"Retrospect" in 2013 was the 10th anniversary of Epica, hence the live orchestra + live choir, it was really a special concert. The concert lasted for 3 hours and Simone was 3 months pregnant at the time. She pulled off the performance beautifully though. I hope you're going to react to much more from this concert. It's incredible!
For Sarah to research the lyrics and music. It is a very old duet with only the orchestra backing them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabat_Mater Beautifully sung in Latin by Simone and Floor to a quiet appreciative metal audience.
The gentleman giving Floor the shout-out at the end is Mark Jansen (no relation, it's a common Dutch surname) who was Floor's bandmate in her first band After Forever. He went on to start the band that would become Epica (name taken from a Kamelot album) together with Simone, his then-girlfriend. They're no longer together romantically, and Simone is now married to Oliver Palotai, the keyboardist of... Kamelot! Simone has done some guest work with Kamelot, most notably The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) from the album The Black Halo. Music video: th-cam.com/video/vKIjIpKExX0/w-d-xo.html and live from Norway 2006: th-cam.com/video/RsMXxxDMFYY/w-d-xo.html I highly recommend checking it out!
And Simone was 3 months pregnant 🤯 Damn when my mom was pregnant with me she stayed home, Simones baby gets to go to a full on metal concert before being born. Life can be so unfair 🤣🤣🤘🇬🇧
Floors baby was 6 Month, when she sing at Raskata joulia(tue Metall Christmas Show in Finland). We have new Metal Singer 🤣😇hihi. (Holy Night in finnish).Awesome
@@sam_broesel seen them often, was fun during the first days of Delain, with amplifiers blowing up because of zero budget, and her with this amazed look on her face that people were cheering:) man, she is SO good. All them really:)
Simone is also Dutch. A high percentage of symphonic metal lead singers are from The Netherlands. I'm guessing about 80% are Dutch. I don't know what The Netherlands are doing but they are doing it right to turn out so many great sopranos.
from the Netherlands thanks for the video Sahara en Tom . despite the fact that there are a number of world famous and famous symphonic metal bands from the Netherlands, it is NEVER played on the radio here. for the broadcasts of Best singers 2019 hardly anyone knew Floor Jansen while she is the best-selling artist in the Netherlands! . before she became known here, they already sold more than 9 million CDs worldwide. I think it's to crazy for words and outrageous towards our artists!
Agreed! I feel Metal in general has always been given the cold shoulder here. It's just not played anywhere, and even when it was in the Nu-Metal era it was basically played but also mocked by many DJ's, it still is treated like something alien today. It's frustrating, cause we have a lot of very talented artists basically not get the recognition they deserve, unless they appear on the radar in another way, such as Floor with Beste Zangers.
At the end of the year one of the main radio stations in the Netherlands airs the Top 2000 of (supposedly) best songs ever, according to the Dutch people (or at least the listeners to that radio station). You would expect some representation of these awesome bands you are reacting to now in that list, but no. No Epica and only two songs by Nightwish made the list (Ghost Love Score, probably with a lot of help by the Dutch Chapter of the Army, and: Elan, you know, the song that you liked but not loved, probably because it is short and mainstream enough for radio). Dutch radio is much like American radio, I suppose.
I don't think Nighwish with Floor is the best selling artist in the Netherlands, there are many acts local an abroad who sell much more than Nightwish in the Netherlands, but Floor is one the best selling dutch artist worldwide.
Floor is well over 6ft in those boots! She is over 30cm (1 foot) taller than Emppu! Simone is taller than Emppu, LOL! From the same show "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" - all those metal heads spellbound by a 13/14th Century hymn! P.S. Mute Prophet is from St Louis! Symphonic metal!
2 girls friends are AMAZING 💕 Thanks You so much 😍🎼🎵 Love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🌷 🇳🇱 🙋🏼😘 Bye the way our water in the Netherlands🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 is soooo good💦🌊🚿🚰😍 That's why the people are tall🤭 🥰
i love this song! The Netherlands is just known for their amazing bands in this genre. You should check out Within Temptation feat. Anneke Van Giersbergen - Somewhere (Live) HD also 2 dutch singers in this genre!!
After listening to this song, Stabat Mater Dolorosa from them has to be followed, otherwise your view is not complete. Dutch Ginger Metal Queen Simone Simons and 6ft Valkyrie Goddess of Metal Floor Jansen are part of the best female singers in the world at the moment and then together. Awaiting your next video soon with these ladies is highly requested.
"Sancta Terra is about a suicide commander who believes he will go to heaven after he's dead, but he ends up in hell." - Simone Simoms Lead singer and lyricist. Here are the lyrics. -------------------------------- A place which I have searched a thousand times To finally free myself Forever wasn't ever long enough I will refrain I feel a passion washing over me To shed the skin I'm in This evolution will empower me Now truth begins And you will not find me I am safe in here I'm where I want to be It's a place where a wish will be granted Come, you'll see I'm right It's a force that will live on within you Dark as day is light It's a place where your dreams will be slanted And will always be It's a force that was sent out to win you Just you wait and see Take one step closer to the borderline Where night and day unite This mortal coil I've gone and left behind On holy soil And you will not find me I am safe in here I'm where I want to be It's a place where a wish will be granted Come, you'll see I'm right It's a force that will live on within you Dark as day is light It's a place where your dreams will be slanted And will always be It's a force that was sent out to win you Just you wait and see You will not find me I am safe in here I am where I want to be So leave me now in peace And you will not find me I am safe in here I'm where I want to be It's a place where a wish will be granted Come, you'll see I'm right It's a force that will live on within you Dark as day is light It's a place where your dreams will be slanted And will always be It's a force that was sent out to win you Just you wait and see
For the piano player Epica-rivers Epica-the Skeleton key Ayreon-the Day that the world breaks down Or different: Epica-design your universe-retrospect show, listen until the end If you want 20minutes Nightwish-the greatest show on earth-live at Tampere
There’s a second duet called Stabat Mater dolorosa. Both singers performed on several Ayreon albums and in one of the live concerts. Ayreon Universe live, with Floor and Marko, Anneke van Giersbergen, Hansi Kürsch, Tommy Karevik The electric castle live and other tales, with Simone and Mark Janssen, Anneke van Giersbergen, Fish.
