Rappers React To Epica "Sancta Terra"!!!
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2020
- On this segment of Rappers React, Smokey and Hollywood were blessed by the presence of 2 amazing woman. We reacted to Epica "Sancta Terra" Live Ft. Floor Jansen and were stunned, these woman are angles!!! Three letters OMG!!! Any suggestions, send them our way!!!
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Trivia: Simone was like 4 months pregnant and had been singing for over an hour at this point. She and Floor have been best friends for years
I love their friendship and energy together in this set! It is perfection!
@Brixton Jaime that's what I call trust
The fact that they're friends just makes me warm inside... I don't know why, it has nothing to do with me, it's just one of those things that feels right.
@Y Go No actually 3 months.
More than 2 hours by now, the show runs for 3 hours.
And the drummer is fantastic - amazing hits a split second AFTER the beat and fills and syncopes, all just where needed!
Nightwish Army + Epica Legion have been summoned. Symphonic Metal bands I can immediately think of (and often tour together) include Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Xandria, Within Temptation, Leaves' Eyes...you have a massive world to explore.
Personal top 5 suggestions:
1. It's going to be said, but just more Nightwish (live). Personal favs being Romanticide, 7 Days to the Wolves, I Want My Tears Back (Wacken 2013), Yours Is An Empty Hope (Floor growls!), and Ever Dream.
2. Liar Liar by Kamelot
3. Consign to Oblivion - Epica (much more metal)
4. The Day That The World Breaks Down - Ayreon (features MANY symphonic and power metal artists in one song)
5. And We Run - Within Temptation, feat. Xzibit (symphonic metal/rap mix!)
Ayreon must be your next reaction..in many of Arjen’s projects you can also see Floor...
..and Eluveitie, some good old folk metal
Wintersun!
Therion
The Haunting by Kamelot.
Simone was pregnant during this show too! I wouldn't say no the more Epica. But when you got a chance, there's a European folk metal band called Eluveitie, I'd recommend the song Rebirth. It will blow your minds guaranteed.
YES! They are amazing! :)
Yes!!! Eluveitie is AMAZING!! Please listen to them
I saw Epica live man Simone is on another LEVEL !!! no auto tune needed all skill
I don't know that Simone, Tarja, Floor, Charlotte Wessels, etc have EVER used auto tune or anything like that. Pure freaking talent in the Metal FrontWomen
omg dude how was it....we cant wait until we are able to make it to some of these shows like nightwish, epica, tool etc
Trash Talkers Literally the voice of an Angel and she looks the part also! Check out Our Destiny
@@KillDozer44 I got to see Floor with nightwish on the decades tour and also saw Delain and Anneke Van Giersbergen. All of which just completely blew any pop artist out of the water vocally. Incredible talents
@@The_Pony I got to see Nightwish play in Denver in '08 with Anette. I know she gets a lot of bile thrown her way, but the show I went to was awesome and she rocked the house.
Continue your Symphonic Metal journey with Kamelot-The Haunting from One Cold winters night live video.It’s another great duet with the lead singer Simone of Epica and one of the best male vocalists in music Roy Khan
Roy Khan is the man!
yeah
so true i hope this ver is the best
and Simone is married to Kamelot's keyboardist......
Kamelot, yes!
But while I know The Haunting is a good segue as it features Simone, I gotta say that the performance of the Elizabeth suite from the One Cold Winter's Night concert recordings is the pinnacle of Roy Khan ever captured on video.
ShadowedMage I agree
To expand on what others have said, Floor and Simone know each other well. They are friends in real life and Floor was Simone's vocal coach. In addition to that, the man who shouted "Floor Jansen" with a growly voice at the end is Epica's co-founder Mark Jansen (no family relation with Floor). He was with After Forever with Floor before leaving due to creative differences and forming his own band, Epica, with his girlfriend at the time - Simone. They have named Nightwish as a major inspiration for them - long before Floor was in it.
