fav tracks: The Obsessive Devotion, Chasing the Dragon, Death of a Dream, Fools of Damnation, Beyond Belief, Safeguard to Paradise and the Divine Cospiracy. Absolutely LOVE the orchestration. 💙 P.S. We need the beautiful cover - ballad Higher High on Spotify!
Just found my real copy of the album from my parents house among other albums. I noticed the albums have great artwork. I used to play these so many times. Gotta get myself a cd player so I can do that again.
In my opinion, this was the album that ended an era for Epica. It’s a beautiful album, but once Design Your Universe came along, you can hear that Epica found their true voice ♥️
@@jackbrown4697 If by "classic Epica lineup" you mean the original lineup, this album did not have the classic lineup since Arien recorded the drums for it.
Gaaahd. I love this band so much. so much memories growing up listening to this. sure. I love rock snd metal. But there is something different listening to gothic symphonic orchestral metal.v
I'd really like to know when are going to have an official track release of Higher High with the album in music apps and here in UA-cam 🥲🥲 c'mon is one of Epica's most beautiful songs...
Using Muslim Call of Prayers in Fools of Damnation was wrong choice and offensive. It is good thing they grown out of that habit, I see how Mark loved using Arabic words in Epica songs but he must use them in their context.
It was a great choice exactly because it's offensive to religious nutjobs and fits the context of the song and the album perfectly. A malevolent godlike being or a religious leader calling their fools to dance to their twisted tune. I remember when the song was uploaded on early UA-cam and the comment section was filled with death threats. They had some balls and I wish they've kept them.
@@dingodango7331 Nope! such acts radicalise people doesn't free them from radicalism or enlighten them. it goes the other way around it even make moderate would feel attacked which benefits radicles. the call of prayer is in Arabic it has no context no translation, it would subconsciously be understood by none adherent to that religion as negative and evil which create some sort of radicalization of none Muslims against Muslims it also harm Epica image as an international band as intolerant and picking on certain group. show me a song by epica talk about Jewish fanaticism or Zionism by using ancient Hebrew... they wouldn't dare. Under law in the Netherlands freedom of speech doesn't exist if you talk about these things. Epica attack just one religion that Islam in many of their songs or Catholicism in few songs like cry for the moon and living a lie... like in façade of reality there is no need to use tony Blair speech which not only destroyed the song it has automatically made you pro tony Blair without knowing . tony blair responsible for many war crimes. I love their older stuff actually but I also like things to be in their right place. there was no need for call of prayer to be there it actually hide beauty of the instruments. also the vers fool dance with again doesn't fit the melody with the chores it is not that perfect as song
@@starcapture3040 anything that exposes this demonic barbaric religion and reveals the truth is offensive and bad to Muslims haha and they scream allahu akbar and kill the guy who say these just to prove that they are peaceful and right lol
muslims get offended by anything that exposes they lies and reveals truth they want to scream allahu akbar and unalive others to prove they are peaceful..
00:00 : Indigo (Prologue)
02:05: The Obsessive Devotion
09:18 : Menace of Vanity
13:33 : Chasing the Dragon
21:12 : Never Enough
26:01 : La'Petach Chatat Rovetz (The Last Embrace) (Instrumental)
27:46 : Death of A Dream (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt VII)
34:02 : Living A Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt VIII)
38:35 : Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt IX)
47:30 : Beyond Belief
52:54 : Safeguard to Paradise
56:42 : Sancta Terra
1:01:38 : The Divine Conspiracy
Thanks
Great concept album, with a lot of heavy, melodic and bombastic moments. Furthermore, its interessting how the lyrics bring the reflection that the several religions try to reveal that humankind is one and the same entitiy, despite its cultural and spiritual differences.
Definitely one of the best symphonic metal albums of all time! Majestic masterpiece! I love this dark heavy Epica.
this, without a doubt is my all time favourite album. ive most probably heard it a hundred times already! masterpieces after masterpieces!
Chasing the dragon, goosebumps every fuckin' time 🔥
Dear Epica, please do a commemorative tour of this album, as you did with "Design Your Universe". We, Brazilian fans, would enjoy it immensely and attend the show in force.
Goosebumps everytime! I hope many people could hear their songs and the like. They are missing out.
I love Epica, long live to Epica, blessings
This was the first album I got 😍 I couldn‘t afford it before. And this one was a present by my sister. Sooooo many good memories attached to it ♥️
Chasing the dragon ❤
Obsessive devotion 🔥
Should've been the album's singles! At least with a shorter version like Never Enough.
