Your interpretation is really spot on! From what I remember, it’s about a dead soldier who goes to Hell. Really love your vibe, excited for your Epica journey! :)
Welcome to EPICA. Dutch symphonic metal band formed as Sahara Dust in 2002 by guitarist Mark Jansen after parting ways with his former band After Forever. Mark had co founded AF, which was Floor's first band she joined at age 16. (Mark and Floor are not related) They renamed the band after the 2003 Kamelot album. Simone was 17 in 2002, she had been studying pop singing, but switched to this style after hearing Tarja with Nightwish. Coen (rhythms with moon) Janssen on keyboards is the other original member. The rest of the current lineup, seen here, has been constant since 2012. Isaac Delahaye on lead guitar, bassist Rob van der Loo, and drummer Arien van Weesenbeek (The Beast). 8 albums and several EP's to date, album #9 is in the works. This concert is the Retrospect 10th anniversary show, that's why the full orchestra and choir. A 3 hour ,24 song concert, Sancta terra was over 2 hours into it, and Simone was about 3 months pregnant here. This song ,from the 2007 3rd album The Divine Conspiracy, is not typical of most of their catalog as Mark adds some harsh vocals to a lot of their songs. Yes someone died, and went to hell. It's about a su!c!de bomber who thinks he went to heaven, finds out he actually went to hell, and decides he likes it there. As you see ,they are awesome live. Check out "Consign To Oblivion" and "Beyond the Matrix" live at the Zenith in Paris. "Design Your Universe" from this same Retrospect show. "The Skeleton Key' and "Kingdom of Heaven part 3" from the Omega Alive virtual show 2021. And "Code of Life" live in Amsterdam 2023 at AFAS Live.
@@VocalCitizen mark has a master's degree in psychology, which is reflected in his texts. He and Simone mainly write the lyrics while the rest of the band is responsible for the music. The keyboardist also makes the arrangements for the orchestra
Two of the best Dutch female vocalists alive; Simone Simons (Epica), and Floor Jansen (Nightwish), combining their forces. These two are besties right from when they've met eachother at the in 1999 founded 'Rock-academy' in a town called Tilburg, the Netherlands.
@@VocalCitizen If you truly go down the rabbit hole on Epica, There are some discoveries you make that are all too often hidden because of the commercial popularity of Nightwish that clouds good clarity. Because Epica is often much heavier and often darker in their immense talent they aren’t quite as digestible for many. Also Do you have yet to see the full breath of Simone and if you want a couple suggestions on songs that show this more spectacularly from her I will be glad to make the suggestions. Also a symphonic band I recommend you check out is Therion….like Epica, they BRING it with various incredible rotating female front vocalists. Also for probably the best symphonic female vocalist on the planet that I am aware of in my 64 years and doing symphonic metal following for many years now is Diane Von Giersbergen . Have you heard of her? Wow!!
This performance is with two of the three metal goddesses. The third is Anneke van Giersbergen. The only are together two together at le most because all together would be overwhelming! Great reaction!🤘🎸
Welcome to my favorite band. This is the same song that introduce me to them. Epica is much darker than Nightwish and just as spectacular. To see what they are really about, listen to Design Your Universe from this concert. For a newer performance, listen to music from the AFAS concert
Great to see you picked up Epica! Also remember that Simone Simons has a solo album coming out in a few days. I recommend checking out two of the songs that have already been released with music videos: * Aeterna * In Love We Rust This is in fact a collab with Arjen of Ayreon fame.
This was from their 10th anniversary show from 2013, Retrospect. A 3 hour show with full orchestra and choir. The entire show was mesmerizing. I recommend Chasing the Dragon as a good follow up, Simone at her best.
And if you want to hear some more EPICA... BY ALL MEANS 🙃🤘 Iconic ballads: Tides of Times; Chasing the Dragon; Rivers to name a few. Really top performances of Simone (imho) But then again for me every EPICA song has a 'special': be it vocals, musicianship, solos, harmonies... you name it.
