I see Amorphis, I think "The Castaway" & "Black Winter Day". Such epic songs... [edit] And "Magic And Mayhem"! F* me for not remembering this masterpiece! [/edit]
You ever hear of Shadow of Intent? They got pretty good stuff imho. Embracing Nocturnal Damnation being my personal favorite from them, with Chthonic Odyssey being a close second
C for Carcass- Heartwork D for Dark Tranquillity-Lost to apathy E for Ensiferum-Twilight Tavern I for Insomnium-While we sleep K for Kalmah-Take me away or Moon of my nights(both are great hard to only pick two kalmah is insane) M for Mors Principium Est-Monster In Me N for Norther-Wasted years I could probably pick some more, but most of these are must listen to melodeath(my favorite genre) songs/bands.
I'm an American, but in London for a few weeks...saw that Amorphis/Soilwork/Jinjer will play Bucharest, so bought tickets to Bucharest and the show! :-)
Amorphis is one of the all time great finnish bands. Tomi Joutsen their lead singer has some of the best dual vocals ever. Many people Pick different albums for their favorites, But their album Tails From The Thousand Lakes is considered their best. Tomi Koivusaari Their guitarist sang the vocals on it. it Is one of the Earliest Melodic death metal albums and pioneered the way for many bands.
you need to do more Amorphis. the entire album "Queen of Time" is filled with incredible songs! in fact, any song from their latest 3 albums are great! The vocalist, Tomi Joutsen, is in my opinion heavily underrated. his growls are insane and his clear is incredible!
Finland lives and breathes metal 😆 Must be the winters. Sometimes you might even just listen to some commercial radio station and boom - a Nightwish song.
@@DaniFilth87 Are you in Germany? I'm not trolling at all, just wondering as one of my current favourite bands is Lord of the Lost, from Germany. Um, ich spreche ein bission? Bestimmt! Totsiens!
These guys are absolutely amazing live, too. The band I play with opened up for Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity a few months ago and they killed it. Every song was solid, his voice is killer.
They are amazing live. I have the joy of being a Finn so I've seen their shows like 15 times over the 15 years I've listened to them. Tomi's voice is one of a kind.
O shit! Yes! Finally haha. I'm glad you appreciate Tomi's transitions from gutteral to cleans. Amorphis is amazing. If you want another band that mixes beautiful melody w brutality D definitely needs to be DARK TRANQUILLITY!!
@@australianmade86 Hell yeah! I saw them both in September and they both blew me away. Definitely two of my favorite bands. DT is one of the most consistent bands ever IMO. Every album is perfection.
React to more Amorphis! Amongst Stars, Death of a King, Wanderer, Silent Waters, Daughter of Hate, Golden Elk, Sister and brother, Shades of gray, House of sleep, You I need,....!!
Great ideia for the channel man. Amorphis is an amazing band ! Love these guys, they're so original ! And they have a lot of songs that are just clean vocals, Tomi Joutsen, is one of the best extreme metals vocalist ever, his growls AND cleans are fantastic. I really hope that in the letter "E", Epica show up.
@kreshBACON, I thought of that as well, but he said it would be bands he's not heard/reacted to yet & I think he did react to one Epica song. I absolutely could be wrong, but, I do second that motion! Peace.
This song puts a huge smile on my face! Musically, this song is on point. The floaty, airy melody over the top of the deep, guttural growls is one of my favorite things for bands to do. Lyrically, this song is the most metal metaphor for a bee's daily life that o have ever heard! 10/10 would listen hundreds more times! XD
Alex man can you please do Blind Guardian-Mirror mirror live from imaginations through the looking glass?!?!? Also Blind Guardian Valhalla live is reeeaaally epic too!!! You'll love it too!!! And when we're at it throw in Blind Guardian-The bard's song (in the forest) live as well!!!
@@oscarmonsalve494 Don't forget about Bright Eyes, Precious Jerusalem, Sacred Worlds. There are so many BG's songs though, perhaps Alex should listen to one of their ballads first?
Tomi's vocals are difficult to even believe in the live setting. He's right there with the most impressive vocalists I've ever seen. Especially the death growls seem superhuman, like you can't imagine how that much power could come out of one person. (and yes, one person does both the growls and cleans).
I have been waiting for this one. I remember when the single came out last year, I played it on repeat atleast 3-4 times each time I would sit down for a music session. There is just something refreshing about the song. I just can't describe it. And, I got to see amorphis live at Wacken 2018, and I had literal chills when they played this.
Please react to Fear Factory for the letter "F". Fear Factory we're the first to mix clean and harsh vocals in the early 90's. I'd suggest "Archetype" but they have many great songs. I was pleasantly surprised to see your action to Amorphis.
