EPICA - Abyss of Time (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

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  • Опубліковано 8 жов 2020
  • Abyss Of Time is the first single from Epica's eighth album Omega, out now via @NuclearBlastRecords.
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  • @RM-dn7gw
    @RM-dn7gw 3 роки тому +1847

    European metal band making mv
    The forest : "..Here we go again"

  • @AldoOjeda
    @AldoOjeda 3 роки тому +1005

    In case anyone doubted Simone was a goddess, now she dresses like one.

    • @misasnegras
      @misasnegras 3 роки тому +9

      Yes, is Ishtar jajajaja

    • @maxihetfield6635
      @maxihetfield6635 3 роки тому +4

      @@misasnegras actually it's Cetrion from mortal kombat 11

    • @Arvaniz
      @Arvaniz 3 роки тому +30

      That woman gave a 3-hour show (for the DVD Retrospect) while being several months pregnant. She IS a goddess... ;-)

    • @TerryDrumCovers1951
      @TerryDrumCovers1951 3 роки тому +6

      @@Arvaniz I have that on blu-ray. It is an incredible show and so is she. She had a male child and all I can say is what a lucky little boy indeed

    • @TerryDrumCovers1951
      @TerryDrumCovers1951 3 роки тому +2

      You bet she does. This is a well written and performed song

  • @steampunk5123
    @steampunk5123 3 роки тому +178

    Simone is literally a goddess. I didn't think her voice could get better but she always outdoes herself.

  • @El-Villano-De-La-Pelicula
    @El-Villano-De-La-Pelicula 3 роки тому +145

    After 4 years
    Epica never disapoint .
    LatinAmerica Awaits ....

  • @Joshivr
    @Joshivr 3 роки тому +843

    Lyrics:
    Fill the void in me
    See life beyond the veil
    Replace all thoughts from the abyss with cosmic energy
    Ignite the flame in thee
    Fill out the tree of your life
    We are rooted deep in the darkness
    And keep growing towards the light
    Be without your fears
    For a thousand years
    Search for stillness deep inside
    One thought that grows in the abyss of time
    Fills up the vast space with matter and life
    Free of the darkness that fetters the soul
    Find at the source the end of your goal
    Find the spark in me
    See life beyond the dream
    Replace your darkest emotions with pure divinity
    Ignite the flame in me
    Unite with your inner light
    We should free ourselves from the shadows
    And the bondage of the night
    Be without your fears
    For a thousand years
    Be the master of your life
    One thought that grows in the abyss of time
    Fills up the vast space with matter and life
    Free of the darkness that fetters the soul
    Find at the source the end of your goal
    Fight back your fears forever
    Be the master of your life
    Learn to unlearn
    In the beginning there was a timeless, space-less, nothingness
    And into that nothingness came a thought, purposeful, all-pervading
    So ended the Void
    Surge, the Demiurge
    Shaper of a false universe
    Search that deadly urge
    Your walls of self-protection are
    Walls of self-imprisonment
    Be without your fears
    For a thousand years
    Search for stillness deep inside
    Strive for harmony in duality
    To revise the book of life
    There was one thought that grew in the abyss of time
    It filled up the vast space with matter and life
    Freed from the darkness that fettered the soul
    We found at the end our reason, our goal
    We march on
    We're counting down
    To singularity
    While we drown
    We're moving on
    To master wisdom
    To be free

  • @w0lfie00
    @w0lfie00 3 роки тому +199

    wow, day to day Mark and Simone's voices gets better and better

    • @djnedro
      @djnedro 3 роки тому +6

      It's called "technology" 🤗

    • @r3dd3v1lL
      @r3dd3v1lL 3 роки тому +27

      @@djnedro Technology has fuck all to do with it. It's countless hours of training, experience and talent.

    • @paulhanwetbe212
      @paulhanwetbe212 3 роки тому +14

      That's not Mark's natural vocal. If you see them live you will notice. Not that he isn't good at it, he's one of my favorite guttural vocalist btw, but his tone in this song is so digital and ... Well, it doesn't sound natural

    • @cancelled_user
      @cancelled_user 3 роки тому +11

      I thought Simone's voice was better many years back. I've noticed many fans saying that.

    • @alifomar2422
      @alifomar2422 3 роки тому +9

      Kyle Butler she's much better now compared to a few years ago. Try compare this m.ua-cam.com/video/ktuuGE_J50g/v-deo.html (2020) with this m.ua-cam.com/video/5jVDX_2IIcU/v-deo.html (2010)

  • @crimsonsmirk
    @crimsonsmirk 3 роки тому +348

    Costume designer: So, do what do you have in mind? Ice queen? Mesopotamian princess? Fantasy alien?
    Simone/director: Yes.

    • @simonandersen2079
      @simonandersen2079 3 роки тому +4

      Exactly, let's just go with all of it!

    • @jusht3538
      @jusht3538 3 роки тому +2

      You killed me xD
      But it was Exactly that i think !

    • @fallenetwork
      @fallenetwork 3 роки тому +12

      Simone: "...let me enjoy my 5 minutes of lady gaga"

    • @mayoite160
      @mayoite160 3 роки тому

      i was thinking more along the lines of tantric apsara

    • @loma-torrente
      @loma-torrente 2 роки тому

      The headdress reminds me of those Ukrainians flower adorned ones.

  • @hunterwhite-eagle7800
    @hunterwhite-eagle7800 3 роки тому +348

    The only band where EVERY single song is a wake up call. A light in the darkness. A truth brought forth. An Illumination. An Integration. Transcendence.

    • @Beegeezy144
      @Beegeezy144 3 роки тому +8

      *Psychedelics have entered the chat

    • @PersephoneSkye_
      @PersephoneSkye_ 3 роки тому +8

      Listen to Amaranthe. You'll think the same thing.