Great reaction yet again Vocal, and I agree with chriso6719. It is recognised that people who follow Nightwish also follow Epica (the two finest Symphonic Metal bands in the world) so you're in good company.
Nightwish Army South Germany Division The Goddess of Valkyries and the Queen of Epica together on the Stage - THIS ist epic pure ! You have now found a door to another great band in the world of symphonic metal: Epica By the way: There is another song from the same concert that the two of them sing together... "Stabat Mater Dolorosa".... and believe me: you will be speechless. And here is the warning: once you enter this rabbit hole, you will never leave it... There is no exit... By the way, there is another connection to another chapter that does not correspond to symphonic metal. I call it "history metal". Floor's husband is Hannes van Dahl, the drummer of Sabaton. My first recommendation here would be "No Bullets Fly".... their other stuff will follow on its own... Best wishes from Germany The Lady
A lot of reactors don't wait for the "Woo-hoo!" And we always holler at them that they need to wait for the woo-hoo! I knew I could count on you to wait for the woo-hoo without having to get scolded in the comments. 🤣🤣🤘
@s1mperadicator13 The "woo-hoo" that Floor says to Simone at the end of the video about 1 second before it cuts off. Maybe you were one of the ones who didn't wait for the woo-hoo?" 😃
@s1mperadicator13 It appears you have a lack of a sense of humor and/or a problem with intolerance of anyone's sense of humor that diverges from your own. Sad for you. When I encounter someone expressing a bit of light-hearted humor that doesn't "tickle" my own funny bone, I still recognize it as humor and simply scroll on. It does not trigger me to confront the person and scold them for finding humor in something different from me. Why would you feel the need to do that if not for some inner anger with the world or with some aspect of oneself that places a chip on your shoulder?
OK, you just opened the "Floor without Nighwish" program... Understand that Floor and Simone were actually trained at the same school at different times. Thus, we have that close simpatico in this performance. In the end, the Performance speaks to the details. In this case, they both almost automatically allign to a ridiculously similar stylistic presentation. Floor. Rocks. Period. And yet, with other primary vocalists, the product is, somehow, so much greater than the sum of the other performers... CONTINUE your journey. Enjoy every nugget. Cheers rl 🤘👹🤘
So now you discovered my second favourite band. I met them first right in their earliest years around 2003 at mera luna festival here in Germany. Shortly after they immediately grabbed my soul I went to a concert in the Netherlands where they come from and had a blast seeing them full length. I still have the absolute great album Phantom Agony here signed by all band members. Simone Simons was just 17 then and such a beauty, was not hard to instantly fall in love with her. If you like to see a later but incredible song made during the covid period I would suggest Once upon a nightmare - and as usual I KNOW you will love it too! ruclips.net/video/oseRJV0iEJs/видео.html Btw if I don't comment one of your reactions you can still be sure I'll be around....cause you are such a great reactor! Greetings from Germany!
How kind. Vielen Danke. I thank you, as well, for the link and the information. I started an Epica Reactions playlist. Go save that thing. It'll always be in order.
Hi...again. Thank you for this reaction. I enjoyed too this duet, especially with live choire and strings. Truly big effort and it really was worth to listen/and watch. My favourite was the "flower-duet"-part. I must recommend to You duets when Floor sings with her sister Irene. They sound so beautiful together. The tones of their voices are so similar like twins. Very enchanting. And think how long they have practised, since childhood. Can't wait to see more of your reactions. ..Kaisa from Finland
I really really love your reactions. Two Angels on stage. Fun facts Mark Jansen was once one of the founders of the band After Forever. This was Floor Jansen ( Not related to Mark ) First band she joined at age 16. When the band broke up Mark Formed Epica along with Floor's good friend Simone. Floor has also sung another song with Epica called: Stabat Mater Dolorosa. Also Floor was invited to a television show once to sing an Opera number which they knew she was in Nightwish and was suprised a heavy metal singer could sing Opera?. That song is called : O Mio Babbino Caro
A suicide bomber goes to Hell but thinks it's Heaven and wants to stay there........ next? - Epica "Rivers" with Apocalyptica. or, from this same show, "Stabat Mater Dolorosa"? Always bet on the black AND the red, Floor and Simone - you can't lose! edit: Arien Van Weesenbeek on drums - hitting things since he was 3 years old according to his parents - lucky he found his dad's drum-kit before he wrecked the furniture! Cool guy!