Another great reaction to an amazing performance. I would like to suggest you react to Ayreon-The day that the World Breaks Down. It's an experience I think you would both enjoy immensely.
Simone and Floor did one more duet in this Retrospect concert "Stabat mater Dolorosa" with orchestra and without the Epica metal band. The metal crowd was completely quiet.
Epica now with Stabat Mater Dolorossa with FLoor Jansen , that will be the way , also this concert :D You won't be more surprised :D EpicaA place which I have searched a thousand timesTo finally free myselfForever wasn't ever long enoughI will refrainI feel a passion washing over meTo shed the skin I'm inThis evolution will empower meNow truth beginsAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to beIt's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force that was sent out to win youJust you wait and seeTake one step closer to the borderlineWhere night and day uniteThis mortal coil I've gone and left behindOn holy soilAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to beIt's a place where a wish will be… You will not find meI am safe in hereI am where I want to beSo leave me now in peaceAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to be!It's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force that was sent out to win youJust you wait and seeIt's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force was sent out to win youJust you wait and see
My favorite band from my country:) symphonic metal bands are really a bit of a family here:) Floor used to coach Simone for example. Which you can hear:-)))
That's a myth about Floor coaching Simone. Neither woman has ever stated this, even though they have spoken to interviewers extensively about their musical training. Also, they were never roommates. Floor does credit Simone with helping her develop her onscreen look, though. I think people like to create this narrative of "Floor helping out her little friend Simone," when the truth is that the power dynamic goes the other way. Epica achieved a level of success far beyond either of Floor's bands, After Forever and ReVamp. In fact, about 6 months before this concert, Floor had to take a job in a lingerie store to pay the bills, and was considering giving up on music altogether. It was only with Nightwish, who were already one of the most successful European bands BEFORE they hired Floor, that she achieved big time success. Floor had been a working musician for 14 years at that point. Meanwhile, Epica was headlining their first world tour in 2007, only 5 years after Simone started singing with them at the age of 17. If you want to know more about these women, I recommend the documentary "Soaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metal." They interview Floor, Simone, Anneke van Wiesenberg, Alyssa White-Gluz, and a bunch of other female metal singers. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but it’s on a bunch of other streaming services as well.
Epica is more growling. It is the Beauty & the Beast idea a lot of Symphonic Metal Bands are following. Only Nightwish is always doing Nightwish things ;D. For Epica take a look at "Design your Universe" live (Retrospect) - same tour. For me it is the most epic song of them! And if you like, take a look at Within Temptation! Check out "Mother Earth" (take: Within Temptation and Metropole Orchestra - Mother Earth / Black Symphony HD 1080p). Sharon is the 3rd fantastic female vocalist in Symphonic Metal. Then you have all of them - Floor, Simone and Sharon ;D - and don't forget Marko with "High Hopes" or "The Islander" or "Kiss while your lips are still red". Markogasms... 4 sure!!!!
Yes, Epica and Nightwish, Within Temptation are really on another level. Floor and Simone are friends already for a long time. My son met them in person. He told me they are all very nice to talk too.
A tidbit of fun info for you americans: Floor likes the band "Pantera" from Texas 🐱👤🎶👍 And I saw in a documentary the rest of Nightwish listens/listened to them too. On this song: I think it is one of the string of songs of "The Divine Conspiracy" 👀👀👀
Santa Terra is the 2. Song with Floor on the Retrospect Show the 1. Song with Floor Jansen is Sabat Mata Dolorosa also a lkddel bit Opera on the Metall Show
This song is actually about a suicide bombers thoughts.. well its proberly one of the hardest song to get the meaning from without knowing it, but thats the topic here, even the song sound quite joyful, but that made me realize that the topic of song and the mood of the song, actually also got a meaning.. you figure that one out yourself ok..lol
Ayeron Universe next. Centered around a producer/guitarist the project has great vocalists collarborating on prog-rock. "Valley of the Quees" (with Floor), "River of Time" (with Marco Hietala of nightwaish), "Age of Shadows", "Intergalactic Space Crusaders", "Everybody Dies"
They are best friends they've been friends 20+ years since Floor was in After Forever her first band ps it's not in a different language it's in English
Tom, I discovered these new music genres (Floor/Simone) across the ocean a little bit before you did back in October of 2020. I am still shaking my head as to what I did my entire life listening to music here in America. I have bought a serious high end speaker system to really appreciate these new genres. Again, shaking my head to what level of music these two "Queens" can produce... A good example is Floor's covers on her channel.
Another duet is Within Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen with Somewhere ( greatest duet ever) Live. The Dutch symphonic metal scene is one big rabbit hole.
