Angela Gossow was the original female singer and she picked Alyssa White Gluz to replace her. Angela has moved on to be the bands manager. Alyssa came from The Argonist another great band. She also has an extremely good clean singing voice with a large range. Check out BattleBeast ,Noora is a legend.
Yeah, Alissa's clean vocals are GORGEOUS! I don't like, that Vin is like "I don't think she can sing, it's not AE's thing." Vin, I love you, but just do your research instead of being like that. Please. It's not hard to do a very quick Google search of the woman. Also, listen to "Liar Liar" by Kamelot. Alissa is featured on that song and does clean vocals in that song. Alternatively, listen to Alissa's former band "The Agonist". Of course, the songs where she's still the singer. Otherwise, you'd hear their current singer (who is awesome, too btw). Alissa does clean vocals there, too. Love and respect you guys. Rock on! \m/
Everybody was taking their responsibility with their instrument seriously because this band is a supergroup. A supergroup means that every member of the band has had a successful career outside of the band. Either as solo artists, members of other successful bands or some other musical achievements. These guys are pro's, through and through.
Yes! I'm so happy you guys are getting into some Arch Enemy. I stumbled across you guys while watching music videos like a week ago and I've been hooked ever since. Keep it up love you guys!
Hi Vin and Sori. Yes, Alissa does a lot of clean singing, but not in Arch Enemy although she did some layers here and there and there is one song in the latest album with some clean singing. But it's not AE's style. Before AE, she was in The Agonist, where she did both vocal styles, and now she is a guess vocalist for many bands, e.g. Kamelot, and has her own solo project. She is incredibly talented. And Canadian. If you're going to listen to more AE, I suggest "Ravenous". Cheers. PS: another song from her in her previous band, The Agonist ruclips.net/video/EdT7M4f2L9A/видео.html
Johnny there was alway clean singing in arch enemy but very little, u really have to listen for it but like i said if u want to hear her clean singing listen to the agonist its her old band
Angela Gossow was their previous singer (she's now managing the band) and she did look kinda tough on stage :D You might want to check out songs off their Live in Japan DVD *Tyrants of the Rising Sun* with Angela (I'd love to see you do *Nemesis* or *We Will Rise* ). Pretty fantastic concert. I prefer Angela's vocals over Alissa's, but the blue haired lady also has a fantastic stage presence. A very good live band indeed! I also love the addition of Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore) on guitar. The man's a wizard!
I am a fan of their music, but live they've never inspired me I must say. It is all so slick, choreographed, theatrical. Which is great on a huge stage because then you can see something happening from a distance. But it also feels hollow, staged, impersonal to me. *edit* now I think about it it's mainly Alyssa who is so theatrical.
Well, "Wages Of Sin" was the first metal album she ever listened to when she bought it as a teenager, and Arch Enemy henceforth became her favourite metal of all time. She's putting everything into her stage presence because she's living the dream scenario of fronting her favourite metal band! It's amazing!
Arch enemy is a good band. If you want to hear clean female vocals, I think the best options are Epica-Consing to oblivion (live in paris zenith) and Nightwish-Ghost love score(live in Buenos Aires 2012)
Hey Guys, Cool Video as always. Arch Enemy is one of my favorite Bands and they helped me through some hard times. I just lost my Grandmother today and i´m happy that you guys react to my favorite Song of Arch Enemy. Keep doing your Thing and Greetings from Germany.
You guys need to do Jinjer’s “Who Is Gonna Be the One” live. Less monotonous vocally than Arch Enemy. Also, Unleash the Archers “Awakening” playthrough. Good mix of cleans and growls.
Wintersun - "Awaken from the dark slumber" Track I of four of their new concept album THE FOREST SEASONS inspired by vivaldi. I think Sori would really like this one
saw Arch Enemy live back in November, loved how when the solos came up in the songs that member was the center of the stage. One of the best concerts i went to.
Great band, Micheal Ammot is one of the best guitarists ever ! Alissa is an great vocalist too. The album that features this song (Will To Power) is great, but I really recommend the previous one that's War Eternal, it's absolutely amazing, the songs "War Eternal", "Time is Black" and "As the Pages Burns" are some awesome songs
Mr. Ammot is an awesome guitarrist and an brilliant riff maker, but I totally agree with you, Arch Enemy isn't giving the space that Jeff Loomis deserve
Ammot's riffs are boring, a bunch of simple chuggy riffs that anyone could have written and their melodies are so simple that they shouldnt even be called melodic death metal
Nobody has mentioned that their new second guitarist is Jeff Loomis(curly haired one in the video) from Nevermore. I hope he is more involved in the writing process in the future, he only wrote his leads and solos for this album. Michael is an amazing guitarist, but when you see them live, Jeff stands out more with everything he plays and his tone just cuts through and is so clean.
At first i was thinking, 40 minute videos for 5 minute songs? They are crazy. But now I understand why. New fan here guys! My song suggestion would be blasphemian by infant annihalitor. I think Sori's head might blow off but it would definitely be a reaction video. Peace out guys!
