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Epica is my favourite Symphonic Metal band, they really emphasise the Metal sound well and contrast is superbly with the Symphonics, for me no other band melds the contrasting soaring beauty and deep aggression as well as these folks, and they have amazing shows and are really approachable as well. Superb band.

Epica is peak musicality. Absolute geniouses. And Simone is an angel fallen to Earth.

please ! more Epica ! "design you universe" from the same live or "consign to oblivion (live at Zenith Paris). the incredible "phantom agony" (the studio video is just a jewel ;)).

The guy growling is Mark Jansen, he and Floor were in After Forever. A song to react to; Floor and sister Irene + After forever, song is "Who I Am".. 2007.

Maybe now is a good time to go right to the beginning of Epica 10 years before the current video. The first song the released was "Cry for the Moon". There is a nice video of it here : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m51np6-X0M-6nmw.html . Cry for the Moon has become their classic that they keep playing on their concerts till today. You can see how young they all were at that time. BTW the guy growling is Mark Jansen, the founder of Epica and the main creative mind, even though all band members actively participate in the song creation. Like others already said, Makr was part of the band "After Forever" before together with Floor Jansen. Simone, the singer, was his girlfriend at that time, and was at first reluctant to sing for Epica (because of her shyness).

In case you didn't notice, "Chasing the Dragon" is about drug addiction, like in the movie "From Hell" which Simone quotes in the intro to this song. And yeah, as others have said she was 3 months pregnant in this concert, you can see some of her "incipient belly" in the dress she's wearing here. The show was to celebrate 10 years of the band and it's 3-hours long, it's an amazing performance from all of them and the orchestra and choir too...top notch really If you want to continue with this Retrospect show a good place could be "Design Your Universe", another great epic track

Hi Bisscute! The growling guy is Mark Jansen, remember this name. He's the founder and mastermind of Epica. Simone was his girlfriend at the time she joined the band. Just check this interview from 2005 when they were still a couple :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7tjqbWhvLG6ops.html Interviews like this help you to better connect with band members. Mark was first in a band called After Forever, together with Floor Jansen. That's where Floor met Simone for the first time, when Mark brought her to one of their concerts or rehearsals, I don't remember exactly. When Mark left AF (was kicked out from his own band), he formed Epica. Also remember RETROSPECT. This was their 10th anniversary concert, obviously with live orchestra and choir on stage. It's one of the best (if not the best) performances you will ever see in the symphonic metal subgenre. The concert lasted for 3 hours and Simone was 3 months pregnant at the time. You can even see her little baby bump in the video. Props to her for pulling off such a great performance! Yes, Epica use lots of tempo changes and different time signatures. The fastest part in this song is basically a black metal. That fast drum beat is called blast beats, it's typical for black and death metal. Although Epica is primarily a symphonic metal band, they incorporate some black and death metal elements into their music. Generally they are heavier than Nightwish, but they also have many wonderful ballads that can make you cry. I hope you're going to react to much more Epica! This band is incredible. You have no idea how much there is to discover :)

epica is one of my favorite bands - Simone is my favorite singer, she is perfect and what a gorgeous song

One of my favorite bands, second only to Nightwish. Their catalogue is very deep and composed of epic symphonic pieces of work and gorgeous emotional ballads. The gentleman growling is Mark Jansen and was in Floor's first band After Forever for a few years before leaving to found Epica. For more Epica recommend Design Your Universe from the same Retrospect concert, Essence of Silence live from Brussels, and Kingdom of Heaven PT 3 from Omega Alive live stream. For some beautiful ballads, Rivers official music video, Tides of Time kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdRnaZilr9vFn3k.html, and ONCE Upon a Nightmare.

My favorite band with my favourite singer 😁.

Shes got abuitiful voice when you smiled it made me smile i no your character compassionate a Godly quality you could be a Romanian princess❤😊

Yeah, Simone is the best!

I recommend their songs "Abyss in Time", "The Victims of Contingency", "the obsessive devotion", "beyond the matrix", "Consign to Oblivion", "Kingdom of Heaven part 1", and "Universal Death Squad"!

Hi Biss please react to The Kingdom of heavan part 3 EPICA OMEGA ALIVE

Epica is truly epic! I'm glad you got into them so much. That growl & clean vocal combo is called "beauty & the beast". Leaves' Eyes is one of the best for that style.

Hey Biss, the two gorgeous women using the "silks" are known as aerialists in the industry. Great reaction, please keep doing what you're doing!

Epica is everything.

LOVE Nightwish….but Epica is just supernatural! Love epica’s heavy vibes! They do numerous huge shows with full orchestra and chorale…wish Nightwish would do that just once. The COVID virtual concerts of NW and Epica were great, but Epica’s one has to admits was OVER the top compared to NW gig. Within Temptation’s was absolute fire too!

What a lovely reaction!

You NEED to listen to Design your universe from retrospect next

I've seen them 3 times and just so amazing live. Great musicians backed by really good vocalist. Their latest album is so good!!

Fantastici Epica, Fantastica Simone 🌹..passa per il cuore, tocca l'anima e ti sconvolge lo Spirito

When Simone hits those operatic notes... awww yah!

Hello :) More EPICA please!

You need to react to Kingdom of Heaven part. 3 from the Omega alive. It's a mindblowing experience.

