ROADIE REACTIONS | "Epica - Sancta Terra feat. Floor Jansen (Live)"

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2020
  • Round 2 with Epica, and they throw Floor Jansen and a full orchestra at me. Let's Go!
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    "Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show"
    Original Video: • Epica - Sancta Terra (...
    Intro Background Music: Nightwish - "I Want My Tears Back"
    Outro Background Music: Insomnium - "While We Sleep"
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  • @Soviet_Saguaro
    @Soviet_Saguaro 3 года назад +110

    I think their song Kingdom of Heaven live could blow your mind. Quite the symphonic metal masterpiece

    • @Cateyeske
      @Cateyeske 3 года назад +7

      Or Design Your Universe

    • @ryankelly8966
      @ryankelly8966 2 года назад

      There is also a action movie called kingdom of heaven with Orlando bloom check it out especially the director’s cut version

  • @peterrandig9127
    @peterrandig9127 3 года назад +192

    Fact to know: Simone was pregnant in this show. Let's go!

    • @Stefan7020
      @Stefan7020 3 года назад +2

      Yes

    • @LeglessWonder
      @LeglessWonder 3 года назад +2

      3 months, I believe

    • @alyciaholloway2151
      @alyciaholloway2151 2 года назад +2

      So now I wanna know know 1) how old this video is bc newbies like me are nosey and 2) am dying to see if her baby is an equally stunning ginger girl and 3) sings, is loud, bangs on pots and pans.

    • @peterrandig9127
      @peterrandig9127 2 года назад

      @@alyciaholloway2151 You're right. Would be interesting.

    • @peterrandig9127
      @peterrandig9127 2 года назад +2

      OK daughter is a blond angel, Video is from 2013 and I don't know anything about the colour of her poo.

  • @overfloaterx
    @overfloaterx 3 года назад +17

    Barely 30 seconds into the music, 10 seconds into the main riff:
    _"Oh no... not ye-- ... you gotta resist for little whi-- ... just... ... oh... Oh dear._
    _He succumbed to the headbang already._
    _The final roundup is just going to be a video of his chiropractor visit."_

  • @douglascampbell9809
    @douglascampbell9809 3 года назад +6

    The plastic shield is also because the drums can set up a resonance inside the bodies of hollow instruments. If placed wrong or not shielded it will change the sound of the orchestra instruments.
    A sound engineer commented about this on a Within Temptation (Black Symphony) concert where they also have a full orchestra and choir.

  • @Candyrock87
    @Candyrock87 3 года назад +32

    One reason for why Floor and Simone's voices mesh so well is that they trained under the same vocal teacher: Amanda Somerville

    • @yumi.eXVtaQ
      @yumi.eXVtaQ 3 года назад +1

      Who also replaced Simone in a couple of shows... and, kinda rumour and kinda not, but who was one of the reasons After Forever disbanded.

    • @fabrizio_prina
      @fabrizio_prina 2 года назад +1

      Amanda is another great vocalist

    • @Sarcasticron
      @Sarcasticron 2 года назад +1

      @@fabrizio_prina I was at one of the shows where she replaced Simone, and I concur!

    • @Sarcasticron
      @Sarcasticron 2 года назад

      @@yumi.eXVtaQ Did this have something to do with the fact that Floor was dating After Forever's guitarist, Sander Gomman, who is now married to Amanda Somerville?

    • @yumi.eXVtaQ
      @yumi.eXVtaQ 2 года назад +1

      @@Sarcasticron yep. Still rumour, but exactly this one.