I recommend you not to do the video for Blasphemian. I mean the music and lyrics are more than enough for that song. I'm actually abit scared for that reaction. ☺
Well I am honored. I got an official mocking from Vin. I might have to become a Patreon now. 😀 As for the band, Micheal Amott I guess would be the leader. You have heard Jeff Loomis (curly blonde guitarist) on the Nevermore reaction. I do prefer Angela Gossow as the vocalist. She sang on the Nemesis song you mentioned. However, Alissa is amazing in her own right. Whether or not it was intended, I think this song has a lot of implications that are valid today. While the lyrics can encompass both sexes, I think the fact that it's a female saying them adds to the message. In a male dominated world and even a male dominated genre of music you have both Angela and Allissa showing that not only can they hold there own with the boys but in some instances outshine them. I put them both very high in the top metal vocalists. Sori, imagine you're fifteen again. In a society where everyone is telling you how a woman is suppose to be. That it's far more important to be beautiful and to use what the good Lord gave ya. Where sex is what sells. Then you see this video of a woman not giving into stereotypes, telling you that the power is in your mind. I really feel like this is a very empowering song for women. That's just what I take from it. I've also come to a realization on how much music both of you may have missed out on. I get pumped up because I want you to at least have heard not just metal bands but music from other genres like rock, classical, new age. I'd go nuts without my music. Anyway, thanks for the mocking. Lol
a must, blind guardian and then there was silence, a 14 minute long epic song, a lesson on like how to do an epic song, nice to see the channel at 27k subs after such a short time, rock on! \m/
First off, Sori, yes you are pretty. :-) Who can not love this song? Arch Enemy is one of my favoure band and most of people seems to like Angela better but Alissa is so much much better vocalist. They have a song on Will of Power, no video as of yet, called "Reason to Belive" where she sings with clean vocals in the verses and growl in the chorus and that is a great song so you should check that out. I haven't seen Angela live but Alissa is great live. I do like your analysis of the song though. Good video.
The Singer of Arch Enemy, Alissa White-Gluz is actually a really good Singer she learned singing for a really long time and on top of that she decided to learn how to master her voice in screaming and her singing without screaming is pretty nice, I like it, this woman is just Lit! 🤘🏼
As much as I love Alyssa, I much prefer her work in The Agonist over Arch Enemy. I felt she kinda lost something in the transition. I can't put my finger on what exactly. If it's ladies week you HAVE to do The Beauty of Suffering by Spiritbox. I'm seriously begging you to do that song. Courtney is one of the best female vocalists out there right now. She has SO much fucking passion in her voice, both her cleans and her harsh vocals. She, and the rest of the guys in the band, deserve so much more attention than they're getting. I'll seriously shoot a quick video of me begging you to do that song if that's what it takes. Much love guys! -Jason
She lost part of her soul. She put everything she had into The Agonist but got fucked over by Century Media, and because of that the band still had to do 9-5 jobs back home on top of doing all the stuff for the band. It was spirit crushing. This opportunity came along so she took it in hopes that some day she can use the momentum to once again branch out into her own artistry, as right now she's simply a marionette.
... also @11:16 , Vin, you are totally true on this. It was acknoledged that when Alissa joined the band, she would not use her clean vocals to fit in Arch Enemy,s style. She can sing clean vocals, just listen to her previous band called The Agonist. Also... Alissa joined under Angela Gossow's demand. Angela wanted to partially retire and spend time with her familly but she still manages the band from behind the scene. Nice story heh !! Cheers
Their have been three vocalist for Arch Enemy. The 1999 lineup did a reunion tour through Japan as Black Earth a few years ago and you can find video of that on RUclips. “Bridge Of Destiny” is my favorite classic Arch Enemy track and Angela had her take at it for many years live as well as the recordings of old Arch Enemy songs on ‘Root Of All Evil’ album.
Arch Enemy tends to be a little bit overproduced in their studio work. They are far more dynamic in the live setting. I find that I like them best in short bursts, one or two songs at a time, as they do have a formula they use for the song structure. Within that framework, the lyrical content tends to be a little bit one-note for each song. Two or three verses establishing the idea, then a big chorus, then lots of guitar wizardry, then some more chorus. In the metal world, where songs can be super twist-laden and unpredictable, it can feel somewhat poppy. Still, the guitar work is always great, the songs always full of energy. Both Alyssa and Angela, their earlier (2nd) vocalist are great. Different energies, for sure, but both great. You're right, in that Alyssa can sing (very well) in the clean sense. She does a really neat guest appearance on Kamelot's "Liar, Liar", where she sings both harsh and clean. I think you guys would like Kamelot, which is symphonic metal with clean male vocals at the front. Finally, I'd urge you to check out one of the Arch Enemy songs from the Angela era, like "Leader of the Rats." She's an epic level bad ass.
Check Nightwish - The Poet And The Pendulum live from Webley or Ghost Love Score live from Wacken. Floor Jansen is the best female singer at the current time.
That's the face of all the "Jinjer - Pisces" reactions on RUclips pretty much... they never get old: you can watch them 10 times each and they are still funny (but Vin and Sori have already done this one.)
Ladies week means the perfect time to do the video for Angtoria- "God Has A Plan For Us All!" It's even by the female singer of Cradle of Filth before Lindsay! And it's my birthday week (my birthday is Sunday)!
I have that album. Sarah Jezebel Diva has a great voice, but it's not an album I revisit much. I think it's just average song writing and doesn't really stand out. But that's just my opinion/taste. I don't dislike it by any means...
Xenophon I love the new album but their older stuff is just better to me, I liked her vocals mixed with death vocals and since the old guitarist left they dont really do that much anymore. Eat what you kill is also a great one
i am absolutely in love with this new arch enemy. it's like they were reborn after the second era seamed to be getting stale. the most melodic they've ever been.
The fact that the band exists since 1996 and Alissa joined in 2014 speaks in favor of her being not the "leader" in the sense of the person who owns the band and makes the important decisions. Although over these nearly 4 years, the band presented itself mostly with her in front / pics of her only ...
Jeff Loomis (the blonde guitarist) was the brains behind Nevermore. They broke up a few years ago, and I got excited when I heard he accepted the job for Arch Enemy. His talent for guitar is always viewed as among the best in the world, and it's matched by his songwriting ability. Sadly, Arch Enemy is not using him to his full ability, only telling him to put a solo here and there. Arch Enemy has become very formulaic, and a lot of people were hoping that Jeff would be able to give them a kick in the ass to write better music with his unique style mixed in. They are not letting him do that though. :(
Alyssa is definitely not the leader. She was also much better utilized in The Agonist where she did clean and harsh vocals. She got extra super cheesy lyrically in Arch Enemy. Should have went with an Angela fronted track and done The Agonist separately.