Epica is Epic (well deserved name for the band). Harsh Vocals Mark Jansen, no relation to Floor Jansen, he is ex-After forever member (Floor's first band). Being familiar with all their stuff, they still keep me amazed by their talent and epicness, which is just keep growing for almost 20 years. It’s like too much to be from this world, especially when you realize they have about 10 masterpieces in this scale, ballads that will make you cry, countless top-notch badass songs, great covers, orchestral and acoustic versions, insightful lyrics and great stage presence.. enough talent for 20 bands combined. And.. they’re so down-to-earth and generous to their fans. Great Reaction Bisscute !!!!! 🤘😎🤘.

My love,looking epica and Floor Jansen in the song”sancta terra”..you love it!!!!

Gracias por reaccionar! En México amamos a Épica, son lo mejor!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you very much for this reaction, beautiful. If you enjoy the contrast between their voices you should try abyss of time, design your universe (retrospect) or victims of contingency (omega live version) those are, wow!.

Love that you love Epica.

Oh my God one of my preference in their catalog...this is Just a torture waiting for that reaction 😬🤣

Epica is easily one of my favorite bands/groups 🥰🥰🎶 unfortunately still have never seen them live 🥺🥺

for contrast between Mark and Simone, i would suggest Skeleton key from omega alive

Epica… great band! I’ve seen them twice in Greece (sadly not when they were touring with Kamelot though) and live are always great. And yes, Simone is a goddess. Keep up your journey to good music! Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷🌹

This show Is amazing react More songs dron this show . Saludos from Córdoba Argentina . So beaty mí friend

3:33 Simone has a ginag S as mic stand :D charlotte from Delain had a Truck axhaustpipe, King Diamond has a lower lagbone and a skeleton foot

Epica - Consign to Oblivion - live, you'll love it.

I had seen them in tiny Montpellier club in November 2008. The song is about a heroine shot called THE DRAGON which could be mostly last one in your life.

This is a great song....it is one of my favorites!

please react to the full retrospect show !! only 3 hours

The only thing I don't like is that I wasn't at this venue at this time 😅 I've seen them a few times in Munich, they are really cool 🤘🤘🤘

Epica, Nightwish , Within Temptation are basically the holy trinity of bands that truly inspired lots of women to listen to metal music and become metal musicians themselves.

Please check Epica the essence of silence... it's a great song with all the elements .. operatic, growls, heavier, choir ... so much chemstry

Thanks

EPICA! One of my guilty pleasures🙂 As you seem to enjoy this, you probably will like from this same concert: 'Unleashed' and 'Design your Universe'. And from another show 'The Essence of Silence'. Enjoy 🤘

Great reaction! Please react to “Kingdom of Heaven Pt. 3” from Omega Alive (2021). Thanks!!

More Epica plz ...

Serenade of self distruction also is good the same show retrospect,.it's a heavy song but Simone guide u to love more epica my favorite symponic metal band of all time

React Epica - Rivers feat Apocalyptica next. . .

Biss! I’m from Brazil, and here we have a greeeeat band called Angra! Please, react to Angra - Nova Era!

Microfoon standerd in the shape as the letter S from Simone

Simone, Simone, Simone!!!!

Mmmm, sounds like you need to do The Skeleton Key or Kingdom of Heaven (pt3) :D

As other said, this song is about drug addiction. There is a myth on some Epica fanbase that, you get the full meaning of the song by changing all "Dragons" for "Drugs," I did it once and it really made sense, but as I said, it's a myth among us fans. Funny note, just this week, I was relearning this song on guitar, it's such a gem to play it too. BTW. I'm campaigning for my band to play this song, let's hope I can convince them.

Epica - Stabat Mater Dolorosa (live Retrospect 2013)

13:58 Best part hahaha

Mark Janen is the singer :)

Oke ❤❤❤❤

More epica please ✌️😊

My favorite is cry for the moon :)

the girls in white are silks :)

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Epica - cry for the moon please 👍

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Hi Bisscute, please reaction Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong Side of Heaven

some sugestions: Avenged Sevenfold: M.I.A Skillet: The Resistance Bring Me The Horizon: Don't Go I see stars: Murder Mitten Frozen Crown: Neverending Within Temptation: Supernova

React to "Epica - The Phantom Agony live studio 2004" please...

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Happy International Women's Day!!!!!!

React to design your universe by epica.

She was 2 and half month pregnant during this performance ...

You will like Rivers

Kingdom of Heaven pt 3 official live from Omaga alive.. it's, well, Epica. Only about this performance I don't like is the fact I was not there

my next suggestion is EPICA - Kingdom of Heaven part3 Omega Alive, i thinks you gonna have no words after you watch this video :)

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Avenged pleassse

Simone was pregnant in this vídeo.

Ples react song avengedsevenfold🙏

magique🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

It's mostly butt hurt men really seriously seen it with Visions of Atlantis and Nightwish they don't like the Female being a lead they litterally say it. Visions of Atalntis some guy said he liked guys voice better all the comments were what are you talking about the female is the lead because she has more power and is when band blew up. It was a bunch of guys too as well just to really make it hit home Symphonic metal is the most popular Genre besides Hip-Hop on Itunes and Spotify and KZfaq Music.

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The growls ruin this beautiful song (imho)!

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