Simone and Mark are no longer a couple but they work together very well still. Simone is married to a member of another Symphonic metal band - Kamelot. Kamelot toured with Nightwish during their 2012 Imaginaerum US tour. During this tour, Nightwish's lead vocalist at the time, Anette Olzon, fell ill and the two female vocalists in Kamelot covered for her during one show. Anette publicly criticized the band for replacing her during that show instead of cancelling it. This was the last straw that led to Anette's firing from Nightwish and Floor joining them. We know the rest ;)
One of the two Kamelot vocalists that covered for Anette then is Elize Ryd. Elize was considered by Nightwish in 2005-2006 after they fired Tarja, but they thought she was too young and went for Anette instead. Elize then formed her own band, Amaranthe. Unrelated to this, in Anette's first album with Nightwish, they released a song titled "Amaranth".
Are your heads spinning yet? XD
Wow, thanks for all that info. Didn't know that.
tl;dr: It's a family reunion :D
Had a book in the late '80's that had a "genealogical family tree" of bands. These various North Sea / Baltic nation symphonic metal bands would fit right in perfectly.
Wish I could remember the name of that book. Was fascinating how most of the major bands are interconnected.
Floor was not Simone's vocal coach. Amanda Somerville was.
You can catch Elize with the band Amaranthe and the other singer from the Denver show Alyssa White-Gluz is the lead for Arch Enemy.
All of these bands intermingle and do side projects as well. Most notably for me being all of the artists that participate in Ayreon.
Floor was in a band called after forever with Mark Jansen (no relation to Floor)one of the gutiarists in Epica.
"oh Simone is good bUT LOOK AT FLOOR" 😂😂 Your fanboy soul is amazing.
Ayreon - The day the world breaks down - project with many singers, among them Floor and Simone.
I second that...this is an experience you do not want to miss
I was about to post this as well. The USA is so far behind the rest of the world as far as Metal, in all its species, is concerned, that it's possible they will never catch up. But Ayreon is a must. We need to poke this at everybody a bit more.
Leopendent 32 More and more are being poored in by Floor and going down this rabbithole...(and going Dutch in a different meaning 😎)
Maybe one day the world is ready again for Frank Zappa, that would make me Happy too 🤘
@@leopendent3291 Okay but we are not as far behind in Metal as the Netherlands are! Folks over there MIGHT catch up but at the very least they are now more aware because of what happened last year. :)
Yes! Ayreon is so underrepresented in reaction videos. I'm dying to see what they think of The Sixth Extinction, and 01011001 as a whole. Damnit they should do the entire Human Equation in a row across 2 weeks.
So guys, you like Dutch female singers! Well there's another female singer (Charlotte Wessels) in a Dutch band which is called "Delain". See (and listen) to a live recording of this band with a guest singer from Nightwish, Marco Hietala (bass player):
DELAIN feat. Marco Hietala - Nothing Left (Live): ua-cam.com/video/YXFlDz-TtfI/v-deo.html
or
Delain ft. Marco Hietala - The Gathering (Live at Masters of Rock 2017): ua-cam.com/video/4X4jNBrFEn0/v-deo.html
Seconding Delain. Amazing band, though Charlotte is less operatic and more jazz influenced. I'd start with either Burning Bridges or Ghost House Heart from the new one.
There is also anneke van giersbergen.
I love The Gathering!
Two grown men smiling like little children at Christmas morning. God, I love music!
Love the reaction. Epica doesn't normally tour with the orchestra, like Nightwish. But this was a special 10th anniversary performance for Epica in the Netherlands, their home country. Floor is also Dutch and good friends with Epica. She used to be in a band called After Forever with Epica's guitarist Mark Jansen. No relation to Floor. Usually the orchestra and choir is taped for the studio versions and played as a backing track, and through digital samples by the keyboardist. Anyway, Sancta Terra is Latin for Holy Land.
When did Nightwish tour with orchestra?
If I remember correct, this song is about a suicide bomber, that believes he will go to Heaven but ends up in "another place" instead.
We need more Epica, is an incredible band and Simone is a queen, i recommend you the Live versions if is possible
Unchain Utopia and The Consign To Oblivion 😁
Epica -Kingdom of heaven live
Definitely: design your universe..
Simone and Floor are absolutely magical together! They are both amazing!