  • @cyberjarl
    @cyberjarl 3 года назад +143

    You mentioned the connection between Floor and Simone, as well as Floor and Mark (both were in After Forever) but the connection doesn't end there.
    Simone is married to Oliver Polotai, the keyboards player of another metal band : Kamelot (in fact she was pregnant during this show which is why she didn't headbang as violently as Floor did xD ) . Very early Epica (then named Sahara Dust) was in fact Kamelot's support band during their Epica tour (from their namesake album), and it is from Kamelot's Epica album title that the name of the band comes from.
    Kamelot was the support band during Nightwish's 2012 Imaginaerum US tour, during which then-Nightwish-vocalist Anette Olzon fell ill minutes before their Denver show. Kamelot's session vocalists Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz covered for Anette and the show went on while she was hospitalized. Nightwish's decision to go forward with the show upset Anette and she publicly criticized the band on her blog. This was the last straw in Anette's and Nightwish's already troubled relationship and days later, the band fired her, with Floor acting as her replacement for the remainder of the tour. We know the rest of the story.
    Elize Ryd was also considered by Nightwish as a vocalist - way back in 2005 when they fired their first vocalist, Tarja Turunen. They thought Elize was too young and inexperienced at the time and went with Anette instead. Elize went on to found her own band, Amaranthe. Unrelated to this, on their first album with Anette, Nightwish released a song titled Amaranth.
    Is your heads spinning yet? XD

    • @MsCatstaff
      @MsCatstaff 3 года назад +14

      If I remember correctly, one of the songs Elize sang at the Denver Debacle WAS Amaranth.

    • @00wheelie00
      @00wheelie00 3 года назад +9

      @@MsCatstaff I see Denver Debacle a lot ... I would have paid good money to see that 'debacle'!

    • @LeglessWonder
      @LeglessWonder 3 года назад +7

      Yea its like a giant incest party with a lot of these bands lol

    • @horscategorie
      @horscategorie 3 года назад +1

      @@00wheelie00 Me2

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 3 года назад +3

      @@00wheelie00 Indeed, I think of it as the Denver Miracle to actually pull off a show under those circumstances and leave the audience baying for more.

  • @draagnipur8767
    @draagnipur8767 3 года назад +25

    Acustic is for "Design Your Universe" - one of two their best songs. Must react that one.

  • @edsonoliveira7521
    @edsonoliveira7521 3 года назад +38

    Next: Design Your Universe(Live Restropect)

  • @bearloh4740
    @bearloh4740 3 года назад +135

    C'mon tank,break down what the orchestra's playing too 🤣

    • @Gieslly
      @Gieslly 3 года назад +23

      sidechannel: TankTheLuthier

    • @rocioiribe5841
      @rocioiribe5841 3 года назад +1

      Be crazy if he did! Lol

    • @onslaught5012
      @onslaught5012 3 года назад +8

      Don't forget, Tank hasn't mentioned in any videos yet essential gear for Floor is her floor fan.... she's never on stage without one, no matter who she's singing with it seems. Just like Emppu and his EV-1!

    • @shannona6989
      @shannona6989 2 года назад

      Baha could only imagine him dropping facts about timpani and violins

  • @alexcorti1002
    @alexcorti1002 3 года назад +8

    "sooo into the video that I forgot the MAIN REASON I DO THIS REACTIONS" ...
    LOVED THAT TANK! there's no better way to react to this!!!! Keep up the good work Man!!!

  • @badsiony
    @badsiony 3 года назад +8

    I love the fact that you have Nightwish music playing in the background :D

  • @darkiee69
    @darkiee69 3 года назад +27

    From the same show "Stabat mater dolorosa" also with Floor.

  • @billhooks69
    @billhooks69 3 года назад +1

    As you may remember from a previous comment I made, I spent some time as a live sound man. I can't even imagine what it's like to mix all that. Full orchestra, full voice choir, and a metal band all in one hit.
    The equipment for all that must be phenomenal. Way over my old head these days.

  • @SiriaBlackYT
    @SiriaBlackYT 3 года назад +6

    I remember watching this for the first time live on my laptop! It was my first ever livestreamed show and if I remember correctly it was 5€ to see the stream. I've done a lot of these this year, but in 2013 it was not the norm! Since it was their 10th anniversary, they wanted to include as much fans as possible and managed to get their show streamed!
    Simone was in the early stages of her pregnancy here, they made it public a few weeks after this show.
    Floor wasn't the only guest, former band members Yves Huts (bass), Jeroen Simons (Drums) and Ad Sluijter (Guitar) joined the band on stage for the song Quietus, replacing the current members just for that song.