    • @MajesticGovernor
      @MajesticGovernor 3 роки тому +7

      Gnosticism is a lie. "It is appointed unto man once to die and after that the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27)

    • @Lilliathi
      @Lilliathi 3 роки тому

      @@MajesticGovernor
      It does explain why the Christian God is such a fucking monster.

    • @MajesticGovernor
      @MajesticGovernor 3 роки тому +4

      @@Lilliathi Only in the eyes of the wicked. God is both holy and eternal.

  • @legendarycat9084
    @legendarycat9084 3 роки тому +303

    Simone never fails to bring her A game with her vocals, outfits, makeup, and overall performance. Another great track from a top tier band. They never cease to amaze me

  • @Moonsunband
    @Moonsunband 3 роки тому +369

    This sounds so fresh and at the same time so Epica! Incredible! 😍

    • @captainfantastic3490
      @captainfantastic3490 3 роки тому +6

      This song is Epic and Incredible. You go MoonSun \m/

    • @annasommer5414
      @annasommer5414 3 роки тому

      @@captainfantastic3490 o

    • @kuk4kuk
      @kuk4kuk 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah....I feel the same. Is this new or it is not? :D

    • @CalebSteele
      @CalebSteele 3 роки тому +2

      I was about to same the same thing.

  • @sunsfssb7699
    @sunsfssb7699 3 роки тому +70

    They aren't called EPICA for no reason.
    Wow, what a breathtaking masterpiece.

    • @martinsriber7760
      @martinsriber7760 3 роки тому +4

      They are called Epica because that is name of Kamelot album.

    • @sunsfssb7699
      @sunsfssb7699 3 роки тому +2

      @@martinsriber7760 Yes, and they couldn't have chosen a better name.

    • @blivion7203
      @blivion7203 3 роки тому +3

      @@martinsriber7760 And also because EPICA is the place/state of mind where all the big questions of life (the meaning of life) are answered. And they make epic music too, jajaja.

    • @s1mperadicator13
      @s1mperadicator13 8 місяців тому +2

      @@martinsriber7760 blah blah blah. That doesn't change the fact that their name aptly fits them.

  • @NicoMaldonado2
    @NicoMaldonado2 3 роки тому +199

    Its nice to see that Epica is back after 4 years, specially during this hard times, and can't wait until February for the whole album

    • @tijltrienen
      @tijltrienen 3 роки тому +2

      The Dutch getting curfew since our government dicided that reinstaling a rule that was gone since ww2 is fun and in proportional in this covidhoax19 bullshit

    • @NicoMaldonado2
      @NicoMaldonado2 3 роки тому

      @@rockwellthefirst6550 I mean, they have a new full album, not singles or EP's like the attack on titan project.

    • @SinaiRubio666
      @SinaiRubio666 3 роки тому

      Saw them live last year 🥴

    • @Me04120
      @Me04120 3 роки тому

      Last time I saw them was actually their US tour the day after we elected Trump. Finally hit me that it's been a full 4 years and they hadn't released a new album or hit up the US since then. Much too long.

    • @Sarcasticron
      @Sarcasticron 2 роки тому

      Hey, we can't have these weird foreignors messing up our country with their socialist ideas and anti-American time signatures!

  • @vivianbarros6974
    @vivianbarros6974 3 роки тому +426

    I’m a simple woman. I see Epica, I click like.

    • @elmaaa997
      @elmaaa997 3 роки тому +37

      I am a simple man. I see woman that likes Epica, I click like.

    • @krytoderp6920
      @krytoderp6920 3 роки тому +16

      I'm a simple man. I see woman I ask her is she single

    • @_jrpg
      @_jrpg 3 роки тому +3

      Gatinha brasileira fã de Epica, um dia namoro uma

    • @moina6720
      @moina6720 3 роки тому +6

      @@elmaaa997 simp detected

    • @elmaaa997
      @elmaaa997 3 роки тому +8

      @@moina6720 I am a simple man. I see someone insulting me, I click like.

  • @luisfernandez48
    @luisfernandez48 3 роки тому +132

    OMG this duet between Simone and Mark outstanding. Remembering The essence of silence.

    • @dannyb3663
      @dannyb3663 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah its really good. Their voices are so contrasting, yet they gel very well here. It feels like a real duet.

    • @cuervo-s
      @cuervo-s 3 роки тому +1

      X2..

    • @bobbleton6517
      @bobbleton6517 2 роки тому +2

      Also reminds me a bit of Victims of Contingency - Mark growling and Simone reacting with her angelic voice in the first verses

  • @KnightOfZero89
    @KnightOfZero89 3 роки тому +573

    Usually Epica releases the most "vanilla" song as the 1st single of their new albums. If this is it then holy shit it's gonna be a mind-blowing masterpiece.

    • @Danmarinja
      @Danmarinja 3 роки тому +44

      Vanilla? You think the vanilla tracks are Universal Death Squad, The Essence of Silence, Storm The Sorrow, Unleashed DO I NEED TO GO ON?

    • @keinname1896
      @keinname1896 3 роки тому +28

      @@Danmarinja Actually I would agree with that statement in terms of universal death squad, which was a pretty unwieldy single, but the others of that are actually kinda the most vanilla songs of their respective records, aparts from the occasional ballad. :D

    • @blivion7203
      @blivion7203 3 роки тому +25

      @@Danmarinja Universal Death Squad and The Essence of Silence aren't "vanilla" songs. But Storm the Sorrow, Unleashed & Beyond the Matrix are "vanilla" songs. They were even meant to be that way. They're pretty darn catchy, so they could reach a wider audience (EPICA's band members even said so).

    • @Danmarinja
      @Danmarinja 3 роки тому +8

      To be clear, what exactly are we talking when we say vanilla? Because to me, it implies that it leaves absolutely no impact, and is impossible to get stuck in your head (So songs like Tear Down Your Walls, Beyond The Matrix and Dream State Ascension from their latest album are what I would call vanilla)

    • @blivion7203
      @blivion7203 3 роки тому +12

      @@Danmarinja You just mentioned some of my favourites, mate. "Vanilla" songs are the catchier songs, the ones that are supposed to reach a wider audience. They're usually more poppy as well, and aren't as complex as the majority of the songs.