Alissa White-Gluz, the new singer of Arch Enemy, can sing clean vocals. She is from another band called The Agonist, which she fronted with clean and harsh vocals for a long time before being invited to join as the lead singer for Arch Enemy. She was invited to join Arch Enemy by the band's former singer, Angela Gossow, because Angela was pregnant and wanted to retire. She now manages the band and supports Alissa. Arch Enemy's style doesn't include clean vocals, so Alissa never gets to use them anymore unless she gets featured on another song or something. If you like the dual-style of clean and harsh vocals, Sori, then check out some songs by Solution .45.
She was a guest vocalist in the song Liar Liar by Kamelot if you wanna hear her range. Also used to be a member of the band The Agonist, before the previous singer of Arch Enemy stepped away to be band manager or something
This is going to be a long comment: First, Sori, you really stepped up her game in this one, well done! Second, although this is a good and accessible song for a first listen, you really have to listen to their older stuff; at least the Gossow-period. It's honestly extremely hard to recommend single songs, rather, whole albums: Black Earth, Stigmata, Burning Bridges with original vocalist Johan and then Wages of Sin, Anthems of Rebellion, Doomsday Machine, Rise of the Tyrant and Khaos Legions with Angela Gossow. The album called 'The Root of all Evil' is also great if you want to hear Angela's growls and screams of older songs. Alissa White-Gluz (current vocalist) is worth checking out, especially in her original band, The Agonist. As a side note, researching Arch Enemy's history led me to Carcass, one of the founders of melodic death metal; and absolute must-listen!
Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust, Drama for Life and Choice Millionaire Machine Head - A Farewell to Arms, Descend the Shades of Night and Imperium Linkin Park - Given Up For ladies night, Infected Rain - Mold
Random Facts: Saw them opening for Blind Guardian a long time ago when Angela Gossow was the singer. She had terrifying stage presence. I had no idea who they were at the time. Imagine the shock of hearing her singing death metal growls live if you had no idea what you were in for. The really awesome riff transition at about 3 minutes in is in a completely different tuning than the rest of the song. A really strange thing to do. When the whisper part comes up right after, the tuning switches back. No idea how they handle this live. The guitarist that shreds the first solo and has the mop of blonde hair is Jeff Loomis, legendary guitar wizard from Nevermore. When Nevermore broke up he had a few solo projects (and a very cool instrumental project called Conquering Dystopia) but ultimately was brought in as a second guitarist. Not really utilizing his skills to their fullest here, but I would think next album he will be more involved in the writing of the riffs and solos. Angela (the original singer) didn't ever sing clean and probably couldn't to my knowledge. Alyssa however DEFINITELY can. She did both cleans and growls in her previous band The Agonist. She has done a few guest vocal spots for other bands where she sang both. And I think there is one song on this album where they let her do cleans. I forget which song it is though. The "leader" of the band is Michael Amott (and Angela as manager I suppose). But Michael seems to be the real leader. They put Alyssa out for alot of the interviews and such for obvious reasons. But the bulk of the songwriting and music writing is done by Michael. The band is from Sweden (though Jeff Loomis is American and Alyssa is Canadian) but regardless I highly doubt these guys are millionaires. Metal is not a profitable career. They probably do alright but you don't play metal to make money, thats for damn sure. Figured Sori would like this one.
Michael Amott who is the guitarist with the red hair, he’s the de facto leader. Arch Enemy exists because he was approached by a Japanese label asking him for a continuation of his work with Carcass. Another great band. He is typically the bands mouthpiece in interviews alongside Angela and Alissa. However Angela was and still is the bands manager. So there’s that.
You guys are amazing keep up the amazing work. I loved how you brought the romans in and Roman ( from The Bible) it does fit perfectly, and aswell as links well with the law of attraction. I love you guys! Wish I could do some Bible study with you.
Damn that vicodin💊 must be some good 💩, Vin got extra insightful on this one 😂. Yours is the only "reaction" Chanel I actually enjoy watching. I love you guy's chemistry . Vin your seem like a very cool real dude, I would definitely drink with you 🍻, and Sori😍, Sori is just a beautiful soul 💞.
i just started watching the video and vin you are right, she is pretty but i can feel your pain. also happy father's day, late but better late than never
One of the songs that got me into the band not long ago as I discovered melodic death metal. Alissas voice 😍 Alissas looks 🤩 "War Eternal" & "The Eagle Flies Alone" one day! Alissa's normal voice is beautiful btw. There's one song where she's switching between, but that growl is the style of Arch Enemy. Alissa has a more deeper voice than Angela. If Sori doesn't enjoy Alissas voice then she definitely won't enjoy Angelas. Alissas is actually the more "ear friendly" and easier to understand of the two. I have no trouble with the understanding Alissa and I just got into death metal like 3 months ago.
So, Alissa White-Glus is their new vocalist. She's the former vocalist for the Canadian metal band The Agonist. She took over from Angela Gossow, whom I believe now manages Arch Enemy 🤘🏻
Angela Gassow was the previous lead singer and she retired and then hand picked Alissa White Gluz to take her place. Angela is now doing the behind the scenes work for the band. Last I heard she was managing the band. The comment about Alissa being able to sing regular, she's been apart of other bands and Alissa is an excellent singer.
I love you guys! Awesome reaction Vin and Sori. Yes, Angela Gossow is the former lead vocalist of Arch Enemy you're talking about and she was absolutely one of the best, imo. I would recommend Savage Messiah to react to for sure.
I really liked Arch enemy back when they did Wages of sin (like 20 years ago) and Angela was the singer. Now I think they are just generic and cheesy with some of the worst lyrics in metal. Sad to see Jeff Loomis from Nevermore wasted in this band.
it really is kinda sad. I'm still waiting for the follow up record that conquering dystopia promised us. He does seem to be happy in Arch enemy though, so i guess that's more important anyways.
