Epica | Design your Universe (Retrospect) | First time reaction/review

[@stups9975]

Epica is amazing. You just can’t go wrong with any song of theirs. Their new album is great too!

[@RusselF013]

I agree! Though half of the songs from their catalog can not be recommended for first time listeners as they can be overwhelmed by it. Example is when a friend of mine who knows nothing about them, i recommended Fools of Damnation but she didnt like it. So i suggested Unleashed instead and she was able to appreciate it more.

[@sylvester213]

Can't wait to visit Concerts like this again Epica & Nightwish are high on the list.

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Got tickets for both. Just waiting for the concerts to happen again ...

[@renevw5812]

Yeah indeed and Ayreon. Those are really from another planet ;)

[@ARetiredPirate]

Not sure if there will ever be these kind of concerts of either of them.. this was a one off and with nightwish it is also the 4-5 same ones returning in online reactions. The concerts I have been to from both, were not like this or wacken...

[@ShadowhispersBand]

@@ARetiredPirate I don’t know where you are from, but you habe to consider it‘s very hard and expensive to bring pyro to shows in the US and Canada. So if you live on that side of the big pond, chances are low you get a big show from european bands. Same goes for US bands in Europe btw.

[@ARetiredPirate]

@@ShadowhispersBand it's more the venue size for these kind of bands that restrict them in the pyro/lights etc. And I have seen them in South America, the UK, USA, the Netherlands and in Germany.

[@gnosisdivina]

This is a master piece! Beautiful song! All sensation that produced this song in my mi mind and my body its indescriptibles.

[@kdmckskdnfjdksnd]

Epica is back 🤘🏿 Finally you did Epica reaction again . Great reaction man

[@Kilian600]

Still the best live concert I attended to, even if I had to wait for 5 hours in the cold, till the first bunch of people could enter the Klokgebouw (the venue). Unfortunately, there is no recording of the intro of this show, where a lot of musicians gave gratitude to Epica, because the Retrospect show was their 10th anniversary.

[@johndreessen7335]

Good reaction. One of the greatest metal bands. Great songwriters, great musicians and great performers. Thank you for this reaction. I’m proud to be dutch.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Cheers John! 😀

[@ezequieldomicolo1697]

Epica Kingdom of heaven!!!

[@watchtheskies]

Hi Tom, here is one of the most epic songs from Epica's new album 'Omega', with a great fan made lyric video too: Epica - Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 - The Antediluvian Universe (+ lyrics)

[@helenahey]

Yay, more epic Epica! 😍 Simone sounds divine in the end with only keyboard and her voice. And don't worry about "taking long" with some videos, I can imagine the request list is already endless and new suggestions come up all the time 😅 Enjoy your week! 😊

[@ThomFoolery1]

Moikka! Thanks for your understanding, yes it's quite overwhelming haha. Hope you have a good week too!

[@wannabedane4046]

Almost always 3 main lead vocals in their songs: Simone, Mark and the Choir. Looking forward to Sancta Terra - but before that, why not do "Chasing the Dragon" from the same Retrospect concert - or go to their new stuff, also amazing

[@randalljones4370]

Time traveling again, and landed here. Thomas, I would give anything to have the compositional skills (and balls) to take a scoresheet and write : "...and here the 120 voice chorus creates an eerie/dissonant/off-kilter penta-tone pad while Simone soars over the chugging rhythm section dropping G#5 after E5 after F#5s like they were eagle feathers from the sky.... and here Mark comes in and quotes the Dirge of the DreamCrusher Orcs.... ... and now it gets heavy." Killer reaction.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Hey Randall! Haha I have neither the brains or balls to even imagine this godly shit. 😄🤘

[@rolsen1304]

Best comment on a Epica reaction ever, hats off to you🎉

[@jorgebrito8807]

Epica is just so amazing 🤘🏻

[@juditho.955]

Always love your reaction, Thomas! Check EPICA 'Obsessive Devotion' Official Live Video; it is one of my (many) favorites from Epica. They also recently released a new album and 'Code of life' is just awsome. The complete album is worth listening.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Judith!

[@42nazgul]

Hi Thomas Thank you so much for this amazing reaction to Epica

[@rockape1954]

this song is a killer.... when that bass drum drops. and everything is in there including that reprise section... the choir... the false ending..

[@sonjaschweinsberger1637]

Epica is the best .....great reaction ....i like you

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thank you 😊

[@drneildurrant]

Yes! Love this whole concert...