  • @zanetpieterse7933
    @zanetpieterse7933 3 года назад +1

    Taaaaaaank! Great reaction! 🎧🎼📣❣ You're banging A LOT during this... as you should be 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 and I really enjoyed listening to this with you!....... "Aw, is that it?" 😁👍🏻
    Man, this song is so good, it's like, the anthem of humankind or something! I am so glad you have an appreciation for Symphonic Metal, it generates such powerful music and I think the world needs much more of it. It's reactors like yourself though that are the torch bearers for this genre, so my biggest thanks is for that ❤🤘🏻
    Greetings from Namibia 🌃⛲⚔🇳🇦🤘🏻

  • @dave-bk6vt
    @dave-bk6vt 3 года назад +48

    Design Your Universe next, please? From the same concert

    • @Syncratci
      @Syncratci 3 года назад +5

      Probably my favourite from Retrospect

    • @nightwishlover8913
      @nightwishlover8913 3 года назад +2

      YESS!

    • @fbjsfc
      @fbjsfc 3 года назад +1

      @@Syncratci mine as well

  • @shirazzza
    @shirazzza 3 года назад +1

    I love this song so much & just all the hair! It's awesome

  • @mariannel447
    @mariannel447 3 года назад +1

    Sooo happy I was at that concert 🖤🤘

  • @heart_of_garnet
    @heart_of_garnet 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the info about the clear screen setup behind the drummer - like an idiot I’ve been thinking all this time that it was to prevent an orchestra member from being potentially skewered in the head from a random flying drumstick. 😂😂😂

  • @Jovian999
    @Jovian999 3 года назад +3

    Holy balls, the production value on this show... out of this world. This song sounds a lot like classic After Forever in a very good way; it has that middle eastern vibe Mark Jansen often brings to the table and I've missed hearing Floor sing to it. She and Simone really vibe together!

  • @watchtheskies
    @watchtheskies 3 года назад +53

    I won't say anything about this, it'll be a surprise :)
    EPICA - Stabat Mater Dolorosa w/Floor Jansen (Retrospect 10th Anniversary DVD I)

    • @andrewcarter1747
      @andrewcarter1747 3 года назад +2

      Not sure there's much in the way of gear for Tank to go through on that one though.

    • @galadballcrusher8182
      @galadballcrusher8182 3 года назад +4

      @@andrewcarter1747 unless he describes every flute clarinet, horns etc violin and cello brand in the orchestra....

  • @rubysliver495
    @rubysliver495 3 года назад +2

    That was a really epic presentation in perfect harmony. Thank you for an also perfect reaction as usual. In my opinion the voices of Simone and Floor fit together perfectly, bedded into a breathtaking orchestral masterpiece. I love it

  • @greekazoid_8325
    @greekazoid_8325 3 года назад +1

    What a great song, and having Floor featured is a bonus! You should also check out Soilwork's "Let This River Flow" live from Helsinki. Which also features Floor Jansen!!! 🤘🤘🤘

  • @Kacsinszki
    @Kacsinszki 3 года назад +31

    If you like orchestra on the stage, I highly recomend to watch some Within Temptation. The Black Symphony concert is epic!
    Start with Our solemn hour!

    • @vhesperian
      @vhesperian 3 года назад +1

      Our Solemn Hour is amazing, one of my favorite WT songs.

    • @aquillawhingate3248
      @aquillawhingate3248 3 года назад

      And Forsaken is just as deeply emotional in my opinion too, so many good WT songs to choose especially from the first 3 albums and then there is the Tarja Feat. with Paradise (What About Us?)

    • @cristiaolson7327
      @cristiaolson7327 3 года назад

      Our Solemn Hour is one of my favorite WT songs. Definitely needs to be heard.
      (Incidentally, it was the song playing in my car 20 minutes ago when I pulled into my driveway after work.)

    • @aquillawhingate3248
      @aquillawhingate3248 3 года назад

      @@cristiaolson7327 Still a great song I agree
      Also in your car you mean over the airwaves, or internet radio?

    • @cristiaolson7327
      @cristiaolson7327 3 года назад

      @@aquillawhingate3248 CD player. I have an older car, so I burned a disc full of Within Temptation, Epica, Nightwish, and Lacuna Coil songs to listen to while driving.

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 3 года назад +1

    Nice catch with the shield behind the drummer, never noticed it!! And I've watched this video a lot!!!

  • @tribvne9633
    @tribvne9633 3 года назад +3

    Cheers to the Drummer who hammered this out flawlessly like a machine. Cheers you beast.

