Hello, A Musician and a Jerk [Cassandra & Collin] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing here at Wacken Open Air (Germany) in 2013, together with Floor Jansen, 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, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [The 1st Bassist of the band was Sami Vanska, he was with them until 2001. The 2nd one was Marco Hietala, as 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 - we'll see what the future brings to us. Then very recently (May 2021) Jukka Koskinen became the 3nd Bassist of the band, for at least the Human :II: Nature tour] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen 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 (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 "
Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs (with links) with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and NOT as something mandatory): "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ruclips.net/video/pvkYwOJZONU/видео.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ruclips.net/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/видео.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ruclips.net/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/видео.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) ruclips.net/video/lQu5QjidHWg/видео.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) ruclips.net/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/видео.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) ruclips.net/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/видео.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ruclips.net/video/05eitd-EA6I/видео.html "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) ruclips.net/video/OvOD6xecph4/видео.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) ruclips.net/video/knqeI807ZlY/видео.html "Sleeping Sun" live at Vizovice Masters of Rock festival 2016 (ballad) ruclips.net/video/pVPTUEW1PEM/видео.html "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) ruclips.net/video/Zo8ncK_5kzc/видео.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) ruclips.net/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/видео.html "Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) ruclips.net/video/FrJvKZNEh7g/видео.html "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) ruclips.net/video/lTvYfLa4Wlk/видео.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ruclips.net/video/wA44tjaP5n0/видео.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ruclips.net/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/видео.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) ruclips.net/video/AN239Pbqbjo/видео.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) ruclips.net/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/видео.html And if you want to be surprised by Floor's vocals :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 ruclips.net/video/DuwY1d-KIss/видео.html
@Nightwish Arena: Since most of the reactors end up doing a lot of reactions from Wacken 2013 concert, they should be warned that there are a lot of slowed down and even high pitched versions of this concert, so it is better to use only official videos or this version of the whole concert: ruclips.net/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/видео.html Last but not the least - they released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..)
The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. That being said, I will add here the messages left the other days by some old fans of the band. @Fabrizio Gorla: To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. * The Tarja era *: Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] ruclips.net/video/eJTlH521E6w/видео.html Nightwish - End Of All Hope [live 2002] ruclips.net/video/ESlyjQl90p0/видео.html NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera ruclips.net/video/tL25rbnvM4o/видео.html Nightwish - Dark Chest Of Wonder [Live End Of An Era 2005] ruclips.net/video/ROdKrGVVuI8/видео.html Nightwish - The Siren [Live End Of An Era 2005] ruclips.net/video/LUy8T_3kieI/видео.html @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" ruclips.net/video/ZpkH187t5Mk/видео.html . It's one of the best. @NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] ruclips.net/video/ww2f4PPprSc/видео.html @LuxetVeritas: For the Tarja list, please add Nightwish - "Walking in the Air" [live] ruclips.net/video/9icKP1b44TA/видео.html Nightwish - "Deep Silent Complete" [live] ruclips.net/video/BMBMCHsj5MA/видео.html Nightwish - "Slaying the Dreamer" [live] ruclips.net/video/tFSqaLKXzwY/видео.html @Glenn Yagos: ".. Is this one the one you looking for?.." Nightwish - "Dead To The World" [live 2002] ruclips.net/video/xpA7qV9FaJo/видео.html @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - ruclips.net/video/5EmpS8E7d30/видео.html Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/09MTDBb8qro/видео.html NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/hTdhXxxWREo/видео.html NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/GdZn7k5rZLQ/видео.html @NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - ruclips.net/video/--tFFz44zvc/видео.html * Bonus tracks *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - ruclips.net/video/57WsNYItbSU/видео.html "High Hopes" - Pink Floyd cover / tribute 2005 (Marco in charge..) ruclips.net/video/4oEDnVeYYyM/видео.html "
I'll add here a link list by several NW fans, since the main comment became too long to be published by YT: @HAMO HAMO: "These seem to be missing from the list, please add next time:" Nightwish - Planet Hell [live montage from the Imaginaerum world tour] ruclips.net/video/CRJ_csyXosU/видео.html Nightwish - Bless the Child [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/VTPXvE6o3LY/видео.html Nightwish - She Is My Sin [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/3EKgcVSX4ss/видео.html Nightwish - Nemo [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/plNcYhtPB8Y/видео.html Nightwish - Our Decades in the Sun [studio] ruclips.net/video/EoV4seyWs8k/видео.html Nightwish - Edema Ruh [Special Video] ruclips.net/video/2BfakYUK-0Q/видео.html Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/aP5YhYzZmwc/видео.html Nightwish - The Kinslayer [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/E1C6oOyyaZg/видео.html Nightwish - Gethsemane -[Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/ZRuC9Ig7c_w/видео.html NIGHTWISH - Elvenjig & Elvenpath [Decades - LIVE IN BOGOTA] ruclips.net/video/OmiUGNkeJkA/видео.html Nightwish - Nemo [Planet Rock acoustic session 2020] ruclips.net/video/FC7HYfc5y0A/видео.html Floor Jansen - Puccini: O mio babbino caro - De Tiende van Tijl ruclips.net/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/видео.html Floor Jansen - Jouluyö (O Holy Night) [Raskasta Joulua (Heavy Christmas) 2019] ruclips.net/video/6asFfKqE2vg/видео.html NIGHTWISH - The Poet And The Pendulum [Wembley Arena 2015] ruclips.net/video/N4Vfy5yCy-c/видео.html - for this one (The Poet.. ) I strongly recommend you to do some research, since is a deep emotional and meaningful song, for both the band and the fans. @Roel Hodzelmans “Gabriel, where is the Greatest Show on Earth in the list? Am I’m reading over it? Tampere or Wembley” NIGHTWISH - The Greatest Show On Earth [Tampere 2015] ruclips.net/video/45brzDJKZ3o/видео.html - You should leave at the end the epic masterpiece. You'll not be disappointed :) @umut birbilen: “Dude you really don't like 'last ride of the day’ :)” NIGHTWISH - Last Ride Of The Day [Live Wacken 2013 - ShowtimeStorytime] ruclips.net/video/QzIMx7Dqa_M/видео.html @Saul Tyre: “Gabriel Bardac I'm quite surprised to find that ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’ is not on any of the lists.. ” NNIGHTWISH - Shudder Before The Beautiful [Live Wembley Arena 2015] ruclips.net/video/7oQ8sNSYXmQ/видео.html @James Anderson: “Gabriel Bardac, you left out my favorite NW song, ‘Master, Passion, Greed’ from the album ‘Dark Passion Play’. NO LIVE PERFORMANCE of this song.” NIGHTWISH - Master Passion Greed [Special Video by Comunidade Nightwish] ruclips.net/video/Bkib0dIziXk/видео.html @Bruce Epper: "Gabriel Bardac Don't know how this happened, but it appears 'Elan' didn't make the cut. That should be corrected." NIGHTWISH - Élan [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/8KOPvuKYIZA/видео.html
@Chris Sturkenboom: "Thank you for giving him all the links. My favorite song is 'Creek Mary´s Blood'. The video and life performance are great." NIGHTWISH - Creek Mary´s Blood [DVD End Of An Era, 2005] ruclips.net/video/ovZxa7KYRu0/видео.html @ealamin: "Gabriel Bardac I think Tarja was even best in: end of all hope.." NIGHTWISH - End Of All Hope [OFFICIAL VIDEO] ruclips.net/video/7YOAu7G2-8A/видео.html @Jim Leonard: "Could you please add 'The Fight Goes On' in your summary. Its a beautiful song that doesn't get enough attention.." FLOOR JANSEN - De Beelden Blijven (A Song for War Child) / The Fight Goes On (WAR CHILD) Dutch version: ruclips.net/video/e6-6NVsbg6U/видео.html English version: ruclips.net/video/aaqFvdoLCIc/видео.html @James Seiler: "Hey you forgot slow love slow from Annette.." NIGHTWISH - Slow Love Slow [live Montreux Jazz Festival 2012] ruclips.net/video/6k1jeJBocb8/видео.html @Jayna Gerber: “If we're adding onto the Tarja list, I would nominate the following: "Gethsemane" (best live I have seen is a two song set from 1999 along with "Sacrament of Wilderness")” NIGHTWISH Live Lista Chart TV Finland [1999] Remastered ruclips.net/video/kwmarRcuMmw/видео.html "Beauty OF the Beast (not "Beauty AND the Beast, which is a completely different song by Nightwish, from a different album - the best live version I have found is from the Amsterdam 2002 concert, not the best visual quality, but the audio is fine)” NIGHTWISH - Beauty of the Beast - Live in Amsterdam [2002] ruclips.net/video/XPzwYa3SDkg/видео.html @jan louwes: "Gabriel, you might want to add the latest song of SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/HPdHkHslFIU/видео.html - Floor Jansen sings the outro.." @alienware18: "Gabi, don't you want to put the extended link for the song of myself !? :) Thx !!!: Nightwish - Song Of Myself [live at Wacken 2013 / Extended Version / Correct Speed] ruclips.net/video/ssRgOhr3Jtk/видео.html @Peter Ang: "Don't forget she even sings from the gamecube game , finale fantasy chronicals, Sound of the Wind, pitty most don't even know she sings that song, with the Metropole Orchestra.." Floor Jansen & Metropole Orchestra - Sound of the Wind (Final Fantasy Chronicles) ruclips.net/video/oVdi1We_7fs/видео.html @NetAndyCz: "Gabriel Bardac Please add Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session) ruclips.net/video/yYtkPpFYzOo/видео.html ; the acoustic version fully deserves to be on your list" @Jared Barr: "I'm suprised you didn't add Sancta Terra by Epica ft Floor Jansen" Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show ruclips.net/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/видео.html 🤘
The orchestral parts are prerecorded in London by Pip Williams and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nightwish also uses the services of London's The Metro Voices and Young Children's Choir for the Choir parts which you may not have noticed in the background on the choruses. The band was founded in Finland in 1996 by the keyboard player, who writes all the songs with small contributions from Marko, the bass player/singer. Other founding members; Tarja Turunen - singer, 1996-2005. Her replacement was Anette Olzon in 2007 but was fired after 2 albums in mid tour September 29, 2012. Emppu Vuorinen - Guitar, current member. Jukka Nevelainen- Drums, 1996-2014. His replacement is a good friend of his and WinterSun drummer, Kai Hahto. He was made permanent in 2019. Additions include; Troy Donockley- multi instrumentalist. Made permanent June 2013, current member. Marko Hietala- Bass Guitar/Singer. 2001-2021. His temp replacement is Jukka Koskinen from the band WinterSun. And finally, Ms Floor Jansen filled in on vocals as a favor to finish the tour. Her vocal style, versatility, and power made her a fan and band favorite almost immediately. She became permanent in June 2013 and is the current singer. Floor has 2 albums with Nightwish, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" released in 2015 and "Human :II: Nature" released in 2021. The band is currently on a world tour in support of the album. Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed. 😊❤🤘🤘
Floor Jansen the Queen of metal ❤️is a classically trained and a professional voice coach with at least 20 years experience and can do anything from death metal growling to high opera notes and different styles and languages, her previous bands After Forever, Northward and Revamp and she was also featured in several Ayreon performances and a Dutch reality show beste zangers in 2019 and 2021, she is married to the drummer of the band Sabaton, awesome 😎also check out her RUclips channel right now she is currently doing cover songs and a master class online, awesome 😎
Hello again and thank you for reacting to my recommendation. I enjoyed watching and I'm glad you liked it. I agree with you when you say that it's not easy to judge a band after listening to one song. That is so true, espacially for Nightwish, because they will give you something different with each song. They go from epic and melodic, to really heavy, to celtic, to balladstyle and even jazzy. So please continue to check out their music (not every song is this long 😉). Have a look at Gabriel Bardac's comment for more information about the band and for a long list with song suggestions. He included a short description for every song, so you can pick one that speaks to you. All songs are good, so enjoy! Take care and greetings from the Netherlands.
