I have seen two Retrospect in a row now, this will definitely be high on my list to react to. Please keep suggesting 💕😊 Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
Nightwish Ghost Love Score was released on the album "Once" on 7 June 2004 which was before this song. The lead singer of Epica is called Simone and she is very good friends with Floor. They have done a couple of collaberations in the past. The founder of Epica is Mark Jansen (no relation to Floor) who founded the band after his departure from 'After Forever' which is a band that Floor was in 😊
Thank you for sharing all this info Mark. Okies so Ghost Love Score was released on the album before this song, that disproved my theory on this song inspiring GLS. Lol. But the history Simone, Floor, and Mark share, they probably influence each other quite a bit 🩷
@@BessyQ Yes. this song was sung by Nightwish's first singer Tarja. Their next singer was Anette, and then Floor joined the band in 2012 like you said Once you get to know more bands you will come to see that in Symphonic Metal pretty much everybody knows everybody and they often collaborate together
Ghost Love Score was released after this song not before. Sensorium is from the 2003 (5 june) album named The Phantom Agony. This video was recorded on May 4, 2006 and released only in 2022 because of copyright issues.
Epica's quivalent of GLS (in terms of complexity and epicness) would be their song "Serenade of Self-Destruction", which is an absolute masterpiece. It's heavier than GLS but it has a beautiful melody, deep lyrics, great guitar-work and drumming, and of course, gorgeous soprano by Simone, especially during the epic chorus. For those who have never heard Serenade before, go for studio version with lyrics, just to make sure you can hear all instruments and especially the choir, because the live version is not mixed very well.
As you continue your symphonic metal journey, you will find many of these singers are closely connected. Both Simone and Floor are from The Netherlands. Other great female singers from there are Diane van Giersbergen, Charlotte Wessels, and Sharon den Adel. This was an early song for Epica. To see Simone in her full voice, you need to watch some newer videos. I recommend listening to Unleashed live at Retrospect, and for a song that will make you get goosebumps, Rivers (ft Apocolyptica) from AFAS.
New to your channel, and subscribed after seeing this fun reaction! Here's hoping that you continue delving into Epica. Their newer stuff in maybe more prog-like (see "The Skeleton Key" or "Kingdom of Heaven, part III", Omega Alive version of both preferably). Their older material is more goth rock, leaning on 90's bands like Tristania. Remember, music is not a competition. No one is a yardstick for anyone else. These songs are compositions, and if the performance lives up to the artistic intent then the performance is a success. Making it seem like there is some sort of rivalry between two singers is doing a disservice to both.
Thank you for subbing and Welcome to the Q Ship 🚢💕 I really enjoyed this song by Epica, proof is it is firmly stuck in my head now 🥰 definitely will be checking out more Epica songs in the future!
Hey just wanted to let you know that IMMINENCE dropped their new album “The Black.” This is how the album is broken down. Pick a song and there are MV and vis….you pick. Songs from album “The Black” MV= Music Video Vis= Visualizer 1. Come Hell or Highwater (MV & Vis) 2. Desolation (MV & Vis) 3. Heaven Shall Burn(MV & Vis) 4. Beyond the Pale (Vis) 5. Come What May (Vis) 6. Death by a Thousand Cuts (MV & Vis) 7. The Call of the Void (Vis) 8. Continuum (MV & Vis) 9. The Black (Vis) Instrumental songs 1. Cul-de-Sac (Vis) 2. L’ appel Du Vide (Vis) 3. Le Noir (Vis) Storyline w/ music videos 1. Come Hell or Highwater 2. Desolation 3. Heaven Shall Burn 4. Death by a Thousand Cuts 5. Continuum
This is awesome, thank you so much for sharing the news. I haven't heard about IMMINENCE yet, adding to my list now ✅ Thank you for exploring Epica for the first time on the Q Ship 🎶💕
Hi Bessy, nice reaction! When you are ready to experience some metal outside the symphonic metal sub genre, I'd recommend the japanese all female bands Lovebites and Nemophila. Because you said you are not into screaming/growling: Lovebites don't growl or scream. The singer of Nemophila doesn't growl, but does some screaming in most songs. I'm not really into screaming and growling myself, but somehow their singer makes it work for me. For Lovebites I recomend the songs "Holy War", "Set The World On Fire" or "Edge of the World", but the don't really have a bad song. Their live versions are usually better than the music videos. For Nemophila I would go with "Adabana" (great music video) or "Life" (more mellow, no screams).
