Someone needs to put some RESPECT ON KEATONS NAME because the riffs on this record are so out of this world and insane also Marcus just entered into the god tier vocalist list for me now after this. Been listening to these guys for 7 years now and this is without a doubt their greatest work yet so happy for these guys because I think this is going to be what puts them over the top now and they get the recognition they damn well deserve. Congrats boys can’t wait to see you guys headlining a massive ticket here soon in Cleveland!
The inhale & exhale of breath at 36:39 is so relatable 😅 A moment of “I’m not sure my soul is prepared for more of this mastery…” What an album. Good lord. Really enjoyed your reaction video to this 🤘🏻
Man I love Rachelle's undeniable enthusiasm while listening to Invent Animate 😭😭. It really feels better to know you're not alone. Absolutely incredible album by an absolutely incredible band.
@@adityabhujbal6891 that's subjective and doesn't really relate to this comment anyway haha. Invent Animate is my favorite band, not Darko or Imperial Triumphant, so I would never be this enthusiastic for either of those bands. Darko gets stale for me pretty easily, for me this is a bigger sound.
The reason that Emberglow is so pleasing to the ear is partially because it's in a major key (E major). It's so refreshing to hear an uplifting sound that is still heavy.
Your face during False Meridian was exactly my face lol. Best song they’ve ever made imo. The guitar choices, and Marcus’s vocal performance…just stellar. Hard contender for AOTY for me
I'm not hyperbolic. This is my dream album. Everything I've ever wanted to me in my own music. Literally a masterpiece and the best album of any genre I've listened to. They've captured the essence of what I strive to create and listen to in music.
Without a Whisper is in my opinion THE gateway track for this entire genre. Something I can show my non metalhead buddies and they will still vibe to. Something that I could hear on daytime radio. How many hits did they want on this album 😂 These guys are too good. It's unfair on everyone else! Iconic album. Mark my words
They bodied this. I could always tell since I heard Everchanger many years ago this band had tremendous potential. The progress and growth we've seen in their sound are unreal. They are one of the few newer bands in metal I keep up with. Really enjoyed the record. Labyrinthine is my favvorite track.
This mix on this album is by far my favorite of their discography so far. So tight and bright, but still sounding MASSIVE and ambient. Wonderful work by the IA guys
For me as a non-musician its unbelieveable that musicians can create such a piece of music, piece of art. Definately one of my fav 3 albums of the last decade (with AOGHAU and ERRA) and AOTY.
And just think we have the new Currents album in May. I don't think my heart can take it 😭 favorite tracks from Heavener are definitely Labyrinthine, False Meridian, and Emberglow (whole album is incredible though of course)
Omg I can't wait for Currents album. And this album from Invent new album!! My two fav bands and they have a show here in Mass in May!!! I'm SOOOO excited
I’m eagerly awaiting Take me back to Eden but god damn did I have tunnel vision. This album is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece.. I genuinely think this won’t be beaten. AOTY.
The lyrics in everyone of these songs hit home with me, very emotional listening to this. With that being said, Album or the year for me! Masterpiece at best!
i keep coming back to this every now and then because your enthusiasm is so addictive. less than 2 weeks before i get to see them live again AAAAAAAAAAAAAH
hi it's me, the guy from twitter who betrayed you by not listening to this album well i finally listened to this yesterday, and shade astray's remix has propelled the song to ethereal levels. like, it was great before, but now it's just like OH MY GOD. the breakdown hits so much harder now, and the BASSLINE AAAH
You are the reason I discovered Invent, Animate and putting it lightly, Heavener blew my back out, so thank you. Will gladly support them! Without a Whisper 👨🍳💋
this band has truly evolved, this album is amazing and by far the AOTY so far, when they hit those Vildhjarta-esque bends in the beginning of False Meridian i knew this was going to be special and it seemed to only get better as the album went on at least for a guitar nerd like me Keaton was the MVP but my god were the vocals next level, so many GREAT CHORUSES plus the melodies on Emberglow are so beautiful and ethereal i cant even put it into words. never really could get into these guys but saw your reaction to the sun sleeps EP and thought damn their next album is going to be something to look forward to and they didnt disappoint as im now a huge fan, cheers!