Welcome to the Goddess zone. You have to see their other duet from the same show. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/w-d-xo.html May blow your mind even more.
Music directly from Valhalla. Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, and Floor Jansen were old friends. Mark and Floor belonged to the same band, After forever; Simone was her girlfriend. When Mark left the band, he and Simone created Epica. That is their brief story. We knew that you would love this song.
Floor and Simone both trained under the same vocal coach (Amanda Somerville) and it really shows in this song. Their styles are very similar and blend together so well. Simone started singing symphonic metal after hearing the second Nightwish album, Oceanborn, so we owe them our gratitude yet again 😁 Congratulations Tom, you've just heard opera the way it was always meant to be done. Here's a list of American Symphonic Metal bands: Abigail Williams, Savatage, Saviour Machine, Skillet, Suspyre, Symphony X, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Vesperian Sorrow, Virgin Steele.
Great performance by my two favorite singers. Amazing band. Great songwriters and performers. In my country, the Netherlands you also don’t hear this music on the popular radiostations. And Epica and Floor are from the Netherlands. Thank you for this reaction.
I'm literally having tears comming out when I hear Sarah saying -"Thank you for opening us up to this kind of music". WOW ,that hade an impact. Soooo greatful that you are openminded about this. Much Love!
@@TomTuffnuts I would like to point out that since many point to this and then point to Floor's version of Phantom saying.. well Floor can't sing legitimate opera like Tarja. First off, The Phantom of the Opera isn't "legitimate" opera, it is musical theater which is different. She has, Floor that is, on occasion done a bit of opera. She has legitimate classical training and operatic training. If Floor is singing something a certain way, you can bet it is intentional and not because she "can't". If you and your wife would like to see Floor sing legitimate opera check this: th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html It is Floor singing the aria "O mio babbino caro" from the Puccini opera.
Yes this is truly Epic😀If not already suggested try something from Within Temptation’s Black Metal Symphony DVD with the lovely Sharon on vocals and full orchestra and choir.I remember discovering Nightwish and WT on the same day twenty odd years ago and Epica a bit later and have been a huge fan of this genre ever since
Tom, I knew you'd get to it eventually 🤣. I seen this morning you finally got to it. I did'nt have time to comment. When I sent you the link 2 or 3 weeks ago. I knew it would blow your socks off. Trans-Siberian Orchestra broke up. I found Nightwish and Epica and a lot more bands listening to the bumper music to the Todd Starnes show. I caught a band with an orchestra behind it so I went to TH-cam to see if I could find it. I didn't find it. Instead I found that the genre has been around for awhile. Symphonic metal has its roots I think to Dream Theater. It was 1990 or 1991 when I heard 'Dream Theater, Pull Me Under'. As you know back then we didn't have TH-cam. Either had it on cassette or CD. For anybody reading this post I'am not explaining CDs or cassettes because that means I will have to explain 8tracks and LPS and the speed that have to run the vinyl on...no. There are alot more bands out the but, Nightwish and Epica are at the top.😎👍
New you would love this, and suspected what your partner would say about reading the lyrics first. Still love to see you both. See you have already reacted to Jinger. Try Looking at The Hu Band, they play tradition Mongolian instruments in a heavy metal way(Wolf Totem is my favourite from them). PS Turn on caption to get the English translations while the song plays
Correction!! Floor is actually very very tiny - considering she is a goddess of gigantic proportions... 😉 By the way - those 2 ladies have done several duets together during the years - like "Sweet Curse"... and in Ayreon..
Simone Simons (the pronunciation of the Dutch ‘i’ is like an Englishman would pronounce the ‘ee’) Simone was pregnant at that time so she couldn’t windmilling like Floor. They are long live friends and you can see that. Epica did celebrate their 10th anniversary with a unique live concert. A 70-piece symphonic orchestra and choir will accompany the band at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven (NLD). Especially for this show the band has invited the Hungarian Extended Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and Choir of Miskolc National Theatre. Also, because of the great demand by international fans, Epica announced a live stream, called the Retrostream, on March 4, 2013. The one who was shouting out Floor’s name is Mark Jansen (not related to Floor. He coincidence carries the same surename since Jansen/Janssen/Janssens is a very common name in the Netherlands). He was in the past together with her in After Forever, the band Floor did started her career. Question: Who will enter Sancta Terra? This song is about a suicide commander who believes he will go to heaven after his dead, but he ends up in hell. But will he? At this concert they did another duet: “Stabat Mater Dolorosa”.
They do a second song with Floor at the same concert that hardly ever gets reacted to, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, it is all orchestral but Simone and Floor will leave you speechless after it.
Floor is 6ft and 6ft3 in heels. Floor and Simone are friends and Mark Jansen was in the band After Forever with Floor. Mark left After Forever to put Epica together. Mark and Simone used to be a couple. If you want more orchestra you react to Within Temptation with the Black? Orchestra. Mother Earth ,The Promise.
If you enjoyed symphonic metal with full orchestra and choir I can not recommend Within Temptation's "Black Symphony" concert enough. Check out, for example, "The Promise" from that concert.
I hope you are going to react to Epica - Design Your Universe (from the same concert). I love that song and I am quite sure that you will love it too. :D
Awesome reaction as always, when you get to the masterpieces of Nightwish, "The Poet and The Pendulum" (Wembley Arena) and "The Greatest Show On Earth" (Tampere), make sure you pick the versions with embedded lyrics and do those reactions with your wife, yiu ain't seen nothing yet my friend, those two songs together with "Ghost Love Score" makes up the Holy trinity of Nightwish
"the Holy trinity of Nightwish" - except this is Epica reaction. They did 12 reactions to Nightwish, lots of space to post NW stuff there, not here. Sorry, but this should be about Epica. They only have 2 reactions to Epica so far.