Awesome album with an equally awesome cover. 🤘😍
My favourite is Sancta Terra. Can’t stop listening!
This my favourite album!!
Just what I needed today
I'm waiting for you guys here in Brazil - Fortaleza - Ceará.
My TOP 3:
III. Chasing the dragon
II. The Obsessive Devotion
I. (FAV) Fools of Damnation
My ranking of the songs:
13. La Fetach Chatat Rovetz
12. Indigo (my favorite EPICA prologue)
11. Beyond Belief
10. Death of a Dream
9. Menace of Vanity
8. Living a Lie
7. Safeguard to Paradise
6. Never Enough
5. Sancta Terra
4. Chasing the Dragon
3. Fools of Damnation
2. The Obsessive Devotion
1. The Divine Conspiracy
My favourite Epica Album!!!!
Yay! Finally, I can listen to this album, it is the only one I can't access through Apple Music in my country but it is one of my favorites 🥲
Чё у Вас за страна?
Выдали очень песенный альбом👍🤘👏
@@genapoli9747 Slovakia, I double checked, but this album is indeed not listed for me :( I had the same problem with Galneryus - Angel of Salvation not being on Spotify for me, that is why I switched to Apple Music o(╥﹏╥)o
@@michalkratky5203
But what???🤔😁
@@michalkratky5203 🤔🤔🤔
Indigo is the 2nd best album opener behind Originem, imo, never gets old as a great buildup
absolutely amazing, The Obsessive Devotion
This album is quite the masterpiece! Their longest standard release yet. I hope "The Phantom Agony" is next. And if there could be full album streams of at least "Prison of Desire" and "Decipher" by After Forever, through Floor Jansen's page, that would be amazing! It would complete that era of connected themes and sounds.
NEVER ENOUGH! what a memoriessssss
I LOVE YOU QUEEN SIMONE SIMONS MY LOVE MY GODDESS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱
Epic album! Fav tracks: The Obsessive Devotion, Chasing the Dragon, Death of a Dream, Fools of Damnation, Beyond Belief, Safeguard to Paradise and the Divine Cospiracy. Absolutely LOVE the orchestration. 💙 P.S. We need the beautiful cover - ballad Higher High on Spotify!
And Fear Factory's cover, REPLICA!
Just found my real copy of the album from my parents house among other albums. I noticed the albums have great artwork. I used to play these so many times. Gotta get myself a cd player so I can do that again.
Hello from Brussels in Belgium... ✌👑
From Russia with love!!!
In my opinion, this was the album that ended an era for Epica. It’s a beautiful album, but once Design Your Universe came along, you can hear that Epica found their true voice ♥️
Después de The Quantum Enigma, éste es mi segundo álbum favorito de EPICA 😎🤘🤘 y uno que me trae muchos recuerdos.
I love this album so much ❤
Eu sou apaixonada por esse álbum!! Meu sonho uma tour comemorativa dele! ❤️
The best álbum 😍
My favourite! 💙🍎
One of my favorite Epica's albuns..
Какая красотища!!!
Как она ПОЁТ?Я плакаю😢
❤❤ de los mejores albums que hay, hermosísimo, los coros, la percusión, en verdad los orígenes de esta banda. Bellísimo ❤🤘✨👏🏻☺️
hahah I was listening just now 🖤🖤🖤
My favourite Epica album 🥰
great album! i love epica and simone simons
The best Epica album ever as far as I'm concerned 🤘🤘🤘
CTO and DYU🤘🤘
@ianmagundayao1175 Design Your Universe is one of my favourites too. Epica is a brilliant band.
yeah!! very very brilliant, epic and living legend.🤘🤘
have you seen them live?
@ianmagundayao1175 not yet. Hopefully someday 🤘
Очень,очень правильная пластинка!!!
Ну очень крутой супер!!!
Thanks
My favorite album with the classic Epica lineup
Same, but Design Your Universe is a VERY close second
@@jackbrown4697 If by "classic Epica lineup" you mean the original lineup, this album did not have the classic lineup since Arien recorded the drums for it.
@keithnichols6867 fair enough, it's certainly not new though by any means 😂
@@jackbrown4697 Indeed. It was the newest album when I first heard about Epica so long ago.
