First time hearing NIGHTWISH "Ghost Love Score" 😳 || Drummer Reacts
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This was my first time hearing @nightwish and they brought that 🔥🔥. From the lighting and music to the crowd, this whole performance was epic! You all let me know how I missed this band for so many years and fill me in on some details! #review #reaction #reactionvideo #nightwish #music #analysis #ghostlovescore #2023 #musicproduction #concerts #livemusic
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This band is AMAZING!!! How have I never heard of them?!? You all let me know what I should listen to next!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Unfortunately this style of metal is not pushed in the US.
@@Thorgrim247 Well I’m glad I stumbled on it! Thanks for swinging by
Any song from their Wacken 2013 is a good option. That gig was legendary and every song performed there is the best performance of that song ever. I personally like the Ghost River best but the show opener Dark Chest of Wonders is also really good. If you like it more pop like, try Storytime.
As for the "Floor has some grit", she can do proper deathcore vocals, too, but Nightwish doesn't have such in their songs. One great example of her growls is Misery's No Crime but sadly there's no pro recording of that but only a smartphone recording with clipped audio. I don't know if it's worth making a reaction video but if you want to check it out, search for "Revamp: Misery's no Crime. @ Mezz Breda 17-01-2014".
@@MikkoRantalainen Appreciate the feedback! Can’t wait to explore more of their tunes!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Totally agree! The. US music scene is.dominated by Rap Music and Auto Tuned Pop music!
Nightwish is one of the Top Tier bands in the world...there were 82,000 fans at this concert where they were the Headliner of this music fest that evening!
Oh...I am 66 years old...and Nightwish is without a doubt the best band I have seen in my life! They are so versatile!!
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Hello Seton Hill [ Studios ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
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Yep, this right here! 😁🤘
Hello Gabriel. But today, Nightwish is much more. Don't forget Hellfest or Deichbrand, last year. Greetings from nothern Germany
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the detailed comment and filling me in on the history of this band! I am so glad someone suggested them. Definitely an amazing band with so much talent! I can’t wait to discover more! Thanks for watching! 🤘🏻
@@setonhillstudios here is something that will help you along on your new found journey - Deamflight live from 2007 - Floor Jansen's first band - she was that good that long ago ua-cam.com/video/73-_F9prx4I/v-deo.html
@@ralfmeyer9086 I just added the links to all 3 big concerts recorded in 2022 (Pinkpop, Hellfest and Deichbrand) 🤘
Great reaction! However you’ve seen/heard nothing yet! Stay on it and follow Gabriel’s list, it’s best 🏴
Ohhhh I’m excited!! I love discovering next music. Especially an epic band like this! Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole! Thanks! 🤘🏻
Hello
Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish.
They are from Finland.
And they make Symphonic Metal.
What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do.
Nightwish really hits you in your heart.
And that's what makes this band so unique.
Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch.
There were 82,000 people there.
I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion.
Watch out for the Nightwish Army.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
82,000 people is INSANE!! They are clearly an extremely talented band!! Can’t wait to hear more and thanks for the comment!! 🙏🏻
Hail to the Queen, the Poet, the Riff-maker, the Groove master, the Piper of Heaven and to the Beat Lord ! Nightwish Army Italian division present !
Excited to hear more!!! Thanks 😎
Singers sing what they can, Floor sings what she wants ❤
Yeah from what I can tell she has the versatility to go where she wants across genres. Excited to hear more! Thanks for stopping by 🤘🏻
I have heard her singing opera, musical, folk, pop and metal, she even can sing the typical metal growls, and she is perfect in all of them. Her career started with 16 and the metal band After Forever.
@@lillianekockritz2796 So cool! Thanks for sharing!
Nightwish has finally come!🎉
Welcome to the magical world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. This is one of the most epic live performances EVER. Glad you liked, and greetings from Finland! ⛄👍
It as so epicccc!!! Glad I stumbled across it! Greetings!!
Good one.
Thanks so much!
So, you have discovered Nightwish, but, only a small part of what they can do. This is a highly professional band, a group of extremely talented musicians who all play for the song, work closely with each other and enjoy what they are doing. The result is a true musical experience. As you travel their road, you will discover that every song is different, and there isn't a bad one in the bunch. It is always a pleasure to watch someone new to Nightwish discover the extent of what they can do and I have subscribed so that I can follow you on your journey.
Thanks so much! I am beyond excited about digging into more of their stuff! They clearly have amazing talent and I can’t wait to hear more! Appreciate you stopping by
merry christmas and have a great new year maybe we can meet up
You have found the gold mine of symphonic bands. They are from findland and they are the biggest band in the world right now. Welcome to the Nightwish Army!
