Rightly so, based on your comment about these two ladies stealing the limelight, you need to see Stabat Mater dolorosa which blows this one out of the water for a performance by Simone and Floor. BUT, never doubt for one second the rest of the band. EPICA are a beast of a band.
You're right, Ronnie! The lead guitarist, Mark Jansen (no relation) was in Floor's original band After Forever. Simone & Floor are also fast friends - no egos between those two - and both have been singing for Arjen in Ayreon for a long time! Those Dutch girls can sing!
@@dutchman7623 Oh God, yes! Anneke's favorite song. An absolute work of art! I think we ought to move the moniker "Dutch Masters" from art (and cigars haha) to music for this generation. How about you?
It is pretty funny that, later in the same show, there really is just a part with Floor and Simone singing. It's classical singing, not metal, but some (like my gf) say it kicks ass in its own way.
Yessss Epica!!! Another amazing symphonic metal band! These two along with Tarja, Anneke van Giersbergen from The Gathering, and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation are fondly known as the Five Queens of Metal and they are ALL powerhouses. It’s really cool to see Simone and Floor together also because they come from kind of the “second wave” of female metal singers. Tarja and Sharon were two of the pioneers of the genre and Anneke is the godmother of them all, and the three of them were really an inspiration for Simone and Floor and so many women who have come after them. Absolutely amazing to see how they’ve risen to the same level of skill and popularity. Pretty much all of them have performed together at some point or another too!
And that is just the Dutch bands. You are gonna love the Italian Lacuna Coil. Some songs I love are Rise and Die, Blood Tears Dust, Layers in Time and so many more...
The Singer of Epica is Simone Simons and she has been a very close friend of Floor Jansen since their teens. Both are Dutch and both have the same kind of background. Both emigrated, Floor to Sweden and Simone to Germany. Simone is of almost the same caliber as Floor, except she does not growl as far as I know. There are also some personal linkages to Floor's first band After Forever to Epica, but I don't know the details. I think it is Mark Jansen (not related) who shouted Floor Jansen at the end, but I am not sure. Maybe we can also appreciate that Simone was 2-3 months pregnant during this show and she had to do 23 songs....
Mark was in the band After Forever before he gone out to do his own work, the band was first called Sahara Dust if I am not mistaken. So yeah, Mark and Floor have known each other a long time. Simone was Marks girlfriend at the start of the band (although they had Norwegian singer in the start, Simone took over very soon and so very young still) later they split but as far as is known on friendly basis. But all the Dutch (nah European) female fronted bands know each other. There was a big festival in Belgium every autumn (Metal Female Voices Fest) that had 3 days of live music in that genre and many bands met and knew each other already, there were some great duets there. Yes those where the day's...
Both Ladies have stepped in for other singers/bands on tour over the years prior to Floor becoming full time with Nightwish as well as a couple of others. All of them know or have played with one another at some point in their singing careers it seems. ;) mostly because Symphonic style has been around for a long while now but, not known, unless you knew. (not pushed into spotlight as mainstream or the likes by the industry) Shame, to me this sort of music and very talented vocalists and musicians would do the world much better than much of the bleh stuff the music industry decides the populace needs to focus on.. nothing new though. Love meh symphonic metal.. and other forms of metal in general tbh lol.
Kudos for commenting on the lighting engineer. And the sound engineer is a genius. Imagine setting up the sound for a metal band, an orchestra, and a choir, as well as Floor and Simone, and having it sound like THAT. Epica is also an amazing band. They growl more than Nightwish.
The right time to introduce you to Epica. NW & Epica are my top 2 fav bands ever. Stabat mater dolorosa is another great duet of them (Floor & Simone).
So many wonderful shots in this, Simone and her friend Floor, the chemistry (they invited each other to their own bands, when on tour). They twirl around each other, like the two halves of the soul, yin & yang, Simone goes high, Floor low, then swapping voices around. The drummer, woo hoo. The guitarists headbanging, then one of them up on the "table"! 7:13 the choir rocking a bit too. Mark Jansen (no relation) was in Floors earlier band, After Forever, that's his voice at the end. Epica, Pronounciation confirmed! (Also soft "J", as a "Y", Yahn-sen.) Yes, yes, yes, check out the other track from same concert, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, the crowd goes silent...
I would really love to see you react to Planet Rock How's the heart acoustic from Nightwish (Floor and Troy). I think that's when you can clearly hear what Floor can do with her voice. Love your reactions btw. 💜
Hi G.O.T Games, you just opened the door to another incredible band!!, EPICA are from the Netherlands (Dutch), they have been around for almost 20 years, 8 incredible albums and a whole bunch of EPs and other digital releases, phenomenal band, I hope you listen to a lot more from EPICA, be prepared to be blown away every time 😁
2013 was a great year for Symphonic metal, this was Epicas 10th anniversary concert (hence the orchestra and choir) and Floor was introduced to the Wakken crowd for Nightwishes’ triumphant live concert. So many more great performances from Epica for you enjoy. How many rabbit holes are you down now? 🤣🤘🔥🇬🇧
Epica is by far my favorite modern metal band. I've seen them live more often than any other band. I'm actually going to be seeing Epica open for Sabaton on October 18th. It'll be my first concert since the world shut down.
PLUS... EPICA is SO generous with their crowd. The show ends... There's a pause... They come back and play three more tunes. The show ends... There's a pause... They come back again and play another three tunes. Ends. Pause. They yet come back one last time and play an extra-long 23 minute song... The crowd goes bananas every time... EPIC.
To see Floor in a sparser setting there are her performances on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers 2019, where she sings everything from "Phantom Of The Opera" with a male singer known for the part, to "Shallows". On this show the contestants take turns singing songs the others are known for.
If you want more Floor, outside of Nightwish, she was in two whole other bands before them! The first was After Forever, a gothic metal band, and the second was ReVamp, which I'd classify as progressive metal. IMO she did her best work with ReVamp, but it's hard to find live recordings with decent sound. There's plenty of good After Forever live performances, though, like this one I discovered just last week--very "reactable": --ruclips.net/video/73-_F9prx4I/видео.html
I would definitely react to Stabat Mater Dolorosa from the same concert with Floor and Simone performing this sumptuous classical piece with orchestral backing. Not metal instrumentation, they just hold this Epica audience in rapt attention to their glorious voices.
