check out "Handshake with Hell" to hear Alyssa's clean voice....another good one is "Sanctimony" by Kamelot, with both Alyssa, AND Elize Ryd......also, Oscar Palotai, the keyboardist, is married to Simone Simons of Epica......Tommy Karevik has an awesome voice
also first three albums by The Agonist. I remember lots of Alissa fans were pissed off when Arch Enemy released their first album with Alissa without any clean vocals
Also worth noting that Alissa and Elize (touring with Kamelot at that time BOOM here is a connection 😁) jumped in to help out Nightwish in an infamous show of once in a lifetime :)
@@procyonconstellatio Not all of us were MAD about it. It was a GREAT opportunity for Alissa, one of her daydreams as a kid, fully realized. Such a PROUD moment! At least I could not be 'mad' about that. Just a little SURPRISED that AE did not utilize her clean vocals, BUT AE has ALWAYS been Harsh Vocals, they are one of the founding bands of the genre'. If they had clean vocals for Alissa's first album, their own fans would have been out for blood, called them sellouts, etc (that happened anyway; Metal Elitists...what can I say about their penchant for being closed-minded assholes?). Those fans were already mad enough that Alissa had replaced Angela. It did not come out right away that Ang had semi-retired from the position AND had actually hand-picked Alissa as her replacement! So Alissa caught a lot of hate from the older fans until Angela actually told people to pipe down so she could explain it for herself. Once they heard it from her, they were more calm but still bitchy for a while. Then Alissa's second album with AE came along and the fans were a little more receptive (except for the 'sellout' digs that still happen).
@@procyonconstellatio I was sad but I can appreciate that Alyssa had an opportunity that she couldn’t pass up, would love to see her do a track with Termina though. Imagining her and Andy on the same track both cleans and screams. Ooof
Your friend, Charismatic Voice, has interviewed both Tommy and Alissa. They are both amazing people. I still can't believe that right before Covid, Tommy was still a full-time swedish firefighter and fronting two bands.
If you like Alissa I highly recommend "Thank you, pain" from when she fronted The Agonist. For how early she was doing it, she really did pioneer the cleans and growls, especially in women fronted metal bands. Also her swan lake acapella is something special.
For more Alissa ft. Kamelot, there is also Sacrimony which also features Elize Ryd from Amaranthe. That's one more brilliant song that will absolutely blow your mind. The song has it all.
Finally Kamelot! I hope you will stick with it and delve into Roy Khan era Kamelot. So good. But from Tommy era, Under Grey Skies featuring Charlotte Wessels is wonderful.
Yes, I agree more Kamelot and one of my favorite power ballads if from Kamelot with Tommy and Charlotte Wessels formerly of Delain and the song Under Grey Skies. Tommy does duets with other singers so freaking well, but Under Grey Skies is my favorite! Also did you know that Oliver Palotai, the keyboardist for Kamelot, is the husband of Simone Simons of EPICA.
Good reaction. “Sacrimony” live is great. For cleans of Alissa watch “Handshake with hell” from Arch Enemy or “Thank you pain” from the Agonist. Liar, liar is great. Got the album “haven”. Thanks for this reaction.
A few points. The first one is that you must react to the Kamelot song "elizabeth i, ii & iii" with theKamelot's first singer Roy Khan . Roy was trained in rock, metal and classical and was a unique singer. And after Roy left the group, the members chose Tommy Karevik as Roy's replacement, which was really a great choice. The second is that the pianist Kamelot is Simone's husband from Epica.And the last thing is to know. roy after leaving the group gave up singing for about 10 years and joined the church as a youth counselor. and about a year ago, after many years, he released a personal album that was completely different.
Roy was not the first vocalist for Kamelot, although he was the vocalist when they grew substantially. First vocalist was Mark Vanderbilt, until Roy replaced him in 1998.
Yes ! Give this one upvotes !! I feel like Tommy is the best replacement Kamelot could ever get, but there is something in Roy's voice that can't be replicated
First discovered Alyssa when she was with The Agonist, before she left to front Arch Enemy. She has a lot of impressive tracks with them, featuring her epic performance range. Check out "...And their eulogies sang me to sleep", "Business suits and combat boots", "Panophobia", or really anything off their first three albums. She is an absolute legend with vocals both demonic and angelic.
Roy is a legend in terms vocal ability. Tommy is on his way to become an even bigger legend honestly. Roy has been my favorite vocalist since I got into metal. But Tommy fills his shoes nicely in kamelot
You NEED to see Under Grey Skies Live in Tilburg with Charlotte Wessels. Really showcases what both she and Tommy can do. In a live setting, it’s mind blowing to me…
This is my favorite Kamelot song, and I knew you'd love it. My preferred clean/growly vocals from Alyssa are on "Reason to Believe" by Arch Enemy. It's proper inspirational. In fact, I'm going to go listen to it now.
Great reaction! If you want to see a different side of Kamelot, I suggest you go back to the Elizabeth trilogy with Roy on lead vocals or stay with Tommy and look at Under Grey Skies. All three are my top favorite Kamelot songs and I think you’ll love them.
Yes, welcome to the world of Tommy Karevik. Live he sounds even better, imho. A part from Kamelot (there are great live videos of Phantom Divine, Sacrimony, Under Grey Skies) and Seventh Wonder, I always like to suggest also his performances in Ayreon (like in The Day That The World Breaks Down and Daniel’s Descent into Transitus Medley). The man has the voice of the whole paradise.
Tommy has an incredible voice, for sure in my all time top ten. He had another great band before Kamelot, It's called Seventh Wonder, and there's an album called Mercy Falls that is spectacular. The more you listen to it, the more in love you get with the album, but for me the song "tears for a father" is a MUST have to hear in the Tommy's voice production.
I am surprised Kamelot does not get reacted to more. They are so insanely talented and have been blessed with not one, but two absolute vocal powerhouses in Roy Khan and Tommy. For the prior era with Roy Khan I love Ghost Opera and The Haunted (feat Simone Simons of Epica). Or Abandoned, which is one of the most beautiful pieces ever. In the Tommy era...well Liar, Liar is great. One of the others I love is Sacrimony.