What gets me? First, this wasn't even the last song of the set! Second, this was about an hour into a 90-minute set.
Yet Floor Jansen does this. It never fails to blow my mind.
This was the video that introduced me to Nightwish 3 or 4 years ago, when I was around 70. I now have several of their CDs as well as Floor's solo album "Paragon." What a ride!
Super cool!!! Thanks! 🔥🔥
Nightwish army, this is Seton. Seton, meet the Nightwish army 😁
Haha! Nice to meet the Nightwish Army!! Everyone seems awesome! Thanks for stopping by
Hi from Germany, where the legendary Wacken Festival is at home.
Now you had a small intro into a musical world that changes lifes.
Although I am not officially part of the Nightwish army my heart and soul got infected by this song so I cannot be without a daily dose of Nightwish. Floor Jansen, the singer, came from the Netherlands and is for sure one of the best female singers I ever had the pleasure to listen to. She is truly the metal queen, but also providing us with some real good stuff in Solo projects. I never was a fan of Disney music, but her cover of 'Into the unknown' from the movie Frozen 2 - man! - should see it.
So thank you for your reaction and my best wishes for a hell of a ride on the nightwish train!
Hey there!! Thanks so much and I’m excited to go on this journey and meet all of you! Appreciate the comment and you swinging by! Have a great one! 🤘🏻
Amazing how so many people are new to Nightwish who have been around for many years. This song and this performance of theirs is imho one if not their best.
I know we are late to the party! Can’t wait to discover more though. Better late than never! Thanks for stopping by!
Welcome to Nightwwwwish Army - enjoy the #floorgasms
Go down the rabbit hole , you won't regret it.
I’m excited!!! 😄 Thanks!!
Welcome to the rabbithole that is Nightwish!
This song is mostly to get you curious about them, to start the worldfamous Nightwish-addiction. Wait till you get to the other stuff they have conjured up! Their versatility is outstanding, not a single song sounds alike, heck, even the songs on itself dont follow your path of expectatiins. Enjoy it mate, this is one of those bands that are better live then on studiorecordings.
Yeah so far I’m blown away! I’m very excited about what’s next in this journey! Thanks for checking it out! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Greetings from The Netherlands
Greetings!!! Thanks for swinging by and saying Hello!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hi ! It´s always nice to meet a reactor who really understands what is going on here. So as this simple you got a new subscriber here.
Thank you for your accurate comments, I hope we´ll meet with Nightwish with you more than this time only. Greets from Finland. Take care.
Greetings!!! Thanks so much for the kind words! I am excited about digging into this band more!! Crazy talented! 🤘🏻
You can't auto tune perfect anyways. Floor is the best vocalist on the planet. She does it all . Any gnre, any style. Opera, Classical, Rock, Metal growls. I mean everything. Her live singing is better than other's studio versions. She is one of a kind.
my thought about auto tune is if you can't sing you have no business singing in the business - maybe work in promotion or something quiet LOL!
That vocal was insane and the talent is out of this world! Can’t wait to hear more! Thanks!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Absofuckinglutely
Must continue the journey of Nightwish further: you haven’t seen anything yet: each song is so different from another
I’m so excited!! Appreciate you swinging by!
My Queen ,Best live Singer today.
Floor on fire - and Jukka (drummer) as well. She gave him special credits at the end. Very nice.
Welcome to the NW world. Greetings from Portugal.
Greetings!! Do glad you found the channel!! Thanks for the comment!
u love that pause button...
😂🤣 Alittle too excited I guess! Thanks for watching
Great reaction! Can’t Wait to hear more!
More to come for sure! Thanks for stopping by 🙏🏻
Symphonic Metal.....its a thing! The vocalist, Floor Jensen, is also married to the drummer from the Swedish metal group Sabaton. If you have not heard them....worth checking out.
Oh cool! I appreciate all the suggestions! Thanks for swinging by 🤘🏻
Started 1996: Floor joined band in 2013
Well done Seton, a great breakdown and analysis of this song. As a long time member of the Nightwish army I've seen a lot of reactions, because this is what we do, and yours was outstanding. Welcome to the rabbit hole my friend, there's so much to experience. Much love from New York.
So glad to have found Nightwish!! Thanks so much for watching and I can’t wait to hear more!
You nailed it my friend. Tuomas (keys) writes very cinematic music and is inspired by movie soundtracks. Nightwish, one of the greatest live symphonic metal bands on the planet. Welcome to the show. Being a drummer, I think you will love a live one from Buenos Aires 2018. A new drummer and close friend of this one. Check out "Devil and the Deep dark Ocean".
