EPICA - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN PT 3. This needs to be studied in Conservatories!!! 

They don't have Oscars because their music is not packaged to sell for mainstream audiences. It's art.

I think there are not too many people who really appreciate Epica, but for those of us who do, their music is a gift and many other types of music pale in comparison. I totally understand you, when you listened to Epica and hear some radio music afterwards, it just feels so primitive.

This song is a fucking masterpiece in the music history

Finally you did a reaction to this absolute masterpiece like only EPICA can make!! This show "Omega Alive" is from such a high level, they have set the bar for future streaming events! For me EPICA is by far the best symphonic metal band just because of the fact this band is EPIC! Without any doubt EPICA is one of my two absolute favourite bands! EPICA forever and ever!!! 🤘🏻

If bands like Nightwish and Epica were able to win Oscars, today's corporate based US music would not have a chance

Hi Anastasia, when you said 'how do you write something like this?' it made me smile because I know you will be saying that a LOT in the future :) just when you think you understand what they are about, they will surprise you again and again. Best band in the world right now IMHO

Epica - once upon a nightmare from this same concert is chills all over all the time! piano play, guitar solos, and simone....so many chills...unfortunately it has not been released yet as a song but i will feature on their upcoming dvd of the set. keep that one in mind please...:) there are a few captures of it on youtube. but not official.

The only band I know of that does "MORE IS MORE!" and it's exactly the right amount of EVERYTHING!

Epica has been my favorite band since I heard the album design your universe (which is where koh part 1 is on. Part 2 is on the quantum enigma.) Every single album has gotten better and better and their music has helped me tremendously throughout my life when I've been down or in a situation I never thought I'd get out of. They have saved my life many times. I'm from the US and got to see them in a small club and meet them outside and they are just as nice in person as they portray in their music.

I agree it’s so nice to hear Simone in a place that’s easier for me to hear what she’s singing. Don’t come for me I love the angelic Simone too, but this was so good.

Epica !!! I Love my copy of this Omega Alive concert ❤‍🔥. Nuff Said !!!

This is a beast of a song, but it does not feel like 13 minutes. It keeps one´s eyes, ears and a brain fully occupied. It might be of interest to you that Coen, the keyboardist, collaborated with Saki from Nemophila in the past. He is also responsible for orchestral arrangements and choral arrangements and that can be pretty time-consuming. :-)

Epica's music is just mindblowing when you really hear their stuff you realize the amazing and talented musicians they are. One of the best bands out there and my favorite one without doubt. Love your reaction the first time that I hear and watch the video I was mesmerized. You should check their Design your Universe live at retrospect or Unleashed for the same concert. 😉🤘🏻🖤

Yes !!! Simone being a great singer and wonderful human being is also a L’Oréal make model

Oh yes I think this might be the best reaction to this mindblowing song I have seen, it is extremely underreacted to IMO. It should be all over youtube!

Simone's husband Oliver Palotai - keyboardist from Kamelot and he plays piano solos, like on live show "One Cold Winter's Night"

There already were a couple of great suggestions with piano in their songs like Tides of Time and Once Upon A Nightmare, but I also want to add to this list another song which is often overlooked I would say. Epica - The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality (+ lyrics) This is another one of their long epics and has a prevalent piano role in a lot of parts. And besides that, it's also an amazingly written song, as usual.

You need the uBlock Origin extension for your internet browser, just google it and install, get's rid of all ads. And yes, this song is a frikking masterpiece in the true sense of the word!

Billy Powell of Lynard Skynard did the BEST piano solos. As you said very few out there that get their own solo in a song. I was always in complete awe after he’d play. Amazing piano player.

Chasing the dragon Canvas of life Veniality Once upon a nightmare Tides of time In all conscience Skeleton key Rivers Design you universe Plus any of the 3 kingdom of heaven...basically anything Epica is truly amazing stop missing out their entire songs are pieces of art

Epica is love of my life

Ok you getting a sub for your remark on most music being primitive. I totally feel you , lots of meaningless noise out there today.

