EPICA - Edge Of The Blade (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Taken from the album 'THE HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE', out now via @NuclearBlastRecords.
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3:13 lol holy shit that riff just kicked in the fuckin' door
That burn was so bad you'll need to capture the Avatar in order to restore your honour.
+The Abyssal Archivist No no no, make him play the Dark Souls series under strong narcotics and only allow him to get up for a drink or toilet visits.
So the average "Anti-SJW"?
wait so the average anti-sjw is a dark souls player that almost never stops playing?
More or less. You can swap Dark Souls for something a little more base like Call of Duty if need be.
At least from my experience, your opinion about an Epica song is never fully formed until you listen it some good 20 times.
It usually starts in "well, this is kinda weird", then you listen again, and again, and again, and when you see you've listened to the music a thousand times and it is INSANELY FUCKING AMAZING!
This is the most true statement I have ever heard.
So true!!! It always happens to me too. I thought this one was weird yet here I am for the 67th time
True. Listening to a song in the context of an album can really change your perspective on a song, too.
That is also true. When you listen to this song and just think about the words "The Holographic Principle", you see that the song fits right into the album's theme. I really think this will be an album-defining song (as The Essence of Silence and Unchain Utopia are for TQE, Storm the Sorrow is for RFTI, Unleashed and Martyr of the Free World for DYU and so on).
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Simone is an A+ frontwoman as always, but I think Mark really stole the show during the bridge of the song- his emotional portrayal looked truly authentic, and that's something to be admired and appreciated. Overall, the band looks like they're having fun and enjoying a healthy group dynamic- Epica is in top form these days!
Even more top form in 2024! Good points my friend 🤘🏻
Simone, she is one of the greatest vocalists out there! 👌👌
Simone and floor are the best
I mean, yeah.
@Lord Raiden Also Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil
@Lord Raiden Heard Amy Lee live & wasn't very impressed.
@Riker_Jedi_JamesCheck out Adrienne Cowan from Seven Spires. One of the most versatile singers out there. Insanely talented.
I've just discovered Epica today and im just blown away
power of the commercial production
Haha me neither, but 1 year later lol.. These guys rock and this song is AWESOME!
Theyre the best and so amazingly Sweet and Humble. If you want an intensely epic album The Divine Conspiracy and the Quantum Enigma. This album is pretty great too, Shoot All of their albums are amazing.
I understand you, my mate!
pvtmiller21 me too.
man i dont care what anyone else says i fucking love this song. yeah simone is singing in a lower voice, which is great why would i want every song to be the same? it just shows she has a huge range.
They're doing their best to bring new material to us, to improve, change and do something new as all bands should do. Epica is always creating new different songs and improving in the symphonic metal scenary. Every album they release is different from the previous and that's why you never get sick of them. The band always do their best and will keep doing it for a long, long time, I hope. This song is good, not their best and heavy but still good. THP is a lot heavier than this song and I'm counting the days for the release. Thank you, Epica!
thoroughly agree that they do everything to improve their style and change something. I mean look at Sirenia. personally i like this band a lot but still they are in the same place. they change their vocalists but they don't move with times. The Seventh Life Path exposes perfectly the same repetitive patterns. over and over again after all these years
Epica's changes are all bests, I like all of their stuff. I like Sirenia too, but only a few albums. Saventh Life Path is good and a quite dark, I really liked it. Was the best album they released in a long time (the band followed another path I didn't enjoy but came back lestening them with SLP). Now that he band has another vocalist I think they'll change something but Ailyn was/is the best. Same thing with Tristania. From 2007 after their song started to get boring, their worst albums actually, but it changed with Darkest White in 2013.