  • @TheViiktor95
    @TheViiktor95 3 роки тому +76

    Well, it's time to play this in a loop until the album is released.

  • @edsonoliveira7521
    @edsonoliveira7521 3 роки тому +163

    Epica came to claim the symphonic metal crown. 👑🖤

    • @tomaszzaraza9971
      @tomaszzaraza9971 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah...I don’t think so... but dream on dude

    • @bcbitchkkv
      @bcbitchkkv 3 роки тому +7

      Can't claim something you already have, unless you mean to say Symphony X (one album every 8 years...), Blind Guardian or Rhapsody is the best symphonic metal band..?

    • @Dragonphoenix25
      @Dragonphoenix25 3 роки тому

      @@bcbitchkkv They're more Power Metal bands than Symphonic Metal bands, even if they use some Symphonic elements though.

    • @nafisahmohamed4371
      @nafisahmohamed4371 3 роки тому +1

      @@tomaszzaraza9971 You must be a Nightwish fan. Be nice. You are in the comments section of an Epica video. And its fans thinks Epica is the best symphonic metal band. It's their personal preferences.

    • @tomaszzaraza9971
      @tomaszzaraza9971 3 роки тому +1

      @@nafisahmohamed4371 but not necessarily factual

  • @albertogarcia716
    @albertogarcia716 6 місяців тому +6

    I was on the Bus to my parking area near Texas Tech University, and The Bus Driver was listening to music that I liked and mistook for Evanescence. I asked, "What is this we are listening to?" He said, "Epica!" This man was in His 60's, and he schooled me. Educated me. I'm glad. I like this band. I'll listen to it from now on. Along with Evanescence, and Black Sabbath, Boston, Mazz, La Sombra, etc.....

  • @radoslavstoev4550
    @radoslavstoev4550 9 місяців тому +2

    Epic song from Epica!

  • @polaprzyluska7473
    @polaprzyluska7473 3 роки тому +27

    Simone looks like Goddess of Forest. So beautiful and inspiring

  • @MCRidulfo
    @MCRidulfo 3 роки тому +102

    The full real orchestra completely improved the sound. Plus the Simone's mature voice, the reminiscences to the first albums and the production, make this song a fresh and totally perfect work. The full album will be amazing. Less is more.

    • @Aryemband
      @Aryemband 3 роки тому +8

      Indeed! Having a full orchestra definitely gave the sound a new spin! Also those visuals are amazing, right?

    • @MCRidulfo
      @MCRidulfo 3 роки тому +10

      @@bradleypariah Épica vlog #5

    • @Im_Just_A_Dreamer
      @Im_Just_A_Dreamer 3 роки тому +4

      bradleypariah You couldn’t be more wrong. Look up “Epica 8 studio vlog part 5”.
      Covid restrictions have also made it harder to film in large groups, so chances are they couldn’t have put it in the video even if they wanted to. That wraparound keyboard is how they do some of the orchestral parts live.

    • @MCRidulfo
      @MCRidulfo 3 роки тому +3

      However, the synth is necessary to make it sound similar to the studio version in the concerts. And that includes the real Orchestra sounds~

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 3 роки тому +1

      To be honest I never really notice when a song has a real Orchestra vs when they don't. Like Fleshgod Apocalypse is my 3rd favorite band ever I love them, but I've seen complaints on some videos about them not using a 'real' Orchestra and I honestly can't tell, sounds to me like it's got violins and all that stuff in it.

  • @franksmith613
    @franksmith613 3 роки тому +34

    Epica is the only Symphonic Metal band who hasn't change singers ever since they form the band.

    • @tiagowillismachado1861
      @tiagowillismachado1861 2 роки тому +3

      Simone is perfect! They have no reason to change.

    • @Simpsonatiker
      @Simpsonatiker 2 роки тому +12

      Within Temptation ?

    • @user-ii6gm4vj5b
      @user-ii6gm4vj5b 2 роки тому

      Diabulus in Musica, the band that sounds the closest to Epica, basically Epica's Spanish cousins

    • @s1mperadicator13
      @s1mperadicator13 8 місяців тому +1

      @@user-ii6gm4vj5b during their early years, but today? Ahhh. No one comes close with Epica. Xandria HAD A CHANCE though with Dianne.

  • @carolinacorralespardo8504
    @carolinacorralespardo8504 2 роки тому +22

    A-MA-ZING!!!!!!! I am speechless. What a perfect combination of brutal and melodic voices, the whole thing is PERFECT...

  • @ISHCAphotography
    @ISHCAphotography 3 роки тому +57

    I´m a huge believer that Epica always overdo themselves. Each album is better than the last. They are very great musicians, amazing people, they know what they want as a band and they INVEST on it big time. This band always amazes me. Congratulations on another great single and video! Can´t wait to hear and enjoy the whole thing next year (IF we survive 202 of course lol)

    • @JKCWvids
      @JKCWvids 3 роки тому +2

      i think you mean Outdo, overdo means its too much, to the point its bad. lol

    • @captainfantastic3490
      @captainfantastic3490 3 роки тому

      Outdo*

    • @ISHCAphotography
      @ISHCAphotography 3 роки тому +1

      George He Edits you are correct! Haha thank you!

  • @Michelle_Void
    @Michelle_Void 3 роки тому +31

    I get so many "Quantum Enigma" vibes from this album so far..I am OBSESSED!🤩🖤

    • @zenzei2724
      @zenzei2724 3 роки тому +1

      Agree with you

    • @patrickthepure
      @patrickthepure 3 роки тому +2

      All I wish, is to get rid, of this OBSESSIVE DEVOTION

  • @sergeahuidobro7288
    @sergeahuidobro7288 3 роки тому +6

    GODDAMNIT!!! Can this band please stop impressing the shit out of me for just one album? BLOWN AWAY!!!

