Their songs are really mindblowing. The Holographic Principle is one of my favorite. Greetings from Brazil! 🤘

The recording was made for a Dutch TV program called the 2 meter sessions (the length of presenter of the show). The idea behind the program was that they would invite established bands arrange a studio and give them the freedom to records songs in a way that a commercial studios would not allow them to. So it was more like how would you record the song if there was no studio interference. The only exception they ever made was Epica. They had just released their debut album a couple months earlier. The studio send a copy of the album the presenter (Jan Douwe Kroeske) as is normal in the business. He thought he would give a try and was totally blown away by the album. So much so that he took the record to the producer and said "You have to listen to this". When the episode aired the audience respons was so enthusiastic that they released a cd/dvd box called "We will take you with us". A great song from this album is "Feint" a song about a assassination of politician and the after effects on society. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLSElKyrmsmlco0.html

I listen to a lot of Epica , Simone was 19 here..just 19 , man how time flies , I was so young when I first heard this. Looking at all the grey hair on my head in the mirror listening to this ,again, powerfull moment

Wow! I just found your channel and I'm amazed by it. You're the first reactor I've seen to put so much thought into Epica's lyrics and it's so awesome because their songs have such deep ideas and concepts. I love the analysis! Please keep it up! It's so cool to see. I'm subscribing!

Impressionnant ton analyse. J’adore Epica et j’avais déjà cherché la traduction de cette chanson, mais je t’avoue que ton analyse est incroyable. Merci beaucoup pour la vidéo!

Several observations... - The band's DVD for which this "live in studio" performance was recorded, is called "We Will Take You with Us". And for many years I thought this related to how EPICA intend to enrapture their listeners and bring them into their world! Silly me, after finally paying attention to whole lyrics!.. It's a small consolation that the title COULD have that second meaning to it, but the phrase is used here in a dark context indeed. - You would do a great service to us viewers and to yourself by uncovering the acoustic version of EPICA song "Feint" off the same DVD... It is worthy for sheer emotional impact, but also the message, capturing the songwriters' reaction (again) to a real event, is a complement to that of the current song. And it will make you fall for Simone's voice, if you haven't already. ;) - EPICA is one of the bands in the genre that is never timid about taking a social or political stance. Some fans of music do not like being "preached" to, however Mark, Simone (who writes a lot of the lyrics) and the guys were never ones to mince words if they are hard, and with time this kind of upright position on whatever topic has kind of come to be expected of the band. :) - The blonde support vocalist, who kept smiling along with the grim message, is American singer Amanda Somerville (part of numerous musical projects in Europe, and symptomatically better known here than at home), who at that time was Simone's vocal coach, and is on extremely good terms with them all. She was very supportive of her young protégé, as can be easily noticed throughout the recording. - On a light note, this is probably the only Metal song to feature the esteemed vocals of one Tony Blair. No need to doubt, he delivered his lines with panache. \m/

I used to learn french a decade ago. I wasnt very good at it. Still baffling I understand most of of what youre saying! So a quest of watching Epica reactions, led me to your channel, which led me to go back to learning french. If music doesnt unite people, what else does!

Oh man. I love you reactions. Do more metal - Epica, Nightwish, After Forever and more... One more - please react After Forever - Forlorn Hope. This song has simmilar meaning to Fasade and is fantastic.

I love how you do this, epica and nightwish are my two favorite bands. And you show so much wisdom, i am honored to watch.

Je viens d'arriver sur cette vidéo je ne sais par comment, mais j'adore ton analyse

Love listen to your french. Such a beautiful language! Thanks for adding English subtitles. I already know English and I am looking forward to study a third language. Maybe french now haha!

Nice analysis of another one of my favorite bands. It didn't see this mentioned or hear it, but Façade of Reality is actually the fourth part of a series "The Embrace That Smothers", consisting of nine songs spread out on three albums. The first three songs are found on the After Forever album Prison of Desire, which Mark Jansen was of part of prior to Epica.

Saludos desde México, me gustan mucho las canciones de Epica..

Wahooo, j'ai jamais réussi à trouver ce qu'il se dit en latin, but you did!!! Bravo et merci

Wow, another great reaction / analysis... and a good way to enter the world of Epica! I really think Heavy metal has a marketing issue. These songs are really well constructed and intelligent, and it's incredible that people just ignore them because they are labelled as "satanic music" because of the growls which to me are just another instrument in the composition. Why are we always getting pop and rap music in the radio and we just don't have the opportunity to know this other side of music? This is something I'll never understand.

Bonjour Guylain, je viens t'entendre cette vidéo et j'en suis très heureux, tant par tes commentaires que par l'excellence de la musique et chants. Grand merci !!

I don’t understand French but the music... incredible! For another song of this series from a later album - please react to - Epica - Fools of Damnation

Bonjour Guylain, je viens de découvrir votre chaîne et je dois dire que vos analyses sont un régal à écouter. Pourriez-vous analyser Kingdom of Heaven d'Epica également ? La chanson traite de spiritualité et de la condition humaine. C'est, à mon sens, un chef d'oeuvre tant dans l'écriture musicale que dans les paroles. Merci pour votre travail !

Voilà une réaction intéressante et surtout intelligente! Merci beaucoup. J'ai vraiment bien aimé. Je vais passer aux réactions de Nightwish par après, Epica et Nightwish étant deux de mes nombreux groupes préférés. En outre, j'ai une propostion: MaYaN, groupe aussi formé par Mark Jansen. Arie, le batteur d'Epica est aussi membre du groupe. Ce qui peut surprendre, ils on 5 chanteurs et chanteuses. Pour rester dans le thème, je propose une chanson: "Saints don't die" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7pya8t-mrqYo58.html

Mark is right!!!!

Hi Guylain. Thanks for the great review. You know of course that Mark Jansen is the brother of Floor Jansen? They were both in After Forever. And they have a sister, Irene, also a fantastic rocksinger. Quite a family!

trais bonne vidéo encore ,je ne connaisse pas epica et je trouve que c'est plutôt pas mal , la chanteuse a une voix magnifique , par contre j'ai un petit problème avec le growling c'est pas assez mélodieux pour moi et sa me sort un peux de la chanson qui pourtant est génial , merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo qui ma donné envie de me penché sur ce groupe =)

Simone is best friends with Floor Jansen and was her vocalstudent..

I can follow your French somewhat , I just speak Romanian English , I understand Italian and some german , and I had some French classes in highschhol. Lovely language. DO us an Epica : Kingdom of Heaven. A cursory look at your channel makes me think you are a Christian or at least interested in religion. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on that thank you our desire to die is stonger than your desire to live , or something to this effect , literally what an Al QUaeda leader said

Keep in mind that all religious people are not like this. Jesus Christ in The Bible even said that The Pharisees were False Prophets and were not real Christians. They did things like pray in public just so that others would see how holy they were and to get people to revere them more and they even had a hand in the Crucifixion of Jesus.

La chanson sauf erreur ne semble parler que des kamikazes. Les paroles sont très sévères. A part quelques exceptions, les kamikazes sont autant victimes que les personnes qu'ils ont tuées, ils ont crus être dans le vrai, le juste . D'autres ont profité de leur état de faiblesse psychologique, financière, affective,... De leur illettrisme, de leur méconnaissance de la religion pour les manipuler et leur faire commettre l'irréparable. Ces autres ont pris prétexte de la foi uniquement dans leur intérêt matériel. Epica ont l'air très mâture, je suppose qu'ils savent faire la part des choses entre la vraie foi qui œuvre pour l'amour inconditionnel, le pardon et ces faux prophètes ou des prétendus croyants qui sèment mort et souffrance.

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