Great reaction to an incredible band 🤘🏻 Being familiar with all their stuff, they still keep me amazed by their talent and epicness, which is just keep growing for almost 20 years. It’s like too much to be from this world, especially when you realize they have about 10 masterpieces in this scale, ballads that will make you cry, countless top-notch badass songs, great covers, orchestral and acoustic versions, insightful lyrics and great stage presence.. enough talent for 20 bands combined. And.. they’re so down-to-earth and generous to their fans. Feeling blessed for discovering them.

you would like epica - architect of life and wheel of destiny. has this same lower mid voice. super underrated

I recommend Ne Obliviscaris-and plague flowers the kaleidoscope live in Denver. Their music is on the curriculum at the Sydney conservatory of music for composition.

When I lisen to Epica I want to go and write a movie for all of their songs

Dear Anastasia.. another band with great "piano" keyboard solo is Dream Theater - Shattered Fortress live

And the insane fucking thing is that the band play this song fucking live.... live man !!! Lol crazy musiciannnnnn

Who knows in Europe epica and nightwish have probably won dozens of what we call Oscars the American music industry is more interested in $ than artistic expression in Europe they encourage their children to learn more about the arts meanwhile here they cut out the arts in our education SO SAD 😥😥😥😭😭💔💔

They are avatars, totally outstanding... From another reality

Someone has said that Simone is terrifyingly beautiful. I concur.

Whenever i here the words RnB today i wonder when it became from stuff like B.B. King and Muddy Waters to the bland pop it stands for these days. Talking bout piano in metal, what about "A Frozen Serenade" from Lovebites next ? 😀🤘🏼There you also have snow, so thats more like water 😄

This song and video is just incredible, as you say just perfection KoH Part 1 is another song, was on this live stream too but the video is not available for free unfortunately. That's another amazing song from them, you can watch the official lyric video instead. Also there's Part 2 of course, but I don't think there's an official video for that one. My least favorite of the trilogy but still a great song. Coen the keyboardist doesn't do as many solos but he is essential for the overall sound. The songs you can hear him most upfront are probably ballads for piano parts. Try Delirium live at Retrospect for example. PD: For RU-vid I have premium which is like 2 dollars and I don't get bothered by the annoying ads lol

best reaction to this epica song so far! and yes this song is masterpiece the way this is put together, i see you haven't done much of their 10th anniversary show this is highly recommended because this concert is amazing give this one a try if you like, EPICA - Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE) Epica - Chasing The Dragon LIVE Retrospect Epica - Design Your Universe (Retrospect) greatings from the netherlands

EPICA - Once Upon a Nightmare big piano intro

Lovely reaction. This song is one of my favorites by Epica but there is so much good music. IF you want to see him use the wireless keyboard you can checkout Abyss of Time official music video. One of my favorites from the Omega album. Concur with those recommending anything from the retrospect concert, particularly Design your Universe and Chasing the Dragon. Last I have to emphatically agree with Christmas Truce from Sabaton. Piano plays a huge part in the whole song. It is an amazing work of art both musically and visually. Make sure to listen all the way through to the end of the credits for the full emotional impact of the song.

Me having watched this show a thousand times, watching her talk about Coen Janssen piano skills very early on in the song... Ohhh just you wait

Oh Coen is just amazing he is so good he needs solo same as Toumas from Nightwish so good both pianists are just amazing

I absolutely adore this sound and this video, and watching you react was the most fun way to do it. Very good. I loved it.

Simone said in an interview that in the song "Serenade of Self-Destruction" she shows all her vocal abilities. That was in 2012 though. But still worth listening :) At one point she sings in really low register.

