EPICA - Arcana (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

More is more! Check out the new lyric video for our current single "Arcana".

Music: Rob van der Loo & Epica
Lyrics: Simone Simons

[Epicalover]

Epica just gets better and better with years! THAT'S WHY I LOVE BEING AN EPICAN!

[andreaswennberg]

Omg, now there are three great videos of the same song. Love it ❤.

[SonnoHamasaki]

Perfection. See you in Brazil next year <3

[maleldil]

This song is brilliant. I'm so excited for Epica 9!

[ExpectedDart]

One of the best symphonic songs this year so far. Beautiful lyrics and pictures, I love the tarot/mystic theme they have taken up

[TinnyHidge]

Nice one! Simone's singing as clear as a bell (as usual)! Love the syncopated stuff at the end. Great track! 🤘🙂👍

[markrussell]

Another fantastic song by epica outstanding performance by epica 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹🎹🎹🎤🥁🥁🥁

[antoniooliviero]

Simone bellissimo video e tu con voce metallica sei the best friend Italia ❤❤❤🤟🤟🤟

[jessica.sunsetter]

Mindblowing as always! Thank you for your healing music! I love you all 🥰

[jacekjackson]

Amazing, pure art. Magic combination of ☯️ to creat perfect symphonic metal. 🖤🖤🖤💪💪💪

[livialara]

Now I want an Epica's tarot deck! Guys make a deck for us please!!! 😂❤

[maxzabolotnev]

Классный визуал видео, а в сочетании с песней вызывает мурашки по коже ❤

[MissBathory]

I love this song ever since I heard it in The Symphonic Synergy live stream~! And then I read the lyrics so I could understand it better (as english is not my native language) and had me crying~
Your music and lyrics are amazing! For me, the best band out there <3

[thebeautyindark]

Ansío escuchar esta canción este viernes en el Auditorio Nacional en México 🤘🤘🤘🤘 ahí estaré sin falta❤🇲🇽🫶

[natiisotillo]

I knew Simone wrote the lyrics the minute I read them😍her writing style is quite unique and unmistakable

[Angel-zsln]

Beatiful! Always great messages in your songs and magically performed, all of you <3

[vico-vico-vico]

Amo esta canción ❤ los esperamos en 2025 en Chile, mi amores 🇨🇱❤️💋

[ElRenecito]

Amazing, this is what i wanted, a lyric video with a Tarot concept. Thank you very much!! Awesome song, best of the year!!!

[dirk.claassen]

I love this song, ever since I heard it during the Symphonic Synergy concert livestream. The official music video Epica released was so spectacular. I think one of their best videos to date.

However, I feel like this lyric video was totally unnecessary. There are some nice visual aspects, but I simply cannot agree with the decision to use AI.

Epica is my favourite band since 2007. Their music literally changed my life. I’ve been a dedicated fan and have always marvelled at the fact that they remain true to their original symphonic metal sound, but somehow always innovate and raise the bar.

I can see there is human work involved in the making of this video (by Dave Letelier), but I also feel like that they should have disclaimed that it is partially done by AI. It is very obvious.

The legality of AI is not settled and has great implications for artists, but it will affect all sectors… Including the music industry.

I would have assumed a band like Epica with their deeply philosophical lyrics and artistry would be more cautious to implement this technology

If AI was used for their video without disclosure, what would the future be like? Would merchandise also be “designed” with AI? What would then be the incentive to purchase that? When do they start using AI to “compose” the music? Will an AI version of Simone eventually take over once she cannot reach the high notes any more? Would it still be worth while to listen to “their” music? Sure, AI generated music is not quite on this level yet, but what about the next album?

I think transparency is key. Also fair use and fair compensation for the artists that the AI is “trained” on. I understand this burden does not fall on Epica alone, but rather the tech companies developing it… But they as artists and we as fans can make our voices be heard.

Sure, one “experimental” Epica video might not be the end of the world, but they’re not helping the situation either. It is quite hard for me to dismiss this attempt as being “nothing”, when this might only be the beginning.

[luciesebestova]

Such a cool video 😍😍 Thank you for your music! ❤️