Simone was way younger then every song you could have heard from Floor here. Do us a pleasure and listen to her latest concerts. Any from the Omega alive show should do as a start :)
Thank you for sharing that, and I'm glad you mentioned later concerts, here's my most recent reaction to one of her new concerts and she was magnificent ✨ ua-cam.com/video/0XgprKAr0z8/v-deo.htmlsi=mCmw5YR91MKrJiya
@@BessyQ Thank you. I have seen your reaction to Rivers :) One of the strenghts of EPICA is the musical range they have. From death metal to Symphonic metal and balads. They also have some amazing colabs. So enjoy your discovery :)
That was one of their early concerts. Epica is on stage since 20 years now and Simone just got better all the time. About Floor: You have not seen much of her yet. She definitely not always sings powerful. Maybe have a look on her doing "Shallow"...
@@BessyQ You're welcome... the world of Epica is so vast and fascinating that you still have a lot to discover if you're interested... the interaction of voices like day and night, the orchestration and the medieval overtones etc etc... I recommend the song Seif al din live at paradiso or perhaps even more fascinating Chasing the dragon live Restrospect with live orchestra and choir... I promise you that you will be fascinated.. unlike many other bands, epica never disappoints and always surprises..
As a big fan of Epica and Simone, I suggest that you don't make comparisons, they can be very annoying! Besides, NW and Epica are not similar at all, they belong to the same subgenre but their styles are very distinctive. And both Simone and Floor are wonderful singers who possess an uncommon vocal range. (You haven't heard anything from Simone yet) Interesting facts about Epica: Mark (grumpy guitarist) and Simone were a couple in the early days of the band, which is why they always maintained an incredible chemistry on stage. And for long and progressive masterpieces of Epica, I recommend the trilogy of "Kingdom Of Heaven". Greetings! 💙
Greetings to you, too, and thank you for your suggestions. I've added it to my reaction ideas list ✅ I appreciate all the sentiments and information shared too 💖
Thank you for the suggestion. I have seen two Retrospect in a row now, this will definitely be high on my list to react to. Please keep suggesting 💕 Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
@@BessyQ Epica is in a league of their own. This band will blow your mind! It's the best what you can hear (and see) in the symphonic metal subgenre over the last decade or so. I second the recommendation for "Chasing the Dragon" from the Retrospect, but please find the video uploaded by Jubran, which has English subtitles in it, so you can read the song lyrics while watching/listening to it. DO NOT stop listening to Epica after 2-3 songs! I'm serious. You would miss out on a lot of incredible music. Epica is a whole journey. They have 8 full studio albums and each of them is filled with amazing songs. I'm glad you started with Sensorium because that's from their debut album. You can either proceed to newer albums in a chronological order, or just jump randomly, it's up to you. Also, Epica is heavy but it has many wonderful ballads that will melt your heart. Would you like to hear some of them?
@@BessyQ Btw "Sensorium" is a beautiful but simple song. You can't compare it to Ghost Love Score in terms of complexity. Epica's equivalent of GLS would be Serenade of Self-Destruction (it's also the same length). Check it out, preferably some Lyric version (not live), so you can hear the choir and all other instruments properly because the live version is not mixed very well.
If you've been enjoying Epica & Nightwish, you should look into Ad Infinitum & Within Temptation. Best songs I would suggest are Unstoppable & Shed My Skin.
Bruh, Simone's voice is not there because Floor... ? 😅 Now, put on a helmet, just to make sure your skull is not going to explode, and listen to this: Apocalyptica & Epica - Rise Again (Official video) - that's Simone in 2022, compared to 2006 which you saw here 😉 and also Epica - Unleashed & Storm The Sorrow Live Masters of Rock (2014)
@@BessyQ OK. Those two songs above are both in just one video, so you can react to both in just one reaction 🙂However, there are other great versions of both songs, so it's a bit hard to choose which one should you watch. Now, this one is a collab with another band, and I recommend it mostly for Simone's stunning vocal performance: Apocalyptica & Epica - Rise Again (Official video) and here, one of their greatest ballads: Epica - Tides of Time - for this one I would strongly suggest a fan-made lyric video by Elimeleh69. Can you search for it? Can you please write it down somewhere, so you don't forget? I hope you're going to react to them asap! Always nice to see new people discovering this incredible band and goddess Simone. Bear in mind, Epica is not a band with just a couple big hits. They really have many amazing songs on every single album (8 studio albums so far, 9th coming later this year). There's a lot to discover. You should do a whole serie of reaction to them!