@@cancelled_user i know this is Epica, I never said anything about this being part of that trinity. Pretty sure I mentioned Ghost Love Score as being the third in that set. As it is very much related to Nightwish both musically and with Floor in this version it's not a stretch to mention NW here. Also, why so defensive? Relax, pretty sure Tom will get to more Epica aswell as Nightwish.
@@AlvenmodFoto Well, I'm a big Nightwish fan too, and I love Floor. But I think Epica and Simone don't get as much attention as they deserve. Yet, whenever there is a new Epica reaction, sooner or later someone starts talking about Nightwish and tries to steer it back to Nightwish and Floor. Like I said, 12 reactions to NW so far. That's more than enough to post all the relevant info there. If it was the other way around, if they did 12 reactions to Epica and only 2 to Nighwish, I wouldn't mind people asking for more Nightwish, but...
@@cancelled_user You don't have to have a certain or common age to study music at the same time. You can start studying whenever you want. Even at the age of 40, 50 or 60. Age doesn't matter.
You should Also have to try Whitin Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen with Somewhere. And highly recommend is Kensington and Direct at de vrienden van Amstel live.
God bless the Netherlands, Any nation that gives the World Simone Simons, Sharon Den Adel and Floor Jansen is already centre of the Earth. Wish I'd have been Dutch, I would be taller.
![[Reaction] Nightwish - The Islander (Live at Tampere)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9-Mp0ymGLJU/mqdefault.jpg)
"Retrospect" in 2013 was the 10th anniversary of Epica, hence the live orchestra + live choir, it was really a special concert.
The concert lasted for 3 hours and Simone was 3 months pregnant at the time. She pulled off the performance beautifully though.
I hope you're going to react to much more from this concert. It's incredible!
Yes Unleashed
Look at "Stabat Matter Dolorosa" with Floor too from the same concert !
Yes it's wonderful!
That one is amazing!!
For Sarah to research the lyrics and music. It is a very old duet with only the orchestra backing them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabat_Mater Beautifully sung in Latin by Simone and Floor to a quiet appreciative metal audience.
The gentleman giving Floor the shout-out at the end is Mark Jansen (no relation, it's a common Dutch surname) who was Floor's bandmate in her first band After Forever. He went on to start the band that would become Epica (name taken from a Kamelot album) together with Simone, his then-girlfriend. They're no longer together romantically, and Simone is now married to Oliver Palotai, the keyboardist of... Kamelot! Simone has done some guest work with Kamelot, most notably The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) from the album The Black Halo. Music video: th-cam.com/video/vKIjIpKExX0/w-d-xo.html and live from Norway 2006: th-cam.com/video/RsMXxxDMFYY/w-d-xo.html I highly recommend checking it out!
You should also recommend Epica - Trois Vierges featuring Roy Khan ;)
And Simone was 3 months pregnant 🤯 Damn when my mom was pregnant with me she stayed home, Simones baby gets to go to a full on metal concert before being born. Life can be so unfair 🤣🤣🤘🇬🇧
Classic music is good for babys 😂😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘🤘
She's lucky her pregnancy wasn't more advance 'cause that baby would have been kicking the shit out of her in time to the music Lol.
I mean advanced :).
Floors baby was 6 Month, when she sing at Raskata joulia(tue Metall Christmas Show in Finland). We have new Metal Singer 🤣😇hihi. (Holy Night in finnish).Awesome
@@ralfmeyer9086 🤣 that just makes my life seem even more unfair 🤣🤘
Two ladies on the same level! This whole live show Retrospect is amazing.
EPICA! A treasure trove of music, a Metal Super League band!
because of these two obviously fantastic ladies it´s often overlooked, how good this drummer is.
Epica - Fools of Damnation is a drumming tour de force.
Two beautiful Dutch girls on stage.
Makes me proud to be Dutch.
@@black4pienus ik ook.
Yupp was echt zo goed
Saw them both live on Stage. And the beautiful Charlotte Wessels too. Three dutch queens of Metal. Love all three. 😍
@@sam_broesel seen them often, was fun during the first days of Delain, with amplifiers blowing up because of zero budget, and her with this amazed look on her face that people were cheering:) man, she is SO good. All them really:)
Simone is also Dutch. A high percentage of symphonic metal lead singers are from The Netherlands. I'm guessing about 80% are Dutch. I don't know what The Netherlands are doing but they are doing it right to turn out so many great sopranos.
Yupp, we put beer in the water supply, it helps :-)
from the Netherlands thanks for the video Sahara en Tom .
despite the fact that there are a number of world famous and famous symphonic metal bands from the Netherlands, it is NEVER played on the radio here.
for the broadcasts of Best singers 2019 hardly anyone knew Floor Jansen while she is the best-selling artist in the Netherlands! .
before she became known here, they already sold more than 9 million CDs worldwide.
I think it's to crazy for words and outrageous towards our artists!
Agreed!
Agreed! I feel Metal in general has always been given the cold shoulder here. It's just not played anywhere, and even when it was in the Nu-Metal era it was basically played but also mocked by many DJ's, it still is treated like something alien today. It's frustrating, cause we have a lot of very talented artists basically not get the recognition they deserve, unless they appear on the radar in another way, such as Floor with Beste Zangers.
