If I may, there is another metal-ish band I've been listening to called Cellar Darling which also features a Hurdy Gurdy (as well as a flute and prominent piano). The track in particular is "Insomnia" and the female singer Anna Murphy is pretty darn good. Something you may enjoy.
If I may as well, I'd like to recommend the female-fronted Norwegian Folk Rock/Metal band Bergtatt whose hurdy-gurdy player also plays another traditional instrument called Nyckelharpa (that's the Swedish word, in English it's called keyed fiddle). To hear and see him on both instruments, I'd recommend the videoclip of their concert at Barba Negra in Budapest, 2016, or just check their audioclip of "Huldra" (which also happens to be the song being played first in the aforementioned concert video). The Swedish Folk Rock bands Garmarna and Hedningarna were probably (among) the first to use a hurdy-gurdy when combining traditional/folk music and Rock in the first half of the nineties. Both bands also use other folk music-related instruments in their songs.
What’s fun about this channel is it introduces me to artists I’ve never heard before, and I hadn’t heard Scardust until now. I love this song and I definitely want to check out more of their work now!
I found the reactor scene maybe going on 2 years ago now. Finding the new-to-me artists is one of my favorite things too!!! May you find much joy from all three of these musical rabbit-holes. Scardust, Patty Gurdy, and Hellscore Choir!!!
So good to see such an underrated band like Scardust get the attention the deserve! I've always been blown away by their vocalist's flexibility and range when it comes to vocals, just wait until you hear her harsh vox.👀
With the creative output from Nightwish waning (every new album takes a year longer, if the pattern holds, the next is not due until 2026) it is time for the next generation to take over. Scardust really has a lot of potential, even their Nightwish covers with the live choir are amazing. Unfortunately, this is hard to get on tour profitably.
This really illustrates why metal is the biggest creative tent. They're joining classical, jazz, blues, and folk with metal providing the glue. It really provides the space for all of these excellent musicians to let their creativity run free. That's why they all are having such a great time.
This is my first time hearing her and her instrument. I was really intrigued, as I guess you were, so I thought I'd tell you that I found a lot of content on Patty on UA-cam. Just type in her name or her instrument and get performances or personal Q&A videos. Help you ride that crush for a while. Stay happy.
I absolutely love and adore how enthusiastic and expressive you are as you go through so many of my favorite rock and metal bands and songs. It's a beautiful sight every time something surprises you and we watch your eyes light up and you grin. You bring lots of life into your video just being your unfiltered self. I've been watching your channel for over a year now and I always enjoy watching you grow with my musical taste and get so impressed and happy with what the heavy side of music brings to you. You're a gem! I think you'll enjoy Scardust's song Addicted as well.
Das er blind ist und solch ein genialer Musiker ist, haute mich total um als ich das bemerkte. Auf der Bühne geht er ab wie der Teufel, ich find ihn so cool
Not often you do a metal reaction and I have never heard of the band. Bravo to the Patreon community for this - yeah a new band for my jaded old ears to get into. Love your reaction as ever Elizabeth.
So glad to see Scardust finally featured in this channel! You can continue exploring Noa Gruman's vocal ability in the "one take singthrough" of Tantibus II, where she shows even more registers in a one-take performance, or in the live version of Queen of Insanity, which features an amazing duet of harsh vocals.
Such an amazing, in depth reaction video, I loved every second of it! And Noa Gruman and Scardust definitely deserve all the praise, they are so incredibly talented, and the whole world should know that. They have a lot of other mind-blowing songs that go even beyond this one
One of my favorite things about your channel is how often you introduce me to a new artist or group that I quickly fall in love with. I'm already falling down the Scardust rabbit hole with no regrets!
So happy you got to hear them finally! There are so many other songs where you really get to hear Noa's voice really go if you want to give them another listen. Arrowhead is one of my favorites. Thanks for the great video!
This is a great collaboration of great artists, have been long time fan of Patty and she's been all around doing songs with bands like Alestorm and dArtagnan, plus original music for Carnival Row season 1. Noa and Hellscore, and by those Scardust, was first introduced to me by their work on additional vocals on last two Amorphis albums, where Noas "Ofra Haza" -vocals on The Bee are exceptional, also she is great in The Moon.
Scardust are super great! always love to see prog videos here. Quite surprised we still haven't seen a reaction to Haken or Caligula's Horse, two of the best prog groups atm, with incredible vocals and super unique and complex melodic and rhythm structures.. fingers crossed 🤞
Scardust deserve more and more popularity, the entire album is a pure jewel. Really really love the style of this band because it is very complex but very easy to listening to. Great reaction as always.
Wow! This band is so cool 😎 I have never heard of them but I absolutely loved this! Thx so much for your reaction and thoughts and breakdown. I ❤this channel! You are awesome!
This is so good! I couldn't join the live chat but I just wanted to thank you for doing this. I also need to thank the people who keep suggesting such great songs for us to listen to. Take care and I hope you're having a great day.
Thnx El! FINALLY a Scardust reaction! Now you have met the Lady of Voice. Noa is just exceptionally talented and gifted vocalist with incredible and versatile voice. You have to check out other songs by Scardust. You just have to! This is a great band and their all songs are so good that it doesn't matter what song you choose from them. Fantastic reaction, thank you!!! 😎😎
I was already a big Patty Gurdy fan....but now I guess I'll have to check out some Scardust. It's always so much fun to see you react to music that I grew up with, but might be even better to discover something new with you.
