WORDS CAN"T DESCRIBE THIS! Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Epica "Consign to Oblivion"

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[@charlyvanbuuren2947]

YES!! Suggestions next, Epica the Essence of Silence live in Brussels, and Design your universe from the same show as Sancta Terra!!!!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Great suggestion!

[@obud3777]

The Epica band members are all elite level musicians! 🤘 Next Epica song: "The Essence Of Silence" Live!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Oh that sounds awesome!

[@obud3777]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody It is! one of my favourites from Epica!

[@hermenw.huiskamp8555]

I concur And if you are interested in some (awesome) ballads: Tides of Time, Chasing the Dragon, Rivers (either the Omega Alive version or live at AFAS feat. Apocaliptica)

[@karolinak6014]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody and then "Design your universe"

[@holgerhupfer9651]

I concur! And please consider The Skeleton Key as another beastful track

[@jamesnelson1968]

Two songs that should definitely be on your list. Nightwish's Shoemaker Music Video ending is amazing and Floor singing Phantom of the Opera from live in Amsterdam. Something else, try the live "I Want My Tears Back" live in Buenos Aires. Floor dances all over the stage and the crowd dances with her, a stunning sight.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Added!

[@nightgoblin29]

Epica has it all, from the hardest Death/Black metal sounds till the softest balads... and everything in between :) These 6 peeps should stick together till the end :)

[@paisa20]

Thanks, welcome to the Full Epica

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Dude, I'm here for it!

[@NZWozza]

Epica. Does what it says on the tin.

[@WNYretiree]

Lots of talent on that stage.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Insane amounts! I been meaning to ask, what are your top 3 bands

[@WNYretiree]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody 1. Nightwish 2. The Warning 3. Heilung are my 3 favorite bands at the moment. Favorite female vocalist - Floor Jansen. Famorite male vocalist - Marko Hietala

[@KateY8396]

😮😮😮OH MY GOSH IS RIGHT 😮😮😮LOVED YOUR REACTION

[@wildhoney126]

Yes, now you understand that this is not “Sancta terra” at all ha-ha 😁 I don’t want to say that Sancta terra is some kind of bad song, but it doesn’t say much about this band 😁 I thought that you would like heavy material. As you can see, the band has its own special epic sound, their instrumental parts along with the choir often sound like an epic movie soundtrack. As for recommendations, I will join this: Epica - Essence of silence (official live) this song is a real rollercoaster ☺️ you will understand when you hear it 😁 and if you want to hear something else very epic, then this is of course a 13-minute masterpiece: Epica - Kingdom of heaven part 3 (omega alive show)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I'm sold! I'm all aboard the Epica Train!

[@jonnygoulding2482]

I love the look on peoples faces when they've just discovered their new favorite band. More Epica dude, you will not regret any song you choose. Happy listening.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Much love! This was great

[@Arkryal]

I've been listening since their second album, coming up on 20 years now. I would recommend "Unleashed" (The official Video). That's a very popular one, and will draw more interest than some of their lesser known (but still incredible) songs. People don't mention it in recommendations, but mostly because it's such an obvious choice, it almost doesn't need to be mentioned. If you're fishing for views, that's the song that will get them. "Rivers" or "Code of Life" would be close runners up. For a live performance, I like what they did with "Storm the Sorrow" during the 2014 Pinkpop acoustic session. That's usually a harder, more aggressive song, but they made it sound like a jazz/lounge-act style. Simone's voice really shines through. But another thing you'll notice, the timing on the rhythm guitars is flawless, like down to the nanosecond, lol. When the guitars are fast and grindy, and you're just crunching on it, that covers a lot of mistakes. If you want to see technical ability, you often have to slow it down. So this version can be easily compared to the normal faster version, and it makes it easier to appreciate the precision. It's not the most complicated guitar piece ever written or anything like that, I'm speaking purely about timing. These guys have an internal metronome that would make a Swiss time piece jealous, lol. The vocals also stumble a bit, it's not flawless, but she recovers so gracefully and those little flaws actually bring more character and authenticity to the song. You can tell she's used to singing it a lot faster and more powerfully, but she adapts very well. If you want to do a technical analysis on the band, this is the song to look at, because it's not perfect, but still very impressive. That'll give you a better picture of what they can do. For fun songs... I love "Universal Death Squad". It's not their "best" song from a compositional standpoint, nor is it the most popular, but it's just enjoyable to listen to, and a good overall representation of the band. And of course, "Solitary Ground" and "Mother of Light" are the tracks that first hooked me on the band. The live recordings are better in the latter two cases. Epica is a "Must See Live" band, and if you get one of the now rare chances to see them in a smaller venue, that's even better than the big concerts. There are very few bands I consider "Must See Live", so they're up there with Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Faith No More, The Rolling Stones, Nightwish and AC/DC. It's a pretty exclusive list. But the experience of being there takes it to a different level entirely. It's hard to explain, but most bands very quickly become road-weary, and just don't want to be there. They put on a good act and knuckle-under for the sake of the show, but that's it. Epica however, their concerts have a great vibe, like they truly love performing and want to engage with the audience. When you watch them play, even between songs, you see humans at their best, lol. I'm sure there's some behind the scenes drama, there always is... but when they take the stage, you get the sense there's no place else they'd rather be than here and now. It's really cool.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Appreciate the recommendation dude! I hope they come near me soon