As soon as he said "my Dutch friend" I taught "Yep, it's Martine again" LOL. Thank you for spreading the "word". Hail to our Chief PR Officer. Groetjes....
The orchestra & choir tracks were recorded in London, the organ looking pipes are a prop that houses the keyboard players wine. Every song from this Wacken concert are excellent try Romantiside next it is very heavy
Nightwish Army Germany reports for Duty: What you should do: Listen to Gabriel. He knows. Great Reaction !! I think our Queen captured two more souls….:-) It never gets old to see people freeze when our Queen starts to sing…. To answer your question " Where they are taking us ?" - On a great Journey...you will like it. Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Valkyries, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign. Bow, mortal !
welcome to the best live band out right now, and the most powerful, versatile female vocalist in a life time. follow Gabriel's list cant go wrong there.. nightwish never disappoints... new sub here..more NW please. ROCK ON!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Symphonic Metal and our Valkyrie Queen. She is 6' 1" tall but what is most impressive is her ability to sing in any style that she wants. Nightwish has an extensive catalog of songs that go from heavy, to melodic, to ballads and some with a folky Celtic vibe. The orchestral and choir parts are recorded live and then played as a backing track during concerts. Since you like heavier songs recommend Romanticide live from Waken and Yours is an empty Hope live from Wembley.
You see and hear the Valkyrie Goddess. Her Name is Floor Jansen and she is from the Netherlands. She has the most versatile Voice and can sing any Style. Check out Phantom of the Opera and all other Songs from the "Beste Zangers"-Show, Ever Dream and Romanticide from this Wackenshow and I want my Tears back from the Show in Buenos Aires. Gabriel Bardac has some more Stuff in his Comments.
Nightwish Army North Texas Division reporting for duty. Welcome to the wonderful world of Floor Jansen and Nightwish. Finnish symphonic metal at its best. Floor is the Valkyrie goddess queen, from the Netherlands. She’s not quite 7 feet tall, only about 6’1” plus whatever heels she may be wearing. Emppu the guitarist is the master of always only playing what the song requires, always great, never a show off, though he can shred on occasion as it fits that song. The symphonic orchestrations are arranged and recorded by Tuomas, the keyboard player, who controls the playback oive. This band has a variety of sound, and they will surprise you many times. Hope to see you you two check out more Nightwish. Maybe Storytime time this show next. Enjoy!
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish. Thanks for the reaction :) You will be so shocked if you now react to ´Storytime` from Wacken 2013. It´s a total different sound but equally impressive. All the best on your journey.
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division reporting in on your 1st reaction to one of the greatest live bands anywhere and the Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen . General Gabriel Bardac left band history & links to help your journey into Nightwish . Enjoy what your about to see & hear.
Hello Musican and Jerk! Nightwish Army (Salford Brigade) reporting in. So, you just met the best band in the world (once you've heard a few more songs of theirs I'm certain you will agree.) One of the very nice things about Nightwish is that their songs usually sound totally unlike each other. The style is Symphonic Metal, of which they were one of the pioneers. All the musicians are superbly skilled yet use those skills in the service of whatever song they are playing, their egos take a back seat. The lead singer in this performance is the band's 3rd (and current) lead singer. who had joined the band 10 months before as an emergency replacement for the second lead singer, Annette Olzen during a tour of the US when Anette suffered a medical emergency. The original lead singer, Tarja Turunen left the band under contentious circustances in 2005. The lady who made this crowd worship her is our Valkyrie Goddess, Floor Jansen. It's not an exaggeration to say she is the most charismatic front person for a band since Freddy Mercury. As you point out, she is very tall (183 cm). She is Dutch. She is also a genuinely lovely person who is married to Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer in the band Sabaton. They live on a little farm in Sweden with their young daughter Freja, two cats, a horse, a pony and their year old Irish Wolfhound Fenris. Floor is very active on social media. Floor suffered from Covid and self isolated for most of a year. During that time she released covers on RUclips recorded by Hannes in their personal recording studio in their barn. You will get several million suggestions about what to listen to next so I won't add to them. No matter what you listen to, it will be good. Seriously.
My question is who's the musician and who's the jerk? Welcome to the rabbit hole known as Nightwish where every song is different and every song is great!
Cullen is the musician. The jerk thing came from our first few videos, Cassie didn't seem to like many of the songs we did so I called her a Jerk and yeah that's basically it.
@@AMusicianandaJerk What that dude is a musician? He feels like an jerk and the pretty lady points out good vocals most of the time. Thing i hate that this song you chopped so much you missed lot of beautiful instrumentals. So Jerk musician Cullen, do better or i never sub to your channel. Had to give thumbs down for this react because 10min song lasted maybe 4mins because of the editing. Stupid. So many NW song's have deep meaning in vocals, and if you cut it like that you miss the journey that Tuomas(keyboard player) attended listeners to have. Greatest show on earth is 21min long, if you cut even second of that you miss the storyline completely. Cullen, I'm disappointed on you right now. The pretty woman deserves better than half song's from Nightwish.
@@AMusicianandaJerk I'd say Cullen is still the Jerk and Cassie the one that appreciates music more than u do Culler. Mallet, Important bits were missing. Shame on you Cullen. Especially if you're really suppose to be an musician. I have my doubts about u Mr. Musician.
Another thing i seen 3 NW reacts from you now. I have to drop you guys from my follow list. Let me know when you listen the whole song from start to finish.
@@janihaavisto9320 I appreciate your comment but most of our videos get blocked if we don't pause them. If that bothers you, I am sorry but until RUclips changes their policies, not much we can do about it.
Just found you today thanks to this. Welcome to Nightwish! You're not wrong about all the layers, richness and complexity. You can't go wrong with any of their catalog, and each piece is its own unique thing so there is always something new to find.
Thank you that you did this reaction!🤟❤️.... because I do not know which kind of music you like I just put two option's how to continue your NW journey (I hope that will be journey 🙂) So Storytime (live in Wacken 2013)Little more simple than Ghost Love Store and so mainstream song than NW have made.... Or little heavier stuff ...Weak Fantacy (live Tampere, Finland 2015)... Thank you one more time and Greetings from Finland (by NW fan since 1998)
"Q: "Where is the orchestra?" A: The London Philharmonic Orchestra....well, they are in London. It is kind of difficult and expensive to tour with a 200 person orchestra and choir. So the choir and orchestra are pre-recorded and that track is synced to the band playing. Gabriel will stop by soon and give you a proper introduction to the band.
As a longtime Nightwish fan, it was fun watching your reaction. Reactions reveal much more about the reactors than about the musical artists. The comment about Empu's guitar solo was interesting. Yes, he can shred with the best of em, but as was said, this song didn't call for shredding. I hope you two learn more about Nightwish and their extremely high level of musicality.
Thanks for the comment about my comment. Lol. I find it interesting to see what bands do in their songs. This one definitely didn't need a crazy shred solo and I think if they had done it, it might have taken away from the rest of the song. So good choice with the solo they did.
I’m a old Metal/rock head fan of Nightwish for over 20 years, Ghost Love Score was the 13th song of a 15 song set. The Nightwish Army will be invading your channel. Their albums are masterpieces but their live performances are magical! My suggestion is to stay with Wacken 2013 and start with the opening song, Dark Chest of Wonders, but any song you do is find with me, they have no bad songs in my opinion. My mantra for Nightwish is; MY FAVORITE NIGHTWISH SONG IS ALWAYS THE LAST ONE I LISTENED TO! Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
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.