I would ceetainly put Kingdom of Heaven pt1&3 on the todo list, however I wouldn't do them too early. The experiance is best if you first "grow" into Epica. Otherwise, these songs are overload.
Did you notice how that live orchestra (and choir) was KILLING IT???? You cpuld tell they were having a shit ton of fun; they were as much into it as the band it looked to me! I *always* love to watch folks react to this one. Both for their reaction to the double-threat of Simone/Floor, and also having a live orchestra that sounded *so much* like part of the actual band.
Epica is an awesome band one of the best out there. Simone Simons (the lead vocalist) has such a beautiful and mesmerizing voice. You should check: - Stabat Mater Dolorosa ft Floor Jansen (Live at retrospect) - Unleashed (Live at retrospect) - Design Your Universe (Live at retrospect) - Consign to Oblivion (Live at Zenith) - Universal Death Squad (Official video)
Floor just took over Germany with her performances on the show "Sing Meinem Song". There was also a brief German documentary on her which suggested it is part of a much longer one soon to be released.
Welcome to magical world of the in my opinion best symphonic metal band out there! This band has such a diverse discography. Heavier stuff with death/black metal elements, beautiful ballads and everything in between, this band have it all! Have fun with your journey! Greetings from a die hard Epican from the Netherlands, the land of Epica! 🤘🏻
This was Epica’s 10th Anniversary Live Retrospect Show - that’s why the orchestra & choir were there - and Special Guest Floor! Note - Simone wrote this song. 2nd Note - they are reading of sheet music in that lighting!!
I was first an Epica fan, and learned of Floor and Nightwish because of this very performance. 10 years later... still rockin'. Such good stuff! If you want to see a bit more of Epica's hard metal edge, go with Martyr of the Free Word from this same concert. Plenty of other songs to highlight Simone's voice, but Martyr will rock your world.
well actually they still are very close friends. It's just that they got married, had children and moved with their husbands to Germany/Sweden that they don't get to visit as much as they used to.
"Why am I tearing up!" Yep. Been there. lol. That's what the discovery of great music does to you. Epica is an amazing band. This song is more on the happy light side compared to other songs they've done. Other songs also have male growling. The contrast between her classical vocals and his growling are pretty epic. Yeah, I said it. Epic. lol
The song being about a suicide bomber who thinks he's going to paradise and ending up in hell instead kind of takes away from the "happy light side" of things.
Epica is amazing. You can also check Chasing the dragon, Design your universe, Monopoly on truth all from their Retrospect live show or You can check Consign to Oblivion live from the Zenith
Floor and Simone are great friends. Epica actually gets much darker and heavier than Nightwish on some songs. Sabaton's drummer, Hannes Van Dahl is Floor's husband.
This is Epica's tenth anniversary concert hence the full orchestra and choir. For a really classical performance at this show try Stabat Mater Dolorosa. And any other song will feature Simone plus growling from Mark Jansen ( no relation to Floor but was in After Forever with her)
This video is from Epica's 10th anniversary show where they used a full orchestra and choir on stage. Epica always uses orchestra and choir for their albums, but normally in their live concerts, they use the orchestra and choir parts from backing tracks. Epica is very diverse in style ranging from beautiful balleds to very heavy songs. For Epica standards, Sancta Terra is quite a simple and light song. What makes the performance amazng is the duet with Floor. However what is missing is the contrast you will typically find in most Epica songs. Epica's "master" songs are probably Kingdom of Heaven parts 1&3. However just like with Nghtwish you don't do Poet and the Pendelum too early, I would also recommend you not to do Kingdom of Heaven before having done a couple of other songs. What I would suggest as a song containing most of the typical Epica elemets is "Design your Universe", also from the same live show as this song you have been reacting to. ruclips.net/video/9nlPx-HEpCU/видео.html
For an even more pure Floor + Simone Simons (thats her name.., she is the lead singer of Epica) experience try "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" from the same concert. If you to hear more of Epica (pronounce Epika..) as a band try "Consign to Oblivion" live at the Zenith in Paris (and there many many more great ones from them...)
Hello my friend, Nightwish Army Italian Division here. Simone Simons is another great singer, she is from The Netherlands like Floor and the two women have been close friends for a very long time. And yes, this duet is a masterpiece. Floor is often invited as a guest on other musical projects or to sing alone (without Nightwish). If you are interested you can look for Floor appearances with the Ayreon project or in the Dutch TV show "Beste Zanger" 2019 for example. Floor will always surprise you!
Epica is not just another band. Once you get what they’re about, you’ll understand what I mean. But they’re heavy and complex so they’re not for everyone. This song is quite moderate in their standards, maybe somewhere in the top 50 list. Check out these examples (taken from Epica’s discography in chronological order) to start to get a little more about this incredible band - - Cry for the moon (2003) - Consign to Oblivion (2005) - Chasing the Dragon (2007) - The Obsessive Devotion (2007) - Fools of Damnation (2007) - Unleashed (2009) - Design Your Universe (2009) - Tides of Time (2009) - Kingdom of Heaven part 1 (2009) - Storm the Sorrow (2012) - Serenade of Self-Destruction (2012) - The Essence of Silence (2014) - Unchain Utopia (2014) - In All Conscience (2014) - The Holographic Principle (2016) - Universal Death Squad (2016) - Once Upon a Nightmare (2016) - Crimson Bow and Arrow (2018) - The Skeleton Key (2021) - Kingdom of Heaven part 3 (2021) - Rivers (2021) - Omega (2021)
There's a 3rd name you'll be hearing: AYREON. Not a rabbit hole, but an entire universe, where all vocal supernovas are connected. Floor, Simone, Marko, Hansi, Marcela, Michael, Damien, Tommy, Irene..
Something you’re definitely going to love as well is Ayreon performing ‘The day that the world breaks down’. Ayreon is a project by Arjen Lucassen who writes prog rock and then invites musicians he admires from all over the world to join him. You will also see some ladies you already know 😉
Epica one of the best bands out there. Was introduced to them via Nightwish videos about two years ago, far heavier than Nightwish. Don't get me wrong love a bit of Floor and the gang but I have fallen hook line and sinker and now have all their CD's and play it in the car to and from work. I'm nearly 60 and it takes me back to the first time I heard heavy metal
So glad you got to this one! Loved your reaction to both insanely talented singers! Another worthy duet worth checking out is 'Paradise' by Within Temptation featuring Tarja (the first Nightwish singer). That's another one that feels like two Valkyrie goddesses dueling on the edge of an active volcano 😎🤘 Also glad to hear you are getting to Sabaton! I'd recommend the music video for Bismark (incredible visuals) followed by the music video for Christmas Truce (featuring Floor Jansen in the end credits).