After greyview, I thought man, how can this band get any better? Then they release their 3 piece EP. Okay, now there is no way they can up the game. *Enter Heavener……alright. Jfc, these guys keep moving the margin higher and higher. IA forever ❤
Album of the year! My god, between "The Sun Sleeps, As If It Never was" and this album. Invent Animate have unlocked their potential. This album is phenomenal from start to finish!!! 🤘🔥
It did not disappoint. It is the best thing they have ever done. I already listened to it two times in a row and this is the 3rd time and probably loved this time better than the first two times just watching your reaction. Agree the bar has been set
Only heard of this band because Metalbirb did a reaction a few hours ago to Without a Whisper, so definitely jumping into this reaction with fresh ears
There's something incredibly satisfying and (ironically) communal about listening to an album alongside you Rachelle, especially in this case when its a brand new band to me. Thank you!
Absolutely agree with the title. It's still early, but every other album has a lot of work to do to top this amazing work. Think Elysium might still be my fave but the non-singles are so~ good. Saw the boys live on the ERRA (also Silent Planet, so GOATed tour line-up) tour recently and Marcus is incredible live (as is the rest of the band, ofc) - Immolation is wild live. These guys have been killing it for years. Recently re-listened to Stillworld before seeing them live and it still goes so hard. Hope this album can push them into the upper echelons of heavy music fame, they deserve it.
Rachelle I'd like to send you all the strength you need to get through the things you have to go through atm. I discovered my love for Invent Animate because of your persistence and the joy visible on your beautiful face while listening to them and it helped and still helps me through tough times. I don't know how to thank you but I hope you'll soon be on the sunny side of life again. From Germany with love, Tobi.
Good Album reaction Rachelle I just got into Invent animate this year and man they blew me away the whole album is a masterpiece from front to back my favorite is without a whisper it had that thornhill vibe to it all and all Keep up the good work with your content.
it's so heavy and at the same brings the space for some gentle moments of emotions, what an Album, what a Band. can't wait until the Album sits on my shelf, love IA forever.
That breakdown on Void Surfacing sent me to the moon. Probably the best album I've heard in a few years, thanks for showing bands like this to people like me 😁
I've been a die hard IA fan for a few years now, Greyview was just a masterpiece, and this album... masterpiece doesn't even cut it. Every song has brought me to tears, and Emberglow brings me to tears every playthrough, and I've played this album like 25 times through already. Just absolutely mind-boggling, incredible songwriting.
I really like how relatable Rachelle's emotions are, and how sincere. All of her videos are just so relaxed to watch and I can listen to great music at the same time. Thank you for your content Rachelle!
You're not alone in laughing uncontrollably throughout these songs, I'm doing it too 😭 I'm glad I'm not the only one that immediately picked up on the different mix in Shade Astray. Song hit absolutely different!! This is just beautiful, hard hitting music and lyrics. Invent Animate are something special in modern Metalcore. Wih this album, they solidified that in a HUGE way. Absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing your passion Rachelle! God Bless from Sweden!
Lmao that change in mixing actually went unnoticed by me on the first listen, I can say I was still recovering from the first song while listening to Shade Astray 😂😂
Loved seeing how giddy you were just to listen. I get like that for specific bands now too just for singles. I'm actually new to Invent animate kind of heard a song from them for the first time this year. Excited to see what this is gonna be like!
I love your addoration for the actual music. You react to feeling for your soul. Not reacts. Finally a reactor that hasn't ruined what I loved about origional reaction videos. Thank you Rachelle
"Backed by science" fucking love that!!! Watching this right now and this 1st song is nothing but a banger banger banger!!!! Thank you Rachelle for introducing me to Invent, Animate sometime last year. This album so far is simply perfect!!! Saw them live last year and will see them again this year...