[@cancelled_user]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody OK, this is an opportunity for you to do a so-called "double reaction", which means 2 songs in just 1 reaction video. More specifically, 2 versions of the same song. Since Arkryal mentioned "Storm the Sorrow", I would suggest to react to the original (2012) metal version from their 5th studio album, and then the acoustic version from Pinkpop 2014. The melody of this song is really beautiful and catchy, but many Epica fans don't appreciate it as much, simply because the song is more mainstream-friendly. Also, the music video for the original metal version is not just a CGI. Simone was really all covered in the black paint and slime. She had terrible muscle aches the day after filming, from all the silicone bands pulling her arms and legs. She said it was her dirtiest but most fun filming. 🙂 Both links in a separate post below this one...

[@cancelled_user]

Here are the links: Metal - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_ShamdZdloaMU Acoustic - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHrHeoOBfL14iNk

[@kuplung22]

I saw them first time this year live on metallica tour. Great live band.

[@cancelled_user]

Best band in symphonic metal today. Definitely worth listening to their whole albums. They don't have any weak album and no "filler songs".

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

They have been such a great surprise

[@cancelled_user]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Hi man! I'm a hardcore Epican so I can give you some suggestions later on. For now, as someone else has already suggested "The Essence of Silence". Make sure it's the Official Live version. This song was written mainly by Epica drummer and it also has a nice contrast between Mark and Simone. This is called "beauty and the beast", a concept that originated in Gothic metal. Make sure you keep reacting to them. Epica is not a band with just 2-3 big hits. They have dozens of amazing songs across their 8 full studio albums and a few EPs. If you can appreciate great songwriting and musicianship, as well as gorgeous Simone's vocals backed by a real choir, you won't be disappointed. 🙂

[@Jim.G]

Love Epica, the contrast between her angelic vocals and the growls always hits. The epic, the soft, and the death metal style are a great blend on their albums. Others have recommended it, I concur "The Essence of Silence" goes hard. When you're ready for a long track (13 min iirc), check out "Kingdom of Heaven pt3." from Omega Live. Everyone gets a chance to shine and the stage show is epic. I've been listening to these guys since their first album came out like 20 years ago.

[@andreaswennberg9542]

Oh yes, agree with that recommendation 🤘.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

well Jim...there might be something in your future...with those songs lol

[@evilvolts]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Here is a must watch video from Omega Alive performance featuring circus solei performers during the Epic performance hanging from the chandaliers with flames The keyboardist has a spinning keyboard plays on a Piano on fire and comes to have a duet with the guitarist on a Keytar (Curved) ]:P Epica Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 from Omega Alive kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJWldImDeZ2Hn68

[@evergreendorneymahoning5435]

Absolutely agree with Kingdom Of Heaven Part 3 - recorded live during Covid on a closed set - an amazing song!

[@RonniePeterson]

Spectacular enough for you!

