@@ExUSSailor What you actually want to say is: any POWER metal band. I don't see any Maiden influence in Mesuggah, Gojira, Jinjer, Slipknot, Behemot, Opeth, Rammstein, etc.
Dragonforce and Unleash The Archers are the same genre of music. They are both Power Metal. Power Metal is generally pretty fast and always have some killer instrumentals and focus on fantasy.
Maybe same genre, but DragonForce is much more generic. They probably have some of the fastest guitar players in the world....but being fast doesn't always mean better.
This is a conceptual album based on a fantasy novel the singer (Brittany Slayes) wrote, so these lyrics are part of the story Also I'm pretty sure they sound like Dragonforce because they are power metal and Dragonforce is the iconic power metal band
@@FalconFlurry No luck yet, but if she did, that really puts a cramp in the story I was inspired to write after hearing Cleanse the Bloodlines for the first time lol.
I saw them live years ago in a run down biker bar in with maybe 30 people there. They still killed it and played so hard and to perfection, shows their love for the music.
They are the epitome of Power Metal or at least what it should be. They're a phenomenal band out of Canada. The lead singer is Brittney 'Slayes' Hayes and her range is absurd. She can sing Queensryche tunes and if you've ever heard of them you'd know how ridiculously hard their vocals go.
Does everyone only listen to their first fucking album? How about something off of Citadel (Painters of the Tempest Part II or Devour Me Colossus Part I) or off of Urn (Libera Part I, Intra Venus, Eyrie, Urn)? It's kind of annoying to always see the same two Ne Obliviscaris songs recommended, Plague and Forget Not. They are too good to be reduced to those two songs.
very much liked your intro talk - feel exactly the same, am very much alike, and friends definitely are the best. Regarding Awakening - I absolutely LOVE that song... SOOOO good :D
He compared Unleash the Archers to DF? I mean power metal sure, but Unleash the Archers have more talent in their guitar playing and their drum timings. Plus a goddess of a vocalist.
@Alpha Wolf I think that, while Herman and Sam may be more technically talented than Andy and Grant, UtA as a whole is better at writing songs and putting them together in a cohesive way. Lots of DF solos seem designed just to be flashy and don't fit in with how the song goes. In short, in Dragonforce, one particular member always seems to get the spotlight, but in UtA, everybody's talent is shown with nobody being left out.
@Alpha Wolf lol i'm pretty sure i'm the opposite of a fanboy. My latest reactions and videos have given me a ton of hate for calling out the recent laziness of UTA. Dragonforce are much lesser than a ton of power metal bands though, no question in that.
This whole album is perfection. This is the first song on it and the lyrics from each song craft a really interesting story. Highly recommend listening to the whole thing
Another great one, UtA are a band I found from reaction videos, and I'm really happy I did. Some more recommendations. Eluveitie - Rebirth (Swiss folk/death-metal) Gojira - Heaviest matter of the universe (if you want something that's not a female vocalist), In this Moment - Whore (Maria brink has one of the most unique voices and singing styles in metal) or The pretty Reckless - House on a Hill (the singer is the actress who played the little girl in the Grinch movie and she got some killer pipes)
These guys and Dragonforce both fall into the power metal genre, so that's likely where you're picking it up. For a short but complex song, try Archspire - Involuntary Doppelganger.
Dragonforce is far from a bad comparison. Both belong to the genre of Power Metal: fast, melodic, high wailing vocals, and usually fantasy lyrics. Nightwish had some power metal to their sound early on as well. For more awesome Power Metal I'd recommend Blind Guardian-Imaginations From the Other Side, or Gloryhammer-Rise of the Chaos Wizards.
I'll let here some songs that you may like: Lacuna Coil - Our Truth In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf Gojira - Stranded The Pretty Reckless -Oh My God The Agonist - You're Comming With Me System of a Down - Chop Suey!