@VocalCitizen I concur with both suggestions. Rivers at AFAS is beautiful with Simone with the band and the cellos of Apocalyptica, and Sabat Mater Dolorosa is from the same concert 10th Anniversary concert, but is a classical piece in Latin, sung only by Simone and Floor with just the Orchestra backing them. In the duet, Floor sings the lower alto part. It is beautiful and the metal concert audience is silent... in awe.
Here is a short video of Floor and Simone preparing I think for this concert: ruclips.net/video/LjvXo5GRvxI/видео.html. Here you see that they are very good friends having a lot of fun together - and you can see Floor playing the piano.
A great correct reaction , it is about a terrorbomber wanted to det to paradivse but ended up in HELL . I think Simone wrote this song. Greetings from Sweden
No disrespect but when Epica is featured and puts floor with an orchestra as well Simone which Nightwish never does, can we just focus on Epica here for once? Floor only wishes she had the absolute perfect pitch that Simone possesses
Honestly thank god they are not Nightwish!!! The two are incomparable. Epica as a band are far superior than Nightwish for me. Epica operates in a league all of their own. Especially in terms of composition Epica is on another level entirely than any other band in the symphonic met genre. What also is amazing is that Epica are actually still getting better each album. The opposite is true for Nightwish unfortunately... Fact is that Epica is both more 'metal' and more 'symphonic' than Nightwish.
Meh....this is like the 5th or 6th time I've tried Nightwish and/or EPICA songs, and still nothin'. Don't get it twisted, I have mad respect for these two bands and their powerful front women, they deserve all the love and accolades they obviously get from their loving, loyal and massive fan bases. I really really wanted to like them, but the whole rock opera-esc thing just doesn't tickle my fancy. It's nothing I'd tell someone to turn off either, I'd be fine with it at a social gathering or a friend listening to it in the car, just doesn't personally get my motor running, enjoyed your reaction though, as usual, great job!!
I appreciate and respect honesty. I've done reactions to music I didn't like. I'm straight about it... "Intruder Alert" by Lupe Fiasco was awful... I said so in the reaction. I mean, you couldn't miss the irritation on my face during the "hook". "Republican" by Token is another. Not a lot of 👍🏻s on those videos. 😆 I always try to find something positive to say, but if I don't like it or am "MEH" about the tune, I friggin' say so. Life's too damned short.
@@VocalCitizen ... That shows how real you are, kuddos, I've often gone to the comment section of a negative reaction, to be a voice among all the hate the reactor is getting and say hey, I appreciate your honesty, nobody can like everything. As long the reactor is respectful with their disliking the song, I applaud them for it.
I would listen to Floor, Simone, the orchestra, and the choir again at any time. Unfortunately, despite Simone, the band Epica is not to my taste at all.
@@VocalCitizen You will find out that there is some Radar Love, maybe looking for Venus. And in a Little Green Bag you can find some Hocus Pocus because there is a House For Sale. enjoy.
Happily and permanently so. I did the married thing (we're still great friends). I made a person with him. I raised that person and she's fabulous. I'm done. Besides, no man can handle me. I talk WAAAAYYY too much. I'm not into doling out torture. 😉
now, some other bands to look into; Jinjer, Amaranthe, Lacuna Coil, Battle Beast, Dragonforce, Wintersun, Arch Enemy, Kamelot, Imperial Age, Unleash the Archers, Suite Clarity, Lords of the Trident, Shield of Wings, Liliac..........
