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  • 5:17 Simone is so goddamn fucking kick-ass awesome!

  • I think EPICA is a great band and they are still growing in their music, I mean there is nothing to compare with other bands, EPICA have their sound, and that is really difficult in music, to create your own sound. They are still one of my favorite bands =)

  • Simone is hands down my favorite vocalist, period, but I have to agree with another commenter who said she's abusing her voice. It's evident in this song. After about halfway through she goes flat on nearly ever high note. This song is just a generic melodic metal song written to attract new audiences and is no reflection on the album itself.

  • Holy fuck she can sing. Nothing like those other let down female singers that can't sing live worth shit.

  • Damn she's hot!

  • Completely contradicted yourself. If you make a comment like that, then you are NOT a fan. Why on earth would you bother? So, no, you are NOT a fan. Please go away. Fans love all the elements of Epica's music. Who the friggin' hell ever said that grunting takes talent? That's totally irrelevant! You either like them or you don't, but if you don't then you're not a fan of a band that regularly uses them in their music. At least you admit you have no talent. Mark Jansen, however, DOES.

  • Great everything is great

  • It always takes her some time to get used to singing a new song live, so she'll soon make it sound even better than in the original, she'll make it sound new, I'm sure. the thing that annoys is her being out of tune.. >_<

  • Nothing but <3

  • hope this is not the best from the album...

  • Oh!!! What a powerful voice, Simone! That last scream was surreal!

    And the band was so awesome too!

    Epica was the best thing that happened to me last year! Really love them with all my heart

  • Hey, people it is a single! like never enough! it is awesome, but the rest of the disc will be even better i hope... hope it is like design the universe (an evolution of it)

  • @heroesdrhouseaddict1 I totally agree with you, other songs in the albums were always a lot better than their singles, the song is not bad, of course, but I know that the album will be amazing! the teasers already give us a clue ;)

  • @heroesdrhouseaddict1 The record company makes them release a more commercial sounding song, shorter, that will have widespread appeal to draw in as many listeners as possible. It's marketing. Never enough, Unleashed. Great songs, but I rarely listen to them. I go right to the 7+ minute maser pieces. But I've got to say that this song is my favorite single out of all of them. The more I listen to it, the more I love it. The supporting vocals sound really terrific and the grunt section kicks ass.

  • What camdid you use for record it? has a very good quality!

  • she is so beautiful >.< and the voice of an angel!

  • what a nice quality!

  • EVERY SONG ON DESIGN YOUR UNIVERSE WAS GREAT! CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM!

  • It's a shame, they could be as big as Within Temptation or Nightwish if they would just give up the gimmick! That damn growl vocals, it's not singing as other people in there own genre say "It's just a gimmick"!!! GIVE IT UP!!!! Simone is too great a singer to be held back by something so ..........tacky!

  • @spyderwood42 Stands the reason they're not Nightwish or WT, but Epica. Scream vocals are an essential part of Epica, as anyone with a pair of functional ears can understand just by comparing the original Living a Lie to the Classical Conspiracy version. It's something that makes epica different, and honestly, epic. The contrast between Simone's thin voice and the scream vocals are one of the things that most fans love in epica. What you say is like asking them to loose the distorted guitars.

  • @spyderwood42 You mean belching into a microphone doesn't add to the song??? Amazing. I agree...She is great...I can do that growl thing...takes no talent and sounds simply awful!

  • @gunslinger072 Well, here's a tip. That's what they do. It's beauty and beast vocals in Epica. If you don't want to hear it, then STOP listening, you god damned fool. Listen to bands without grunts. Epica fans LOVE MARK and his grunts. It's all about the contrast and the interplay between soaring/light and primal/dark. DUH.

  • @Freetospeakmytruth you are partially correct. YOU love mark and his growls. I am sure many fans do. Finding a belching noise annoying does not mean I am not a fan of this band. Again...I can do exactly what he does. Zero talent involved. You like it..good for you. To me..and MANY fans it detracts.

  • @Freetospeakmytruth I've been having this conversation with lots of people on other Storm the Sorrow vids. It's hopeless. One guy actually compared Epica to Evanescence, something about how they would " be awesome like Ev if they banned the growls". They call themselves Epica fans and then hate on one of the integral parts of their sound, that Epica has used since day one. Really, 10 years later, they still don't get it. They probably never will.

  • @spyderwood42 If they wanted to be like another band, their bandname would've been RepLica. What's the benefit of being a 'wannabe'-band? That would make people only dislike the band.

