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Your perspective is so on point and will never diminish in truth. I so love Roy's class and humility, carefully balanced against the sheer power of his God-given talent as a singer!

Happy Christmas to you and yours Laura! I've enjoyed your content.

Anette and Marco are awesome here....no changes needed for the vocalists for sure. Tuomas layers just brilliant music elements here again like you found and mentioned here. Child choir is a treat too.

The first time was tricky to really digest everything, but once I threaded the writing of this song, it begun to hit. This is nice. It's really nice.

I suggest you to listen to Angra - Stand Away it's a pretty beautiful song !

Yes Roy Khan ! Maybe you know Andre Matos from the band Angra if you love God's voices 😙

Thank you SO much for this absolutely amazing reaction video, Laura!! I'm momentarily speechless actually -- this is the first reaction video, to my knowledge, for one of my songs, and I love that you went so in-depth with this; I'm also especially honoured to know you liked the song so much... :) This is simply awesome to see -- thank you, from the bottom of my heart! :-)

Imho... the best song from WT!

Time for Tommy Johansson !.😁

This is the last song from their last album, im so excited on whats coming next with this legendary project!

Oh and also "In All Conscience" if you want another theatrical epic sound with a massive choir. The version you want is Epic Metal Fest Aftermovie.

Hi Laura! You haven't reacted to "Unleashed" yet?? There are at least 2 amazing live versions!

Muchas Gracias, es una de las bandas que más me gusta.

Thanks again Laura for doing these reactions, great job as always. They key word from your analysis is ‘theatrical’, it perfectly sums up their commitment to putting on a show. If you did fancy doing another after movie then I recently discovered this one, The Second Stone… th-cam.com/video/uDkaKpoFJV4/w-d-xo.html It focuses more on the performers, specifically you see a lot of up close guitar work as Isaac has a GoPro attached to the end of his guitar. Also, a couple of acoustic performances to check out. They did a 3 track acoustic set at Pink Pop in 2014 which is great… th-cam.com/video/DI7F1MkX-zg/w-d-xo.html Then there is also a great performance at the Orchard with Isaac on acoustic guitar and Simone singing. Very casual set, both sitting on steps and Simone is not singing directly into a mic so you get a feel for the power of her voice, albeit it is a quieter song. The song is Canvas of Life, well worth watching… th-cam.com/video/PzQ3jS3l2_w/w-d-xo.html Thanks again for the reactions and keep up the good work.

Epica have great acoustic videos, official clips where you can see them at work from the other side, not on stage, but in the studio, where they also have a great time after recording the next album, they just take a bunch of different instruments and compose acoustic covers to their own heavy songs. For example, there are two such videos from the recording of the last album: Epica - Abyss o’time (official acoustic video) th-cam.com/video/tpy-KdtLsZY/w-d-xo.html Epica - Omegacoustic (official acoustic video) th-cam.com/video/tVERKQeQSRY/w-d-xo.html I think you will also like these songs and videos very much. this is a charge of good music and good mood 😁

there is another “unofficial” high-quality aftermovie for a song with an oriental motif “code of life”

in fact, this particular aftermovie is not official, but made by fans and assembled from frames from official aftermovies 😁 here you can see frames from aftermovies that you have already analyzed on your channel 😁 but anyway, the work of fans is also very important and the song is interesting 👍

Adorei seu react, segue uma informações e sugestões de músicas. O criador/fundador do Avantasia é Tobias Sammet (o 1° cantor a aparecer na música), ele tem uma outra banda que se chama Edguy. Avantasia é um projeto criado pelo Tobias que reúne muitos outros cantores, nessa música aparecem: Michael Kiske (integrante da banda Halloween, a voz de legenda azul claro) e Jørn Lande (ex integrante da banda Masterplan, a 1° voz nas legendas verdes). Geralmente os álbuns do Avantasia contém uma história por trás ou uma grande reflexão. Recomendo fortemente ouvir os álbuns: The Metal Ópera I e The Metal Ópera II (ouça na sequência se possível), contam uma história muito boa. Destaque pra música de início do Ópera II: The Seven Angels, que acredito que você adorará.