Man, you have to do more Amorphis! These guys are legendary! Their songs have amazing dynamics in terms of clean melodies and harsh, raw metal sounds, and the same is true for vocals. Lyrically, quite a few of their songs are about Finnish folklore - for example, the album "Skyforger" revolves around the story of the Kalevala. They also usually blend some folk sounds into their metal, which is also a plus. You won't regret exploring more of them! Recommended (maybe you could do more reactions?): - Death of a King - Silver Bride - Under The Red Cloud - Silent Waters - Sky Is Mine - Amongst Stars Thanks for all the videos. Stay dope, and happy new year!
@@connorwaddell8236 LOL, the only good thing BvB has are the guitars, and still, it's not that much good. Before anything, I listened to BvB from 2009 till 2012, their 2012 album was a disaster to me.
N - Né Obliviscaris. It didn't get enogh love in the poll bc not very known but they are one of the most unique and talented bands I've come across. ...And Plauge Flowers the Kaleidoscope live! And thanks for starting with Amorphis, fantastic band!
The singer of Amorphis, Tomi Joutsen, is really amazing guy. I've seen them live few times and funny thing is that those world class growls actually are sounding and feeling even deeper when they are performing live. Can't but love it.
Great reaction! Amorphis is definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. There is not a band that sounds same to them. Their music is in my opinion always in perfect balance and different voices and instruments blend together really well. If you are going to revisit them some day, I would recommend you to react Her Alone live album version ft.Anneke Van Giersbergen.
This us one of my all time and still growing favourite bands. Have seen them live like 5 times and about to see them 6th. I'm never missing them when they are in my country. Very awesome guys and the music they make. Magical combination of harsh sound and this lovely symphonic voice of Tomi, the vocal and frontman.
In flames - cloud connected, zombie inc, colony Killswitch engage - this fire, the arms of sorrow Lamb of god - laid to rest Behemoth - the satanist Heaven shall burn - endzeit A day to remember - all i want, im made of wax larry August burns red - meddler, ghosts
@@De-M-oN I checked out the videos you suggested. Thanks man. I tell you what I really like about this band is the male vocalist's growls. Man, he and lars mikael åkerfeldt of Opeth should do a duo. Also, I like the blend of soft and metal. His cleans are very smooth. Also I like the almost Celtic overtones the guitarist slips in to some of their songs briefly. I believe that second video you suggested had a bit of that. Enjoyed it
@@plazmafield i love this band and i ve seen them in the summer that has passed. They put on a show man. Even old folks who had nothing to do this this type of music enjoyed it. Sadly they might have had a sound problem or the vocalist is a bit rusted cause his voice sounded a bit weak. However, i d totally pay another time to see them live even so. They re amazing.
Hot damn! Good choice man! And do the Silent Waters (obiviously) later on. Amorphis singer Tomi Joutsen is pretty awesome at producing both clean and gritty vocals so more of that to expect is you want check out more of em.
If you get the chance to see Amorphis live, just do it. Don't even think twice. I've seen them twice now, once for Under The Red Cloud tour and then again for the Queen of Time tour. They put on a hell of a show.
When I had my skill test on event productions, I made a Finnish Metal exhibition in our small local library and I mentioned you and Jared Dines to so many people. You are one of the best channels on UA-cam and I always match the high five slap at the start of your videos. Lot's of love from Finland!
B: Blind guardian - Twilight of the gods C: Coal Chamber - Loco D: Devin Townsend Project - Failure E: Exodus - Blacklist F: Five finger death punch - Jekyll and Hyde G: Gojira - Silvera H: Hatebreed - Looking down the barrel of today I: In flames - only for the weak J: Jerry Cantrell - Setting sun K: Killswitch engage - The end of heartache L: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff M: Metallica - Hardwired N: Nonpoint - Bullet with a name O: Overkill -Last man standing P: Powerwolf - Incense & iron Q: Quiet riot - Metal health (Bang your head) R: Rise of the northstar - Here comes the boom S: Sepultura - Refuse / Resist T: Tyr - Hold the heathen hammer high U: underoath - Writing on the walls V: Volbeat - The devil's bleeding crown W: W.A.S.P. - Wild child X: Xandria - Call of destiny Y: Yngwie malmsteen - I am a viking Z: Zao - Lies of serpents, A river of tears
Hey Alex and greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 I've seen a lot of different tubers doing reaction videos but somehow I always end up coming back to you 🤔😁 Anyway, I can't begin to tell you how proud it makes me feel, as a Finn, to see you've reacted to atleast 3 Finnish bands- which also happens to be my favorites. (Amorphis, Nightwish, Children of Bodom). Keep it up! 👏
It's crazy! last time I heard Amorphis probably in 2005, you reminded me about great band. It's going back to my playlist:) Same thing was with Nightwish, i stoped listen to them after Tarya living... And now the again on my daily playlist. Thanks brahh!!!