Sorry but you're wrong! Floor is the Queen! Simone is next in line for the throne tho😂
That's an amazing song you should react to consign to Oblivion live at the zenith
Epica it’s a lot of heavier than this this is one of their “radio” songs as people called it xD
More Epica: react to The Essence Of Silence official live video ❤️🖤
I strongly recommend Storm The Sorrow
Luiz Gustavo that’s radio friendly too but it’s great
Should we tell them about floor’s sister and their duet songs? Or will it blow their collective minds?
Yes, tell them. Stuff like this often runs in family DNA. Besides, both of the sisters are awesome writers as well as performers. Better they find out early on. AND it will REALLY show off what Floor is capable of. :)
Queens of metal, awesome performance.
Aw, was so pleased with how excited you guys were on this one. You're right, these bands are popular just not in the US.
Epica doesn't usually play with an orchestra but this was a special show. I believe Simone, Epica's singer, was pregnant at this time if I remember correctly. I think she wrote the lyrics for this song as well - I admire that she writes a lot of the lyrics, they are quite good!
Epica are amazing, I'd highly recommend checking out Chasing the Dragon from the same concert (Retrospect live), blew my mind the first time I saw it. It's also pretty impressive that Simone Simmons was 3 months pregnant during this performance, she's just incredible.
Yes, Simone is incredible!! Is impossible sing whith 3 month of pregnant, but she is amazing!!!!
Has anyone mentioned "Sons Of Winter And Starts" (live in the studio session) by Wintersun yet? You guys rock!
React to Epica universal death squad (Official lyric video)
Puts a smile on my face to see two guys listening to music outside their comfort zone and loving it
Dimmu Borgir - The Mourning Palace - is another by a great band that often has a full orchestra on stage with choir. I am also saddened that a lot of Americans are oblivious to this music. There is much depth added to the music with an orchestra and choir on stage. Brilliant reaction. It was obvious immediately that this music moved the both of you to another level of listening. 🙃Peace
epica (Ft. Floor Jansen) Stabat mater dolorosa PLEASEEE!!!
Yesss..😁😀😂
Another great band that is also in this category would be Within Temptations. P.S. You will find this song on pretty much every music reaction channel.
Well, you' re just about right. Here in Europe we do know and love this genre for many years.
Lmao your faces when Floor was introduced.
So glad so many people are being exposed to this & other genres through UA-cam.
I really think it brings us all together :)
Of course I think Nightwish, Floor, and so many other European bands have so much epic music to share.
I hope it inspires musicians and bands on our continent!
Xena and Gabrielle on stage! 🔥🔥🔥⚔
One of the things that impressed me about the infamous live "Ghost Love Score" performance at Wacken was how the band was so on point and tight an entire hour on stage.
This performance by Epica? Equally deep into their set, but the kicker? Simone was three months preggers at the time. Most women in their third month I've known don't even want to get out of bed in the morning until they've had their AM vomit. Much less get gussied up to go out on a stage and perform under bright lights.
Though they say it's good to play music for the fetus, and that makes me wonder... what type of grade A savant is her child after being serenaded in the womb by not just her mom, but Floor as well?
I also have to ask what the hell are they doing in Scandahoovia that they are pumping out such talented vocalists, whilst here in the colonies we're stuck with auto-tuned no-talent hacks like Eilish and Beyonce? FFS Giving Billie Eilish a Grammy was a crime against music.
Scandahoovia ? Both ladies are Dutch ;-)
@@PeterM_K Okay but Nightwish is Finnish (and so is Tarja). And then we have to ask the same questions about the Philippines... :)
@@PeterM_K Scandahoovia is the slang term for Scandanavia + the Baltic states + northern Germany + the Netherlands. Basically anything in the North Sea + Baltic.
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As opposed to Scandanavia which is just Norway, sweden, and denmark... though some also count Faroe and Iceland.
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Scandahoovia -- A small yet well off country, with modern technology, very near to Smogbolia.
This slang is used a lot here in New England as we've a lot of 2nd and 3rd gen descendants of immigrants from the region.