Hi Nightwish Army UK here, please keep reacting to this band as they have so much more to show you, Floor the lead singer can sing everything she wants to, rock, pop, metal, growls, classic etc etc, she uses all her ability to move the song along how she feels like, great reaction, hope to see you react again very soon
Welcome to Symphonic metal with Nightwish. Discovered them myself last year or so. Wish I had found them sooner, they've already become my favorite band. Hopefully you'll continue with them. If, you do, you'll find many different styles and sounds, as well as different singers. Just the tip of the iceberg here. Storytime, Romanticide or Everdream are good next steps. See Gabriel Bardac's comment for a lot of great links.
They really are in a genre of their own. I call it theatrical metal. The keyboard player composes and produces all their music, he is an absolute genius. The band among the most talented musicians on earth and Floor Jansen arguably one of the best vocalists. She can sing ANYTHING from opera to ballads, to metal and more. You have to appreciate the talent on that stage.
Follow Gabriel's list.......Floor Jansen ( lead singer) puts people in trances and honestly you just heard a little bit of what she can do vocally and Nightwish musically.....liked and subscibed , looking foward to this journey.....oh i almost forgot to ask ....whos the jerk? Lol.
You’ll find that they are a really diverse, versatile band…no two of their songs really sound alike and they draw from a lot of different influences. You can’t go wrong with anything live by them, especially from 2013 to the present, while Floor’s been the singer.
You want Nightwish heavy and with shredding? I suggest Romanticide, also live at Wacken (a German concert area, so it's locally pronounced like Vahken). Ghost Love Score is a good sampler song that displays how different they can be and with what talent, but they have a wide variety of symphonic and folk metal that always surprises and delights.
This was #13 in a 15-song set. Most of the other songs were much heavier. A couple were softer. This was a good song to display Floor's versatile, powerful and pitch perfect voice. It's also her favorite one to sing. The band has a huge following in case you want to grow your channel. 😊🤘
You called down the Army. You got it. Nightwish fans are nothing if not loyal. You just opened the door on emotional musical journey. Enjoy your journey.
Great reaction! 👍🤘 Greetings from the UK! Info dump for you below!😁 Nightwish is a glorious rabbit hole of awesome, with world class song-writing, musicianship and arguably (or unarguably to most who've heard her enough😉) the best and most versatile female vocalist alive today (maybe ever), the Valkyrie Queen of metal herself Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen). Floor is a classically trained soprano and has a vocal range of more than 3 octaves (D3 to F6+). Floor is the third female vocalist that Nightwish have had (and my personal favourite), she was only with them on tour for 10 months at this point and officially joined the band in 2013, she is still with them today. The other vocalists are - Tarja Turunen - (1996-2005) - (Finland) - Very operatic focused vocals. Anette Olzon - (2007-2012) - (Sweden) - More pop-centric vocals. Floor Jansen - (2012-Present) - (Netherlands) - Extremely diverse vocals, from deep growls to full on opera. The other band members are/were - Tuomas Holopainen - Song writer/composer and Keyboards. (Finland) Marko Hietala - Bassist and vocals. (Finland) Emppu Vuorinen - Guitarist (Finland) Jukka Nevalainen - Drums (Finland) Retired in 2014 due to health issues Troy Donockley - Multi-instrumentalist and Vocals. (United Kingdom) Kai Hahto - Drums (Finland) - 2014 to Present Floor herself is Dutch and is another glorious goldmine of awesome as she has a lot of non-Nightwish related stuff (including 2 other bands, After Forever & ReVamp) that she has done that is all pretty amazing as well. She is also an absolutely lovely, funny, smart and grounded person (in fact all the band members are exceedingly down to earth individuals). She has her own channel here on RUclips where she regularly posts covers of songs. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter/composer and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. The name of the genre they generally belong to is Symphonic Metal but their discography is EXTREMELY varied. The "Symphonic" backing tracks of their music is composed in the majority by Tuomas and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This was the 13th song in this particular set, Floor is belting notes like that the entire set. Nighwish are almost always better experienced with live versions of their songs if at all possible. Most new reactors are better off sticking with the Wacken 2013 set to begin with as it offers a taste of a lot of what Nightwish has to offer, they have multiple concerts though all of which are superb. Some suggestions for more songs for you to continue your journey would be Romanticide, Storytime, Ever Dream, Ghost River, I Wish I had an Angel, Song of Myself, Dark Chest of Wonders, I Want My Tears Back and Amaranth all from Wacken 2013 (pronounced Vacken). Saying that, anything from Wacken 2013 is golden really to start, there's a reason why that set is pretty legendary at this point, 82,000 people were in attendance. Beware of some messed up slowed down versions of the Wacken 2013 songs as they can take the energy right out of the performances, just check the comments on them and I'm sure someone will mention if it's a slowed down version. Your choice obviously but I'd avoid Poet and the Pendulum and The Greatest Show on Earth for now until you are more familiar with the band and it's history, they will make a lot more sense and be more enjoyable for you that way. Prepare for the Nightwish army to arrive and enjoy your Nightwish journey, I know I did!😎🤘
Right.........you wokeup the Nightwish army so get ready for a fantastic NIGHTWISH experiance , singer from the Netherlands , band from Finland and a guy who can play lots of instruments from GB .
the next two "Most requested songs" will be "Romanticide" or "Storytime", both live from Wacken 2013 and yes, they are "different". Every song is different. Welcome to Nightwish, welcome to symphonic metal ! ...more to come ? nice, subbed for more
Most of the keyboards you hear is from the organist onstage but a lot of the background music is from the London Symphony Orchestra's adult choir. The choir you'll hear on 'Storytime' is from the London Symphony Orchestra's Children's Choir.
Devil and the deep dark ocean is my favourite Nightwish song and I saw that it was mentioned in the comments so I would really like to see you react to it 😊🙌 Then there are atleast two more heavier songs from Nightwish that needs to be mentioned and thats: 1. Yours is an empty hope (listen to who is singing what) 2. Romanticide
The credits for that epic Nightwish sound go to the genius at the keyboards, Mr. Tuomas Holopäinen. One of the most brilliant composers in the business. If you like this and want it even more epic, I strongly recommend "The Greatest Show on Earth" which tells the entire world's history in about twenty minutes.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on her. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: Energize me: ruclips.net/video/fjm4BrNAf6s/видео.html Monolith of Doubt: ruclips.net/video/3TmKHkQx45U/видео.html Dreamflight: ruclips.net/video/73-_F9prx4I/видео.html Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). Here is a link to a part of a TV show (with english subtitles) of the reunion of the class of the Rock Academy with mostly backstage footage of the Tampere concert of Nightwish in 2015: ruclips.net/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/видео.html 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song. Here are some examples: Misery’s no Crime: ruclips.net/video/SNPesLFTnUg/видео.html Disdain: ruclips.net/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/видео.html Wild card: ruclips.net/video/GpZMFALYeGc/видео.html Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ruclips.net/video/vhExkmWKMEU/видео.html Floor joined Nightwish after this Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see:: ruclips.net/video/bAiPeSsqD-4/видео.html A suggestion to a christmas song sung by Floor. Here is a link to a performance in Finland with a special guest with the best seat you could imagine: ruclips.net/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/видео.html Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on RUclips. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa:, ruclips.net/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/видео.html and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini: ruclips.net/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/видео.html As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered RUclips in the last year. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing this at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish:. ruclips.net/video/QW_3F186_5Q/видео.html Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of the presents she left on her channel. Floorgasm alert! Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughter Freja (turns 5 years next march), a horse and pony, a dog and a bunch of cats, she found this.
All reactors should do this song. I've heard it is the most reacted to song on RUclips. You might also say it is the most epic! Thanks for the reaction.
Gabriel and my fellow Nightwish Army peeps will be blowing up the channel. If you like Nightwish but want heavier but with classical female lead, try Epica. "Sancta Terra" live with Floor Jansen is the common bridge from Nightwish. "Skeleton Key" is very Epica being Epica. "Consign to Oblivion" live in Paris is them hitting hard
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal. This was a very unique Nightwish song. Featuring the mazing Floor Jansen on lead vocals. The mermaid Valkyrie queen of symphonic metal. The orchestration and the choirs parts on on a backing track. The words you did not understand are; My fall - Lead vocal part sun out very long and sustained will be for you My fall will be for you - choir part sung behind the lead vocal part My love will be in you If you be the one to cut me, I'll bleed forever Maybe do "Storytime" next for more straight forward energy. Gabriel Bardac can give all of the details. Hope to se you both again very soon. 🙏🤘
the North German Division of the Nightwish Army reports !! We are there. special greetings to the General of the Army > GabrielBardac < (in your comments) and of course the rest of the Nightwish army and the sabaton family The Bande Vocals : Floor Jansen Bass,Vocals : Marco Hietala Guitar : Emppu Vuorinen Keyboards,Songwriting. : Tuomas Holopainen Uilleann Pipes : Troy Donockley Drums :1-Jukka Nevalainen until 2013 /and then 2-Kai Hahto.
A big welcome to the Nightwish Universe from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰. Yep, you just lost time and place 10.22 - That's the Nightwish effect! This is music composed to take you away, embrace and carry you through a story. The lyrics are often complexed and poetic - written to be interpreted individually based on your own experiences in life. The musicians are extremely tight, never overdoing anything or showing off - everything is just to enhance the story. And Floor in front!! - she is the most versatile, powerful, skilled and talented storyteller in the galaxy. Her ability to express emotions and passion are unbelievable - he ain't seen or experienced nothing yet!! Tell us what you want to hear - Nightwish have it all - just better. Or - read Gabriel's list carefully and follow the links you wants to. Either way, the Nightwish Army will do their best to support you, on your journey into the Nightwish Universe 👍 Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 👍 💪 🤘 🤘 🤘
Time stands still when listening to Nightwish and the Valkyrie Queen of Symphonic Metal! ( Yes Floor Jansen is tall, 6'1"! ) You go into a trance, where the only thing that matters is listening to Nightwish! Okay..all kidding aside now! I discovered Nightwish 2 years ago, and have enjoyed every song that I have heard! I am 64 years old and I started listening to hard rock ( Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and others at 8 years old ) and the beginnings of heavy metal listening Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne around the same time. Ozzy has always been cool...I am sure he was even as a little fella!! Oh...a little tip on the volume of yours...you turned it down a little too much and even turned all the way up on my tablet...the volume was a little low! Maybe just adjust the volume on your headphones instead. Otherwise....you will find the Nightwish Army will support you
Oh yes, teh Army loves more reactions... you are very wellcome and appreciated, hope you continue to discover Nightwish, while sharing your jouney with us!