I love this band basically because I was at their concert, got to hang out at the back stage and at their hotel in Beijing. They are the chillest and nicest guys ever!
This is not straight based on the story of Lemmikäinen's death as the song "Silent Waters" is. Rather that in Finnish mythology a bee is seen a healer and a life giver. I guees here you could see also the circle of life; skulls of the dead kings and the bees bring life in to them... Amorphis song are usually based on Finnish mythology and the Finnish national Epic Kalevala From the Finnish Epic of Kalevala; "Honey-bee, thou ether birdling, Fly a third time on thy journey, Fly away to high Jumala, Fly thou to the seventh heaven, Honey there thou'lt find abundant, Balsam of the highest virtue, Only used by the Creator, Only made from the breath of Ukko. God anoints his faithful children, With the honey of his wisdom, When they feel the pangs of sorrow, When they meet the powers of evil. Dip thy winglets in this honey, Steep thy plumage in His sweetness, Hither bring the all-sufficient Balsam of the great Creator; This will still my hero's anguish, This will heal his wounded tissues, This restore his long-lost vision, Make the Northland hills re-echo With the magic of his singing, With his wonderful enchantment."
BROTHERS OF METAL "Prophecy of Ragnarök" or "Yggdrasil". Both are about norse mythology, both are really good. "Prophecy of Ragnarök" has the advantage of having a videoclip. One downside is that you might have to learn a bit about norse mytology to understand everything
Wholly shit is right!!!!! My favorite finnish band!!! Thank you Alex!!! See I knew you'd love how he could go from growling to singing melody flawlessly!!! Epic af band am I right!! 🖤🖤🤘🤘
B = Blind Guardian Doesn't matter if you do studio or live versions, they are fantastic either way. Studio they layer vocals & lead guitars like Queen, live they are heavier and more Iron Maiden-like.
As a metalhead I love watching your reactions to videos. Some bands I’ve heard of but never took the time to listen to. After I’ve watched your video I usually find that artist on ITunes and download their entire discography.
@@seenbelow I think he needs to listen to both bands, they're equally awesome but in different metal subgenres. But I agree with you, I prefer Be'lakor.
Happy New Year everyone. Other suggestions from my side for Amorphis would be 'House Of Sleep' from 2006 and 'Skyforger' from 2009. But really, you simply can't do anything wrong with Amorphis at all. There is no song that I don't like personally and that's quite the rarity.
Amorphis are undoubtedly my favorite metal band.. very true to their name (without definite shape), nearly every album is different than the last.. soooooooo good. I'm glad to see you finally getting around to them! As far as a B is concerned... check out Borknagar - Winter Thrice!
Absolutley agree with you amorphis is a combo of dirty screams and clean vocals. With that symphonic sound thrown in. I fell in love with them over I of crimson blood
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I'm a simple man - I see Amorphis, I hit like button
he should react to Death of a king by Amorphis or The smoke
I see Amorphis, I think "The Castaway" & "Black Winter Day".
Such epic songs...
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And "Magic And Mayhem"! F* me for not remembering this masterpiece!
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@@Teiwaz111 I’ve been listening to Amorphis from the beginning, but it’s also a great song from them! True, Black Winter Day is an anthem from them.
ich bin eine 50 Jährige Ungarin 🇭🇺
Mir ging es genauso 😜❤️❤️
InstaBlaster.
Glad to know you finally found Amorphis...this band has awesome tracks like Silver bride, house of sleep, silent waters, my kantele...
Especially the live version of My Kantele from 2016 at Huvilateltta, where they had a kantele and saxophone solos!
@@304totchi Haven't seen that but will surely check it now.
The older Amorphis as well like Black Winter Day, legendary song
They’ve got to be one the most underrated bands around. I love their music
@@304totchi ı cant find it you can send a link
Congratulations, Amorphis is one the greatest metal bands you'll ever hear
Holy shit! Being a metalhead, I never heard of this band before. Crazy how a reaction video can get you into different bands. This band is awesome
Amorphis is so so good! Also highly recommend Children of Bodom, Sylosis, Insomnium, Nevermore
Omnium gatherum as well.
You ever hear of Shadow of Intent? They got pretty good stuff imho. Embracing Nocturnal Damnation being my personal favorite from them, with Chthonic Odyssey being a close second
I’m surprised more people don’t request melodic death metal since he loves the mix of clean and harsh.
Been saying the same thing.