In science we have world conferences, the rich have the WEF, movies the Oscars and metal has the Tilburg conventions, next meeting will be 15-17 september.

Damian Wilson has a beautiful voice. I never get sick of hearing him, he is a accomplished performer, and really great guy

This is actually another Star One song like Intergalactic Space Crusaders with lyrics inspired by the TV show Stargate. From the Space Metal album in 2002. Love Joost's Hammond organ. The second male singer, Jaycee, is lead singer on Arjen's latest project, Supersonic Revolution. It's a super fun project for Arjen and the band creating music in the style of 70's rock that Arjen loves like Sweet and Deep Purple. The Glamattack is pretty cool.

BTW, Anneke opened for Floor on the recent leg of her solo tour. They seem to be good friends.

So glad you didn't know anything about this clip. I love this so much. Imagine having an amazing duet from the Jansen sisters (that chorus is so damn cool), and it's not even close to the highlight of the performance. And Floor's reaction at the end -- does anyone have more fun than her, performing?

on stage: Instrumentalists Universe concert • Ed Warby (Star One) - drums • Johan van Stratum (Blind Guardian, VUUR, ex-Stream of Passion) - bass, • Peter Vink (Knight Area, Q65) - bass • Marcel Coenen (Lemur Voice, Sun Caged) - lead guitar • Ferry Duijsens (Dear Mother, VUUR) - guitar • Sir - Joost van den Broek (Star One, Supersonic Revolution, ex-After Forever) - keyboards • Ben Mathot - violin • Jeroen Goossens (Flairck, Pater Moeskroen) - flutes, woodwinds • Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky) - cello • Rob Snijders - percussion • Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitar Vocalists • Floor Jansen (Star one, Nightwish, ex-After Forever, ex-ReVamp) • Damian Wilson (Arena, Headspace, ex-Threshold) • Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) • Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder) • Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm, VUUR, ex-The Gathering) • Marko Hietala (ex-Nightwish, ex-Tarot) • Jonas Renkse (Katatonia, Bloodbath, ex-October Tide) • Mike Mills (Toehider) • Robert Soeterboek (ex-Erik Norlander) • John Jaycee Cuijpers (Star One, , Supersonic Revolution, Praying Mantis) • Edward Reekers (ex-Kayak) • Jay van Feggelen (ex-Bodine) • Maggy Luyten (ex -Nightmare) • Irene Jansen (Star One) • Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories) • Marcela Bovio (Star One, MaYaN, VUUR, ex-Stream of Passion)

Marko also sings on 'Magnetism' (Theory of Everything). How could I forget :D Here are links: River of Time - th-cam.com/video/j7zxZdfQpuM/w-d-xo.html Magnetism - th-cam.com/video/DpJSFgz7vOY/w-d-xo.html Age of Shadows - th-cam.com/video/97wouxo2AfE/w-d-xo.html Collision - th-cam.com/video/K6PjccnQj1E/w-d-xo.html

Doesn't matter whos on that stage, the powerful voices, Damian, Tommy, Floor, yet one voice little Marcela Bovio, her voice recognisable above all. How can a stage hold so much talent, i suppose the lack of ego's makes it lighter.

Marko was one of the singers on 'Theory of Everything' album. If I'm correct he performed on 3 songs during this show, two of them being from '01011001' album. 'Collision' (Theory of Everything) 'River of Time' (01011001) 'Age of Shadows' (01011001)

Tuomas said in an interview that it took several takes when they were recording this because of the tears..❤

I really enjoy how you go outside the box with the Epica selections. I like how you listen straight through the first time and listen a second time with the review

Coen Janssen, the keyboard player is largely responsible for the orchestral and choral arrangementd for Epica. He does such a great job, especially with the choirs.