  • @RA57727
    @RA57727 3 года назад +1

    I always thought that rock and classical music added to each other. Just like the contrast between heavy brush strokes and light and darkness and light itself. The contrast between the two styles brings out the best quality of both and invoke a strong emotional response. Good job and review as always - enjoyed it.

  • @shoemaker688
    @shoemaker688 2 года назад +1

    How beautyfull can a song be. Orchestra, choir, band and two godess singers. Great reaction my friend! Goosbumps over and over again.

  • @ryanenglish3744
    @ryanenglish3744 3 года назад +15

    Whenever I see Floor, I'm always waiting for a Tank Fact on a piece of production . . . the fan in front of Floor to give the epic hair flying effect haha

    • @572Btriode
      @572Btriode 3 года назад +15

      That's floor's biggest fan, AKA Floorfan.
      I'll see myself out. . . . . . .

    • @hansv.d.hooven5232
      @hansv.d.hooven5232 3 года назад +4

      Haha lol, but Floor actually published a selfie of herself in a store bying a huge Floor-fan..😄🤣

    • @juanmendez3770
      @juanmendez3770 3 года назад +1

      @@572Btriode 🤣🤣

  • @mahdie7530
    @mahdie7530 3 года назад +2

    This is the moment when acoustic guitars are brought to a fixed base. To play the song design your universe. At the beginning of the song, both guitarists start with acoustic guitars and then quickly switch to the electric guitars they put around their necks. This concert belongs to 2013. Simone is three months pregnant at this concert. And one of the best epica concerts. In the 39th minute of the concert, one of the violinists comes to isaac and they start playing the presto song, which of course the orchestra accompanies them in the background, which is wonderful. This concert is worth seeing in full.

  • @prchise
    @prchise 3 года назад +4

    First this epic performance and tomorrow the Nightwish Wednesday. Sweeeeeet :)

  • @branislavfx
    @branislavfx 3 года назад +6

    This was a definitely a great, almost 3 hours long "crème de la crème" explosive show. But if you like the metal blend with other genres, try their show "The Classical Conspiracy" from Miskolc, Hungary 2008. They have played the metal versions of Verdi, Vivaldi, Dvořák, Prokofiev, Händel, Grieg and the movie instrumental soundtracks as Spider Man, The Empire Strikes Back and Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm sure you'll love it 💥🔥👌

  • @kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038
    @kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038 3 года назад +2

    Back in the days Floor and Simone often guested each others bands on different festivals and I believe I saw ReVamp, Epica and one more band with a wild Female singer - on tour once. One big family of top female singers - crist they good👍🤘🤘

  • @R---66---R
    @R---66---R 3 года назад +1

    'Sancta Terra' (Holy Ground?) won't ever get out of my head, ever!

  • @hoppizilla
    @hoppizilla 3 года назад +2

    Glad you liked Epica! They and Nightwish were the gateway into my love of metal via Pandora back in the day and I have not regretted a moment of that. Thanks for reacting to this, glad you had such a good time!

  • @Dallascowboy666
    @Dallascowboy666 3 года назад +1

    Epic band epic show epic everything epica plus floor it doesn’t get any better than that epic reaction again bro 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

  • @peterjackson6011
    @peterjackson6011 3 года назад +2

    So glad to see someone in stage tech witness the magic that happened in this performance.

  • @cam0racer
    @cam0racer 3 года назад +1

    Thank you, I have wondered for a long time why the shield around drummers. Have noticed at concerts and various youtube videos.

  • @sarabanas1447
    @sarabanas1447 3 года назад +3

    Wow I honestly had my doubts to whether any other female singer could ever compare to Floor’s insane abilities but yea I actually really love this woman’s voice as well, just incredible together my god, and let’s not leave out the amazing orchestra and choir, I mean u just know when u see this coming into any live performance u freakin KNOW ur about to see something GRRREAT!!! MAGICAL!!

  • @amherstburgerpicker5786
    @amherstburgerpicker5786 3 года назад +1

    Wow I have seen this video a thousand times and never noticed the plastic behind the drummer!?! Great reaction Tank!

  • @greggeo5933
    @greggeo5933 3 года назад +1

    Oh, wow, I did not know the orchestra and choir was hungarian until now. :D Nice. T(h)anks for the fun Tank facts again.