He's not wrong with this list, but to narrow it a little for you: Lacuna Coil (Goth Metal, Italy) and Unleash The Archers (Power Metal, Canada) are my suggestions here. I know you like soaring female vocalists. You will get that in spades with Brittany Slayes (Hayes) of the Archers and Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil. As for specific songs to start with: Swamped by Lacuna Coil, and Awakening studio play through with the Archers.
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Your interpretation is really spot on! From what I remember, it’s about a dead soldier who goes to Hell. Really love your vibe, excited for your Epica journey! :)
Thank you so much for watching. I'm pleased you enjoyed the reaction. MORE EPICA SOON
Welcome to EPICA. Dutch symphonic metal band formed as Sahara Dust in 2002 by guitarist Mark Jansen after parting ways with his former band After Forever. Mark had co founded AF, which was Floor's first band she joined at age 16. (Mark and Floor are not related) They renamed the band after the 2003 Kamelot album.
Simone was 17 in 2002, she had been studying pop singing, but switched to this style after hearing Tarja with Nightwish. Coen (rhythms with moon) Janssen on keyboards is the other original member. The rest of the current lineup, seen here, has been constant since 2012. Isaac Delahaye on lead guitar, bassist Rob van der Loo, and drummer Arien van Weesenbeek (The Beast). 8 albums and several EP's to date, album #9 is in the works.
This concert is the Retrospect 10th anniversary show, that's why the full orchestra and choir. A 3 hour ,24 song concert, Sancta terra was over 2 hours into it, and Simone was about 3 months pregnant here.
This song ,from the 2007 3rd album The Divine Conspiracy, is not typical of most of their catalog as Mark adds some harsh vocals to a lot of their songs.
Yes someone died, and went to hell. It's about a su!c!de bomber who thinks he went to heaven, finds out he actually went to hell, and decides he likes it there.
As you see ,they are awesome live. Check out "Consign To Oblivion" and "Beyond the Matrix" live at the Zenith in Paris. "Design Your Universe" from this same Retrospect show. "The Skeleton Key' and "Kingdom of Heaven part 3" from the Omega Alive virtual show 2021. And "Code of Life" live in Amsterdam 2023 at AFAS Live.
I LOVE LISTS. Thank you so much.
I concur Chris.... 100%
Me 2 ! 😉
Ah yes it confused me so much when I found a Kamelot album called Epica in a record store, safe to say I have that Kamelot album.
@@VocalCitizen mark has a master's degree in psychology, which is reflected in his texts. He and Simone mainly write the lyrics while the rest of the band is responsible for the music. The keyboardist also makes the arrangements for the orchestra
Two of the best Dutch female vocalists alive; Simone Simons (Epica), and Floor Jansen (Nightwish), combining their forces. These two are besties right from when they've met eachother at the in 1999 founded 'Rock-academy' in a town called Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Their voices were heavenly together. Also, they're well-trained vocalists. The TEXTURES Floor gets out of those pipes... Magic.
@@VocalCitizen If you truly go down the rabbit hole on Epica, There are some discoveries you make that are all too often hidden because of the commercial popularity of Nightwish that clouds good clarity. Because Epica is often much heavier and often darker in their immense talent they aren’t quite as digestible for many. Also Do you have yet to see the full breath of Simone and if you want a couple suggestions on songs that show this more spectacularly from her I will be glad to make the suggestions. Also a symphonic band I recommend you check out is Therion….like Epica, they BRING it with various incredible rotating female front vocalists. Also for probably the best symphonic female vocalist on the planet that I am aware of in my 64 years and doing symphonic metal following for many years now is Diane Von Giersbergen . Have you heard of her? Wow!!