Thanks for doing this reaction, glad you enjoyed it. Whoever does their video editing is a genius (I may have said that before!) One of things I love about Epica is how they seem to be a family. You can tell they all get along and that really comes across in these videos

I never get tired of your epica reactions. I appreciate the constant and varied epica songs you do. As an epica fan when there are week long droughts of epica reactions I can always come back and watch your reactions 👌

Hi Laura, here is a song from EPICA in the same style as their aftermovies, the video was created by LuBazán, on her youtube channel. Lu is an EPICA fan from Argentina, she makes incredible music videos, EPICA should hire her, she is very talented: EPICA - Sense Without Sanity - The Impervious Code

in fact, this instrumental part at the very beginning is an excerpt from another track, this track is purely instrumental inside and out, that is, without vocals. And it is like an interlude to Chemical insomnia, that is, on the album these two tracks go one after the other and go together perfectly, this track is called “the fifth guardian”, I also advise you to listen to it separately, it is very very beautiful and really sounds like soundtrack to a movie. Moreover, oriental stringed instruments are clearly heard in the beginning. As for the video itself, I really love it for the positive atmosphere and banter over the bassist, where they put all his middle fingers together on camera 😆 I think it was a surprise for him in this video 😆

This is NW which made me fan of the band (and Tarja🙂) Thank you for this rare reaction!😊👍‍‍ Greetings from Finland (by NW fan since 1998)

Loving this!❤

I am glad you did this song. You don't see Tuomas coming behind his keyboard and headbanging no more. Beside that, this is a great song, but very underrated imo. Troy wasn't in the band at that time to my knowledge

This is a key song in the story of the Alphans from planet Alpha becoming the Forever on planet Y. The fluid Liquid Eternity prevents the Forever the decay of old age in their bodies.

There are few keyboard players like Joost van den Broek. If you notice the complex rhythms that are being cut like a fast ship in the waves, then you hear the influence of Joost. But he can also play very soft and sensitive. He accompanied Floor Jansen on her Heart cover of Alone.

Peter Vink is a dutch basist who played in a band called Q65. They had some hit singles in the sixties. When this show was performed Peter was or was nearly 70 years old.

If you haven't yet, I recommed you watch: NIGHTWISH - SLAYING the DREAMER Live Montreal 2004 The whole band, except for Jukka for obvious reasons, are headbanging like never before or ever since. Especially Tuomas, it looks unhealthy, dangerous. There are two videos: On Metallwish channel (A I remastered by a fan) ,and on Tarja&NightwishHD channel, in this one the camera zooms on Tuomas while he is headbanging. Starting around 2.50 mark or so. At first I thought the two videos were from the same concert, but no, they had two gigs, consecutive nights. Tarja wore black and red and then red and black. Jukka's head scarf was black one night and red the other night.

Yay, Nightwish from Tampere 2000. It's a good concert and worth watching. Beauty and the Beast, Dead to the World (a staple at the time but disappeared now), Wild Child (ditto) and Over the Hills are all in that concert. I'm not keen on Slaying The Dreamer in that concert but you do get Tarja versions of She is My Sin and Sleeping Sun. Thanks as ever for getting to some of the lesser-played songs. Troy didn't play as a session musician with them until 22 Oct 2005 IIRC. This was a real flute, not a whistle (flute is a transverse instrument blown across the hole, while whistles are straight and blown into the mouthpiece) and the flautist was Esa Lehtinen. Bass here was Sami Vanska. He was known by Tuomas, Emppu and Jukka and when Nightwish was formed Tuomas naturally asked Sami to join as bass Tuomas had joined in before in Sami's band at the time, Nattvindens Grat so knew his style. Sami also eventually became the unwitting cause of the near break-up of the band and Tuomas fired him in the end, resulting in the arrival of the great Marco Hietala, whom all the band knew of and regarded as one of the legends of Finnish metal at the time

Great reaction! Young Nightwish with crazy out of control energy!

When marco comes it at the end, I am hit with a sledgehammer of emotions. Beautiful arrangement

Great reaction! This is actually a Star One song. Arjen frequently mixes in songs from his other projects during the Ayreon live shows. Star One songs are inspired by sci-fi tv shows and movies. This song is inspired by1970's British TV show Blake's Seven. Love that Hammond organ and that 70's sound is so appropriate here. Male singer is Damian Wilson. Here he is in in a 2003 Star One concert singing an Ayreon song, Into the Black Hole, with a young Floor and Irene singing back up. th-cam.com/video/oriR8CpI-Io/w-d-xo.html. Female singer is Maggie Luytens.