Wait... this is your first Kamelot reaction right ? Soooo.... Check out also Kamelot - Elizabeth I, II, III (live). A song that I've suggested time ago to your reactions mate Elizabeth (The Charismatic Voice) for obvious reasons (hehe) and also 'cause Roy Khan was a great singer (and I miss Him)... P.S. Meanwhile... still renew suggestion for a song from Dark Sarah... :-)
Finally! One of my favourite power metal tracks. The melody, the story telling, the video that goes with it. Tommy is a fantastic singer and this track makes me wonder why Alissa doesn't do more clean work. I love it when she mixes it up.
1: I've been on the "Alissa, oh my goodness you're amazing train" since hearing her in her old bad "The Agonist" (way back in the MySpace days) so I completely understand, I'd recommend listening to "Busness suits and combat boots" and "Thank you pain" ... actually, if I remember right, they did a version of "Swan Lake" as well. 2: I highly recommend listening to more Kamelot. They've got a lot of live songs on UA-cam, so you can see both Roy and Tommy singing (not together, unfortunately). For Roy I'd recommend "The Haunting" (ft Simone Simons from Epica) and "Abandoned" For Tommy, I'd recommend "Sacrimony (Angel of afterlife)" (ft Alissa from Arch Enemy and Elize Ryd from Amaranthe) and "Phantom Divine" (ft Lauren Heart)
Kamelot started way back in 1995, but in my opinion they got really good starting in 2000. Roy Khan started with them in 1999, and when he burned out, Tommy Karevik joined in 2012. For more song with Tommy, I'd recommend 'Sacrimony' from 2012 with Alissa and Elize Ryd, 'Insomnia', 'Veil of Elysium', 'Phantom Divine' with Lauren Hart, 'In Twilight Hours' with Jennifer Haben, and the band new 'One More Flag in the Ground'. For great Roy Khan songs, I'd include 'The Fourth Legacy', 'Silent Goddess', 'A Sailorman's Hymn', 'Forever', 'Karma', the Elizabeth Trilogy, 'The Edge of Paradise', 'On the Coldest Winter Night', 'The Mourning After', 'March of Mephisto' with Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir, 'The Haunting' with Simone Simons, 'Abandoned', 'Memento More', 'Ghost Opera', 'The Human Stain', 'Love You to Death'. I know, that looks like a list of ALL the songs, but it's not.
I would recommend 'Handshake with Hell' by Arch Enemy and 'The Wolf you Feed' by Nita Strauss ft. Alissa to hear some more of Alissas range. Her voice is beautiful and wicked at the same time.
So Glad you finally found Kamelot and heard more from Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy! Kamelot blew my mind the first time I heard them, and Alissa is just amazing. Her recent performance with Nita Strauss in The Wolf You Feed has been top of my playlist lately. It also includes her unique growl along with some clean vocals.
For Alyssa's clean vocals you could definitely check 2 of her Archenemy songs, namely "Handshake with hell" and the lovely ballad "Reason to believe". As for Tommy, as you noticed he's incredibly technical as a singer. Don't remember if you already checked out "The day that the world breaks down" from Ayreon, in which Tommy performs among the eleven main singers and does some really nice flourishes. Remaining on Kamelot, Tommy took over after the previous frontman (Roy Kahn, another incredibly talented singer) left. You could check Sacrimony (ft Alyssa and Elize Ryd), the live version "from the 013", which is also very interesting under the music profile, time shifts and all.
This was great! I would LOVE to hear your reaction to their live performance of "Elizabeth I, II, & III" when Roy Kahn was their singer. Tommy and Roy are both amazing singers in their own right, and I think you will love the emotional nuance in Roy's voice. 🤘
Fun fact: Kamelot sixth studio album is called Epica, and it inspired certain someone to name their band after that album. Speaking of which, Simone Simons is guest to at least three or four Kamelot tracks and is guest again in their upcoming album. The most popular one is the Haunting, with Roy Khan, Kamelot's previous singer. As for Alissa - she is using more of her clean vocals in her previous band The Agonist, and on some other guest appearances such as on Demons in you by Tarja.
Holy sweet baby jeezus!! You actually did it!! Absolutely can't thank you enough for this Ms Nilon, you've made my year! Yeah...Tommy is a friggin' vocal beast! FINALLY we get one of the best musical vivisectionists in here to let everyone else know what we fans have known for years!! Of course we all love how people freak the heck out when they hear Allisa's clean vocals. Many of us knew and a very few of us, if you were lucky enough to be at the Denver Debacle, know her cleans are absolutely Siren worthy. If you know....you know. Her and Elize were phenom's that night. LMAO "How melodious..." hahaha ok Stewie....excellent immitation.
I love it when someone gets excited as I do when listening to Kamelot. My only request would be, could you do a reaction to Kamelot, but back when Roy Khan was their lead vocalist? the trilogy of songs that makes up "Elizabeth" would be fantastic. or anything off of the Black Halo Album.
More reactions to Tommy please!!! I've been smiling the whole time :) I love that you enjoyed this one so much, can't wait to see another Kamelot reactions :)
Not that Tommy, and Roy Khan before him, can't carry a song on his own (both of them absolutely can), but their songs with guest vocals always have a little something extra. Some other suggestions: The Haunting (with Simone Simons - this one is with Roy), Phantom Divine (with Lauren Hart), Sacrimony (with Elise Ryd and Alissa), and Under Grey Skies (with Charlotte Wessels).
Tommy listened to mostly Pop music when he was a kid, saying that singers like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston likely influenced his style of singing. A classmate of his got him into metal and to play the guitar. Songs like this are why I miss Alissa being in The Agonist because she used clean vocals, which are really good, in addition to her harsh vocals.
Alissa spent ten years singing for The Agonist before joining AE. Her singing in that band was often making use of her cleans as well as the growls. Check them out
Ok so this is why I watch reaction videos. For videos just like this one! I’ve watched this reaction about 4 times now and it’s just as fun as the first. The excitement is so contagious and just a joy to behold. Reactions usually don’t get rewatched much I think but there are standouts and this is one. Another one I’ve seen many times is Tank the Techs reaction to Contraband by Make the Suffer (ft Courtney LaPlante). His shock and excitement just lifts my spirits so much just as this one does. Thanks, Julia! Keep doing the damn thing.