I disagree with you. I think Alissa is a better vocalist even though I did like Angela. Lyricswise I think their lyrics are great. Sure ther is better lyrics out there in metal but far more worse than Arch Enemy. It's an difficult art to master to write lyrics. Lommis is a good fit to AE and I thinl he will contribute more and more, after all it's his first studio effort with the band.
It really is a shame is it not? Wages of Sin was one of my favourite albums during highschool, the band had such insane potential and though I must admit imo they never reached the very peak I believed they could have, it just worked so well. Now, Jeff Loomis is amazing, Amott is clearly as fantastic of a guitarist as he has always been, Alyssa (though very different from Angela) is incredibly talented... and it doesn't work. Not for me at least.
That is too bad, I think this is the best AE line up for all time. I like their early stuff too but Wages of Sin, War Eternal and Will to Power is my 3 fave studio albums from AE.
There's absolutely no point in analysing lyrics written by Michael Ammot. Dude just throws a bunch of clichés at the wall and sees which ones stick. Arch Enemy are nothing on what they used to be. And it's nothing on Alyssa either. She's good, but not as fantastic as she's been made out to be by metal journalists recently either. The creativity in the writing slipped when Chris left, as Khaos Legions was equally as poor as the last two releases.
Chris wrote some of the music on Khaos Legions, though. And he co-wrote Reason To Believe on the new one, which is probably the worst/most bland song I've ever heard from them (that's not just because of the clean vocals, although part of it). But yes, I agree. They were way better up until Tyrant. At least there are Armageddon and Nonexist to hold the torch, I encourage you to check them out, if you haven't already.
Vin you're actually right, She can do cleans and used to in her previous band but that definitely isn't Arch Enemy. Arch enemy kinda destroyed Alissa. If you told me that when she joined I'd ask you to see a doctor but for real she was on a different level and way better utilized back in The agonist.
Angela Gossow was the original female singer and she picked Alyssa White Gluz to replace her. Angela has moved on to be the bands manager. Alyssa came from The Argonist another great band. She also has an extremely good clean singing voice with a large range. Check out BattleBeast ,Noora is a legend.
* "The Agonist" :D . Also Vicky that replaced Alyssa in Agonist is doing very well.
Yeah, Alissa's clean vocals are GORGEOUS! I don't like, that Vin is like "I don't think she can sing, it's not AE's thing." Vin, I love you, but just do your research instead of being like that. Please. It's not hard to do a very quick Google search of the woman.
Also, listen to "Liar Liar" by Kamelot. Alissa is featured on that song and does clean vocals in that song. Alternatively, listen to Alissa's former band "The Agonist". Of course, the songs where she's still the singer. Otherwise, you'd hear their current singer (who is awesome, too btw). Alissa does clean vocals there, too.
Love and respect you guys. Rock on! \m/
ThorsShadow On top of that "A reason to believe" (It's an Arch enemy) is made almost entirely with clean vocals. :]
Angela Gossow wasn't the first singer in Arch Enemy. She is the second.
Drescher1984 He said "the original FEMALE" singer not original in a general way.
Powerful song, impressive performance, beautiful singer with extraordinary voice. Melodic Death Metal at its best. Two thumbs up!
I better like the old singer!
Everybody was taking their responsibility with their instrument seriously because this band is a supergroup. A supergroup means that every member of the band has had a successful career outside of the band. Either as solo artists, members of other successful bands or some other musical achievements. These guys are pro's, through and through.
Yes! I'm so happy you guys are getting into some Arch Enemy. I stumbled across you guys while watching music videos like a week ago and I've been hooked ever since. Keep it up love you guys!
now I am really curious about your possible opinion on Arch Enemy's "Bloodstained Cross". Cheers for your great videos!
Hi Vin and Sori. Yes, Alissa does a lot of clean singing, but not in Arch Enemy although she did some layers here and there and there is one song in the latest album with some clean singing. But it's not AE's style.
Before AE, she was in The Agonist, where she did both vocal styles, and now she is a guess vocalist for many bands, e.g. Kamelot, and has her own solo project. She is incredibly talented. And Canadian.
If you're going to listen to more AE, I suggest "Ravenous".
Cheers.
PS: another song from her in her previous band, The Agonist ruclips.net/video/EdT7M4f2L9A/видео.html
Yeah panophobia is one of my fav songs. They need to check it out!
yes do panophobia! (or any other agonist song with alissa in it, u will see she can sing lol)
Johnny there was alway clean singing in arch enemy but very little, u really have to listen for it but like i said if u want to hear her clean singing listen to the agonist its her old band
Thank you pain!
Josh Coffman good one but i prefer business suit and combat boots its my fav
Angela Gossow was their previous singer (she's now managing the band) and she did look kinda tough on stage :D You might want to check out songs off their Live in Japan DVD *Tyrants of the Rising Sun* with Angela (I'd love to see you do *Nemesis* or *We Will Rise* ). Pretty fantastic concert. I prefer Angela's vocals over Alissa's, but the blue haired lady also has a fantastic stage presence. A very good live band indeed! I also love the addition of Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore) on guitar. The man's a wizard!
Arch Enemy is a world class band.. glad you got to them.
Arch Enemy - RAVENOUS
Jinjer - I speak astronomy, just another, or Who is gonna be the one.
Jeff Yager All great choices! Tatiana is the best.
Or Outlander :)
I second EVERY Jinjer song requested.
Hey Zeus, you wouldn't think Sori would forget about Tatiana after the surprise she had when she heard Pisces...
She literally has one of the most powerful stage presences I've ever seen live. Even if you're not a big fan, it's worth going to one of their shows
Sam Doo agreed! She really knows how to command the crowd.
I am a fan of their music, but live they've never inspired me I must say. It is all so slick, choreographed, theatrical. Which is great on a huge stage because then you can see something happening from a distance. But it also feels hollow, staged, impersonal to me.
*edit* now I think about it it's mainly Alyssa who is so theatrical.