  • @j_muller
    @j_muller 3 года назад +2

    Took too long to get to that one. :-)
    Another band with orchestra on stage is Within Temptation - Black Symphony Live. songs: Angels, Jiliian, Our Solemn Hour or the ballad Somewhere with Anneke van Giersbergen (inspirer of Floor Jansen, collaboratoor of Devin Townsend and Ayeron)

  • @olivierdecaux1625
    @olivierdecaux1625 3 года назад +5

    Let's go for the definitive metal+orchestra corssover. Septicflesh live with orchestra in the Infernus Sinfonica DVD. "Dark Art" is a good song to start with.

  • @derrickparran
    @derrickparran 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the info Tank. You always find something of note to comment about. That drummers shield was there all the time anid i missed it. Nice!!!

  • @rsprenger79
    @rsprenger79 3 года назад +3

    Aaaaaah YES!!! My favorite 2 singers singing together in one of my top favorite bands! Can't wait for this one!!!

    • @peterrandig9127
      @peterrandig9127 3 года назад +1

      Oh yes, and Sharon and Anneke next time ...

    • @rsprenger79
      @rsprenger79 3 года назад +2

      @@peterrandig9127 I'm one of the lucky ones who was there at Within Temptation's Black Symphony concert. I was a huge fan of WT and The Gathering (or at least the Anneke-era) back then. Hadn't heard of Epica or Nightwish yet. I could really feel a buzz when Anneke entered the stage to join in on Somewhere. Although Epica and Nightwish have since taken over the top spots on my favorites list, that song Somewhere still is very special to me.

  • @jackjokers3533
    @jackjokers3533 3 года назад

    This was an amazing concert... I wish I had been able 2 have seen it live.

  • @caintheenabler1435
    @caintheenabler1435 3 года назад +7

    "Design your Universe" and "Unleashed" are best two songs from retrospect imo Tank, but as I told Chase "Chasing the Dragon" is Simone's best vocal work

  • @Dianen65
    @Dianen65 3 года назад +3

    You do a great windmill yourself !
    love the combination of orchestra, classical singing and metal music. It is epic!

  • @calchristensen8562
    @calchristensen8562 3 года назад +2

    Floor actually did another song with Epica during this concert.

  • @hiawatha.g
    @hiawatha.g 3 года назад +4

    This is how it sounds when the heavens open up and the angels come down.

  • @mariiiioh
    @mariiiioh 3 года назад +1

    I'm so glad you did this, thank you!!

  • @horrorshow3000
    @horrorshow3000 3 года назад +1

    You always confuse the hell out of me lol but in a good way meaning with all the stuff on stage and instruments and stuff. One of my favourite vids from Epica here, Cheers tank! \m/

  • @Rancid-Jane
    @Rancid-Jane 3 года назад +1

    I am regularly amazed at the things you notice and how much knowledge you have of instruments and stage works. It is fun to learn from you.

  • @MountainMetal
    @MountainMetal 3 года назад +1

    This whole show was amazing.
    Suggesting Design Your Universe from it.
    Or Monopoly on Truth, with the orchestral intro, which starts the show off really well.

  • @damianstark5362
    @damianstark5362 3 года назад +2

    Loved it, Tank! That you forgot about the gear until the end is awesome. A testament to how powerful a performance Epica puts on.

  • @richardaling5278
    @richardaling5278 3 года назад

    The concert was in an old industrial complex "Klokgebouw" (Philips) Eindhoven, Netherlands. Like 20 miles from my home and i wasn't there:( But i saw other great acts there like Devin Townsend, Opeth, Mesjuggah and many more:) Eindhoven is metal capitol of the Netherlands,back in the days known for Dynamo Open Air festival and ofcourse Philips lightning, buzzing toothbrushes, mri-scans, the cd, hifi and stuff...

  • @YoJimBo851610
    @YoJimBo851610 3 года назад +1

    The trillogy has been completed: Julia, You, and now Chase! Each breakdown adds more to the richness of the music when you listen to it without critique! Great job!!!

  • @TheStefan6969
    @TheStefan6969 3 года назад +1

    🤘🤘❤🤘🤘😁✌🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Excellent as always!!!!.