Will do!!! Thank ya!! Excited about exploring all they have to offer! Thanks for joining me in the journey!
You're in for quite the ride!
I can tell!! Thanks for checking out the channel!
What you have just witnessed? The Valkyrie Goddess (Floor Jansen she would say, I am just Floor) conducting 82,000 people and then blessing them with her vocals. She is so versatile, you have heard nothing yet, she is a classically trained vocalist that can and has performed opera arias, go completely metal on you and even growl. She can sing any style she chooses. Nightwish is a great great band from Finland, and again tremendously versatile. Every song is a new story, no filler songs, all good to great in their own right. They still killing it, currently coming out with a new album, and they headline all around the world.
Her vocal was unbelievable!! Can’t wait to hear more! Thanks for swinging by and shooting us a comment!
Excellent reaction!
You made well observed and relevant points. When you made the point about how the guitar solo matched the song, I thought this guy knows what he’s talking about. For the record, Emppu (the guitarist) can shred with the best of them.
From the songwriting to the musicianship to the vocals, this band is just amazing.
Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction.
Greetings from the UK.
Thanks so much!! Oh you can clearly tell from his technique alone that he’s a beast!! Excited to hear more and thanks for swinging by! 😎
Dude.. you're in the army now 😅
Great reaction! Enjoy the journey ❤
Thanks! Glad to be a part!! ❤️
@@setonhillstudiosyour next couple of weeks will be something else 😬😅 But glad to have you onboard 👏🙌
I doubt Amy Lee was influenced by Floor, despite Floor being in the industry longer. Unfortunately, she has only gotten wider recognition in the last few years. It's insane to think someone this talented flew under the radar for years and years. Even now, there's a lot of American bands that have never heard of these guys. Funny enough, it seems to be a mix of reaction videos becoming popular around 2019, the pandemic, and Floor appearing of a popular Dutch show that finally broke her out into the open. Better late than never, I suppose.
Yeah I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t heard of them! But I’m glad I have now and can dig into more! Thanks for the comment and stopping by!
So treu
NightWish Army Wisconsin Chapter here. Welcome to Symphonic Metal, and the GREATEST band on the Planet, led by the GREATEST Voice of our Generation, our Valkyrie Queen, Floor Jansen (pronounced Yohnson)! Enjoy your ride my friend! ❤️🤘🤘
Thanks!! Letttsss goooo!! I’m excited!
Scottish Division checking in........prepare to be amazed,shed tears..because you will!....and witness perfection!
I’m excited!! Thanks for swinging by! Can’t wait for more! 🤘🏻
Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Godess
Follow Gabriel Bardacs comment.....it'll provide all the information you'll need to continue this incredible musical journey with Nightwish.
Floor Jansen is the most versatile Vocalist on the planet THE G.O.A.T .....she can do anything from Classical to growling and everything in between and the best stage presence since Elvis .
ENJOY THE RIDE !!
Thanks so much!! Everyone has been so helpful! Can’t wait to hear more and thanks for checking out the channel!
Wellcome to a symfonic metal marvel, 100 ➕ songs and non bad. Greetings from nwAse Sweden
Greetings and thanks for swinging by!!! I’m so excited about going on this journey 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Good reaction, thanks, too many are not. I was never a big fan of metal but I stumbled on to Nightwish about 5 years ago and instantly became a huge fan. I now listen to Nightwish every day and I can't say that about any other band. This vocalist, Floor Jansen is bu far the most versatile singer I have ever listened to. There is nothing she can't sing. I subbed for more Nightwish and I am looking forward to your next reaction to this incredible band.
Thanks for the sub! There will 💯 be more Nightwish in the future! I am excited about hearing more 🤘🏻
GA 3rd Division checking in. Welcome to the ride. Foudn them in reactions in 2020. Now one of my top 3 bands...with Rush and Pink Floyd. That should tell you where this journey goes
All great bands!! So stoked I found this band! Appreciate you! 🤘🏻
Enjoy your first Floor-gasm and all that is Nightwish
Thanks for swinging by the channel! 🤘🏻
Sorry brto but Amy from EV cannot sing like Floor ,not even close,Amy is talented no doubt but NW & Floor are on a whole other level,you'll see :)
Excited to hear em all! Thanks for swinging by!