It's so cool to see this collaboration here. Patty Gurdy is not just good in her own, she is also able to blend in, yet stand out, but not overpowering, in other bands. A character trait not everyone has. IMHO, Patty Gurdy and Scardust are both underrated. I'm glad they got a bit of a platform here.
OMG!!! My heart skipped a beat and I about fell out of my chair when I saw this, Elizabeth! I am absolutely in love with Noa Gruman & Scardust!!! She has the most amazing voice! She has a 4/5 octave vocal range with power and agility and versatility and control. She has some of the most jaw dropping vocal runs I’ve ever heard. She’s proof positive that the human voice is a musical instrument, itself! And, each of the band members are all insanely talented, as well, creating wonderful, unique music together! I have been hoping for a reaction for nearly a year, now, and I think “Concrete Cages” is a great introduction to Noa, Scardust, and her choir, Hellscore! It has a bit of everything and really shows off their musical chops. Thank you, thank you, Elizabeth, I’ll be waiting with bated breath until this drops……
The fact that they give all of their band members their moments to shine in the music also helps. As does the sheer joy they radiate whenever they are playing.
I'm Israeli and can't believe I have never heard of Scardust before this video they're phenomenal Lovely reaction as well I love the enthusiasm and passion you have for music!
Much needed on the channel. Scardust are amazing and the range of Noa is beyond belief. If you want to get an impression of how much further than this her range goes I would suggest listening to "Shards". It is a long piece, but it is definately worth it and you will add new impressions of her voice from operatic to the darkest metal. Enjoy.
I’ve been following Patty since she covered “over the hills and far away”. Then she did stuff with Scardust and I’ve been following them as well 😅. Patty is always sneaking around in forests, playing her hurdy gurdy. 😁 Patty tried to get into the Eurovision Song Contest this year to represent Germany, but didn’t quite make it. I think Germany have made a terrible mistake!
Shall we add hurdy gurdy players to European forest fauna? Seriously, I love Patty's stuff and love to see her videos. Germany for sure made a mistake by not picking Patty.
Thank you for the introduction to this amazing musicians - great song, amazing instrumental parts and mind-blowing unique vocals - absolutely brilliant ❤🥰😍
Sweet mother of god, this is great! Noa is an amazing singer, top 5 in metal for me, and Patty is awesome too, Scardust are insanely talented guys overall. If you want more, their song "Gone" is great (some harsh vocals for Noa there) and, did you know they have a cover of Disney princess songs??
OH! MY! SAINTED! AUNT!! I'm familiar with Patty's music, but this collaboration has left me dumbfounded! Noa's voice!!! 😱😱😱 The band!! 😱😱 The lyrics, combined with the imagery, call forth a triumphal, almost anthemic declaration of the human spirit. But that dystopic ending just floored me... Truly amazing!
Whether I'm listening to Noa and Scardust or Noa and Hellscore or as in this case Noa, Scardust and Hellscore together, I'm seriously in love with the music. I love Noa's voice and the musicianship of the guys in Scardust is just next level. The A Cappella sounds from Noa and Hellscore are amazing but just as amazing when combined with instrumentation. In short, I haven't heard a bad piece of music from any combination of these folks. I just keep wanting to hear more and more. Of course, Patty Gurdy is a treat whether she's solo or working with others, and this was like adding a cherry to an ice cream sundae with her joining together with Scardust, Hellscore and Noa. Thanks Elizabeth.
Have never heard of this, but I dig it. Gives me a Celtic vibe with the strings and the visuals in the woods, which I love. The use of the choir adds something that seems to soften the heaviness of entire song which makes it sound fuller and robust than just a head-banger.
Fantastic reaction and analysis, thank you! If you enjoyed this, you’re going to LOVE Scardust’s disney princess metal medley, hope you give it a listen.
Tamir, absolutely agree, Elizabeth would love the Disney Princess medley. (And for anyone else reading this, Tamir is one of the OG Hellscore stalwarts and just a nice guy.)
Omgosh, can't wait for this one! I love Scardust. Noa's voice is just incredible and the energy in this one is absolutely fantastic (and, how can anyone go wrong with a hurdy gurdy, ijs). Lol.
God bless you Elizabth. Thank you for doing this :) Patty and Noa were brought together by fate, that's how magical this friendship is. All of Scardust and Hellscore (Noa's choir) are Israelis. But Patty has become family, and this video was a long overdue, it has a long story behind it :)
Thank you for the analysis..They are all greate musicians. Noa has an amazing voice and together with Patty you can hear the tight bond there is between these two best friends. I feel like I've been a tiny tiny little part of this music video.. The ring Patty is wearing, she got it from me 😊 ..As an lapidarist I've made the cabochone cut stone in that ring. It's green (of course) chalcedony ☺️ I'm so proud every time she's wearing it ..struggle not to burst in tears 🥹
Thank you for this fantastic reaction and analysis video! It's always so interesting to hear how much technique really goes into using your voice to sing like this. It's fascinating every time I you talk about it. I'm also suggesting a reaction to Sabaton's most recent ballad single called "1916," it's a well worth listen. It brought me to tears.