  • @thomaslilly9558
    @thomaslilly9558 3 года назад +3

    Nice reaction, thank you. Don't think they were roomies, think they were in music school together and became friends. Have seen vidoe of them singing at the piano with wine after dinner at one of their homes before Floor moved to Sweden. Fun fact....Simone's mic stand is shaped as an S.

  • @Serbertim
    @Serbertim 3 года назад +2

    I love how metal singers have chemical reactions
    I began to admire Epica when I saw Simon singing with Roy Khan of Kamelot
    exquisite they are

  • @rocioiribe5841
    @rocioiribe5841 3 года назад +1

    thank you for the reminder i need to listen to more Epica. :)

  • @lancelarson9306
    @lancelarson9306 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for getting back to Epica. Please do more. Universal Death Squad (Lyric Video), Kingdom Of Heaven (Lyric Video), Unleashed (Live Video), Abyss Of Time (Official Video). Fun surprise gear wise in Abyss.

  • @purpleir
    @purpleir 3 года назад +2

    Awesome reaction awesome song!
    Btw earlier today I thought for a moment that was Wednesday and I couldn't find a Tank's Nightwish reaction programmed for today and I freaked out

  • @wietze1220
    @wietze1220 Год назад +1

    don't know if you are still reading this, but yeah this show was something else, i was there live and it is firmly in my top 3 shows i have seen in my life. Epica is criminally underrated and even myself sometimes forget they exist, but without fail everytime i am reminded of them im am pleasantly 'surprised'
    and Floor is just a wonderfull person, besides crazy talented also very kind, had a conversation with her after one of her shows before she joined nightwish, had a signature of her on the back of my phone for years

  • @Buffaloheart68
    @Buffaloheart68 3 года назад +1

    Don't know why, I never listened to much Epica, but damn do I love it when I hear them

  • @michaelbelshaysr4525
    @michaelbelshaysr4525 3 года назад +17

    An audio engineers nightmare to get all those mics set and blended for the band singers choir and orchestra. Terrific job.

    • @AlexandreMS71
      @AlexandreMS71 3 года назад +3

      a nightmare of biblical proportions

    • @rocioiribe5841
      @rocioiribe5841 3 года назад

      Something i hadn't even thought about. More rad knowledge!

  • @shuriken4852
    @shuriken4852 3 года назад +2

    The entire Retrospect show with the orchestra & choir is fire. 🔥

  • @FilPol-yu1es
    @FilPol-yu1es Год назад +1

    I Can't hear this song too many times. I'm in love with these Divas. FLOOR! 😍

  • @gothicmetal3191
    @gothicmetal3191 3 года назад +1

    Love Nightwish background music!
    Epica is an amazing band!!
    Great reaction

  • @NicoleBartolini
    @NicoleBartolini 3 года назад +6

    I really needed this, this was an awful day but you, Simone and Floor made it better :)
    Let's gooooo!

    • @TankTheTech
      @TankTheTech  3 года назад +1

      Awesome!

    • @corneliusantonius3108
      @corneliusantonius3108 3 года назад

      @@TankTheTech Simone Simons and Floor Jansen : ruclips.net/video/LjvXo5GRvxI/видео.html Good friends or Best friends but not roommates. You were right

  • @Scootm
    @Scootm 3 года назад +1

    I woulda loved to have actually been there, but I'm still immensely grateful to Epica for streaming the whole thing. I was in my dorm in college some thousands of miles or so away glued to my laptop screen for those 3 hours. Biggest concert I've ever "been" to, and probably will be to

  • @CaffeineNightOwl
    @CaffeineNightOwl 3 года назад +2

    drummer is insane. the two ladies are harmonising so good. interesting, how floor is able to adapt her voice to simones voice.