Nightwish army Belgium reporting in. Welcome to our world and our Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen. She is the most powerful and versatile female voice on the planet. Gabriël will show you the pathway into our world. The backtrack was recorded by the London philharmonic. Looking forward to more reacts.
-We are not a couple (really polite explanation) -OH GOD NO! (really NOT polite explanation) even if you are the last woman on earth that he would love. Even if you are friends for decades. Dude your DT 770 rocks! Really nice choice 🤘 If you liked Nightwish keep up with the Gabriel's list and out army will follow 😉
you summon the Nightwish Army and they arrive with a massive crowd to listen to what you have to say. NWA - Southeast Battalion of Finland ready for action.🇫🇮🤟
oh boy, you just fell into the biggest rabbit hole musically speaking there is. good luck. They have longer songs than this but take your time getting there. Best appreciated after you get a feel of what this band is capable off. The greatest show on earth for instance is a masterpiece with so many layers of sheer beauty, it is best appreciated after having listened to a number of songs, composed by Tuomas. If you want some variation: I would suggest some lovebites. Holy war or set the world on fire. Watching you watch that will be... amusing, I feel 🙂
NW Army Bavaraia North Savage Saussage Regiment here, Thx for this entertaining Review. I think to NW all is said, Army already broke in, and General Bardic on Front.Course i love Floor, be an Fan since 97 of NW, etc. Beeing my first Visit to you, i am well informed about your Relation Status now:) not that have to bother me, bcs i think we are here for the reaction, not revealing personal Status:D OK, i did switch back and watched the oversight of your Catalouge, starting out USA Corporate Mainstream Music, and now slowly gliding out of Comfot Zone, nice:) Loved as the Lady expect an Archers like Ride, and Floor did Headvoice Mermaid Entrance, She wasnt really amused at that Point, but the Gent aside her were already Catched, did count Timeswitches in the Intro and the Voice got him,couldnt be differernt, great Entertainment. Till interlude, i did get why some thaught you were a Couple- its Cold here....emotionless Sideview...need a Jacket? no answer- ok back to Vid whatever. As you mentioned Empuu dont have to shredd, Lady seems to wish it ends at that Point:). Hell of Entertainment, again:D. I had the impression, it not really yours, and that abolute ok, if you give em another try, i would recommend Romanticide for the Lady, its about an Relationship going South hard fast. For the Gent....well he reminds of Tuoamas, Keyboarder/Composer of NW to an Degree, in his analytic silent Habit, you surely could get something out of nearly all 250+ Songs from over 3 decades, and do not hesitate to bring up lyrics as subs or aside. Most NW Songs tell a Story, and not knowing what is sung often take some Things away, more heavy then not seeing every glimpse what happens on Screen. Subbed, looking now through your Skid Row Stuff as an Comparison how wrong i am with my Impression of Recappers i am(usually:D). till the next NW, Stay healthy. Edit, nearly forgot the Absolute Nightwish Rule : Thou shalt never do an Recap of an STudio Version, when there is an Live Version, or thou shalt be punished! :)
I hope you guys dive down the Nightwish Rabbit hole. Every song is different and always super entertaining. It is not practical to tour with a fill orchestra and choirs so they record backing tracks in London when making the album. This is a group of the best musicians out there, who love what they do, and manage to be kick@ss while still radiating positivity and humanity. Gabriel, our General /Herald should be around with info and good quality links :) Nightwish Army, BC Canada ❤️
Di she just make sounds? LOOL!! this is the beginning of Nightwish, and yeah time flies listening to them, just follow Gabriels list and you will do great (its ok to deviate from it..) hope to see you doing more Nightwish soon.
For the next best experience,use a big big screen,a good audioset and turn off the lights. The band must have felt so good after this epic performance, the crowd must have felt so good as well.
Don't know which is supposed to be which ( Musician/jerk) but the woman has obviously got a good ear and listens actively. Glad you guys enjoyed it. You haven't scratched the surface of the incredibleness if Nightwish nor Floor Jensen...
Welcome you two lovely people. Nightwish is unique, it's a journey with many twists and turns, no two songs are the same. Floor Jansen pronounced ( Yansen ) Is Dutch and 6ft 1 even taller in heals. There are lyric versions this is one of 3 longest songs of there's and like a Movie score it's full of drama and changes. Yours is an empty hope live at Wembely Floor growls. Thanks for your reaction.
"Hey, Hey, Hey, Heey!" (+some of her arm movement) = Proper crowd control 😈 This one is not the most 'easy-listening' by them as a first listening track of their repertoire. But!... I highly recommend you to check out more Nightwish and you certainly won't be dissappointed.. Neat reaction guys. Cheers from Finland 🇫🇮, the Mother Land of Nightwish 🤟 😎
Welcome into the wonderful world of storytelling by Nightwish and their incredible talented female vocalist Floor Jansen. Continue your journey with “Storytime”, live at that same festival in Wacken, Germany in front of 82,000+ audience. Most of the symphonic music you hear (on almost every song of Nightwish is written by Tuomas (keyboards) but is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Since there’s not enough space on stage for a full live orchestra (and also couldn’t go with them on world tour for more than a year) it’s a running soundtrack pre-recorded at Angel Studios, London. This orchestra is featuring on every album NW released since ‘Once’ (except the last one Human :|: Nature which is performed by Blue Dot Orchestra). ruclips.net/video/HcxjKlUcjXo/видео.html The background choir you frequently hear are the Metro Voices, a choir group also based in London. At some songs a boy’s soprano performed: Guy Elliott, 2nd boy soprano: Tom Williams, courtesy of the Reigate St Mary's Choir School. Child choir: Young Musicians London.
Welcome to the world of Nightwish. If you continue your journey, it'll most likely be a heavier song. A good suggestion for you would be Romanticide, it'll show a different side to the band.
Hi, Floor is 1.83m or 6 foot tall, This song does put people in a trance, and the cold you felt wasn't cold it was chills form the music, it will happen a lot and you may even tear up for no apparent reason. If you do don't hold it back , just enjoy the music and let it enter your soul. Thanks for the reaction. Expect a few comments :)
Another unbelievable voice in this world : please react to Dimash singing " Ogni Pietra" the fancam version or from his own channel. This guy has an 6 octave range and he is trained since the age of 5 years old. It will blow your minds. All the best from Germany and stay safe ☀️Petra 🇩🇪
Floor stands 6 feet, 1.5 inches tall in bare feet (if my conversion is correct, 184 cm).....her boot heels put her up to 200 cm.....about 6-6.....this entire show is on DVD, and RUclips under the title "Showtime, Storytime.....read Gabriel's post, to understand not only the band, but, the millions of members in the Nightwish Army.....hello from South Carolina, USA.....
Hello, A Musician and a Jerk [Cassandra & Collin] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing here at Wacken Open Air (Germany) in 2013, together with Floor Jansen, 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, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [The 1st Bassist of the band was Sami Vanska, he was with them until 2001. The 2nd one was Marco Hietala, as 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 - we'll see what the future brings to us. Then very recently (May 2021) Jukka Koskinen became the 3nd Bassist of the band, for at least the Human :II: Nature tour] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen 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 (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 "
Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs (with links) with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and NOT as something mandatory):
"Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ruclips.net/video/pvkYwOJZONU/видео.html
"Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ruclips.net/video/zz_7OCCQlXs/видео.html
"Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ruclips.net/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/видео.html
"Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) ruclips.net/video/lQu5QjidHWg/видео.html
"I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) ruclips.net/video/TBOdgxjb0kM/видео.html
"Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) ruclips.net/video/S8E3L7ggLMM/видео.html
"Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ruclips.net/video/05eitd-EA6I/видео.html
"Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) ruclips.net/video/OvOD6xecph4/видео.html
"My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) ruclips.net/video/knqeI807ZlY/видео.html
"Sleeping Sun" live at Vizovice Masters of Rock festival 2016 (ballad) ruclips.net/video/pVPTUEW1PEM/видео.html
"The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) ruclips.net/video/Zo8ncK_5kzc/видео.html
"Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) ruclips.net/video/NhEuAPYm_Ug/видео.html
"Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) ruclips.net/video/FrJvKZNEh7g/видео.html
"Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) ruclips.net/video/lTvYfLa4Wlk/видео.html
"Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ruclips.net/video/wA44tjaP5n0/видео.html
"Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ruclips.net/video/t26r_vAYQ0Q/видео.html
"Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) ruclips.net/video/AN239Pbqbjo/видео.html
"7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) ruclips.net/video/XvsfwAPbWXc/видео.html
And if you want to be surprised by Floor's vocals :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 ruclips.net/video/DuwY1d-KIss/видео.html
@Nightwish Arena: Since most of the reactors end up doing a lot of reactions from Wacken 2013 concert, they should be warned that there are a lot of slowed down and even high pitched versions of this concert, so it is better to use only official videos or this version of the whole concert: ruclips.net/video/cAwtzi7Q3Bk/видео.html
Last but not the least - they released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..)
The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. That being said, I will add here the messages left the other days by some old fans of the band.
@Fabrizio Gorla: To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs.