[@mikedown3219]

There are two other songs from the same concert. Dancing in a Hurricane features Simone singing mostly in her rich lower register so gives you an idea of her versatility and then Beyond the Matrix when the band, Simone included, manage to get a cardio workout into the performance for good measure (Arien on drums is excused for obvious reasons). Both songs feature really heavy breakdowns which provide a stark contrast to the rest of the song. Here are the links… Dancing inna Hurricane kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3-3Xnipgt54eg Beyond the Matrix kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6nCgaOcpdqngbs

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I loved this song more than the other reaction. I will for sure check them out! Thanks Brother!

[@mikedown3219]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody 🤘

[@TimoArula]

Well, That happened !!!! Mark Jansen (Demon of Epica) and Simone Simons (Angel of Epica)! The tall wall of sound and FIRE ❤‍🔥. NWSU/FloorFan/Ayreonaut/Epican (just because, who says, that I have to be a Fan just for ONE). 🤘😎🤘

[@erickvermeulen9734]

I do enjoy the recent registration of Rivers by Epica/Simone Simons with the strings band Apocalyptica. You can see that this is more recent than the Sancta Terra with Floor Jansen, as the keyboard player Coen Janssen has lost all his hair. As you can guess, in Belgium and the Netherlands the surname Jansen, Janssen, Janssens, is very common. I guess like Smith and Jones in USA 🙂. The concert is in Paris, France, so cool that about 6:15 in your reaction the keyboard player makes a small musical reference to the French national hymn.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

This whole song was just soooo awesome and so fun!!!!

[@sebastienriviere7371]

Epica has been my favorite band since I discovered them in 2007. Never missed a show after that. I was at this concert and it was amazing. They really should have released the entire show of that night. One of the best performance I have seen in my life.

[@evilvolts]

also Design your Universe Epica has the Orchestra with them from Retrospective same concert as the one with the 2 songs Floor sang with Simone.

[@slash-1971]

Oh yes my favourite band, if you love this then you're in for one hell of a ride! 🤘

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Rock on! Im hyped

[@poelwick1522]

i love the world of Epica, especialy Simones soprano 😊

[@cancelled_user]

Simone is a goddess for sure. I can never get enough of her beautiful voice. 🙂

[@black4pienus]

YAAASSSSS!!! Another one of my favorite bands! The bands I listen to the most atm are Nightwish, Epica, Heilung and Paradise Lost. Epica is epic in every way. They bring the heaviness, the beautiful voice, synchronized headbanging, a keyboard/skateboard, pyro, light shows, acrobats... No, I'm not gonna give you more spoilers. lol

[@kaylanoles4149]

Yes!! I'd definitely suggest Tides of Time, so melodic and beautiful! Also Veniality, Edge of the Blade, and The Essence of Silence, but you really can't go wrong with Epica.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Noted! Much love!

[@LouisannaBall]

It's just unbelievable. I agree that the essence of silence is awesome too and I will also suggest Unleashed, wether its retrospect live o AFAS live. There is a 10 year difference between both versions and if you listen to both you will see Simone's vocal evolution. For the not metal suggestion, Florence and the machine is my other great favorite apart from Epica. And KING official video is a great way to start.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

She looks fantastic!

[@cancelled_user]

Hi Jonathan. Your first Epica video? 🙂

[@jonathanlocke6404]

@@cancelled_user I have seen this one a few times before, and the ones with Floor Jansen as guest. Still very new to them.

[@cancelled_user]

@@jonathanlocke6404 Can you see my other post with links?

[@rnowak85]

Great reaction! Song inspired by the end of the Mayan civilization. I concur with Essence of Silence or Skeleton Key (music video or Omega Live) for more of both Mark and Simone's vocals. You also should checkout some of tehir gorgeous ballads like Solitary Ground, Tides of Time (written in tribute to Mark's maternal grandmother passing), Once Upon a Nightmare (Omega Alive), or Rivers (any version, they are all great, my favorite is Live from Chile).

