Listening to Dimmu Borgir for the first time ever⎮Metal Reactions #25

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Progenies of The Great Apocalypse 01:20
The Serpentine Offering 16:18
Gateways 28:00
Final Thoughts 43:20
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[@shaunmaguffin]

Their Vortex, Mustis, Barker lineup was the best

[@Benobot99]

Exactly. Nick Barker is such an underrated drummer, especially on KZbin.

[@Rose-From-the-Dead]

As much as I love Nick, Hellhammer will always be my favorite drummer. Can't wait for more Arcturus

[@jamesgoetz6100]

Those three together made the band wayyy bigger than the sum of the parts. I've always suspected Shag was a bit insecure about that. Anyway, the impact of those special three is even more obvious now since Dimmu has not been able to recreate this kind of magic since firing them.

[@shaunmaguffin]

@@jamesgoetz6100 completely agree. Funny how they’re putting out Puritanical as a remix/remastered too. They definitely know they fucked up getting rid of this lineup

[@shaunmaguffin]

@@Rose-From-the-Dead hellhammer is indeed a bad ass!

[@trve_ingvar]

Love seeing people's faces when they hear Vortex for the first time

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Absolutely.💎🤙

[@Nightbreed82]

Oh wow, Dimmu Borgir and a Cannibal Corpse shirt....we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto. Your metal journey is progressing nicely \m/

[@joaquingarate3502]

Dimmu Borgir was my teenage band, I listen the album Death cult armageddon in loop, when "the serpentine offering" album came out I lost my mind, the first albums are also realy good, such an amazing band

[@coffeeandbytes9854]

Same for me during my teens, except I had their earlier albums on repeat. This was probably the first band that taught me what musical arrangement and composition was. I had never heard anything like it before, and I spent many a night in my bed room in low light tumbling deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole with their music.

[@lokeforce8905]

@@coffeeandbytes9854 Im in my teens and I love this band hahaha

[@oldominion8669]

mate, do yourself a favor and listen to Stormblast, their best album.

[@jcnmarquess]

Im about 50 and I still listen all discography. I love the last, but the first as well

[@MrMasapoika]

In Sorte Diaboli was a blast that took me in to the world of Dimmu

[@torhelgevreb688]

Mourning Palace live at Wacken 2012 is one of the best ever.

[@Vorgaloth]

No. The Gods of Darkness tour 1997 when they were still good. Watch that one.

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

lmao 2012 get real XD

[@lanagievski1540]

Came upon Dimmu in 2007 with their release “In Sorte Diaboli” then I went all the way back through their discography and have been a fan since. Their 1999-2010 lineup is absolutely untouchable.

[@sathanas420]

you probably wont get to see dimmu borgir sounding like this live anymore. their old pianist is who made these peices so epic and symphonic.

[@andyzuleta5344]

For a Tid and Stormblast original recording will be always classics. I enjoy the actual orchestra that Dimmu Borgir uses in their songs and live performances , not my favorite stuff but I respect it. I wouldn’t mind seeing Dimmu Borgir live if they ever come to Los Angeles.

[@vigridr7614]

If you do Progenies live, you should absolutely do an older version like 2004 at Ozzfest (which is also easily available on youtube) rather than a newer one like Forces of the Northern Night (or just do both!). As you heard from the studio version, Vortex is the star of the show, and it's also one of Mustis's best compositions (both of whom are no longer in Dimmu, sadly) so a version that has both of them performing would be great to see. It's funny too, in the Northern Nights show they had a full choire doing Vortex's part and it was still not nearly as amazing as the original. Great video as always Kaiya!

[@imaKaiya]

What's your favorite Dimmu Borgir song? 🤔We are SO CLOSE to 10k y'all!! Once we hit 10,000 subbies I'll get a Twitch going and do live metal reactions, hang and maybe even play some horror games hehe. So if you haven't joined the metal journey yet - we are waiting for you! xoxoxo

[@Benobot99]

My top 2 are "The Insight and the Catharsis" and "Hybrid Stigmata". Both have majestic clean singing by ICS Vortex (he's no longer with them), legendary drumming, and fast riffing!! Highly recommend!!! 🤘 Every album is a different style!