Glad you reacted to this song, I totally agree that it is super fun. Listened to it so many times and its still fantastic. Make sure to check out Iron Strengthens Iron by Dyscarnate if you want something super energetic and heavy. Will make you want to headbang the whole song
She's fucking awesome. Saw them with swallow the sun earlier this year. My gf fell in love. She's perfect live... Just this smoky, deeper tone and cool (as opposed to britney's warm) voice for doom. Great band
You've heard this one, Awakening. They are influenced by Iron Maiden and ManOwaR as well -- but to get a true sense of her vocals, I suggest these 5 songs: 1) The Coward's Way 2) Dreamcrusher 3) The Matriarch 4) Apex 5) their cover of Queen of the Reich by Queensryche And ironic you mention DragonForce, because Unleash the Archers is touring with them right now, and I hope to see both bands March 18 in Detroit!
@@FryingPan76 : Complete and utter suckage. They cancelled their Detroit show 9 days before it happened -- and like many things, I did not get what I wanted for my birthday. 😔
Hey Trey! Been watching for a little while now. Since you’ve been enjoying bands like this and Jinjr you should definitely check out Sabaton! In my opinion they’re a historical metal band with some amanzing songs in their arsenal. Can’t wait for more!
For another similar band with female singer check out "Battle Beast" (their older songs, especially "Let it roar" and "Black ninja"), Burning Witches (all- female band), Halestorm (more rock though) or Nervosa
I dunno, General of the Dark army, while the lyrics and story is good, the song itself is on the kinda low end of what they do, its just not the same kind of energy.
Love this song. Can you premiere these or stream at some point as I'd like to send you some money over super chat. If you take requests I highly recommend The Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish live at Wembley 2016? Much love from Yorkshire England
I have 2 recommendations for you ! The first one would be "Swallow the Sun - Empire of Loneliness" - You need to find the Lyrics Video because this song is a story, and it's great! I don't think you've heard anything like this before! The second one would be Wuthering Heights - Faith Apathy Divine (Part 1) because the singer is absolutely crazy! You would think they are 2 or 3 of them xD
Unfortunately, their label has been VERY heavy handed with the copyright claims. Every reaction I have seen has either been taken down or had the audio removed
Dragonforce and Unleash the Archers are both PowerMetal bands so it makes sense you would make that connection. If you like this check out Emerald Sword by Rhapsody of Fire.
Have you listened to Time Stands Still? Brittney is very reminiscent of Eric Adams Manowar's vocals ... But they are just style references, for me she is unique: powerful voice, yet another of the Goddesses of Metal! The band is very good. Spectacular Power Metal!
The guitar solo reminds me of the battle music from the Y's games. That was done by Nihon Falcom's in house band, cant remember the make of the band at the moment though. Something like Team JDK.
Britney is such a badass vocalist, kinda reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson. Other great songs by Unleash the Archers: General of the Dark Army, The Matriarch, Cleanse the Bloodlines. Or, treat yourself to this gem... Britney does a karaoke version of Queensryche Queen of the Reich. It is unbelievable and off the cuff!! ua-cam.com/video/280DRqoGyLw/v-deo.html
I LOATHE breaking my comohy zone... It is... NOT EASY. .... but I KNOW in my Soul, I'm NOT ALONE. enough ramblings from me hehe, I'ma watch you Judge... Them. Then, I'm going to go EAR-GASM myself 🐧😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻🐧
I know you compared them to Dragonforce, but I feel they are more like a new generational Iron Maiden. They use alot of good galloping riffs like Iron Maiden always used and alot of good fictional lyrics to tell stories. Bruce has good singing chops and so does Brittany Slays (Hays).
From another metal fan, there's nothing wrong with comparing powerful female vocalists.. Pink has an incredible voice whether a fan of metal or not, talent is talent 👍
most people compare unleash the archers, to iron maiden. But dragon force would be a good comparison too, since you pretty much got the genres right :p
It reminds you of Dragonforce, because they're the same music genre. Power metal.
React to tonight we ride by unleash the archers. shows her vocal range nicely.
that was the first song I've heard from them. I was hooked soon as I heard that opening scream! Really had an awesome Iron Maiden vibe to it.