* The Tarja era *:
Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] ruclips.net/video/eJTlH521E6w/видео.html
Nightwish - End Of All Hope [live 2002] ruclips.net/video/ESlyjQl90p0/видео.html
NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera ruclips.net/video/tL25rbnvM4o/видео.html
Nightwish - Dark Chest Of Wonder [Live End Of An Era 2005] ruclips.net/video/ROdKrGVVuI8/видео.html
Nightwish - The Siren [Live End Of An Era 2005] ruclips.net/video/LUy8T_3kieI/видео.html
@DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" ruclips.net/video/ZpkH187t5Mk/видео.html . It's one of the best.
@NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] ruclips.net/video/ww2f4PPprSc/видео.html
@LuxetVeritas: For the Tarja list, please add Nightwish - "Walking in the Air" [live] ruclips.net/video/9icKP1b44TA/видео.html
Nightwish - "Deep Silent Complete" [live] ruclips.net/video/BMBMCHsj5MA/видео.html
Nightwish - "Slaying the Dreamer" [live] ruclips.net/video/tFSqaLKXzwY/видео.html
@Glenn Yagos: ".. Is this one the one you looking for?.."
Nightwish - "Dead To The World" [live 2002] ruclips.net/video/xpA7qV9FaJo/видео.html
@Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *:
NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - ruclips.net/video/5EmpS8E7d30/видео.html
Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/09MTDBb8qro/видео.html
NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/hTdhXxxWREo/видео.html
NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ruclips.net/video/GdZn7k5rZLQ/видео.html
@NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - ruclips.net/video/--tFFz44zvc/видео.html
* Bonus tracks *:
Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - ruclips.net/video/57WsNYItbSU/видео.html
"High Hopes" - Pink Floyd cover / tribute 2005 (Marco in charge..) ruclips.net/video/4oEDnVeYYyM/видео.html "
I'll add here a link list by several NW fans, since the main comment became too long to be published by YT:
@HAMO HAMO: "These seem to be missing from the list, please add next time:"
Nightwish - Planet Hell [live montage from the Imaginaerum world tour] ruclips.net/video/CRJ_csyXosU/видео.html
Nightwish - Bless the Child [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/VTPXvE6o3LY/видео.html
Nightwish - She Is My Sin [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/3EKgcVSX4ss/видео.html
Nightwish - Nemo [Wacken 2013] ruclips.net/video/plNcYhtPB8Y/видео.html
Nightwish - Our Decades in the Sun [studio] ruclips.net/video/EoV4seyWs8k/видео.html
Nightwish - Edema Ruh [Special Video] ruclips.net/video/2BfakYUK-0Q/видео.html
Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/aP5YhYzZmwc/видео.html
Nightwish - The Kinslayer [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/E1C6oOyyaZg/видео.html
Nightwish - Gethsemane -[Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/ZRuC9Ig7c_w/видео.html
NIGHTWISH - Elvenjig & Elvenpath [Decades - LIVE IN BOGOTA] ruclips.net/video/OmiUGNkeJkA/видео.html
Nightwish - Nemo [Planet Rock acoustic session 2020] ruclips.net/video/FC7HYfc5y0A/видео.html
Floor Jansen - Puccini: O mio babbino caro - De Tiende van Tijl ruclips.net/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/видео.html
Floor Jansen - Jouluyö (O Holy Night) [Raskasta Joulua (Heavy Christmas) 2019] ruclips.net/video/6asFfKqE2vg/видео.html
NIGHTWISH - The Poet And The Pendulum [Wembley Arena 2015] ruclips.net/video/N4Vfy5yCy-c/видео.html - for this one (The Poet.. ) I strongly recommend you to do some research, since is a deep emotional and meaningful song, for both the band and the fans.
@Roel Hodzelmans “Gabriel, where is the Greatest Show on Earth in the list? Am I’m reading over it? Tampere or Wembley”
NIGHTWISH - The Greatest Show On Earth [Tampere 2015] ruclips.net/video/45brzDJKZ3o/видео.html - You should leave at the end the epic masterpiece. You'll not be disappointed :)
@umut birbilen: “Dude you really don't like 'last ride of the day’ :)”
NIGHTWISH - Last Ride Of The Day [Live Wacken 2013 - ShowtimeStorytime] ruclips.net/video/QzIMx7Dqa_M/видео.html
@Saul Tyre: “Gabriel Bardac I'm quite surprised to find that ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’ is not on any of the lists.. ”
NNIGHTWISH - Shudder Before The Beautiful [Live Wembley Arena 2015] ruclips.net/video/7oQ8sNSYXmQ/видео.html
@James Anderson: “Gabriel Bardac, you left out my favorite NW song, ‘Master, Passion, Greed’ from the album ‘Dark Passion Play’. NO LIVE PERFORMANCE of this song.”
NIGHTWISH - Master Passion Greed [Special Video by Comunidade Nightwish] ruclips.net/video/Bkib0dIziXk/видео.html
@Bruce Epper: "Gabriel Bardac Don't know how this happened, but it appears 'Elan' didn't make the cut. That should be corrected."
NIGHTWISH - Élan [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] ruclips.net/video/8KOPvuKYIZA/видео.html
@Chris Sturkenboom: "Thank you for giving him all the links. My favorite song is 'Creek Mary´s Blood'. The video and life performance are great."
NIGHTWISH - Creek Mary´s Blood [DVD End Of An Era, 2005] ruclips.net/video/ovZxa7KYRu0/видео.html
@ealamin: "Gabriel Bardac I think Tarja was even best in: end of all hope.." NIGHTWISH - End Of All Hope [OFFICIAL VIDEO] ruclips.net/video/7YOAu7G2-8A/видео.html
@Jim Leonard: "Could you please add 'The Fight Goes On' in your summary. Its a beautiful song that doesn't get enough attention.."
FLOOR JANSEN - De Beelden Blijven (A Song for War Child) / The Fight Goes On (WAR CHILD)
Dutch version: ruclips.net/video/e6-6NVsbg6U/видео.html
English version: ruclips.net/video/aaqFvdoLCIc/видео.html
@James Seiler: "Hey you forgot slow love slow from Annette.."
NIGHTWISH - Slow Love Slow [live Montreux Jazz Festival 2012] ruclips.net/video/6k1jeJBocb8/видео.html
@Jayna Gerber: “If we're adding onto the Tarja list, I would nominate the following: "Gethsemane" (best live I have seen is a two song set from 1999 along with "Sacrament of Wilderness")”
NIGHTWISH Live Lista Chart TV Finland [1999] Remastered ruclips.net/video/kwmarRcuMmw/видео.html
"Beauty OF the Beast (not "Beauty AND the Beast, which is a completely different song by Nightwish, from a different album - the best live version I have found is from the Amsterdam 2002 concert, not the best visual quality, but the audio is fine)”
NIGHTWISH - Beauty of the Beast - Live in Amsterdam [2002]
ruclips.net/video/XPzwYa3SDkg/видео.html
@jan louwes: "Gabriel, you might want to add the latest song of SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/HPdHkHslFIU/видео.html - Floor Jansen sings the outro.."
@alienware18: "Gabi, don't you want to put the extended link for the song of myself !? :) Thx !!!:
Nightwish - Song Of Myself [live at Wacken 2013 / Extended Version / Correct Speed] ruclips.net/video/ssRgOhr3Jtk/видео.html
@Peter Ang: "Don't forget she even sings from the gamecube game , finale fantasy chronicals, Sound of the Wind, pitty most don't even know she sings that song, with the Metropole Orchestra.."
Floor Jansen & Metropole Orchestra - Sound of the Wind (Final Fantasy Chronicles) ruclips.net/video/oVdi1We_7fs/видео.html
@NetAndyCz: "Gabriel Bardac Please add Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session) ruclips.net/video/yYtkPpFYzOo/видео.html ; the acoustic version fully deserves to be on your list"
@Jared Barr: "I'm suprised you didn't add Sancta Terra by Epica ft Floor Jansen"
Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show ruclips.net/video/cx22Yuj2nzg/видео.html
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Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!!! YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!
The orchestral parts are prerecorded in London by Pip Williams and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nightwish also uses the services of London's The Metro Voices and Young Children's Choir for the Choir parts which you may not have noticed in the background on the choruses.
The band was founded in Finland in 1996 by the keyboard player, who writes all the songs with small contributions from Marko, the bass player/singer.
Other founding members;
Tarja Turunen - singer, 1996-2005. Her replacement was Anette Olzon in 2007 but was fired after 2 albums in mid tour September 29, 2012.
Emppu Vuorinen - Guitar, current member.
Jukka Nevelainen- Drums, 1996-2014. His replacement is a good friend of his and WinterSun drummer, Kai Hahto. He was made permanent in 2019.
Additions include;
Troy Donockley- multi instrumentalist. Made permanent June 2013, current member.
Marko Hietala- Bass Guitar/Singer. 2001-2021.
His temp replacement is Jukka Koskinen from the band WinterSun.
And finally, Ms Floor Jansen filled in on vocals as a favor to finish the tour.
Her vocal style, versatility, and power made her a fan and band favorite almost immediately. She became permanent in June 2013 and is the current singer.
Floor has 2 albums with Nightwish, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" released in 2015 and "Human :II: Nature" released in 2021. The band is currently on a world tour in support of the album.
Thank you for the video, reaction and comments. Stay safe and stay blessed.
😊❤🤘🤘
Floor Jansen the Queen of metal ❤️is a classically trained and a professional voice coach with at least 20 years experience and can do anything from death metal growling to high opera notes and different styles and languages, her previous bands After Forever, Northward and Revamp and she was also featured in several Ayreon performances and a Dutch reality show beste zangers in 2019 and 2021, she is married to the drummer of the band Sabaton, awesome 😎also check out her RUclips channel right now she is currently doing cover songs and a master class online, awesome 😎
Hello again and thank you for reacting to my recommendation. I enjoyed watching and I'm glad you liked it. I agree with you when you say that it's not easy to judge a band after listening to one song. That is so true, espacially for Nightwish, because they will give you something different with each song. They go from epic and melodic, to really heavy, to celtic, to balladstyle and even jazzy. So please continue to check out their music (not every song is this long 😉). Have a look at Gabriel Bardac's comment for more information about the band and for a long list with song suggestions. He included a short description for every song, so you can pick one that speaks to you. All songs are good, so enjoy! Take care and greetings from the Netherlands.