This performance is with two of the three metal goddesses. The third is Anneke van Giersbergen. The only are together two together at le most because all together would be overwhelming! Great reaction!🤘🎸
Oh, thank you so much. And, yes... I would most likely faint.
Welcome to my favorite band. This is the same song that introduce me to them. Epica is much darker than Nightwish and just as spectacular. To see what they are really about, listen to Design Your Universe from this concert. For a newer performance, listen to music from the AFAS concert
I'll be doing a ton of Epica. Thanks for checking in...
I've already made an Epica Reactions playlist. Go save it and hold on...
A new rabbit hole!!!!
A NEW PLAYLIST ❤️🔥
cant wait to see your reaction to my two favs in the world together
They're all coming. No worries. I know there are a bunch.
Now we know what angles sound like 🤘🤘🤘🤘great reaction 😁
Indeed, we do. 👼 Thank you so much.
Simone and Floor are not only Dutch.
They've also been friends for a long time.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Greetings back. 🙃
Due to body types and hair colouring there were some fans calling them Xena and Gabrielle...
Great to see you picked up Epica! Also remember that Simone Simons has a solo album coming out in a few days. I recommend checking out two of the songs that have already been released with music videos:
* Aeterna
* In Love We Rust
This is in fact a collab with Arjen of Ayreon fame.
Nice. Thanks! MORE EPICA TO COME (I've already created an Epica Reactions playlist. Go save that sh!t) 💃🏼
This was from their 10th anniversary show from 2013, Retrospect. A 3 hour show with full orchestra and choir. The entire show was mesmerizing.
I recommend Chasing the Dragon as a good follow up, Simone at her best.
I have a ton of song titles written down. Chasing the Dragon is high on that lst.
Even Floor’s “WooHoo” is pitch perfect. 😄🤘
That was so cute... and on pitch.
They also did a classical piece at this concert called Stabat Mater Dolorosa a perfect way to silence 3,000 metalheads.
I'm all over it.
And if you want to hear some more EPICA... BY ALL MEANS 🙃🤘
Iconic ballads: Tides of Times; Chasing the Dragon; Rivers to name a few. Really top performances of Simone (imho)
But then again for me every EPICA song has a 'special': be it vocals, musicianship, solos, harmonies... you name it.
THANK YOU. Requests/Priority Requests make my schedule so much easier.
One of my favourites from epica❤. Love the reaction 💯🤘❤️
Thank you so much. That's kind.
Oh boy, you just opened the Epica door....lol
I really did.
Epica - Rivers feat. Apocalyptica… ‼️👍🏆
Actually filming that one soon... ✅
Great reaction yet again Vocal, and I agree with chriso6719. It is recognised that people who follow Nightwish also follow Epica (the two finest Symphonic Metal bands in the world) so you're in good company.
Thank you. I'm committed to this rabbit hole. Let's do it.
Nightwish Army South Germany Division
The Goddess of Valkyries and the Queen of Epica together on the Stage - THIS ist epic pure !
You have now found a door to another great band in the world of symphonic metal: Epica
By the way: There is another song from the same concert that the two of them sing together... "Stabat Mater Dolorosa".... and believe me: you will be speechless.
And here is the warning: once you enter this rabbit hole, you will never leave it... There is no exit...
By the way, there is another connection to another chapter that does not correspond to symphonic metal. I call it "history metal".
Floor's husband is Hannes van Dahl, the drummer of Sabaton.
My first recommendation here would be "No Bullets Fly".... their other stuff will follow on its own...
Best wishes from Germany
The Lady
I don't mind one-way trips. Danke for the recommendations.
I concur.
And for "No Bullets Fly", Please go with the animated story video.
🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
🌪️🌪️🌪️ 💃🏼
you are genuine!
subscribed at last😅😅
Awww that's great! Welcome to my weirdness.
A new Rabbit Hole with another GREAT Singer....and these two together....wow...
All Hail Queen Floor !