Kamelot has a special place in my heart, I saw them live at a festival in Germany called “Wacken open air”, it was very humid from a heatwave before so rain started pouring down, and when the drummer did a drum solo , on the last drum hit of the solo, lightning struck right behind the stage, no one got hurt or anything, but it became the coolest stage show lightning “effect”, it was like Thor was watching the concert 🤘
Oh damn, Kamelot!!! I never got why we never get that much of Kamelot reactions/analysis on almost every single reaction channels, because this is one of the most interesting band to react to in my opinion. They're often having guess singers, both their lead singer "Ex and present" are amazing at what they do. They got that very unique style and signature. So unless it's only a copyright claim thing, i just don't get how they're getting ignored that much. Loved your reaction to this and seeing how you loved it, i can't but help to guide you at looking for older stuff of them with their ex singer Roy Khan. I'd suggest Forever, live from their One cold winter night dvd. Video and recording are really great quality. THe song itself is amazing and the crowd participation is worth to see as well. here's a link to the video, if ever you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/EqqPYySZnVY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=japaninpoika
Agree. I think the Nightwish Army/ Floor fans suck up all the symphonic metal air in the reaction room, lol. We have to advocate more for Roy Khan and Kamelot!
As much as I love Tommy as a vocalist, I'd highly suggest you checking out Kamelot with Roy Khan! The live version of Elizabeth is top notch. He's also back in his old band Conception.
I wish more people would suggest Conception! They don't have any good quality live videos unfortunately and only Silent Crying and Roll the Fire for music videos at all. But silent crying original vs 2.0 would be an interesting thing to analyze.
If you like Kamelot I suggest checking out March of Mephisto, The Haunting and Memento Mori from The Black Halo album. It was back when Roy Kahn was still lead but that is my favorite Kamelot album (which Ghost Opera being a *very* close second).
This was an awesome reaction, you are so alive and spontaneus when reacting, pure and natural, AWESOME !!!!!! .......and dear Lady Julia, please react to Areyon - The Day That The world Breaks down
I HIGHLY recommend Center of the Universe and March of Mephisto by Kamelot next! Both are "oldies but goodies", and in the latter you get a 2 for 1 vocal analysis featuring Shagrath's outworldly sound. Also at the time they had another lead singer (Roy Khan).
Actually, you have heard Alissa before, in your second Arch Enemy reaction, over a year ago. But as a Kamelot fan of about 20 years, I'm delighted that you're reacting to this song. I will say that this music video continues a story that started with the song 'Insomnia', with a couple of flashbacks to that video.
Try to locate "Denver Debacle" from 2012, where Alissa and Elize Ryd (both guesting Kamelot, which opened for Nightwish) substituted sick Anette Olzon in front of Nightwish. They did a great job having about an hour to prepare for the gig. The next Nightwish gig was Anette's last and guess who flew from Europe to substitute Annette for the rest of the tour.
Alissa was my first introduction to female harsh vocals in 2009 with her previous band, The Agonist. The best showcase of her abilities with both clean and harsh vocals would probably be the closing track on the album Prisoners called 'Revenge of the Dadaists'. That song probably doesn't warrant a reaction video, but it would be cool if you checked it out in your free time. I really miss her cleans 😞
Now that you have met the great Tommy Karevick, you must check earlier Kamelot and meet the mighty Roy Khan, an absolutely amazing singer. The "Elizabeth" trilogy is a great place to start :)
I remember seeing Alissa when she was previously with The Agonist as their vocalist. They did a small house show in Vegas supporting Kittie and several others (iirc). There were a few songs then where she flipped her vocals between the fry and cleans and holy hell it was so awesome! Got to meet her and talk to her after the show and honestly one of the sweetest people ever!
I totally understand your musical theater commentary Julia. I love this style. Drama with tons of beautiful melodies. Tommy is amazingly emotional in his presentation. Alisa have a great clean vocal as well. have you checked out this live performance yet? ua-cam.com/video/1WvWbUgCcJw/v-deo.html - KAMELOT ft. Alissa White-Gluz and Elize Ryd - Sacrimony (Official Live Video) | Napalm Records Or this new release. I think you will love this one and the story. ua-cam.com/video/hqRFWCbQ9Lk/v-deo.html - KAMELOT - Opus Of The Night (Ghost Requiem) feat. Tina Guo (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
Strongly recommend checking out the live version of "The Haunting", which showcases Roy Kahn, their previous frontman, as well as a young Simone from Epica (who is married to Kamelot's keyboard player).
I hope you continue to do more metal! It’s always amazing to see my favorite songs being dissected in such a fantastic and interesting way. ❤ I’ve seen others say it but you should do Elizabeth i, ii, iii, by their previous singer. If you want more with Tommy, DEFINITELY check out Into the Black Hole by Ayreon live- Ayreon opens up an entirely new realm of existence btw
Oh sweet Julia you summerchild. You ABSOLUTELY have to listen to "Sacrimony" live version by Kamelot, which besides featuring Alissa again also features Elise Ryd from Amaranthe. There you can REALLY hear Tommy's voice.
Check out her previous band The Agonist song Panophobia. It was 2012 but Alissa already were a BEAST . These days Melissa Bony from adInfinitum is singing Liar Liar with Kamelot. Melissa is also a power singer combining harsh and clean vocals.
Her clean vocals while she was in Agonist is great too, the sing I like the most was Panophobia by Agonist. Has a pretty good showing off her range. There's a also a sing she did for the game Metal: Hellsinger that has her clean vocals too.
Hi Julia, again here I want to compliment you on your absolutely appropriate physical mojo matching the kind of sound you hear...so fun to watch and I can relate! For example @ 7:24 with the stank faces and your hyperactivity during the solo runs is just spot on how I react as well....never change Julia , the only reactor I can relate to these days
Kamelot is a great band to discover even more great artist like Elize Ryd or Charlotte Wessels. So pls listen to Kamelot - Sacremony and Kamelot - Under grey skies. For even more Tommy you can listen to some Ayreon performances, too (e.g. Ayreon - Everybody dies).