2013 in Eindhoven NL, what an amazing event. I don´t find words to describe the feelings at this evening. So more I look forward to Sept. 2022 in Tilburg ... 20th anniversary of Epica :) I´ve got my ticket :)
Epica took their name from the sixth album of USA Symphonic metal band Kamelot who hail from Tampa Florida. By coincidence, lead singer Simone Simons' husband Oliver Palotai plays keyboards for Kamelot and Simone has sung with them. During the Pandemic, Nightwish and Epica both did online live concerts. Epica did theirs called the Omega live concert playing tracks from their last album, Omega. You should check out 'The Skeleton Key' and 'Kingdom oh Heaven part 3' from that concert. Floor and Simone have also sung previously with Dutch concept progressive band Ayreon who are also well recommended to listen to as well.
If you want to get to know Floor, she has her own RUclips channel where she show her beautiful country estate in the woods of Sweden, where she lives with her Sabaton drummer husband Hannes and their daughter. She is a very humble, sweet, intelligent and sensitive. She did some awesome covers over the COVID lock down and has started her solo career on the side. She and Marco chatted about some cool nerdy things like the possibility of alien life. Floor is as impressive physically as she is vocally. In this video, you can see her next to Simone who is of average female height. Floor is 6'1" bare foot and often wears 4" heeled boots on stage. You should see her swing a sledge hammer when she was building a coral for her horses. She truly is a goddess and can seriously rock a black leather cape. Some people call her a 'Warrior Princess' in reference to the action series Xena, played by Lucy Lawless. They are about the same size and their stage out fits are VERY similar. NW is on tour so look out for new LIVE performances that are true gems. I recently saw them in San Francisco and can tell you that they are better LIVE and she sounds just as good as the studio version. Plus, she is so fun to watch and genuinely enjoys herself on stage. I also recommend checking out her performances on the Dutch tv show Der Beste Sangers, especially 'Phantom Of The Opera' performed with Henk Poort who was the Dutch Phantom on stage. Also, the acoustic version of 'Hows The Heart' with Troy. ruclips.net/video/ZvNpBQzpBtU/видео.html
Epica was formed by guitarist Mark Jansen in 2002. Mark is not related to Floor , but the first band she joined at age 16 was After Forever ,which was co-founded by Mark. Epica lead singer, Simone Simons, was about 3 months pregnant at this show. This song isn't that representative of most Epica songs, as Mark usually adds some harsh vocals. For a better taste of this band , try Consign To Oblivion or Cry For the Moon for older songs. And newer songs, The Skeleton Key and Kingdom of Heaven Pt 3. As with Nightwish, Epica is great live.
Love your genuine reactions. Would love to see you react to Floor singing 'Phantom of the Opera' as someone else said but also 'Valley of the Queens' by Ayreon where Floor sings alongside Annette Van Giersbergen and Marcela Bovion. Following that maybe 'Somewhere' featuring Annette and Sharon (from Within Temptation) and 'Everybody dies' by Ayreon - great entrance near the end from Floor.
Simone and Floor are both Dutch and are quite good friends. Mind you everybody that crosses paths with Floor is dragged into her spiderweb of awesomeness 💥💥
Epica (the band) is named after the album Epica by Kamelot. The same Kamelot where Simone's (the red-head singer) husband plays keyboards in (but was not the keyboardplayer at the time) and the same Kamelot whose female singers stood in voor Anette during Nightwish's Denver Debacle, two days before Floor became the singer of NW. Epica was founded by Marc Jansen (not related to Floor) after he was forced to leave After Forever. The same After Forever where Floor was the singer. Epica, Kamelot, After Forever and Nightwish....they just intertwine in so many ways...
OOOoooh sooo great you got your ears and eyes into Epica now!!! It may not be that kind of superpopular rabbithole like Nightwish is but oh believe me - it's not less great in any kind. Simone - many surely told about her beeing a long time friend of Floor - doesn't need to hide in this performance and you will find a lot of outstanding, eye soaking songs out there. And the Band whole together ... well. Mark Jansen may not be called the metal mozart like Tuomas is, but his compositions though are outstanding, phenomenal!!! Yea they surely go way harder than Nightwish does, they maybe go more symphonical with orchestra and choir. So for me, Epica IS "Symphonic Metal" for me. Nightwish attracts a lot of people aside from Metalfans for sure, Epica doesn't that much, so they may seem less known and spread but you already found out. They ARE on a same level. That's why the nightwish-army and the epicans go side by side and stay with you on this journey xD Welll there may be a lot of recomendations in your comments and all the performances from this show with full orchestre are phenomenal. If you want another mindblowing and partially super hard performance go for the "Consign to oblivion" live Zenith (Paris) clip - you won't regret and you mouth won't be shut!!! :D
As others have mentioned, they did a second song together in this concert. And it will give you exactly what you just said you want: The two of them, with very little to distract you. It is called "Stabat Mater" and is based on a 13th century hymn to the Virgin Mary, about her mourning after the crucifixion. The music was composed in the 1700's by Giovanni Pergolesi, for soprano and contralto. Simone and Floor sing it together, with Floor taking the contralto line, showing just how insane her range is. While they are singing this, the stadium of metalheads is stunned into complete silence. Don't miss it. ruclips.net/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/видео.html
That was Simone Simon's and her Friend Floor, what to see the two of them and 9 other equally awesome singers in a "rock opera" .....check out Ayreon, the day that the world breaks down is a good introduction.
It is the second pronunciation so it's a 'hard' C that sounds like a K. Normally, Simone can carry notes almost as long as Floor can. She has GREAT lung capacity and breath control. This time though, there was a slight problem so she needed a little help singing the song; If you look really carefully, you can see Simone's baby bump. She was something like six months pregnant here so the baby was pushing on her diaphragm (allowing her less room for air) and she still sounded AWESOME! AND SHE DID THE ENTIRE CONCERT IN HEELS!!! She really is a consummate professional! :)
Where else will you go watch a heavy metal band and have a full orchestra and choir on the stage with the band?!?... EPICA and NIGHTWISH... The only two groups that I go see every time they come to Montreal! :D
Epica is the product of Mark Jansen (the guitarist, not related to Floor). He is the mastermind behind their music like Tuomas is for Nightwish. He founded Epica after his previous band, After Forever, had split up. The singer of that previous band, was Floor. So while After Forever does not exist anymore, you should also definitely check them out.