Precisionmetalheadx I think most people took it as he likes metalcore since that’s all I ever see requests for
I so badly want him to do Insomnium - While We Sleep or Revelations.
Twilight by edge of sanity
Well not all melodeath has a mix of clean and harsh. But yeah, all I ever see get requested is metalcore.
Never heard of this band, but after listening to this song about space bees crawling into people I think I'm in love with Amorphis!!
Best thing about this is, it is not made up, this is part of northern mythology.
@@yrt3034 not Norse mythology but local Finnish lore. Still cool as heck nonetheless
Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope 🤘
my top choice too for a long time
He has already done this a while ago
@@cannibalcorpse123 no he hasn't
YES.
THIS or Forget Not
C for Carcass- Heartwork
D for Dark Tranquillity-Lost to apathy
E for Ensiferum-Twilight Tavern
I for Insomnium-While we sleep
K for Kalmah-Take me away or Moon of my nights(both are great hard to only pick two kalmah is insane)
M for Mors Principium Est-Monster In Me
N for Norther-Wasted years
I could probably pick some more, but most of these are must listen to melodeath(my favorite genre) songs/bands.
E for eternal tears of sorrow-prophetian
This D I aprove!! More Dark tranquility for the people
I for Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno!
And 5/7 are from Finland 🤘😄 Cheers! 🤘
@@Maigous_ Yall fins know your metal.
B for Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror or Valhalla (Live) !
S F M Burzum?
And then there was silence…(Live)
YES.
If he does any live Blind Guardian song, as much as I love Mirror Mirror, we all know it needs to be Valhalla
its realy about time for blind Guardian but as live i would recomend Valhalla
I love this channel I have found some great new bands to listen to. Keep up the great work
Finally you did amorphis. If you want nightwish vibes from them, try the song among stars, you'll love it.
Anneke is another dutch goddess :D
@@MrValium100 indeed :)
2 of the best we have to offer in the Netherlands 💪
@@dennisvanopstal7360 i saw her with the gathering. Incredibile voice
Tomi Joutsen has to be one of the best vocalists out there. Can't wait to see them this month.
Will see them soon in Antwerp with Soilwork and Jinjer ^^
I'm an American, but in London for a few weeks...saw that Amorphis/Soilwork/Jinjer will play Bucharest, so bought tickets to Bucharest and the show!
:-)
@@pookoos That show is amazing. Saw them 3 weeks ago and..... well..... what's to say about it. Nothing!! Perfect, every band nailed their set!
He lives in the same town I'm from and where my parents still live, it's weird to see him buying groceries with his wife and kids.
I saw them yesterday, it was pretty awfull, we only heard the drums and the voice, they seemed very tired, so the show was a bit boring.
Tomi joutsen is a master at vocals.please check out more amorphis music ❤️
I was a fan of Amorphis for years before I finally realized that Tomi Joutsen was one vocalist, and not TWO.
Amorphis is one of the all time great finnish bands. Tomi Joutsen their lead singer has some of the best dual vocals ever. Many people Pick different albums for their favorites, But their album Tails From The Thousand Lakes is considered their best. Tomi Koivusaari Their guitarist sang the vocals on it. it Is one of the Earliest Melodic death metal albums and pioneered the way for many bands.
A band that has changed styles so often and is so consistantly killer. One of my fave bands of all time
*Tales* from the Thousand Lakes. :D
My Kantele (acoustic reprise) is GODLY
Tales from the Thousand Lakes
you need to do more Amorphis. the entire album "Queen of Time" is filled with incredible songs! in fact, any song from their latest 3 albums are great!
The vocalist, Tomi Joutsen, is in my opinion heavily underrated. his growls are insane and his clear is incredible!
Blind Guardian - Mirror mirror
or
Blind Guardian - Nightfall to letter "b"
And then there was silence… (Live)
The best one is still Valhalla :D
Love blind guardian and all the books they sing about.
Battlefield is a pretty good one too, although I mostly remember it from some adult swim games back in the day when flash existed
you're supposed to start with the A not with the Bee
I'm sorry
Heh, funny
Finland lives and breathes metal 😆 Must be the winters. Sometimes you might even just listen to some commercial radio station and boom - a Nightwish song.
Meanwhile in Germany: local radio refused to play Lordi's Hard Rock Hallelujah after Eurovision '06 'cos it's too
satanic...
@@DaniFilth87 Are you in Germany? I'm not trolling at all, just wondering as one of my current favourite bands is Lord of the Lost, from Germany. Um, ich spreche ein bission? Bestimmt! Totsiens!