Cool reaction and nice analysis Julia. On this song I heard Alissa sing with clean vocals for the first time myself and I was baffled. A band I would love to see analysed by you is Bad Omens. Recently started listening to them and this band is full of suprises, that is for sure
As for recommendations: Kamelot: Insomnia. Which is also the prequel to this music video. Alissa's clean singing: probably Thank You, Pain by the Agonist. A fun one 😊
@Julia Nilon Alissa's clean vocals: "ARCH ENEMY - Handshake With Hell", "NITA STRAUSS - The Wolf You Feed ft. Alissa White-Gluz", "Metal: Hellsinger - Stygia ft. Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy" p.s. 10:12 is the best moment ❤
One other fun thing about Kamelot is that when they perform this song live, as well as Sacrimony, they don't always have Alissa or Elize with them. Often, they invite the singers from the other bands on the tour to come out for these duets, and the results are some incredible collaborations. There aren't really any videos of enough quality to do a reaction to, but if you find the performances with Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast, they're absolutely with a listen.
There's a great live melodic duet/ballad with Tommy and Charlotte Wessels from Delain titled "Under Grey Skies". It's gorgeous and features some great Tommy belting. There's another Kamelot song featuring Alissa and Elize Ryd (from Amaranthe) titled "Sacrimony". Also they have new released material titled "One More Flag In The Ground" and "Opus Of The Night" if you want to check that out. Additionally if you want to hear their former vocalist Roy Khan, boy are you in for a treat. "Elizabeth I,II,III" is a must-listen as well as "Forever". For more Alissa goodies, check out her Arch Enemy song "Handshake With Hell" that features some great cleans from Alissa along with her signature growls. Also her vocal performance on Nita Strauss' "The Wolf You Feed" is killer as well.
Kamelot recorded an amazing live show where Alissa sang quite a few songs.... this song included. You may want to check out that live video since it shows off their talent so well. This is just one of so many great songs by Kamelot... there are just too many to recommend. If you want ones with similar vibes overall, you could check out Insomnia or Phantom Divine as the music video content is related to this video's story, I believe.
It was sooooooo fulfilling to see you having such a great time watching this one... Ohhh, yes. You absolutely NEED to listen to more of Tommy. He is just great. On a side but related note, you might want to go back to Ayreon with "The day that the world breaks down". If you like surprises, you should consider it... Love you, Julia. You are incredible!
I love how both Alyssa and Floor Jansen are very similar vocalists, that went on different paths in music. Alyssa was one of the vocalists that guest sang for Nightwish when former vocalist Annette Olzen was sick and had to miss a show.
"His voice is pretty." - Julia Nilon, professional vocal coach/critic *And speaking of pretty voices, can you please do "Daniel's Descent into Transitus" by Ayreon? It's a VERY musical theatre-esque duet between Tommy Karevik and Simone Simons. It's probably different from anything you've heard before and the video is supremely entertaining.
check out "Handshake with Hell" to hear Alyssa's clean voice....another good one is "Sanctimony" by Kamelot, with both Alyssa, AND Elize Ryd......also, Oscar Palotai, the keyboardist, is married to Simone Simons of Epica......Tommy Karevik has an awesome voice
also first three albums by The Agonist. I remember lots of Alissa fans were pissed off when Arch Enemy released their first album with Alissa without any clean vocals
Also worth noting that Alissa and Elize (touring with Kamelot at that time BOOM here is a connection 😁) jumped in to help out Nightwish in an infamous show of once in a lifetime :)
Alissa White-Gluz & Charlotte Wessels "Lizzie" Official Music Video
@@procyonconstellatio Not all of us were MAD about it.
It was a GREAT opportunity for Alissa, one of her daydreams as a kid, fully realized. Such a PROUD moment! At least I could not be 'mad' about that. Just a little SURPRISED that AE did not utilize her clean vocals, BUT AE has ALWAYS been Harsh Vocals, they are one of the founding bands of the genre'. If they had clean vocals for Alissa's first album, their own fans would have been out for blood, called them sellouts, etc (that happened anyway; Metal Elitists...what can I say about their penchant for being closed-minded assholes?). Those fans were already mad enough that Alissa had replaced Angela.
It did not come out right away that Ang had semi-retired from the position AND had actually hand-picked Alissa as her replacement! So Alissa caught a lot of hate from the older fans until Angela actually told people to pipe down so she could explain it for herself. Once they heard it from her, they were more calm but still bitchy for a while. Then Alissa's second album with AE came along and the fans were a little more receptive (except for the 'sellout' digs that still happen).
@@procyonconstellatio I was sad but I can appreciate that Alyssa had an opportunity that she couldn’t pass up, would love to see her do a track with Termina though. Imagining her and Andy on the same track both cleans and screams. Ooof
Thanks Julia!! Check out the new video ua-cam.com/video/D1ZiD9Bh_og/v-deo.html
Your friend, Charismatic Voice, has interviewed both Tommy and Alissa. They are both amazing people. I still can't believe that right before Covid, Tommy was still a full-time swedish firefighter and fronting two bands.
What was his other band? I need to check them out.
Seventh Wonder. Fantastic band with The worlds best fans!
If you like Alissa I highly recommend "Thank you, pain" from when she fronted The Agonist. For how early she was doing it, she really did pioneer the cleans and growls, especially in women fronted metal bands. Also her swan lake acapella is something special.
For more Alissa ft. Kamelot, there is also Sacrimony which also features Elize Ryd from Amaranthe. That's one more brilliant song that will absolutely blow your mind. The song has it all.
100%
Live version better
@@ericsele588 I agree
Here's a live version from Napalm Records ua-cam.com/video/1WvWbUgCcJw/v-deo.html
Alyssa doesn't have a solo clean but Elize does.
It's Kamelot featuring Alissa, actually.
Finally Kamelot! I hope you will stick with it and delve into Roy Khan era Kamelot. So good. But from Tommy era, Under Grey Skies featuring Charlotte Wessels is wonderful.
My current favorite Kamelot song.