"gussied up" 😆 haven't heard that one in ages
That's quite a reaction from Hollywood. These two viking ladies, Floor and Simone are besties. Their friends call'em Xena and Gabrielle when together.
I'll have to admit, watching you guys being blown away by metal is lowkey my favourite thing right now.
Check epica songs, and live performance, they are fantastic too.
Shiddddddd I didn't expect one of my favorite videos to be reacted to!!
Okay, you REALLY NEED TO CHECK OUT FLOOR'S FIRST BAND! After Forever 🥰
Floor also can growl.
Simone and Floor are dear friends actually!!
will do
@@Hollywood6IX may I humbly suggest one of my personal favorite After Forever songs, Follow in the Cry or perhaps even Monolith of doubt. Both songs have very different live video than what's on the album. For example, In Follow in the cry live, they do a spoof guitar riff.
In monolith of doubt, there's a beautifully created duel between Mark Jensen's (Simone's ex husband) death growls and Floor's more operetta style vocals whereas the live video does not have Mark's vocals. It's difficult to find any decent live recordings of After Forever, sadly. They'd have a lot of sound issues, unfortunately :'(
@@The_Pony damn, sounds good. yes we will check it out. if u havent noticed we just launched our patreon and if you become a member we gaurentee a reaction to your song,
Unleashed, cry for the moon and never enough is my favorite song of EPICA
DUDES I JUST discovered Epica last week! WOW! I found Nightwish and Epica was suggested, Symphonic Metal has hooked me!
You should have noticed by the title that Floor is in this 😂
But great reaction, as always... i subbed 😉
You guys have to check out Epica's "Consign to Oblivion" live at Zenith in Paris. Their stage presence is amazing in that one.
Also, give Kamelot a listen. They were at The Masquerade last October and put on a killer show.
Someone upvote the hell out of this to get them to put some respect on Theatre of Tragedy.
Yep, they are really good friends :D
"So this is what vikings are doing novadays - just killing it on stage" is the best summary of this incredible, epic song I could only wish for the night... 😉
Floor actually did the song Stabat Mater Dolorosa with Epica during this concert.
I loved how exited you guys were!!! I have seen this song a million times and when you said WHAT?!?! FLOOR?!?? I screamed YEEEESSSS!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤣
One of the best Symphonic Metal performances ever! Thanks for checking it out! Epica is a fantastic band. I love their album "The Divine Conspiracy" from 2007.
I Luv all kinds of Music but i really Luv Symphonic Metal . I've been in to Epica and Night Wish since 2009
Yes, I knew you guys would love EPICA... Next one should be "Consign to Oblivion live at the Zenith". And yes, symphonic metal is the best music genre, he, and there's much more than Nightwish and Epica (THERION, HAGGARD, WITHIN TEMPTATION, DELAIN, PENUMBRA, IMPERIAL AGE, SIRENIA, XANDRIA, DIABULUS IN MUSICA and many more)...
Greetings from Spain...
Can't believe you haven't reacted to Tarja yet. Try "Phantom of the Opera"by Nightwish!
We're getting there
You aint seen nothing yet! You definitely need to react to Stabat Mater Dolorosa from the same Retrospect concert. It's a classical piece by Giovanni Batista Pergolesi, also performed with Floor Jansen. They absolutely kill it!
Btw, while you're at it, react to the entire show. It's Epica's anniversary show Retrospect, hence the orchestra and choir.
After that, start with the Dutch bands first (past & present), I promise you'll love them: After Forever (Floor), Revamp (Floor), Epica, Within Temptation, Delain, Nemesea, Ex-Libris, The Gathering, Ayreon (project band of Arjen Anthony Lucassen with ever changing line-up, including Floor from Nightwish and her sister Irene and Simone Simons from Epica), Blackbriar.
More bands in this genre: The Gathering, Within Temptation, Sirenia, Leaves' Eyes, Therion, Xandria, Delain, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Nemesea, Diabulus in Musica, Therion, Ex-Libris, Coronatus, Edenbridge, Lacuna Coil, Amberian Dawn, Dark Sarah.