Leandro Azevedo
well, I liked all albums with Vibeke. Some songs were slower/darker/more doom/ boring than the others (from Ilumination mainly, where the lack of soprano is disappointing) but still I adored her voice . Those albums with Mariangela are quite ok, but after Vibeke's departure Tristania is not symphonic gothic anymore. It's just gothic. Im neither a fan of her work nor hater. However Year of the Rat is simply genius
not with you at all
destroy erase improve #meshuggah
Really, how can people not see the difference between this song and the older ones? They are using the same elements (the choir, the heavy riffs from DYU, the oriental colors) in an entirely different and refreshing arrangement. They are definitively evolving from the decaying symphonic metal movement, where all the bands are trying to reproduce the early nightwish's atmosphere (and not succeeding). Does it sound a little poppy? Yes! But it is a good thing, it is progress. It will serve to refresh Epica's fan base, for them to get rid of all the old-school closed-minded people who evaluate music based on labels rather than feelings and quality.
Maybe the metal scenario should learn a little with pop music to transform into something bigger, new and exciting again. Who knows?
Anyway, loving the new work!
totally agree with this comment
pop??????
What do you mean by 'pop??????'
That you don't consider Simone's lines in this song a little poppy or you are against the idea that metal should incorporate pop elements more often?
It doesn't really sound poppy.. it sounds a bit more 'techno', and when you consider the title of the album the holographic principle and it's about technology.. it's fitting.
OMG OMG OMG
I Know, it`s like an orgasm
+emperor81 lool :D
EARgasm
My same reaction
same here
Nobody's voice has ever touched me like Simone's does especially when paired with this type of music. I could listen to it for hours on end even without the music in the background. She is just incredible.
100% agree
Goddess Smoon ❤️
Best Sound since The Divine Conspiracy! OMG!
Let's sum up everyone's feelings when listening to this song in a neat little timeline, shall we.
Intro: "Ok, this is decent."
First Verse: "This is a little weird. Don't know if I like it or not..."
First Chorus: "Ok, not bad. Not bad..."
Second Chorus: "This is really starting to grow on me now..."
Bridge: "This is heavy and bad ass!"
Last Chorus and Outro: "HOLY SHIT THIS SONG ROCKS!"
This spoke to me spiritually 😂
After that i pick my guitar tryng to replicate the riff , but how i suck i put thsong again
The opening reminds me of Ghost Division by Sabaton.
Or, as in my case, you love the entire thing from the start :3 :D \m/
For me the intro was: "Damn I wanna dance!"
I don't care about stupid negative comments. NUCLEAR BLAST you just made my day, week, months and year. THANK YOU EPICA for this work, high quality video and message. Really appreciate it.
You mean Nuclear Blast. Napalm Records is a different label.
Thanks RUclips for the Modifying option... lmao
Right? What I love most about Epica. Every song is a gift to the world. That's probably just my ego talking, but I feel like this kind of music really helps change the world in some way. They have strong accurate meanings in their music, they're sharing wisdom in a very creative way.
Her vocals is really unique plus the symphony of the orchesta adds more quality to it. Thats why I love Epica so much.
I like Simone's dancing. It's cute.
Taking a trip down memory road listening to all the songs i've forgotten. This one's song 2.
Gotta say, Mark's vocals have definitely improved over time since The Phantom Agony. Sounds slightly less like a belt sander now. I love the song and everything I've heard from the album but imo youtube's sub-par quality destroys this song. Can't wait to have a CD :D
Well he still isn't the best live.
+The Abyssal Archivist true enough. Saw them earlier this year, he was decent enough, if he was a bit louder he'd probably have been great
He's had trouble with the lows for the past couple years. Funny thing is, Isaac Delahaye can still do some pretty decent growls, maybe he should contribute more studio-wise.
I thought it was cookie monster :) I generally dislike cookie monster metal singing but when its used sparingly it adds nice contrast. I can't want for the album
It's called death growls buddy. This band has had them since the beginning.
I loved it ! First time I see Simone headbanging in a video ! The video it's full of energy !!!
Check out Unleashed video.
but that not as powerful as in this video
I wouldn't call that Headbanging.