I want to live in Finland 😂🇫🇮
More Amorphis. End of discussion! :)
First time i heard this band...this will definitely be on my metal playlist
Watch the videoclips to "Wrong Direction" and "Amongst Stars" by them. They'll blow you away too ;)
They just keep getting better...
this whole album queen of time is soo good
My album of the year
These guys are absolutely amazing live, too. The band I play with opened up for Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity a few months ago and they killed it. Every song was solid, his voice is killer.
You are so lucky to play with them. Both are in my top 10 bands, have been listening to DT for near 20 years now.
They are amazing live. I have the joy of being a Finn so I've seen their shows like 15 times over the 15 years I've listened to them. Tomi's voice is one of a kind.
O shit! Yes! Finally haha. I'm glad you appreciate Tomi's transitions from gutteral to cleans. Amorphis is amazing. If you want another band that mixes beautiful melody w brutality D definitely needs to be DARK TRANQUILLITY!!
Amorphis and Dark Tranquility - Long careers full of awesome music almost 30 years later!
@@australianmade86 Hell yeah! I saw them both in September and they both blew me away. Definitely two of my favorite bands. DT is one of the most consistent bands ever IMO. Every album is perfection.
DT one of my favorites!
I couldn't agree more.
Melodic Death metal is love ❤ DT is love supplier
You just opened the door to a whole (new) world of awesomeness. Amorphis is so versatile and has a metric shit ton of great tracks to discover. Enjoy.
C - Coal Chamber
H - Havok
R - Rings Of Saturn
O - Opeth
C - Children Of Bodom
to name a few good suggestions.
Thats a good taste my friend :)
PANDALEX Thank you!
That's too heavy for him he only does radio metal.
M - my dying bride
K - katatonia
Les Brown hmm not entirely true, he's done Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, so he can definitely do Children Of Bodom
3:47 That says everything!!! ❤️❤️❤️🤘
React to more Amorphis! Amongst Stars, Death of a King, Wanderer, Silent Waters, Daughter of Hate, Golden Elk, Sister and brother, Shades of gray, House of sleep, You I need,....!!
Wrong Direction!!!
He won’t be reacting to amorphis anymore (well at least for the next 45 days).
Which is a damn shame :D
I could watch your face of complete satisfaction when the cleans kick in over and over. That pretty much says it all right there.
Great ideia for the channel man. Amorphis is an amazing band ! Love these guys, they're so original !
And they have a lot of songs that are just clean vocals, Tomi Joutsen, is one of the best extreme metals vocalist ever, his growls AND cleans are fantastic.
I really hope that in the letter "E", Epica show up.
@kreshBACON, I thought of that as well, but he said it would be bands he's not heard/reacted to yet & I think he did react to one Epica song. I absolutely could be wrong, but, I do second that motion! Peace.
This song puts a huge smile on my face! Musically, this song is on point. The floaty, airy melody over the top of the deep, guttural growls is one of my favorite things for bands to do. Lyrically, this song is the most metal metaphor for a bee's daily life that o have ever heard! 10/10 would listen hundreds more times! XD
Alex man can you please do Blind Guardian-Mirror mirror live from imaginations through the looking glass?!?!? Also Blind Guardian Valhalla live is reeeaaally epic too!!! You'll love it too!!! And when we're at it throw in Blind Guardian-The bard's song (in the forest) live as well!!!
Yeah, he must do blind guardian, they're just amazing.
Totally agree Blind Guardian is a MUST be on this list. Mirror mirror is a great option or Somewhere far beyond.
@@oscarmonsalve494 Don't forget about Bright Eyes, Precious Jerusalem, Sacred Worlds. There are so many BG's songs though, perhaps Alex should listen to one of their ballads first?
Valhalla. Definitely.
Hi Alex, soooo happy, that Amorphis is the letter A! Thanks again for another great review!
Love Amorphis!!! One of the many epic bands from Finland!! The land of skillful musicians!! Check out Poets of the Fall!
If you like Amorphis, you don't miss any understanding :)
Two of my favorite bands ever! 😊 Will be going to both their gigs the coming Feb and March 😊 Lucky me!
FINALLY SOMEONE COMMENTING ON POETS OF THE FALL!!! Been a fan for almost a decade!
Tho they're not a metal band, PotF is def worth checking out!
your reaction to this was so genuine and awesome man. keep up the great work
Tomi's vocals are difficult to even believe in the live setting. He's right there with the most impressive vocalists I've ever seen. Especially the death growls seem superhuman, like you can't imagine how that much power could come out of one person. (and yes, one person does both the growls and cleans).
Saw them live in London on 4th february... This was the opening track... 🤘There was a crowd blown away!!! Amazing!!!
Amorphis- silent waters, house of sleep, from the heaven of my heart
I have been waiting for this one. I remember when the single came out last year, I played it on repeat atleast 3-4 times each time I would sit down for a music session. There is just something refreshing about the song. I just can't describe it. And, I got to see amorphis live at Wacken 2018, and I had literal chills when they played this.