More towards the gothic genre: Theatre of Tragedy, Beseech, Mono Inc., Blackbriar, Snow White Blood, The 69 Eyes, To/Die/For, The Murder of My Sweet, The Sins of Thy Beloved.
I LOVE to see the joy on your faces. Everytime i watch you 2,it feels like a new child is Born. I´m proud
You should check out the band kamelot.....the song "the haunting" it features simone from epica
pricless reactions when you guys realized Floor was in it...😁😁
This was Epica's 20th year anniversary if I'm not mistaken. Now that you've got a taste of Nightwish and Epica, you guys should definitely check out Within Temptation-somewhere featuring Anneke (live). Ps: They're all from the Netherlands.
Saw EPICA in January in NYC amazing! I’m seeing them again in Amsterdam in December and Nightwish in London too if concerts go ahead!
other bands worth watching are - The Gathering - Leaves (they start it) | - Within Temptation - Paradise *ft. Tarja | Delain - Masters Of Destiny - for now...
Yes. Please do more from Epica. Consign to Oblivion and Design your Universe. Always live with this band.
The choir and orchestra totalled about 70 people.
Please do more from this concert. It was extraordinary.
What I love most is that they both are confident in their own abilities and the abilities of the other. They aren’t vying for attention they are sharing the stage, loving, and reveling in the moment with a music sister. It’s a love affair of music.
Awesome reactions , very honest music lovers - fantastic , keep doing these guys - make me smile every time 👍
Epica actually got their name from Kamelots album of the same name. I'm just gonna recommend kamelot Elizabeth 1 2 &3 live from One cold winters night. Roy Khan is the best male vocalist in metal.
I love how you guys just immediately appreciate all the aspects that go into the whole symphonic metal scene. Great reaction, kick ass song. Just came across you guys and I'm so glad I did!
You had so much fun and it came through to us.
My low key favorite Epica song is "Universal Death Squad" which has an official video. Who does not want to hear about apocalyptic robots?
When Dutch meets Dutch u get 2x amazing ❤️❤️❤️ tey both amazing voices preforming In amazing bands .... I'm half Belgian / Dutch and this is when I get proud on being half Dutch 😊
I actually feel bad that most people only know epica for this song, they're such an amazing band lol
Haha, i love you two guys! 😉 It's fun to watch your reactions. Keep doing it!
Epica - Cry for the Moon.. One of my favorite..
Floor and Simone been friends along time and you can tell by how well they sing together❤
I AM slowly but shorly 😊 becoming a fan of this CHANNEL! Rock on guy's. Excellent reactions! 👊 Another Sub. Hello's from Finland. Stay safe!
Hello! Glad you're here!
Enjoying every one! Good job, good job! ✊You two are "for real" and passion and love for music really shows. Can't fake that! Hoping Your channel to explode more! 👏
Your reaction to Sancta Terra was EPIC and suited this phenomenal performance perfectly! 🎧🎼📣 More symphonic metal by Thunisian band MYRATH, especially with their track-trilogy "Believer", "Dance" and "No Holding Back" released recently. The same epic stuff as Nightwish. The band calls it 'Desert Metal'...
I only discovered them accidentally while looking for progressive symphonic metal and as a die-hard NW Army member I am impressed!
Keep lit!
Namibia 🤟🏻🇳🇦🤟🏻
try Epica - Tides of Times or Once upon a nightmare
epic...
I LOVE VIKING WOMEN!!! 🤘😁🤘❤🤘 Rock opera rules!!! You two young fellas hit the nail on the head! 🤩
Epica - Design Your Universe from this same concert (Retrospect) is great!
Other great tracks to check out by them are Storm the Sorrow, Consign to Oblivion, or Chasing the Dragon!
Two wonderful Women, Two great voices, a great sound package
Guys, guys you've got to react to "Dawn of Victory" by Rhapsody, so powerful, fast paced and the double kick drumming running at 1000 MPH. let alone the guitar solos, song is a masterpiece between all masterpieces.