I literally listen to that song every day. It helps take the edge off.
I absolutely love this band, they are not only really good people, but really really good musicians.
Always kinda reminded me of iron maiden slightly. Incredible vocals backed by an insane band. Natural chemistry
Well, can you think of any metal band in the last 25 years that ISN'T influenced by Maiden to some degree, or, another?
@ Anon Nymous Yes, All the metal bands that suck.
@@ExUSSailor What you actually want to say is: any POWER metal band. I don't see any Maiden influence in Mesuggah, Gojira, Jinjer, Slipknot, Behemot, Opeth, Rammstein, etc.
my thoughts exactly when i heard them the first time 😄 „like female fronted maiden!“
Brittney says that Maiden are a big inspiration and influence for her
Dragonforce and Unleash The Archers are the same genre of music. They are both Power Metal. Power Metal is generally pretty fast and always have some killer instrumentals and focus on fantasy.
ugghh love power metal. Blind Guardian, Powerwolf, Brothers of Metal, or Heavenly to name a few bands are some of my favorites. . . . . .also Therion
I would also say they have a very similar take on power metal, at least in this song. Much more similar to Dragonforce than, say, Sabaton.
@@Undertow89, I love watching Blind Guardian live videos. Hearing the audience sing [actually sing] louder than they can is amazing.
Maybe same genre, but DragonForce is much more generic. They probably have some of the fastest guitar players in the world....but being fast doesn't always mean better.
@@basicguy5785 If you can play it slow you can play it fast.
Ok you need to finish your British Columbia metal journey. Devin Townsend. Kingdom or Deadhead live at Royal Albert hall.
Came to say this!
In my opinion Devin Townsend is tied with Tatiana Shmayluk from JINJER for best metal vocalist.
Devin Townsend - Kingdom live from EMG TV though. He's so funny in that one.
icing on the Canadian cake
@@dirtpile well he loved him.
Deadhead for sure!
Great reaction Trey!! Great reaction!!!! congratulations!!!! Cheers and a hug to you! Leo (Sao Paulo - Brazil)
This is a conceptual album based on a fantasy novel the singer (Brittany Slayes) wrote, so these lyrics are part of the story
Also I'm pretty sure they sound like Dragonforce because they are power metal and Dragonforce is the iconic power metal band
She wrote a novel?! Must find, must read!
@@j.d.cunegan302 I'm not sure if she actually published it. Let me know if you find it
@@FalconFlurry No luck yet, but if she did, that really puts a cramp in the story I was inspired to write after hearing Cleanse the Bloodlines for the first time lol.
@@j.d.cunegan302 lol
@@FalconFlurry There were plans to release the story contained in the Apex and Abyss albums as a graphic novel but don't know if it has happened yet.
If you can see them live you should go. Great band. Britney is freaking awesome!
I saw them live years ago in a run down biker bar in with maybe 30 people there. They still killed it and played so hard and to perfection, shows their love for the music.
These guys are Fantastic and she's a phenomenal vocalist!!! 🤘❤️🤘
Decent comparison based on your own knowledge!! Don't worry!! 😜🤘
They are the epitome of Power Metal or at least what it should be. They're a phenomenal band out of Canada. The lead singer is Brittney 'Slayes' Hayes and her range is absurd. She can sing Queensryche tunes and if you've ever heard of them you'd know how ridiculously hard their vocals go.
React to "ne obliviscaris - and plage flowers the Kaleidoscope"
Ya the live one
this forsure or forget not
Hell yes, forget not as well. Amazing band.
Yes!!!!
Does everyone only listen to their first fucking album? How about something off of Citadel (Painters of the Tempest Part II or Devour Me Colossus Part I) or off of Urn (Libera Part I, Intra Venus, Eyrie, Urn)?
It's kind of annoying to always see the same two Ne Obliviscaris songs recommended, Plague and Forget Not. They are too good to be reduced to those two songs.