This band sound sick!
This is INSANE. After that little promo in the middle, when the song crept up again.. I had tears in my eyes. What. a. song.
Amorphis is so freakin good,you should listen to amongst stars too ,it is from the same album
Please react to Fear Factory for the letter "F". Fear Factory we're the first to mix clean and harsh vocals in the early 90's. I'd suggest "Archetype" but they have many great songs. I was pleasantly surprised to see your action to Amorphis.
Eduardo Bauer this!!!!! ALEX, you'll be so Happy!
My fave from the album!
One of my fave bands of all time
@@australianmade86 same
Jus came here to say this is some of the best metal songwriting we get these days. The Bee.
Welcome to the Melodic Death Metal community. Stay a while.
Also, Dark Tranquillity for D.
Man, you have to do more Amorphis! These guys are legendary! Their songs have amazing dynamics in terms of clean melodies and harsh, raw metal sounds, and the same is true for vocals. Lyrically, quite a few of their songs are about Finnish folklore - for example, the album "Skyforger" revolves around the story of the Kalevala. They also usually blend some folk sounds into their metal, which is also a plus. You won't regret exploring more of them!
Recommended (maybe you could do more reactions?):
- Death of a King
- Silver Bride
- Under The Red Cloud
- Silent Waters
- Sky Is Mine
- Amongst Stars
Thanks for all the videos. Stay dope, and happy new year!
If you don’t do Blind Guardian for B, I’ll be very upset
metalhead82891 *does black veil brides*
Oof Dude 🤢🤮
@@connorwaddell8236 LOL, the only good thing BvB has are the guitars, and still, it's not that much good. Before anything, I listened to BvB from 2009 till 2012, their 2012 album was a disaster to me.
i´m already upset he don´t react to atlantean kodex for "A" :D
@@connorwaddell8236 He did Beartooth so it's not much better lol
YES, NEXT SONG “SILENT WATERS”!!
Thank you for reviewing Amorphis
Amongst Stars from this same album is a must when you come back to them. Then try their older stuff after.
Dont forget Wrong Direction :)
@@De-M-oN And Under the red cloud
Finally Amorphis 🇫🇮!!!!!!!!!! Great video, great song, and great band, one of my favorites for sure.
N - Né Obliviscaris. It didn't get enogh love in the poll bc not very known but they are one of the most unique and talented bands I've come across. ...And Plauge Flowers the Kaleidoscope live! And thanks for starting with Amorphis, fantastic band!
@2:45 you’re dead-on! The filthiest dirtiest grimace the music makes you make is the best compliment you can give
CARCASS - HEARTWORK OR NO LOVE LOST
I was about to suggest this song (Heartwork) for the "C" day. One more vote for it! :)
Yeeeah Carcass, definitely No Love Lost 🤘🏻
The singer of Amorphis, Tomi Joutsen, is really amazing guy. I've seen them live few times and funny thing is that those world class growls actually are sounding and feeling even deeper when they are performing live. Can't but love it.
Please react to Insomnium - While We Sleep
Damn right the best metal comes from Finland! 🤘👍
Great reaction! Amorphis is definitely one of my favorite bands of all time. There is not a band that sounds same to them. Their music is in my opinion always in perfect balance and different voices and instruments blend together really well. If you are going to revisit them some day, I would recommend you to react Her Alone live album version ft.Anneke Van Giersbergen.
Every album is awesome! Own all the cds, even the singles and EPs haha
This us one of my all time and still growing favourite bands. Have seen them live like 5 times and about to see them 6th. I'm never missing them when they are in my country. Very awesome guys and the music they make. Magical combination of harsh sound and this lovely symphonic voice of Tomi, the vocal and frontman.
In flames - cloud connected, zombie inc, colony
Killswitch engage - this fire, the arms of sorrow
Lamb of god - laid to rest
Behemoth - the satanist
Heaven shall burn - endzeit
A day to remember - all i want, im made of wax larry
August burns red - meddler, ghosts
Woah, thanks for showing me something new! These guys are awesome
Watch the videoclips to "Wrong Direction" and "Amongst Stars" by them. They'll blow you away too ;)
@@De-M-oN I checked out the videos you suggested. Thanks man. I tell you what I really like about this band is the male vocalist's growls. Man, he and lars mikael åkerfeldt of Opeth should do a duo.