Yup, they continued with Floor doing most of the songwriting i believe togetehr witht the other guys. You can hear the difference in the sound. Epica pretty much took off from where Mark left on the second album. Af split around 2009 iirc, which devestated Floor. She made her new band Revamp and threw her self completely into the work which led to her burnout.
@@Cerrydwenn I used to see them live quite frequently with Mark, was there a long break before they got back to performing that I just may have missed they started back?
@@Belfastchild1974 Not sure, i was quite young at the time and didnt go to concerts yet. From what i can read online Marks leaving was right before some big tours they did, including the one where they were the opening act for Nightwish. Thats how i discovered them, around 2002 :D
Epica has a music video with the song «Storm the sorrow». You should watch it, its very good. Also as mentioned below, Anneke van Giersbergen and Sharon den Adel is two other queens of metal. The last for me is the Italian band Lacuna Coil. This band has a fantastic woman singer who would both fasinate and scare you.
Well, when you'll listen to Sabaton, you will be learning history in the most fun way. The also have a parallel channel named "Sabaton History" that tells the story behind the events recounted in the songs. Spolier: Sabaton's actual drummer, Hannes Van Dahl is the husband of Floor Jansen, and they have a daughter too, named Freja.
Hey, you should definitely check out This Is Halloween cover by Simone Simons and her husband Oliver the composer of the band Kamelot, awesome thanks requesting ❤️🔥😎they did this from their home studio.
Glad you finally have been introduced to Epica! Your chosen (number 2) pronunciation is correct! For more of them, their lead singer is Simone Simmons (I believe her first name is pronounced Simon-eh, please someone correct me if I'm wrong), go for Consign to Oblivion Live from Zenith. You won't be disappointed! Now, I also must suggest you check out Spiritbox and their official video for Rule of Nines. If memory serves me correctly, Jinjer has said that's one of the bands they listen to a lot (again, please correct me if I'm mistaken)! Nightwish is my absolute favorite, and Floor with Epica is just awesome. Not much more to be said about these 2 phenomenal voices and the band! Hope you & your family are more than well! Greetings from the States! Catch you on the next one!
Epica is another good band from the Netherlands where I come from. Now you really have to give the band Within temptation, they are also a Dutch symphonic metal band, just like Epica.
To expand your metal knowledge check out Ayreon's The Day The World Breaks Dow with 11 repeat 11 of the best metal singers in the world, including the singers from Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Kamelot, Epica , Pagans Mind etc and a nice surprise at the end.
You should definitely check out Arjen Lucassen's/Ayreon's live stuff. Both Simone and Floor sing in many of Arjen's songs. And you will discover a lot of other amazing singers and musicians, like Anneke van Giersbergen.
One of the songs I recommended, so glad you like it (knew you would!). Epica is one of my favorite bands live, together with Trail of Tears (so glad Ronny got his band back together, gonna be cracking hearing their new work after a break up of many years). Do check more ( I personally love Consign To Oblivion - Live at the Zenith from Epica) and if you wanna hear Trail of Tears, Sealed in Red or Crashing Down are always fun and gets my mood up (the whole album a New Demension of Might is amazing, 2 male singers, one clean and one grunts and a lovely lady for the high notes).
This is a great song, but not representative of their normal repertoire. I recommend Skeleton Key, Essense of Silence or Consign to Oblivion. Live versions if you can find them.
Rightly so, based on your comment about these two ladies stealing the limelight, you need to see Stabat Mater dolorosa which blows this one out of the water for a performance by Simone and Floor. BUT, never doubt for one second the rest of the band. EPICA are a beast of a band.
You're right, Ronnie! The lead guitarist, Mark Jansen (no relation) was in Floor's original band After Forever. Simone & Floor are also fast friends - no egos between those two - and both have been singing for Arjen in Ayreon for a long time! Those Dutch girls can sing!
@@chadbennett7873 Ayreon: Valley of the Queens.
@@dutchman7623 Oh God, yes! Anneke's favorite song. An absolute work of art! I think we ought to move the moniker "Dutch Masters" from art (and cigars haha) to music for this generation. How about you?
@@chadbennett7873 Art of Music!
It is pretty funny that, later in the same show, there really is just a part with Floor and Simone singing. It's classical singing, not metal, but some (like my gf) say it kicks ass in its own way.
simone (Epica) and Floor are both Dutch and very good friends for a long time..Epica is also a Dutch band.
Yessss Epica!!! Another amazing symphonic metal band! These two along with Tarja, Anneke van Giersbergen from The Gathering, and Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation are fondly known as the Five Queens of Metal and they are ALL powerhouses. It’s really cool to see Simone and Floor together also because they come from kind of the “second wave” of female metal singers. Tarja and Sharon were two of the pioneers of the genre and Anneke is the godmother of them all, and the three of them were really an inspiration for Simone and Floor and so many women who have come after them. Absolutely amazing to see how they’ve risen to the same level of skill and popularity. Pretty much all of them have performed together at some point or another too!
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Don't forget Margriet Mol from Asrai and Nienke de Jong from Autumn and indeed the lovely Charlotte from Delain.
The rabbit hole just keeps getting deeper with more bands and artists for me to check out!
And that is just the Dutch bands. You are gonna love the Italian Lacuna Coil. Some songs I love are Rise and Die, Blood Tears Dust, Layers in Time and so many more...
The Singer of Epica is Simone Simons and she has been a very close friend of Floor Jansen since their teens. Both are Dutch and both have the same kind of background. Both emigrated, Floor to Sweden and Simone to Germany. Simone is of almost the same caliber as Floor, except she does not growl as far as I know. There are also some personal linkages to Floor's first band After Forever to Epica, but I don't know the details. I think it is Mark Jansen (not related) who shouted Floor Jansen at the end, but I am not sure. Maybe we can also appreciate that Simone was 2-3 months pregnant during this show and she had to do 23 songs....