  • @bejomakmur4870
    @bejomakmur4870 8 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful symphonic metal song ever 😍🤟

  • @KroYT
    @KroYT 3 роки тому +615

    Yep. This slaps.

    • @karamdabagh
      @karamdabagh 3 роки тому +5

      Its a bop

    • @arpitabrahmachari7649
      @arpitabrahmachari7649 3 роки тому +6

      @@karamdabagh a"bop"? You serious?

    • @gc0009
      @gc0009 3 роки тому +1

      @@arpitabrahmachari7649 what is the problem? a lot of pop music fans enjoy metal bands as well.

    • @lihavalokki5705
      @lihavalokki5705 3 роки тому +10

      @@gc0009 ''Bop'' doesnt even have anything to do with pop music. Its just slang for ''a good song'', similar to how somebody could describe a song to be a 'banger', a 'jam', a 'slapper' and so on.

    • @skifskif6
      @skifskif6 3 роки тому +2

      this is one of their 10 best songs!

  • @IvanaMedovka
    @IvanaMedovka 3 роки тому +22

    Epica doing Epica things 😀

  • @winner_by_life2468
    @winner_by_life2468 Рік тому +3

    Epica is the love at first sight and hearing

  • @cosminpopescu6748
    @cosminpopescu6748 3 роки тому +175

    I'm usually not a fan of using growls in Symphonic Metal. But the song is very well balanced. The contrast between the two voices, the symphonic orchestrations and the chorus make this song a masterpiece. This is Epic waiting for the album.

    • @Krasnoe912
      @Krasnoe912 3 роки тому +1

      Search for Sojourner - Deluge

    • @cosminpopescu6748
      @cosminpopescu6748 3 роки тому +3

      @@Krasnoe912 It's not bad. If you like growls look for Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum) She can sing almost anything.

    • @Krasnoe912
      @Krasnoe912 3 роки тому +14

      ​@@cosminpopescu6748 I love male growls with female vocals in Symphonic Metal. This creates a great contrast. Greetings from Brasil to România!

    • @cosminpopescu6748
      @cosminpopescu6748 3 роки тому +3

      @@Krasnoe912 Absolutely agree. But you can balance and contrast the high soprano voices with a heavy instrumental. I dont think Growls is absolutely necessary, but it can bring a bonus if it is properly executed, I think the most important element is the orchestration and how the song is mixed in the studio. Here is the difference between Big Bands and the rest.

    • @VanjaSpirin
      @VanjaSpirin 3 роки тому +6

      i totaly agree. song would be even better without this growl. there is no need for any contrast. simone is 100%. there is no need for more

  • @maksphoto78
    @maksphoto78 3 роки тому +45

    Wow, I haven't listened to any recent Epica stuff for years, and this track takes me right back to The Phantom Agony and Consign to Oblivion. Loving it!

    • @levischorpioen
      @levischorpioen 3 роки тому

      Simone sounds exactly like she did on CtO, it's awesome. Not sure how I feel about Mark's vocals though.

    • @LadyLazarus1027
      @LadyLazarus1027 3 роки тому +3

      for me the first part of the song reminds me a lot of CTO and from the bridge on it sounds like TQE, which is pretty amazing

    • @cainyourkids
      @cainyourkids 3 роки тому +3

      I know right! I haven't followed Epica as much as I follow Nightwish, so I have a lot of songs to catch up on but with this - I was instantly brought back to my highschool days!

    • @RusselF013
      @RusselF013 3 роки тому

      @@LadyLazarus1027 same thoughts here, mate.

    • @maksphoto78
      @maksphoto78 3 роки тому

      @@cainyourkids This track is great!

  • @cookiea1728
    @cookiea1728 3 роки тому +5

    Can't wait!!! Hope they can tour in the US again soon!!

  • @mariak.1469
    @mariak.1469 3 роки тому +12

    This video reminds me of old folklore myths from some villages in Greece, where men are lost in the mountains after following women that turned to be nymphs (like fairies) ,or they return deff, or blind or even crazy, mumbling that they saw the old gods (12 Olympian) shimmering with gold. Beautifull work, well done Epica!

  • @jaapblaauw3735
    @jaapblaauw3735 3 роки тому +10

    Simone, she can sing whatever she wants with that beautiful crystal clear soprano voice..amazing sound she has.

  • @Aeon8354
    @Aeon8354 3 роки тому +301

    They should release the album sooner. Who knows if we will survive 2020, there are still 3 months left to get through.

    • @ClaytonDerby
      @ClaytonDerby 3 роки тому +4

      lol good point

    • @alejosaintlary4974
      @alejosaintlary4974 3 роки тому +1

      *5 months

    • @Aeon8354
      @Aeon8354 3 роки тому +3

      Only 3 in 2020, 5 until the release.

    • @TheRogueDM
      @TheRogueDM 3 роки тому +1

      Given the lockdown they were already pushed back as it is. They waited for ages to have the ability to record vocals properly again. Then there's all the promotion, marketing etc. to do which usually takes around six months once the album is finished.

    • @toufiq4204
      @toufiq4204 3 роки тому

      @Hezekiah Rodriguez lol yeah 😁

  • @blivion7203
    @blivion7203 3 роки тому +43

    3:15 I'm still so impressed with this part! I've heard positive comments about this even from non-EPICA fans! A relatively complex riff! (especially for a single). It is simply awesome!
    Certainly not one of my favourite songs, but still.
    Plus, that part about the Demiurge... Interesting.....

    • @wrok88
      @wrok88 3 роки тому +4

      It's indeed a very cool riff. Most likely very hard to play it so clean, but that's where this band definitely excels.