And Simone's lower register "Epica - If Inside These Walls Was a House"

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Hi Anastasia, There are a lot of things I can say on your reaction as you brought up so many questions. First of all, the Kingdom of Heaven trilogy. Parts 1 & 3 are for many Epicans the 2 most elaborate and epic songs. Pt1 consists of 5 sections, and pt3 which you just reacted to is 6 sections. KOH pt2 is also a great song, but it has a simpler structure and not the diversity of the other 2. Unfortunately, there is no high quality public live version of KOH pt1. People either pic the official lyric video (my personal public favorite), or a fan made video consisting of smartphone live footage mixed with the sound of the studio album. The best version is of course the live version from Omega Alive, but that version is not public. Now if you look for great piano parts in Epica songs, the IMHO best is unfortunately once again not public. It’s the performance of “Once Upon a Nightmare” from Omega Alive. This version is quite different from the normal version of this song (from the album or from other concerts), and it features Coen playing a grand piano. Now for public display of Coen prominently playing I suggest you take a look at “Serenade of Self Destruction” from the Retrospect show, or “Dancing in a Hurricane” live at the Zenith. In the later, you have no solo, but Coen gets a prominent place in front of the stage most of the song. All in al, for Epica, get “Omega Alive”. It’s worth it! Next topic, Simone’s voice. If you want to see quite a different side of Simone singing, I suggest you take a look at her in Ayreon - This Human Equation from Transitus. There is a video of this song, and Simone’s performance is NICE! (When you see it, you will understand).

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Great reaction Anastasia You should react to kingdom of heaven pt 1 (Official lyric video) It"s an amazing song

There's also a short piano solo in "Dedicate Your Heart" although that's a cover, not originally written by Epica, but their version is really amazing :)

You mentioned wanting to hear more piano a lot, you should give Warmness on the soul by Avenged Sevenfold a listen! It sounds unexpected but it's some of the most beautiful piano I ever heard.

I like to call this the song of 1000 transitions.. there is a lot of those in this one..

Hi Luna, you should check KAMELOT - Elizabeth (I, II & III) from One Cold Winter´s Night" live show. There is a piano solo performed by Simone's husband Oliver Palotai. Ayreon - Amazing Flight (Electric Castle Live And Other Tales) is another masterpiece and Joost's keyboard setup is sick. Thank me later... :D

This song is all about Epica... hard to do better for Epica... its an orgasmic song... will see the next album if they will do better !

Piano solos, hmmm? that's a difficult one, I'm not sure there are any other piano solos in Epica's music? not to this extent, there are a number of piano lead songs, this is one of Epica's beautiful ballads, lots of piano :) on YT channel: Elimeleh69 Epica - Tides Of Time (lyrics)

Apart from the Piano solo of Nightwish - The Greatest Show on Earth and Dream Theater - Space-Dye Vest the others I can think of come from older progressive rock bands like Yes - Awaken or South Side of the Sky, Genesis - Firth of Fifth and Rick Wakeman - Catherine Howard or Catherine of Aragon.

Anastasia, if you love Simone's lower register so much, react to their song "Guilty Demeanor". No one reacts to it but it's a beautiful song too (and it's less than 4 minutes). Switching between head voice and chest voice? Yes, vocal coach Mary Zimmer called Simone "master of mixing" because of how she mixes the two voices seamlessly :) Btw, speaking about warm voice... You should definitely hear Simone on their 1st album! She used to sing differently. Some people say it was an immature voice and whatnot, but I will forever be in love with it. And I'm not alone. She simply sounded special, unlike any other singer I've heard. Please, react to some song from that album! Maybe some acoustic song, so you can better focus on Simone's voice if there's no loud metal music. You can try "Epica - Feint (acoustic)" from a live studio session (2004). Simone was just a 19 year old girl. Just make sure you find a HD/4K video! Not the old 240p video with poor sound!

in the song Blank Infinity she has a similar timbre

Sounds like you need some Spellbound (Lovebites) and Universal Death Squad by Epica! Also: can't remember which part it's in, but there's a nice little piano interlude in one of the Elizabeths (Kamelot). It's in three parts, and since they're all together on youtube anyway, just react to the whole thing (13 minutes) and you won't be disappointed :)

well if u wanna hear some stuff where the piano is its own thingy maybe try Flashgod Apocalypse?