Mark was in the band After Forever before he gone out to do his own work, the band was first called Sahara Dust if I am not mistaken. So yeah, Mark and Floor have known each other a long time. Simone was Marks girlfriend at the start of the band (although they had Norwegian singer in the start, Simone took over very soon and so very young still) later they split but as far as is known on friendly basis. But all the Dutch (nah European) female fronted bands know each other. There was a big festival in Belgium every autumn (Metal Female Voices Fest) that had 3 days of live music in that genre and many bands met and knew each other already, there were some great duets there. Yes those where the day's...
That's awesome!! 🤘
Floor and Simone vlog at Simone's house a few years ago when Simone was going to guest with Revamp - ruclips.net/video/LjvXo5GRvxI/видео.html
Both Ladies have stepped in for other singers/bands on tour over the years prior to Floor becoming full time with Nightwish as well as a couple of others. All of them know or have played with one another at some point in their singing careers it seems. ;) mostly because Symphonic style has been around for a long while now but, not known, unless you knew. (not pushed into spotlight as mainstream or the likes by the industry) Shame, to me this sort of music and very talented vocalists and musicians would do the world much better than much of the bleh stuff the music industry decides the populace needs to focus on.. nothing new though. Love meh symphonic metal.. and other forms of metal in general tbh lol.
Kudos for commenting on the lighting engineer. And the sound engineer is a genius. Imagine setting up the sound for a metal band, an orchestra, and a choir, as well as Floor and Simone, and having it sound like THAT. Epica is also an amazing band. They growl more than Nightwish.
The right time to introduce you to Epica.
NW & Epica are my top 2 fav bands ever.
Stabat mater dolorosa is another great duet of them (Floor & Simone).
So many wonderful shots in this, Simone and her friend Floor, the chemistry
(they invited each other to their own bands, when on tour).
They twirl around each other, like the two halves of the soul, yin & yang,
Simone goes high, Floor low, then swapping voices around.
The drummer, woo hoo.
The guitarists headbanging, then one of them up on the "table"!
7:13 the choir rocking a bit too.
Mark Jansen (no relation) was in Floors earlier band, After Forever, that's his voice at the end.
Epica, Pronounciation confirmed! (Also soft "J", as a "Y", Yahn-sen.)
Yes, yes, yes, check out the other track from same concert,
Stabat Mater Dolorosa, the crowd goes silent...
Waiting for you to hear Floor sing Phantom of The Opera from Beste Zengers. Be prepared to really have your mind blown!!
I would really love to see you react to Planet Rock How's the heart acoustic from Nightwish (Floor and Troy). I think that's when you can clearly hear what Floor can do with her voice. Love your reactions btw. 💜
I second that 😊
I third this!
Yes!
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I concur!
Hi G.O.T Games, you just opened the door to another incredible band!!, EPICA are from the Netherlands (Dutch), they have been around for almost 20 years, 8 incredible albums and a whole bunch of EPs and other digital releases, phenomenal band, I hope you listen to a lot more from EPICA, be prepared to be blown away every time 😁
2013 was a great year for Symphonic metal, this was Epicas 10th anniversary concert (hence the orchestra and choir) and Floor was introduced to the Wakken crowd for Nightwishes’ triumphant live concert. So many more great performances from Epica for you enjoy. How many rabbit holes are you down now? 🤣🤘🔥🇬🇧
Simone Simons (Epica's vocalist) does the most amazing cover of Little Mermaid's Part of Your World... thus our Metal Mermaid.
Epica is by far my favorite modern metal band. I've seen them live more often than any other band. I'm actually going to be seeing Epica open for Sabaton on October 18th. It'll be my first concert since the world shut down.
Yep knew you were gonna like/Enjoy this 🤣 One respond... Epica - Unleashed, same Concert (Retrospect)
Have Fun Man and Enjoy those Tunes! 🤘
Prepare to have your mind blown
Now you have to listen to to them singing Stabat Mater dolorosa . Remember this is a metal concert
Dude, you need to show some love for Ayreon "the day that the world breaks down". Promise a banger!
PLUS... EPICA is SO generous with their crowd. The show ends... There's a pause... They come back and play three more tunes. The show ends... There's a pause... They come back again and play another three tunes. Ends. Pause. They yet come back one last time and play an extra-long 23 minute song... The crowd goes bananas every time... EPIC.
Floors windmilling in this makes me laugh out loud every time. She goes in HARD.
Well she has to power up the world once in a while! So ofc she goes hard in xD
Nr 2, because they are epic. Looking forward to Sabaton as well.
Epic........Ah! 🤣
To see Floor in a sparser setting there are her performances on the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers 2019, where she sings everything from "Phantom Of The Opera" with a male singer known for the part, to "Shallows". On this show the contestants take turns singing songs the others are known for.
Wtf. This is Epica, not Floor!!!
If you want more Floor, outside of Nightwish, she was in two whole other bands before them! The first was After Forever, a gothic metal band, and the second was ReVamp, which I'd classify as progressive metal. IMO she did her best work with ReVamp, but it's hard to find live recordings with decent sound. There's plenty of good After Forever live performances, though, like this one I discovered just last week--very "reactable": --ruclips.net/video/73-_F9prx4I/видео.html
@@myracrystalhalilion9790 You've got more work to do! "Consign to Oblivion"?
I would definitely react to Stabat Mater Dolorosa from the same concert with Floor and Simone performing this sumptuous classical piece with orchestral backing. Not metal instrumentation, they just hold this Epica audience in rapt attention to their glorious voices.
For Epica...Kingdom of Heaven pt 1 and 3 from Omega Alive.
For Sabaton... Bismark and Great War.
I would ceetainly put Kingdom of Heaven pt1&3 on the todo list, however I wouldn't do them too early. The experiance is best if you first "grow" into Epica. Otherwise, these songs are overload.
Did you notice how that live orchestra (and choir) was KILLING IT???? You cpuld tell they were having a shit ton of fun; they were as much into it as the band it looked to me! I *always* love to watch folks react to this one. Both for their reaction to the double-threat of Simone/Floor, and also having a live orchestra that sounded *so much* like part of the actual band.
Epica is an awesome band one of the best out there. Simone Simons (the lead vocalist) has such a beautiful and mesmerizing voice. You should check:
- Stabat Mater Dolorosa ft Floor Jansen (Live at retrospect)
- Unleashed (Live at retrospect)
- Design Your Universe (Live at retrospect)
- Consign to Oblivion (Live at Zenith)
- Universal Death Squad (Official video)
Floor just took over Germany with her performances on the show "Sing Meinem Song". There was also a brief German documentary on her which suggested it is part of a much longer one soon to be released.