At the end of the year one of the main radio stations in the Netherlands airs the Top 2000 of (supposedly) best songs ever, according to the Dutch people (or at least the listeners to that radio station). You would expect some representation of these awesome bands you are reacting to now in that list, but no. No Epica and only two songs by Nightwish made the list (Ghost Love Score, probably with a lot of help by the Dutch Chapter of the Army, and: Elan, you know, the song that you liked but not loved, probably because it is short and mainstream enough for radio). Dutch radio is much like American radio, I suppose.
I don't think Nighwish with Floor is the best selling artist in the Netherlands, there are many acts local an abroad who sell much more than Nightwish in the Netherlands, but Floor is one the best selling dutch artist worldwide.
Floor is well over 6ft in those boots! She is over 30cm (1 foot) taller than Emppu! Simone is taller than Emppu, LOL! From the same show "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" - all those metal heads spellbound by a 13/14th Century hymn! P.S. Mute Prophet is from St Louis! Symphonic metal!
Well, put Floor next to Dutchman Arjen 'Ayreon' Lucassen and Floor is just a little lady..😉
29cm taller ... 183cm vs. 154cm.
2 girls friends are AMAZING 💕
Thanks You so much 😍🎼🎵
Love from the Netherlands
🇳🇱 🌷 🇳🇱 🙋🏼😘
Bye the way our water in the Netherlands🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 is soooo good💦🌊🚿🚰😍 That's why the people are tall🤭 🥰
i love this song! The Netherlands is just known for their amazing bands in this genre. You should check out Within Temptation feat. Anneke Van Giersbergen - Somewhere (Live) HD also 2 dutch singers in this genre!!
This one and Kensington and Direct are highly recommend for them.
In this performance is everything just perfect the harmony of floor and simone is so fucking amazing the chor ,the beat is also amazing 😍😍😍😍🤘🤘🤘🤘
Same show EPICA - Stabat Mater Dolorosa feat .Floor Jansen th-cam.com/video/nhtOORYTGx8/w-d-xo.html
They're best friends and work so well together
After listening to this song, Stabat Mater Dolorosa from them has to be followed, otherwise your view is not complete. Dutch Ginger Metal Queen Simone Simons and 6ft Valkyrie Goddess of Metal Floor Jansen are part of the best female singers in the world at the moment and then together. Awaiting your next video soon with these ladies is highly requested.
Has to be done.
"Sancta Terra is about a suicide commander who believes he will go to heaven after he's dead, but he ends up in hell." - Simone Simoms Lead singer and lyricist.
Here are the lyrics.
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A place which I have searched a thousand times
To finally free myself
Forever wasn't ever long enough
I will refrain
I feel a passion washing over me
To shed the skin I'm in
This evolution will empower me
Now truth begins
And you will not find me
I am safe in here
I'm where I want to be
It's a place where a wish will be granted
Come, you'll see I'm right
It's a force that will live on within you
Dark as day is light
It's a place where your dreams will be slanted
And will always be
It's a force that was sent out to win you
Just you wait and see
Take one step closer to the borderline
Where night and day unite
This mortal coil I've gone and left behind
On holy soil
And you will not find me
I am safe in here
I'm where I want to be
It's a place where a wish will be granted
Come, you'll see I'm right
It's a force that will live on within you
Dark as day is light
It's a place where your dreams will be slanted
And will always be
It's a force that was sent out to win you
Just you wait and see
You will not find me
I am safe in here
I am where I want to be
So leave me now in peace
And you will not find me
I am safe in here
I'm where I want to be
It's a place where a wish will be granted
Come, you'll see I'm right
It's a force that will live on within you
Dark as day is light
It's a place where your dreams will be slanted
And will always be
It's a force that was sent out to win you
Just you wait and see
For the piano player
Epica-rivers
Epica-the Skeleton key
Ayreon-the Day that the world breaks down
Or different:
Epica-design your universe-retrospect show, listen until the end
If you want 20minutes
Nightwish-the greatest show on earth-live at Tampere
Mark Jansen ( no family) One of the founding members of Epica was also a founding member of After Forever. Floor her first band ❤️🙌
Epica is by far the best symphonic metal. They're heavy af!! They should be reacted more because they have amazing masterpieces.
There’s a second duet called Stabat Mater dolorosa.
Both singers performed on several Ayreon albums and in one of the live concerts.
Ayreon Universe live, with Floor and Marko, Anneke van Giersbergen, Hansi Kürsch, Tommy Karevik
The electric castle live and other tales, with Simone and Mark Janssen, Anneke van Giersbergen, Fish.
Mesmerizing performance :) They have such an amazing presence on stage.
Another great reaction to an amazing performance.
I would like to suggest you react to Ayreon-The day that the World Breaks Down. It's an experience I think you would both enjoy immensely.
Also Everybody dies
Stabat Mater Dolorosa. Epica feat. Floor from the same concert!
Next Stabat mater Dolorosa from the same concert. Floor and Simone are awesome.
Yes please, it's so fantastic that they did that in the middle of a metal concert. You should definately watch that one with your wife.
Epica is absolutely the best symphonic metal period- this is the best music there is
Epica is probably the "-most metal" of all sympho metal bands 🤘
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the most sympho too 🤘
Also check out 'Stabat Mater' from the same concert. It's an old hymne about Mary seeing her son on the cross. It's also with Floor.
Can we take a moment and appreciate Arien's drumming here? He is killing it (yet again). He drives the whole thing!