As soon as he said "my Dutch friend" I taught "Yep, it's Martine again" LOL.
Thank you for spreading the "word". Hail to our Chief PR Officer.
Groetjes....
@@mariogansbeke 😊Groetjes terug
The orchestra & choir tracks were recorded in London, the organ looking pipes are a prop that houses the keyboard players wine. Every song from this Wacken concert are excellent try Romantiside next it is very heavy
Thank you. Newer show and heavier song: Nightwish "Devil and Deep Dark Ocean" live Buenos Aires. Nightwish is live band!! Greetings from Finland.
Congrats! You found the Nightwish gateway drug, Ghost Love Score! You may never look (or listen) to music the same way again.
Cheers from Calgary.
Nightwish Army Germany reports for Duty:
What you should do:
Listen to Gabriel.
He knows.
Great Reaction !! I think our Queen captured two more souls….:-)
It never gets old to see people freeze when our Queen starts to sing….
To answer your question " Where they are taking us ?" - On a great Journey...you will like it.
Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Valkyries, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign. Bow, mortal !
"It's like we're watching mystical creatures..." Spot on.
Nightwish Army Popping in to see a great reaction, and Casandra ... welcome to the world of symphonic rock.
welcome to the best live band out right now, and the most powerful, versatile female vocalist in a life time. follow Gabriel's list cant go wrong there.. nightwish never disappoints... new sub here..more NW please. ROCK ON!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Symphonic Metal and our Valkyrie Queen. She is 6' 1" tall but what is most impressive is her ability to sing in any style that she wants. Nightwish has an extensive catalog of songs that go from heavy, to melodic, to ballads and some with a folky Celtic vibe. The orchestral and choir parts are recorded live and then played as a backing track during concerts. Since you like heavier songs recommend Romanticide live from Waken and Yours is an empty Hope live from Wembley.
You see and hear the Valkyrie Goddess. Her Name is Floor Jansen and she is from the Netherlands. She has the most versatile Voice and can sing any Style. Check out Phantom of the Opera and all other Songs from the "Beste Zangers"-Show, Ever Dream and Romanticide from this Wackenshow and I want my Tears back from the Show in Buenos Aires. Gabriel Bardac has some more Stuff in his Comments.
Nightwish Army North Texas Division reporting for duty. Welcome to the wonderful world of Floor Jansen and Nightwish. Finnish symphonic metal at its best. Floor is the Valkyrie goddess queen, from the Netherlands. She’s not quite 7 feet tall, only about 6’1” plus whatever heels she may be wearing. Emppu the guitarist is the master of always only playing what the song requires, always great, never a show off, though he can shred on occasion as it fits that song. The symphonic orchestrations are arranged and recorded by Tuomas, the keyboard player, who controls the playback oive. This band has a variety of sound, and they will surprise you many times. Hope to see you you two check out more Nightwish. Maybe Storytime time this show next. Enjoy!
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish. Thanks for the reaction :) You will be so shocked if you now react to ´Storytime` from Wacken 2013. It´s a total different sound but equally impressive. All the best on your journey.
I'd say Romanticide, the girl seems to like heavier stuff 😜Loved the faces on this reaction, well done
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division reporting in on your 1st reaction to one of the greatest live bands anywhere and the Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen . General Gabriel Bardac left band history & links to help your journey into Nightwish . Enjoy what your about to see & hear.
Thanks, welcome to Nightwish
Hello Musican and Jerk!
Nightwish Army (Salford Brigade) reporting in. So, you just met the best band in the world (once you've heard a few more songs of theirs I'm certain you will agree.) One of the very nice things about Nightwish is that their songs usually sound totally unlike each other. The style is Symphonic Metal, of which they were one of the pioneers. All the musicians are superbly skilled yet use those skills in the service of whatever song they are playing, their egos take a back seat. The lead singer in this performance is the band's 3rd (and current) lead singer. who had joined the band 10 months before as an emergency replacement for the second lead singer, Annette Olzen during a tour of the US when Anette suffered a medical emergency. The original lead singer, Tarja Turunen left the band under contentious circustances in 2005. The lady who made this crowd worship her is our Valkyrie Goddess, Floor Jansen. It's not an exaggeration to say she is the most charismatic front person for a band since Freddy Mercury. As you point out, she is very tall (183 cm). She is Dutch. She is also a genuinely lovely person who is married to Hannes Van Dahl, the drummer in the band Sabaton. They live on a little farm in Sweden with their young daughter Freja, two cats, a horse, a pony and their year old Irish Wolfhound Fenris. Floor is very active on social media. Floor suffered from Covid and self isolated for most of a year. During that time she released covers on RUclips recorded by Hannes in their personal recording studio in their barn. You will get several million suggestions about what to listen to next so I won't add to them. No matter what you listen to, it will be good. Seriously.
Nightwish Army, USA Division, Pennsylvania Regiment reporting.
Great reaction guys! Welcome to Symphonic Metal at its best!
NW Army Namibia checking in!
My question is who's the musician and who's the jerk? Welcome to the rabbit hole known as Nightwish where every song is different and every song is great!
Cullen is the musician. The jerk thing came from our first few videos, Cassie didn't seem to like many of the songs we did so I called her a Jerk and yeah that's basically it.
@@AMusicianandaJerk What that dude is a musician? He feels like an jerk and the pretty lady points out good vocals most of the time. Thing i hate that this song you chopped so much you missed lot of beautiful instrumentals. So Jerk musician Cullen, do better or i never sub to your channel. Had to give thumbs down for this react because 10min song lasted maybe 4mins because of the editing. Stupid. So many NW song's have deep meaning in vocals, and if you cut it like that you miss the journey that Tuomas(keyboard player) attended listeners to have. Greatest show on earth is 21min long, if you cut even second of that you miss the storyline completely. Cullen, I'm disappointed on you right now. The pretty woman deserves better than half song's from Nightwish.
@@AMusicianandaJerk I'd say Cullen is still the Jerk and Cassie the one that appreciates music more than u do Culler. Mallet, Important bits were missing. Shame on you Cullen. Especially if you're really suppose to be an musician. I have my doubts about u Mr. Musician.
Another thing i seen 3 NW reacts from you now. I have to drop you guys from my follow list. Let me know when you listen the whole song from start to finish.
@@janihaavisto9320 I appreciate your comment but most of our videos get blocked if we don't pause them. If that bothers you, I am sorry but until RUclips changes their policies, not much we can do about it.
Just found you today thanks to this. Welcome to Nightwish! You're not wrong about all the layers, richness and complexity. You can't go wrong with any of their catalog, and each piece is its own unique thing so there is always something new to find.
Thank you that you did this reaction!🤟❤️.... because I do not know which kind of music you like I just put two option's how to continue your NW journey (I hope that will be journey 🙂) So Storytime (live in Wacken 2013)Little more simple than Ghost Love Store and so mainstream song than NW have made.... Or little heavier stuff ...Weak Fantacy (live Tampere, Finland 2015)... Thank you one more time and Greetings from Finland (by NW fan since 1998)
"Q: "Where is the orchestra?" A: The London Philharmonic Orchestra....well, they are in London. It is kind of difficult and expensive to tour with a 200 person orchestra and choir.
So the choir and orchestra are pre-recorded and that track is synced to the band playing.
Gabriel will stop by soon and give you a proper introduction to the band.
As a longtime Nightwish fan, it was fun watching your reaction. Reactions reveal much more about the reactors than about the musical artists. The comment about Empu's guitar solo was interesting. Yes, he can shred with the best of em, but as was said, this song didn't call for shredding. I hope you two learn more about Nightwish and their extremely high level of musicality.
Thanks for the comment about my comment. Lol. I find it interesting to see what bands do in their songs. This one definitely didn't need a crazy shred solo and I think if they had done it, it might have taken away from the rest of the song. So good choice with the solo they did.
I’m a old Metal/rock head fan of Nightwish for over 20 years, Ghost Love Score was the 13th song of a 15 song set. The Nightwish Army will be invading your channel. Their albums are masterpieces but their live performances are magical! My suggestion is to stay with Wacken 2013 and start with the opening song, Dark Chest of Wonders, but any song you do is find with me, they have no bad songs in my opinion. My mantra for Nightwish is; MY FAVORITE NIGHTWISH SONG IS ALWAYS THE LAST ONE I LISTENED TO! Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Nightwish ,, The greatest show on earth ,, live Tampere . Thats a 21 minuts masterpiece , GREAT REACTION .
You’re going to love Nightwish!
All amazing musicians
These two have all the emotion of a dead tree!!!!
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.
Yeah, good shit 🤘🖤🤘 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 and thanks for Nightwish reaction 🖤
Hi Nightwish Army UK here, please keep reacting to this band as they have so much more to show you, Floor the lead singer can sing everything she wants to, rock, pop, metal, growls, classic etc etc, she uses all her ability to move the song along how she feels like, great reaction, hope to see you react again very soon
"Is that a fucking mermaid ".......lmfao. best line ever
"🎶A siren from the deep came to me and sang...🎵"
👋🇮🇹🖖
Nightwish symphonic metal band from Finland 1996-2022, awesome 😎
when did they broke up? i think you mean 1996-
1996-2022, they are still performing live shows but with a new bass player.
Welcome to Symphonic metal with Nightwish. Discovered them myself last year or so. Wish I had found them sooner, they've already become my favorite band.