All hail Goddess Simone 🤘🏻
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❤️🔥 The rabbit hole is being probed.
I believe that Simone was several months pregnant at this concert. What a gal!
Can you imagine the sound in that womb??
It still was A Rock- Conert!❤
A lot of reactors don't wait for the "Woo-hoo!" And we always holler at them that they need to wait for the woo-hoo! I knew I could count on you to wait for the woo-hoo without having to get scolded in the comments. 🤣🤣🤘
I don't miss "woo-hoo"s... who do you think you're dealin' with, sir?! 😠 I collect "woo-hoo"s. Professionally.
It's a side hustle... don't judge me.
@@VocalCitizen Like I said, I knew I could count on you to not miss the woo-hoo!
@s1mperadicator13 The "woo-hoo" that Floor says to Simone at the end of the video about 1 second before it cuts off. Maybe you were one of the ones who didn't wait for the woo-hoo?" 😃
@s1mperadicator13 It appears you have a lack of a sense of humor and/or a problem with intolerance of anyone's sense of humor that diverges from your own. Sad for you. When I encounter someone expressing a bit of light-hearted humor that doesn't "tickle" my own funny bone, I still recognize it as humor and simply scroll on. It does not trigger me to confront the person and scold them for finding humor in something different from me. Why would you feel the need to do that if not for some inner anger with the world or with some aspect of oneself that places a chip on your shoulder?
Welcome to a new rabbithole EPICA🥰
Waist-deep.
OK, you just opened the "Floor without Nighwish" program...
Understand that Floor and Simone were actually trained at the same school at different times. Thus, we have that close simpatico in this performance.
In the end, the Performance speaks to the details. In this case, they both almost automatically allign to a ridiculously similar stylistic presentation.
Floor. Rocks. Period. And yet, with other primary vocalists, the product is, somehow, so much greater than the sum of the other performers...
CONTINUE your journey.
Enjoy every nugget.
Cheers
rl
🤘👹🤘
I'm pleased to have you along...
Epica, another rabbit hole ❤
I'm waist deep.
Nice one
Thanks 🔥
Please more Epica 🖤
There's no stopping me now!
So now you discovered my second favourite band. I met them first right in their earliest years around 2003 at mera luna festival here in Germany. Shortly after they immediately grabbed my soul I went to a concert in the Netherlands where they come from and had a blast seeing them full length. I still have the absolute great album Phantom Agony here signed by all band members. Simone Simons was just 17 then and such a beauty, was not hard to instantly fall in love with her.
If you like to see a later but incredible song made during the covid period I would suggest Once upon a nightmare - and as usual I KNOW you will love it too!
ruclips.net/video/oseRJV0iEJs/видео.html
Btw if I don't comment one of your reactions you can still be sure I'll be around....cause you are such a great reactor!
Greetings from Germany!
How kind. Vielen Danke.
I thank you, as well, for the link and the information. I started an Epica Reactions playlist. Go save that thing. It'll always be in order.
hell yeah, check out design your universe live retrospect next, it will blow you away and give you goosebumps at the same time
I can't wait!
Hi...again. Thank you for this reaction. I enjoyed too this duet, especially with live choire and strings. Truly big effort and it really was worth to listen/and watch. My favourite was the "flower-duet"-part. I must recommend to You duets when Floor sings with her sister Irene. They sound so beautiful together. The tones of their voices are so similar like twins. Very enchanting. And think how long they have practised, since childhood. Can't wait to see more of your reactions. ..Kaisa from Finland
I will check them out together. Kiitos kun katsoit ja käytät aikaa kommentoimiseen. Nähdään seuraavassa!
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🤩
great collaboration.
Indeed.
Now you are in! NW & Epica. Thx Yin and Yan of Metal music 😊
No kidding... 🙃
thanks, now welcome to epica
Thank you. I'm glad to be here.
🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 Great Job again
Thanks so much 💜
I really really love your reactions. Two Angels on stage. Fun facts Mark Jansen was once one of the founders of the band After Forever. This was Floor Jansen ( Not related to Mark ) First band she joined at age 16. When the band broke up Mark Formed Epica along with Floor's good friend Simone. Floor has also sung another song with Epica called: Stabat Mater Dolorosa. Also Floor was invited to a television show once to sing an Opera number which they knew she was in Nightwish and was suprised a heavy metal singer could sing Opera?. That song is called : O Mio Babbino Caro
I can easily imagine her singing O Mio Babbino Caro. What a set of pipes she has! Thank you so much for the compliment.
they both sing an opera song at the same show wait stop the metal show for some opera ooooo Epica consign to oblivion live at the zenith paris
I'll check it out.
@@VocalCitizen del a rosa something ?
Try devil and the deep dark ocean
I will!
A suicide bomber goes to Hell but thinks it's Heaven and wants to stay there........ next? - Epica "Rivers" with Apocalyptica. or, from this same show, "Stabat Mater Dolorosa"? Always bet on the black AND the red, Floor and Simone - you can't lose! edit: Arien Van Weesenbeek on drums - hitting things since he was 3 years old according to his parents - lucky he found his dad's drum-kit before he wrecked the furniture! Cool guy!
Interesting...
@VocalCitizen I concur with both suggestions. Rivers at AFAS is beautiful with Simone with the band and the cellos of Apocalyptica, and Sabat Mater Dolorosa is from the same concert 10th Anniversary concert, but is a classical piece in Latin, sung only by Simone and Floor with just the Orchestra backing them. In the duet, Floor sings the lower alto part. It is beautiful and the metal concert audience is silent... in awe.
You can't crawl back from the Epica hole now ;)
I won’t
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🤘🏻🤘🏻
❤
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Here is a short video of Floor and Simone preparing I think for this concert: ruclips.net/video/LjvXo5GRvxI/видео.html. Here you see that they are very good friends having a lot of fun together - and you can see Floor playing the piano.
Thank you. I will check it out.
@@VocalCitizen Do it, but it is a preparation for the concert of Floors band ReVamp
@@janmaule606 Thank you for this information. I was not sure for what concert they prepared.
Wanna see a sea of metal heads go dead silent in respect to a glorious song by these two smazing women? Epica "Stabat Mater Delorosa"!
Coming SOON.
Ayreon The Sixth Extinction live 2023
OOH. Adding to my list now.
Hi 👋 from the UK 🇬🇧 now from the same concert check out
Epica staba mater dolorosea with floor jansen live retrospect show
Got it. Hello back. If things go south in November, you may find me living in your garden shed. 🇺🇸
A great correct reaction , it is about a terrorbomber wanted to det to paradivse but ended up in HELL . I think Simone wrote this song. Greetings from Sweden
Greetings 🇸🇪 Thanks so much.
Crypta from the ashes live Wacken 2022 Wacken tv version has awesome intro
I'm on it!!! 💕
Has anyone told you your beautiful today
Now someone has. Thanks ☺️
It's about a suicide bomber who thought he was going to heaven, but ended up in hell. There he found that he liked hell.
Sounds apropos.
Simone and Floor , good ol friends ... another song from the same show ft Floor . Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Thank you. 😊
Xena &Gabriele ĺive on stage. A tip. Stabat mater Dolorosa from the same concert. Full classical.
It's on the top of my requests list.
@@VocalCitizen oh yeah
You got it again. According to others this is all about a suicide bomber who thought he would go to heaven and ended up elsewhere.
Oh, good... I'm not as nuts as I thought I was. 👍🏻
Both Dutch, best buddies with similar vocal styles.
Trained at the same school, I hear. Just glorious, these two.
Simone describes this as being about a suicide bomber who thinks their actions will take them to heaven but they end up in hell.
Sounds fair. 🤘🏻
4:10 - Isn’t Floor spectacular here!