so happy to see this band evolving further and smashing everyone's expectations, it's unreal just how good they are and how they keep improving with every single thing they do. Marcus especially, his vocals are sounding stronger than ever here and I'm living for it. I really hope this is the album that finally makes them really blow up like they've deserved to for so long. this is a clear winner for the AOTY spot so far, and an absolute 10/10. also, I reacted the exact same way when I heard that new mix on Shade Astray LMAO this is probably the case for most of us here but, THANK YOU for being one of the reasons I found this band. you're a real one, homie
This year we are EATING just based on my music taste personally, we have Invent Animate, Bury Tomorrow, AND CURRENTS dropping a new album this year! It's insane! All three of these bands are insane at the moment and dropping some seriously beautiful stuff. Currents has been really flexing their skill, bury tomorrow showing why they deserve to be in the game, and most of all, Invent Animate really PUSHING the meaning of art and beauty beyond it's limit. This album caught me off guard, in the best way possible. Currents is one of my all time favorite bands, but even I have to admit it'll be hard to take that album of the year from Invent Animate this time. I'm lucky to be alive to experience this music.
Reverie is going to go so hard if they play it live. Perfect interlude for a set, huge crowd interaction potential. This whole album is 10/10 front-to-back, nothing to skip, nothing needs to grow on me.
These guys and a band called The Wise Mans Fear are by far some of the best music this year for me TWMF newest album released last month then these guys this month I’m in heaven it’s a time to be alive
I found about the release of this album yesterday because of an reaction. I bought the album yesterday before going to bed and I have been losing myself into it the whole day today. It is just a perfect record from start to finish. I haven’t learned to connect the song titles to my favorite parts of the album yet, because I just listen to it on repeat, but the biggest stand out song is Immolation of Night.
"Album of the year"? I'll allow myself to disagree with this partially misleading title... Because it's an album of the fucking decade!!! It's absolutely flawless musical experience. And on top of that, as someone who lost so many close peoole, the main theme "loss" hits home 😢😢
@@RachelleReacts nah, you've gathered such a cozy community here! I genuinely feel like I could have a lovely conversation almost with anyone who is in the comments praising our boys ❤😅
That's a huuuuuge claim when the absolute behemoth that is Masstaden Under Vatten also came out in this decade. Can't fully agree but i'll allow it haha ;)
@@sirdo946 dude, that's such an absurd statement to drop, yeah we see you're special and nothing like other people but masstaden under vatten being "album of decade" is just stupid sentence to ever exist, that's too niche sound and with all respect to them and their music it can't compete with most of albums you could find through release gap of decade
@@fiend265x bruh wtf made you so mad lol, it's *my* album of the decade so far and my comment was very clearly cheeky and joking (i mean, muv actually is my album of the decade and will be very hard to beat, but it's such a masterpiece that i don't mean this detracting from other albums). Also, yes it's very niche but that doesn't mean it's not compositionally better than many, many, many other albums that have been praised a lot (some even way more than they deserved). My album of the decade for 2010-19 was Altered State, is that too niche for you? Or am i allowed to prefer one of the most well-written, emotional, chill-inducing pieces of music ever created over others that maybe were more influential?
It is so amazing to watch someone who loves this band as much as I.... react to this album. It brought me to tears on my first listen through and has been on repeat since then.
@@Tico1818 so well, like come on Glow sounds like such an epic and positive way to end the album. Elysium just sounds like it’s own thing. A definitive post-story for the album. Where you finally “pass on” beautiful take on it for me personally
This album was an ABSOLUTE 10/10 for me. The way I listen to music I listen to the few songs off albums I like on repeat, but this album has zero skips for me. The only other albums I can think of that did this were Slipknot’s Iowa, The Maine’s Lovely Little Lonely, and Meshuggah’s ObZen. I love the track order, my favorite tracks are the singles, Without A Whisper, and False Meridian. I love that they put Reverie right before Immolation, the absolute contrast between those two tracks is incredible. This is, from my observations, a concept album about grief. Sometimes it’s crushing and all you want to do is scream and cry, other times it’s the soft spoken wonder of how much longer your sadness will crush you with its weight. Invent Animate, lovely album, I am obsessed. Y’all are officially my favorite band, if not, definitely in the top 3. Can’t wait to see what y’all do in the future!
watching your reaction 9 days after-now i understand your connection to it. still giving me chills and taking off my mental mode in the best way. the way it ends by currents was the only album i remember feeling like this
Rachelle, what I absolutely love and adore about you and your reaction vids is the absolute authenticity that comes through my screen. That connection on an emotional and spiritual level is a wonderful thing to experience, and I'm thankful to experience it with you and the community you've built.
this means everything to me. I'm very grateful to be able to share something I love so much with all of you. thank you for giving me the time & for leaving such a sweet comment.