When you listen to the lyrics and it would fit a Archfey/Celestial Warlock character origine story (for the D&D players out there...)
very much liked your intro talk - feel exactly the same, am very much alike, and friends definitely are the best.
Regarding Awakening - I absolutely LOVE that song... SOOOO good :D
Unleash the Archers is a Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria, BC,
Your reactions are precious! Love your genuine facial expressions! XOXOX
He compared Unleash the Archers to DF? I mean power metal sure, but Unleash the Archers have more talent in their guitar playing and their drum timings. Plus a goddess of a vocalist.
Plus... NO SYNTHESIZERS!! WOOOT! UTA is More akin to Iron Maiden or Dio.
I mean i can agree to some extend, but you implying that ZP heart wasnt a god of a vocalist himself?
@@MyNemesisIX Yeah, ZP could never pull off his high notes live, Marc Hudson is much better though.
@Alpha Wolf I think that, while Herman and Sam may be more technically talented than Andy and Grant, UtA as a whole is better at writing songs and putting them together in a cohesive way. Lots of DF solos seem designed just to be flashy and don't fit in with how the song goes. In short, in Dragonforce, one particular member always seems to get the spotlight, but in UtA, everybody's talent is shown with nobody being left out.
@Alpha Wolf lol i'm pretty sure i'm the opposite of a fanboy. My latest reactions and videos have given me a ton of hate for calling out the recent laziness of UTA. Dragonforce are much lesser than a ton of power metal bands though, no question in that.
This whole album is perfection. This is the first song on it and the lyrics from each song craft a really interesting story. Highly recommend listening to the whole thing
Made me think of Helloween and the late 80's, early 90's
Another great one, UtA are a band I found from reaction videos, and I'm really happy I did. Some more recommendations. Eluveitie - Rebirth (Swiss folk/death-metal) Gojira - Heaviest matter of the universe (if you want something that's not a female vocalist), In this Moment - Whore (Maria brink has one of the most unique voices and singing styles in metal) or The pretty Reckless - House on a Hill (the singer is the actress who played the little girl in the Grinch movie and she got some killer pipes)
These guys and Dragonforce both fall into the power metal genre, so that's likely where you're picking it up. For a short but complex song, try Archspire - Involuntary Doppelganger.
Sabaton: Uprising (live woodstock Poland), Dir En Grey: Obscure (live)
Holy shit dude, havent seen you since college. Now you are doing this.
Check out: Unleash the Archers - Tonight We Ride!
Dragonforce is far from a bad comparison. Both belong to the genre of Power Metal: fast, melodic, high wailing vocals, and usually fantasy lyrics. Nightwish had some power metal to their sound early on as well. For more awesome Power Metal I'd recommend Blind Guardian-Imaginations From the Other Side, or Gloryhammer-Rise of the Chaos Wizards.
About your monologue in the first 2 minutes: It's nice to see an introverted person going out into the public (out of the cozy comfort zone)
Same thing with these guys as with Jinjer... Bass and Drums are fucking incredible!
I'll let here some songs that you may like:
Lacuna Coil - Our Truth
In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf
Gojira - Stranded
The Pretty Reckless -Oh My God
The Agonist - You're Comming With Me
System of a Down - Chop Suey!
The Pretty Reckless are such an underrated Rock Band
Glad you reacted to this song, I totally agree that it is super fun. Listened to it so many times and its still fantastic.
Make sure to check out Iron Strengthens Iron by Dyscarnate if you want something super energetic and heavy. Will make you want to headbang the whole song
nightwish
I of course second this for MORE Nightwish as an unabashed fan of the Band and Floor!!! 😁❤️🤘
Oceans of Slumber and the song Winter. Really good stuff
If you might be up for it, I’d love to hear more (perhaps in a future video?) about how one can pick up on vocal doubling?
Test Your Metal is another one I'd highly suggest 😝
Light song thats lyrically bright - song is about an immortal being awoken from a slumber to face off in a final battle.