  • @garysmith8455
    @garysmith8455 3 года назад +1

    Aaaaaw man, as usual, we keyboardists are passed by. What was he playing?? Never mind, even though the huge logos are taped off, it is clearly a Roland Fantom 'G8'.
    Thanks for the reaction, I have only discovered this band in recent weeks, but have been a Nightwish fan for a while. Even bought a ticket for the recent VIRTUAL concert (O: I see Epica is going to do something similar soon to support a new release. (Omega)

  • @JHX1
    @JHX1 3 года назад +2

    Quite a achievement from that orchestra and choir, almost 3 hours with some quick songs like unleashed with the pyro.. must have been quite a experience. And they played the 2 acoustic ones at the beginning of "design your universe" great song btw..hint hint

  • @christophschmedes5975
    @christophschmedes5975 3 года назад +2

    Hey Tank Santa Terra was the 2 . Song with Floor in the Retrospect Show the first Song in Epica s Retrospect Show with Floor is a Classic Song calls Sabbat Mata Dolorosa in this Song you can Herd Floors Classic Vocals and Simone s Mezzo Soprano and Mark was Gitarr Player in Floor s First Metall Band Afterfoever when the band split Floor goes to Revamp and Mark bild Epica

  • @Mathsgri
    @Mathsgri 3 года назад +1

    I think you should do an Epica Tuesday from now on. They are amazing.

  • @mix6809
    @mix6809 3 года назад +1

    great reaction as always, tnx tank

  • @Thorgrim247
    @Thorgrim247 3 года назад +1

    Good one Tank. Loved it. Hope you are doing great! Peace.

  • @thingsforotaku8082
    @thingsforotaku8082 3 года назад +1

    I can still remember being at this concert, sigh it's been a while since I saw them live. Last was in Osaka, Japan. One of my all time favorite bands, with Within Temptation and Nightwish

  • @haukionkannel
    @haukionkannel 3 года назад +2

    The whole choir really gives this song and other in this live show a big uplift in what singing can do! More choir metal is needed ;)
    I really have to wonder why Finland does not have huge amouth of heavy metal choirs?
    :)

  • @DBrownRocknMetal
    @DBrownRocknMetal 3 года назад +2

    this duo...i really wanted to leave a comment about this but...ill just say thank you tank well chosen
    im all in for more epica
    ...
    ...
    and more floor ofc she has a new cover out from frozen its great

  • @dirkdorner701
    @dirkdorner701 3 года назад +11

    Another great reaction
    Well,... I am not sure, if this (mentioned below) video is the right kind for a reaction of yours or not, but it is amazing.
    Simone and Floor during this exact concert did "Sabat Mater Dolorosa". The video is titled as Epica, but it is not really, because the band is not playing. The music comes "only" from the orchestra. In any case, reaction or not, it is worth watching. So here is the link: ruclips.net/video/nhtOORYTGx8/видео.html
    Stay safe
    Dirk

  • @randomstuffzofdoom
    @randomstuffzofdoom 3 года назад +2

    Simone has such a great voice, I love it when Ayreon feature her in songs too!

  • @weltraumbummler2780
    @weltraumbummler2780 3 года назад +1

    It is so nice to see when you discover bands I've been hearing for ten years ore more.

  • @fririk4397
    @fririk4397 3 года назад +1

    Oh man what a power duo, these girls are out of this world and Tank thank you so much for this cover and introducing me to Epica, killer band now firmly placed on my fav playlists. Super reaction video like always! keep up the good work and stay safe :)

  • @villainouschrisk2709
    @villainouschrisk2709 3 года назад +1

    they brought a bunch of acoustics out. each guitar player had one for the opening of "Design Your Universe". excellent song.

  • @jpsother1183
    @jpsother1183 3 года назад +1

    I have seen a video of Floor and Simone joking that one spent more time at the other's flat than at their own, so, maybe not officially roomies, but damned close, and Simone was dating Mark at the time he left After Forever so they spent a lot of time together. I also have heard Floor helped Simone with vocal training, but like Henk Poort and Floor have discussed, even this far along in a career you really can use a trainer or someone to work with, to stay atop your game. Henk is 64 I think, and he still works with a coach (who helped him learn distortion for singing to Floor)

  • @dontrayler9292
    @dontrayler9292 3 года назад +1

    After forever... energize me...equally destructive

  • @ginnydileo5168
    @ginnydileo5168 3 года назад +2

    The acoustic guitar at the end was probably for Design Your Universe, another amazing song by Epica. And yes, the reaction you did for Poet and the Pendulum was Wembley. And speaking of Wembley, please, please do The Greatest Show on Earth from Wembley. Tampere is amazing but Wembley is just extra special. I promise you won’t regret it.