...and preferably in the live version, for both singers
Yes, I agree more Kamelot and one of my favorite power ballads if from Kamelot with Tommy and Charlotte Wessels formerly of Delain and the song Under Grey Skies. Tommy does duets with other singers so freaking well, but Under Grey Skies is my favorite! Also did you know that Oliver Palotai, the keyboardist for Kamelot, is the husband of Simone Simons of EPICA.
Nita Strauss put out The Wolf You Feed with Alissa on vocals not too long ago. Great song, and Alissa uses her whole range again.
came here to say this, its a great song and Nita Strauss is fantastic as well
I concur. CHECK THIS SONG. Your gonna love it.
Yes please.
I concur. That's a kick @ss song too 🤘🎸
This is a must!
the pure JOY you expressed while watching this was the most beautiful thing I've seen in a while. Thank you!
Good reaction. “Sacrimony” live is great. For cleans of Alissa watch “Handshake with hell” from Arch Enemy or “Thank you pain” from the Agonist. Liar, liar is great. Got the album “haven”. Thanks for this reaction.
A few points. The first one is that you must react to the Kamelot song "elizabeth i, ii & iii" with theKamelot's first singer Roy Khan . Roy was trained in rock, metal and classical and was a unique singer. And after Roy left the group, the members chose Tommy Karevik as Roy's replacement, which was really a great choice. The second is that the pianist Kamelot is Simone's husband from Epica.And the last thing is to know. roy after leaving the group gave up singing for about 10 years and joined the church as a youth counselor. and about a year ago, after many years, he released a personal album that was completely different.
Yes to the Elizabeth trilogy, a must!
Roy was not the first vocalist for Kamelot, although he was the vocalist when they grew substantially. First vocalist was Mark Vanderbilt, until Roy replaced him in 1998.
Seconded. Elisabeth Trilogy is absolutely a must and Roy is beast mode on that song! Live version from One Cold Winters Night!
Yes ! Give this one upvotes !! I feel like Tommy is the best replacement Kamelot could ever get, but there is something in Roy's voice that can't be replicated
Roy joined back with Conception and has been singing with them for at least the past 4 years...
First discovered Alyssa when she was with The Agonist, before she left to front Arch Enemy. She has a lot of impressive tracks with them, featuring her epic performance range. Check out "...And their eulogies sang me to sleep", "Business suits and combat boots", "Panophobia", or really anything off their first three albums. She is an absolute legend with vocals both demonic and angelic.
Tommy got such an incredible voice! He never disappoints! :D
If you want to hear more of Alyssa's clean vocals, the song she did with Nita Strauss " The wolf you Feed" has a lot of her clean vocals.
I love both Roy and Tommy. Happy to hear either and it is a great tribute to the rest of Kamelot that they are able to recruit such quality singers.
I love how Tommy took the singing style from Roy, that makes Kamelot to be Kamelot, its part of it! cheers
@@ProgRiot I believe that Tommy's voice is much more melodic than Roy, but both have great voices.
Roy is a legend in terms vocal ability. Tommy is on his way to become an even bigger legend honestly. Roy has been my favorite vocalist since I got into metal. But Tommy fills his shoes nicely in kamelot
You NEED to see Under Grey Skies Live in Tilburg with Charlotte Wessels. Really showcases what both she and Tommy can do. In a live setting, it’s mind blowing to me…
This is my favorite Kamelot song, and I knew you'd love it. My preferred clean/growly vocals from Alyssa are on "Reason to Believe" by Arch Enemy. It's proper inspirational. In fact, I'm going to go listen to it now.
Great reaction! If you want to see a different side of Kamelot, I suggest you go back to the Elizabeth trilogy with Roy on lead vocals or stay with Tommy and look at Under Grey Skies. All three are my top favorite Kamelot songs and I think you’ll love them.
Elizabeth reaction would turn into a 90min video if she does the live version.
It would, which is why I think she’d have a field day with it! You have to do the trilogy live
yep that one!
Concur
Yes, welcome to the world of Tommy Karevik. Live he sounds even better, imho. A part from Kamelot (there are great live videos of Phantom Divine, Sacrimony, Under Grey Skies) and Seventh Wonder, I always like to suggest also his performances in Ayreon (like in The Day That The World Breaks Down and Daniel’s Descent into Transitus Medley). The man has the voice of the whole paradise.
Tommy has an incredible voice, for sure in my all time top ten. He had another great band before Kamelot, It's called Seventh Wonder, and there's an album called Mercy Falls that is spectacular. The more you listen to it, the more in love you get with the album, but for me the song "tears for a father" is a MUST have to hear in the Tommy's voice production.
I am surprised Kamelot does not get reacted to more. They are so insanely talented and have been blessed with not one, but two absolute vocal powerhouses in Roy Khan and Tommy.
For the prior era with Roy Khan I love Ghost Opera and The Haunted (feat Simone Simons of Epica). Or Abandoned, which is one of the most beautiful pieces ever.
In the Tommy era...well Liar, Liar is great. One of the others I love is Sacrimony.
this is in my top 3 songs of all time, so im sure this is gonna be an awesome reaction. just such a good song
Wait... this is your first Kamelot reaction right ?
Soooo.... Check out also Kamelot - Elizabeth I, II, III (live). A song that I've suggested time ago to your reactions mate Elizabeth (The Charismatic Voice) for obvious reasons (hehe) and also 'cause Roy Khan was a great singer (and I miss Him)...
P.S. Meanwhile... still renew suggestion for a song from Dark Sarah... :-)
Yes, Dark Sarah please!
Elizabeth did Elizabeth... now we need her to revisit Roy with his new stuff with Conception!
As a first time listener to this song myself, I totally echoed Julia's reaction as she was watching. What an absolute banger!
Finally! One of my favourite power metal tracks. The melody, the story telling, the video that goes with it. Tommy is a fantastic singer and this track makes me wonder why Alissa doesn't do more clean work. I love it when she mixes it up.
The only complaint I have with the music video is that it cuts parts of the track, and if you are used to the album version it's very jarring.
1: I've been on the "Alissa, oh my goodness you're amazing train" since hearing her in her old bad "The Agonist" (way back in the MySpace days) so I completely understand, I'd recommend listening to "Busness suits and combat boots" and "Thank you pain" ... actually, if I remember right, they did a version of "Swan Lake" as well.