    • @Danielguth1
      @Danielguth1 3 роки тому +9

      I love that riff too! However, it's far from their most complex guitar work. It's not a too difficult riff, but it's a nice balance since the tails in the riff are kind of a left turn from where one would normally think the riff was supposed to go. But that only shows how good riff-writers this band has, to balance simple/intermediate ideas with a few complex licks in their riffs ;)

  • @conticontutti
    @conticontutti 3 роки тому +3

    2 MILLION views Yay!!

  • @ignacioricartes8528
    @ignacioricartes8528 3 роки тому +178

    After several watches, I think the video might be hinting some of the songs in the album:
    - Abyss of time: 00:02:40
    - The Skeleton Key: 00:04:32
    - Seal of solomon: 00:02:46
    - Gaia (the greek goddess of nature): the naked lady in the woods.
    - Code of life: 00:00:39? or 00:02:20?
    - KoH 3 - The Antediluvian Universe: 00:01:39?
    - Twilight Reverie - The Hypnagogic State: 00:04:51?
    - Omega - Sovereign of the Sun Spheres: Simone's golden outfits?
    Also, on an interview Simone said there was a light & darkness topic going around the album: Simone and Mark b&w outfits / the Ballet dancers.

    • @Omega-fb9ji
      @Omega-fb9ji 3 роки тому +12

      Wow great catches. It's very possible.

    • @TheDevilYouKnow891
      @TheDevilYouKnow891 3 роки тому +12

      EVEN the Artwork of the album cover is full of Duality !! You see Light and Darkness, the album is called Omega and there's an Alpha on the Maze wall ( Meaning Beginning and End), the Egyptian cross means the duality between life and death, more precisely life after death. It can also mean duality between male and female.

    • @millerteodoro9340
      @millerteodoro9340 3 роки тому +3

      there was 4 "KoH" there, maybe it will be the part 4 haha

    • @Pedro_eqw
      @Pedro_eqw 3 роки тому +6

      What? There will be a third KoH!? Now I'm excited!
      But those names are official?

    • @Omega-fb9ji
      @Omega-fb9ji 3 роки тому +2

      @@Pedro_eqw Yes you can see track list on Wikipedia and NB page

  • @hirnstrming2660
    @hirnstrming2660 3 роки тому +18

    Less choirs, switching melodies/breaks, singing simultaneously, Simone's "opera-like"-voice - all those things I missed a bit in the last 2 albums. So, I'm very happy that they brought it back (like in the earlier albums before "The Quantum Enigma") and I hope that the other songs of the upcoming album will be also like that. I'm very excited! :)

  • @axemaster6730
    @axemaster6730 3 роки тому +174

    Took me less than 40 seconds to decide that this song is worth a like.

    • @sharkyraven
      @sharkyraven 3 роки тому +13

      So, why did it took so long?

    • @mareksutterlin6342
      @mareksutterlin6342 3 роки тому +10

      took me only a sec to give the like 😂😂😂

    • @trepabeard
      @trepabeard 3 роки тому +4

      I LIKED IT WITHOUT EVEN WATCHING IT! LOL.

    • @Aryemband
      @Aryemband 3 роки тому +1

      I agree wholeheartedly! What did you think of the band shots? I thought they look awesome!

    • @nietzscheente1271
      @nietzscheente1271 3 роки тому +2

      I see epica i click like.

  • @NathanRBradfordMusic
    @NathanRBradfordMusic Рік тому +4

    This song has grown on me so much!

  • @Traigame2cervezas
    @Traigame2cervezas 3 роки тому +93

    Sarah Brightman called, she wants her outfit back.

  • @alsophocus
    @alsophocus 3 роки тому +885

    Producer: so, Simone, how uncomfortable do you want your outfits to be?
    Simone: yes

    • @Aryemband
      @Aryemband 3 роки тому +23

      Hahahaha xD I'd wear those for a picture xD Mark's looks quite comfy tho, am I right?

    • @thedesacha
      @thedesacha 3 роки тому +8

      Do you remember the time when she was pregnant? Those heels for performing weren't playing with her!

    • @fatimapalacios2292
      @fatimapalacios2292 3 роки тому +7

      ikr this comment should be made a meme

    • @emmad4308
      @emmad4308 3 роки тому +1

      Iris van Herpen dresses are like that

    • @jackalley
      @jackalley 3 роки тому

      @@emmad4308 Do you know if these are actually Iris van Herpen pieces? I thought the same thing but couldn't really find anything about it.

  • @davidmoran2296
    @davidmoran2296 3 роки тому +8

    First the song and now the video! I am not worthy! Song is beautiful and the video is too. Gonna rewatch this so many times!

  • @thecc3446
    @thecc3446 3 роки тому +41

    I can't believe how good and productive are Epica's messages and lyrics in all of their albums. A spark in the metal sad-depressive music scene

  • @Guisimons
    @Guisimons 3 роки тому +118

    1 million views in 6 days 😱👏

    • @captainfantastic3490
      @captainfantastic3490 3 роки тому +13

      Letsssssss gooooooooo guuuuuuuys, Lets Make this song BIG. I've suggested this song to bunch of reaction channels and this shit helps for sure.

    • @karolhoubiuk2196
      @karolhoubiuk2196 3 роки тому +1

      Epica.. Utophian music..

    • @lecastoraplumes9655
      @lecastoraplumes9655 3 роки тому +2

      Chapeau l'artiste

    • @Adi-hy1xd
      @Adi-hy1xd 3 роки тому +5

      they deserve 1 billion

  • @danielbraganca4193
    @danielbraganca4193 3 роки тому +341

    Epica is the best Symphonic Metal band in history. Definitely.

    • @gabifromhell
      @gabifromhell 3 роки тому +88

      Tuomas Holopainen walked by and laughed at your comment

    • @MrSh0110
      @MrSh0110 3 роки тому +65

      @@gabifromhell No he doesn’t. NW is overrated. Indeed a great band. Tuomas is talented and Floor is one of the greatest vocalist of our time. But, the fact they’re more appealing to wider audience doesn’t make them superior by any mean. Epica is made of 6 top notch talents that work for years in harmony without ego games. All of them contribute, and the result is consistent, creative and inspiring great music.