She's spectacular everywhere... 🙄💜
No disrespect but when Epica is featured and puts floor with an orchestra as well Simone which Nightwish never does, can we just focus on Epica here for once? Floor only wishes she had the absolute perfect pitch that Simone possesses
Not a fan of high vocals and Simone has a high operatic vocal but for some reason I still like her singing.
There's a buttery texture to her voice which is pleasing to the earholes.
Good one, thought you would like it. Epica are good but not Nightwish.
Every band has a flavor. After only one plateful? I'm down for seconds...
Honestly thank god they are not Nightwish!!! The two are incomparable. Epica as a band are far superior than Nightwish for me. Epica operates in a league all of their own. Especially in terms of composition Epica is on another level entirely than any other band in the symphonic met genre. What also is amazing is that Epica are actually still getting better each album. The opposite is true for Nightwish unfortunately... Fact is that Epica is both more 'metal' and more 'symphonic' than Nightwish.
Nightwish only wishes they were the massive metal gods of symphonic metal that Epica is as well as Therion also SMH
Iguess to heavy for you
Meh....this is like the 5th or 6th time I've tried Nightwish and/or EPICA songs, and still nothin'. Don't get it twisted, I have mad respect for these two bands and their powerful front women, they deserve all the love and accolades they obviously get from their loving, loyal and massive fan bases. I really really wanted to like them, but the whole rock opera-esc thing just doesn't tickle my fancy. It's nothing I'd tell someone to turn off either, I'd be fine with it at a social gathering or a friend listening to it in the car, just doesn't personally get my motor running, enjoyed your reaction though, as usual, great job!!
I appreciate and respect honesty. I've done reactions to music I didn't like. I'm straight about it... "Intruder Alert" by Lupe Fiasco was awful... I said so in the reaction. I mean, you couldn't miss the irritation on my face during the "hook". "Republican" by Token is another. Not a lot of 👍🏻s on those videos. 😆 I always try to find something positive to say, but if I don't like it or am "MEH" about the tune, I friggin' say so. Life's too damned short.
@@VocalCitizen ... That shows how real you are, kuddos, I've often gone to the comment section of a negative reaction, to be a voice among all the hate the reactor is getting and say hey, I appreciate your honesty, nobody can like everything. As long the reactor is respectful with their disliking the song, I applaud them for it.
I would listen to Floor, Simone, the orchestra, and the choir again at any time. Unfortunately, despite Simone, the band Epica is not to my taste at all.
I respect candor. Thank you for watching... 🫠
Can't be much, if it ain't Dutch. ;-)
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@@VocalCitizen You will find out that there is some Radar Love, maybe looking for Venus.
And in a Little Green Bag you can find some Hocus Pocus because there is a House For Sale. enjoy.
Are you single?
Happily and permanently so. I did the married thing (we're still great friends). I made a person with him. I raised that person and she's fabulous. I'm done. Besides, no man can handle me. I talk WAAAAYYY too much. I'm not into doling out torture. 😉
@@VocalCitizen perfect ill take you when can i pick you up
now, some other bands to look into; Jinjer, Amaranthe, Lacuna Coil, Battle Beast, Dragonforce, Wintersun, Arch Enemy, Kamelot, Imperial Age, Unleash the Archers, Suite Clarity, Lords of the Trident, Shield of Wings, Liliac..........
LOL I am but one human.
Noted...
He's not wrong with this list, but to narrow it a little for you: Lacuna Coil (Goth Metal, Italy) and Unleash The Archers (Power Metal, Canada) are my suggestions here. I know you like soaring female vocalists. You will get that in spades with Brittany Slayes (Hayes) of the Archers and Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil.
As for specific songs to start with: Swamped by Lacuna Coil, and Awakening studio play through with the Archers.
@@VocalCitizen And don't forget Blind Guardian!
you already noticed their singer Hansi Kürsch in "The Day That The World Breaks Down".
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