I think he was just referencing the style of soaring female vocals over a metal background. Amy Lee is a good singer and it's not an insult to see some parallels
@@Grizzlox Appreciate that! 👍🏻
Agreed. @@Grizzlox
Welcome to the world of Nightwish Symphonic Metal. You just scratched the surface. There is a deep rabbit hole to explore! Enjoy!🎸🤘
Excited to be here!!! Thank ya! 🤘🏻
well, that festival was a blast 85'000 metal heads. I was in third, fourth row and enjoyed the show. one of the best concerts of Nightwish. specially because of the awesome drummer Jukka. he was such an emotional and melodic player. his drumkit was awesome and sounded amazing. also his off beat work and contrast of slow gentle work and then going in full heavy is so amazing.
Wow!! That’s amazing that you were there! He is 💯 a very disciplined drummer! Can’t wait to hear more! Thanks for watching!
hey. merry Christmas. well. they had Jukka and then Kai. Jukka is like the Sif lord. he shredds the drum kit, all in ... kai is the metronome. like yoda. for me a bir boring and less emotional but a super professional drummer. no matter what timing he nails it. check out wintersun.
This concert was essentially the singer's (Floor Jansen) final audition. She had been given 48 hours to learn the entire set and this was the first big European concert. So the fan base had never seen her before. She was stepping into a situation where a previous singer had been fired and the backlash from fans had almost driven the keyboard player to suicide. So there was pressure, and before the concert she was on the verge of running away. As it turned out she performed like she had been part of the band her whole life.
What?!?! 😳😳 That might be the most insane and epic story I’ve ever heard! She clearly delivered and brought that 🔥🔥
@@setonhillstudios the above is wildly inaccurate, this concert was 10 months into Floor joining the band (edit: the public was not aware yet, but the band had already asked her to become a permanent member). The 48h story is mostly true for when she first stepped in, the keyboard player almost driven into suicide refers to 2005 situation and is once again wildly inaccurate - he had to publicly slam this rumour and clarified it is absolutely false. Some fanatics take his lyrics and create a whole alternate universe to run with as gospel 😂
@@setonhillstudiosSome commentators straighten out a few corners... For many Europeans, Wacken was Floor's debut with Nightwish, but she came 10 months earlier to stand in for the previous singer, when Floor was called in the middle of her sister's wedding, asking if she could fly to the USA and learn the setlist in 48 hours. ua-cam.com/video/vhExkmWKMEU/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared(Documentary film about the incident,where the previous singer refused to perform in any way) Keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen's almost suicidal thoughts started from the events after the first singer's dismissal in 2005 (from which one of the most beautiful songs of all time was born), but Floor was the best thing that could happen to Nightwish and maybe the other way around too (Floor suffered from severe burnout half a year before Nightwish, and able to do anything, least of all music)
@@roeehsi Gotcha!! Thanks for the clarification! 😁
@@roeehsi It really is a shame that some fans of this band blow things so badly out of proportion. They're extremely talented and no exaggerations are needed. I'm sure there will be someone claiming Floor stands at 6'2" plus 5 or 6 inch heels again, as well. The 48 hours thing is completely true if you factor in that their show is timed to the second, so she had more than just words to the songs she didn't already know to learn. She did have a head start in knowing some of their catalogue but that show...oof. It's like a machine, and one screw up is painfully noticeable. Kudos to her, truly. I probably would have had to knock a few back just to get on the stage under those circumstance lol.
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish !
Thanks so much! Glad to be a part!! 😎
A warm welcome to the magical world of Nightwish. They are a group of magical musical musicians from Finland. The singer is Floor Jansen, she's Dutch. She's the Valkyrie, the one and only true goddess of Metal. Nightwish are Musical Sorcerers.
And there is so much more to explore from them. Let them take your soul and enjoy. You won't be disappointed, guaranteed.
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🫡🤘
Floor can growl she can screaming she is also training with operatic section,she can do everything,our Queen
She is one of the more dynamic and talented singers I have heard in such a long time! Especially considering that this was live! Thanks for stopping by the channel and leaving a comment! 😎
Yeah - you should be aware that there are, in fact, two unearthly beings on stage. One is the most versatile and skilled female vocalist to emerge in the last two decades. The other is the symbiotic life-form on her head. She keeps it clean and feeds it and, in return, it whips around and spins like a windmill in a typhoon:). More seriously, yes, there is the infamous 'Gabriels List' and Floors solo stuff - it's all stupendous:)
🤣😂 This might have been the greatest comment ever! Thanks for stopping by
Floor never uses auto tune, she does not need it. She has talent.
You can see her master classes from her own YT channel.