    • @reeilona
      @reeilona 3 роки тому +36

      Nightwish is so much more

    • @MrSh0110
      @MrSh0110 3 роки тому +27

      @@reeilona this is your opinion. My opinion is that NW is overrated. I’m familiar with the entire catalog of both bands and this is my impression.

    • @reeilona
      @reeilona 3 роки тому +10

      @@MrSh0110 Yes, we people have different kinds of opinions and we have right to express them.

  • @ruigsjr
    @ruigsjr 3 роки тому +138

    Epica really dominates the symphonic metal. This songs has everything and it masters every aspect of what makes this genre so awsome!! I really loved it and can't really describe how much. What a long wait it will be 'till the album release, oh my!!

    • @captainfantastic3490
      @captainfantastic3490 3 роки тому +25

      Yea Nightwish and Within Temptation are a little bit experimenting and shit (Specially Within Temptation), whereas Epica is still composing epic Symphonic Metal Albums. Epica is really great.

    • @ruigsjr
      @ruigsjr 3 роки тому +12

      @@captainfantastic3490 Yeah, you're so right. I actually enjoyed Human Nature from Nightwish, but I deeply missed the orchestra and the sumptuous arrangements.

    • @glitternight89
      @glitternight89 3 роки тому +11

      @@captainfantastic3490 I'd say Epica are symphonic metal's last bastion. Nightwish are more about making spectacular orchestra and choirs than metal now, and WT... I don't know what they are anymore. lol
      But Epica remained true to their original sound throughout the years.

    • @ivanaeskic1615
      @ivanaeskic1615 3 роки тому +3

      I really enjoyed human nature and resist, both had some pretty fresh sounds and lyrics. Honestlly, i love epica, but i think they are kinda going in circles for the last couple of years, especially with themes

    • @captainfantastic3490
      @captainfantastic3490 3 роки тому +7

      @@ivanaeskic1615 I'd say Nightwish is stuck in a loop too. The theme of Human :|: Nature is similar to their previous album. It is time for them to Make a kick ass Symphonic Metal album like Epica and raise the volume of Floor jansen's voice in studio tracks.

  • @hendramauludin3959
    @hendramauludin3959 Рік тому +6

    the best symphonic metal band in the world 🎉🎉

  • @TwiistedRaven
    @TwiistedRaven 3 роки тому +11

    As every Epica song, it gets better every time I listen to it. I can't wait for the full album.

  • @pedrosegundo2224
    @pedrosegundo2224 3 роки тому +14

    For me, this is the best single by Epica since Unleashed

  • @elmerarenas3276
    @elmerarenas3276 3 роки тому +10

    Love it!!!! Can’t wait to hear the rest of the album

  • @blacktidebitch
    @blacktidebitch 3 роки тому +7

    Beauty and the Beast vibes with Simone and Mark at the beginning. Looking forward to the album!

  • @VictoriaTraducciones
    @VictoriaTraducciones 3 роки тому +17

    "Surge, the Demiurge
    Shaper of a false universe
    Search that deadly urge
    Your walls of self-protection are
    Walls of self-imprisonment"
    God I love this part

  • @maelysoldenight860
    @maelysoldenight860 3 роки тому +158

    I am deeply in love with that song and I can't wait to hear "Omega" in its entirety ! Also, seeing Mark lip-sync Ariën's spoken words was one of the funniest things I've ever seen ! XD
    Edit : It's actually not Ariën doing the spoken word, but Paul Babikian ! Source : Isaac and Coen's comments below :D

    • @Oachkatzl23
      @Oachkatzl23 3 роки тому +4

      I thought the same thing haha 😄

    • @gregorstone6630
      @gregorstone6630 3 роки тому +15

      I was like "no that's not Mark, fake news!!!1!1!" :D

    • @MultiSemiramide
      @MultiSemiramide 3 роки тому

      How do you know it's Arien?

    • @maelysoldenight860
      @maelysoldenight860 3 роки тому +15

      @@MultiSemiramide Well, I know it's usually him doing the spoken words, and once you notice it, his spoken voice becomes quite recognisable actually. You can also hear him in Resign To Surrender, Ascension, or Sense Without Sanity to cite a few in comparison.

    • @MultiSemiramide
      @MultiSemiramide 3 роки тому +3

      @@maelysoldenight860 Is it really him in all those songs? Wow, I've never noticed!

  • @LigeiaNoire
    @LigeiaNoire 3 роки тому +131

    Epica is The symphonic metal. They just are. So happy they are back with new music. The song really flourishes after the drum solo. And what a solo! This is probably the most underrated drummer in the whole universe. He is highly technical and fast and yet can play anything. Step aside Duplantier ;)
    What really tickled me though was Mark. How good he is.. His growls are so much deeper. Not just here but live too. He really really progressed. The cape he is wearing is very well done, perfect to convey the message in the lyrics. Happy that they upped up his wardrobe for once. Simone is the goddess though. The camera loves her. Even in her shyness. I know people love to say she is this and that but I keep stressing how good and smooth her technique is..She slides through contemporary to classical vocals in a blink of an eye with a beautiful crystalline tone. She is that good. Her outfits are probably the best I have ever seen in any music video. She looks sacred, primeval, yet alluring. It reminds me of the ones from Behemoth, the ones made by Katarzyna but with a mix of Bibian blue there. So damn good. These guys carry symphonic metal on their backs. I am beyond excited for what is to come. Very inspiring so far.

    • @dannyb3663
      @dannyb3663 3 роки тому +6

      You're right about Mark's growls. Some say that electronic effects make his growl sound more solid on records. But I've heard him growl live, and he pulls it off far better than others do. Its a very difficult thing to do properly, and he is one of the few. Most growlers sound corny, like teenagers with too much angst. But you're right, Mark's growls have seriously matured. Amazing.