More like energetic head wigling
Giant Dad Whatever counts :)
*More like energetic head wigling*
I lol'd.
It has been a long time since a band wanted us to decifer lyrics that made you smarter.
Simone Simons you are the queen of heavy duty sir and the original hang 2 keep up the good work from your biggest fan dj from the USA
Fiquei um tempo sem ouvir essa banda mas isto agora acabou. Nunca me canso de ouvi-los.
I love you EPICA. The best symphonic metal band in the world. From Italy
Simplemente espectacular! se nota la evolución en su voz y lo técnico de la pieza como tal. Brutal
its growing on me, i like it more than i did intially
Simone Simons is my Mother of Symphonic Metal .... Keep on rocking Mom !!!!!!!! 🤟🤟🔥🔥
hermoso definitivamente es, una de mis bandas favoritas ,espero cuando me case ,poder poner este nuevo album en mi fiesta /m/
linda tu idea
Si claro así será , una boda estilo épica :)
tenes que conseguir a un novio metalero jeje, no te vas a ligar a uno que le gusta el reggeton
+cristian belmin si de echo mi novio toca bateria y tiene una banda de death metal =) por eso no hay lio jaajaa
Y te casaste?
Wow, Thx for that great Song! It has something old in it (oriental influences, splitted choirs in male and female) and something newer (harder guitars, double screaming) and something really new (that flute from Universal Death Squad I always remember as very good) I love it! I want that Album!
So I am not the only one who recognices the flute ^-^
I think they will use it and other percussions more often on this album
Wow sounds so beautiful
Epica new songs always feels weird but then you can't stop smashing the replay button .
Mark .. Mark .. What a man :)
Epica, un groupe que j'ai détesté pendant des années (en partie à cause de Simone, mais maintenant je l'aime beaucoup.) Et pourtant, depuis leur dernier album, ils sont devenu pour moi le sommet de la pyramide de leur genre. The Quantum Enigma était déjà génialement parfait et on aurait pu penser qu'il serait compliqué de faire mieux. Mais putain. Ils s'élèvent encore plus haut. Et que dire du clip ! Un 20/20 pour moi. Il me tarde clairement de pouvoir écouter The Holographic Principle en entier.
Epica c'était mieux au debut
lol
J'ai toujours aimé epica ! Mais les deux derniers albums sont les meilleurs! J'aime bien que cela devienne de plus en plus heavy, mais avec les orchestres, les coroles et tout!!
allez les voir en concert ... il n y a pas mieux !
Marie Noelle Je les ais vu il y à un an, j'étais invité à leur concert à Bordeaux. J'ai vraiment été bluffé !
Lyrics:
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Incinerating hands that touched your graceful face
In their mysterious ways
The scorching scars have left an everlasting visual trace
Now they're blinding and rewinding
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Cherish your hunger for resentment and dismay
And then come out to play
Cascading colors meticulously all washed away
Time for choosing not for losing
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Your wish for virtual perfection seems inane
But try and you will evolve
Your paragon possessed your inner self to no avail
No more waiting, no debating
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
Don't throw your life away
Remain the same
Watch your back, now feel the heat
You've fooled the world one more time
And now that you've seen with open eyes
All of us are incomplete
It's time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
You can even try to
Break through the perfect state of mind
And now you break through
You'll reach beyond the sky
You should never ever build on the surface made of lies
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Eu amooooo essa banda❤️ i love this Band ❤️
I absolutely love this band , old , new , all!
2023? - If you remember this song
you are not old
You are high quality vintage.
Awesome band Epica with amazing vocals by simone simons what amazing guitarlist and fantastic drummering 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🥁🥁🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
I love Simone calm voice. I can present this song to non-operatic-metal fans :)
Damn.. How can anyone not like operatic vocals in metal :) Simone doesn't use it too much. In Tides of Time it's stunningly beautiful.
