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Epica is one of the best "symphonic Metal" Bands out there (in my opinion). They are extremly talented in using the contrust between harsh metal vocals, heavy guitars / drums, Simones angelic voice and classical vibes like choirs. If you are not feeling good with growls, you maybe won't find that many songs of them you like. But this ones are with very small growl-parts for example: - Sancta Terra (live from Retrospect) [no growls] - Universal Death Squad (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls] - Storm the Sorrow (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls] - Unchain Utopia (OMEGA ALIVE) [no growls] - Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE) [no growls] - Edge of the Blade (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls] But i really would recommend an few of the heavier ones, this are masterpices: - Consign to Oblivion (live at Zenith) [with growls] - Kingdom of Heaven - Part I [with growls] - Kingdom of Heaven - Part III (OMEGA ALIVE) [with growls] - The Obsessive Devotion (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) [with growls] - The Essence of Silence (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) [with growls]] - Victims of Contingency (OMEGA ALIVE) [just a bit growls] And there is much more worth to discover... 🤘
Hi Sean, Epica are from The Netherlands (Dutch) they formed in 2002 and have made 8 incredible studio albums, Epica's catalogue of work is very eclectic, no two songs are alike, the variety in their music is huge, you would need to listen to 20 songs to get an idea of what they are about, their music ranges from the most beautiful ballads to cinematic vast landscapes of music and everything in between, I hope you decide to dig deeper into Epica you won't be dissapointed
Hello Sean! Welcome to the world of Epica! We are Epicans :) Yes, both Nightwish and Epica are symphonic metal, though Epica is on the heavier side of it. Epica is one of the biggest names in this sub-genre, besides Nightwish. The song you just reacted to is from their latest album Omega (2021). There's another video from their 'online concert' called Omega Alive. And yes, they used real choirs, adult and children choir. Any orchestral instruments you hear, were recorded with a real orchestra in Prague. The gorgeous female lead singer is Simone Simons. She is a classically trained soprano. The growling guy is Mark Jansen, the founder and mastermind of Epica. Simone was his GF when she joined the band. Other band members are: Coen Janssen (keyboards, he is also responsible for orchestral arrangements and choir) Ariën van Weesenbeek (drums, member since 2007) Isaac Delahaye (lead guitar, member since 2009) Rob van der Loo (bass guitar, member since 2012) 4 out of 6 band members have degree in music and, although Mark is the main composer, they all contribute to songwriting. That's why their music is so great and diverse. Song lyrics are written either by Mark or Simone. I think you might want to hear some of their more radio-friendly song first? I'll drop a few suggestions below, if YT don't delete them again.
Are you putting links? I think that RUclips has a thing that if they are two or more links they think its spam. I would suggest just copying and pasting the title as specific as possible and maybe how long the video is. Because videos like The Phantom Agony can get confusing between 2meter sessies and Retrospect. I've even seen one do the shortened music video.
EPICA - Storm The Sorrow (OFFICIAL VIDEO) EPICA - Never Enough (Dark) HQ HD 4K EPICA - Edge Of The Blade (OFFICIAL VIDEO) EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
@@redfielduniverse No mate, I was just watching something else :) Honestly, I'm fed up with this primitive YT algorithm. It sometimes deletes my post even if there's no one single link.
@@cancelled_user I see, yeah, I think it's best to easy him in and not drop him right into CtO or KOH. Yes RUclips does delete for no reason. If they sense any hurtful word or potential hurtful word they'll delete it. But they only do it on the ones they think are rude and the others dont. They others can say you have no brain cells but as soon as you say their comment is du*b, RUclips thinks it the end of the world. Idk, RUclips has changed.