[@Bigbell666]

Gateways and kings of the carnival creation!

[@Tolnizzle]

I love Unorthodox Manifesto from Death Cult Armageddon and The Foreshadowing Furnace from In Sorte Diaboli

[@olavrell]

A few Dimmu Borgir songs that doesn't get as much of a mention but still holds up: Dreamside Dominions, Grotesquery Conceiled (Within Measureless Magic), In Death's Embrace, Prudence Fall, Entrance, Master of Disharmony.

[@sergiodavila5269]

Progenies of the Great Apocalypse of course. I have 3 parts of the song as separate ring tones. Put it that way 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@DustinPlatt]

34:10 you know the orchestra is going hard when the cellist starts breaking the hair on their $2k-$10k bows.

[@joshuacole1482]

You’re amazing again! Love your reviews. Great band

[@jrjrjrrj]

You should have heard The Insight And The Catharsis... It's one of their best songs.

[@Benobot99]

It's my favourite song, period.

[@emiltonramalho6468]

Agree.

[@stevebrule7093]

One of? It is easily their best song ever made! Yet nobody reacts to it :(

[@RevelationNone]

Agreed

[@Nagl1981]

@@Benobot99 100% always been my favourite

[@Merecir]

Dimmu Borgir is one of those bands you can put on whole albums and never find a dud. Straight black diamonds from start to end in all of these consecutive albums: -Enthrone Darkness Thriumphant (1997) -Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) -Puritanical Euphoric Misantropia (2001) -Death Cult Armegeddon (2003)

[@rolsen1304]

Holy shit first Epica and now Dimmu! Good going girl!

[@primuscaprius8245]

You picked my favorite (and in my opinion best) songs from them. Love your reactions :)

[@darrellhamblen3009]

Vortex has an amazing clean voice and added so much to the sound. Makes me sad that they chose to let him go

[@kongmongo]

You should check out Borknagar if you haven't. Vortex on vocals. It's amazing!

[@delphoeneevenhuis5199]

This band converted me to metal when I was nearly 40! Loved watching you light up! 🔥🔥🔥🤘🖤🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@imcrazedandconfused]

Good one! I love your perspective on metal, coming from other genres. Great how you can appreciate musicianship and different musical qualities, open minded. Pls. continue. 🙂Cya in the Moshpit.

[@stevecastaneda7777]

I got on to Dimmu in 2001 on the Puritanical album. Changed my whole perspective on metal. I love the death metal scene right now but 2001 was epic with Dimmu. So effing powerful🤘

[@Lord_Dranek]

Man hearing Dimmu again takes me back to time where Black Metal and in this case Symphonic Black Metal was (imo) at it's peak. You should have a listen to Nile's Annihilation Of The Wicked album this was around the same time period as Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse. The self titled track Annihilation Of The Wicked is a fucken banger, Mosh on people!.

[@diefordethklok3711]

Dimmu was/is fucking amazing live. I don’t know if you know him, but the band None takes me to a meditation. Give er a listen if you haven’t already bud. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWyl4GJeNOjgLs

[@TheSzatan1]

Symphonic Black Metal picked in Limbonic Art's In Abhorrence Dementia. Everything past that is just derivative bullshit.

[@brismithejedi]

Great video! I haven't really listened to them much as I have to be in the right mood for anything symphonic, but I can attest that "Gateways", especially that video, is badass.

[@swaillidan5558]

Damn it, why didn't the recommendations include Mourning Palace or Kings of the Carnival Creation D: Both are pretty insane and I would have placed over Gateways since it's like, something standalone and she was a guest singer cuz no Vortex. Anyway, this band was my introduction to extreme metal (first one with predominantly growls) and I will always appreciate them for that, but bands like Emperor (with their Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk album) and Limbonic Art (with the album Moon in the Scorpio) blew them out of the water for me in symphonic black metal, the atmosphere and compositions in those are just something else, genius and timeless (kinda resembling Epica's). Whereas Dimmu feels like they bring/add the blackened influence into symphonic metal, for those two other bands black metal and symphonic metal are blended as if one whole, to perfection

[@Hollow78One]

I'm watching this rewind I'm rewinding this 10-15 seconds more often than ever before, just to rewatch your reaction. Love it.