Also, I like the blend of soft and metal. His cleans are very smooth. Also I like the almost Celtic overtones the guitarist slips in to some of their songs briefly. I believe that second video you suggested had a bit of that. Enjoyed it
@@plazmafield i love this band and i ve seen them in the summer that has passed. They put on a show man. Even old folks who had nothing to do this this type of music enjoyed it. Sadly they might have had a sound problem or the vocalist is a bit rusted cause his voice sounded a bit weak. However, i d totally pay another time to see them live even so. They re amazing.
Man, check out the whole "Eclipse" album (first one with Tomi). Their first song I've ever heard was "Leaves Scar" and I've been hooked ever since :)
ne obliviscaris - and plague flowers the kaleidoscope
NeO has to happen, ANY SONG, they don't do bad music.
Never heard of them but now that I have..I'm hooked!
Jessica Jones so you should check out Death of a King by them next ;).
Hot damn! Good choice man! And do the Silent Waters (obiviously) later on. Amorphis singer Tomi Joutsen is pretty awesome at producing both clean and gritty vocals so more of that to expect is you want check out more of em.
If you get the chance to see Amorphis live, just do it. Don't even think twice. I've seen them twice now, once for Under The Red Cloud tour and then again for the Queen of Time tour. They put on a hell of a show.
@Alex Hefner
For the love of God, please do
I for
Insomnium!!!!! (While we sleep)
When he gets to I, he will do it
DO IT
Kinda hoping he goes for Iced Earth instead
I agree While we sleep would be good, but IMHO he'd enjoy Unsung!!
I really hope he does Insomnium "While We Sleep" it's a good starter, but not the live versions xD this guys drink too much before the shows lol
When I had my skill test on event productions, I made a Finnish Metal exhibition in our small local library and I mentioned you and Jared Dines to so many people. You are one of the best channels on UA-cam and I always match the high five slap at the start of your videos. Lot's of love from Finland!
If you want to do another Amorphis Reaction you should checkout "Sky is mine", "come the spring" or "death of a king". Amorphis is such a great band
Come the spring is easily my favorite amorphis song. Dark path is amazing as well
@@nd1312 Come the spring and Sky is mine are my go to songs for car and train :D. Especially Come the spring seems so underrated to me
Come the Spring put tears in my eyes the first time I heard it
Damn! I rarely hear a new band/song that I really like but this one was amazing!
For "D" you have to do DEVIN TOWNSEND - DEADHEAD (live at Royal Albert Hall) :)
Yes! Amazing song. Amazing live version.
Yep. Great intro to Devin, and the DTB. Universal Flame from that same show would also be a great one for Alex to do.
Agree - didn't see this but just posted the same! Artist and Track both start with D... it's a sign :P
D should be Death, T could be Townsend or S for Strapping Young Lad
B: Blind guardian - Twilight of the gods
C: Coal Chamber - Loco
D: Devin Townsend Project - Failure
E: Exodus - Blacklist
F: Five finger death punch - Jekyll and Hyde
G: Gojira - Silvera
H: Hatebreed - Looking down the barrel of today
I: In flames - only for the weak
J: Jerry Cantrell - Setting sun
K: Killswitch engage - The end of heartache
L: Limp Bizkit - Break stuff
M: Metallica - Hardwired
N: Nonpoint - Bullet with a name
O: Overkill -Last man standing
P: Powerwolf - Incense & iron
Q: Quiet riot - Metal health (Bang your head)
R: Rise of the northstar - Here comes the boom
S: Sepultura - Refuse / Resist
T: Tyr - Hold the heathen hammer high
U: underoath - Writing on the walls
V: Volbeat - The devil's bleeding crown
W: W.A.S.P. - Wild child
X: Xandria - Call of destiny
Y: Yngwie malmsteen - I am a viking
Z: Zao - Lies of serpents, A river of tears
Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror
Barathrum - Last Day In Heaven
Bat Castle - Let's Get Possessed
Black Label Society - Stillborn
Bloodbath - Eaten
Eaten!!!!
Only BLS - Stillborn acoustic version ,of course
EATEN!
Bathory?
First time Amorphis got my attention this year, became my favourite album of the year!!! Incredible from start to finish.
Amorphis - Death of a king. You´ll love it!
Hey Alex and greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 I've seen a lot of different tubers doing reaction videos but somehow I always end up coming back to you 🤔😁 Anyway, I can't begin to tell you how proud it makes me feel, as a Finn, to see you've reacted to atleast 3 Finnish bands- which also happens to be my favorites. (Amorphis, Nightwish, Children of Bodom). Keep it up! 👏
Be'lakor for B. From scythe To sceptre for the song from them. Keep up the good work, big up from Finland for Amorphis! ❤️ 🤘
Be'lakor rarely gets reacted to. I hope he does this!
if he does fraught or venator
I agree....Be'lacor 💖
It's crazy! last time I heard Amorphis probably in 2005, you reminded me about great band. It's going back to my playlist:) Same thing was with Nightwish, i stoped listen to them after Tarya living... And now the again on my daily playlist. Thanks brahh!!!
check out Amongst Stars from the same album, my favorite song of 2018
I love this band basically because I was at their concert, got to hang out at the back stage and at their hotel in Beijing. They are the chillest and nicest guys ever!