Sam Doo Agreed. Tatiana from Jinjer also has a fantastic stage presence.
Well, "Wages Of Sin" was the first metal album she ever listened to when she bought it as a teenager, and Arch Enemy henceforth became her favourite metal of all time. She's putting everything into her stage presence because she's living the dream scenario of fronting her favourite metal band! It's amazing!
Cole Jordan yeah she has a great story. Becoming the lead singer of your favorite band is the most unlikely dream come true
THE AGONIST - Panophobia (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Arch enemy is a good band. If you want to hear clean female vocals, I think the best options are Epica-Consing to oblivion (live in paris zenith) and Nightwish-Ghost love score(live in Buenos Aires 2012)
Hey Guys, Cool Video as always. Arch Enemy is one of my favorite Bands and they helped me through some hard times. I just lost my Grandmother today and i´m happy that you guys react to my favorite Song of Arch Enemy. Keep doing your Thing and Greetings from Germany.
You guys need to do Jinjer’s “Who Is Gonna Be the One” live. Less monotonous vocally than Arch Enemy.
Also, Unleash the Archers “Awakening” playthrough. Good mix of cleans and growls.
Jen G Both of these, awesome.
Wintersun - "Awaken from the dark slumber"
Track I of four of their new concept album THE FOREST SEASONS inspired by vivaldi.
I think Sori would really like this one
Loneliness (Winter). Definitely need to do that one next. Devastating song.
Just Another by Jinjer for ladies week. Its got harsh and clean vocal mix and is pretty epic.
saw Arch Enemy live back in November, loved how when the solos came up in the songs that member was the center of the stage. One of the best concerts i went to.
Great band, Micheal Ammot is one of the best guitarists ever ! Alissa is an great vocalist too.
The album that features this song (Will To Power) is great, but I really recommend the previous one that's War Eternal, it's absolutely amazing, the songs "War Eternal", "Time is Black" and "As the Pages Burns" are some awesome songs
Micheal is not a great guitarist, Jeff Loomis is, and his talent is being wasted at Arch Enemy
Alissa's vocals are ass.
Hawke Games true
Mr. Ammot is an awesome guitarrist and an brilliant riff maker, but I totally agree with you, Arch Enemy isn't giving the space that Jeff Loomis deserve
Ammot's riffs are boring, a bunch of simple chuggy riffs that anyone could have written and their melodies are so simple that they shouldnt even be called melodic death metal
also vin is correct, that's not AE's brand. she can sing, check out when she was in The Agonist. Also the leader is the red-haired guitarist
Guys, watch Nightwish - Song of Myself or Romanticide, both live in wacken 2013. You won't regret.
Nobody has mentioned that their new second guitarist is Jeff Loomis(curly haired one in the video) from Nevermore. I hope he is more involved in the writing process in the future, he only wrote his leads and solos for this album. Michael is an amazing guitarist, but when you see them live, Jeff stands out more with everything he plays and his tone just cuts through and is so clean.
Sori needs some EPICA and Nightwish female vocals.I think you both would really like them
React to JINJER - Who Is Gonna Be The One (Live) You've gotta see what they can do live!
Thirded.
Jinjer is epic, gonna she them for the 3rd time this year on their first US headline tour at a small venue in ATX!!
At first i was thinking, 40 minute videos for 5 minute songs? They are crazy. But now I understand why. New fan here guys! My song suggestion would be blasphemian by infant annihalitor. I think Sori's head might blow off but it would definitely be a reaction video. Peace out guys!
Robert Ware now I realize how shit other "reactors" are that just listen to the song and say how much they liked it lol
That song has been requested a bunch ... it’s coming !
Oh boy, this is going to be a special event.
I recommend you not to do the video for Blasphemian. I mean the music and lyrics are more than enough for that song. I'm actually abit scared for that reaction. ☺
Also another great vid thanks for your great way of doing reviews makes the channel much better than the others.
Well I am honored. I got an official mocking from Vin. I might have to become a Patreon now. 😀
As for the band, Micheal Amott I guess would be the leader. You have heard Jeff Loomis (curly blonde guitarist) on the Nevermore reaction. I do prefer Angela Gossow as the vocalist. She sang on the Nemesis song you mentioned. However, Alissa is amazing in her own right.
Whether or not it was intended, I think this song has a lot of implications that are valid today. While the lyrics can encompass both sexes, I think the fact that it's a female saying them adds to the message. In a male dominated world and even a male dominated genre of music you have both Angela and Allissa showing that not only can they hold there own with the boys but in some instances outshine them. I put them both very high in the top metal vocalists. Sori, imagine you're fifteen again. In a society where everyone is telling you how a woman is suppose to be. That it's far more important to be beautiful and to use what the good Lord gave ya. Where sex is what sells. Then you see this video of a woman not giving into stereotypes, telling you that the power is in your mind. I really feel like this is a very empowering song for women. That's just what I take from it.
I've also come to a realization on how much music both of you may have missed out on. I get pumped up because I want you to at least have heard not just metal bands but music from other genres like rock, classical, new age. I'd go nuts without my music.
Anyway, thanks for the mocking. Lol
Very good point !!
a must, blind guardian and then there was silence, a 14 minute long epic song, a lesson on like how to do an epic song, nice to see the channel at 27k subs after such a short time, rock on! \m/
First off, Sori, yes you are pretty. :-)
Who can not love this song? Arch Enemy is one of my favoure band and most of people seems to like Angela better but Alissa is so much much better vocalist. They have a song on Will of Power, no video as of yet, called "Reason to Belive" where she sings with clean vocals in the verses and growl in the chorus and that is a great song so you should check that out. I haven't seen Angela live but Alissa is great live. I do like your analysis of the song though. Good video.