Hell yeah ! Its crazy that Im from Israel but only heard of them because of this collaboration with Patty Gurdy (which I love) they are all awesome and this song is incredible especially that last part with the scatting I could hear Noa Scat nonstop all the time
Thank you for this. I enjoy watching your reactions, I enjoy them as a way to be introduced to new music like this. It was your reaction to Hi Ren that I saw first.Thank you for that. I have also enjoyed seeing you be startled by things like Ian Gillan screaming in tune in Child in Time. And yes, you do pull some interesting expressions. Thanks for all that you do.
I love prog rock and prog metal (Dream Theater being one of my favorites) this group has blown me away!! Their instrumentals are crazy and slightly reminds me of older dream theater material. Very talented vocalist!
Ive been following Patty since her very early days. Plus shes from my home country. Really great to see her doing well with her music. I think she has a great voice too.
Thank you! Today I learned what a hurdy gurdy is. I have always loved bagpipes in rock music, rare as it is. I love the fusion of modern hard rock with archaic instruments. In truth i just love rock that pushes the limits of crossover into other genaras, whether that be jazz, blues, rap/hip-hop, classical, traditional folk, or even avant guard (saw sonic youth a couple times in my own youth)
Are you open to suggestions based on what you just wrote? For more hurdy-gurdy, I recommend the female-fronted Norwegian Folk Metal/Rock band Bergtatt. The guy who plays the hurdy-gurdy sometimes also switches to another traditional instrument called Nyckelharpa (the national musical instrument of Sweden), which literally means "key harp" and is called "keyed fiddle" in English. There's a clip with a decent recording of a live concert they played in Budapest in 2016: ua-cam.com/video/rrcHo3jdcU8/v-deo.html The Swedish bands Garmarna and Hedningarna (the latter featured two Finnish female singers on several of their albums) already played a mixture of traditional folk music and rock in the middle of the nineties and both also included a hurdy-gurdy in many of their songs. You might also like the band Stolen Babies, whose female vocalist plays accordion, which I'd say is one of the most uncommon instruments in metal/rock. Their style is avant-garde-ish and doesn't really fit into any genre properly. Overall, I'd still consider their debut album "There Be Squabbles Ahead" metal, but there are many other influences as well. If you aren't already familiar with them, check out the videoclip of "Push Button" (with Tim Burton-esque visuals) and the audioclip "Filistata" (the latter might fit the description "circus metal", which has already been brought up in connection with this band or at least some of their songs).
For more bagpipes in metal music check out In Extremo. A German band that plays metal versions of authentic Medieval ballads and songs based on old poetry (such as the Merseburg Incantations). All songs sung in the original languages, too.
Love Scardust. Got into them after hearing Hellscore (another Noa Gruman project) backing up Orphaned Land on one of their live shows. They're the choir backing this song.
That song felt like a freakin mine field - you didn't know what was gonna come through next, from where, and how you'd handle it. There was just so much happening, and the regular dissidence...it could've easily toppled over to "ruckus" for me, but everything held together SO brilliantly!! Noah is incredible, Patty, her hurdy gurdy, and Irish folk tones always catch at my heart! The band, orchestra, and the choir were just fabulous. They definitely have a Middle Eastern (?) vibe to them that plays really well! Thanks for the react and breakdown. I always seem to enjoy the song more after your analysis!
What a great surprise from you to make a reaction video to my new favorite (symphonic) progressive metal band from Israel with stellar musicians and a vocal beast Noa Gruman, who: 1. makes her own stage outfits 2. writes the lyrics & co-composes the songs with her friend Orr Didi, who quite recently replaced the original bassist of the band & also plays bass in this music video 3. has served her two year military service with the Israeli armed forces 4. conducts the Hellscore metal A Cappella choir that has performed with bands like e.g. Therion, Ayreon & Amorphis both in studio & live 5. is a classically trained pianist & cellist, although she doesn't play these instruments with Scardust 6. has also been working with the Israeli opera as 1st soprano and also with Zubin Mehta 7. worked on her extreme vocals with Floor Jansen for two years online and has over an octave wider range (i.e. 4,5 octaves) than e.g. Floor Jansen, Simone Simons, Tarja Turunen & the late Whitney Houston. P.S. Noa also co-produced and edited this music video. And one of Noa's sisters plays the violin (on the right hand side of the male violin player) & the other (in red dress) sings in the choir. P.S.S. You also really should react to Noa's A Cappella version of Symphony X's "Paradise Lost" in which she makes all the sounds, even the birds.
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I’m loving what I’m hearing. I’m a fan of Prog and Metal, including symphonic Metal, Nightwish being my favorite. The use of the Hurdy Gurdy makes it for me. The Hurdy Gurdy is my second favorite “older” instrument, second only to the Mellotron.
Absolutely no way for average even seasoned metal listeners to be prepared for this one! It’s a modern day metal opus! Everyone in this collab gets to shine and do their own “runs” as you said it. Every moment jam packed with deliciousness to hear and explore w multiple listens. Be warned though this chorus ... is contagious ! so glad you did this react!!
Wow...great stuff! Thank you for not only a fantastic analysis but also introducing me to a new band. I will definitely be checking out more of their music!