  • @michael3x6 If you go back and read my original post I did not say like another band I said as big as the other bands I mentioned. There is a difference. Marks grunts and growls like a monster in a "B" movie do nothing for there music except hold them back. It's almost painful to hear and even sadder to think people think thats good in a song.

  • @spyderwood42 Why are you bashing here if you don't like it. WT didn't do anything in the last few years. And Nightwish changed 'cus the new vocalist is different than tarja in vocalstyle. But that's my opninion. And so is your opinion about Epica. If they want grunts, they will grunt. It's not like you are the expert who allows bands to be themselves or not. To you they might be a B-band but to others they are the world. Bands try to stay themselves wether you like it or not.

  • @michael3x6 Once again you are taking my words wrong. I did not call them a B-band, I said the grunts/growl vocals that Mark does sounds like it comes from a B monster movie. They just sound terrible and ruin the song.

    Believe it or not I like this band alot and own some of there albums. I just hate the growl vocals. I don't claim to be an expert by any means I just know what I like and choose to express my opinion!

    BTW, WT put out an excellent album just last year.

  • @michael3x6 Also I happen to like both sides of Nightwish, Tarja or Annette = good music. In my opinion of course.

  • 3:00 It's so funny how the keyboardist disregarded her so bad.

  • It's a relief that Simone's voice is decent here. I was starting to worry that she'd lost her live performance. I understand that the songs are probably really difficult to sing, and her vocal style probably doesn't suit moving around on stage, but considering that she has performed well live before (she was immense doing the Haunting with Kamelot on One Cold Winter's Night), it has always struck me as odd that she's so inconsistent.

  • not comparable to anything with the old Simone ...

    she has great voice but in 'we will take you with us' is just an angel!!!!

    anyway...love epica , love Simone...

    greetings from Greece

  • Yes, I like, Yes, I love..... <33 This songs is really great!!! One of the more not sooo heavy songs by epica, which (as some people already mentioned) is normal for a firdt single of their albums!!!! I'll sooo look forward to seeing and meeting you in Portugal!!! <3

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  • I will see them in march... I'm really looking forward to this event, guess it'll be great. Anyone there who doesn't think so? :P

  • @Moonwitch93 yeah!

  • Leuke video :) Kan niet wachten op het nieuwe album!

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  • Musica foda , voltem logo ao Rio de Janeiro!

  • 5:10 - 5:25 <3

  • Jejku to jest strasznie piękna piosenka.

    Wielbię Simone<3

  • simone simons!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 lml

  • nice song...very nice song....but....NO MORE REDHEAD????? :/

  • WOO YVES IS SEXY

  • mark also claimed on a interview that mayan is more interesting on a technical level (compared to epica) , showering the project with praise ,

    when asked about epica he said - epica is the most important project since epica become a renown name in the world of metal , wich creates stability (financialy wise) .

    also simone from the first album to the last she seems to be gradualy losing her voice , comparing old youtube videos with recent becomes clear , shes having huge difficulties . singing .

  • @nvvdsn I DO see a change in her voice. Being a singer, and following her schedule via her blog, she is ABUSING the shit out of her voice. She's getting a bit too hungry for recognition involving herself in a ton of projects. She is doing too much, not resting and treated her instrument properly. Will continue to be a problem for her if she doesn't cut the crap. The voice is complex and you can mess it up if not careful. She's been fab every time I've seen her live, but she's flat a lot.

  • to me this seems like never enough version 2.0 , mark as shown passion in the writing of the mayan project , while not even a word was spoken about this album.

    probably not even one song will reach 7 minutes , the orchestration is barebones , choirs almost unexistent , if mark was really interested in epica he would try to mantain the high quality of design your universe , and not seetle for this mediocrity , epica will become hes cashcow while mayan will remain is music project .

  • @nvvdsn Hello! Well, I've already listened to the album and I am going to tell you some things you could be interested on...

    1) You claim there are no "7 min songs" in the album.. well, there are 7 songs which are +6min (one 7:11, another one 8:34 and the last one 9;52)

    2) You say the orchestration is barebones.. well, I have to say that the orchestration is this album is too epic, like TDC, many arabic-oriented sounds, and really epic like songs such as Chasing the dragon or The divine Conspir

  • @nwdsn 3) You say that choirs are almost unexistent... well, I have to say that is is the Epica album where you will listen to much choirs, no Epica album have so many choirs as in this one... and these choirs are REALLY epic, they are like another member, as they are present in almost EVERY song.