Iron Maiden Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Flight 666 or Alexander the Great. Time to go on a Maiden Journey
amen amen is all im thinking at the start
More Unleash the Archer- Apex and more....The whole Apex album is a listen through straight album which is rare now days
ATR 08 best power metal album of the last 10 years, not a single miss on it.
Welcome to the unleash the archers fandom !
Stone Sour - Gone Sovereign / Absolute Zero
oceans of slumber - winter please!
there's angel voice will amaze you!
She's fucking awesome. Saw them with swallow the sun earlier this year. My gf fell in love. She's perfect live... Just this smoky, deeper tone and cool (as opposed to britney's warm) voice for doom. Great band
You've heard this one, Awakening.
They are influenced by Iron Maiden and ManOwaR as well -- but to get a true sense of her vocals, I suggest these 5 songs:
1) The Coward's Way
2) Dreamcrusher
3) The Matriarch
4) Apex
5) their cover of Queen of the Reich by Queensryche
And ironic you mention DragonForce, because Unleash the Archers is touring with them right now, and I hope to see both bands March 18 in Detroit!
And how did this one work out?
@@FryingPan76 : Complete and utter suckage. They cancelled their Detroit show 9 days before it happened -- and like many things, I did not get what I wanted for my birthday. 😔
Awakening is awesome! Hope you enjoy it. This album is a great concept.
Funny part is this was only part of her range you should check out tonight we ride it also has a badass mad max style video
Hey Trey! Been watching for a little while now. Since you’ve been enjoying bands like this and Jinjr you should definitely check out Sabaton! In my opinion they’re a historical metal band with some amanzing songs in their arsenal. Can’t wait for more!
Ancient Bards - Impious Dystopia if you're interested in hearing cinematic fantasy metal!
Great reaction, had to sub to this one.
For another similar band with female singer check out "Battle Beast" (their older songs, especially "Let it roar" and "Black ninja"), Burning Witches (all- female band), Halestorm (more rock though) or Nervosa
Intro: I totally know where you're coming from I am like that heh but I grew older and now I can enjoy both and I know need both ..
Same here, I thrive in my own company. But some balance and interaction with the rest of humanity is necessary occasionally:)
1:59 to get to unleash the archers stuff.
Otherwise monologue.
UA-cam recommended this video!
Okay dude's neat. Is this sort of video what usually comes out of this channel?
Also try "The Matriarch", "Apex", "General of the Dark Army", "Tonight We Ride", "Cleanse The Bloodlines", and more
I dunno, General of the Dark army, while the lyrics and story is good, the song itself is on the kinda low end of what they do, its just not the same kind of energy.
That drummer though!!
Let's keep it Canadian. Plz react to Alexisonfire - this could be anywhere in the world.
Love this song. Can you premiere these or stream at some point as I'd like to send you some money over super chat. If you take requests I highly recommend The Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish live at Wembley 2016? Much love from Yorkshire England
Look up what the song is about 1st.
Drunk pop guy = closet metalhead haha. They are amazing huh?
Haha. You're absolutely right!
Soilwork - The Windswept Mercy
It will blow your freaking mind Trey.
I have 2 recommendations for you ! The first one would be "Swallow the Sun - Empire of Loneliness" - You need to find the Lyrics Video because this song is a story, and it's great! I don't think you've heard anything like this before! The second one would be Wuthering Heights - Faith Apathy Divine (Part 1) because the singer is absolutely crazy! You would think they are 2 or 3 of them xD
Devin Townsend - Kingdom !!!!!!
0:00 - 2:00 I absoluetely agree and am on the same Page.
✌🏻
This singer has that Robbie Halford attitude for sure
Rammstein- Deutschland would be interesting
I know it's a newer one but it's a great song
Unfortunately, their label has been VERY heavy handed with the copyright claims. Every reaction I have seen has either been taken down or had the audio removed
I love these their like a mix of iron maiden judas priest and DIO mixed together and turned into power metal XD awesome vocals and music
great video! i am really interested in your opinion about a live video of "Leprous", they have an amazing and very unique vocalist
One does not simply Unleash Archers shit hammered sir!!!!!