@SImone@Simons
Perfect Song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come here, read the comments and feel glad to listen to metal music instead of spending time with metal fans. For some fans, if the music doesn't destroy your ears then it's not good metal; for others if there's not enough choirs or if the singer's singing less lyrical.. that's a problem too. Grow the fuck up. Bands change, evolve, concepts grow old and useless. Why do you think Amaranth, the NW's song, is one of the most viewed videos of metal on RUclips? Because it's a strange song for metal, some people who didn't like metal started to listen to it thanks to that song. Why? BECAUSE MUSIC EVOLVES, and sound does too, bands cannot stick in the past... it was highly trendy 10 years ago to build up a song full of powerful choirs, now it's not.
If you want to listen to an old sound, listen to a fucking old song, don't expect new music to sound as something made 10 years ago because THAT MUSIC ALREADY EXISTS, what's the point of creating -again- same music? Why having same kind of vocals?
I believe EPICA has stayed true to its powerful sound throughout the years, but's changed from album to album and that's so very awesome. I admire their lyrics and their wayward compositions, they give me live. Honestly this is not, in my opinion, their best job at all, I feel that in the album there are pretty majestic songs, but this one's nice to be single, plus... those prism-like lights OMG that's giving me something to live!!!
Go, EPICA, don't listen -read?- stupid comments from unpleased fans, you've got thousands of us who support you, read your lyrics and know how hard it is for a metal band to still be alive and KILL IT the way you do.
Greetings from Venezuela
I love the colors lml
Purple is metal af,people just don't know
Awsome vocals, Love the mix between normal and lyric voice!
Fans are never fully pleased haha.
Epica is my favourite band along with Immolation (odd mix, isn't it?) So I'm very optimistic, I personally like this song.
Your music didn't only give me confidence and power to face the downs i've been going through.. but they also helped me feel empowered when doing gym lol I gues my muscles love to grow on Epica's music
How come I discovered this video only now. This is gold!
Gonzo-sama is the main character of the taiga drama. During the filming period, he is prohibited from doing any work in his private life. The nobles in the taiga drama have no private life for six months.
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Incinerating hands that touched your graceful face
In their mysterious ways
The scorching scars have left an everlasting visual trace
Now they're blinding, and rewinding
(Edge of the blade)
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Cherish your hunger for resentment and dismay
And then come out to play
Cascading colors, meticulously all washed away
Time for choosing not for losing
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
(Edge of the blade)
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Your wish for virtual perfection seems inane
But try and you will evolve
Your paragon possessed your inner self to no avail
No more waiting, no debating
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
Don't throw your life away
Remain the same
Watch your back, now feel the heat
You've fooled the world one more time
And now that you've seen with open eyes
All of us are incomplete
It's time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
You can even try to
Break through the perfect state of mind
And now you break through
You'll reach beyond the sky
You should never, ever build on the surface made of lies
(Edge of the blade)
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Such a nurturing song.
Sounded average at first, then grew on me.
I saw them live in London best thing ever
e tem gente que não gosta disso! não sabem o que estão perdendo, mas sobra mais pra mim.
Really waiting for the day Epica is going to drop that same old little choir they used on all their albums. I want to hear Simone sing!
¡INCREDIBLE!
asi es
They deserve so much more views!!!!
Muito bom. Música de alta qualidade
Incredible voices!
I have my tickets ready for Épica in Monterrey México 🤟🏻🖤🎶🎶 octuber 21, 2019
OMFG !!!!!! love you this is a realy great song I hope you come back Guatemala thanks 4 turn my day happy
Gostei !!!!!! O refrão gruda na cabeça! uhauhahua
This album is truly a masterpiece.
amo essa banda
the intro sure as hell recharges you great one of the best bands out there, sure as hell sux how Simone can only do clean vocals well at least Mark does the harsch when needed cant wait till these Deutschlanders tour again
Epica is a Dutch band not Germans.