Muy buena reacción/análisis! Nightwish es una gran banda y Floor Jansen es una de las mejores cantantes de su generación, sin duda alguna. Saludos desde Argentina!!!👏😉👍😎🤘🇦🇷
Greetings!! Thanks for watching!
good reaction, NW has been around since 96. as a drummer surprised you didn`t talk bout Jukka, the drummer. best one ever and am 72 and started with buddy rich. you have not seen nothing yet if see more NW. always do live and always do later than 2012. carry on
He was a beast but I was just trying to take it all in! Appreciate you watching and shooting a comment our way! Thanks so much
You are drummer so you should check out heavier song from newer show. Nightwish: "Devil & Deep Dark Ocean" -Buenos Aires live. There you have something to react. Greetings from Finland.
Thanks for the suggestions! So much to dig into and I can’t wait! Let’s gooooo!
The song Tribal from the album Human Nature is the most percussive in the band's history ua-cam.com/video/s0bG2ce5blo/v-deo.html . @@setonhillstudios
OOOOOH MAN,what did you stepped into. You gonna hear the Nightwish army aproaching and they will be boasting about the lead singer (Floor)outer worldly voice,but the thing is,it is all TRUE.😉😆 Enjoy Nightwish and try some of Floor's other stuff,you WILL be amazed.🤘
So far I have been! Can’t wait for more! Thanks for stopping by and checking it out 🤘🏻
I know a bunch of metalheads, and I think, talking about myself too, we listen to the same things over time. And we end up missing a lot of things. Maybe that's why you don't know Nightwish.
Yeah I don’t know how they slipped by my radar! Glad to have found them! Thanks for swinging by
NW has longer or extended intro's in most of their songs. Floor was relatively recent addition at this concert. She had been about 9-10 in game at this point. Was meant to be a stand-in for rest of the tour. Anette was let go at end of 2012. There's a documentary called Please learn the setlist in 48 hours ,where Floor actually had 48hrs time to learn setlist before her 1st show in Seattle. But in this concert specifically there were very few higher harmony lines done by Floor since she was so new. After the tour was ended she was selected as Nightwish'es new front woman, also Troy Donockley was added to member status after being with this band over 10 years. He is an multi instrumentalist. You didn't see him in this song tho. So they are 6 piece band these days.
Thanks for the info and swinging by the channel! 🤘🏻
I discovered this band through a reaction video to this performance about a year ago. Highly recommend you continue to react to them and I will subscribe in that hope. This band will just greatly enrich your life. I think there should be an extra interest for a drummer. The two they have had are this guy (who is outstanding) and the guy that this guy took lessons from! How much better could they be with their drummers?!! The answer is none...None more better...Heh..."Storytime" next, then "Romanticide" from this same concert...
Thank you!! Oh there will 💯 be more Nightwish to come! Appreciate the suggestions
UK Army popping in for a great first reaction
Appreciate that!! Just the beginning! 🤘🏻
Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered !
This is called Symphonic Metal !!!
Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora.
Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy.
Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6).
She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. And she's also a voice coach and teacher to boot. Plus, huge vocal nerd 😉.
Floor Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg, where she graduated in 2003. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016.
From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon (Second singer of Nightwish after Tarja) as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour (And she had to learn the setlist in 48h). On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020.
And the master of this magic is:
Our Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen (founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish)
Tuomas the keyboardist writes about 95% of Nightwish songs, music and lyrics. He also composes the music for the backing track they use. It is recorded in London with musicians from The London Philharmonics. Pip Williams helps with the orchestration. There are two London based choirs too on the backing track, the other one is a children's choir. And of course with a synth you can do a lot.
This was recorded at the 2013 Wacken (pronounced Vahken) Open Air festival in Germany in front of an audience of 82,000 people (one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany). The fiery bull head is the symbol of the festival.
We hope, that there is more coming.
NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.
Thanks for all the great information! Everyone on here has been so helpful and has given us so many great suggestions! I’m ready to go down the rabbit hole! 😎
If you have the time an epic journey with many many paths awaits you! Enjoy?
Lettssss goooo!!! I’m ready. Thanks for checking out the channel!
let's start a journey.
Letttt’sssss goooooo!!!
3:42 The E-word was spoken!😂
Is that a banned word in this world?!? 😂🤣 If so, it will never be spoken again. 😆 Thanks for swinging by the channel as I start my journey with this crazy talented band!
😆.
..but in the context of E....... took inspiration from Nightwish. That hasn't been said that much before. It could be true...