[@QazwerDave]

You chose the two songs with a clean bridge !! Great picks !!

[@yogidabear25]

welp finding this not only put a smile on my face but also put me on a big dimmu listening kick now. much appreciated.

[@netgore494]

girl you definitely gettin the stank face down! lol. the better it gets the stankier the face! 🤣🤣🤣 edit: if you want s fantastic intro into black metal I cannot, I repeat, I cannot recommend MGLA more than enough. it feels like a ritual listening to them. would love to see a reaction!

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

In my opinion, the pinnacle of the bands Symphonic Black Meta was on their Enthrone Darkness Triumphant album.

[@Mike-mc3sh]

You finally did Dimmu Borgir! I knew you would like it, great video! I think symphonic metal is where it's at. You've done symphonic deathcore with Lorna Shore, symphonic power metal with Epica, and symphonic black metal with Dimmu. Next should be symphonic death metal with SepticFlesh or Fleshgod Apocalypse. Or go symphonic avante garde breakcore with the band Igorrr.

[@justinvermilyea9192]

This is gonna be sweet thank you kaiya

[@pvilches06]

I am so happy you reacted and reviewed DB. Definitely gives you nice exposure to one of the best in epic, symphonic Black Metal (along with Cradle of Filth and Carach Angren). Definitely recommend Dimmu's older material as well like Spellbound by the Devil and Reptile. I loved your great input and lovely reactions. You need to also react to Satyricon too. Sending much love for you Kaiya!! 🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jcnmarquess]

I saw this guys for 3 times live and is even better then in the album, the feeling is amazing

[@georgemontgomery9645]

Glad you ended up checking these guys out :D

[@olegdepapa]

oh and Enthrone Darkness is their best album really. That album was put them on international map probably because the record was released on Nuclear Blast, and they finally started to tour the US in late 90s, as far as I know. I personally, never recall seeing the band live, and I wouldn't care to now.

[@zag7165]

Love your attention to detail in some of these Metal bands. Good ear.

[@alcofgod4211]

I have a special fondness for 2 albums : ,,Spiritual Black Dimnensions" and " Puritanical Euphoric Misatrophia" ( unfortunately you haven't played any of these masterpieces today). The first one started my musical adventure with DB over 22 years ago, and the second one started the new millennium in the most exquisite style.

[@Goryptor]

I could not agree any better with you. These two records are their peak, both conceiving unrivaled atmosphere, each a little different - cosmic and vastness in SBD and cold, crystal lake in PEM...

[@MetalMF0508]

For me my first dimmu Borgir track was “in deaths embrace” and is still my favorite song by them lol

[@aaroncicanese]

These dudes were my first taste of black metal which led me down the rabbit hole of origins like mayhem, genuinely interesting history within this genre, will love it forever

[@EyesOfGehenna]

This year was the only time they played with a full orchestra and choir. They did this in Oslo (Gateways was from that show) and also at Wacken that year. So only two shows. I was at the Oslo show. It was truly amazing. Dimmu Borgir are sometimes referred to as the dark brother of Nightwish (a symphonic metal band more in the lines of Epica). Their current singer, Floor Jansen, is something else.

[@sergiodavila5269]

Seen them 5 times!!! All times were EPIC!!! Ozzfest….their 3 Headlining shows in Houston🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽….then Blackest ov the Black Tour with Danzig….definitely one of the best black metal bands from Norway 🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥

[@Last_Exit_Drummer]

Nick Barker. Legend. 🥁🥁🥁

[@Olvee]

Love this, recommend old school Dimmu 🤘

[@jensr.3409]

and as i mentioned before, if you like symphonic stuff i can definitely recommend the band haggard, the band is a full orchestra, and yet it's kind of heavy like epica

[@domsob92]

Indeed. Especially their first record And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer

[@andrecastro8387]

I had the chance to see them live. Epic

[@lildino72]

Shagrath's voice just gives me the chills and I mean that in a good way

[@Ghoulstille]

They go for the Wall of Sound. Other bands that employ Wall of Sound are Nightbringer, Marduk, Emperor, Schammasch, Borknagar, Abigor etc etc.