The beast:) and it was a 3+ hour concert, close to 3.5 hours..... that's insane, and it isn't some cheesy lounge music either lolz
The song describes how a suicide bomber winds up in hell instead of heaven,but he likes it there...
Simone and Floor did one more duet in this Retrospect concert "Stabat mater Dolorosa" with orchestra and without the Epica metal band. The metal crowd was completely quiet.
Epica now with Stabat Mater Dolorossa with FLoor Jansen , that will be the way , also this concert :D
You won't be more surprised :D
EpicaA place which I have searched a thousand timesTo finally free myselfForever wasn't ever long enoughI will refrainI feel a passion washing over meTo shed the skin I'm inThis evolution will empower meNow truth beginsAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to beIt's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force that was sent out to win youJust you wait and seeTake one step closer to the borderlineWhere night and day uniteThis mortal coil I've gone and left behindOn holy soilAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to beIt's a place where a wish will be… You will not find meI am safe in hereI am where I want to beSo leave me now in peaceAnd you will not find meI am safe in hereI'm where I want to be!It's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force that was sent out to win youJust you wait and seeIt's a place where a wish will be grantedCome, you'll see I'm rightIt's a force that will live on within youDark as day is lightIt's a place where your dreams will be slantedAnd will always beIt's a force was sent out to win youJust you wait and see
Again a great married couple reacting. Loved it! Thank you. You are great together and kids too.
My favorite band from my country:) symphonic metal bands are really a bit of a family here:)
Floor used to coach Simone for example. Which you can hear:-)))
That's a myth about Floor coaching Simone. Neither woman has ever stated this, even though they have spoken to interviewers extensively about their musical training. Also, they were never roommates. Floor does credit Simone with helping her develop her onscreen look, though.
I think people like to create this narrative of "Floor helping out her little friend Simone," when the truth is that the power dynamic goes the other way. Epica achieved a level of success far beyond either of Floor's bands, After Forever and ReVamp. In fact, about 6 months before this concert, Floor had to take a job in a lingerie store to pay the bills, and was considering giving up on music altogether. It was only with Nightwish, who were already one of the most successful European bands BEFORE they hired Floor, that she achieved big time success. Floor had been a working musician for 14 years at that point. Meanwhile, Epica was headlining their first world tour in 2007, only 5 years after Simone started singing with them at the age of 17.
If you want to know more about these women, I recommend the documentary "Soaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices of Women in Metal." They interview Floor, Simone, Anneke van Wiesenberg, Alyssa White-Gluz, and a bunch of other female metal singers. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but it’s on a bunch of other streaming services as well.
Yes they are best friends and both are Dutch
Not best friends, but yes, they are friends :)
Great reaction. Two great singers. Great band and an orchestra and choir. Floor even leads with her headswing. I need this in my life too my friends.
Perfection
Epica is more growling. It is the Beauty & the Beast idea a lot of Symphonic Metal Bands are following. Only Nightwish is always doing Nightwish things ;D. For Epica take a look at "Design your Universe" live (Retrospect) - same tour. For me it is the most epic song of them! And if you like, take a look at Within Temptation! Check out "Mother Earth" (take: Within Temptation and Metropole Orchestra - Mother Earth / Black Symphony HD 1080p). Sharon is the 3rd fantastic female vocalist in Symphonic Metal. Then you have all of them - Floor, Simone and Sharon ;D - and don't forget Marko with "High Hopes" or "The Islander" or "Kiss while your lips are still red". Markogasms... 4 sure!!!!
Nightwish doing Nightwish things and Versailles doing Versailles things by bringing neoclassical compositions and a male non growler.
Well, Epica doing epic things.
Yes, Epica and Nightwish, Within Temptation are really on another level.
Floor and Simone are friends already for a long time.
My son met them in person. He told me they are all very nice to talk too.
A tidbit of fun info for you americans: Floor likes the band "Pantera" from Texas 🐱👤🎶👍 And I saw in a documentary the rest of Nightwish listens/listened to them too. On this song: I think it is one of the string of songs of "The Divine Conspiracy" 👀👀👀
Santa Terra is the 2. Song with Floor on the Retrospect Show the 1. Song with Floor Jansen is Sabat Mata Dolorosa also a lkddel bit Opera on the Metall Show
You guys are funny together thank you take care 🦄💜✌
They definitely are friends. Simone has been on Floors weekly blog over the lockdown.
The entire song is in English. Seems like the wife might prefer male voices so check out Kensington and Direct live at Vrienden van Amstel 2020
This song is actually about a suicide bombers thoughts.. well its proberly one of the hardest song to get the meaning from without knowing it, but thats the topic here, even the song sound quite joyful, but that made me realize that the topic of song and the mood of the song, actually also got a meaning.. you figure that one out yourself ok..lol
Ayeron Universe next. Centered around a producer/guitarist the project has great vocalists collarborating on prog-rock. "Valley of the Quees" (with Floor), "River of Time" (with Marco Hietala of nightwaish), "Age of Shadows", "Intergalactic Space Crusaders", "Everybody Dies"
Their new album is fantastic btw:)
They are best friends they've been friends 20+ years since Floor was in After Forever her first band ps it's not in a different language it's in English
Tom, I discovered these new music genres (Floor/Simone) across the ocean a little bit before you did back in October of 2020. I am still shaking my head as to what I did my entire life listening to music here in America. I have bought a serious high end speaker system to really appreciate these new genres. Again, shaking my head to what level of music these two "Queens" can produce... A good example is Floor's covers on her channel.