Symphonic rock/metal is common in Europe, but not in the US, where Evanescence remains the only point of reference for the Americans discovering this genre. So no, not a banned word, it’s perfectly fine - but it’s so common that it’s become kind of a meme at this point.😊🤘
@@markclements7767 Yes, I liked that twist. Unlikely to be true though. They started pretty much at the same time on the opposite ends of this pale blue dot and probably hadn’t heard of each other initially. And if anything, Nightwish wasn’t the first metal band with a female vocalist in existence. Warlock and Chastain started in the 80s; The Gathering, The 3rd And The Mortal, Tristania, Theatre of Tragedy, The Sins of Thy Beloved in mid-90s. A few smaller German goth bands that I can't be bothered to remember... I could also mention Garmarna, a Swedish folk-rock band that was undoubtedly known to Tuomas because he’s always been into this genre.
I've heard this song hundreds of times and I still get goosebumps on the choruses.
I can see why!!! Straight 🔥 🔥…Appreciate you stopping by!
Thanks, greetings from Colombia
Greetings!! Thanks for swinging by
83,000 people
UNBELIEVABLE!!! 😳😳
Floor Janson is the queen of the female vocalists. They all want to sound like her. She started the whole female fronted metal band scene in Europe! She is the Goddess of symphonic metal!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish and the magical Floor Jansen. Go ahead, jump on down that rabbit hole. You won’t be disappointed. Nightwish Army NY
Amy Lee is a contemporary of Floor, on separate continents but on the same timeline.
Mad props for your screen layout! Too many reactors plaster their mugs and rooms over the whole screen and relegate the this massive venue and stage to a small corner somewhere convenient for them. Liked and subscribed!
Thanks so much! Yeah for me personally, I’d rather see more of the artist and less of me! 🤣😂
Wacken , Germany , live Nightwish ;)
You have to watch other songs, all different but all sounds Nightwish. Floor (the current signer) is my favorite live but songs from Anette era are gems.
Yeah she is crazy talented!! Her voice is insane! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I Want My Tears Back-live in buenos aires
I love watching musicians discover this band because they know the work it takes and appreciate the intricacies
Appreciate that! 🤘🏻
Floor Jansen was only with the band for less the 9 months when doing this song but she was already a rock legend in her own right having been the lead singer of her own 2 metal bands and starting off at 16 singing in metal bands. She actually studied at the Dutch Rock academy and added on 2 years conservatorium studying opera. She’s from the Netherlands but the band is mostly from Finland except for the multi instrumentalist Troy who is from England. When she was not working as lead singer she was a vocal coach. So she’s extremely knowledgable on how to use and look after her voice (her instrument) to her best advantage.
She is married to the Swedish drummer of Sabaton, an all male metal band. I know that she has worked with them by lending her voice to the “The Future of warfare” from 2019.
Hi there, greetings from UK
The lead singer Floor doesn't need autotune and I think she should be insulted if someone tried to add it
'The Wings Of Pegases Project' did an analysis of this song and verified that no vocal enhancement was made to the track, and showed how great her pitch control actually is
Regarding Gabriel's list. The reason it was put together is nothing to do with a list people must follow, he has sought out the links to the best recordings available for you to use if you wish to. There are a few videos out there which do not run at the correct speed, but Gabriel has checked the links which he has provided. He also gives a one or two word synopsis on the song for you which might be helpful
Please don't take it as a list that must be followed as some people suggest, but rather use it as a resource if you wish to 😉
Greetings! Thanks for the feedback and resources. Appreciate you swinging by the channel and have a great one! 🤘🏻
Great reaction and greetings from Finland. The northern division of the Nightwish Army reporting. More Nightwish and our Valkyrie Queen please. - Just click on the link Gabriel gave to his channel and follow his list. Those videos are the best Nightwish song versions in UA-cam.
SoCal contingent of the Nightwish Army bringing you greetings and Holiday Cheer. YES, Nightwish IS great! I’m pushing 70 and grown up hearing and seeing some great bands in my time. I can say without hesitation that Nightwish is the best band of this early 21st Century. I enjoyed your reaction, especially once you remembered to jump back a few seconds after each of your commentary pauses. Gabriel has a great list of suggested songs for you to hear. All I can add is this: the 2013 Wacken concert was a very special and magical concert, where every performance is near perfection, from start to finish. And, if a Nightwish song was performed at that concert it is the version you should react to (there might be one or two exceptions- 2019’s “I Want My Tears Back Now” live in Buenos Aires comes to mind.) Get down this rabbit hole and go deep. You have a lot of fantastic music to catch up on!
Thanks so much for the suggestions! It really means alot that you all take the time to comment and steer me in the right direction. I appreciate it! 😎
There is so much more to discover when it comes to Nightwish! Maybe "Romanticide" from the same gig next!