Be'lakor the smoke of many fires
I love you
This is not straight based on the story of Lemmikäinen's death as the song "Silent Waters" is. Rather that in Finnish mythology a bee is seen a healer and a life giver. I guees here you could see also the circle of life; skulls of the dead kings and the bees bring life in to them... Amorphis song are usually based on Finnish mythology and the Finnish national Epic Kalevala
From the Finnish Epic of Kalevala;
"Honey-bee, thou ether birdling,
Fly a third time on thy journey,
Fly away to high Jumala,
Fly thou to the seventh heaven,
Honey there thou'lt find abundant,
Balsam of the highest virtue,
Only used by the Creator,
Only made from the breath of Ukko.
God anoints his faithful children,
With the honey of his wisdom,
When they feel the pangs of sorrow,
When they meet the powers of evil.
Dip thy winglets in this honey,
Steep thy plumage in His sweetness,
Hither bring the all-sufficient
Balsam of the great Creator;
This will still my hero's anguish,
This will heal his wounded tissues,
This restore his long-lost vision,
Make the Northland hills re-echo
With the magic of his singing,
With his wonderful enchantment."
Kai pakko sanoa että kalevala vetää hyvin vertoja lähi idän runoudelle.
Thanks, that was interesting.
BROTHERS OF METAL "Prophecy of Ragnarök" or "Yggdrasil". Both are about norse mythology, both are really good. "Prophecy of Ragnarök" has the advantage of having a videoclip. One downside is that you might have to learn a bit about norse mytology to understand everything
I would go with "Yggdrasil" (which has a video clip since recent) but both are good.
The perfect song for metalhead beekeepers such as myself haha!!!
React to Opeth Ghost Of Perdition Live at the Roundhouse
Thanks for the reaction, Amorphis is my favorite band ever! Really love their evolution on time from the first to the last album!
you should also react to Amongst Stars by Amorphis
Greetings from Finland! Loved the reaction and love Amorphis! Amongst Stars is also a great track from the new album!
You should do A to Ö of Finnish metal.
What's letter Ö? :D
@@raitoniemi Ööh.. There's at least a hc punk band called Ödeema :D
that will take at least this whole year to complete that list 😅
@@argieStream LOL. My home town punk band :D Went to the same school with the guys
Wholly shit is right!!!!! My favorite finnish band!!! Thank you Alex!!! See I knew you'd love how he could go from growling to singing melody flawlessly!!! Epic af band am I right!! 🖤🖤🤘🤘
B = Blind Guardian
Doesn't matter if you do studio or live versions, they are fantastic either way. Studio they layer vocals & lead guitars like Queen, live they are heavier and more Iron Maiden-like.
As a metalhead I love watching your reactions to videos. Some bands I’ve heard of but never took the time to listen to. After I’ve watched your video I usually find that artist on ITunes and download their entire discography.
B = *BLIND GUARDIAN - MIRROR MIRROR*
B = *BE'LAKOR - COUNTLESS SKIES*
As much as I loved Blind Guardian when I was younger, Be'lakor definitely has to come once - they are so great.
@@seenbelow I think he needs to listen to both bands, they're equally awesome but in different metal subgenres. But I agree with you, I prefer Be'lakor.
Holy fuck Be'lakor is great af
I've just discovered this song of them at the same time as you, wow they still make great music! This one's so neat!
Happy New Year everyone.
Other suggestions from my side for Amorphis would be 'House Of Sleep' from 2006 and 'Skyforger' from 2009.
But really, you simply can't do anything wrong with Amorphis at all.
There is no song that I don't like personally and that's quite the rarity.
Good stuff Hefner and Amorphis!
Amorphis are undoubtedly my favorite metal band.. very true to their name (without definite shape), nearly every album is different than the last.. soooooooo good. I'm glad to see you finally getting around to them!
As far as a B is concerned... check out Borknagar - Winter Thrice!
Your additude deff becoming mine Brrrrah! And spreading it to others lol....have an amaizing new yr man
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - this fire
Rose of Sharyn!
Luca M 😐
This fire
Never heard of this band, never heard of this song, but I like what they got going. Definitely adding that one to my playlist
Be'lakor - Abeyance
Yes!!!
Absolutley agree with you amorphis is a combo of dirty screams and clean vocals. With that symphonic sound thrown in. I fell in love with them over I of crimson blood