    4) The most important thing... this album does not mantain the high quality of DYU, but exceeds it ;)

  • @TruVoL

    i was really concerned about the lack of interest mark is showing on interviews , in contrast with quarterpast .

    and this storm the sorrow song is barebones both choir and orchestration wise , also simone dont push her voice in any part of this song , guitar and drums wise also very basic , its one of their worst songs .

    but im glad that they keep on making long songs .

    (was afraid since they abandon the episodic ones)

    in terms of operatic power does simone shine?

  • @nvvdsn Storm the Sorrow is going to be their single though, if I'm not mistaken. Singles, especially with Epica, are usually more tame then the rest of the album. Take Never Enough for example, I feel like that song doesn't really represent TDC as a whole because it lacks a lot of what the rest of the album has (grunts, choir, crazy orachestra).

    I'm just saying, don't let this one song give you the impression of the whole album. It'll probably be even awesomer than this!! :)

  • @nvvdsn Storm the Sorrow is the single and the weakest song of the album, it does not represent AT ALL the whole album, it happens the same with Never Enough and TDC, so dont panic, in this album there is a huge interest by Mark, x10000 better than the last of MaYaN.

    About operatic power, in this album Simone plays A LOT with her voice, and sings operatic many times, much more than in DYU, specially in Deter the Tyran, Avalanche, Monopoly of Truth...

  • @TruVoL Wow is nice to know that about Simone voice,let's see what she has done for us.Since you have heard the album I would like to know how many songs have grunts,screams etc????Cause I love them and I hope they are as prominent as in DYU.

  • @spupydo There are growls in every song (not in Karma / Anima (are intros) and not in Delirium (the ballad).... But there are less growls in this album, they tried to focus more in orchestra and choir, so less growls but more choirs hahaha. But there are still plenty of growls, as I told you in almost every song, in 10 to be exact, though in Guilty Demanor they are just for 3 seconds haha

  • @TruVoL Thanks for the answer man.It is good to know that there are still growls even when they are not as prominent as in DYU.I do like choirs and orchestra but it is not the part of Epica I like the most,I prefer to hear the sound of the guitars more clear.Anyway thanks again and I can't wait to listen to the album by myself.

  • @nvvdsn I agree with you. I wrote and expressed my concern about how MaYan was introduced initially as a side project, then it became another full-time band. I feel he uses it as a venue to promote his girlfriend, adding on opera songs to give her something to do to justify taking her a tour. He exhausted himself. That sucks. Epica is what should matter here. But it's really unfair to make statements about an album that hasn't been released. This song is great. The choirs are suspiciously bare.

  • @Freetospeakmytruth And surprise, surprise, his girlfriend is in the "choir." There are, like, TWO guys? What happened to the rest of the men in the choir? Five people is not the caliber choir I expect although I've not heard the album yet! But, I like it better than Unleashed. I also think it blows away Never Enough. It's all subjective. The singles have NEVER represented how the album is going to be. Just the fluff single. Why not wait for the album before going all hysterical with criticism?

  • @nvvdsn Wow, you were pretty wrong back then now that the durations of each song is revealed. And now you can listen to the previews of each song as well. What does it matter if a song is 5 minutes or 7 anyway. It's about the quality not the quantity.

  • Esa Cancion Es Rebuena

  • omg shes so hot <3

  • wow amazing *-*

    when will the new album be released?

  • @LoveAmyLeeEv 9th of March and 13th on the US

  • Can't understand her beautiful voice :(

  • You're a guy, aren't you? (the one who filmed this) Cause if you were a girl you'd film Marc or other guys at least bit more XD

  • @smrk3t4 ROFL!! Ramona is such a guys name hahaha..... I just turn my focus on vocalists, just watch my vids of other artists XD Not really fair on the other musicians I know lol....

  • @RamonaNL Oooh sry xD wan't paying attention to your nick XD

  • @RamonaNL That's fucking weak.

  • @rbeforme What is?

  • @RamonaNL That you focus so exclusively on vocalists. Congrats for being part of the majority of people who don't know how to appreciate a band for what it actually is. A BAND.

  • @rbeforme Why thank you!

  • @rbeforme Let's be honest most part of epica's crew pay a ticket to see or hear Simone. But you're right.

  • @rbeforme Come on, take it easy, at least she took the time to record the video for us. If you expected a pro video it's your problem...

  • @smrk3t4 I have the exactely same oppinion... Simone's beauty, but the rest of the band is also imprtant... This is NOT the performance of the teenage popstar with no-name band...

  • @Jonage You're absolutely right!! Never said the rest of the band is not important.