Great reaction
Greetings from 🇳🇱 🤘
Thanks and Greetings from across the globe 🌏
Hi welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish, this band will always suprise you with its diversity. Floor is a fantastic singer. If you want to delve further Gabriel has a good list. Nightwish are always at their best live. Greetings from the Uk🇬🇧
Greetings!! Thank you for stopping by! Can’t wait to check out more 🤘🏻
Hello, great reaction, I have the honor to welcome you on behalf of the Nightwish Army, follow the list Gabriel, he is our general, you will learn everything from him, which does not mean that you should not read other comments, you will also learn a lot from the Army and from the Fans, greetings from Polish
Thanks so much!! I appreciate all the feedback and knowledge everyone has been throwing my way! Excited about learning more!
And this is only the beginning. Enjoy your Nightwish journey. It will only get better.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Greetings!!! Thanks for checking out the channel and I can’t wait for more! 🤘🏻
Hey welcome NW newbie ,your in for what has been a UA-cam phenom for many yrs , this is the most reacted to performance ever on YT,from the most reacted to concert and band on YT,Wacken 2013 is the Gold standard,a seminal event,enjoy the ride,
just a pro reactor tip: after a pause please try to go back a bit b4 resuming for song continuity and so none of the many transitions NW is known for will not be missed, your viewers will appreciate it :) cheers
Thanks for the suggestion! Yeah I’m fairly new to it so just having fun and learning as I go. Appreciate the feedback and you stopping by!
This drummer, Jukka Nevaleinen, left the band in (I think) 2019, suffering insomnia and migraines. I believe he is still working ‘behind the scenes’ with the band. He nominated the current drummer, Kai Hahto, as his replacement. Kai, formerly of “Wintersun” had long been a good friend of Jukka’s.
Wow! Thanks for the info! 🤘🏻
Wacken 2013 starring Nightwish and co-starring the 80,000 is..wow!!
The energy this band always creates with their crowd connection is incredible!!
Welcome aboard the Nightwish express. It takes you away. You don’t know where they’ll take you but you know it going to be friggin’ epic every time .
Sensory overload….and Floorgasms..NW style!!
Hello,
Nightwish Army reporting from Germany.
You've just begun an epic journey into the amazing sound of Nightwish.
Enjoy the ride! 😀
(and follow Gabriel's advise!)
💯 Glad to head down the rabbit hole! Thanks so much!
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This country has been missing out on this group for the last 25 years. I am 59 years old. I have listened to a lot of metal bands, but I feel like this drummer hits it on a different level.
💯 Wish I would have discovered them earlier but I’m glad I have now! 🤘🏻
Great reaction! Just an fyi, "Wacken" is pronounced "Vah-kken" like the Germans do (mainly 'cos it's in Germany).
Yeah I figured I was butchering it! 😂🤣 Thanks and I appreciate the feedback!
Floor stands just a tad under 6-2 in bare feet, and she's wearing 4 to 5 inch heels here....she's the Valkyrie Goddess.....she joined her first metal band at age 16........Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, co-founder (in 1996), leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the band's music.....audience was an intimate little gathering of 82, 000......it's pronounced Vah-ken....Floor can sing Amy Lee under the table....he's the Metal Mozart......this entire legendary show is on DVD, and UA-cam, under the title of "Showtime, Storytime"....this genre is called symphonic metal.....our General, Gabriel Bardac, has provided you with a great list of Nightwish music; follow this, and you'll only want even more........Nightwish Army, South Carolina, USA
Appreciate all the knowledge! I’m new to them so there is so much more to discover!! Thanks for the detailed comment and you swinging by the channel!
Nightwish Army Turku Finland here. Thank you, very nice reaction! Just Nightwish doing Nightwish things! And as you have surely noticed, although they are all outstanding , none of them standout. Nightwish is their own genre and no other band comes close to the level they are at. Enjoy the journey!
Thanks! Yeah they are all killer musicians! Can't wait to hear more!
moment in history I would definitely revisit if I had a time machine, Floorgasm at Wacken
I cannot imaging how crazy it would be to be at that concert!!! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello from Nightwish Army Brasil.
The singers who inspired Floor Jansen are Deborah Dyer - Skunk Anansie is a British rock band, formed in 1994. The band split in 2001 but got back together in 2009. The most notable member is the vocalist, with a shaved head, Deborah Dyer, known as Skin.
The other is Anneke van Giersbergen - vocalist and composer of the Dutch death, doom, and then progressive/alternative trip rock band The Gathering, between 1995 and 2007.
Nightwish is a versatile band that started in 1996 (as power metal with an opera singer).