Scardust is the most amazing band I've heard! Such vocals and such amazing musicians! I haven't had this feeling since the first time I heard Lacuna Coil! I wish you guys the very best on tour 2023 with one of my other favourite bands, Blind Guardian! And thank you Elizabeth! Without your channel I would not have known about Scardust!
So glad you've finally discovered Scardust. Now you should check out Arrowhead or Tantibus II to dive into other aspects of Noa's voice which aren't covered by Concrete Cages! Noa is amazing!
We most definitely must highlight the hurdy-gurdy! An ancient instrument from the dawn of Western music finding a new life in heavy metal! Love it. Now, what about a reaction to the new Eluveitie singles, Aidus or Exile of the Gods? My vote is for Aidus.
It's so great to see Scardust finally start getting the attention they deserve! "Arrowhead", "Dials (Sand Of Time Act III)", and "Sands Of Time (Sands Of Time Act V)" are also fantastic showcases of Scardust and Noa's insane vocals!
As we kept repeating the scat section here I came to a realization. The speed, intervals, and pitch choices reminded me of the Gurdy. She was scatting the way Patty often plays her Gurdy.
So glad to see you're finally covering this criminaly underrated band. I know I've been asking for it for a few months and seeing you reacting to this just made my entire week. Thank you! If you would like to hear the full range of what Noa can do, I would suggest you listen to the entire "sands of time" 30 minutes opus. It is long but SOOO worth it. Only problem being that I don't think there's a video but believe me, you don't need one. The song is incredible on it's own.
This song just scratches the surface of what Scardust can do! All of their musical catalog is great, but notable are the Sands of Time suite, Arrowhead, and all of the Strangers album. Elizabeth, I knew someday you’d find out about Noa; we’d like to see you do more videos on Scardust!
Thank you for this epic reaction 🖤🔥 You totally rock.
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Love you, dearly, Scardust!!! 🖤🤘🏼🔥
אלופים !
New fan!
We live for "The equivalent of a gospel choir but for metal". Hell yeah!!! Thank you! 😍❤🔥😍
That was amazing!!!😍😍
No, thank You All! 🤘👹🤘
All of you are such an irreplaceable, integral. beautiful part of Scardust’s unique sound(.)
Love me some Hellscore!
🤘🏼🔥🖤!
Rock on!
@@TheCharismaticVoice Elizabeth!!! Noa is their conductor :) :)
Thank you so much for this heartwarming review. Means the world! 😍
You’re the best!!!
There will never be another one quite like you, Noa(.)
Love ya, you’re the tops!
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You and the rest of Scardust, you really deserve it!!!
You are so welcome!
We want to know if Noa drinks tea!
And Patty Gurdy is just incredible herself, that hurdy gurdy especially makes her stand out from so many artist's. 🔥
If I may, there is another metal-ish band I've been listening to called Cellar Darling which also features a Hurdy Gurdy (as well as a flute and prominent piano). The track in particular is "Insomnia" and the female singer Anna Murphy is pretty darn good. Something you may enjoy.
@@RGRG3232 Anna was in Eluveitie, so I'm not really surprised that it sounds great :)
If I may as well, I'd like to recommend the female-fronted Norwegian Folk Rock/Metal band Bergtatt whose hurdy-gurdy player also plays another traditional instrument called Nyckelharpa (that's the Swedish word, in English it's called keyed fiddle). To hear and see him on both instruments, I'd recommend the videoclip of their concert at Barba Negra in Budapest, 2016, or just check their audioclip of "Huldra" (which also happens to be the song being played first in the aforementioned concert video). The Swedish Folk Rock bands Garmarna and Hedningarna were probably (among) the first to use a hurdy-gurdy when combining traditional/folk music and Rock in the first half of the nineties. Both bands also use other folk music-related instruments in their songs.
@@RGRG3232 I saw Cellar Darling open for Katatonia recently, and they were great.
What’s fun about this channel is it introduces me to artists I’ve never heard before, and I hadn’t heard Scardust until now. I love this song and I definitely want to check out more of their work now!
I found the reactor scene maybe going on 2 years ago now. Finding the new-to-me artists is one of my favorite things too!!! May you find much joy from all three of these musical rabbit-holes. Scardust, Patty Gurdy, and Hellscore Choir!!!
Discovering this band and Electric Callboy from this channel are two of my favorite things this week
So good to see such an underrated band like Scardust get the attention the deserve! I've always been blown away by their vocalist's flexibility and range when it comes to vocals, just wait until you hear her harsh vox.👀
With the creative output from Nightwish waning (every new album takes a year longer, if the pattern holds, the next is not due until 2026) it is time for the next generation to take over. Scardust really has a lot of potential, even their Nightwish covers with the live choir are amazing. Unfortunately, this is hard to get on tour profitably.
This really illustrates why metal is the biggest creative tent. They're joining classical, jazz, blues, and folk with metal providing the glue. It really provides the space for all of these excellent musicians to let their creativity run free. That's why they all are having such a great time.
a yes. Patty Gurdy, my unreasonable current celeb crush
This is my first time hearing her and her instrument. I was really intrigued, as I guess you were, so I thought I'd tell you that I found a lot of content on Patty on UA-cam. Just type in her name or her instrument and get performances or personal Q&A videos. Help you ride that crush for a while. Stay happy.
Not unreasonable, but perhaps unrealistic.