Simone ("Smoony") and Floor ("the VG") are longtime friends. Wanna catch them together? Try "Revamp (with Simone Simons) : Sweet Curse, live @ MFVF 8" and also "Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show". Cheers!
I've heard of Lovebites and they are very high on my list. Thank you for the excellent suggestion 🩷 Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time! ❤️🔥🎶
Thank you for letting us know - it has been fixed! The team had a busy weekend with hardly any sleep and we found ourselves making silly (and delirious) mistakes! Lol.
check out Epica - design your universe live retrospect, it will give you goosebumps, they play with a full orchestra
I have seen two Retrospect in a row now, this will definitely be high on my list to react to. Please keep suggesting 💕😊
Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
From that same concert Sancta Terra and Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Retrospect that is), small surprise there….
Nightwish Ghost Love Score was released on the album "Once" on 7 June 2004 which was before this song. The lead singer of Epica is called Simone and she is very good friends with Floor. They have done a couple of collaberations in the past. The founder of Epica is Mark Jansen (no relation to Floor) who founded the band after his departure from 'After Forever' which is a band that Floor was in 😊
Thank you for sharing all this info Mark. Okies so Ghost Love Score was released on the album before this song, that disproved my theory on this song inspiring GLS. Lol. But the history Simone, Floor, and Mark share, they probably influence each other quite a bit 🩷
@@BessyQ Yes. this song was sung by Nightwish's first singer Tarja. Their next singer was Anette, and then Floor joined the band in 2012 like you said
Once you get to know more bands you will come to see that in Symphonic Metal pretty much everybody knows everybody and they often collaborate together
Ghost Love Score was released after this song not before. Sensorium is from the 2003 (5 june) album named The Phantom Agony. This video was recorded on May 4, 2006 and released only in 2022 because of copyright issues.
Epica's quivalent of GLS (in terms of complexity and epicness) would be their song "Serenade of Self-Destruction", which is an absolute masterpiece. It's heavier than GLS but it has a beautiful melody, deep lyrics, great guitar-work and drumming, and of course, gorgeous soprano by Simone, especially during the epic chorus.
For those who have never heard Serenade before, go for studio version with lyrics, just to make sure you can hear all instruments and especially the choir, because the live version is not mixed very well.
As you continue your symphonic metal journey, you will find many of these singers are closely connected. Both Simone and Floor are from The Netherlands. Other great female singers from there are Diane van Giersbergen, Charlotte Wessels, and Sharon den Adel.
This was an early song for Epica. To see Simone in her full voice, you need to watch some newer videos. I recommend listening to Unleashed live at Retrospect, and for a song that will make you get goosebumps, Rivers (ft Apocolyptica) from AFAS.
Thank you so much! I have added your song suggestions to my list, hope to keep seeing more suggestions from you 💕
I love it when people are not ready for Mark's harsh vocals!
Totally not ready haha, he was so amazing!
New to your channel, and subscribed after seeing this fun reaction! Here's hoping that you continue delving into Epica. Their newer stuff in maybe more prog-like (see "The Skeleton Key" or "Kingdom of Heaven, part III", Omega Alive version of both preferably). Their older material is more goth rock, leaning on 90's bands like Tristania.
Remember, music is not a competition. No one is a yardstick for anyone else. These songs are compositions, and if the performance lives up to the artistic intent then the performance is a success. Making it seem like there is some sort of rivalry between two singers is doing a disservice to both.
Thank you for subbing and Welcome to the Q Ship 🚢💕 I really enjoyed this song by Epica, proof is it is firmly stuck in my head now 🥰 definitely will be checking out more Epica songs in the future!