[@Biscuitverso.Studio]

Dimmu Borgir é a melhor do mundo 🖤

[@TheAspiringFitnessGuru]

In Deaths Embrace is my favorite song by them, but there are so many good ones. Like others said, check out Insight and the Catharsis. It's a musical masterpiece. Or also The Promised Future Aeons, Arcane Life Force Mysteria, Kings of the Carnival Creation, and Dreamside Dominions.

[@coffeeandbytes9854]

Fuck yes - all incredible tracks.

[@Merecir]

It is hard to list the favorite songs because then it just becomes a list of all the songs from several albums 😂

[@TsDwelling]

3 more great Dimmu Borgir songs: Burn In Hell, Mourning Palace, and Kings of the Carnival Creation. It was great watching you react to one of my favorite bands for the first time.

[@FELIX-my1pu]

Of course Burn In Hell being a Twisted Sister cover.

[@TsDwelling]

@@FELIX-my1pu A damn good one though.

[@FELIX-my1pu]

@@TsDwelling I definitely agree.

[@beirch]

2:50 that's a phaser or a flanger. Whenever an audio signal is slightly out of phase you'll get that effect. Whenever two sound waves (the left and right signal in a stereo signal) are out of phase, there will be zero sound because the sound waves cancel each other out. When a signal is close to being out of phase, but not completely, you get that effect. Usually you don't want this effect while producing music, because it sounds weird and it weakens the signal (making the mix less impactful), but there are plugins and guitar pedals that can do this effect in real-time, as it is sometimes desirable.

[@VideosOfDestruction]

Yes that is a flanger on the vocals

[@ApocaIypse666]

you would be even more blown away if you watch the LIVE version of this song

[@staar823]

They do do Progenesis live, check out Forces of the Norther Night consert!

[@MermaidButter]

These were the best songs to choose, good job! I finally got around to watching this! Yay!

[@georgemontgomery1892]

I just love how the look of disgust when listening to metal is confirmation that they love it lmao.

[@googlename3859]

if you enjoyed what you listened to here i'd highly recommend their songs Vredesbryd, Kings of the Carnival Creation, and In Deaths Embrace. And the entire Stormblast album OFC!

[@atpacky]

My favorite black metal band since high school

[@killingfields07]

I saw Dimmu Borgir live 2003 and 2007 in the states. Had a ball !! When I discover an older band I want to listen to their early material first, so check out albums For All Tid, Stormblast, Enthrone Darkness Triumpant.

[@monsterlair]

"There's horns." I see what you did there. 😈

[@robgunnersmate6665]

Saw them on 07 with Behemoth. Such a sic show!!!!

[@EggersEggers-pd6te]

Yep. They actually did this song live at Oz fest & it was awesome.🤙

[@Daniela-xy3ow]

Just fyi: it's pronounced Dimmu "Bor-gear" ☺️

[@imaKaiya]

Thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😭 sometimes these metal bands are hard to pronounce lol.

[@Daniela-xy3ow]

@@imaKaiya yes, particularly the ones who do not have an English name 😅

[@NightwishArena]

Shagrath says it at 28:17

[@geogabor]

...or you can try "Doomed Burger" to keep things light 🙂

[@Kraakesolv]

Just fyi. It's not pronounced like gear. The g is hard, yes, but the i is like the E in evil. Source: It's my mother tongue.

[@MountainMetal]

The amazing Vortex. 6' 8" and huge lungs that never seem to run out of power.

[@darrellabeyta]

Dimmu Borgir is one of my top 2 favorite metal bands (Enonian is my favorite album by Dimmu Borgir); Dio is one of my other top 2 favorite metal bands (first 6 albums on SHM-CD; 2020 Remasters); thirdly I like The Black Capes (CD's) or Dawn of Ashes or Psyclon Nine

[@Compendyum]

There is the normal amount of reverb on vocals, nothing out of the ordinary. Watch ICS Vortex voice live and you'll get it.

[@bjhellstream]

You must listen to the version from Forces of the Northern Light - live with the Norwegian Radio orchestra and choir. From the same concert as Gateways. Also Kings of the Carnival Creation.