  • Sounds nice but kinda confusing moment :S

  • aweswome thanks for posting... you all lucky as always.. :) dank je wel ;)

  • his new disc will be awesome <3

    

  • I really like their new sound if this is it. It sounds more gothic, yet less dramatic. Kinda like a mix between The Phantom Agony and Design Your Universe. Still, considering how short and simple this song is, it's probably their "show off single", like Never Enough and Unleashed was for the previous two albums. All in all, I'm really, REALLY looking forward to hearing more.

  • @pmanderson Honestly, I was dissappointed by this song, maybe because of the simplicity. I somewhat liked the riff though. But this song is slowly growing on me. Maybe it will eventually become one of my favourites.

  • @AntipaladinPedigri As I said. Epica usually starts by showing off these songs, and leave the long instrumentally focused ones like Kingdom of Heaven and Fools of Damnation for the record itself when it's released. I'm not worried, atleast.

  • Each time I listen.watch this video I'm starting to love the song even more.

    I'm even memorizing the lyrics already :)

    It's a great song. Very catchy. The part where Mark joins in is very dark and heavy. I love it. I can't wait for an album version. And for the entire album of course. :D

  • Te amo simone

  • AHH... Simone kills me... I would like you and HammerFall produce something ... an epic story where the king saves the princess .... you and the voice of power...Joacim Cans!!! AHHH...

  • Great!!! Can't wait 'till Tilburg!!

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  • Waarom mis ik nou weer zo'n leak van een nummer..

  • @nightiwishnirvana gebeurt mij nou ook altijd :(

  • @daniqje1212 Gelukkig ben ik niet de enige :)

  • OMG; She is amazing!

    LOVE EPICA!

  • I Remember when i actually loved this band...Too bad they couldn't grow up with me

  • I'm fucking admired RamonaNL!! You're so lucky for living in The Netherlands! Keep rocking and bringing more vids!! Thanks!

  • zzzzzzzz

  • Pues a mi me parece que Simone tiene una voz prodigiosa. Que más quisieran muchas tener el talento, el carisma y el saber estar de esta mujer en el escenario. La impostación natural de su voz es envidiable. Conciertos malos dan todos los cantantes, eso es una realidad, la garganta a veces juega malas pasadas. Pero siento que la gente sea tan crítica y exigente con según qué cosas.

  • @mariaerosion No digo que sea una mala cantante aunque estoy de acuerdo con que ahora es más una cantante de estudio que de directos. Lo único que saco en claro viendo videos actuales y videos de hace años de Epica es que hay muchas canciones que Simone ya no podría cantar en directo porque, todo hay que decirlo, su voz en vivo no daría para ello.

  • Thank for this live! where is the whole new album please??? i can't wait !!

  • :O amo Epica, pero espero mas , esta cancion esta buena solamente que hay algo que no me termina de convencer :/ jejeje

  • She can still sing live good, nice :) Thanks for the new song!

  • Simone Simons is a studio singer! This is it!

  • @Barbieloira100 I totally agree, but she ended the song very well! She can scream a little more than before.

  • @Barbieloira100 Yeah, I agree with you too!

  • @Barbieloira100 you do know she has a problem with breath since 2008 (that terrible virus she got). she used to be amazing live, but after that she just can't go where she used to anymore. also why she doesn't sing much lyrical anymore. such a shame :/

  • @CreuvonVolve I saw them back in 2004 and she was terrible live. Always out of tone.

  • @SalomeSequeira yeah, whatever really, but the funny thing is that i think you're also a friend of foorogh on Facebook aren't you? xD (i read most of the comments on her pics, seen your name a lot :P)

  • @CreuvonVolve Yes, I am :P....

    Oh and I have to correct one thing: I wasn't here to insult Simone or smth like that. I like her and what she did on WWTYWU it's simply amazing. I would love to see more consistency on her singing, just that.

  • @SalomeSequeira i kinda agree with you, she is unstable :P when i saw her live, she was amazing! she wasn't exactly on the notes from the studio, but what she did was beautiful. but i have seen some videos on youtube where it didin't sound that good. i agree that she needs more consistency

  • I love Simone's voice but I think she's a really irregular singer :S

  • @givinsight irregular ? how do You mean ? :)

  • @ScarletAstarte Irregular cause she can make a really good concerts as she can do it the worst. I love her voice, even it has changed, but she can't sing a lot of songs as she did it before. She has good days and bad ones, that's all!