Epica is an amazing band one the best out there, you should check their Omega Alive (Kingdom of Heaven part 3, Unchain Utopia, Skeleton Key & Victims of Contigency) is a masterpiece great production, musicians, stages, sound, everything is on point . 😉👌🏻
Epica is the 2nd unbelievable Symphonic Metal Band next to Nightwish. Epica has a lot of Death and Black Metal influences. If you like the harsh stuff check out "Consign to Oblivion" live from Paris 😊. The difference between NW and Epica? NW is about harmonies (Floor & Marko), Epica is about contrast (Simone & Mark). NW has celtic and folk influences, Epica oriental, Death and Black Metal. They are quite heavy in a lot of their songs. 😂
The main difference between Epica and Nightwish are that Epica are way more heavy while Nightwish isnt. This isnt the best song to be introduced to Epica because Epica are much heavier and has influences from death, black, and progressive metal. Epica typically uses orchestras very well. Mark's growls arent for everyone but I love them. If the switching is the part that gets you a lot of Epica is going to be hard. But the thing is you cannot remove him because he is the leader and Epica works best with the beauty and the beast complex. Also Epica is the ultimate Symphonic Metal band because they actually stay metal and heavy for the most part whereas Nightwish is more and folk now.
it depends.... first song I ever heard from them was storm the sorrow...which is less heavy than this song lol and I immediately bought their discography (physical copies) have been a huge fan since, I enjoy the ballads, the heavy, the strange, instrumentals, etc. good music is good music
@@deminybs Yes but Epica is heavier. My point was to show the differences but I guess I didn't do the best job. Also Storm the Sorrow doesn't have as many changes and is more mainstream while The Skeleton Key has more especially more harsh vocals dispersed rather than in one area like for example Edge of the Blade or Beyond Belief. But yes, I've heard all Epica albums but I'm working on collecting all the albums. TPA, CtO, DYU are harder to find for some reason. I'm also gonna buy Omega when I can because I accidently bought Omega Alive by itself.
@Redfield Universe we're on the same page, and damn even albums are hard to get these days.... rip lol I even bought their 2 meter sessies "we will take you with us" DVD/booklet thing, retrospect DVD, and the classical conspiracy CD with minimal issues. (The 1st mentioned actually was harder to find and cost more than I should've paid lol) check discogs if you can't find something. I've had the best luck with them but moral of the story yes Epica>nightwish 😋
Might want to see something from the Omega Alive stream event. Best show I ever seen😁. Epica - unchain utopia (omega alive) Epica - kingdom of heaven pt3(omega alive) Epica - victims of contingency (omega alive)
If you would love to see Epica as a movie, you NEED to check out OMEGA ALIVE. (They released 3 videos from this show on youtube) Epica songs WITHOUT growl. (There are not many) The phantom agony (there is a version of 4 minutes wich has no growls) Illusive Consensus In All Conscience Sancta Terra Feint Venitality Memory Solitary ground Higher high Safeguard to paradise Delirium Tides of time Never enough (he growls just 1 word) Unchain Utopia Dreamscape Canvas of Life Once Upon A Nightmare Rivers I hope I haven't forgotten any song.
be awesome and be one of the few that checks "once upon a nightmare" for possibly their best "ballad" and maybe "serenade of self destruction" for a heavier song. although none of their songs are completely just heavy....lol maybe their cover of crystal mountain but meh that's a cover so I don't count it .any other Epica fans feel free to correct me
I first discovered Epica in 2016, and have been in love with them ever since! I was reading the comments, and I have to agree with @EricSinister, you would probably like Boom, by Amaranthe. Although not one of my favs, GG6 is awesome!
If you react to Epica again, I recommend to react to Kingdom Of heaven (studio ver. all parts are amazing 1-3 and live from Omega Alive - I think only part 3 is on YT). Had seen them live a long time ago and will again this summer 😍 their live performances always give me goosebumps, they are amazing❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
aaand also if you want songs with only Simone's voice lemme make a short list: Unchain Utopia, Rivers, Never enough (okay this has a liittle bit of Mark), Sancta Terra, Unleashed, Tides of Time, Once Upon a Nightmare, In all conscience, Canvas of life, Dreamscape, Reverence, Natural Corruption, Quietus, Solitary ground, Feint, Sensorium, Delirium and many more that I might have forgotten 💛 and some "musts" are: Storm the sorrow, Cry for the moon, Design your Universe,The obsessive devotion, Fools of damnation, Chasing the dragon, Consign to Oblivion, Mother of light, Victims of contingency, Beyond the Matrix, Dancing in a hurricane, Abyss of time and all their acoustic songs are awesome too! Now I will stop ❤🔥😂
nice reaction i think you have to get used to the band a bit before you hear mark jansen's growls which you have to get used to but the contrast between his growls and her voice is great and believe me this band's shows are extremely good! if you like orchestra and choir you should check this one out here the band performs with live orchestra and choir this song is without the growls so see if you like this EPICA - Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE)
FYI, Metallica in the 80s were definitely metal (thrash metal to be exact) not hard rock. Hard Rock is stuff like AC/DC, Kiss, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, etc. and more recently, Ghost. Apart from the difference in the music itself, you never get growling in hard rock, only voice with distortion.