[@justinvermilyea9192]

Hello beautiful kaiya so many but spellbound by the devil for sure your gonna love dimmu

[@D.A.EpicMusic]

37:00 that voice crack is intentional to add that "crying" and "desperate" feel to it.

[@hendrikring3951]

Majestic Sound for the King of the World, SATAAAN!

[@Abhorrence.]

I got to see Dimmu live in 2008 and it was such a good concert (they didn't have the big ass orchestra though) and also before Vortex and Mustis left... good times!

[@martinatzejensen6787]

Diggin the "Tomb" shirt. :D

[@yhpwct]

Love you

[@AriesWarlock]

7:21 saw them live once when that album was still young, and yes, they did use that live 🤘

[@Daffmeister187]

Dimmu Borgir, Gorgoroth, Satyricon, Mayhem and other Norwegian 90's metal bands used to hang at all the same pubs/bars in Oslo. Bumped into them more than once, the folks in Dimmu Borgir were always really cool and down to earth listening to Barbie Girl and having a laugh whilst some of the other bands would be the super-pretentious "I only listen to metal and never laugh" type. Their approach-ability made me like them a lot more than the other bands, and I appreciate being able to hear the lyrics. Puritania and their cover of Burn in Hell are the songs that got me into them, along with The Serpentine Offering and Progencies'. I feel like Epica is the soundtrack to Skyrim and Dimmu Borgir the soundtrack to Fallout.

[@Roderic07]

i only listen to the old dimmu borgir...the first 6 albums...those are the best

[@traviscue2099]

Most interesting thing about this band for me was finding out one of the guitarists early on before the iconic Silenoz and Galder was an aussie guitarist. I have no idea how it happened.

[@justinburhns328]

Watching this makes me curious about how you'd respond to Igorrr - Le Petite Moineau. The primary vocalist weaves between Opera and distortions with the musical backdrop of metal guitar and chaotic synth, etc. Skip looking for lyrics because it's a newly constructed tongue. They're very restricted on how often they go all out. Rammstein only does the big production shows.

[@coffeeandbytes9854]

Good shout - Igorrr is a hell of a trip.

[@ClosedEyeVisualisations]

You are wearing my Favorite Cannibal shirt. My first one was Butchered at Birth, then i got Tomb. Love your reactions. Would love you to react to Psycroptic or Origin or Spawn of Possession some time, but anything is great. Thanks for the content:)

[@commifaiL]

got into Dimmu around the time Dimebag Darrell was Shot and killed on stage.. which I had December Tickets to see Damage plan's Cali show and was heart broken to know i wasn't going to see Dimebag perform ever.. this band really came through when I needed it..

[@commifaiL]

and I have to add... Dimmu Borgir live is by far 1 of my favorite performances by any band ever.. they sound exactly like the album.. even this song... though sounds muddy depending on how they uploaded it or the version of the song used.. but live omg sounds exactly how you wanted it to sound..

[@olubcs44]

Good band, good video, I like their older stuff better but this is good, as someone else mentioned if you liked this you need to check out Septic Flesh and Emperor. In case you considerer doing more Dimmu Borgir songs like Spellbound (by the Devil), Mourning Palace, Moonchild Domain, Chaos Without Prophecy or The Insight and the Catharsis would be great.

[@kirashadow98]

Another thing, even though DB is considered as a Symphonic "Black Metal" band, they actually are way, way, way more melodic and more pleasant to hear than most of real Black Metal bands (IMO) because those bands are pure aggressive, raw and extreme sound, if you hear real Black Metal bands as Mayhem, Emperor, Gorgoroth, Dark Throne, Burzum or Dark Funeral you will notice the difference (not my fav style but I like some of them)

[@rolsen1304]

I'd say Burzum can be pretty chill too, the Filosofem album is mostly what I'd call atmospheric black metal.

[@zsjb_]

Emperor are the better dimmu borgir, compositionally that is

[@epicans6065]

They were symphonic black metal until Spiritual black dimensions then for PEM they changed to extreme symphonic metal.