Welcome to magical world of the in my opinion best symphonic metal band out there! This band has such a diverse discography. Heavier stuff with death/black metal elements, beautiful ballads and everything in between, this band have it all! Have fun with your journey! Greetings from a die hard Epican from the Netherlands, the land of Epica! 🤘🏻
This was Epica’s 10th Anniversary Live Retrospect Show - that’s why the orchestra & choir were there - and Special Guest Floor!
Note - Simone wrote this song.
2nd Note - they are reading of sheet music in that lighting!!
I was first an Epica fan, and learned of Floor and Nightwish because of this very performance. 10 years later... still rockin'. Such good stuff!
If you want to see a bit more of Epica's hard metal edge, go with Martyr of the Free Word from this same concert. Plenty of other songs to highlight Simone's voice, but Martyr will rock your world.
the harmony between their both....they were good good friends before both lived their own lifes.
well actually they still are very close friends. It's just that they got married, had children and moved with their husbands to Germany/Sweden that they don't get to visit as much as they used to.
"Why am I tearing up!" Yep. Been there. lol. That's what the discovery of great music does to you. Epica is an amazing band. This song is more on the happy light side compared to other songs they've done. Other songs also have male growling. The contrast between her classical vocals and his growling are pretty epic. Yeah, I said it. Epic. lol
The song being about a suicide bomber who thinks he's going to paradise and ending up in hell instead kind of takes away from the "happy light side" of things.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu Wait... what...?
Epica is amazing. You can also check Chasing the dragon, Design your universe, Monopoly on truth all from their Retrospect live show or You can check Consign to Oblivion live from the Zenith
Agreed. Design Your Universe is one of my all time favorite Symph Metal songs.
Chasing the dragon is my favourite of theirs.
Floor and Simone are great friends. Epica actually gets much darker and heavier than Nightwish on some songs. Sabaton's drummer, Hannes Van Dahl is Floor's husband.
This is Epica's tenth anniversary concert hence the full orchestra and choir. For a really classical performance at this show try Stabat Mater Dolorosa. And any other song will feature Simone plus growling from Mark Jansen ( no relation to Floor but was in After Forever with her)
The harmonies in this are likely the most beautiful sound I have ever heard
Simone Simmons + Epica + Floor = Awesomeness overload. You can feel your soul leave your body.
Yep. It's THAT good! Nice reaction!
This video is from Epica's 10th anniversary show where they used a full orchestra and choir on stage. Epica always uses orchestra and choir for their albums, but normally in their live concerts, they use the orchestra and choir parts from backing tracks. Epica is very diverse in style ranging from beautiful balleds to very heavy songs. For Epica standards, Sancta Terra is quite a simple and light song. What makes the performance amazng is the duet with Floor. However what is missing is the contrast you will typically find in most Epica songs. Epica's "master" songs are probably Kingdom of Heaven parts 1&3. However just like with Nghtwish you don't do Poet and the Pendelum too early, I would also recommend you not to do Kingdom of Heaven before having done a couple of other songs. What I would suggest as a song containing most of the typical Epica elemets is "Design your Universe", also from the same live show as this song you have been reacting to. ruclips.net/video/9nlPx-HEpCU/видео.html
Epica Omega Alive concert official vids are insanely good! Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 is breathtaking!
Best wishes from Namibia
For an even more pure Floor + Simone Simons (thats her name.., she is the lead singer of Epica) experience try "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" from the same concert. If you to hear more of Epica (pronounce Epika..) as a band try "Consign to Oblivion" live at the Zenith in Paris (and there many many more great ones from them...)
Hello my friend, Nightwish Army Italian Division here. Simone Simons is another great singer, she is from The Netherlands like Floor and the two women have been close friends for a very long time. And yes, this duet is a masterpiece. Floor is often invited as a guest on other musical projects or to sing alone (without Nightwish). If you are interested you can look for Floor appearances with the Ayreon project or in the Dutch TV show "Beste Zanger" 2019 for example. Floor will always surprise you!
Ah thank you my friend! Will make sure to check that out as well!
Floor and Simone are both amazing singers 😍🤩 The song is incredible.
So amazing!!
Epica is not just another band. Once you get what they’re about, you’ll understand what I mean. But they’re heavy and complex so they’re not for everyone.
This song is quite moderate in their standards, maybe somewhere in the top 50 list.
Check out these examples (taken from Epica’s discography in chronological order) to start to get a little more about this incredible band -
- Cry for the moon (2003)
- Consign to Oblivion (2005)
- Chasing the Dragon (2007)
- The Obsessive Devotion (2007)
- Fools of Damnation (2007)
- Unleashed (2009)
- Design Your Universe (2009)
- Tides of Time (2009)
- Kingdom of Heaven part 1 (2009)
- Storm the Sorrow (2012)
- Serenade of Self-Destruction (2012)
- The Essence of Silence (2014)
- Unchain Utopia (2014)
- In All Conscience (2014)
- The Holographic Principle (2016)
- Universal Death Squad (2016)
- Once Upon a Nightmare (2016)
- Crimson Bow and Arrow (2018)
- The Skeleton Key (2021)
- Kingdom of Heaven part 3 (2021)
- Rivers (2021)
- Omega (2021)
Simone and Floor are not only Dutch.
They've also been friends for a long time.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Hello Luke!!!That was really good and amazing stage presence!!!🔥🔥
Another great reaction 🤟🤙
There's a 3rd name you'll be hearing: AYREON.
Not a rabbit hole, but an entire universe, where all vocal supernovas are connected. Floor, Simone, Marko, Hansi, Marcela, Michael, Damien, Tommy, Irene..
Floor's ability to match Simone Simon's voice and singing style is incredible 🙂
Something you’re definitely going to love as well is Ayreon performing ‘The day that the world breaks down’.
Ayreon is a project by Arjen Lucassen who writes prog rock and then invites musicians he admires from all over the world to join him.
You will also see some ladies you already know 😉
Epica one of the best bands out there. Was introduced to them via Nightwish videos about two years ago, far heavier than Nightwish. Don't get me wrong love a bit of Floor and the gang but I have fallen hook line and sinker and now have all their CD's and play it in the car to and from work. I'm nearly 60 and it takes me back to the first time I heard heavy metal
Definitely. Epica is out of this world. And Simone is a goddess :)
This was awesome!!