Simon and Floor are great friends
Think of the stage crew here. They have to be so good to get everything right here, the volume, the mix and balance. Shout out to their skill as well.
As Rob Gerhard states: the stabat mater bij these two …..review it as a gift to yourselves (and us)
Great reaction You Both ...you're nu favourite reactors 💞 Thank You 🎻greatings from Holland to USA 🌺🇺🇸💥 🤠🙏🏼
Another duet is Within Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen with Somewhere ( greatest duet ever) Live. The Dutch symphonic metal scene is one big rabbit hole.
Welcome to the Goddess zone. You have to see their other duet from the same show. Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/w-d-xo.html May blow your mind even more.
Music directly from Valhalla.
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons, and Floor Jansen were old friends. Mark and Floor belonged to the same band, After forever; Simone was her girlfriend. When Mark left the band, he and Simone created Epica. That is their brief story.
We knew that you would love this song.
This is the perfect example why i love this kind of music... It "born" just like that. It is write and arrange as a mix since the begining
Floor and Simone both trained under the same vocal coach (Amanda Somerville) and it really shows in this song. Their styles are very similar and blend together so well. Simone started singing symphonic metal after hearing the second Nightwish album, Oceanborn, so we owe them our gratitude yet again 😁 Congratulations Tom, you've just heard opera the way it was always meant to be done. Here's a list of American Symphonic Metal bands: Abigail Williams, Savatage, Saviour Machine, Skillet, Suspyre, Symphony X, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Vesperian Sorrow, Virgin Steele.
Great performance by my two favorite singers. Amazing band. Great songwriters and performers. In my country, the Netherlands you also don’t hear this music on the popular radiostations. And Epica and Floor are from the Netherlands. Thank you for this reaction.
So good !!! Just SOOOOO good !!!
POWER COMBO! Nuff said
Check out unleashed and design your Universe from the same concert. Floor & Simone Did Another song as well, Stabat matter delorosa
I'm literally having tears comming out when I hear Sarah saying -"Thank you for opening us up to this kind of music". WOW ,that hade an impact.
Soooo greatful that you are openminded about this.
Much Love!
You guys have no idea how happy i am to see her expand her music taste. Ive tried for so long haha
@@TomTuffnuts I would like to point out that since many point to this and then point to Floor's version of Phantom saying.. well Floor can't sing legitimate opera like Tarja.
First off, The Phantom of the Opera isn't "legitimate" opera, it is musical theater which is different.
She has, Floor that is, on occasion done a bit of opera. She has legitimate classical training and operatic training. If Floor is singing something a certain way, you can bet it is intentional and not because she "can't".
If you and your wife would like to see Floor sing legitimate opera check this:
th-cam.com/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/w-d-xo.html
It is Floor singing the aria "O mio babbino caro" from the Puccini opera.
Yes this is truly Epic😀If not already suggested try something from Within Temptation’s Black Metal Symphony DVD with the lovely Sharon on vocals and full orchestra and choir.I remember discovering Nightwish and WT on the same day twenty odd years ago and Epica a bit later and have been a huge fan of this genre ever since
Tom, I knew you'd get to it eventually 🤣. I seen this morning you finally got to it. I did'nt have time to comment. When I sent you the link 2 or 3 weeks ago. I knew it would blow your socks off. Trans-Siberian Orchestra broke up. I found Nightwish and Epica and a lot more bands listening to the bumper music to the Todd Starnes show. I caught a band with an orchestra behind it so I went to TH-cam to see if I could find it. I didn't find it. Instead I found that the genre has been around for awhile. Symphonic metal has its roots I think to Dream Theater. It was 1990 or 1991 when I heard 'Dream Theater, Pull Me Under'. As you know back then we didn't have TH-cam. Either had it on cassette or CD. For anybody reading this post I'am not explaining CDs or cassettes because that means I will have to explain 8tracks and LPS and the speed that have to run the vinyl on...no. There are alot more bands out the but, Nightwish and Epica are at the top.😎👍
There is an interview with Simone about Sancta Terra on Heavyworlds.com.
She tells about the songs she wrote for this album.(text)
New you would love this, and suspected what your partner would say about reading the lyrics first. Still love to see you both. See you have already reacted to Jinger. Try Looking at The Hu Band, they play tradition Mongolian instruments in a heavy metal way(Wolf Totem is my favourite from them). PS Turn on caption to get the English translations while the song plays
"Sweet course" with Simone & Floor is epic too 🤘🙂👍
I found that ReVamp video the other day. Floor singing the male lead while Simone did Floors.
if you ask metal and classical musicians . they will tell you the same thing they use the same kind of very complicated technic
Oh, now you both HAVE to react to "Stabat Mater Dolorosa"- same show .... :)
Totally, utterly epic ....
the netherlands country of opera rock metal female singers
Check Epica & Floor "Stabat Matter Dolorosa", and enjoy
Correction!!
Floor is actually very very tiny - considering she is a goddess of gigantic proportions... 😉
By the way - those 2 ladies have done several duets together during the years - like "Sweet Curse"... and in Ayreon..
Simone Simons (the pronunciation of the Dutch ‘i’ is like an Englishman would pronounce the ‘ee’) Simone was pregnant at that time so she couldn’t windmilling like Floor. They are long live friends and you can see that.
