Greetings and Love from Germany again 💚..one of the first female in Heavy Metal was our german Metal Queen 'Doro' Pesch. First with her band called 'Warlock' 1982-1989, than solo as 'Doro'. She is still going, since 1982 she is a role model, an inspiration for many upcomming female artists. Stay safe, buddy

Epica is another rabbit hole you would not regret going down. Video and live version of Rivers.

This was Epica's 2nd song with Floor during that concert. Therefore, have a go at their 1st one: "Stabat Mater Dolorosa", it's a 'different' song where Simone's and Floor's voices shine even more.

SO..... Epica... First: Simone Simons + Floor Jansen = POWER COMBO Epica is Epic (well deserved name for the band). Singers name is Simone Simons , and she and Floor are good friends (they are both Dutch) and both classically trained . Along with Nightwish, they are in the symphonic metal category, but generally are heavier. Lead singer is Simone Simons, and male vocalist is guitarist Mark Jansen. Mark and Floor are not related ,but were in After Forever together (Floor's first band she joined at 16). Being familiar with almost All of their stuff, they still keep me amazed by their talent and epicness, which is just keep growing. 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. Epica fan's are Epicans . NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut 🤘😎🤘.

Hi Tony, here is a recent EPICA performance from a show last year in Amsterdam, it's one of their older songs but an incredible performance 🙃 EPICA - Unleashed (Live At The AFAS Live)

Thanks for Epica, please do more! 🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏

To hear Simone at her best I recommend Chasing the Dragon from the same Retrospect live show.

Simone and Floor are not only Dutch. They've also been friends for a long time. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Hi Tony, if you want to here Simone on a studio recording, this would be a good one, they made a fantastic music video for this one too 🙃 EPICA - Universal Death Squad (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

I recommend trying Stabat Mater Dolorosa from the same concert- it's the perfect way to silence 3,000+ metalheads.

Simone is good friends with Floor The guitarist Mark Jansen ( No relation to Floor ) formed Epica but also was one of the original creators of After Forever Floor's First band she started with aged 16. Simone and Floor also played many parts of Arjen Lucassen's projects like Star one, Ayreon etc.

The first time I saw this or heard Epica, I was led to it through watching Nightwish videos. It starts, I'm thinking: "Wow! She looks great! (Simone). But is she gonna be able to hang with Floor?" She's two notes in: "Oh, yeah. O.K. Yeah, she's gonna be able to hang with Floor"...

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the are very good friends , its a dutch band , like floor

This whole 3 hour show is amazing!

Epica live never disappoints. Highly recommend other heavy songs in this vast catalogue: victims of contingency or kingdom of heaven both from omega alive next 🔥 🎸 many breakdowns, heavy and melodic in the same time and some elements of death and black metal. Much more than tradicional symphonic metal

Hello good sir, I'm very glad to see you enjoying their songs (either Nightwish, or Floor collabs with another band, like this beauty and her sister song, Stabat Matter Dolorosa) Since you liked Tribal so much, I highly recommend you to listen eact to Pan's lyric video, since they haven't played it live, and Stabat Matter Dolorosa, of course

Sancta Terra was written by Simone and is about a suicide bomber who thinks their actions will take them to heaven but sends them to hell instead.

Great reaction again. Try the band Eleine with the song Enemies maybe you like it 2. 🤘🤘

Floor and Simone are long time friends! And one of the founders of Floor's first band After Forever (Mark Jansen, no family) left the band and founded Epica with Simone as singer. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtCmi9JmrLjaqH0.htmlsi=de17C94amjL963le

Next Epica song - Kingdom of heaven part 1 omega alive show 2021 . . .

Try Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/paylgK6V1-C0oYk.html And Ayreon - Valley of the Queens (Anneke van Giersbergen, Floor Jansen, Marcela Bovio) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isiVlbJmp8DNXX0.html Or Star One - Fate of Man (Brittney Slayes, Michael Romeo) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNRng5agu7PSqac.html Or Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution - Golden Age Of Music (Official Music Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdSpoLScv67XYZ8.html Or Ambeon - Ashes (Simone Simons) (Electric Castle Live And Other Tales) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLKCZsSF1tKmfps.html Or Guilt Machine - Twisted Coil (Damian Wilson) (Electric Castle And Other Tales) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ncl4oZOcqM3Rcac.html And Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine - Before The Morning Comes (Official Music Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNJgYNx5xtuZgY0.htmlsi=A5Auu0rhtHgEMTSX #themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning 🤘

metal music is live always , better , sorry .