The Singer of Arch Enemy, Alissa White-Gluz is actually a really good Singer she learned singing for a really long time and on top of that she decided to learn how to master her voice in screaming and her singing without screaming is pretty nice, I like it, this woman is just Lit! 🤘🏼
As much as I love Alyssa, I much prefer her work in The Agonist over Arch Enemy. I felt she kinda lost something in the transition. I can't put my finger on what exactly.
If it's ladies week you HAVE to do The Beauty of Suffering by Spiritbox. I'm seriously begging you to do that song. Courtney is one of the best female vocalists out there right now. She has SO much fucking passion in her voice, both her cleans and her harsh vocals. She, and the rest of the guys in the band, deserve so much more attention than they're getting. I'll seriously shoot a quick video of me begging you to do that song if that's what it takes.
Much love guys!
-Jason
The agonist musically is way more diverse, arch enemy is *very* talented but kinda a one trick pony.
Yes, her cleans vs her growls are what made the agonist
She lost part of her soul. She put everything she had into The Agonist but got fucked over by Century Media, and because of that the band still had to do 9-5 jobs back home on top of doing all the stuff for the band. It was spirit crushing. This opportunity came along so she took it in hopes that some day she can use the momentum to once again branch out into her own artistry, as right now she's simply a marionette.
She lost that amazing change between growls and clean vocals in the middle of a sentence.
Great band! I love this song! Shes amazing
I miss Angela Gossow on vocals
I miss Johan Liiva on vocals!
I miss The Argonist's Alisa vocals :)
James A same!!!
... also @11:16 , Vin, you are totally true on this. It was acknoledged that when Alissa joined the band, she would not use her clean vocals to fit in Arch Enemy,s style. She can sing clean vocals, just listen to her previous band called The Agonist.
Also... Alissa joined under Angela Gossow's demand. Angela wanted to partially retire and spend time with her familly but she still manages the band from behind the scene. Nice story heh !!
Cheers
Arch Enemy - First Day In Hell. Simply one their best songs ever!
My favourite song on the album, by far!
Their have been three vocalist for Arch Enemy. The 1999 lineup did a reunion tour through Japan as Black Earth a few years ago and you can find video of that on RUclips. “Bridge Of Destiny” is my favorite classic Arch Enemy track and Angela had her take at it for many years live as well as the recordings of old Arch Enemy songs on ‘Root Of All Evil’ album.
Arch Enemy tends to be a little bit overproduced in their studio work. They are far more dynamic in the live setting. I find that I like them best in short bursts, one or two songs at a time, as they do have a formula they use for the song structure. Within that framework, the lyrical content tends to be a little bit one-note for each song. Two or three verses establishing the idea, then a big chorus, then lots of guitar wizardry, then some more chorus. In the metal world, where songs can be super twist-laden and unpredictable, it can feel somewhat poppy. Still, the guitar work is always great, the songs always full of energy. Both Alyssa and Angela, their earlier (2nd) vocalist are great. Different energies, for sure, but both great. You're right, in that Alyssa can sing (very well) in the clean sense. She does a really neat guest appearance on Kamelot's "Liar, Liar", where she sings both harsh and clean. I think you guys would like Kamelot, which is symphonic metal with clean male vocals at the front. Finally, I'd urge you to check out one of the Arch Enemy songs from the Angela era, like "Leader of the Rats." She's an epic level bad ass.
Unleash the Archers - The Wakening (Live Session)! Brittany Slayes has an AMAZING voice! Plus you get to see the band play :)
Check Nightwish - The Poet And The Pendulum live from Webley or Ghost Love Score live from Wacken. Floor Jansen is the best female singer at the current time.
"Oh my gosh...NEXT" I'm with you dude!
check out the agonist, alissa (arch enemys singer) was clean singing in that band
Great reaction. Great band. Alissa is an absolute sweetheart in real life. You guys are the best! -Rob
Please check out Machine Head - Imperium. One of the best bands nobody ever talks about. Also, more Sabaton!
More Sabaton fuck yeah!!!
A simple down vote would have been good enough, lol
I love your reaction videos! Very in-depth and meaningful conversations. Love it! New fan. I need more lol
We’ll keep em comin!
Your face is priceless, Sori!
That's the face of all the "Jinjer - Pisces" reactions on RUclips pretty much... they never get old: you can watch them 10 times each and they are still funny (but Vin and Sori have already done this one.)
Yeah y'all are very insightful, took this one deep!
Thanks !
Ladies week means the perfect time to do the video for Angtoria- "God Has A Plan For Us All!" It's even by the female singer of Cradle of Filth before Lindsay! And it's my birthday week (my birthday is Sunday)!
Yes. :) Angtoria was her band right after she left Cradle.
I have that album. Sarah Jezebel Diva has a great voice, but it's not an album I revisit much. I think it's just average song writing and doesn't really stand out. But that's just my opinion/taste. I don't dislike it by any means...
I'm sympathetic, having a massive amount of dental surgery done. Nothing like dental pain. Music is a tonic for it.
Unleash The Archers- Dawn Of Ages
Great song for ladies week
For Unleash the Archers, I prefer Awakening live studio version. Amazing watching the musicians work and Vin likes to see that.
Xenophon
I love the new album but their older stuff is just better to me, I liked her vocals mixed with death vocals and since the old guitarist left they dont really do that much anymore.
Eat what you kill is also a great one
i am absolutely in love with this new arch enemy. it's like they were reborn after the second era seamed to be getting stale. the most melodic they've ever been.
Arch Enemy - Time is Black
The fact that the band exists since 1996 and Alissa joined in 2014 speaks in favor of her being not the "leader" in the sense of the person who owns the band and makes the important decisions. Although over these nearly 4 years, the band presented itself mostly with her in front / pics of her only ...