I absolutely love and adore how enthusiastic and expressive you are as you go through so many of my favorite rock and metal bands and songs. It's a beautiful sight every time something surprises you and we watch your eyes light up and you grin. You bring lots of life into your video just being your unfiltered self. I've been watching your channel for over a year now and I always enjoy watching you grow with my musical taste and get so impressed and happy with what the heavy side of music brings to you. You're a gem!
I think you'll enjoy Scardust's song Addicted as well.
I've been waiting for this for years!!! Welcome to the Scardust world, you will be ADDICTED to it!
Yes! Patty Gurdy content! LOVE IT!
Both Scardust and Patty are fantastic on their own. They always look like they're just having fun. This collaboration just meant double the fun!
The bass player is just killing it.
There is an only bass version Scardust released you can check it out
@@Isaac-gj8tf Thanks, I will.
Das er blind ist und solch ein genialer Musiker ist, haute mich total um als ich das bemerkte. Auf der Bühne geht er ab wie der Teufel, ich find ihn so cool
Not often you do a metal reaction and I have never heard of the band. Bravo to the Patreon community for this - yeah a new band for my jaded old ears to get into. Love your reaction as ever Elizabeth.
Oh my God! This... I LOVE that! We need more. This band is good! Let us try to spread it!
I've never heard of Scardust. I need listen to more of their music!
Their entire Strangers album I'd incredible and is worth listening through. Their Sands of Time is also awesome.
And they also do great covers of Nightwish songs too
Noa Gruman has an incredible vocal range!!! The whole band and choir are amazing!!
Been a fan of Patty for years. I'm a HUGE Hurdy Gurdy fan, from traditional to Modern, and when she collabed with Scardust I found a new band I love!
So glad to see Scardust finally featured in this channel! You can continue exploring Noa Gruman's vocal ability in the "one take singthrough" of Tantibus II, where she shows even more registers in a one-take performance, or in the live version of Queen of Insanity, which features an amazing duet of harsh vocals.
I agree, if you want to see what Noa is really capable of, Tantibus II is the place to look.
Patty is very amazing and talented 💯🎵
she's not the focus here!
@@mayoarm11...
Discovered both last year,very enjoyable,love to watch and listen especially Scardust!
First time hearing this band. WOW! Thank you for this great introduction!
Such an amazing, in depth reaction video, I loved every second of it! And Noa Gruman and Scardust definitely deserve all the praise, they are so incredibly talented, and the whole world should know that. They have a lot of other mind-blowing songs that go even beyond this one
Wow so true, and the nightwish covers….😍😍😍😍
@@idanscharf9806 And the crazy Disney medley!!!
You are so right about that! Their both albums and EP as well as the latest Disney medley are all incredibly good.
One of my favorite things about your channel is how often you introduce me to a new artist or group that I quickly fall in love with. I'm already falling down the Scardust rabbit hole with no regrets!
So happy you got to hear them finally!
There are so many other songs where you really get to hear Noa's voice really go if you want to give them another listen. Arrowhead is one of my favorites.
Thanks for the great video!
This is a great collaboration of great artists, have been long time fan of Patty and she's been all around doing songs with bands like Alestorm and dArtagnan, plus original music for Carnival Row season 1. Noa and Hellscore, and by those Scardust, was first introduced to me by their work on additional vocals on last two Amorphis albums, where Noas "Ofra Haza" -vocals on The Bee are exceptional, also she is great in The Moon.
Thanks for mentioning Amorphis! It's been a long time since I listen to them, now I am really excited!
Yes, yes, yes!!! The one I'd always hoped you'd pick up!
Scardust are super great! always love to see prog videos here. Quite surprised we still haven't seen a reaction to Haken or Caligula's Horse, two of the best prog groups atm, with incredible vocals and super unique and complex melodic and rhythm structures..
fingers crossed 🤞
I’ll have to compose myself and get back to you in a proper manner, but for now……thank you, thank you, thank you, Elizabeth, for this!!!
🤘🏼🔥🖤!
yayyyy!! you FINALLY made it to Scardust! They're so underrated! They deserve more recognition! amazing musicians ❤
Scardust deserve more and more popularity, the entire album is a pure jewel. Really really love the style of this band because it is very complex but very easy to listening to. Great reaction as always.
Wow! This band is so cool 😎 I have never heard of them but I absolutely loved this! Thx so much for your reaction and thoughts and breakdown. I ❤this channel! You are awesome!
This is so good! I couldn't join the live chat but I just wanted to thank you for doing this. I also need to thank the people who keep suggesting such great songs for us to listen to. Take care and I hope you're having a great day.
Thanks for this! I already knew both Scardust and Patty, but somehow I missed this absolute gem of a song.
Great song, great reaction 👍
Way cool! A new one for me. The old rocker digs it! As always a great reaction Elizabeth! 👍👍🤟🤟
Just discovered this band from this video. I got chills! What an awesome submission!! That main riff slaps!
I love this band, and am glad you reacted to them. Both Patty and Scardust really deserve more recognition.
Going to extend my thanks to Elizabeth and the Patreons for this one. I've been checking out Scardust today and wow!
This is a must listen to!