[@MrNicoMG]

Hats off for Simone, singing like that on stage during the 5th month of pregnancy.

[@joppepeelen]

damned i wished i was there. this is PERFECT ochestra and more brutal shit combined. ticks all the boxes

[@erwinamesz7642]

YES!! Again some Dutch epic metal by Epica!!!!!!

[@hannabdn1613]

oh Epica is one of my favorite bands ever. I can't wait to see them live again. a big hug from Buenos Aires great reaction btw Thomas👏🤘

[@ThomFoolery1]

Muchas gracias Hanna! 😄

[@hannabdn1613]

@@ThomFoolery1 de nada 😉👍

[@erwinamesz7642]

It is so nice and fun to hear the song and knowing what will happen and how you will react.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Erwin! Yes, another Dutch treat indeed. Enjoy the rest of your evening! 😀

[@erwinamesz7642]

@@ThomFoolery1 Some for you Thomas! Keep those reactions coming! (Would love a reaction about Queensryche, Take hold of the flame, live performance 1984 Tokyo)

[@Roller4x4]

Cry for the moon-Epica is a song about the bad things happening in church behind closed doors! They released a new album...the Skeleton key is awesome.

[@KreshDraven6]

Absolutely love this guys ! One of the best choruses in their discography

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Yupp, that's Epica for ye;)

[@moimeme8827]

yessss ! you did it :) ! amazing live. 3h of pure joy !

[@matiasbelmonte4576]

I love epica. Best band of symphonic metal today. Their latest albums are really heavy and have black and death metal elements. You should check them out. My recommendation is the skeleton key which is the new video.

[@rolandmertens1604]

Ever watched a band living up to it's name like that? Great reaction buddy! Catch you later 🎼🎶🔊🤘

[@MrSh0110]

Incredible. Please check out another one from this concert - Epica - Chasing the Dragon - retrospect live

[@jolanas.5426]

I agree! My favourite!

[@unvideocualquiera6161]

chasing the dragon!!!

[@riquelpyles1421]

hey, thomas. good job on this one, and you hit it on the head for me. the hardest thing about symphonic metal, from an american metal head point of view, is all the changes in the music and the operatic vocals. defiitely don't have an epica-type band here. sometimes it can be overwhelming. but, keep t it, cuz it's sooooo worth it! thanks for the time, man. hadgd!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Riquel! It's definitely a lot! So so impressive but maybe overwhelming for some people. Thankfully, we get it. 😀

[@seanstevenson9891]

First time I've ever listened to Epica. Dare I say, kind of Nightwishish (a good thing). Thank you. 🤘😜🤘

[@ThomFoolery1]

That's awesome!! Yeah both great in their own way but for sure share some similarities.

[@dac2007]

Besides the obvious heaviness and harsh vocals hey use a lot more choir, in a way they are more classical and less cinematic than Nightwish is. Like 2 different flavors of ice cream, love both.

[@Mark_-jq6wg]

Ahh Epica... I go into a trance watching any Epica / Nightwish performance, they are just so mesmerizing. I love your reaction to the heavy parts. I cant remember if you have but would love to see you react to Slaughter to Prevail - Demolisher. I can just imagine your reaction now!!. Anyways great as always bud... awaiting the next :D

[@ThomFoolery1]

Cheers Mark! I've heard the name but not listened to them. I'll check em out! 👍

[@Mark_-jq6wg]

@@ThomFoolery1 it's heavy metal core but man is it tasty... the drumming is just mind blowing. The vocalist Alex Terrible has a ...... unique talent :p

[@tillylovesholland1161]

Their new song the skeleton key is awrsome. No live act yet but the video is pretty sick as well.

[@overdosedmiawallace]

You just keep doing my fave ones! 🥺💖

[@magicmicah27]

im so glad you liked this one, its grown on me a lot lately. for more badass songs, i recommend "the essence of silence" official live, and their entire new album (but abyss of time, code of life, kingdom of heaven pt3, and synergize - the manic manifest in particular are standouts for me). cant wait for the next one! ps: you should just start assuming that songs arent done yet ;)

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Micah! Yes, I need to calm down haha 😄

[@vuslataktepe]

Great reaction. More Epica please. The Skeleton Key Epica. Just released...