Hey just wanted to let you know that IMMINENCE dropped their new album “The Black.”
This is how the album is broken down. Pick a song and there are MV and vis….you pick.
Songs from album “The Black”
MV= Music Video
Vis= Visualizer
1. Come Hell or Highwater (MV & Vis)
2. Desolation (MV & Vis)
3. Heaven Shall Burn(MV & Vis)
4. Beyond the Pale (Vis)
5. Come What May (Vis)
6. Death by a Thousand Cuts (MV & Vis)
7. The Call of the Void (Vis)
8. Continuum (MV & Vis)
9. The Black (Vis)
Instrumental songs
1. Cul-de-Sac (Vis)
2. L’ appel Du Vide (Vis)
3. Le Noir (Vis)
Storyline w/ music videos
1. Come Hell or Highwater
2. Desolation
3. Heaven Shall Burn
4. Death by a Thousand Cuts
5. Continuum
This is awesome, thank you so much for sharing the news. I haven't heard about IMMINENCE yet, adding to my list now ✅
Thank you for exploring Epica for the first time on the Q Ship 🎶💕
Hi Bessy, nice reaction! When you are ready to experience some metal outside the symphonic metal sub genre, I'd recommend the japanese all female bands Lovebites and Nemophila. Because you said you are not into screaming/growling: Lovebites don't growl or scream. The singer of Nemophila doesn't growl, but does some screaming in most songs. I'm not really into screaming and growling myself, but somehow their singer makes it work for me. For Lovebites I recomend the songs "Holy War", "Set The World On Fire" or "Edge of the World", but the don't really have a bad song. Their live versions are usually better than the music videos.
For Nemophila I would go with "Adabana" (great music video) or "Life" (more mellow, no screams).
Thank you for all the great suggestions! I've added them to my list ✅
Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time with me ❤️🔥🎶
simone and floor sing together epica sancta terra live
Simone was way younger then every song you could have heard from Floor here. Do us a pleasure and listen to her latest concerts. Any from the Omega alive show should do as a start :)
Thank you for sharing that, and I'm glad you mentioned later concerts, here's my most recent reaction to one of her new concerts and she was magnificent ✨
ua-cam.com/video/0XgprKAr0z8/v-deo.htmlsi=mCmw5YR91MKrJiya
@@BessyQ Thank you. I have seen your reaction to Rivers :)
One of the strenghts of EPICA is the musical range they have. From death metal to Symphonic metal and balads. They also have some amazing colabs. So enjoy your discovery :)
That was one of their early concerts. Epica is on stage since 20 years now and Simone just got better all the time.
About Floor: You have not seen much of her yet. She definitely not always sings powerful. Maybe have a look on her doing "Shallow"...
Those growls from Mark are typical of Death metal... the combination of voices creates a landscape like beauty and the beast...
I love the way you describe it 🥰 thank you for exploring Epica for the first time on the Q Ship 🎶💕
@@BessyQ You're welcome... the world of Epica is so vast and fascinating that you still have a lot to discover if you're interested... the interaction of voices like day and night, the orchestration and the medieval overtones etc etc... I recommend the song Seif al din live at paradiso or perhaps even more fascinating Chasing the dragon live Restrospect with live orchestra and choir... I promise you that you will be fascinated.. unlike many other bands, epica never disappoints and always surprises..
As a big fan of Epica and Simone, I suggest that you don't make comparisons, they can be very annoying! Besides, NW and Epica are not similar at all, they belong to the same subgenre but their styles are very distinctive. And both Simone and Floor are wonderful singers who possess an uncommon vocal range. (You haven't heard anything from Simone yet) Interesting facts about Epica: Mark (grumpy guitarist) and Simone were a couple in the early days of the band, which is why they always maintained an incredible chemistry on stage.
And for long and progressive masterpieces of Epica, I recommend the trilogy of "Kingdom Of Heaven". Greetings! 💙
Greetings to you, too, and thank you for your suggestions. I've added it to my reaction ideas list ✅ I appreciate all the sentiments and information shared too 💖
Next song - Chasing the dragon Live Retrospect show 2013 . . .
Thank you for the suggestion. I have seen two Retrospect in a row now, this will definitely be high on my list to react to. Please keep suggesting 💕
Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
@@BessyQ Epica is in a league of their own. This band will blow your mind! It's the best what you can hear (and see) in the symphonic metal subgenre over the last decade or so.