Epica did celebrate their 10th anniversary with a unique live concert. A 70-piece symphonic orchestra and choir will accompany the band at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven (NLD). Especially for this show the band has invited the Hungarian Extended Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and Choir of Miskolc National Theatre. Also, because of the great demand by international fans, Epica announced a live stream, called the Retrostream, on March 4, 2013.
The one who was shouting out Floor’s name is Mark Jansen (not related to Floor. He coincidence carries the same surename since Jansen/Janssen/Janssens is a very common name in the Netherlands). He was in the past together with her in After Forever, the band Floor did started her career.
Question: Who will enter Sancta Terra?
This song is about a suicide commander who believes he will go to heaven after his dead, but he ends up in hell. But will he?
At this concert they did another duet: “Stabat Mater Dolorosa”.
and "o" like an Englishman would pronounce in "plot" :)
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They do a second song with Floor at the same concert that hardly ever gets reacted to, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, it is all orchestral but Simone and Floor will leave you speechless after it.
Floor is 6ft and 6ft3 in heels. Floor and Simone are friends and Mark Jansen was in the band After Forever with Floor. Mark left After Forever to put Epica together. Mark and Simone used to be a couple. If you want more orchestra you react to Within Temptation with the Black? Orchestra. Mother Earth ,The Promise.
You really need to see design your universe from that same show and Unleashed and chasing the dragon. I think you better watch that whole show 🤣
If you enjoyed symphonic metal with full orchestra and choir I can not recommend Within Temptation's "Black Symphony" concert enough. Check out, for example, "The Promise" from that concert.
"Look how tall Floor is next to Simone"
"But Floor is wearing tall heels."
" ... so is Simone."
This song is actually very dark in theme and lyrics.
Y'all need to cover all 3 Project Aegis songs, The rest is mystery, Angel in the ashes and Collide and Spark, PLEASE, you will love them 😍
when time travel becomes a thing....I will be there....and in the future..2022 rock city UK ..i will also be there....
as next plz EPICA - DESIGN YOUR UNIVERSE (VIDEO) best song for me at this concert
Probably too much growls for them.
Try raskasta joulua, finnish metal christmas show
And Norther Kings, Marko is there! ❤️
Yep, EPIC!
I hope you are going to react to Epica - Design Your Universe (from the same concert). I love that song and I am quite sure that you will love it too. :D
Awesome reaction as always, when you get to the masterpieces of Nightwish, "The Poet and The Pendulum" (Wembley Arena) and "The Greatest Show On Earth" (Tampere), make sure you pick the versions with embedded lyrics and do those reactions with your wife, yiu ain't seen nothing yet my friend, those two songs together with "Ghost Love Score" makes up the Holy trinity of Nightwish
Also read the open letter of Tuomas to Tarja when firing her.
@@joop558 agreed, for the Poet, read up on the back story
"the Holy trinity of Nightwish" - except this is Epica reaction. They did 12 reactions to Nightwish, lots of space to post NW stuff there, not here. Sorry, but this should be about Epica. They only have 2 reactions to Epica so far.
@@cancelled_user i know this is Epica, I never said anything about this being part of that trinity. Pretty sure I mentioned Ghost Love Score as being the third in that set. As it is very much related to Nightwish both musically and with Floor in this version it's not a stretch to mention NW here. Also, why so defensive? Relax, pretty sure Tom will get to more Epica aswell as Nightwish.
@@AlvenmodFoto Well, I'm a big Nightwish fan too, and I love Floor. But I think Epica and Simone don't get as much attention as they deserve. Yet, whenever there is a new Epica reaction, sooner or later someone starts talking about Nightwish and tries to steer it back to Nightwish and Floor. Like I said, 12 reactions to NW so far. That's more than enough to post all the relevant info there. If it was the other way around, if they did 12 reactions to Epica and only 2 to Nighwish, I wouldn't mind people asking for more Nightwish, but...
and now the same one with " stabbah motter dolorosa ", enjoy it.
* Stabat Mater Dolorosa
hey , metallica did an orchestra album.. you guys definitly have that stuff..
Sancta (Sacred or Holy) Terra (Earth or Ground)
The whole song is in English guys. Its in high register where diction isnt the most important.
The lead guitarist and gentleman that provides the growls of Epica is Mark Jansen Floor's brother
Eh?
Stop it
The both are friends 😉
They even went to the same music school for a short time, if I am properly informed.
I don't think they went to the same school.
Simone is 4 years younger than Floor and I've never hear that Simone studied at the Rock Academy.
@@cancelled_user They were both at the School of Rock when they watched it together. lol
@@BaphoRez they also both studied with Amanda Sommerville.
@@cancelled_user You don't have to have a certain or common age to study music at the same time. You can start studying whenever you want. Even at the age of 40, 50 or 60. Age doesn't matter.
@@TomTomson81 Of course, but Floor was already with After Forever when Simone was like 12 year-old or so. At what age did they study together?
even the choir is is swaying you see that
Do you hear that drummer .......OMG !!
Just so you know, Simone usually headbangs just as hard as Floor, but she was pregnant at the time so she thought she should take it a bit easier. :P
You should Also have to try Whitin Temptation ft Anneke van Giersbergen with Somewhere. And highly recommend is Kensington and Direct at de vrienden van Amstel live.
Devin Townsend! Now!
Here you're talking about Poet and the Pendulum already. Please please please react to it!!
God bless the Netherlands, Any nation that gives the World Simone Simons, Sharon Den Adel and Floor Jansen is already centre of the Earth. Wish I'd have been Dutch, I would be taller.
Unleashed next?