[@damienmaynard8892]

Beauty and the Beast, Simone and Mark - ever hear the band "Tristania"? Earlier than Epica..... Glad you did this one. Coen - playing part of La Marseillaise - in Paris, of course, the keyboard on rails and his screams! ..... The name Epica came from a Kamelot album - and Simone is married to Oliver Palotai - the keyboard player in Kamelot! Epic reaction! ;)

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

thanks so much Damien! I have been loving this band!

[@ch_vky148]

Haha, that's nice reaction, thank u 😅 EPICA just one 🫶🏻

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Glad you enjoyed. We will have more coming for sure

[@frank1963]

Great to see you enjoying my favorite band. I won’t make any suggestions because I love ALL their music. I hope you enjoy this journey, you’ll be amazed. Btw. If you form a band, I can do the pyrotechnics 🧨 I love blowing up things. 😜

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Hell yea!!! Lets Do it! Also as for Epica, I'm all for it! lol I love em already it!

[@AkelasanAK]

... just wish you [and myself] more Epica ... [no more words]

[@Freegon444]

Loved your reaction. Felt the exact same way first time listening to this song. Among many great and wonderful songs from epica that I'm sure many people will recommend, I would like to suggest one that I'm pretty sure no one will. It's called The Divine Conspiracy from the album "The Divine Conspiracy". I was even more shocked than when I first heard Consign to Oblivion. It's quite heavy though no that much in the vocal area as much for the musical one, while being especially symphonic. Even if you don't react to that (even though I would love to see it), give it a listen, preferably on it's studio version. It has a nicer souble bass. It is quite....Epic. Again, nice video my friend, you earned a sub from me

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I will forsure have to check it out. Appreciate the support friend

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

An end of concert treat the band shares with the audience. You would have to feel good leaving the stage or show after this one.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

dude it was so epic. I would love to see them!

[@norahagberg9897]

My favorite song by Epics is “The phantom agony” and If you want a song from Nightwish with almost the same contrast between the operatic vocals and guttural vocals. I recommend the song “The pharaoh sails to Orion” from the concert “From wishes to eternity” with Tapio.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

ohhh both sound great!

[@heedoei]

Unleased is one of my favourites!

[@cphine]

Yep. You liked that. :) Epica is amazing. One of the very few of these bands I have yet to see live. Someday.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I would love to see them!

[@S.E.Walker]

Welcome to the Phantasmic Parade! Epica is from another world. A better one! If you like the chugginess, Another great one is Victims of Contingency from their spectacular Omega Alive streaming concert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4WUe6Z-Z8RsbcU

[@cranboogie]

Yes, thank you, Cosmic, for Epica reaction! 🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Any time! I loved it

[@motomoto3655]

EPICA is Epic 😁🤘

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

simply put!

[@572Btriode]

Clever to drop a couple of bars of La Marseillaise in there, even if they're in a different key, it was Paris after all.

[@tribblefluffer]

Before I even watch I'm excited to see your reaction to this one. Absolutely love this performance!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

You're the best! This song was amazing!

[@therichfiles]

Holy shit bro your facial expressions mirror how this song makes me feel, lol. Fantasric reaction, thanks!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

haha thanks man!

[@ElgynsToy]

Hehe... some more "epic" faces from you there ; ) Not sure you were prepared. Fantastic, aren't they?!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I...I have no words...This was fking badass!

[@Neonbob]

You hit the Lottery🤘

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

This song was INSANE!

[@jamesnelson1968]

You have no idea just how many great symphonic metal bands there are out there. Here's some more, Within Temptation, try Paradise, Therion, one of the originals, Visions of Atlantis,when you've listened to these, then we'll come up with some more. Unlike Nightwish, Epica's song writing involves the entire band in one role or another.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol I don't think we are prepared for this journey!

[@howlandgrowl]

Totally agree, Within Temptation are amazing, "Faster" and "Sinead" are both anthems. Visions of Atlantis masterpiece "Master the hurricane" plus we haven't heard from the "Diva Queen" Tarja yet! Cosmic, hope you have nothing planned for the next 30 years, as this is going to explode. So many great bands, songs and performances combined with honest heartfelt reviews. Pull up a chair, this may take a while.

[@jamesnelson1968]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody These bands are just scratching the surface and they all have 20+ year catalogs. You have enough material for years.