Love this song. I'm guessing they are in the same level as Bach/beethoven/mozart and so on. If you like classical piano I would sugest you sheck out kassias RU-vid channel. She does a lot of piano tutorials showing her hands and (syntesia) key drops on how she plays. A wonderful pianist with quite a few additions on my classical Playlist. She is my inspiration for learning piano on older age 😁.

it's not a piano but a hammond organ, but I'd go watch deep purple performing live on tv child in time.

If you don't mind a song in Spanish, "La cantata del Diablo" by Mago de Oz has amazing piano parts

Hi Anastasia, piano and guitar solo, this is the one you need to see, this is also from Omega Alive, search YT for this one Epica Once upon a Nightmare - Sottotitoli Italiano

if you like piano and good singing listen to Marcella Bovio performing an Epica song, with Epica keyboard player

with nightwish - the siren you get a thoumas metal solo 😊

Can you react to unchain untopia omega alive

For a piano+angelic voice combo: Benjamin Clementine, Adios, live at Burberry show. It's not metal, to be clear, but there's something otherworldly about him.

lovely song and reaction, keep diving into the well of epica! there's so much fun to be had! (maybe avoid calling forms of music developed by and rooted in black cultures "primitive")

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You should watch 1,2,and 3 right after each other.. ❣️

God, you're divine.

Oscars are fake, let the hip hop people keep them 😎😉

If you’d like more with piano, I recommend Dancing in a Hurricane, they are basically a duo there. Also very-very recommend this version of Kingdom of Heaven pt. 1 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PF56D9mrlck.html. You’ll love it

For Piano Swan Song Lovebites.

HIROMI is a contempo Pianist on epic levels

another great performance from Omega Alive EPICA - In All Conscience (Omega Alive) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9EqqQB5iYTc.html

Your sentiments when it comes to radio is the same as mine... I just want to roll my eyes at all that uninspiring, cookie-cutter, boring music. Unfortunately, being creative geniuses can only be understood and appreciated by people like us whose minds have not been brainwashed by the crap commercial media insists on shoving down our throats.

Hey Anastasia, not sure if you still prefer comments and suggestions on your instagram. Anyways, here are mine:

"... silly stupid fucking music..." You have the right of it Anastasia. Modern "pop" music is for the most part a toxic dumpster fire. Garbage. It's what I call artificial talent. Nothing is real. Any speck of talent has been autotuned into artificiality. Yet, there is so much in the way of brilliant, even transcendental music out there. It ranges from the classics to the genius of Tuomas Holopainen, Marc Jansen and Floor Jansen. Tuomas' compositions always reach into your soul. Floor sings your soul right out of your body. EPICA asks the big questions and Simone, like Floor literally becomes what she sings. Who else does this ? No one. Lest we underestimate Simone, she writes a lot of their compositions. Listen to Code of Life to have your mind blown. How lucky are we to live in the same worldline as Floor, the Valkyrie Queen, and Simone, the Archangel of transcendental music. They are all like gods... with instruments.

Hey you try out LOVEBITES SONG PAINKILLER

If you want more keyboard magic you should go right back to the ‘Lord of the keys’, Jon Lord of Deep Purple was really the pioneer of electric organ as a lead instrument and there is no better place to start than Child in Time, live in 1970… ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OorZcOzNcgE.html

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I stumbled across your channel for the second time for your reaction to Disturbed, previously for your reaction to Angelina Jordan. You really should do another reaction to her. You said in that video that you like songs with screams and growls, you should react to her cover of "I Put a Spell on You" where she channels the original singer Screamin Jay Hawkins. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html It's not rock but rather jazz which is her natural genre but I think you will appreciate it anyway. She is only nine and this is in my opinion the besting singing performance by a preteen ever. BTW. the Epica video is an awesome very grand performance. I must admit I am not familiar with modern rock/metal music as it has been my general opinion that the genre declined from a few decades ago. Perhaps there is more decent modern music than I have been presuming.

да, репчик и танцевальная музыка всяческая жуткий примитив