2: I highly recommend listening to more Kamelot. They've got a lot of live songs on UA-cam, so you can see both Roy and Tommy singing (not together, unfortunately).
For Roy I'd recommend "The Haunting" (ft Simone Simons from Epica) and "Abandoned"
For Tommy, I'd recommend "Sacrimony (Angel of afterlife)" (ft Alissa from Arch Enemy and Elize Ryd from Amaranthe) and "Phantom Divine" (ft Lauren Heart)
Kamelot started way back in 1995, but in my opinion they got really good starting in 2000. Roy Khan started with them in 1999, and when he burned out, Tommy Karevik joined in 2012.
For more song with Tommy, I'd recommend 'Sacrimony' from 2012 with Alissa and Elize Ryd, 'Insomnia', 'Veil of Elysium', 'Phantom Divine' with Lauren Hart, 'In Twilight Hours' with Jennifer Haben, and the band new 'One More Flag in the Ground'.
For great Roy Khan songs, I'd include 'The Fourth Legacy', 'Silent Goddess', 'A Sailorman's Hymn', 'Forever', 'Karma', the Elizabeth Trilogy, 'The Edge of Paradise', 'On the Coldest Winter Night', 'The Mourning After', 'March of Mephisto' with Shagrath from Dimmu Borgir, 'The Haunting' with Simone Simons, 'Abandoned', 'Memento More', 'Ghost Opera', 'The Human Stain', 'Love You to Death'. I know, that looks like a list of ALL the songs, but it's not.
I would recommend 'Handshake with Hell' by Arch Enemy and 'The Wolf you Feed' by Nita Strauss ft. Alissa to hear some more of Alissas range. Her voice is beautiful and wicked at the same time.
So Glad you finally found Kamelot and heard more from Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy! Kamelot blew my mind the first time I heard them, and Alissa is just amazing. Her recent performance with Nita Strauss in The Wolf You Feed has been top of my playlist lately. It also includes her unique growl along with some clean vocals.
For Alyssa's clean vocals you could definitely check 2 of her Archenemy songs, namely "Handshake with hell" and the lovely ballad "Reason to believe". As for Tommy, as you noticed he's incredibly technical as a singer. Don't remember if you already checked out "The day that the world breaks down" from Ayreon, in which Tommy performs among the eleven main singers and does some really nice flourishes. Remaining on Kamelot, Tommy took over after the previous frontman (Roy Kahn, another incredibly talented singer) left. You could check Sacrimony (ft Alyssa and Elize Ryd), the live version "from the 013", which is also very interesting under the music profile, time shifts and all.
This was great! I would LOVE to hear your reaction to their live performance of "Elizabeth I, II, & III" when Roy Kahn was their singer. Tommy and Roy are both amazing singers in their own right, and I think you will love the emotional nuance in Roy's voice. 🤘
Fun fact: Kamelot sixth studio album is called Epica, and it inspired certain someone to name their band after that album. Speaking of which, Simone Simons is guest to at least three or four Kamelot tracks and is guest again in their upcoming album. The most popular one is the Haunting, with Roy Khan, Kamelot's previous singer. As for Alissa - she is using more of her clean vocals in her previous band The Agonist, and on some other guest appearances such as on Demons in you by Tarja.
If you want an amazing kamelot song, check out the live version of Elizabeth. It's with their old singer, Roy Khan, but equally amazing.
Yesss!!!
Headphone user and first time viewer. Between the three of you I had just as much fun as you 😅😂
0:00 Discord gang newbie, loving it!
Looking forward to some growls and screams 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
As a musical theater, rock tenor myself, this band immediately grabbed me and jumped straight to the top of my listening que.
Julia! im so glad you arrive at Kamelot, Youre in for an EPIC Discography
Julia, hearing you nerding out for music simply let me fall in love .. thank you
Damn! Love your reactions when you come in cold to a new sound. Thank you.
Holy sweet baby jeezus!! You actually did it!! Absolutely can't thank you enough for this Ms Nilon, you've made my year!
Yeah...Tommy is a friggin' vocal beast! FINALLY we get one of the best musical vivisectionists in here to let everyone else know what we fans have known for years!!
Of course we all love how people freak the heck out when they hear Allisa's clean vocals. Many of us knew and a very few of us, if you were lucky enough to be at the Denver Debacle, know her cleans are absolutely Siren worthy. If you know....you know. Her and Elize were phenom's that night.
LMAO "How melodious..." hahaha ok Stewie....excellent immitation.
Kamelot ft Simone Simons (Epica's frontwoman) - *The Haunting, Live* is another epic colab performance!
Do more Kamelot!!!!! They have a history of crazy vocalists, been a fan of theirs since 1999.
I love it when someone gets excited as I do when listening to Kamelot. My only request would be, could you do a reaction to Kamelot, but back when Roy Khan was their lead vocalist? the trilogy of songs that makes up "Elizabeth" would be fantastic. or anything off of the Black Halo Album.
More reactions to Tommy please!!! I've been smiling the whole time :) I love that you enjoyed this one so much, can't wait to see another Kamelot reactions :)
Not that Tommy, and Roy Khan before him, can't carry a song on his own (both of them absolutely can), but their songs with guest vocals always have a little something extra. Some other suggestions: The Haunting (with Simone Simons - this one is with Roy), Phantom Divine (with Lauren Hart), Sacrimony (with Elise Ryd and Alissa), and Under Grey Skies (with Charlotte Wessels).
All amazing options. I really hope she does Elizabeth i,ii,iii. It will end up an hour long and be worth every second
And March of Mephisto with Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
There are also two live recordings of March of Mephisto where Shagrath's part was performed by either Snowy Shaw or Alissa White-Gluz.
Tommy listened to mostly Pop music when he was a kid, saying that singers like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston likely influenced his style of singing.
A classmate of his got him into metal and to play the guitar.
Songs like this are why I miss Alissa being in The Agonist because she used clean vocals, which are really good, in addition to her harsh vocals.
Cool, hearing Tommy Karevik with Kamelot. Check off one more band for the vocalists you found with Ayreon.