[@rnowak85]

For Within Temptation I have to go with the classic Ice Queen. Love the original music video. Also Sharon's gorgeous duet with Anneke van Giersbergen on Somewhere. Live from the Black Symphony concert with live orchestra on stage. My favorite Therion song is probably Siren of the Woods. They are the original symphonic metal group and very heavy on he symphonic. For Visions of Atlantis concur on Master the Hurricane but my favorite is Melancholy Angel. One of my favorite Tarja Nightwish songs that hardly ever gets reacted to is Forever Yours.

[@johndreessen7335]

Great reaction. One of my favorite bands. Discovered them during covid. Very late and that while they are from my country. Did see them live twice already. They are amazing. Next “the skeleton key” please from “omega live”. A livestream they did during covid because they could not perform live at that time. Great show with lots of great effects and performances. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHq9nKmenrSIi5o Thanks for this reaction.

[@dontaylor6268]

NICE! I must have been clairvoyant when I recommended this yesterday! Once I started watching, I couldn't wait to see your reaction to what starts at 8:58. There's tons of other Epica material on KZbin, but this is by far my favorite thing by them. As I mentioned in my comment on your "Sancta Terra" reaction, another good one to check out is "Unleashed" - my favorite version is the official live, but there are many others.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

You got it! Thanks brother!

[@Idefixu]

Quite a coincidence. The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) is showing Epica's Hellfest 2022 concert on TV right now. Last summer you could see it on Arte channel live. Nightwish' concert as well, and many more.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

For Real!?!?

[@rnowak85]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Nightwish Hellfest kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX2cpIiZZ7N_aNU Epica Hellfest Rock Meeting channel has a playlist with all but one song (it's blocked). Arte YT Channel had both concerts up for quite awhile but it appears they have removed them.

[@alexdoorn234]

This is such a fun band to see live and if you want to laugh just watch the keyboardist, he is always pulling the crazy shit. So this song is one of three songs that they close every concert with, they play the three songs as long as the audiance jumps along with Beyond The Matrix, sings along with Cry For The Moon and they want to see 3 different moshpits during this song. When I went to see them for a second time this song was where I went into my first moshpit, my friend held my hand as we went because I was a little scared but I wanted to experience a moshpit. The first time I saw Epica it was purely because my favourite band (Blackbriar) opened for them. I have seen Blackbriar 5 times now and will see them a 6th time in September during their co headline tour with Ad Infinitum my other favourite band. For Blackbriar I would recommend Arms Of The Ocean or their new one Cicada. For Ad Infinitum I would recommend Marching On Versailles and Seth. Really for me Blackbriar and Ad Infinum are the perfect combo, Blackbriar's second album will also be released in september sadly a day after the concert and since I preordered the album I have no idea when that might arrive.

[@Neonbob]

This its banger. My neighbors to the right Hate this. But my neighbors on the left love epica sancta terra 🤘

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

hahaha cool neighbors!

[@mportal1753]

Jep they are dutch, eva en spme guys from epica played with ayreon live in 013 in tilburg. The concert whas great. The electrick castelle live.

[@MegaDog555]

🐕jus an Epica classic banger

[@frank1963]

Hi MegaDog 👋

[@MegaDog555]

@@frank1963 hey Frank

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Loved it

[@sagebooker]

🥰🤩😜 happy happy happy !! ☺ This composition is so well built and so smart and all the musicians are so good that joy comes even when Simone doesn't sing. Is that not a real farewell gift from the band to the audience at the end of the gig ? Ready to make a band with you, but I can't sing like Simone ^^

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol well, we got autotune lol we can make a youtube band haha

[@sagebooker]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody oh wait... ah ah, autotune will be perfect. Otherwise I play the trumpet. Not very useful in metal ^^ Thanks for this reaction; I love this song from this gig (and the wink to France from the keyboardiste with some notes of our anthem in major key in the middle of a song in minor key^^ but that's a detail)

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

​@@sagebooker Yes, that little bit of La Marseillaise is nice. Most Murricans miss it of course. You think trumpet isn't useful in metal? Someone who also plays one begs to differ: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZfVaKaOl5yqr6M And, he can't sing either.🤣

[@sagebooker]

@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 😆 Thanks for he tip ! well, you can find some trumpet in symphonic metal, but that's not a rule.