This band is , and has been nothing but awesome. Love everything they do
Symphonic metal sound!love this band!simone simone rules!🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥
I like this song better than "Universal Death Squad" and the music video was pretty cool.
I see them in Zamora (Spain) last weekend. They open their show with this. AMAZING!!!!!
Essa banda nunca me decepciona. Achei ótima a mudança. Preferia do jeito antigo, como nos primeiros álbuns, mas é sempre bom estar mudando. ❤
Concordo
Ahora están mejor, ya era hora que se volvieran mas serios y pesados en la música.
verdade, até porque a banda está ativa faz muito tempo, não daria pra ficar na mesma pra sempre, eles estão certos em explorar mais, tá muito bom!
#TiremOLulaDaPrisao
Bom, se o som tá mais pesado, então pra mim é bom.
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Incinerating hands that touched your graceful face
In their mysterious ways
The scorching scars have left an everlasting visual trace
Now they're blinding and rewinding
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Cherish your hunger for resentment and dismay
And then come out to play
Cascading colors meticulously all washed away
Time for choosing not for losing
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Your wish for virtual perfection seems inane
But try and you will evolve
Your paragon possessed your inner self to no avail
No more waiting, no debating
Defying the fire reviving within
Time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
They are disarranging
The surface on which we build our own lie
Don't throw your life away
Remain the same
Watch your back, now feel the heat
You've fooled the world one more time
And now that you've seen with open eyes
All of us are incomplete
It's time to break through
Your walls are soaring high
You can even try to
Break through the perfect state of mind
And now you break through
You'll reach beyond the sky
You should never ever build on the surface made of lies
Time to break through the anger
Hunt down the remnants of the everlasting myth
Hmmm, I've never been big fan of this band but CTO and DYU were exceptional albums. RFTI had its moments too.
This is - I don't know... Polished, well executed and predictable to tears.
I've been listening to Epica for five years and I like them a lot. Each album offered something new but both Universal Death Squad and now this song have been really predictable. I don't like them as much as I liked The Essence of Silence and Unchain Utopia or Storm the Sorrow and Monopoly on Truth. I really hope that the rest of the album will be better but at the same time I doubt it.
Actually, when I go back and listen to RFTI, I think it is incredibly underwhelming and disappointing. I definitely prefer THP to RFTI. But that is just my opinion, everyone can listen to whatever they like.
I love the early ambition, and then think Design Your Universe is my favourite. But, as no band should stagnate, I listen to each album and judge how I'd rate as a new band. This is slick, professional and powerful, and as high quality as ever
Me gusta Epica, los conozco desde su primer disco, los escucho desde los 11 años, sin embargo, ya no es lo mismo. Me quedo con todos los discos anteriores. Gracias por su talento.
A voz da Simone é perfeita. Me acalma por dentro sinto algo divino.
Same here
Marks growling vocals are awesome. I'd like to see him front his own band
He does, Mayan.
The ones that are saying "it sounds lame" are the same ones who say "they sound the same"... Seriously, you are more boring with your complaints; instead of doing that, why just don't make click in "back" and look for something else?
Judging by the massive like to dislike ratio I'd say that these people are just a vocal minority. The majority of people like this song.
I like this one better then the last one.
They have the right to express what they think of this song, just as well as you.
Live they are so awesome. Saw them yesterday
This is seriously awesome as fuuuuuuck. You might top The Quantum Enigma with songs like that :o Jeez, seven albums in and still sounding insanely fresh. Props to you!
The Holographic Principle is your best album.
Masterpiece
6 days to come to Honduras!!!6 days to come to Honduras!!!
Arriba los catrachos metaleros! 🤘🤘🤘
Wow they are a really good band they should play on MTV LIVE that would be so cool if they did
This song makes me feel so nostalgic, I don't know why.
Maybe it's because this is not Epica's new single anymore.
It's hard for me to believe THP is now 4 years old.