I second the recommendation for "Chasing the Dragon" from the Retrospect, but please find the video uploaded by Jubran, which has English subtitles in it, so you can read the song lyrics while watching/listening to it.
DO NOT stop listening to Epica after 2-3 songs! I'm serious. You would miss out on a lot of incredible music. Epica is a whole journey. They have 8 full studio albums and each of them is filled with amazing songs. I'm glad you started with Sensorium because that's from their debut album. You can either proceed to newer albums in a chronological order, or just jump randomly, it's up to you.
Also, Epica is heavy but it has many wonderful ballads that will melt your heart. Would you like to hear some of them?
@@BessyQ Btw "Sensorium" is a beautiful but simple song. You can't compare it to Ghost Love Score in terms of complexity.
Epica's equivalent of GLS would be Serenade of Self-Destruction (it's also the same length).
Check it out, preferably some Lyric version (not live), so you can hear the choir and all other instruments properly because the live version is not mixed very well.
If you've been enjoying Epica & Nightwish, you should look into Ad Infinitum & Within Temptation. Best songs I would suggest are Unstoppable & Shed My Skin.
Thank you for those titles, added to list ✅ and please keep suggesting them 💕
Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
Bruh, Simone's voice is not there because Floor... ? 😅
Now, put on a helmet, just to make sure your skull is not going to explode, and listen to this:
Apocalyptica & Epica - Rise Again (Official video) - that's Simone in 2022, compared to 2006 which you saw here 😉
and also
Epica - Unleashed & Storm The Sorrow Live Masters of Rock (2014)
How to piss off an Epican: compare Smoony to Fleur.😂
It seems I need to listen to more of Epica... Which I will!!! Thank you for bringing so many song suggestions 💖
@@BessyQ So?? Any more Epica this year? 🙂
Hi again, definitely planning on more. I have your two songs above; if you have any more must-listen song requests please drop them here! 😊
@@BessyQ OK.
Those two songs above are both in just one video, so you can react to both in just one reaction 🙂However, there are other great versions of both songs, so it's a bit hard to choose which one should you watch.
Now, this one is a collab with another band, and I recommend it mostly for Simone's stunning vocal performance:
Apocalyptica & Epica - Rise Again (Official video)
and here, one of their greatest ballads:
Epica - Tides of Time - for this one I would strongly suggest a fan-made lyric video by Elimeleh69. Can you search for it?
Can you please write it down somewhere, so you don't forget? I hope you're going to react to them asap!
Always nice to see new people discovering this incredible band and goddess Simone. Bear in mind, Epica is not a band with just a couple big hits. They really have many amazing songs on every single album (8 studio albums so far, 9th coming later this year). There's a lot to discover. You should do a whole serie of reaction to them!
Simone ("Smoony") and Floor ("the VG") are longtime friends. Wanna catch them together? Try "Revamp (with Simone Simons) : Sweet Curse, live @ MFVF 8" and also "Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show". Cheers!
Thank you for suggesting that! Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time 🔥🎶
“Wanna catch them together?”🤣
That thumbnail…💀
@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 Haha, yes: "read all about it!". Short & sweet does it again. Will also check ze WoTlands, just in case..
try some Visions of Atlantis pirates will return live official video
🐕love your wild personallity meow 🐈
Aww thank you 😻😻😻
@@BessyQ love ya
You got some pipes there Bessy
listen to nemophila, lovebites, japanese band,in live
I've heard of Lovebites and they are very high on my list. Thank you for the excellent suggestion 🩷
Loved having you on the Q Ship exploring Epica for the first time! ❤️🔥🎶
Hi Bessy, I think you have the wrong label on this video 😉🥰
Thank you for letting us know - it has been fixed! The team had a busy weekend with hardly any sleep and we found ourselves making silly (and delirious) mistakes! Lol.
@@BessyQ "The team"? How many people are involved? Lol (I love mistakes, it shows that you are human 😊)
@markclements7767 We do have a very small team, and thank you, you're so kind 😊
intro is much louder than your voice
Women metal is just a joke they are not came men metal or top 10 😂