[@cancelled_user]

​@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 To me that sounds mostly like a duet between oboe and clarinet, with some bassoon in the background. But there are some trumpet parts too, although not much solo trumpet sound which I expected. Still nice though 🙂 My most favourite trumpet piece must be this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6m3dH6Ebat1mNE And for oboe (2x) probably this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2qpkqKIf6aaf6s

[@metalmiauws]

Loved the expression on your face! Jup, Epica is great. I saw you had your Floorgasm as well (Nightwish), there is more great stuff from Holland. Floor started out with After Forever, another great band! I bet you like Within Temptation and Delain as well, personally I adore Blackbriar as well. And then there is Anneke van Giersbergen (who started out with the Gathering and later solo and duets). So there you have some more Dutch names to try. And if you are at it, try some Italian as well, Lacuna Coil is great as well or Norwegian like Trail of Tears, Sirenia etc. Many lovely bands in this female fronted metal genre! Enjoy!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

Oh I will for sure check out the bands.

[@eslightium]

Hello. Epica is absolutely incredible band and one of my favourite. I'd like to recommend you a few songs I like. Perhaps, you'll like them too. Thank you for this video. Falling In Reverse - "I'm Not A Vampire (Revamped)" Nightwish - The Islander (Live At Tampere) BEAST IN BLACK - Blind And Frozen Within Temptation - Paradise (What About Us?) ft. Tarja Amaranthe - Hunger

[@ytcag2007]

I told you you were gonna lose it. 😂 Glad you enjoyed it. 😊❤️🤘🤘

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I loved it! Freaking insane!

[@BabylonZeus]

Thank you for this reaction, this is a really high level band. I saw the below requests, all are good, but for Epica, choose the right video to increase the effect! If you do these songs, here are the "right" videos to take: The Essence of Silence => OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO Design your Univese => Retrospect Unleashed => Retrospect Kingdom of Heaven (part 1 or 3) => Omega Alive Globally: choose Omega Alive or Retrospect, and there will be no waste :)

[@jovanm7009]

I love Epica and Nightwish but since you are already reacting to them I would suggest a band that's called Battle Beast, my favorite songs are Eden and Beyond the burning skies. It would be cool if you would react to them 😄

[@Doppeldropper]

...Simone's duettos with Floor fron Nightwish are epic too 😊. Like "Sweet Curse", "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" etc. Also the "Rivers" is a great song to show the high notes Simone can sing so well 🤘😊👌

[@rogeranguti2185]

Dat song hit really hard eh

[@Fingolfin3340]

Would recommand my fav song at the moment from epica that is in all conscience at omega alive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZzHkH6fr6aFZpo Yes Epica is really epic haha. Happy you enjoy them. Hope you'll do more and more ^^

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I do have more coming. Im excited to share with ya

[@_zuri_]

I fucking love your reactions dude hahahaha

[@_zuri_]

Ooh ooh for a non-metal request: could you check out Floor's cover of Adagio? 🙏

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol I appreciate your hype!!!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

just for u

[@_zuri_]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@OhyesIdid1]

At the end of every video you ask for suggestions and stress it doesn't have to be metal. So. Have you ever heard of Dimash Kudaibergen? If not, let me give you some fun fact about him: -He has performed songs in 12 different languages. -He began to take piano and vocal lessons at age of 5. -He plays six instruments: piano, keyboards, dombra, drums, guitar, marimba and bayan. -He knows taekwondo. -He is known for his exceptionally wide vocal range (6 octaves and 5 semitones (A1-D8) Are you interested? If you are, let me introduce you to Dimash--SOS kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHbdYqR9iJWHZ7M&ab_channel=NoLimitLTD (and yes, Epica is certainly epic!)

[@spyropoulos_ioannis]

Pal, don't miss their ballads. Not every one has a live version, but trully, they are better than Nightwish, if you can possibly believe that. Greetings from hot (because of temperature) Athens, Greece! Check Epica ft Apokalyptica RIVERS!