You ARE a CRIMINAL...for not having reacted to Sabaton. 😂😂
Much Love to you and Ukraine
🌻🌻🌻💙💛💙
ty for reacting to this one, it is truly an amazing performance...
So glad you got to this one! Loved your reaction to both insanely talented singers! Another worthy duet worth checking out is 'Paradise' by Within Temptation featuring Tarja (the first Nightwish singer). That's another one that feels like two Valkyrie goddesses dueling on the edge of an active volcano 😎🤘
Also glad to hear you are getting to Sabaton! I'd recommend the music video for Bismark (incredible visuals) followed by the music video for Christmas Truce (featuring Floor Jansen in the end credits).
2013 in Eindhoven NL, what an amazing event. I don´t find words to describe the feelings at this evening. So more I look forward to Sept. 2022 in Tilburg ... 20th anniversary of Epica :) I´ve got my ticket :)
Your Passion for music is cool to watch
Epica took their name from the sixth album of USA Symphonic metal band Kamelot who hail from Tampa Florida. By coincidence, lead singer Simone Simons' husband Oliver Palotai plays keyboards for Kamelot and Simone has sung with them. During the Pandemic, Nightwish and Epica both did online live concerts. Epica did theirs called the Omega live concert playing tracks from their last album, Omega. You should check out 'The Skeleton Key' and 'Kingdom oh Heaven part 3' from that concert.
Floor and Simone have also sung previously with Dutch concept progressive band Ayreon who are also well recommended to listen to as well.
If you want to get to know Floor, she has her own RUclips channel where she show her beautiful country estate in the woods of Sweden, where she lives with her Sabaton drummer husband Hannes and their daughter. She is a very humble, sweet, intelligent and sensitive. She did some awesome covers over the COVID lock down and has started her solo career on the side. She and Marco chatted about some cool nerdy things like the possibility of alien life.
Floor is as impressive physically as she is vocally. In this video, you can see her next to Simone who is of average female height. Floor is 6'1" bare foot and often wears 4" heeled boots on stage. You should see her swing a sledge hammer when she was building a coral for her horses. She truly is a goddess and can seriously rock a black leather cape. Some people call her a 'Warrior Princess' in reference to the action series Xena, played by Lucy Lawless. They are about the same size and their stage out fits are VERY similar. NW is on tour so look out for new LIVE performances that are true gems. I recently saw them in San Francisco and can tell you that they are better LIVE and she sounds just as good as the studio version. Plus, she is so fun to watch and genuinely enjoys herself on stage.
I also recommend checking out her performances on the Dutch tv show Der Beste Sangers, especially 'Phantom Of The Opera' performed with Henk Poort who was the Dutch Phantom on stage. Also, the acoustic version of 'Hows The Heart' with Troy.
ruclips.net/video/ZvNpBQzpBtU/видео.html
You need only those two? Then try those amazing women and close friends Simone and Floor bringing Stabat Mater.....
Some of the best reactors have been so focused on Floor and Simone they didn’t notice the orchestra, and full choir, as well.
Hey there happy you liked it😍! If you want to hear more Epica, Consign to oblivion live at the Zenith is a great one🤘😁
Epica was formed by guitarist Mark Jansen in 2002. Mark is not related to Floor , but the first band she joined at age 16 was After Forever ,which was co-founded by Mark.
Epica lead singer, Simone Simons, was about 3 months pregnant at this show.
This song isn't that representative of most Epica songs, as Mark usually adds some harsh vocals.
For a better taste of this band , try Consign To Oblivion or Cry For the Moon for older songs. And newer songs, The Skeleton Key and Kingdom of Heaven Pt 3.
As with Nightwish, Epica is great live.
Love your genuine reactions. Would love to see you react to Floor singing 'Phantom of the Opera' as someone else said but also 'Valley of the Queens' by Ayreon where Floor sings alongside Annette Van Giersbergen and Marcela Bovion. Following that maybe 'Somewhere' featuring Annette and Sharon (from Within Temptation) and 'Everybody dies' by Ayreon - great entrance near the end from Floor.
When Floor and Simone lean their heads against each other I 🥺💗
Simone and Floor are both Dutch and are quite good friends. Mind you everybody that crosses paths with Floor is dragged into her spiderweb of awesomeness 💥💥
Epica (the band) is named after the album Epica by Kamelot. The same Kamelot where Simone's (the red-head singer) husband plays keyboards in (but was not the keyboardplayer at the time) and the same Kamelot whose female singers stood in voor Anette during Nightwish's Denver Debacle, two days before Floor became the singer of NW.
Epica was founded by Marc Jansen (not related to Floor) after he was forced to leave After Forever. The same After Forever where Floor was the singer.
Epica, Kamelot, After Forever and Nightwish....they just intertwine in so many ways...
this performance is one of the proofs that Walhalla exists...period!
Hello from the Netherlands .
two beautiful Dutch metal queens side by side.
I love it
Floor...Vocal BEAST!!!! They are AWESOME..do "Ghost Love Score" next.
🤘🤘🤘🤘
Fun fact: Simone is married to Oliver Palotai, keyboardist of Kamelot and Floor is married to Hannes Van Dahl, drummer of Sabaton
2 of the finest women on the planet sharing a stage - What's not to like!
OOOoooh sooo great you got your ears and eyes into Epica now!!! It may not be that kind of superpopular rabbithole like Nightwish is but oh believe me - it's not less great in any kind. Simone - many surely told about her beeing a long time friend of Floor - doesn't need to hide in this performance and you will find a lot of outstanding, eye soaking songs out there.
And the Band whole together ... well. Mark Jansen may not be called the metal mozart like Tuomas is, but his compositions though are outstanding, phenomenal!!! Yea they surely go way harder than Nightwish does, they maybe go more symphonical with orchestra and choir. So for me, Epica IS "Symphonic Metal" for me. Nightwish attracts a lot of people aside from Metalfans for sure, Epica doesn't that much, so they may seem less known and spread but you already found out. They ARE on a same level. That's why the nightwish-army and the epicans go side by side and stay with you on this journey xD
Welll there may be a lot of recomendations in your comments and all the performances from this show with full orchestre are phenomenal. If you want another mindblowing and partially super hard performance go for the "Consign to oblivion" live Zenith (Paris) clip - you won't regret and you mouth won't be shut!!! :D
As others have mentioned, they did a second song together in this concert. And it will give you exactly what you just said you want: The two of them, with very little to distract you. It is called "Stabat Mater" and is based on a 13th century hymn to the Virgin Mary, about her mourning after the crucifixion. The music was composed in the 1700's by Giovanni Pergolesi, for soprano and contralto. Simone and Floor sing it together, with Floor taking the contralto line, showing just how insane her range is. While they are singing this, the stadium of metalheads is stunned into complete silence. Don't miss it. ruclips.net/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/видео.html
Epic ? a great band of symphonic metal ! Try "design your universe" from the same live or "consign to Oblivion (live at Zenith, Paris)".