Dudes, this was even more fun to watch than I thought!!!! I had a feeling it was gonna be great, but this was an *epic* reaction! Yeah, it definitely looks like y'all are hooked on symphonic metal now...pretty amazing stuff isn't it, best of the best of both worlds?!?!
If you want to see a killer live show from Epica, I highly recommend "Consign to Oblivion - Live at the Zenith Official Video". Epica's singer, Simone Simons, is really good friends with Floor. Epica is one of the most successful Dutch metal bands and one of the biggest bands in the genre of symphonic metal. They are releasing their 8th studio album this year in the fall. Here's my top 5 Epica songs and my top 5 symphonic metal bands (other than Epica and Nightwish):
- Songs by Epica -
1. Mother of Light
2. The Essence of Silence
3. Edge of the Blade
4. Martry of the Free Word
5. Victims of Contingency
- Top 5 Symphonic Metal Bands (Other than Epica and Nightwish) -
1. Amaranthe
2. Delain
3. Within Temptation
4. Xandria
5. Kamelot
Thx. for this. You have to react to more Nightwish songs - especially these ones: Ever Dream, Ghost River, I want my tears back (Wacken 2013), My Walden, Sleeping sun (Tampere 2015)
Some more really good Symphonic Metal bands include: Within Temptation, Therion, Kamelot, Xandria, Leaves Eyes, Sirenia, Sonata Artica, Lacuna Coil, Dark Moor. And those are just to name a few. There are a ton of good bands out there and the US are becoming more and more in the knowledge about them, but it's definitely a niche genre, mostly headed by Nightwish and Epica.
You guys made me laugh. I was going to ask you how and if this journey as reactors have changed your views on alternative music outside your normal comfort zone. And lo and behold, right after the song you started yourself. Awesome!
But seriously, did you expect to find such an increased appreciation for something as metal?
No. And to tell you the truth I didn't expect to like so much metal music. But lo and behold when you really listen to the artistry therein, something great happens!
Really
Epica - Consign into oblivion live at Zenith
This show is fantastic. Nightwish, Epica, Delain, Within Temptation are amazing bands.
The most amazing thing about this show was Simone, the Epica lead singer, was four months pregnant in that stage.
Please react to Unleashed and Phantom Agony at this same show.
Oh yeah, this duet is even more amazing when you know the whole history baggage they come with (no real drama, they are all good friends or at least get along with each other now). So, in general the european Metal scene is a bit like a brasilian (or korean) afternoon drama: Everyone knows everyone, and everyone has with everyone and if not, then they have with someone that has with someone, etc.
Well, the backstory:
In 1998 Floor Jansen, still in high school (and a fan of Nightwish and Within Temptation, among others), joined the band 'After Forever' as a background female singer (soon became female lead singer and later only singer), which was founded Mark Jansen (not related, 'Jansen' is one of the most common surnames in Netherlands). A few years later, Mark left the band, and 20-year old Floor became the sole vocalist, to manage the band and write the lyrics before she even decided where to study after school (she then ended up as one of the first students of the newly found 'Rock Academy' that was teaching everything, from basics over opera techniques to growling).
Mark Jansen left in 2002, because his new girlfriend was also a great singer and he wanted to found a new band for her and concentrate completely on that band. That girlfriend was an adorable redhead, Simone Simons and the band was Epica (and Simone was only 17 years old when it all started, btw. And little info: When she heard the band Nightwish for the first time at the age of 15, she went and got singing lessons cause she wanted to become a singer like that.).
Well, at one point Mark and Simone broke up and Mark got another girlfriend. Who was also a great singer. And he decided to found a new band for his new girlfriend (sounds familiar?). But he decided to do it as a side project, as Epica was doing exceptionally well. So, in 2010 he founded the band 'MaYaN' (where he doesn't play guitar but only sings) for his newest girlfriend, Laura Macri (italian and really a great singer). As far as I know, they are still together and both bands are going well (I don't know about american bands, but in european heavy metal it is absolutely normal for any band members to have side projects such as another band, a solo career aside from the band, being part in group or vocal collectives or other musical projects. Or to have another job.). And Simone herself has a long-time partner (which is equal to marriage), Oliver Palotai (a german multi-instrumentalist, musical journalist, orchestrator, song writer and producer from Metal to Jazz) from the US band 'Kamelot'. At this concert, Simone was pregnant with their baby.
