![]() ![]() Although I understand that symphonic metal is a genre ever growing in popularity, with many new bands emerging, Epica, to me, still seem to stand out, knowing how to perfectly execute a song and exactly how to balance the growls, cleans, heavy riffs and melodic, symphonic parts. The beautiful contrast of the delicate symphonic elements and harsher, more typical metal and guitar solos make Epica an incredibly impressive band. The performance was phenomenal, and the band showed off their tight guitar work and impressive shredding, getting the audience hyped. Then of course the much anticipated headliners, Epica, made a dramatic entrance onto the stage, making appearances one-by-one. I’ll definitely try to see them again in the future. Several mosh pits later, Eluveitie’s set was coming to an end, which was a shame as they were freaking awesome. The audience were till encouraged to yodel along on cue, which was a lot of fun.Įluveitie were absolutely incredible, and the many members of the audience were clearly mainly there for Eluveitie rather than Epica, sporting their merchandise and shouting the lyrics along with the band (particularly the two extremely sweaty guys next to me). It was a shame that I didn’t know their songs better, and when they got to one which I knew well (‘The Call of the Mountains’) they announced that they were going to play the Swiss German version, so of course I didn’t know the lyrics. ![]() They certainly had the audience engaged.Īfter a brief discussion with other audience members as to the right pronunciation of Eluveitie (which I got right □ ) they came on stage and wooed us with the variety of instruments they lugged around with them, including various types of whistles, a bagpipe, violin and of course Anna Murphy’s famous hurdy-gurdy! I mean, I had listened to some of their songs prior to the concert and thought nothing much of them, but live they had good stage presence and surprisingly strong vocals. The first support act, Swedish metal band Scar Symmetry (photographed above), were surprisingly good. I must admit that it would have been cool if they had performed in a different venue, as they performed in London’s O2 Forum, the same location as last year, so it felt as though I was rewatching a memory from a year ago. Being one of my favourite bands and also having an exciting-looking folk metal band, Eluveitie, as the support act, I knew that I had to see them again. Epica, the epic symphonic metal band fronted by the incredible Simone Simons, announced that they were to do another tour of the UK after their successful ‘Quantum Enigma’ tour last year. ![]()
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