There's something deeply satisfactory about seeing a large crowd of metalheads, completely silenced by their profound respect for the work of art being performed in front of them. 🤘😁

And that's how you get a bunch of metalhead kids to listen to an ancient Catholic hymn in Latin and enjoy it!

I had a conversation akin to this with one of my students recently. He understood (as a result of taking a "music appreciation" class) that most metal musicians are highly trained or practiced, and that metal is known for high levels of complexity, but he still thought it was largely just loud and angry. I explained that while some subgenres are angry and loud (here's looking at you, Blackened Death Metal), the broad category of music that is Metal has a lot of really beautiful and intricate subgenres too, some of which include orchestral backing and classical-level intricate compositions. I told him there was even a full subgenre that was fully devoted to the merging of Metal and Classical music. He doubted those two things could even work together, so I showed him Ghost Love Score (album version, so it was Tarja singing) as an example of Symphonic Metal. His response: "It shouldn't work, but it works! Wow. It really works." He was shocked that Metal really isn't just loud noise. Showed him bits of Epica and Within Temptation as well. Blew his mind.

Studies revealed that metalheads and people listening to classical music share a lot in common: interest in the performer and music, dedication, joy of going to concerts, etc.

The courtsey at the end pure class from floor

Man don't sleep at this concert. Many reactors make the mistake to watch only the performances where Floor takes part and then forget about the concert and even Epica. Retrospect is the perfect mix between metal and live orchestra (even better than S & M) and Epica slays it in many songs. Chasing the Dragon, Martyr of the Free World, Design your Universe, and the old and underrated The Phantom Agony are worthy of watching.

Such a beautiful song from our metal queens 🤩 Loved it 👍. And as they say: don’t judge a book by its cover, its whats inside that matters 😀😀

If you hired such a great orchestra you don't waste it. You're right, a few seconds of those strings was enough to set the pained dramatic mood. So good. Simone was 3 mos pregnant so this hymn to a mother's agony was poignant. Blessing really..

Liked the reaction and thank you for also adding subtitels and the translation! Appreciated that.

Thank you for yet another excellent reaction kind sir. As a rocker (I'm old(50), and that's what we called us when I was growing up 😂), I've always found the rock/metal community one of the most warm, loving and accepting communities out there. Love and light to you and yours from the UK 💜

Agreed a 100% with everything you said! This is just beautiful and teaches a few lessons to all of those that misjudged us!

I like the video of Floor singing O mio babbino caro with Revamp at a concert.

This is so beautiful ❤️ react to some Epica balads, i recommend: Rivers, Tides Of Times and Once Upon A Nightmare!!!!!

Did see how the audience react? It’s all about respect. BTW these goddesses deserve a full orchestra behind. You did a great respectfully reaction, thanks

We can only imagine both Floor and Simone being featured in Bach's "Mass in B Minor" before we all expire!

Metal Heads are not always pure "METAL! As a metal guitarist I find "Classical" music to be highly influential! I generally dislike opera, as a format, but give me great singers like Floor and Simone.... I am all in!

I was in a lot of Open Airs and rock and metal concerts in my life, some of them really huge, and I never had a problem, never, only a lot of fun with amazing people never seen before. Metalheads are great people who knows how having fun and who like music. We have a stigma? Yes, but who cares, we know who we are. And this is not a kind of music most of us will pay a ticket for, or maybe not for 2 hours, but we can appreciate it, because we love good music...and with these 2 angels, come on.

Just subscribed and I've been loving Nightwish, Epica, Wintersun reactions...keep them up! Those 2 together are lovely, this concert as a whole is amazing, just as NW's Wacken 2013 Very nice thoughts in the end, classical music is just the metal music of the previous centuries

Epica- design your universe-retrospect show (listen until the end) Epica-unleashed-retrospect

Plenty to enjoy here

the chills are real with this one. cant wait! post watching edit: everything that came out of your mouth i agree with fully. cant wait for the next one!

Wow, great Reaction from Stabat mater Dolorosa. What i like very much, you take Floor, Simone and the Orchestra in a Big screen. 🤗🤗😊Respect for this ,sorry forget, Floor performend this with her former Band ReVamp. Uh, you are from Brabant, like Floor. 🤗

I believe the most profound of your videos. There really are no words.

I consider myself a headbanger. I've listened to metal all my life, and played bass in local metal bands for about 20 years. But I love many other styles of music as well. I've fairly open minded where music is concerned. Basically if music is performed well, I'll like it.