Alissa spent ten years singing for The Agonist before joining AE. Her singing in that band was often making use of her cleans as well as the growls. Check them out
Ok so this is why I watch reaction videos. For videos just like this one! I’ve watched this reaction about 4 times now and it’s just as fun as the first. The excitement is so contagious and just a joy to behold. Reactions usually don’t get rewatched much I think but there are standouts and this is one. Another one I’ve seen many times is Tank the Techs reaction to Contraband by Make the Suffer (ft Courtney LaPlante). His shock and excitement just lifts my spirits so much just as this one does. Thanks, Julia! Keep doing the damn thing.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video so much :) I really loved this song and so much took me by surprise in the best way!
Gosh, I love your videos so much. Love how honest, uncut, raw, and emotional you are 💜
Kamelot has a special place in my heart, I saw them live at a festival in Germany called “Wacken open air”, it was very humid from a heatwave before so rain started pouring down, and when the drummer did a drum solo , on the last drum hit of the solo, lightning struck right behind the stage, no one got hurt or anything, but it became the coolest stage show lightning “effect”, it was like Thor was watching the concert 🤘
Oh damn, Kamelot!!!
I never got why we never get that much of Kamelot reactions/analysis on almost every single reaction channels, because this is one of the most interesting band to react to in my opinion. They're often having guess singers, both their lead singer "Ex and present" are amazing at what they do. They got that very unique style and signature. So unless it's only a copyright claim thing, i just don't get how they're getting ignored that much.
Loved your reaction to this and seeing how you loved it, i can't but help to guide you at looking for older stuff of them with their ex singer Roy Khan. I'd suggest Forever, live from their One cold winter night dvd. Video and recording are really great quality. THe song itself is amazing and the crowd participation is worth to see as well.
here's a link to the video, if ever you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/EqqPYySZnVY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=japaninpoika
Yes One Cold Winter's Night is a Wacken 2013 level concert recording, every single song and performance is great.
Agree. I think the Nightwish Army/ Floor fans suck up all the symphonic metal air in the reaction room, lol. We have to advocate more for Roy Khan and Kamelot!
Your reaction is basically how I felt hearing her clean vocals. :D
As much as I love Tommy as a vocalist, I'd highly suggest you checking out Kamelot with Roy Khan!
The live version of Elizabeth is top notch. He's also back in his old band Conception.
I wish more people would suggest Conception! They don't have any good quality live videos unfortunately and only Silent Crying and Roll the Fire for music videos at all. But silent crying original vs 2.0 would be an interesting thing to analyze.
If you like Kamelot I suggest checking out March of Mephisto, The Haunting and Memento Mori from The Black Halo album. It was back when Roy Kahn was still lead but that is my favorite Kamelot album (which Ghost Opera being a *very* close second).
This was an awesome reaction, you are so alive and spontaneus when reacting, pure and natural, AWESOME !!!!!! .......and dear Lady Julia, please react to Areyon - The Day That The world Breaks down
I HIGHLY recommend Center of the Universe and March of Mephisto by Kamelot next! Both are "oldies but goodies", and in the latter you get a 2 for 1 vocal analysis featuring Shagrath's outworldly sound. Also at the time they had another lead singer (Roy Khan).
Julia’s joy in this video is wonderful to see and experience vicariously.
You have to watch Kamelot and Simone Simons of Epica live in Norway with the song Hounting!!!!
Actually, you have heard Alissa before, in your second Arch Enemy reaction, over a year ago. But as a Kamelot fan of about 20 years, I'm delighted that you're reacting to this song.
I will say that this music video continues a story that started with the song 'Insomnia', with a couple of flashbacks to that video.
Have definitely heard Alissa before... just not like this :)
Pretty excited for this one actually... the song is very cool
@@jvoxfox And heard Tommy before with Ayreon in the world that breaks down. Hes the 2nd of 11.
For Alissas clean vocal she performed an acapella version of swan lake on one of the album's she did with the agonist
I'm actually shocked that you haven't heard Kamelot?! Oh, you're in for so many treats! ❤❤❤
That was a delight - thanks!
Loving the kamelot and the Yoda shirt and of course you and Alissa as well 🤘
Tommy Karevik is such a great singer. No wonder that Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, often asks him to sing on his albums.
Try to locate "Denver Debacle" from 2012, where Alissa and Elize Ryd (both guesting Kamelot, which opened for Nightwish) substituted sick Anette Olzon in front of Nightwish. They did a great job having about an hour to prepare for the gig. The next Nightwish gig was Anette's last and guess who flew from Europe to substitute Annette for the rest of the tour.
Alissa was my first introduction to female harsh vocals in 2009 with her previous band, The Agonist. The best showcase of her abilities with both clean and harsh vocals would probably be the closing track on the album Prisoners called 'Revenge of the Dadaists'. That song probably doesn't warrant a reaction video, but it would be cool if you checked it out in your free time.
I really miss her cleans 😞
Now that you have met the great Tommy Karevick, you must check earlier Kamelot and meet the mighty Roy Khan, an absolutely amazing singer. The "Elizabeth" trilogy is a great place to start :)
I love Kamelot! Please do more! And they have more with Alissa too!! Tommy is such an incredible singer.
I remember seeing Alissa when she was previously with The Agonist as their vocalist. They did a small house show in Vegas supporting Kittie and several others (iirc). There were a few songs then where she flipped her vocals between the fry and cleans and holy hell it was so awesome! Got to meet her and talk to her after the show and honestly one of the sweetest people ever!
Haven't seen you so excited in ages! And somehow it makes me excited too! 😁Ohh, metal scene have many more hidden gems for you...
If you want to hear Tommy be even more agile check out Seventh Wonder - The Light.
Guitarist Nita Strauss released a song called The wolf you feed featuring Alissa in which you can hear a lot of her vocals a little bit better.
I appreciate Tommy's agility while maintaining a warmth amidst an otherwise tenor/lead tone/range.