Epica is phenomenal! You should definitely check out their live performances - this version of Unleashed is exceptional, imo ruclips.net/video/Xkth6veR9AU/видео.html They're really one of the best bands out there when it comes to mixing techniques and blending seemingly unblendable. :D
It's hard to say Epica is not metal after listening to just one song. They range from what I can only describe as folk music and Disney Princess stuff (I love it) to Thrash, Black and Death metal. So... you've got to hear more. Poor you. :)
@@SeanStaxxMusic I understand what you're saying. FYI Epica is a Symphonic Death/Black metal band. Please react to EPICA - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PT 3 - (ΩMEGA ALIVE) (OFFICIAL VIDEO) ruclips.net/video/BdBCVMD8TiM/видео.html
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It is called symphonic metal and it’s AMAZING, Epica is one of the most known and best bands of that genre 🔥
Epica is one of the best "symphonic Metal" Bands out there (in my opinion). They are extremly talented in using the contrust between harsh metal vocals, heavy guitars / drums, Simones angelic voice and classical vibes like choirs. If you are not feeling good with growls, you maybe won't find that many songs of them you like. But this ones are with very small growl-parts for example:
- Sancta Terra (live from Retrospect) [no growls]
- Universal Death Squad (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls]
- Storm the Sorrow (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls]
- Unchain Utopia (OMEGA ALIVE) [no growls]
- Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE) [no growls]
- Edge of the Blade (OFFICIAL Video) [just a bit growls]
But i really would recommend an few of the heavier ones, this are masterpices:
- Consign to Oblivion (live at Zenith) [with growls]
- Kingdom of Heaven - Part I [with growls]
- Kingdom of Heaven - Part III (OMEGA ALIVE) [with growls]
- The Obsessive Devotion (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) [with growls]
- The Essence of Silence (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) [with growls]]
- Victims of Contingency (OMEGA ALIVE) [just a bit growls]
And there is much more worth to discover... 🤘
Hi Sean, Epica are from The Netherlands (Dutch) they formed in 2002 and have made 8 incredible studio albums, Epica's catalogue of work is very eclectic, no two songs are alike, the variety in their music is huge, you would need to listen to 20 songs to get an idea of what they are about, their music ranges from the most beautiful ballads to cinematic vast landscapes of music and everything in between, I hope you decide to dig deeper into Epica you won't be dissapointed
More Epica, please!
Hello Sean! Welcome to the world of Epica! We are Epicans :)
Yes, both Nightwish and Epica are symphonic metal, though Epica is on the heavier side of it. Epica is one of the biggest names in this sub-genre, besides Nightwish.
The song you just reacted to is from their latest album Omega (2021). There's another video from their 'online concert' called Omega Alive. And yes, they used real choirs, adult and children choir. Any orchestral instruments you hear, were recorded with a real orchestra in Prague.
The gorgeous female lead singer is Simone Simons. She is a classically trained soprano. The growling guy is Mark Jansen, the founder and mastermind of Epica. Simone was his GF when she joined the band.
Other band members are:
Coen Janssen (keyboards, he is also responsible for orchestral arrangements and choir)
Ariën van Weesenbeek (drums, member since 2007)
Isaac Delahaye (lead guitar, member since 2009)
Rob van der Loo (bass guitar, member since 2012)
4 out of 6 band members have degree in music and, although Mark is the main composer, they all contribute to songwriting. That's why their music is so great and diverse. Song lyrics are written either by Mark or Simone. I think you might want to hear some of their more radio-friendly song first? I'll drop a few suggestions below, if YT don't delete them again.
Are you putting links? I think that RUclips has a thing that if they are two or more links they think its spam. I would suggest just copying and pasting the title as specific as possible and maybe how long the video is. Because videos like The Phantom Agony can get confusing between 2meter sessies and Retrospect. I've even seen one do the shortened music video.