[@eckligt]

Told you it was a harder song by Epica! I commend you for asking for suggestions for non-metal music. It's easy to fall into the trap of sticking to one genre -- probably because the requests come from the viewers, and the viewers arrive based on the KZbin algorithm, and the KZbin algorithm makes suggestions based on what you've already reacted to. Thus you also find reaction channels who only specialize in (by way of example) K-pop as well, even though they probably don't have any specific interest in K-pop -- they just see views racking up, and keep doing what seems to work. I have two suggestions, both bluesy, both rock, one of them is metal-adjacent, one of them is not: Metal-adjacent, but really traditional hard-rock, is the band Blues Pills from Sweden (with an American in the band, originally on bass, though he has moved over to guitar after the original guitarist, who was French, quit). Check out their song "Black Smoke", one of several live versions from before 2018 will do nicely! Not metal-adjacent: Joanne Shaw Taylor, British guitar virtuoso and wonderful singer. She lives in the States now. Look for her song "Watch 'em burn", specifically the version recorded live at "Oran-Mor" in Glasgow in Scotland. If such a long song is too much, look for "Diamonds in the dirt" from the same concert.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

dude, I will forsure have to check em out! Thanks so much

[@TheTioaurelio]

Yoy have to do "universal death squad" an then we talk!!!!!

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Dutch Powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, Of course there is Ukranian Jinger. Canadian Unleash The Archer.s and Swedish bands like Sabaton and Arch Enemy. Have you heared of Post Modern Jukbox? Hailey Reinhart will blow your mind.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

I have not heard of Post Modern. I love Unleash the Archers and Arch Enemy by the way!

[@corneliusantonius3108]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Good to hear. The Post Modern Jukebox version of the White Stripes Song Seven Nation Army sung by Hailey Reinhart will have you need a carton of smokes afterwards, even if you are not a smoker.

[@seattanf2348]

If you're gonna name yourself Epica you're gonna be epic or be a joke. Nobody's laughing.

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

best comment!

[@Destinyforce83]

Suggestions Epica Stabat Mater Dolorosa feat. Floor jansen, Poets of the Fall Angel (one of my tear trigger songs) and Battle Beast Master of illusion. P.S. greeting from Finland🇫🇮!!!

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

so...I tried uploading Angel and youtube blocked it...I'm fighting it now

[@Destinyforce83]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody ❤️

[@sonderblazer951]

I want to do a band, but I need de gorgeous red head .. if it’s okey to you ? 😂

[@MetalBackingTracks]

between nightwish epica and ayreon, you got plenty to cover for a few months ( i was also kinda ex elitist ).

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

lol I had no idea this journey would go this way lol

[@wildhoney126]

And Kamelot

[@Meine.Postma]

Alas Epica is not Sancta Terra but more this stuff. Not my cup of tea but I can see you like it 🙂

[@howlandgrowl]

Not my cup of tea either, have tried and tried with Epica, all I hear is Simone's operatic voice (no idea what she's singing) and death growls. The music sounds good but put altogether, definitely not for me. I really cannot understand the comparison with Nightwish, you could walk down the street humming or whistling virtually all of Nightwish songs, how on earth could you do that with Epica? Probably a great band, with a massive following, just not for me

[@cancelled_user]

Epica has lot of stuff which is something between Sancta Terra and Consign to Oblivion, in terms of heaviness. CtO is actually one of the very very few songs where there are more growls than Simone's vocals. In most other songs it's the other way around. Mostly Simone +choir and then some growls here and there, sometimes in only one section of the song. The song with least growls is "Guilty Demeanor", which literally has 2 seconds of growls in it. 😄 And then of course songs with zero growls such as "Unleashed" or "In All Conscience". Also don't forget about numerous wonderful ballads. Epica ballads are on another level, easily competing with best ballads ever written by any band in any genre.

[@howlandgrowl]

@@cancelled_user Thanks Kyle, would love recommendations of the best album with the most ballads from Epica. Will listen to the songs you recommend and see if I can finally crack Epica.It's definitely a band that I would like to like, clearly not all, but who knows, I may at some point start seeing and hearing them differently.