Jeff Loomis (the blonde guitarist) was the brains behind Nevermore. They broke up a few years ago, and I got excited when I heard he accepted the job for Arch Enemy. His talent for guitar is always viewed as among the best in the world, and it's matched by his songwriting ability. Sadly, Arch Enemy is not using him to his full ability, only telling him to put a solo here and there. Arch Enemy has become very formulaic, and a lot of people were hoping that Jeff would be able to give them a kick in the ass to write better music with his unique style mixed in. They are not letting him do that though. :(
I was waiting for her to start singing, because I wanted your reactions)))
3:40 Sori's face hahaah
Nightwish! Nightwish! Nightwish! I mean they're one of the most iconic female-fronted metal bands, you gotta react to them for "Girls week"
Alyssa is definitely not the leader. She was also much better utilized in The Agonist where she did clean and harsh vocals. She got extra super cheesy lyrically in Arch Enemy. Should have went with an Angela fronted track and done The Agonist separately.
i agree, Amott is quite obviously the leader.
Alyssa didnt write any lyrics on this album. Its their guitarist.
@@Smagal alissa did an interview where she said she writes 50% and Michael writes 50%
Alissa White-Gluz, the new singer of Arch Enemy, can sing clean vocals. She is from another band called The Agonist, which she fronted with clean and harsh vocals for a long time before being invited to join as the lead singer for Arch Enemy. She was invited to join Arch Enemy by the band's former singer, Angela Gossow, because Angela was pregnant and wanted to retire. She now manages the band and supports Alissa. Arch Enemy's style doesn't include clean vocals, so Alissa never gets to use them anymore unless she gets featured on another song or something. If you like the dual-style of clean and harsh vocals, Sori, then check out some songs by Solution .45.
@Sori If you want some clean mixed with death vocals, check out 'Eye of Chaos' by Once Human.
Great call. That little lady is atomic powered, ya check out Eye of Chaos FOR SURE
She was a guest vocalist in the song Liar Liar by Kamelot if you wanna hear her range. Also used to be a member of the band The Agonist, before the previous singer of Arch Enemy stepped away to be band manager or something
Oceans of Slumber - Sunlight
pretty please :) not just the regular kind of please. Most soulful female lead in any metal band.
I will add another pretty please to that.Just recently got into them.The Bleeding heart is a great album.Very different to what I usually listen to.
They need more attention than what they are getting, that's for sure.
Just saw them with Insomnium and was blown away.
This is going to be a long comment: First, Sori, you really stepped up her game in this one, well done! Second, although this is a good and accessible song for a first listen, you really have to listen to their older stuff; at least the Gossow-period. It's honestly extremely hard to recommend single songs, rather, whole albums: Black Earth, Stigmata, Burning Bridges with original vocalist Johan and then Wages of Sin, Anthems of Rebellion, Doomsday Machine, Rise of the Tyrant and Khaos Legions with Angela Gossow. The album called 'The Root of all Evil' is also great if you want to hear Angela's growls and screams of older songs. Alissa White-Gluz (current vocalist) is worth checking out, especially in her original band, The Agonist. As a side note, researching Arch Enemy's history led me to Carcass, one of the founders of melodic death metal; and absolute must-listen!
Good stuff!
here with my daily OPETH reminder.... plz react to OPETH- BLEAK.... :D
This band is for my playlist for sure. 👌🤩👍 Thanks.
I still prefer earlier Arch Enemy and Angela Gossow by a long shot.
Angela’s deep growls are definitely better than Alissa’s but everything else I think Alissa does better
Alyssa isn't really doing what she does best in Arch Enemy, which is blend her growls and clean vocals. Of course Angela was better for Arch Enemy.
I want the male singer back
@@willlambert1809 plus she's alot hotter!
Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust, Drama for Life and Choice Millionaire
Machine Head - A Farewell to Arms, Descend the Shades of Night and Imperium
Linkin Park - Given Up
For ladies night, Infected Rain - Mold
Eagles flies alone is also a great song
Random Facts:
Saw them opening for Blind Guardian a long time ago when Angela Gossow was the singer. She had terrifying stage presence. I had no idea who they were at the time. Imagine the shock of hearing her singing death metal growls live if you had no idea what you were in for.
The really awesome riff transition at about 3 minutes in is in a completely different tuning than the rest of the song. A really strange thing to do. When the whisper part comes up right after, the tuning switches back. No idea how they handle this live.
The guitarist that shreds the first solo and has the mop of blonde hair is Jeff Loomis, legendary guitar wizard from Nevermore. When Nevermore broke up he had a few solo projects (and a very cool instrumental project called Conquering Dystopia) but ultimately was brought in as a second guitarist. Not really utilizing his skills to their fullest here, but I would think next album he will be more involved in the writing of the riffs and solos.
Angela (the original singer) didn't ever sing clean and probably couldn't to my knowledge. Alyssa however DEFINITELY can. She did both cleans and growls in her previous band The Agonist. She has done a few guest vocal spots for other bands where she sang both. And I think there is one song on this album where they let her do cleans. I forget which song it is though.
The "leader" of the band is Michael Amott (and Angela as manager I suppose). But Michael seems to be the real leader. They put Alyssa out for alot of the interviews and such for obvious reasons. But the bulk of the songwriting and music writing is done by Michael.
The band is from Sweden (though Jeff Loomis is American and Alyssa is Canadian) but regardless I highly doubt these guys are millionaires. Metal is not a profitable career. They probably do alright but you don't play metal to make money, thats for damn sure.
Figured Sori would like this one.
do some Epica or Within Temptation for ladies week!
Josh Grooves
I listened to within temptation back in the myspace days.
Man I feel old
Michael Amott who is the guitarist with the red hair, he’s the de facto leader. Arch Enemy exists because he was approached by a Japanese label asking him for a continuation of his work with Carcass. Another great band. He is typically the bands mouthpiece in interviews alongside Angela and Alissa. However Angela was and still is the bands manager. So there’s that.
Katatonia - Leaders
You guys are amazing keep up the amazing work. I loved how you brought the romans in and Roman ( from The Bible) it does fit perfectly, and aswell as links well with the law of attraction. I love you guys! Wish I could do some Bible study with you.