    • @kevingthompson14
      @kevingthompson14 3 роки тому +2

      I have been saying famously for awhile that EPICA is THE STANDARD BEARER for all fem & symphonic metal. The Dark Element is marvelous and Anette Olzon is always solid but not on this plane of metal existence.

    • @LigeiaNoire
      @LigeiaNoire 3 роки тому +2

      @@kevingthompson14 indeed. No band has it all like them.

    • @LigeiaNoire
      @LigeiaNoire 3 роки тому +1

      @@dannyb3663 there's a few only that can pull it off live. Mark seriously progressed.

    • @epicans6065
      @epicans6065 3 роки тому

      @@LigeiaNoire sorry but the growls of Mark live are bit weak compared to what other growlers can pull of live.
      It's sounds good in studio but in the live versions he doesn't sound as good.
      For me Tomi Joutsen of Amorphis is the king of deep growls. Live he is amazing in both growls and clean vocals.
      There are literaly hundreds of extreme singers that can pull better growls live than Mark jansen.

  • @bazookallamaproductions5280
    @bazookallamaproductions5280 3 роки тому +9

    in 20 years, all the best written songs ive ever heard have been epica songs.
    seriously wtf how are they so good jqosodyshsudg

  • @franro2204
    @franro2204 3 роки тому +51

    Guess 895 people will never see the end of their goals...

  • @WelNyan
    @WelNyan 3 роки тому +8

    And Simone serving realness, carisma, glamour and uniqueness

  • @YONightmareRR
    @YONightmareRR 3 роки тому +14

    It took me less than a second to love this song

  • @fabiochinetti425
    @fabiochinetti425 3 роки тому +7

    This is one of the best song ever of Epica

  • @frostup5163
    @frostup5163 3 роки тому +32

    The best single since Unleashed in my opinion.

    • @bilybernes46
      @bilybernes46 3 роки тому +1

      Does you listen Mirage of verity?

  • @QuarkStorm
    @QuarkStorm 3 роки тому +14

    I'm loving how Epica can still sound so different after 7 albums.
    In all seriousness, this one song has elements from a lot of them which is stunning me every time I dare listen to it.
    Thank you Epica for bringing such shining light into these dark times. It is always an honor to listen to your music and to grasp hope like I did 13 years ago.
    Ω Much love from Canada Ω

  • @BeckyTregear
    @BeckyTregear 3 роки тому +15

    The contrast between the first growly lyrics and then Simone's angelic voice coming in...mwah!👌

  • @bcbitchkkv
    @bcbitchkkv 3 роки тому +20

    One week for Epica to reach 1 million views.. somewhat fast for a metal band!

  • @EonTide1111
    @EonTide1111 3 роки тому +14

    If epica and within temptation and evanescence toured together. I could die happy

    • @MarcelCox1
      @MarcelCox1 3 роки тому +4

      I got my tickets for 2 concerts in early 2022. One is Apocalyptica & Epica, the other is Evanescence & Within Temptation (not to forget Nightwish in November 2021). Strangly, Epica play a small venu here.

  • @natanaelvieira2015
    @natanaelvieira2015 3 роки тому +26

    Epica never fails. THIS SONG IT'S EVERYTHING. It's powerfull, great. All sounds so good. Simone it's just divine. The instrumental, orchestra, THAT CHOIR... Definelly Epica is the masters of symphonic metal. So proud of this band ❤️

  • @kostyatikh3582
    @kostyatikh3582 3 роки тому +8

    EPICA is always honey for my ears, thank you guys!

  • @sentino68
    @sentino68 2 роки тому +12

    I can't listen to this without Anteludium first. They go together so well and feels more complete. Love it!

  • @crikeycrikeys9699
    @crikeycrikeys9699 3 роки тому +30

    To come out with a work of art rather than just a song, it is truly glorious.

  • @florian066
    @florian066 3 роки тому +6

    "Your walls of self-protection are
    walls of self-imprisonment" ... goosebumps. It's incredible how Epica's lyrics always speak to me. I love how they try to make you stop living in the past, get rid of bad thoughts and really start living.

  • @IzayoiMeiHigu
    @IzayoiMeiHigu 3 роки тому +7

    Epica is like a good Wine, just gets better with time 🍷

  • @paisa20
    @paisa20 3 роки тому +2

    Great, Thanks!!!

  • @shemarievart
    @shemarievart 3 роки тому +5

    I've been listening to Epica for more than 10 years and their music also taught me wisdom and spirituality. I just simply love them.

  • @diegosandovalvargas921
    @diegosandovalvargas921 3 роки тому +11

    What a great track! It reminds me of old songs. Great! 🤘🏻

  • @kevinxnylee363
    @kevinxnylee363 3 роки тому +6

    I have no words!!! This is a Masterpiece!!!

  • @ninisunshine530
    @ninisunshine530 3 роки тому +7

    1 million 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳🥳🥳🥳

  • @BrancoIshihara
    @BrancoIshihara 3 роки тому +38

    So basically, Epica is showing that Metal is not dead! Cheers from Brasil!
    Simone Simons, you can't be real! You're a powerfull Goddess!

    • @seanpv6677
      @seanpv6677 3 роки тому

      And Nightwish - love me some Floor as well. Not about to fight over who is better as they are quite different and I love both. But the 2020 album Human : : Nature is fantastic and I'm sure this Epica album will be as well. Cannot wait.

    • @pudelnudel6915
      @pudelnudel6915 3 роки тому

      @ImpishDCrealm can we just be respectful off musicians and other people's taste even if we don't like them because it's totally subjective? Thanks.

    • @theodorekail985
      @theodorekail985 3 роки тому +1

      Metal will never die my friend...it’s a gift..an art...a Godly thing indeed! Long live metal

  • @rodolforsilva
    @rodolforsilva 3 роки тому +9

    This is a masterpiece, I can't wait to hear the album.

  • @hernanzamora1943
    @hernanzamora1943 3 роки тому +10

    They really never dissapoint, I'm in love with the aesthetic this album will have, light and darkness, the balance, I want it now!