Thnx El! FINALLY a Scardust reaction! Now you have met the Lady of Voice. Noa is just exceptionally talented and gifted vocalist with incredible and versatile voice. You have to check out other songs by Scardust. You just have to! This is a great band and their all songs are so good that it doesn't matter what song you choose from them. Fantastic reaction, thank you!!! 😎😎
I was already a big Patty Gurdy fan....but now I guess I'll have to check out some Scardust. It's always so much fun to see you react to music that I grew up with, but might be even better to discover something new with you.
Love it. Reminds me of when you introduced me to Bloodywood. I’d love to see more of them.
Get Patty on the show. She's great.
Patty's a great hurdy gurdist, but Noa is the incredible vocalist. Noa should be the one on this show
It's so cool to see this collaboration here. Patty Gurdy is not just good in her own, she is also able to blend in, yet stand out, but not overpowering, in other bands. A character trait not everyone has.
IMHO, Patty Gurdy and Scardust are both underrated. I'm glad they got a bit of a platform here.
OMG!!! My heart skipped a beat and I about fell out of my chair when I saw this, Elizabeth!
I am absolutely in love with Noa Gruman & Scardust!!! She has the most amazing voice! She has a 4/5 octave vocal range with power and agility and versatility and control. She has some of the most jaw dropping vocal runs I’ve ever heard. She’s proof positive that the human voice is a musical instrument, itself! And, each of the band members are all insanely talented, as well, creating wonderful, unique music together!
I have been hoping for a reaction for nearly a year, now, and I think “Concrete Cages” is a great introduction to Noa, Scardust, and her choir, Hellscore! It has a bit of everything and really shows off their musical chops.
Thank you, thank you, Elizabeth, I’ll be waiting with bated breath until this drops……
The fact that they give all of their band members their moments to shine in the music also helps. As does the sheer joy they radiate whenever they are playing.
@@Syurtpiutha I completely agree with you and it all starts with their well thought out, well crafted compositions where each artist can shine!
Yeah Rex! Me too, me too. It was definitely a pleasant surprise to see Elizabeth doing a Scardust reaction. And a great one, as always.
@@TTking9142 Absolutely! I believe she was genuinely impressed and here’s hoping for another reaction from her down the road……
All I can say is FINALLY! Love this band and excited for you to explore them more! Noa is one of those singers that can do anything.
So happy to see Patty Gurdy on here! She’s amazing!
I'm Israeli and can't believe I have never heard of Scardust before this video they're phenomenal
Lovely reaction as well I love the enthusiasm and passion you have for music!
Much needed on the channel. Scardust are amazing and the range of Noa is beyond belief. If you want to get an impression of how much further than this her range goes I would suggest listening to "Shards". It is a long piece, but it is definately worth it and you will add new impressions of her voice from operatic to the darkest metal. Enjoy.
I’ve been following Patty since she covered “over the hills and far away”. Then she did stuff with Scardust and I’ve been following them as well 😅. Patty is always sneaking around in forests, playing her hurdy gurdy. 😁
Patty tried to get into the Eurovision Song Contest this year to represent Germany, but didn’t quite make it. I think Germany have made a terrible mistake!
Agreed.
Shall we add hurdy gurdy players to European forest fauna? Seriously, I love Patty's stuff and love to see her videos.
Germany for sure made a mistake by not picking Patty.
Yup, I'm English and I'd have voted for her!
Thank you for the introduction to this amazing musicians - great song, amazing instrumental parts and mind-blowing unique vocals - absolutely brilliant ❤🥰😍
Sweet mother of god, this is great! Noa is an amazing singer, top 5 in metal for me, and Patty is awesome too, Scardust are insanely talented guys overall. If you want more, their song "Gone" is great (some harsh vocals for Noa there) and, did you know they have a cover of Disney princess songs??
OH! MY! SAINTED! AUNT!!
I'm familiar with Patty's music, but this collaboration has left me dumbfounded! Noa's voice!!! 😱😱😱 The band!! 😱😱
The lyrics, combined with the imagery, call forth a triumphal, almost anthemic declaration of the human spirit.
But that dystopic ending just floored me...
Truly amazing!
Whether I'm listening to Noa and Scardust or Noa and Hellscore or as in this case Noa, Scardust and Hellscore together, I'm seriously in love with the music. I love Noa's voice and the musicianship of the guys in Scardust is just next level. The A Cappella sounds from Noa and Hellscore are amazing but just as amazing when combined with instrumentation. In short, I haven't heard a bad piece of music from any combination of these folks. I just keep wanting to hear more and more. Of course, Patty Gurdy is a treat whether she's solo or working with others, and this was like adding a cherry to an ice cream sundae with her joining together with Scardust, Hellscore and Noa. Thanks Elizabeth.
Have never heard of this, but I dig it. Gives me a Celtic vibe with the strings and the visuals in the woods, which I love. The use of the choir adds something that seems to soften the heaviness of entire song which makes it sound fuller and robust than just a head-banger.
No way! I literally went on your channel page and searched "Scardust" last week and now you drop this 😄
Fantastic reaction and analysis, thank you! If you enjoyed this, you’re going to LOVE Scardust’s disney princess metal medley, hope you give it a listen.
Tamir, absolutely agree, Elizabeth would love the Disney Princess medley. (And for anyone else reading this, Tamir is one of the OG Hellscore stalwarts and just a nice guy.)
Wow!