Hopefully you'll continue with them. If, you do, you'll find many different styles and sounds, as well as different singers. Just the tip of the iceberg here.
Storytime, Romanticide or Everdream are good next steps. See Gabriel Bardac's comment for a lot of great links.
They really are in a genre of their own. I call it theatrical metal. The keyboard player composes and produces all their music, he is an absolute genius. The band among the most talented musicians on earth and Floor Jansen arguably one of the best vocalists. She can sing ANYTHING from opera to ballads, to metal and more. You have to appreciate the talent on that stage.
I'm excited to hear the next song, we're gonna be doing it this week!
Follow Gabriel's list.......Floor Jansen ( lead singer) puts people in trances and honestly you just heard a little bit of what she can do vocally and Nightwish musically.....liked and subscibed , looking foward to this journey.....oh i almost forgot to ask ....whos the jerk? Lol.
You’ll find that they are a really diverse, versatile band…no two of their songs really sound alike and they draw from a lot of different influences. You can’t go wrong with anything live by them, especially from 2013 to the present, while Floor’s been the singer.
The definition of symphonic metal. And Ms Jansen is the Valkyrie queen of vocalists for just about any genre
You want Nightwish heavy and with shredding? I suggest Romanticide, also live at Wacken (a German concert area, so it's locally pronounced like Vahken). Ghost Love Score is a good sampler song that displays how different they can be and with what talent, but they have a wide variety of symphonic and folk metal that always surprises and delights.
This was #13 in a 15-song set. Most of the other songs were much heavier. A couple were softer. This was a good song to display Floor's versatile, powerful and pitch perfect voice. It's also her favorite one to sing. The band has a huge following in case you want to grow your channel. 😊🤘
I would highly suggest you follow Gabriel's list as you continue with Nightwish. No two songs are the same, and they are best experienced live.
You called down the Army. You got it.
Nightwish fans are nothing if not loyal. You just opened the door on emotional musical journey. Enjoy your journey.
Welcome to nightwish! Liked and subbed from NW army South Africa 🇿🇦
Nightwish First 2022 US tour date 5-7-22 Lowell, MA Tickets on sale now!
Great reaction! 👍🤘
Greetings from the UK! Info dump for you below!😁
Nightwish is a glorious rabbit hole of awesome, with world class song-writing, musicianship and arguably (or unarguably to most who've heard her enough😉) the best and most versatile female vocalist alive today (maybe ever), the Valkyrie Queen of metal herself Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen). Floor is a classically trained soprano and has a vocal range of more than 3 octaves (D3 to F6+).
Floor is the third female vocalist that Nightwish have had (and my personal favourite), she was only with them on tour for 10 months at this point and officially joined the band in 2013, she is still with them today.
The other vocalists are -
Tarja Turunen - (1996-2005) - (Finland) - Very operatic focused vocals.
Anette Olzon - (2007-2012) - (Sweden) - More pop-centric vocals.
Floor Jansen - (2012-Present) - (Netherlands) - Extremely diverse vocals, from deep growls to full on opera.
The other band members are/were -
Tuomas Holopainen - Song writer/composer and Keyboards. (Finland)
Marko Hietala - Bassist and vocals. (Finland)
Emppu Vuorinen - Guitarist (Finland)
Jukka Nevalainen - Drums (Finland) Retired in 2014 due to health issues
Troy Donockley - Multi-instrumentalist and Vocals. (United Kingdom)
Kai Hahto - Drums (Finland) - 2014 to Present
Floor herself is Dutch and is another glorious goldmine of awesome as she has a lot of non-Nightwish related stuff (including 2 other bands, After Forever & ReVamp) that she has done that is all pretty amazing as well. She is also an absolutely lovely, funny, smart and grounded person (in fact all the band members are exceedingly down to earth individuals). She has her own channel here on RUclips where she regularly posts covers of songs.
The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter/composer and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen.
The name of the genre they generally belong to is Symphonic Metal but their discography is EXTREMELY varied.
The "Symphonic" backing tracks of their music is composed in the majority by Tuomas and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
This was the 13th song in this particular set, Floor is belting notes like that the entire set.
Nighwish are almost always better experienced with live versions of their songs if at all possible.
Most new reactors are better off sticking with the Wacken 2013 set to begin with as it offers a taste of a lot of what Nightwish has to offer, they have multiple concerts though all of which are superb.
Some suggestions for more songs for you to continue your journey would be Romanticide, Storytime, Ever Dream, Ghost River, I Wish I had an Angel, Song of Myself, Dark Chest of Wonders, I Want My Tears Back and Amaranth all from Wacken 2013 (pronounced Vacken).
Saying that, anything from Wacken 2013 is golden really to start, there's a reason why that set is pretty legendary at this point, 82,000 people were in attendance.
Beware of some messed up slowed down versions of the Wacken 2013 songs as they can take the energy right out of the performances, just check the comments on them and I'm sure someone will mention if it's a slowed down version.
Your choice obviously but I'd avoid Poet and the Pendulum and The Greatest Show on Earth for now until you are more familiar with the band and it's history, they will make a lot more sense and be more enjoyable for you that way.
Prepare for the Nightwish army to arrive and enjoy your Nightwish journey, I know I did!😎🤘
What reaction ???
Right.........you wokeup the Nightwish army so get ready for a fantastic NIGHTWISH experiance , singer from the Netherlands , band from Finland and a guy who can play lots of instruments from GB .
the next two "Most requested songs" will be "Romanticide" or "Storytime", both live from Wacken 2013
and yes, they are "different". Every song is different.
Welcome to Nightwish, welcome to symphonic metal !
...more to come ? nice, subbed for more
Thanks for the sub! We will do more for sure!
I Want My Tears Back- live in buenos aires
Most of the keyboards you hear is from the organist onstage but a lot of the background music is from the London Symphony Orchestra's adult choir. The choir you'll hear on 'Storytime' is from the London Symphony Orchestra's Children's Choir.
Devil and the deep dark ocean is my favourite Nightwish song and I saw that it was mentioned in the comments so I would really like to see you react to it 😊🙌
Then there are atleast two more heavier songs from Nightwish that needs to be mentioned and thats:
1. Yours is an empty hope (listen to who is singing what)
2. Romanticide
You saw one of the best vocalist of our time and top Band NW. Greetings form Vienna.
The credits for that epic Nightwish sound go to the genius at the keyboards, Mr. Tuomas Holopäinen. One of the most brilliant composers in the business.
If you like this and want it even more epic, I strongly recommend "The Greatest Show on Earth" which tells the entire world's history in about twenty minutes.
Nightwish, and in particular Floor Jansen are a drug you never want to break free.
Thanks for reacting to one of the greatest songs of all time!
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on her. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites:
Energize me: ruclips.net/video/fjm4BrNAf6s/видео.html
Monolith of Doubt: ruclips.net/video/3TmKHkQx45U/видео.html
Dreamflight: ruclips.net/video/73-_F9prx4I/видео.html
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). Here is a link to a part of a TV show (with english subtitles) of the reunion of the class of the Rock Academy with mostly backstage footage of the Tampere concert of Nightwish in 2015: ruclips.net/video/B3NIfu0qvtg/видео.html
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song. Here are some examples:
Misery’s no Crime: ruclips.net/video/SNPesLFTnUg/видео.html
Disdain: ruclips.net/video/tIqzPXzhEuw/видео.html
Wild card: ruclips.net/video/GpZMFALYeGc/видео.html
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ruclips.net/video/vhExkmWKMEU/видео.html
Floor joined Nightwish after this Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see:: ruclips.net/video/bAiPeSsqD-4/видео.html
A suggestion to a christmas song sung by Floor. Here is a link to a performance in Finland with a special guest with the best seat you could imagine: ruclips.net/video/ym1Wc5dmUYc/видео.html
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on RUclips. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa:, ruclips.net/video/QqdvFPBGN0c/видео.html
and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini: ruclips.net/video/UeTyAZtV5wI/видео.html
As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered RUclips in the last year. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing this at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish:. ruclips.net/video/QW_3F186_5Q/видео.html
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of the presents she left on her channel. Floorgasm alert! Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughter Freja (turns 5 years next march), a horse and pony, a dog and a bunch of cats, she found this.
All reactors should do this song. I've heard it is the most reacted to song on RUclips. You might also say it is the most epic! Thanks for the reaction.
Gabriel and my fellow Nightwish Army peeps will be blowing up the channel. If you like Nightwish but want heavier but with classical female lead, try Epica. "Sancta Terra" live with Floor Jansen is the common bridge from Nightwish. "Skeleton Key" is very Epica being Epica. "Consign to Oblivion" live in Paris is them hitting hard
Nightwish = Metal Mozarts, Floor Jansen = Best Metal/Roker singer in these days
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish and Floor Jansen, The Goddess Voice of Heaven and Earth. Enjoy your journey.
Thank you for reacting to Nightwish GLS - Nightwish fan.
"where are they taking her": to the toilets :D
Crowdsurfing is the fastest way to get to the toilets.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal. This was a very unique Nightwish song. Featuring the mazing Floor Jansen on lead vocals. The mermaid Valkyrie queen of symphonic metal. The orchestration and the choirs parts on on a backing track. The words you did not understand are;
My fall - Lead vocal part sun out very long and sustained
will be
for you
My fall will be for you - choir part sung behind the lead vocal part
My love will be in you
If you be the one to cut me, I'll bleed forever
Maybe do "Storytime" next for more straight forward energy. Gabriel Bardac can give all of the details. Hope to se you both again very soon. 🙏🤘
Simple advice : a chance the Jerk was here, cause it wouldn't have been a reaction video at all to not say the least
the North German Division of the Nightwish Army reports !! We are there. special greetings to the General of the Army > GabrielBardac <
(in your comments) and of course the rest of the Nightwish army and the sabaton family
The Bande
Vocals : Floor Jansen
Bass,Vocals : Marco Hietala
Guitar : Emppu Vuorinen
Keyboards,Songwriting. : Tuomas Holopainen
Uilleann Pipes : Troy Donockley
Drums :1-Jukka Nevalainen until 2013 /and then 2-Kai Hahto.