  • @FernandoGonzalez-yf5bk
    @FernandoGonzalez-yf5bk 3 роки тому +1

    The masters of the ancient rhythms are back!!!!!!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

  • @millennial_fairy
    @millennial_fairy 3 роки тому +6

    Can’t wait for the new album!!!

  • @sarahm1rnd
    @sarahm1rnd 3 роки тому +8

    Epica, you are the very owners of my heart.

  • @gysimons7368
    @gysimons7368 3 роки тому +20

    Epica c****** nunca me decepcionou... ❤️ Lindooooooo

  • @Ferinthalas
    @Ferinthalas 3 роки тому +7

    When I heard “A thought came into the void” and @3:13 saw the misshapen creature carrying a stone tablet I immediately recognised it as the demiurge. Wonderful depiction. Incredible song! Can’t wait for 2021.

  • @Yesi_07
    @Yesi_07 2 роки тому +66

    symphonic metal has it all, it's an exciting, epic, majestic, unique genre that makes your skin crawl, it's powerful, it's like listening to an adventure or a story

  • @matiasbaconsky
    @matiasbaconsky 3 роки тому +18

    Perfection as always 🖤 Epica never disappoint

  • @elitoole570
    @elitoole570 3 роки тому +35

    If I don’t edit my comment after watching this video, i want all of you to know I died from the perfection in it...

  •  3 роки тому +12

    3:16 Absolute HEAD F*CKING BANGING

  • @jecm15
    @jecm15 3 роки тому +12

    This is like Beyond the Matrix Part 2. Awesome!

  • @gabrielaalessandra2540
    @gabrielaalessandra2540 3 роки тому +40

    Epica nunca decepciona, simples assim!

    • @_jrpg
      @_jrpg 3 роки тому +2

      Banda maravilhosa. Já tô curtindo o show no Brasil!

    • @canispugnax9395
      @canispugnax9395 3 роки тому

      A banda epica é boa. Uma das bandas pioneira do sinfonic metal, mas hoje em dia está bastante comercial.

    • @gabrielaalessandra2540
      @gabrielaalessandra2540 3 роки тому +2

      @@canispugnax9395 Apesar do belo trabalho de marketing, não deixaram de entregar músicas com letras profundas e shows melhores ainda. Quem estava na tour de Design Your Universe ano passado pôde perceber que não é só comercial, a entrega dos caras é total e por isso eles são uma das maiores bandas do metal

    • @_jrpg
      @_jrpg 3 роки тому

      @@canispugnax9395 não ligo de ser comercial. Tem que vender mesmo, e escuto BTS, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Bring Me The Horizon. Então pode ter certeza que não ligo de se é comercial ou não haha.
      Se quer algo fora do comercial e pesado, escuta Chelsea Wolfe, se quer diferente vai de Grimes, se quer Cyberpunk 2077 escuta Samurai e Refused. Se quer gótico e doom vai de Katatonia e Paradise Lost
      Agora vou escutar Natirurts que tudo vai dar certo ✌️.
      Aqui é totalmente variado pra música.

  • @paolaramirez5077
    @paolaramirez5077 3 роки тому +7

    Just a MASTERPIECE!

  • @-Elaphe-
    @-Elaphe- 3 роки тому +6

    This is the kind of song by Epica that I enjoy the most: catchy, with good melodies, rythms and not extremelly complex nor heavy. Very well done!

  • @erosluxferre4641
    @erosluxferre4641 3 роки тому +17

    Then to me spoke HE, the Master:
    "Know ye, O Thoth, in the beginning
    there was VOID and nothingness,
    a timeless, spaceless, nothingness.
    And into the nothingness came a thought,
    purposeful, all-pervading,
    and It filled the VOID.
    There existed no matter, only force,
    a movement, a vortex, or vibration
    of the purposeful thought
    that filled the VOID."
    - Tablet X, Key of Time, The Emerald Tablets of Thoth
    Epica truly is EPIC in every sense of the word.

    • @LHMarielle
      @LHMarielle 3 роки тому +1

      Ahahahahahahah exactly indeed absolutely!!
      What we can see is the first Tablet?
      We can see sentences from other tablets kinda?

    • @joaogoncalves4518
      @joaogoncalves4518 3 роки тому +1

      @@LHMarielle you can see mesages from 2, 3 ,4 ...

  • @MrKaraokeguy88
    @MrKaraokeguy88 3 роки тому +105

    The dual grunt and soprano vocals makes me think of discord from after forevers last album

    • @ohmagdalena
      @ohmagdalena 3 роки тому +15

      And the Omega symbol - first thing I thought: OMG I hope it's not their last album 🤣

    • @AValverde13
      @AValverde13 3 роки тому +20

      Just shows how underrated After Forever was

    • @AValverde13
      @AValverde13 3 роки тому +4

      @Hezekiah Rodriguez Makes perfect sense! Especially that Simone and Floor are good friends.

    • @metal4ever339
      @metal4ever339 3 роки тому

      LOL grunt

    • @Beegeezy144
      @Beegeezy144 3 роки тому +1

      Oh my God, Joost van der Borek MADE that album.

  • @osmarneto7770
    @osmarneto7770 3 роки тому +6

    I don’t know how it’s possible, but I love you now more then ever 🥰

  • @Culturewatcher
    @Culturewatcher 10 місяців тому +1

    New favorite song for a while

  • @chrisscroggins534
    @chrisscroggins534 3 роки тому +2

    Omega gets better each time I play it. Epica went all out for this one and it shows. Every song is an adventure.

  • @DamianEsper1988
    @DamianEsper1988 3 роки тому +24

    The chorus brings me back to old Kamelot.

    • @CTeves97
      @CTeves97 3 роки тому +2

      And the verses are modern kamelot lol

    • @reptileride
      @reptileride 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, I can definitely imagine Roy Khan singing this and it would sound glorious.