[@cancelled_user]

@@howlandgrowl You're welcome! Hell, of course you can hum Epica songs, and not only ballads! 🙂 Can you please confirm if you can see this post? As soon as you read this. Thanks! Best Epica album? That's a bit tricky question. 😂 They don't have any weak album and every single one contains several great songs. I don't really have a favourite Epica album. I can listen to any of them any day, without the need to skip any song. Originally a Nightwish fan, I couldn't do that even with Nightwish. Epica is indeed a phenomenal band, bud such a complex music can take more than one listen to actually get into it. This is not some primitive pop or hip-hop, as a metalhead you probably understand. You can get used to the "beauty and the beast" concept of vocals used by Epica. And don't forget about the choir, which can be considered a third voice or third character in their songs, with their own melodies and lyrics (often in Latin). Simone's soprano is gorgeous. Even if you don't understand all lyrics, just listen to that wonderful timbre (a.k.a. colour of her voice), feminine, warm, unique, especially on their debut album "The Phantom Agony" (2003). She's a true gem in metal. Btw, she often sings in her chest voice and mixed voice, much more often than pure operatic voice. Don't forget Epica also makes acoustic versions of some of their metal songs and ballads, which is a great thing. I'll give you some ballads in chronological order, OK? Not sure if youtube will show you my post, if it includes links... Starting from 2004 when Simone was just 19: Feint (2003, acoustic 2004) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZWro5ywjJicaLc Run For a Fall + Solitary Ground kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGmWgGOYi6-FpsU Trois Vierges (2005) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y17JdJmPq5pgqZY Safeguard to Paradise (2007) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ_TdaKpprZ3q9k Tides of Time (2009) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ-aZ2iqf9qUpac Twin Flames (2012/2013) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oarFkqmpo6asnpY Canvas of Life, acoustic (2014) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooDakmqEea1rj6s Above mentioned are not all Epica ballads, just some of them. Now, here you can compare two performances of the same song. That's mostly to compare Simone's vocals. The song is "Dreamscape" 2014 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZOcomuvl9x-hLc 2021 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJm8oHyQhKd1nbc

[@cancelled_user]

I'll give you a few more to hum. 🙂 First one is kind of a hybrid song... starts off as a beautiful ballad, then turns into black metal (sort of) for a few moments, then back to ballad. Make sure you turn English subtitles ON in the video: 2007 (Live 2013) - Chasing the Dragon kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqfGkIqOl7udd9k I think you may prefer less heavy Epica, more mainstream-friendly songs (besides ballads) "Storm the Sorrow" both versions: 2012 metal - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_ShamdZdloaMU 2014 acoustic - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHrHeoOBfL14iNk 2007 - Never Enough (Dark version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5q3o6SMgtOVl9k 2014 - The Second Stone kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3XOkn6mpKt9jJY 2014 - Omen-The Ghoulish Malady kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYqsZ5mIpNuCfdk 2017 - Dancing in a Hurricane kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3-3Xnipgt54esk 2021 - Code of Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZojMiniIbKmeoNE 2009 - Unleashed (Live 2023) - make sure you watch this on a full screen and use headphones! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYeafJaMZbuNo9k Not sure if you'd like to try some of Epica longer progressive masterpieces too?

[@Susirajantakaa]

If you want to have a littlebit of fun, have a taste of Steve 'n' Seagulls 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2WkoGCfg7WDi8U

[@MilesDashing]

It's okay if you're a metal elitist on this one.

[@joppepeelen]

Elitist ?? erm jees thats something to name yourself and do a reaction on epica.. that is on the top of the game with nightwish.... whos the Elitist ? dude doing reaction to Elitist band ?

[@TheWolffAndTheMelody]

No, I used to call myself an elitist because I had a very closed personality to music. I only listened to a few select bands and would open my mind to other stuff.

[@joppepeelen]

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody i would change that name :) people might think your an ass :) no offence ! been elitist in metal is a funny thing though :) since its not considered an elitist thing :) that might be the joke though. no clue ! anyhow nice vid