  • @stefaanvyncke2103
    @stefaanvyncke2103 3 года назад +2

    do the full show !! only 3 hours
    i was there!
    this show is still the best i see live !!

  • @adambates4436
    @adambates4436 3 года назад +5

    Thank you for more Epica! Very good live, if you get the opportunity GO!
    One of these days you need to react to Therion, arguably considered the founding fathers of Symphonic Metal. They where releasing albums with this sound back in the mid 90's with symphony, choir, and operatic vocals. Unfortunately not many live shows exist in good quality. Plus most studio tracks the songs contain only operatic vocals, so live shows sound completely different. Defiantly something that warrants a live vs studio comparison in the review. Therion's sound is not for everyone and each album's concept can vary the symphonic element. Please put this band on your radar as they play a role in the history of Symphonic Metal. Best albums in my opinion release from 1995-2007, they changed the sound a bit after that and many fans dropped off. A new album is coming out and the track released has the classic sound so they may be returning to their older style.
    The 2007 tour probably has the best quality recordings online. Just remember the live show will sound VERY different from the album. I know you prefer live shows, but IMO to truly appreciate Therion the studio recordings should be included in any review.
    Some personal favorites: Cults of the Shadow - Theli, Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah - Vovin, Via Nocturna - Deggial, Ginnungagap - Secret of the Runes, An Arrow From The Sun - Lemuria

    • @adambates4436
      @adambates4436 3 года назад +1

      Something that just crossed my playlist that some of you may not know about. A symphonic black metal band called Hollenthon. Check out the song "Y Draig Goch", vocal style is not for everyone but a fun change once in a while.

  • @fysy9989
    @fysy9989 3 года назад +1

    Simone and Floor along with the other Epica members were on the first album of Mark's supergroup Mayan. I recommend you to react to Mayan - Saints don't die which is from a later album with a different lineup

  • @Jacqueline.1964
    @Jacqueline.1964 3 года назад +2

    Ofcourse we like this video! Live orchestra and choir with this kick-ass band is awesome ❤🤘❤👊

  • @joanasilva201
    @joanasilva201 3 года назад +24

    This was appropriately very epic!
    Did you ever see the video of Over The Hills and Far Away where Tarja and Floor are singing together? It is for sure a floortargasm!

    • @winterwillow3078
      @winterwillow3078 3 года назад +1

      Those women and my favorite Nightwish song.. It was heaven

    • @nassj6593
      @nassj6593 3 года назад +2

      I like this Simone-Floor collab a bit more just because it seems more coordinate. I feel that Tarja kept moving Floor around in a very improvised over the hills, but there is beauty in both

  • @RemizZ
    @RemizZ 3 года назад +1

    Oh damn, Insomnium! Haven't heard that song in ages. Excellent taste in music man :D

  • @phillee2814
    @phillee2814 3 года назад +1

    Props to the audio crew - with a 70 piece orchestra plus a full choir, plus all the band's instruments and mics, they must have been balancing and mixing around 150 channels!
    Can you imagine the scheduling for that?
    08:00 Sound Check.
    13:00 Lunch Break.
    14:00 Sound Check (cont.)
    17:00 Break for a light meal (can't sing properly on a full stomach)
    18:00 Lighting synch to sound testing, Final Rehearsal.
    21:00 Doors Open. . .

  • @palantir135
    @palantir135 3 года назад +1

    Stabat Mater Dolorosa is another duet by them.
    After forever was the first band with Floor with guitar player and founder Mark Janssen. He left and formed Epica. His girlfriend then was Simone.
    Simone is one of the main singers on the new Ayreon album Transitus. Keyboard player, Joost van den Broek, is now keyboard player in Ayreon.

  • @SergioSBloch
    @SergioSBloch 3 года назад +1

    Oh I was waiting for this one!! Great that you finally go to it.... looking forward to seeing/hearing your thoughts on this one.

  • @javelin60
    @javelin60 3 года назад +2

    I sent this link to my brother during lockdown. His reaction was one word: INSANE. 😎😎

  • @QazwerDave
    @QazwerDave 3 года назад +2

    Far from my favourite Epica song, and that says something !!
    Yeah, we need more Epica.