Back to Floor:
She enrolled in the Rock Academy, while still managing her band, producing songs and going on tour. With each new album and each live performance, one could guess the courses she had at the academy. She also joined 'Ayreon', a crazy sci-fi oriented prog-rock-metal project by probably the only person that is taller than Floor. In 2007, After Forever disbanded, Floor had some other projects going on, like her rock career, but at one point it got silent around her.
And then, at this tour in 2012/2013 Floor filled in for a hospitalized vocalist that would never come back, on the shortest notice ever. And now she is married to the swedish drummer of 'Sabaton' and they have a little girl.
I could go on forever for any other member of the above mentioned bands. But that would go on forever, so I'll stop here and just say: Every european metal festival is like a come together of old friends and aqcuaintances for most of them, and guest appearances at other bands performances is totally normal.
This reaction is a whole mood!!
My cheeks hurt from smiling so much purely from your reactions!
Great Job lads, its so nice to see people react to music outside their 'usual genre' and fully embrace and enjoy the journey.
Much Love from Manchester, England!
I love your reaction here! You guys doing these reactions also helps spread the word about the genre, so thank you for the help! :)
a band called Dimmu Borgir does the same thing, they have a live concert with the full orchestra and choir.
Great reaction...Epica has been around since 2003, so they have a huge catalogue. The're working on their 8th studio album. Many good songs to choose from...I would suggest to start with Unleashed, it's a more easygoing tune and after that some Design your Universe ( both the live versions from this same retrospect live show as this had the best sound quality and an full orchestra and choir.. Their repetoire goes from soaring ballads to quit heavy songs including growling.But don't worry, there is always lead singer Simone Simons with those high notes and even some operatic kinda sound in her voice. Btw there is another song on this live show featuring Floor... Stabat Mater Dolorosa..check it out...👍
Fun Fact: Simone and Floor are good friends, also Simone took voice lessons from Floor. Could be why they blend so well together. A Private Teacher pretty much knows their student well. Their weaknesses and their strong points.
Sirenia - The other side or seven widows weep.
Xandria - Valentine or blood on my hands.
Tarja's solo - die alive or until my last breathe.
I would say that is a good start.
React to epic consign to oblivion another great song
You gotta do a reaction for Epica's "Consign To Oblivion", live from the Retrospect concert as well, It's the gig closing song, and it's brutal, or their "Chasing The Dragon" song, too, which is a progressive crescendo!
Was sure yall woild love this..great reaction guys..very enjoyable
I love you guys! Keep it up!
one of the best and most real reactions i have seen the army welcomes you
Symphonic metal is the Broadway of metal. Absolutely breathtaking performances. I would love to see a show. I’m just glad it’s a metal genre I can sing with ease.
Nightwish. Epica. Lacuna Coil (esp their Italian songs, so beautiful). Kamelot (esp featuring Lauren Hart). Within Temptation.
Ya'll real reactors...I appreciate that...got another subscriber!
Symphonic Metal is incredible and Epica is right there at the top.
This concert is probably one of the most ambitious and complex Metal concerts ever. 3 hours of total awesomeness.
Please react to more Epica!
Epica - Design Your Universe
Epica - Chasing the Dragon
Epica - Unleashed
Another great reaction guys! You're helping spread the Symphonic Metal love to The USA! Epica: Consign to Oblivion is also kick ass:)
Thank you guys for videos . Been helping me through my Covid19 , Survivor I am. Awesome video u guys .
You should also try Within Temptation - Paradise. She does a duet with Tarja
That's probably the best reaction to this song! Welcome to the symphonic metal world. You guys are gonna love it!
you will love kamelot & simone simons - the haunting (live from norway 2006) too... it's another masterpiece.
Oh man, the awakening is awesome.
indeed it is
Another one of my favorite bands. Recommend you react to Essence of Silence, Unleashed, Victims of Contingency, Edge of the Blade, and Ascension Dream State Armageddon. Love it!