I totally understand your musical theater commentary Julia. I love this style. Drama with tons of beautiful melodies. Tommy is amazingly emotional in his presentation. Alisa have a great clean vocal as well. have you checked out this live performance yet?
ua-cam.com/video/1WvWbUgCcJw/v-deo.html - KAMELOT ft. Alissa White-Gluz and Elize Ryd - Sacrimony (Official Live Video) | Napalm Records
Or this new release. I think you will love this one and the story.
ua-cam.com/video/hqRFWCbQ9Lk/v-deo.html - KAMELOT - Opus Of The Night (Ghost Requiem) feat. Tina Guo (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
Ohhh it's been so long since I heard this masterpiece! Alissa so amazing with her clean vocals, in arch enemy she always growls😃
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE!!!! Yay! More of all of these!!! 🤣 Have a great day!
Loved this reaction mate. 🤘
That vocal track I sent you was originally sung by Tommy.
You have no idea how many masterpieces this band has. The previous singer Roy Khan was equally talented too.
Strongly recommend checking out the live version of "The Haunting", which showcases Roy Kahn, their previous frontman, as well as a young Simone from Epica (who is married to Kamelot's keyboard player).
I hope you continue to do more metal! It’s always amazing to see my favorite songs being dissected in such a fantastic and interesting way. ❤ I’ve seen others say it but you should do Elizabeth i, ii, iii, by their previous singer. If you want more with Tommy, DEFINITELY check out Into the Black Hole by Ayreon live- Ayreon opens up an entirely new realm of existence btw
Oh sweet Julia you summerchild. You ABSOLUTELY have to listen to "Sacrimony" live version by Kamelot, which besides featuring Alissa again also features Elise Ryd from Amaranthe. There you can REALLY hear Tommy's voice.
this is Alissa's previous group where she also sings with clean vocals THE AGONIST - Panophobia
Tommy's work in Ayreon is stunning as well. If you want to hear a whole can of insanely talented singers.
Check out her previous band The Agonist song Panophobia. It was 2012 but Alissa already were a BEAST .
These days Melissa Bony from adInfinitum is singing Liar Liar with Kamelot. Melissa is also a power singer combining harsh and clean vocals.
Was my first time hearing clean vocals from her (I knew who she was) and got chills! Also Kamelot is great. Both old and new.
Her clean vocals while she was in Agonist is great too, the sing I like the most was Panophobia by Agonist. Has a pretty good showing off her range. There's a also a sing she did for the game Metal: Hellsinger that has her clean vocals too.
Best reaction to this Video love your Videos so much your are truly the best streamerin ever stay save and have fun 🥰🥰👌
Hi Julia, again here I want to compliment you on your absolutely appropriate physical mojo matching the kind of sound you hear...so fun to watch and I can relate! For example @ 7:24 with the stank faces and your hyperactivity during the solo runs is just spot on how I react as well....never change Julia , the only reactor I can relate to these days
this is kamelot: But they also have a rockballad. Beautiful. Under grey skies.
Kamelot is a great band to discover even more great artist like Elize Ryd or Charlotte Wessels. So pls listen to Kamelot - Sacremony and Kamelot - Under grey skies.
For even more Tommy you can listen to some Ayreon performances, too (e.g. Ayreon - Everybody dies).
Cool reaction and nice analysis Julia. On this song I heard Alissa sing with clean vocals for the first time myself and I was baffled.
A band I would love to see analysed by you is Bad Omens. Recently started listening to them and this band is full of suprises, that is for sure
As for recommendations:
Kamelot: Insomnia. Which is also the prequel to this music video.
Alissa's clean singing: probably Thank You, Pain by the Agonist. A fun one 😊
@Julia Nilon Alissa's clean vocals: "ARCH ENEMY - Handshake With Hell", "NITA STRAUSS - The Wolf You Feed ft. Alissa White-Gluz", "Metal: Hellsinger - Stygia ft. Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy"
p.s. 10:12 is the best moment ❤
One other fun thing about Kamelot is that when they perform this song live, as well as Sacrimony, they don't always have Alissa or Elize with them. Often, they invite the singers from the other bands on the tour to come out for these duets, and the results are some incredible collaborations.
There aren't really any videos of enough quality to do a reaction to, but if you find the performances with Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast, they're absolutely with a listen.
heard her first when she was in "the Agonist" 10+years ago...always loved her cleans
There's a great live melodic duet/ballad with Tommy and Charlotte Wessels from Delain titled "Under Grey Skies". It's gorgeous and features some great Tommy belting. There's another Kamelot song featuring Alissa and Elize Ryd (from Amaranthe) titled "Sacrimony". Also they have new released material titled "One More Flag In The Ground" and "Opus Of The Night" if you want to check that out. Additionally if you want to hear their former vocalist Roy Khan, boy are you in for a treat. "Elizabeth I,II,III" is a must-listen as well as "Forever".
For more Alissa goodies, check out her Arch Enemy song "Handshake With Hell" that features some great cleans from Alissa along with her signature growls. Also her vocal performance on Nita Strauss' "The Wolf You Feed" is killer as well.
Kamelot recorded an amazing live show where Alissa sang quite a few songs.... this song included. You may want to check out that live video since it shows off their talent so well. This is just one of so many great songs by Kamelot... there are just too many to recommend. If you want ones with similar vibes overall, you could check out Insomnia or Phantom Divine as the music video content is related to this video's story, I believe.
It was sooooooo fulfilling to see you having such a great time watching this one... Ohhh, yes. You absolutely NEED to listen to more of Tommy. He is just great.
On a side but related note, you might want to go back to Ayreon with "The day that the world breaks down". If you like surprises, you should consider it...
Love you, Julia. You are incredible!
The new Kamelot single, Opus of the Night, is incredible! Tommy is one of my favorite singers ever!
I love how both Alyssa and Floor Jansen are very similar vocalists, that went on different paths in music. Alyssa was one of the vocalists that guest sang for Nightwish when former vocalist Annette Olzen was sick and had to miss a show.
"His voice is pretty." - Julia Nilon, professional vocal coach/critic
*And speaking of pretty voices, can you please do "Daniel's Descent into Transitus" by Ayreon? It's a VERY musical theatre-esque duet between Tommy Karevik and Simone Simons. It's probably different from anything you've heard before and the video is supremely entertaining.