EPICA - Storm The Sorrow (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
EPICA - Never Enough (Dark) HQ HD 4K
EPICA - Edge Of The Blade (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
EPICA - Beyond The Matrix (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
@@redfielduniverse No mate, I was just watching something else :)
Honestly, I'm fed up with this primitive YT algorithm. It sometimes deletes my post even if there's no one single link.
@@redfielduniverse I'm giving him some shorter and more mainstream songs here, for the starter.
@@cancelled_user I see, yeah, I think it's best to easy him in and not drop him right into CtO or KOH. Yes RUclips does delete for no reason. If they sense any hurtful word or potential hurtful word they'll delete it. But they only do it on the ones they think are rude and the others dont. They others can say you have no brain cells but as soon as you say their comment is du*b, RUclips thinks it the end of the world. Idk, RUclips has changed.
Epica is an amazing band one the best out there, you should check their Omega Alive (Kingdom of Heaven part 3, Unchain Utopia, Skeleton Key & Victims of Contigency) is a masterpiece great production, musicians, stages, sound, everything is on point . 😉👌🏻
Epica is the 2nd unbelievable Symphonic Metal Band next to Nightwish. Epica has a lot of Death and Black Metal influences. If you like the harsh stuff check out "Consign to Oblivion" live from Paris 😊. The difference between NW and Epica? NW is about harmonies (Floor & Marko), Epica is about contrast (Simone & Mark). NW has celtic and folk influences, Epica oriental, Death and Black Metal. They are quite heavy in a lot of their songs. 😂
I think consign to oblivion (live video) is the typical go-to for reactions, so please check that out
Rivers is a slow ballad by Epica that doesnt have the harsh vocals in it, if you want to try it out.
actually 2 shoirs, childrens and Kamerkoor PA'dam from Amsterdam
They are my all time favorite band❤❤❤❤
She sings just like this live. React to this song live
The main difference between Epica and Nightwish are that Epica are way more heavy while Nightwish isnt. This isnt the best song to be introduced to Epica because Epica are much heavier and has influences from death, black, and progressive metal. Epica typically uses orchestras very well. Mark's growls arent for everyone but I love them. If the switching is the part that gets you a lot of Epica is going to be hard. But the thing is you cannot remove him because he is the leader and Epica works best with the beauty and the beast complex. Also Epica is the ultimate Symphonic Metal band because they actually stay metal and heavy for the most part whereas Nightwish is more and folk now.
it depends.... first song I ever heard from them was storm the sorrow...which is less heavy than this song lol
and I immediately bought their discography (physical copies)
have been a huge fan since, I enjoy the ballads, the heavy, the strange, instrumentals, etc.
good music is good music
@@deminybs Yes but Epica is heavier. My point was to show the differences but I guess I didn't do the best job. Also Storm the Sorrow doesn't have as many changes and is more mainstream while The Skeleton Key has more especially more harsh vocals dispersed rather than in one area like for example Edge of the Blade or Beyond Belief. But yes, I've heard all Epica albums but I'm working on collecting all the albums. TPA, CtO, DYU are harder to find for some reason. I'm also gonna buy Omega when I can because I accidently bought Omega Alive by itself.
@Redfield Universe we're on the same page, and damn even albums are hard to get these days.... rip lol I even bought their 2 meter sessies "we will take you with us" DVD/booklet thing, retrospect DVD, and the classical conspiracy CD with minimal issues.
(The 1st mentioned actually was harder to find and cost more than I should've paid lol) check discogs if you can't find something. I've had the best luck with them
but moral of the story yes Epica>nightwish 😋
Still better than been introduced with Sancta Terra feat. Floor Jansen…
@@GeniusCenaa totally correct
OMEGA Live! How should check that, Masterclass quality.-
Epica is another level os symphonic metal
Might want to see something from the Omega Alive stream event. Best show I ever seen😁.
Epica - unchain utopia (omega alive)
Epica - kingdom of heaven pt3(omega alive)
Epica - victims of contingency (omega alive)
Awesome song
If you would love to see Epica as a movie, you NEED to check out OMEGA ALIVE. (They released 3 videos from this show on youtube)
Epica songs WITHOUT growl.