Omgosh, can't wait for this one! I love Scardust. Noa's voice is just incredible and the energy in this one is absolutely fantastic (and, how can anyone go wrong with a hurdy gurdy, ijs). Lol.
Couldn't agree more!
God bless you Elizabth. Thank you for doing this :)
Patty and Noa were brought together by fate, that's how magical this friendship is. All of Scardust and Hellscore (Noa's choir) are Israelis. But Patty has become family, and this video was a long overdue, it has a long story behind it :)
Is the current keyboardist Israeli? I thought I heard in an interview he was from Texas. But maybe he just went to school there?
@@raiderxx Israeli :)
@@squashedeyeball awesome!
Thank you for the analysis..They are all greate musicians. Noa has an amazing voice and together with Patty you can hear the tight bond there is between these two best friends.
I feel like I've been a tiny tiny little part of this music video.. The ring Patty is wearing, she got it from me 😊 ..As an lapidarist I've made the cabochone cut stone in that ring. It's green (of course) chalcedony ☺️
I'm so proud every time she's wearing it ..struggle not to burst in tears 🥹
Thank you, thank you Elizabeth for reacting to this! Been waiting to hear your reaction to Scardust for a while. Noa is simply incredible.
Thank you for this fantastic reaction and analysis video! It's always so interesting to hear how much technique really goes into using your voice to sing like this. It's fascinating every time I you talk about it. I'm also suggesting a reaction to Sabaton's most recent ballad single called "1916," it's a well worth listen. It brought me to tears.
WOW. This band is great!!!
Thanks for introducing us to Scardust! I found their video for "Mist" and it is fantastic. Check it out!
Fantastic band, fantastic song!
This were many pauses, even for Elizabeth standard 😁
Hell yeah ! Its crazy that Im from Israel but only heard of them because of this collaboration with Patty Gurdy (which I love) they are all awesome and this song is incredible especially that last part with the scatting I could hear Noa Scat nonstop all the time
Thank you for this. I enjoy watching your reactions, I enjoy them as a way to be introduced to new music like this. It was your reaction to Hi Ren that I saw first.Thank you for that. I have also enjoyed seeing you be startled by things like Ian Gillan screaming in tune in Child in Time. And yes, you do pull some interesting expressions. Thanks for all that you do.
I always love seeing bands using classical and folk instruments. You can rock out with them just as well as a guitar.
Omgggg my favorite band ever I have a tattoo of them😊
I love prog rock and prog metal (Dream Theater being one of my favorites) this group has blown me away!! Their instrumentals are crazy and slightly reminds me of older dream theater material. Very talented vocalist!
Ive been following Patty since her very early days. Plus shes from my home country. Really great to see her doing well with her music. I think she has a great voice too.
If you’re ready for goosebumps scardust also covered “ghost love score” it’s on UA-cam, just sayin 😏
Wow, thanks! As a Nightwish fan, I will definitely check that out.
@@Beachgirl1 they do more Nightwish covers 😉
The cover of Noise is pretty bad ass too
@@darkaether2798 Thanks for the info!
@@baronnuuke7821 Thanks! I will look for it.
Thank you! Today I learned what a hurdy gurdy is. I have always loved bagpipes in rock music, rare as it is. I love the fusion of modern hard rock with archaic instruments. In truth i just love rock that pushes the limits of crossover into other genaras, whether that be jazz, blues, rap/hip-hop, classical, traditional folk, or even avant guard (saw sonic youth a couple times in my own youth)
Are you open to suggestions based on what you just wrote? For more hurdy-gurdy, I recommend the female-fronted Norwegian Folk Metal/Rock band Bergtatt. The guy who plays the hurdy-gurdy sometimes also switches to another traditional instrument called Nyckelharpa (the national musical instrument of Sweden), which literally means "key harp" and is called "keyed fiddle" in English. There's a clip with a decent recording of a live concert they played in Budapest in 2016: ua-cam.com/video/rrcHo3jdcU8/v-deo.html The Swedish bands Garmarna and Hedningarna (the latter featured two Finnish female singers on several of their albums) already played a mixture of traditional folk music and rock in the middle of the nineties and both also included a hurdy-gurdy in many of their songs.
You might also like the band Stolen Babies, whose female vocalist plays accordion, which I'd say is one of the most uncommon instruments in metal/rock. Their style is avant-garde-ish and doesn't really fit into any genre properly. Overall, I'd still consider their debut album "There Be Squabbles Ahead" metal, but there are many other influences as well. If you aren't already familiar with them, check out the videoclip of "Push Button" (with Tim Burton-esque visuals) and the audioclip "Filistata" (the latter might fit the description "circus metal", which has already been brought up in connection with this band or at least some of their songs).
For more bagpipes in metal music check out In Extremo. A German band that plays metal versions of authentic Medieval ballads and songs based on old poetry (such as the Merseburg Incantations). All songs sung in the original languages, too.
Love Scardust. Got into them after hearing Hellscore (another Noa Gruman project) backing up Orphaned Land on one of their live shows. They're the choir backing this song.
This song is now my spirit lifter... so much joy in this! 💛
Also, the album this song is on is beautifully bonkers - so many switcheroos everywhere! 😹
Good choice. I suggested it to Tank a while ago but he sadly never did a video.
Noa has an awesome voice and the choir really makes them unique.