That year, symphonic metal bands Trans Siberian Orquestra and Rain Fell Within from the city of Chantilly - Virginia, with female vocals (Dawn Desiree), started in the United States. These two bands can be compared to the beginnings of symphonic metal in the United States.
In the United States, the band Savatage released the album Hall of the Mountain King in 1987, containing Savatage's first instrumental symphony called "Prelude to Madness", beginning their progressive phase. But it is considered a Power band and then progressive metal.
Believer (Colebrook, Pennsylvania) Christian thrash symphonic Prog band (1988 - 94 with Scott Laird) released the 1989 album Extraction from Mortality with the 1st track, Unite (orchestration) and track 8, Extraction from Mortality (orchestration). This band was never an inspiration for symphonic metal.
In Japan there is X Japan (Visual Key, heavy, speed, power, glam, prog, symphonic (1982 - 97) lançou o álbum Jealousy em 1991. Na 1ª faixa, Es Dur ((orquestral), faixa 2, Silent Jealousy (orquestral), track 6, Voiceless Screaming (classical/neofolk/medieval), track 8, Love Replica [female narrator] (experimental/baroque) and track 10, Say Anything (love (?) orchestral metal). This band was never an inspiration for symphonic metal.
THE BEGINNING - From Switzerland arrives the band Celtic Frost. They began using female voices and classical music elements on the November 1984 album Morbid Tales. Track 4, Return to the Eve (female voice narration), track 5, Danse Macabre (soundtrack, violin, atmospheric, gong ).
Second album from October 27, 1985, To Mega Therion we can hear the 1st track, Innocence and Wrath (orchestration), on track 2, The Usurper (opera), on track 4, Down of Megiddo (orchestration) and on track 10, Necromantic Screams (opera and orchestration).
From the name of this album comes the inventor of symphonic metal, THERION (SWE). They released the 1992 album Beyond Sanctorum. On track 4, Symphony of the Dead (1'21") and on track 9, Paths.
Other bands with great orchestrations are Haggard from Germany and Thy Majesty (now Thy Majestie) from Italy.
Wow!! So much to take in! Thanks for the detailed comment and all the information. There will definitely be more to come and I’m excited about digging into this whole new world! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Nightwish Army south Brittany France reporting.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal, introducing the Valkyrie the Goddess Floor Jansen sent from Valhalla to collect the souls of fallen warriors to sit with Odin.
I'm always jealous of people hearing Nightwish for the first time.
Thanks for checking out the channel! Yeah they blew me away! Can’t wait to dig into more of their tunes!!
Hi Seton Hill - great reaction!!! I always love it when a musician reacts. It’s nice when someone can pick up, the first time, a lot of the complexity and nuances. General Gabriel has already been here, so I’ll just add stay with the live performances where you can. That’s where Nightwish is SUPERB, and rare is the piece that doesn’t have an outstanding live version.
-NW Army, western NC Battalion
Thanks so much for swinging by and the kind words!! I can’t wait to hear more and learn as much as I can! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
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Don't expect every Nightwish song to be like this. Every song is different and each one an adventure. Stick to live performances from different concerts and you'll hear how versatile they are.
Sweet! I’m all about that! It definitely shows the depth of a band when they can deliver multiple sounds/arrangements and deliveries. Thanks for swinging by the channel!
As a true music fan, I think you'll find much to enjoy amongst the very varied and excellent back catalogue of Nightwish.
Suggest ROMANTICIDE live at Wacken 2013 if you like stuff a bit crunchier, but with their Hallmark stamped on it.🇬🇧🤘🤘
Thanks so much for the suggestion! I am ashamed to say I never heard of them before! They are killer! Can’t wait to discover more 😎
@@setonhillstudios They aren't as well known stateside, and when touring there usually headline smaller venues (2-4000 cap).
In Europe and parts of South America they headline the biggest arenas.
In their native Finland they've had 13 number 1 hit singles and several big hits across Europe.
Enjoy your voyage of discovery.🤘🤘🇬🇧
I concur. Romanticide should be his second song.
@@Duskwind_ Thanks for the feedback!!
Excited to see that you want to dig deeper! Remember that, in addition to following Gabriel's list, we recommend using the exact links he provides as well. He has curated a fine list of the best of the best UA-cam uploads. There are many copies of each song available and many are poorly done, i.e., poor quality uploads or crappy cell phone vids by screaming fans in the audience. It is best to avoid them and stick with Gabriel's links. Nightwish is best served live unless no lives are available!! Much more impressive that way. And yes, Floor doesn't need autotune! More like autotune needs Floor! 😉 @@setonhillstudios