[@Equilibrium2903]

Yea, seeing that big drum hit followed by Simone going to town for the first time is something I will never forget. Sad but true, I had tickets to this show, but something happened that prevented me from going. Still kinda annoyed about this, but couldnt be changed at the time.

[@ThomFoolery1]

Ah sorry to hear that! At least it was recorded.

[@RusselF013]

Great reaction!!! This is an epic concert! If you wish to check more from this same concert, I totally suggest “Chasing the Dragon” or “Blank Infinity”. There are quite new materials that came out after this release that you moght want to check. ☺️ I highly suggest: The Essence of Silence - Official live Abyss of Time - Official music video; or its acoustic version, Abyss O’Time You’ll surely love these!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks for the suggestions Russel! 😃🤘

[@bazkeen]

It's such a great song. Intense😂😂 It just doesn't let up 😂😂

[@drneildurrant]

A few weeks ago you said something about there not being much metal in Canada - I think you’ve checked out UTA - but there’s always Beyond Creation and Archspire. You’ll love both I reckon...

[@ThomFoolery1]

Thanks Neil! Yes, slowly discovering Canadian talent now. Very much enjoyed UTA and Spiritbox. Plan to do more soon. 😃

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

@@ThomFoolery1 take a look at Heavy Devi, i.e. Devin Townsend

[@erwinamesz7642]

Hi Thomas, have a splendid evening!

[@unvideocualquiera6161]

kingdom of heaven

[@jaapblaauw3735]

Yeah Epica is amazing. Their new album Omega is awesome, Check it out sometime.

[@dac2007]

I love how everyone thinks it's over when the lights turn off 😂 If you want to know from Mark's own mouth what the song is about there is the little intro he does to this song, can be found in the full concert video (or the audio version in Spotify). It's actually the end of Sancta Terra, because this song comes after it, so yeah, you can watch it the next reaction lol

[@ThomFoolery1]

Oh cool! I'll have to watch that. 😀

[@bradleedodman8798]

Great video. Great song. One of my favs from Epica. You should react to Kingdom of Heaven Pt1, 2 & 3. Hasn't got an official video yet, but still epic. Also Epica vs Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow. Keep up the good work 🤘

[@ThomFoolery1]

Cheers Bradlee! 👍

[@Donna-C]

Have you seen Sancta Terra with Epica & Floor Jansen at the Live Retrospect show? It’s awesome!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Not yet! Probably next time. :)

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Make sure to check out MaYaN, You‘ll find Mark and Arien from Epica there allng with some orher familiar faces 😉 Saints don’t die would be my first go-to

[@scray00]

Hey hey hey. Hope you all have a great night 🖤🖤

[@sleni5501]

1:13 Now i want to play the PC game "Diablo" again!! 💥

[@jeffbowden8367]

HA HA just when u thought it was over, that’s becoming a habit with you reaching for the pause button early 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThomFoolery1]

Haha! So true. Such a dummy. 🤦😂

[@Holler86]

If you are looking for some more Canadian metal check out Archspire- involuntary doppelganger. Canadian tech-death metal at its finest.

[@Dann66123]

Next... Universal death squad

[@milovolt]

NEXT Reaction , the Essence of silence live !! PLEASE !!!!!

[@MegaSaintAugustine]

You gotta check out Kingdom Of Heaven live. That one is another EPIC. (Haha! See what I did there? 😁)

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

Did you do already "Within Temptation" with Sharon den Adel and Delain with Charlotte Wessels in order to experience examples of awesome Dutch female fronted symphonic metal? There are suggestions in THE list

[@ThomFoolery1]

I did a couple and really enjoyed but had blocking issues so left them alone since. Should probably give them another go.

[@tillylovesholland1161]

More Dutch epicness kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX_QlnaigLdga5Y

[@greeniesr]

You should check out Epica, "Santca Terra", featuring Floor....Simone and Floor are majestic together, plus are good friends....

[@rolandmertens1604]

Wow, yeah that's a great performance! Never saw this one before. Shameful actually, being Dutch and all... But 'Sancta Terra', yeah, I'll be waiting for your reaction on that one! 🤘 Cheers mate!

[@ThomFoolery1]

Haha! There is so much good Dutch music that this is forgivable! Cheers 😀👍

[@sinyohadi6357]

Plisss reaction to alip_ba_ta cover fingersteyl toxicity - system of a down 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@artiemeyer9988]

You need to react to Sancta Terra live featuring Floor Jansen. You haven't lived until you hear Simone and Floor harmonizing....