I see the version of Rivers featuring Apocalyptica has already been mentioned. Another notable version is the one from Epica's Omega Alive event, which was their pandemic project, a concert without an audience. Here, Rivers was performed acapella with a choir, again one-shot, and the cool thing is that they followed it with "Once upon a nightmare" (not acapella, mind you). The two songs were performed back-to-back in a single take with a single camera, and if you listen carefully you can just about hear the tails of the first song in the first second of the subsequent song.
It's a long time since someone picked this version of Rivers. There are multiple official videos for this song. Visually, this is my favourite because it feels so intimate. Musically, my preferred vesion is the one with Apocalytica because the cellos fit this song so well.
If you want something heavier from Epica, try Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 from the Omega Alive virtual concert. It is their "magnum opus", drawing on symphonic, prog and death metal styles. It's well worth watching.
I see the version of Rivers featuring Apocalyptica has already been mentioned. Another notable version is the one from Epica's Omega Alive event, which was their pandemic project, a concert without an audience. Here, Rivers was performed acapella with a choir, again one-shot, and the cool thing is that they followed it with "Once upon a nightmare" (not acapella, mind you). The two songs were performed back-to-back in a single take with a single camera, and if you listen carefully you can just about hear the tails of the first song in the first second of the subsequent song.
It's a long time since someone picked this version of Rivers. There are multiple official videos for this song. Visually, this is my favourite because it feels so intimate. Musically, my preferred vesion is the one with Apocalytica because the cellos fit this song so well.
Ty. I may have to look that one up
If you want something heavier from Epica, try Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 from the Omega Alive virtual concert. It is their "magnum opus", drawing on symphonic, prog and death metal styles. It's well worth watching.
Ty. I will look into that