  • @givinsight she has no technic to sing :-s

  • @Ceridwen1983 She had, but it seems like she has lost it :S

  • un temazo y Simone cada vez mas bella

  • they were soo awesome in Hengelo: I was there I can know!

  • I don't like it at all...:|

    Very Meh....:|

  • \m/

  • The pre-chorus sounds like absolute shit

  • Thanks!!! I like it

  • Simone just keeps getting better, and so do the guys! This album is gonna rock. :)

  • Thanks for the video! They sound so great!

  • I'm surprised you made it out with the recording. I got my camera confiscated at the concert in Heerlen tonight. Funny enough, it was the only one confiscated too since I asked.

  • @GamerGrrls Bummer, especially when others get to keep their camera! I've been to Metropool a couple of times now and have not had any problems with getting the camera inside the venue.

  • @RamonaNL I actually wrote Epica's management about it. Both the manager and Mark wrote back apologizing on behalf of Epica for how security treated the situation. I don't think this will be happening to anyone else in the future. ;-) I'm looking forward to the album release in Tilburg now.

  • @GamerGrrls That's great! And I'll be looking forward to your vids from Tilburg :D

  • ? There was no check at the doors, and people were filming left and right, myself included. Usually that's not really a problem, although tickets tend to mention cameras and even cell phones are forbidden. Strange that they would single out one person then.

  • Best channel on youtube. I love u Ramona!

  • simone acts like a old lady boringgggg so boring in the stage

  • Simone is beautiful and a good singer, but she's a TERRIBLE frontwoman.

  • @juninv And what the fuck is that supposed to mean?  Why is she so "TERRIBLE"??..

  • simone sounds better now.... and the song is fantastic...

    when a band make you wait long time for the new album...the fans want it more and more and more and more and more and more :D I am a big fan of this band...

    Mark jansen your are a genio!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mayan and epica!!!

  • As always, the very best videos! Do you remember the setlist?

  • wiii amazing, i love it i'm like =O y want more a can't wait to listen all the new album \m/

  • Was er ook!!!!

    Heb me opperbest vermaakt, kom maar op met de nieuwe cd.

  • omg *-* this sounds amazing! <3 thank you!

  • Amazing! Thanks Ramona for this grat video!!

    Simone are better than before, good music!!! :D

  • Thanks Romana for sharing this with the world!!! OMG!!! AMAZING

  • great video,...u have so many from this concert but how can u enjoy the show when u can not move because of holding still the camera?

  • @Sharonheartsmusic Oh usually I sing a lot (very much out of tune) and move and dance about (not in any moshpit obviously) while filming. And last night I have thoroughly enjoyed the performances of both Epica and ReVamp :D

  • Btw draagt Arien een koptelefoon? :|

  • @PrincessDisaster Ja klopt!

  • OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. :D

  • @PsychoticFairy333 exact same reaction lol. Soo in love with this

  • @theforgottenone407 yeah me too^^ Just couldn't really believe what I saw and 10 minutes long I didn't want to start the video out of fear the quality could be bad XD

  • Sounds fucking great!

  • Thank you so much Ramona for this video ;)

  • \o/\o/\o/ awesome \o/\o/\o/

  • I see that the Epica is moving in the right direction.

  • i love this song, and i can't wait for the album

  • Good to hear Mark's vox will be on the new album. He did so good on DYU.

  • Yay! :D Heb je misschien een setlist?

  • @ElinelovesWT @FutileGrief Don't have a setlist sorry.

  • This is probably the video wit the best picture and audio quality I've ever seen D: what do you use??

    Anyway well, this is really a great song, can't wait for the new album and to see them again on tour, Epica is simply one of those band that, no matter how many times you've seen them, can't bother you :)

    thanks for sharing!

  • @jlacrymosa I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 :-)

  • Nice track!

  • @2:51  the Epic Metal Twins

  • Could someone please upload the whole concert?

  • Thanks to the Metal Gods For Epica!!!

    They Stay True to Themselves as Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Finally, amongst all these new albums coming out from bands like WT, Nightwish and Lacuna Coil, Epica is staying true to themselves. Actually finally really looking forward to an album for the first time since Diamond Eyes.

  • i really love this song! simone voice is so epic, cant wait for the whole album!

  • OMFG! This SO fucking great! Thanks for te video!

  • ramona, you're the most awesome youtube ever! ty for uploading this kind of stuff!

  • Did they play other new songs?

  • Fantastic, this song sounds great

    

  • do you have the whole gig???

  • I have a feeling I'm going to thoroughly enjoy the new album :D

  • i think mark jansen might be the most busy guy in symphonic metal

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