(There are not many)
The phantom agony (there is a version of 4 minutes wich has no growls)
Illusive Consensus
In All Conscience
Sancta Terra
Feint
Venitality
Memory
Solitary ground
Higher high
Safeguard to paradise
Delirium
Tides of time
Never enough (he growls just 1 word)
Unchain Utopia
Dreamscape
Canvas of Life
Once Upon A Nightmare
Rivers
I hope I haven't forgotten any song.
Es lo mejor de lo mejor the music
be awesome and be one of the few that checks "once upon a nightmare" for possibly their best "ballad"
and maybe "serenade of self destruction" for a heavier song.
although none of their songs are completely just heavy....lol maybe their cover of crystal mountain but meh that's a cover so I don't count it .any other Epica fans feel free to correct me
Hey, you should definitely check out the live show same song, awesome thanks 😎
I first discovered Epica in 2016, and have been in love with them ever since! I was reading the comments, and I have to agree with @EricSinister, you would probably like Boom, by Amaranthe. Although not one of my favs, GG6 is awesome!
Do the official video for "Kingdom of Heaven" by Epica, please!
You can check out EPICA - UNCHAIN UTOPIA - (ΩMEGA ALIVE) (OFFICIAL VIDEO), it has only Simones vocals.
If you react to Epica again, I recommend to react to Kingdom Of heaven (studio ver. all parts are amazing 1-3 and live from Omega Alive - I think only part 3 is on YT). Had seen them live a long time ago and will again this summer 😍 their live performances always give me goosebumps, they are amazing❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
aaand also if you want songs with only Simone's voice lemme make a short list: Unchain Utopia, Rivers, Never enough (okay this has a liittle bit of Mark), Sancta Terra, Unleashed, Tides of Time, Once Upon a Nightmare, In all conscience, Canvas of life, Dreamscape, Reverence, Natural Corruption, Quietus, Solitary ground, Feint, Sensorium, Delirium and many more that I might have forgotten 💛
and some "musts" are: Storm the sorrow, Cry for the moon, Design your Universe,The obsessive devotion, Fools of damnation, Chasing the dragon, Consign to Oblivion, Mother of light, Victims of contingency, Beyond the Matrix, Dancing in a hurricane, Abyss of time and all their acoustic songs are awesome too! Now I will stop ❤🔥😂
Check out immense ghost you will love it if you already have not lol great work
nice reaction i think you have to get used to the band a bit before you hear mark jansen's growls which you have to get used to but the contrast between his growls and her voice is great and believe me this band's shows are extremely good! if you like orchestra and choir you should check this one out here the band performs with live orchestra and choir this song is without the growls so see if you like this EPICA - Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE)
FYI, Metallica in the 80s were definitely metal (thrash metal to be exact) not hard rock. Hard Rock is stuff like AC/DC, Kiss, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, etc. and more recently, Ghost. Apart from the difference in the music itself, you never get growling in hard rock, only voice with distortion.
Ahhh thank you! It’s hard to tell the difference with all the genres and sub genres 🤯
Maybe try the old Within Temptation (Memories/Stand my Ground) :)
Epica is phenomenal! You should definitely check out their live performances - this version of Unleashed is exceptional, imo ruclips.net/video/Xkth6veR9AU/видео.html
They're really one of the best bands out there when it comes to mixing techniques and blending seemingly unblendable. :D
Epica is way way way way heavy that you really think
Victims of contingency from OmegAlive next 🔥🔥🔥 masterpiece
It's hard to say Epica is not metal after listening to just one song. They range from what I can only describe as folk music and Disney Princess stuff (I love it) to Thrash, Black and Death metal. So... you've got to hear more. Poor you. :)
you gotta listen to consign to oblivion live zenith next, it is 100x better than this one
Do “kingdom of heaven pt3” from omega alive. It’s a better song and I’ll bet you’ll think that’s metal.
You need to learn the difference between Rock and Metal dude
The lines are very blurred today with all of the genre blending and sub genres!
@@SeanStaxxMusic I understand what you're saying. FYI Epica is a Symphonic Death/Black metal band. Please react to EPICA - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PT 3 - (ΩMEGA ALIVE) (OFFICIAL VIDEO) ruclips.net/video/BdBCVMD8TiM/видео.html