Damn that vicodin💊 must be some good 💩, Vin got extra insightful on this one 😂. Yours is the only "reaction" Chanel I actually enjoy watching. I love you guy's chemistry . Vin your seem like a very cool real dude, I would definitely drink with you 🍻, and Sori😍, Sori is just a beautiful soul 💞.
Appreciate that !!
I love this song, it's so inspiring
NE OBLIVISCARIS- EYRIE
Daniel Johnstone Yes!
Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise
Glad to see I'm not the only one to request this song \m/
I think Sori likes this song judging by the smile
Vektor-Tetrastructural Minds!
i just started watching the video and vin you are right, she is pretty but i can feel your pain. also happy father's day, late but better late than never
Jinjer scissors would be great for female week
Just Another would be great too, because it features both clean singing and growls
This is the second version of this song. Originally was with Angela Gossow. Now the singer is Alissa White-Gluz former vocalist of The Agonist.
Ok...... Arch Enemy, a great melodic death metal. So you're getting closer to Allegaeon - 1.619 haha
Uriel Lara I hope they do plenty of Allegaeon!
They should go right the the Kind of melodic death metal Dark Tranquillity. The only band to stay true to the roots of the style and sound.
One of the songs that got me into the band not long ago as I discovered melodic death metal. Alissas voice 😍 Alissas looks 🤩
"War Eternal" & "The Eagle Flies Alone" one day!
Alissa's normal voice is beautiful btw. There's one song where she's switching between, but that growl is the style of Arch Enemy. Alissa has a more deeper voice than Angela. If Sori doesn't enjoy Alissas voice then she definitely won't enjoy Angelas. Alissas is actually the more "ear friendly" and easier to understand of the two. I have no trouble with the understanding Alissa and I just got into death metal like 3 months ago.
Katatonia - My Twin
The original singer for Arch Enemy had the absolute best songwriting hands down.
jinjer - best live band with female vocal
NO
So, Alissa White-Glus is their new vocalist. She's the former vocalist for the Canadian metal band The Agonist. She took over from Angela Gossow, whom I believe now manages Arch Enemy 🤘🏻
Alyssa is a great singer but Angela was in a leauge of her own. Miss her amazing growls. btw great reaction, keep up the good work.
Also i would absolutely 100% recommend you guys watch Her old band The Agonist, sori will absolutely love it, mix of harsh and very nice clean vocals
Sweet arch enemy, now onto heilung-Krigskaldr and they even have a female singer
Angela Gassow was the previous lead singer and she retired and then hand picked Alissa White Gluz to take her place. Angela is now doing the behind the scenes work for the band. Last I heard she was managing the band. The comment about Alissa being able to sing regular, she's been apart of other bands and Alissa is an excellent singer.
Opeth Blackwater park!! Plz
I love you guys! Awesome reaction Vin and Sori. Yes, Angela Gossow is the former lead vocalist of Arch Enemy you're talking about and she was absolutely one of the best, imo. I would recommend Savage Messiah to react to for sure.
The Eagle Flies Alone by Arch Enemy is very good too
excellent perspective Vin....
I really liked Arch enemy back when they did Wages of sin (like 20 years ago) and Angela was the singer. Now I think they are just generic and cheesy with some of the worst lyrics in metal. Sad to see Jeff Loomis from Nevermore wasted in this band.
it really is kinda sad. I'm still waiting for the follow up record that conquering dystopia promised us. He does seem to be happy in Arch enemy though, so i guess that's more important anyways.
I disagree with you. I think Alissa is a better vocalist even though I did like Angela. Lyricswise I think their lyrics are great. Sure ther is better lyrics out there in metal but far more worse than Arch Enemy. It's an difficult art to master to write lyrics. Lommis is a good fit to AE and I thinl he will contribute more and more, after all it's his first studio effort with the band.
New Conquering Dystopia will be with us next year.
It really is a shame is it not? Wages of Sin was one of my favourite albums during highschool, the band had such insane potential and though I must admit imo they never reached the very peak I believed they could have, it just worked so well. Now, Jeff Loomis is amazing, Amott is clearly as fantastic of a guitarist as he has always been, Alyssa (though very different from Angela) is incredibly talented... and it doesn't work. Not for me at least.
That is too bad, I think this is the best AE line up for all time. I like their early stuff too but Wages of Sin, War Eternal and Will to Power is my 3 fave studio albums from AE.
E sempre un piacere vedervi
There's absolutely no point in analysing lyrics written by Michael Ammot. Dude just throws a bunch of clichés at the wall and sees which ones stick. Arch Enemy are nothing on what they used to be. And it's nothing on Alyssa either. She's good, but not as fantastic as she's been made out to be by metal journalists recently either. The creativity in the writing slipped when Chris left, as Khaos Legions was equally as poor as the last two releases.
I thought Alyssa did most of the lyrics
i believe she wrote this song but i think they write about 50/50 each.
The whole song sounds very formulaic and cheesy. Got pretty bored throughout the song
Chris wrote some of the music on Khaos Legions, though. And he co-wrote Reason To Believe on the new one, which is probably the worst/most bland song I've ever heard from them (that's not just because of the clean vocals, although part of it). But yes, I agree. They were way better up until Tyrant. At least there are Armageddon and Nonexist to hold the torch, I encourage you to check them out, if you haven't already.
This song was actually not bad. I'm more into Wages Of Sin, and the amazing Black Earth, Stigmata etc
I have to give it to them...like her vocals. Now I need to look up some of their live stuff and see how her vocals play live.
If your doing female singers this week
Need to do
The agonist business suits for combat boots . Think you will really like it
Vin you're actually right, She can do cleans and used to in her previous band but that definitely isn't Arch Enemy. Arch enemy kinda destroyed Alissa. If you told me that when she joined I'd ask you to see a doctor but for real she was on a different level and way better utilized back in The agonist.