That was Simone Simon's and her Friend Floor, what to see the two of them and 9 other equally awesome singers in a "rock opera" .....check out Ayreon, the day that the world breaks down is a good introduction.
It is the second pronunciation so it's a 'hard' C that sounds like a K.
Normally, Simone can carry notes almost as long as Floor can. She has GREAT lung capacity and breath control. This time though, there was a slight problem so she needed a little help singing the song; If you look really carefully, you can see Simone's baby bump. She was something like six months pregnant here so the baby was pushing on her diaphragm (allowing her less room for air) and she still sounded AWESOME! AND SHE DID THE ENTIRE CONCERT IN HEELS!!! She really is a consummate professional! :)
Where else will you go watch a heavy metal band and have a full orchestra and choir on the stage with the band?!?... EPICA and NIGHTWISH... The only two groups that I go see every time they come to Montreal! :D
_When an Opera Prima decide to go full Metal the result is Legendary..._
Finally the most Epic band!
Wow, wow, wow… wait a moment. Haven’t heard sabaton yet? That is another deep rabbit hole to fall in! (And you will love it)
Fun to watch someone having a blast with music I love. Nice react.
Epica is the product of Mark Jansen (the guitarist, not related to Floor). He is the mastermind behind their music like Tuomas is for Nightwish. He founded Epica after his previous band, After Forever, had split up. The singer of that previous band, was Floor. So while After Forever does not exist anymore, you should also definitely check them out.
Mark left AF long before they split up. AF had 5 albums, Mark left after album 2.
@@Cerrydwenn oh, I wasn't aware that After Forever had continued after the break up with Mark.
Yup, they continued with Floor doing most of the songwriting i believe togetehr witht the other guys. You can hear the difference in the sound. Epica pretty much took off from where Mark left on the second album. Af split around 2009 iirc, which devestated Floor. She made her new band Revamp and threw her self completely into the work which led to her burnout.
@@Cerrydwenn I used to see them live quite frequently with Mark, was there a long break before they got back to performing that I just may have missed they started back?
@@Belfastchild1974 Not sure, i was quite young at the time and didnt go to concerts yet. From what i can read online Marks leaving was right before some big tours they did, including the one where they were the opening act for Nightwish. Thats how i discovered them, around 2002 :D
React to Epica - Consign to Oblivion live! The song shows a different side of Epica :D
Epica has a music video with the song «Storm the sorrow». You should watch it, its very good.
Also as mentioned below, Anneke van Giersbergen and Sharon den Adel is two other queens of metal. The last for me is the Italian band Lacuna Coil. This band has a fantastic woman singer who would both fasinate and scare you.
Well, when you'll listen to Sabaton, you will be learning history in the most fun way. The also have a parallel channel named "Sabaton History" that tells the story behind the events recounted in the songs. Spolier: Sabaton's actual drummer, Hannes Van Dahl is the husband of Floor Jansen, and they have a daughter too, named Freja.
Hey, you should definitely check out This Is Halloween cover by Simone Simons and her husband Oliver the composer of the band Kamelot, awesome thanks requesting ❤️🔥😎they did this from their home studio.
Check out Kamelot feat Simone from Epica, The Haunting (Somewhere in time) live. it´s awesome.
The reason the Mike stand is shaped like an S it stands for Simone Simons the singer of Epica
Glad you finally have been introduced to Epica! Your chosen (number 2) pronunciation is correct! For more of them, their lead singer is Simone Simmons (I believe her first name is pronounced Simon-eh, please someone correct me if I'm wrong), go for Consign to Oblivion Live from Zenith. You won't be disappointed! Now, I also must suggest you check out Spiritbox and their official video for Rule of Nines. If memory serves me correctly, Jinjer has said that's one of the bands they listen to a lot (again, please correct me if I'm mistaken)! Nightwish is my absolute favorite, and Floor with Epica is just awesome. Not much more to be said about these 2 phenomenal voices and the band! Hope you & your family are more than well! Greetings from the States! Catch you on the next one!
Epica is another good band from the Netherlands where I come from. Now you really have to give the band Within temptation, they are also a Dutch symphonic metal band, just like Epica.
Happily check them out as well my friend
Yes, Nightwish lead singer is a good supplement to Epica 🙂
To expand your metal knowledge check out Ayreon's The Day The World Breaks Dow with 11 repeat 11 of the best metal singers in the world, including the singers from Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Kamelot, Epica , Pagans Mind etc and a nice surprise at the end.
hehe I love it when you go all slack jawed in awe. :D They are amazing together aren't they!
Simone Simmons from Epica also does stuff with Arjen Luccassen. AKA Aryeon.
here is a good example ruclips.net/video/lKwaBJmSUps/видео.html
Welcome to Epica.
Your tears of joy are everything 💕
Yep, Jaw-dropper! goosebumps!
You should definitely check out Arjen Lucassen's/Ayreon's live stuff. Both Simone and Floor sing in many of Arjen's songs. And you will discover a lot of other amazing singers and musicians, like Anneke van Giersbergen.
Yes Get in Thankyou
Yes, if you want to shiver, shake and tear up, try Stabat Mater delorosa of the same concert.
One of the songs I recommended, so glad you like it (knew you would!). Epica is one of my favorite bands live, together with Trail of Tears (so glad Ronny got his band back together, gonna be cracking hearing their new work after a break up of many years). Do check more ( I personally love Consign To Oblivion - Live at the Zenith from Epica) and if you wanna hear Trail of Tears, Sealed in Red or Crashing Down are always fun and gets my mood up (the whole album a New Demension of Might is amazing, 2 male singers, one clean and one grunts and a lovely lady for the high notes).
This is a great song, but not representative of their normal repertoire. I recommend Skeleton Key, Essense of Silence or Consign to Oblivion. Live versions if you can find them.