Gaaahd. I love this band so much. so much memories growing up listening to this. sure. I love rock snd metal. But there is something different listening to gothic symphonic orchestral metal.v
Que buen álbum todos los días lo escucho y jamás me canso. Cómo no amarlos🖤
Indigo is the best intro ❤
Amazing album!
Thank you!
Please play Death of a Dream and Fools of Damnation for the Symphonic Synergy concerts / releases
@@what_the_hec7 yes pleeeaseeeeee
Это очень круто❤
Рыжаяяяя...
Крутая пластинка!!!
Рыжик распелась очень круто!!!
Эпика,как всегда очень круто!!!
I'd really like to know when are going to have an official track release of Higher High with the album in music apps and here in UA-cam 🥲🥲 c'mon is one of Epica's most beautiful songs...
YEAHHHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hell yeah!
Dari dulu ga pernh bosen dengerin epica
Baru sekali liat epica perform di Hammersonic festival moga tahun depan epica main lg di Hammersonic
Certified classic.
❤ I love epica ❤fantastic 🔥🔥🤘🤘😎😎
GREAT ÁLBUM 💀🤘
Как рижик ПОЁТ!!!
Песня!!!
Esse era o tempo, do verdadeiro Épica... Mas, tudo passa!
Eu gosto muito dessa fase. Mas pra mim eles chegaram ao auge em Design Your Universe. Apesar de The Quantum Enigma ser muito bom também.
It would be incredible to hear a remastering of this album.
As a big Epica Fan i miss you on Bandcamp
Grandioso.
Keren banget nich
Anjay ada orang Indo juga cuy
@@agusartwork2563 Banyak Donk orang Indonesia yank suka juga dengan Epica
@@jimmyhendrik1933 iya kah ? Saya baru nemu 3 orang yang beneran dengerin Epica di sini..
A huge peak !!!!!
Perfeito❤❤❤❤❤
Guess wo started listening to Death of a dream recently? Now the upload - the same happened to TQE and Omega alive. :)
gracias
Classic ✨✨✨
Divinement spirituel
If only you released instrumental of official quality with that album. Cheers from Ukraine
Nice
From 🇧🇪
A video of this live would be amazing. Or produced.
I love you so much, please come to venezuela again.
Круто!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
🤘🏻🇲🇽🖤
SUPERBE
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👍👍👍
даже с вступления муражки, что говорить о группе в целом? люблю Эпика, пусть хоть удастся почувствовать присутствие группы в рашке...
where is Higher High?????
🤨
Discaso gente , Simone en su prime
Первый!😊
кончелыга
Chyba jednak wolę Sirenie
Using Muslim Call of Prayers in Fools of Damnation was wrong choice and offensive. It is good thing they grown out of that habit, I see how Mark loved using Arabic words in Epica songs but he must use them in their context.
It was a great choice exactly because it's offensive to religious nutjobs and fits the context of the song and the album perfectly. A malevolent godlike being or a religious leader calling their fools to dance to their twisted tune. I remember when the song was uploaded on early UA-cam and the comment section was filled with death threats. They had some balls and I wish they've kept them.
@@dingodango7331 Nope! such acts radicalise people doesn't free them from radicalism or enlighten them. it goes the other way around it even make moderate would feel attacked which benefits radicles. the call of prayer is in Arabic it has no context no translation, it would subconsciously be understood by none adherent to that religion as negative and evil which create some sort of radicalization of none Muslims against Muslims it also harm Epica image as an international band as intolerant and picking on certain group. show me a song by epica talk about Jewish fanaticism or Zionism by using ancient Hebrew... they wouldn't dare. Under law in the Netherlands freedom of speech doesn't exist if you talk about these things. Epica attack just one religion that Islam in many of their songs or Catholicism in few songs like cry for the moon and living a lie... like in façade of reality there is no need to use tony Blair speech which not only destroyed the song it has automatically made you pro tony Blair without knowing . tony blair responsible for many war crimes. I love their older stuff actually but I also like things to be in their right place. there was no need for call of prayer to be there it actually hide beauty of the instruments. also the vers fool dance with again doesn't fit the melody with the chores it is not that perfect as song
@@dingodango7331 my comment to you was removed!
@@starcapture3040 anything that exposes this demonic barbaric religion and reveals the truth is offensive and bad to Muslims haha and they scream allahu akbar and kill the guy who say these just to prove that they are peaceful and right lol
muslims get offended by anything that exposes they lies and reveals truth they want to scream allahu akbar and unalive others to prove they are peaceful..
A huge peak!!!!!
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