Epica's first album makes me nostalgic too, this band have something of sadness in their music, maybe is the essence of this....
Edge of the blade,una des mis canciones favoritas,y este año que venga a Honduras hare mis sueños echos realidad
I prefer this type of singing than the high-pitched howling that Epica fans like for some reason.
You mean opera? She's done that too.
+K McAlpine
He means the singing in most of TQE.
3:14 - 3:32 My jam ! Awesome shit !! 💪🏽😀
Can't you all see that the point is that Epica still sound like Epica (it's the same, because, for example, Epica isn't Nightwish, they all have their own trade mark) and at the same time, THP doesn't sound like TPA or TDC because, after more than 10 years they cannot sound the same way. It's a mix of both things. I love even more Epica because of that, they are capable to sound different and at the same time still be attached to their own roots.
it's different I love it!
MELHOR BANDA!
Concordo plenamente!
Eu Tbm z.z
Se voltassem à origem...
SIM
siiiiiim
Loving the holographs and energy and vocals! :) I reacted to this. Stopping by to show love.
no me canso de verlos, cada album se ponen mejor y mejor, evolución constante sin salir de su esencia... totalmente genial.... solo e tenido el placer de verlos 2 veces en vivo pero quisiera verlos mil veces más
Excellent!!
My favorite band!❤
HOLY SHIT, this is awesome in a celestial level. At the "TIME TO BREAK THROUGH THE ANGER" I just can't control myself, the choir and the guitars are insane. LOVE FROM BRASIL
this is amazing
I like their music but I'm still waiting for something that doesn't go Simone-Choir-Mark-Repeat. Their past 3 albums seem quite similar to one another.
That's pretty much the Symphonic Metal formula
Its the first song you hear in the album, I think it is supposed to be like this, since this is one of the most catchy ways of a "song building" :)
Well, there aren't many possible combinations.
Sometimes you see Mark starting, then Simone, than him again and her for the rest of the song. Sometimes you see only her. Sometimes it's that order you said. Unless they make a Mark-only music, I'm pretty sure they have covered all bases already.
They maybe have covered all the bases, but still their last 3 albums sound so much alike..
They've lost their magick when Ad left the band imo
They gained magick when Isaac joined and Arien joined. Some of the most fresh material is on both Quantum Enigma and Design Your Universe.
The voice of Fumio Kishida of the crystal world is telling the people of the earth world to come to the crystal world.
I LOVE this song. Really catchy and very Epica at the same time
Gonzo-sama is prohibited from playing ball in his private life, so he is the one kicking the ball in the performance.
I would give literally anything to have Epica do a song with Simone Simons and Alissa White Gluz dueting. No offence to Mark his vocals have improved over the years but Alissa would sound incredible with Epica
It's not that Mark isn't good but that, after recently discovering Arch Enemy recently, I feel that it would just be a treat to her them collaborate. Clean or growls. It would be a real treat
try Elizabeth Andrews from Frantic Amber, that would be fun!!
I tend to skip like 10 seconds or more to see if I’m going to keep listening to the rest of the song. I had my volume up and it scared the shit out of me! Gonna add this to my playlist 😂
HOLY TITS, THIS IS AMAZING!!!! LOVE the holographic makeup! I know I've seen a similar look from someone on instagram a while back, but I can't remember her name. ANYWAYS, FUCKING LOVE THIS!!! I love the slight atmospheric nature to this track so much. Can't wait to get my pre-order at the end of the month!
essa música é muito boa!
Muito diferente do som antigo, isso é óbvio. Mas está com a mesma qualidade, ou seja, sensacional!
Concordo plenamente, a Cristina Ferreira ta melhor na Sic
Awesome music!
WTF is that stupidity......a Justin Bieber freaking commercial before an Epica video, just how many kinds of wrong is that!! lol
Esta canción es perfecta!! Y el video tiene mucha energía!! Me encanta el final !!