We did watch it together on Tank's Twitch stream a while ago. Of course he loved the happy bass player! :-)
@@Andy_from_de I thought he'd like him. That was one of my selling points.
Kinda sad I missed that.
That song felt like a freakin mine field - you didn't know what was gonna come through next, from where, and how you'd handle it. There was just so much happening, and the regular dissidence...it could've easily toppled over to "ruckus" for me, but everything held together SO brilliantly!! Noah is incredible, Patty, her hurdy gurdy, and Irish folk tones always catch at my heart! The band, orchestra, and the choir were just fabulous. They definitely have a Middle Eastern (?) vibe to them that plays really well!
Thanks for the react and breakdown. I always seem to enjoy the song more after your analysis!
THANK YOU! I have been wanting to hear you review anything by Patty Gurdy for while now!
Just bought a ticket for a Blind Guardian show, where Scardust is gonna be as well. So hyped!
Very cool. I will have to look into enjoying more of Scardust and revisit Patty Gurdy’s music plus that choir was great.
What a great surprise from you to make a reaction video to my new favorite (symphonic) progressive metal band from Israel with stellar musicians and a vocal beast Noa Gruman, who:
1. makes her own stage outfits
2. writes the lyrics & co-composes the songs with her friend Orr Didi, who quite recently replaced the original bassist of the band & also plays bass in this music video
3. has served her two year military service with the Israeli armed forces
4. conducts the Hellscore metal A Cappella choir that has performed with bands like e.g. Therion, Ayreon & Amorphis both in studio & live
5. is a classically trained pianist & cellist, although she doesn't play these instruments with Scardust
6. has also been working with the Israeli opera as 1st soprano and also with Zubin Mehta
7. worked on her extreme vocals with Floor Jansen for two years online and has over an octave wider range (i.e. 4,5 octaves) than e.g. Floor Jansen, Simone Simons, Tarja Turunen & the late Whitney Houston.
P.S. Noa also co-produced and edited this music video. And one of Noa's sisters plays the violin (on the right hand side of the male violin player) & the other (in red dress) sings in the choir.
P.S.S. You also really should react to Noa's A Cappella version of Symphony X's "Paradise Lost" in which she makes all the sounds, even the birds.
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This is amazing...
I love the scat section, where the singer's like, "And now check out what I can really do!" It was a total flex on her part.
I’m loving what I’m hearing. I’m a fan of Prog and Metal, including symphonic Metal, Nightwish being my favorite.
The use of the Hurdy Gurdy makes it for me. The Hurdy Gurdy is my second favorite “older” instrument, second only to the Mellotron.
Absolutely no way for average even seasoned metal listeners to be prepared for this one! It’s a modern day metal opus! Everyone in this collab gets to shine and do their own “runs” as you said it. Every moment jam packed with deliciousness to hear and explore w multiple listens. Be warned though this chorus ... is contagious ! so glad you did this react!!
Wow...great stuff! Thank you for not only a fantastic analysis but also introducing me to a new band. I will definitely be checking out more of their music!
Scardust is the most amazing band I've heard! Such vocals and such amazing musicians! I haven't had this feeling since the first time I heard Lacuna Coil! I wish you guys the very best on tour 2023 with one of my other favourite bands, Blind Guardian! And thank you Elizabeth! Without your channel I would not have known about Scardust!
You should check out Scardust doing live Nightwish songs. Love Scardust.
Ah, my son's favorite band. He instantly fell in love with them when I played them.
More Patty Gurdy!
So glad you've finally discovered Scardust. Now you should check out Arrowhead or Tantibus II to dive into other aspects of Noa's voice which aren't covered by Concrete Cages! Noa is amazing!
I’ve watched Patty for years.. glad you’re giving her a listen. You should check out her own stuff..
how have I not heard this before? this is amazing
Glad you loved this! Scardust and Patty Gurdy rock!
We most definitely must highlight the hurdy-gurdy! An ancient instrument from the dawn of Western music finding a new life in heavy metal! Love it.
Now, what about a reaction to the new Eluveitie singles, Aidus or Exile of the Gods? My vote is for Aidus.
It's so great to see Scardust finally start getting the attention they deserve! "Arrowhead", "Dials (Sand Of Time Act III)", and "Sands Of Time (Sands Of Time Act V)" are also fantastic showcases of Scardust and Noa's insane vocals!
As we kept repeating the scat section here I came to a realization. The speed, intervals, and pitch choices reminded me of the Gurdy. She was scatting the way Patty often plays her Gurdy.
So glad to see you're finally covering this criminaly underrated band. I know I've been asking for it for a few months and seeing you reacting to this just made my entire week. Thank you!
If you would like to hear the full range of what Noa can do, I would suggest you listen to the entire "sands of time" 30 minutes opus. It is long but SOOO worth it. Only problem being that I don't think there's a video but believe me, you don't need one. The song is incredible on it's own.
This song just scratches the surface of what Scardust can do! All of their musical catalog is great, but notable are the Sands of Time suite, Arrowhead, and all of the Strangers album. Elizabeth, I knew someday you’d find out about Noa; we’d like to see you do more videos on Scardust!
Exactly!! Their whole catalog is mind blowing. 😎
100% agree with your take. Strangers is worth a full listen through.
Elisabeth, Patti and Noa, what a lovely combination. Thank you for this reaction,