Fantastic reaction and insight. Totally agree on the metalhead stereotype. No one who looks at me believes I listen to metal. They also don't think it's ever melodic or that these performers can actually SING. Also, now that I've seen the English translation I will want to cry even more when I hear it.

I wwould love to know what Floor pointed out in the crowd when she was introduced...."Ohh, look at THAT!"...anyone have any idea?

I knew you would get around to it 👍👍 The best example that metal and classical music can coexist and that classical music is the source of all contemporary music. That is, two great vocalists and a crowd of metalheads listening to them. 🥰🥰

Well... go to a pop, rock, electronic, techno or what ever festival and ask the people who likes to listen to classical music... The ask the same question at a metal festival. You will be surprised. Stay safe Dirk

I get the opposite response when they look at me they are surprised I love Nightwish and Epica (metal). I am a goody-goody who knows good music and talent. I'm classically trained pianist and singer.

I love when he translates for us haha, thanks man!!

Next time Unleash the Archers gets to play they may well do Verdi "Brindisi" by popular demand. Classical, opera, symphonic metal is basically one thing, from the metal fans POV.

OMG so haunting beautiful.... great reaction, really enjoyed this one!

And why stop there. Simone went all Disney on them to with Twin Flames. Recommend the next song after this one. Epica - Twin flames retrospect

Just to think they were flat mates ! Imagine the singing while washing up 😂

Its Epic!!

I get the stigma too, I listen to opera and to heavy metal, people say that music is just screaming, but it's never true, they hear the screaming, we hear the meaning! Not a Christian, but still a beautiful performance, very enjoyable! Skål brother

Beautiful reaction.

Beautiful ☺️ 💜

You should check out Peter Hollens and tim Foust singing misty mountains.

Dude, do yourself a favour and just watch the whole 2 hour show. Thanks for reaction. Devine Conspiracy is brilliant. The respect of the crowd is spot on \m/

Lovebites opened a song with over two minutes of Chopin piano etude. From the guitarist. That band is over the top genius.

Im curius how it would sound if they did some parts of the Mattäus Passion

Well said :)

Yup! as you said ;o)

Thanks for the translation!

Thanks

That's the whole stigma for ya unfortunately.. :( When people hear the genre 'Metal', they think they know what it sounds like and looks like; agressive long haired men making noise.. They have no idea how many sub-genres there are and what many metal singers are capable of.. It's very sad. I too, like I've stated in previous comments on your video's, did not really know what to expect untill a high school friend of mine (many years ago) introduced me to Within Temptation. I loved it and (unfortunately) only years later really discovered Nightwish. And dang what a rabbit hole. What a wonderful, deep, fantastical, beautiful and versitile rabbit hole at that!

Zo mooi😍

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Floor zei ten tijde van Beste Zangers dat er naast Nightwish ook goede Nederlandse symfonische metalbands zijn zoals Epica en Delain. Nou bedankt Floor dat je dat zei, ik kende Delain al maar had nog nooit wat van Epica beluisterd. Maar zie nu Epica is mijn meest favoriete band geworden! O ja en Floor is mijn meest favoriete zangeres samen met Simone en Fabienne Erni van Eluveitie (folk metal band uit Zwitserland en samen met Epica mijn meest favoriete band). Dus ik zou ook aanbevelen om eens op Eluveitie - Rebirth (OFFICIAL VIDEO) te reageren en natuurlijk meer Epica 🤘🏻 ik ben geabonneerd op je kanaal!

Ga jij toevallig ook naar Epica samen met Apocaliptica? Ik ga, beide bands zijn geweldig, vind ik. Ik vind je reacties leuk. Over het stigma gesproken: Ik zie er totaal niet metal uit, toch is dat mijn favoriete muziek. Mensen verwachten afgaande op mijn uiterlijk dat ik meer van pop/middelmatige muziek houd. Ik hou van veel muziek naast metal. Jazz, blues, klassiek, dance, hip hop, happy hardcore. Ik vind het vreselijk als mensen vooroordelen hebben op basis van uiterlijk. Ik moet wel bekennen, ik voel mij als vrouw wel het veiligst bij metal concerten of festivals, nooit gezeik. Overweeg ook steeds vaker om een escorte naar mijn auto te vragen als ik alleen naar een concert ga, voel mij in b.v. Amsterdam niet altijd veilig als ik alleen over straat loop.

You just perfectly explained why Floor isn't more well known in the Netherlands.

Simone was pregnant maybe 3 months

And they say our music is satanic😑

Think it becomes even clearer why Symphonic Metal as a genre is shunned by Americans, they can't handle the contrast and haven't got a clue how to react.