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    Posted: August 18 2012 at 22:12
I think I prefer Nightwish, but I also like Epica. Any thoughts?
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Clear win for Epica here.
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I find Simone Simons a lot more palatable than Tarja, and even if I don't particularly like either, Epica is at least more interesting than many of these female fronted symph metal bands (Within Temptation and After Forever are other such).
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I'd take Epica over Nightwish any day, though I do like Nightwish.  But Epica is more interesting to me.
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Points: 12846 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2012 at 18:33
I like both, but since I don't like growling so much (I like Epica's non-growl songs), I go with Nightwish. I like Tarja's era very much, and the latest album (without Tarja) was really great for me.
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Points: 17494 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2012 at 18:41
I think both are OK, not my favorite music, but I enjoy them on occasion.

But honest to God, Epica have an early DVD that did blow me away.  I loved this.  Live in the studio, with intimate discussion and some killer music.  If you like Epica even a little, get this.




Edited by Finnforest - August 20 2012 at 18:42
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Neither.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 20 2012 at 19:06
Seen them both live - prefer Nightwish by quite a wide margin.
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Epica... but only just
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Nightwish has more prog elements and they are best for me as the musicians. And I don't like growl in prog-rock.


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Another vote for Epica
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Points: 12846 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2017 at 21:21
I guess I still say I prefer Nightwish, but since the creation of the thread there has been released a few new albums. I found the Endless Forms Most Beatiful one by Nightwish rather dissapointing, even if I was looking forward to Floor Jansen singing with Nightwish. Fortunatley the Storytime live album has many songs from the Immaginaerum album sung by Floor, which really takes those ones even a step up. On the other hand, I really loved Epica's "The Quantum Enigma"... though I found "The Holographic Principle" rather dissapointing... almost as bad as "Requiem for the indifferent".
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I like both, but if I had to choose I guess Nightwish.
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