Dragonforce and Unleash the Archers are both PowerMetal bands so it makes sense you would make that connection. If you like this check out Emerald Sword by Rhapsody of Fire.
You need to react to Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers the Kaleidescope live in Colorado. They are talented on a whole other level
the sound you are attributing to dragon force is called power metal
One more comment. That bass line is clean! 🤘🤘
Delain please, great band. Masters of destiny.
Have you listened to Time Stands Still? Brittney is very reminiscent of Eric Adams Manowar's vocals ... But they are just style references, for me she is unique: powerful voice, yet another of the Goddesses of Metal! The band is very good. Spectacular Power Metal!
notice how little you see the singer in this video and how much focus there are on the rest of the group.
And now...Tonight we ride?
The guitar solo reminds me of the battle music from the Y's games. That was done by Nihon Falcom's in house band, cant remember the make of the band at the moment though. Something like Team JDK.
Beast in black - blind and frozen
Britney is such a badass vocalist, kinda reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson. Other great songs by Unleash the Archers: General of the Dark Army, The Matriarch, Cleanse the Bloodlines. Or, treat yourself to this gem... Britney does a karaoke version of Queensryche Queen of the Reich. It is unbelievable and off the cuff!!
ua-cam.com/video/280DRqoGyLw/v-deo.html
Once you have experienced Devin Townsend, your world will never be the same again.
Are those these nura headphones?? How do you like em?
In songs like Going Down Fighting I swear she sounds like Geddy Lee
If you wanna see some insane vocals, try giving "Highlander" by Lost Horizon a shot. Imho a very underrated band and especially vocalist.
The agonist in vertigo! And Arch enemy Nemesis Live un Japan 2008 next plz!!!
The song "tonight we ride" is even better. U need it in ur life, trust me.
You want fun Songs? Reakt to any Alestorm Song 😁
I recommend Beast In Black - Blind and Frozen if you like Power Metal
Best line "DragonForce on crack."
Also I would suggest "Tonight We Ride (Official Video)" for your next Unleash The Archers reaction.
Brittney Slayed the shit out that song 😉 Her stage name is Brittney Slayes 🤣
Oh, Canada!
A modern Lita Ford with some hella driving metal.
Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars
Unleash the archers-no more heroes
protest the hero - c'est la vie
please 🙏
Such a great song! Hey, if you're open to something different (still metal), I'd recommend Eluveitie, Rebirth.
Hail Trey, wHats ur Poison????
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- Your New Cyber, " Friend"
- JayJay the Redeemed 😿🐧😻
I LOATHE breaking my comohy zone... It is... NOT EASY.
.... but I KNOW in my Soul, I'm NOT ALONE.
enough ramblings from me hehe, I'ma watch you Judge... Them. Then, I'm going to go EAR-GASM myself 🐧😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻🐧
Dragon force and unleash the archers both are POWER METAL bands..
Friends are useless they always end up stabbing you in the back
I know you compared them to Dragonforce, but I feel they are more like a new generational Iron Maiden. They use alot of good galloping riffs like Iron Maiden always used and alot of good fictional lyrics to tell stories. Bruce has good singing chops and so does Brittany Slays (Hays).
BEAST IN BLACK - Die By The Blade
If Dio had done a collaboration with Iron Maiden.
2:55 - I think you meant to say "sinister", . . . . not "cynical".
Dammit!! Haha. I knew right when I said it that it didn't sound right. Haha. Thank you!
If Dio and Iron Maiden had a love child this would be it..
Her singing style / or and voice reminds me a bit of Pink in some parts (and yes i'm a metal fan so do not murder me in the comments)
From another metal fan, there's nothing wrong with comparing powerful female vocalists.. Pink has an incredible voice whether a fan of metal or not, talent is talent 👍
most people compare unleash the archers, to iron maiden. But dragon force would be a good comparison too, since you pretty much got the genres right :p