[@svenmuller9585]

Dimmu Borgir ist einefach nur Der Hammer! Besitze alle Scheiben dieser absulut genialen Band. Live einfach ein Mega Kracher.

[@erwinamesz7642]

YES!!!

[@MelkorDimmu]

The best of Dimmu, the albums Enthrone and Spiritual

[@jcnmarquess]

no, they have pre recorded stuff for most of the shows.. and no the lady is not part of the band, she sings in a Norwegian electro pop band I think

[@scarystoriesofghastlyhorror]

Thank you for wearing the CC Shirt

[@imaKaiya]

Thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 It's one of my favorites. If that old hag at the gym tells me to put a shirt on again this is the one I'm picking 😏 I'm in love with it.

[@scarystoriesofghastlyhorror]

@@imaKaiya Proud of ya girl!!

[@kingmagpie666]

This has inspired a new art project… It will be fun 😈

[@imaKaiya]

I can't wait to see it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dutchraver73]

🔥🔥🔥

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Dark Fortress morphed into a symphonic metal band over time, the early releases were much more straightforward. I believe one of the early keyboardist was Dana from the all-female death metal band "Mythic" , and her contributions tended to be more of the drone and ambient sort. I forget whether she actually sang melodic vocals or not, I don't think so. several lineup changes led to differences in the core of the writing., with the band's subsequent keyboardist,, "Mustis" being a brilliant classical pianoist and his influence is all over the band's symphonic stylistic change. Somewhere on KZbin is a video of him in a practice room playing "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" alone on solo classical piano and it is spellbinding. this band catches a lot of shit for actually being commercially viable, and their albums have sold very very well.. but they do have Roots going back to the earliest second wave of Norwegian black metal and those are pretty solid roots. of course black metal is a highly divisive and nitpicky genre with many self-proclaimed Arbiters of what is and isn't "TRVE" ( Not mispelled) on the scene. Largely all horseshit opinions when what it comes down to is if you like the music or not.. as opposed to whether the band is super obscure and has only recorded a four song demo on a boom box or perhaps a potato.. only to bury it in someone's backyard instead of releasing it outright. Yeah, that kind of mentality actually exists within the scene, the more obscure ...the more valid somehow the releases are. Lame. As for this band, guess who a MAJOR influence was from the very start? Yep...KING DIAMOND.

[@axonometri]

Can it be October already.. I am beyond ready for it to be.

[@imaKaiya]

I am right there with you lol. I was over with summer like 2 months ago 🤣

[@the7gates]

Check out Old man's child, Galder who is one of the guitarist for Dimmu writes and plays all the instruments on the albums and it's amazing

[@gerardoreyes9120]

Favorite song spellbound

[@MrHellrider9]

The greatest symphonic metal band ever🤘

[@ToniNoir]

Wow. So, there’s horn. Thank you.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Yes they do do this Live, which is why you should have picked the Live version with the full orchestra. Unfortunately the guy who did the clean vocals part left the band about 14 years ago. So they are sung by a female now.

[@charleson11]

enthrone darkness triumphant is one of my favorite albums of all time

[@metalvideos1961]

Another great Symphonic black metal band is Anorexia Nervosa. They are from france but dont exist anymore.

[@manuelmariscal1089]

Foreshadowing furnace on the in sorte diaboli album and the on the puritanical album blessings upon the throne of tyranny but both albums are arguably 2 of the best from them

[@raz0rcarich99]

The male-female callback in Gateways is such an emotional moment. Symphonic Black Metal man.

[@rolsen1304]

If you want to see some american Symphonic Metal I think the currently most interesting band is Seven Spires. I'd reccomend the songs This God is Dead ft Roy Khan which IMO is their best work to this point, Gods of Debauchery(do the music video for this one, it's great) and The Cursed Muse all from their newest album. Their female vocalist Adrienne has an air of destiny around her, like Simone from Epica or Floor from Nightwish. Also pretty please do a Part 2 for Epica!

[@fabimass2836]

You are so gorgeous and I love your accent!

[@alphadug2876]

Definitely check out Septicflesh "Infernus Symphonica MMXIX" live from Mexico. A great Orchestral and Choir performance.