A big welcome to the Nightwish Universe from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰.
Yep, you just lost time and place 10.22 - That's the Nightwish effect!
This is music composed to take you away, embrace and carry you through a story. The lyrics are often complexed and poetic - written to be interpreted individually based on your own experiences in life.
The musicians are extremely tight, never overdoing anything or showing off - everything is just to enhance the story.
And Floor in front!! - she is the most versatile, powerful, skilled and talented storyteller in the galaxy. Her ability to express emotions and passion are unbelievable - he ain't seen or experienced nothing yet!!
Tell us what you want to hear - Nightwish have it all - just better.
Or - read Gabriel's list carefully and follow the links you wants to. Either way, the Nightwish Army will do their best to support you, on your journey into the Nightwish Universe 👍
Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 👍 💪 🤘 🤘 🤘
" is that Gandolff , is that a fuckin mermaid " Hilarious 😂
Floor is 183cm...a sneeze over 6'. However, add in the 4" heels, and...:).
Time stands still when listening to Nightwish and the Valkyrie Queen of Symphonic Metal! ( Yes Floor Jansen is tall, 6'1"! ) You go into a trance, where the only thing that matters is listening to Nightwish!
Okay..all kidding aside now! I discovered Nightwish 2 years ago, and have enjoyed every song that I have heard! I am 64 years old and I started listening to hard rock ( Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and others at 8 years old ) and the beginnings of heavy metal listening Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne around the same time. Ozzy has always been cool...I am sure he was even as a little fella!!
Oh...a little tip on the volume of yours...you turned it down a little too much and even turned all the way up on my tablet...the volume was a little low! Maybe just adjust the volume on your headphones instead.
Otherwise....you will find the Nightwish Army will support you
Oh yes, teh Army loves more reactions... you are very wellcome and appreciated, hope you continue to discover Nightwish, while sharing your jouney with us!
Nightwish army Belgium reporting in. Welcome to our world and our Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen. She is the most powerful and versatile female voice on the planet. Gabriël will show you the pathway into our world. The backtrack was recorded by the London philharmonic. Looking forward to more reacts.
-We are not a couple (really polite explanation)
-OH GOD NO! (really NOT polite explanation) even if you are the last woman on earth that he would love. Even if you are friends for decades.
Dude your DT 770 rocks! Really nice choice 🤘
If you liked Nightwish keep up with the Gabriel's list and out army will follow 😉
you summon the Nightwish Army and they arrive with a massive crowd to listen to what you have to say. NWA - Southeast Battalion of Finland ready for action.🇫🇮🤟
Keep going with Nightwish. So much more to discover. Gabriel's list is a good guide, with the best links to most songs.
Wacken (Pronounced Vakken) is a town in Northern Germany which hosts a regular metal rock festival.
oh boy, you just fell into the biggest rabbit hole musically speaking there is. good luck. They have longer songs than this but take your time getting there. Best appreciated after you get a feel of what this band is capable off. The greatest show on earth for instance is a masterpiece with so many layers of sheer beauty, it is best appreciated after having listened to a number of songs, composed by Tuomas. If you want some variation: I would suggest some lovebites. Holy war or set the world on fire. Watching you watch that will be... amusing, I feel 🙂
NW Army Bavaraia North Savage Saussage Regiment here,
Thx for this entertaining Review. I think to NW all is said, Army already broke in, and General Bardic on Front.Course i love Floor, be an Fan since 97 of NW, etc.
Beeing my first Visit to you, i am well informed about your Relation Status now:) not that have to bother me, bcs i think we are here for the reaction, not revealing personal Status:D
OK, i did switch back and watched the oversight of your Catalouge, starting out USA Corporate Mainstream Music, and now slowly gliding out of Comfot Zone, nice:)
Loved as the Lady expect an Archers like Ride, and Floor did Headvoice Mermaid Entrance, She wasnt really amused at that Point, but the Gent aside her were already Catched, did count Timeswitches in the Intro and the Voice got him,couldnt be differernt, great Entertainment.
Till interlude, i did get why some thaught you were a Couple- its Cold here....emotionless Sideview...need a Jacket? no answer- ok back to Vid whatever. As you mentioned Empuu dont have to shredd, Lady seems to wish it ends at that Point:). Hell of Entertainment, again:D.
I had the impression, it not really yours, and that abolute ok, if you give em another try, i would recommend Romanticide for the Lady, its about an Relationship going South hard fast. For the Gent....well he reminds of Tuoamas, Keyboarder/Composer of NW to an Degree, in his analytic silent Habit, you surely could get something out of nearly all 250+ Songs from over 3 decades, and do not hesitate to bring up lyrics as subs or aside. Most NW Songs tell a Story, and not knowing what is sung often take some Things away, more heavy then not seeing every glimpse what happens on Screen.
Subbed, looking now through your Skid Row Stuff as an Comparison how wrong i am with my Impression of Recappers i am(usually:D).
till the next NW,
Stay healthy.
Edit, nearly forgot the Absolute Nightwish Rule : Thou shalt never do an Recap of an STudio Version, when there is an Live Version, or thou shalt be punished! :)
Try Romantacide next wacken show nightwish, awesome 😎 requesting 😎
Welcome to the magical world of Nightwish!
I hope you guys dive down the Nightwish Rabbit hole.
Every song is different and always super entertaining.
It is not practical to tour with a fill orchestra and choirs so they record backing tracks in London when making the album.
This is a group of the best musicians out there, who love what they do, and manage to be kick@ss while still radiating positivity and humanity.
Gabriel, our General /Herald should be around with info and good quality links :)
Nightwish Army, BC Canada ❤️
Di she just make sounds? LOOL!! this is the beginning of Nightwish, and yeah time flies listening to them, just follow Gabriels list and you will do great (its ok to deviate from it..) hope to see you doing more Nightwish soon.
For the next best experience,use a big big screen,a good audioset and turn off the lights.
The band must have felt so good after this epic performance, the crowd must have felt so good as well.
Thanks for the reaction. You could check the song called "Romanticide" from the same Wacken concert...if you want it heavier.
Don't know which is supposed to be which ( Musician/jerk) but the woman has obviously got a good ear and listens actively. Glad you guys enjoyed it. You haven't scratched the surface of the incredibleness if Nightwish nor Floor Jensen...
Cheer up, you've just watched the best vocalist in the world!
Welcome you two lovely people. Nightwish is unique, it's a journey with many twists and turns, no two songs are the same. Floor Jansen pronounced ( Yansen ) Is Dutch and 6ft 1 even taller in heals. There are lyric versions this is one of 3 longest songs of there's and like a Movie score it's full of drama and changes. Yours is an empty hope live at Wembely Floor growls. Thanks for your reaction.
"Hey, Hey, Hey, Heey!" (+some of her arm movement) = Proper crowd control 😈
This one is not the most 'easy-listening' by them as a first listening track of their repertoire.
But!... I highly recommend you to check out more Nightwish and you certainly won't be dissappointed..
Neat reaction guys.
Cheers from Finland 🇫🇮, the Mother Land of Nightwish 🤟 😎
"Romanticide" from the same concert is awesome. Shows more of their versatility and overall solidity as a band. Great reaction.
Welcome into the wonderful world of storytelling by Nightwish and their incredible talented female vocalist Floor Jansen.
Continue your journey with “Storytime”, live at that same festival in Wacken, Germany in front of 82,000+ audience.
Most of the symphonic music you hear (on almost every song of Nightwish is written by Tuomas (keyboards) but is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Since there’s not enough space on stage for a full live orchestra (and also couldn’t go with them on world tour for more than a year) it’s a running soundtrack pre-recorded at Angel Studios, London. This orchestra is featuring on every album NW released since ‘Once’ (except the last one Human :|: Nature which is performed by Blue Dot Orchestra). ruclips.net/video/HcxjKlUcjXo/видео.html
The background choir you frequently hear are the Metro Voices, a choir group also based in London.
At some songs a boy’s soprano performed: Guy Elliott, 2nd boy soprano: Tom Williams, courtesy of the Reigate St Mary's Choir School. Child choir: Young Musicians London.
Welcome to the world of Nightwish. If you continue your journey, it'll most likely be a heavier song. A good suggestion for you would be Romanticide, it'll show a different side to the band.
Instant Floorgasm. ❤️❤️❤️
She also performed the phantom of the opera with hook pert and how's the heart on accoustic.
Hi, Floor is 1.83m or 6 foot tall, This song does put people in a trance, and the cold you felt wasn't cold it was chills form the music, it will happen a lot and you may even tear up for no apparent reason. If you do don't hold it back , just enjoy the music and let it enter your soul. Thanks for the reaction. Expect a few comments :)
Most of the orchestra is from the Tuomas keyboard and synthesizer
Great reaction
Greetings from 🇳🇱 🤘
Gandalf holds no candle to the magic that is Marco's fire.
Another unbelievable voice in this world : please react to Dimash singing " Ogni Pietra" the fancam version or from his own channel. This guy has an 6 octave range and he is trained since the age of 5 years old. It will blow your minds. All the best from Germany and stay safe ☀️Petra 🇩🇪
Floor stands 6 feet, 1.5 inches tall in bare feet (if my conversion is correct, 184 cm).....her boot heels put her up to 200 cm.....about 6-6.....this entire show is on DVD, and RUclips under the title "Showtime, Storytime.....read Gabriel's post, to understand not only the band, but, the millions of members in the Nightwish Army.....hello from South Carolina, USA.....
You should do Romanticide from the same concert...
This concert is coming from Wacken Germany.