I let this vid marinate a bit :) Honestly I thought your fav song must be Void Surfacing - such a dope track I think it would be my fav if it had a music video, but looks like my fav is eventually Immolation of Night
This is already a top 10 Metalcore album for me. They took everything that was amazing from Greyview and their previous work and perfected it. Marcus hasn't ever sounded this amazing before. I don't see anything coming out this year coming close to dethroning Heavener for AOTY and I say that as a gigantic Currents stan.
The new currents singles sound really muddy and compressed the production quality isn’t my favorite but their first album the placebo feel the safest is one of my favorate albums ever
After listening to the album a few times already, without a whisper was originally my favorite track but purity weeps is the best track from the record in my opinion. Absolute masterpiece all around. I love for this bands music lol
Heavener is the most powerful and inspiring album I've ever heard, these guys are amazing and Markus took this band to a whole new realm, I love how powerful his vocals can be and then give us a soft almost Billie Eilish quality, it's truly the next level in the genre
I am beating myself up for sleeping on this band lmao Without A Whisper is HUGE for me but there are literally too many good chorus’s. I didn’t realize how much I wanted beautiful breakdowns. 😂 definitely my favorite album release so far this year.
Agreed, AOTY for me as well. I typically have the mindset of “the heavier the better”, so I was not expecting to feel the amount of emotions I did listening to it. Emberglow chorus hit me like a ton of bricks. Great review , keep up the great work
I am so glad i got this channel recommended. She is really feeling ecery song. I thought i was the only one that smiled and laughed like that when listening to a banger. I am stoked for more videos
Totally feel you on your take about releasing closers as singles. I wish that they, did Reverie and Elysium in the same key, so Elysium could follow Reverie, and then Emberglow be the closer. Emberglow and False Meridian are my favorite non-singles. Wonderful reaction by the way 😌
Lowkey think emberglow should have been the closer but Jesus this album is on another level. That outro for false meridian is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard
Ah, so Shade Astray really has a new mix, I was worried my hears didn't function properly! Anyway, album of the year BY FAR. This sounds like a more "haunted" and atmosferic Greyview. Also, love how they experiment with song structures! It's a 9/10 AT THE VERY LEAST
Huh really, as a Greyview megafan i feel like Heavener is more on the emotional side. Like Greyview feels more like you're coldly closing yourself in your loss/grief/... while Heavener is more "i have people close to me who i can share problems with and who can help me". And of course i'm more of a Greyview type tbh lol, but 99% sure that Heavener will solidify as my 2nd fav Invent album
I know this is old but i felt like I had to mention that the riff on Void Surfacing has been my favorite since the first time i listened to that track.
Holy crap. When I heard "Without a Whisper", I thought, "Okay, how much better can it possibly get?". And then I heard "Purity Weeps"... Between this, Periphery V and Sleep Token's upcoming album, it's shaping up to be a very good year for music, indeed.
I don’t think anything will be coming close to beating this for album of the year. Invent Animate has just been on another level lately, and Marcus especially blew me away. Can’t wait to see them on the first show of the Currents tour!
@@forevermarked5826 That’s definitely going to be one of the few albums that has a chance. I love me some Currents. I’ll be at that show at the Palladium as well! So stoked.
This will probably end up being my AOTY as well. I've been listening to these guys since around the time they started dropping singles for Stillworld and this is easily their best work. I haven't had an album listening experience like this since Architects dropped AOGHAU
This is the first Invent Animate album I can truly get into. Their instruments have always been good, but I feel like they finally figured out EQ for the vocals with this album (although it doesn't hold a candle to Periphery's new album imo)
Rachelle’s face during Without a Whisper is the face of someone hearing one of the best songs they’ve ever heard. Same same
Yeah, that shit killed me inside
Best track on the album. Level 10
Best metal song of the past decade, maybe 2.
Same same, but not different.
Someone needs to put some RESPECT ON KEATONS NAME because the riffs on this record are so out of this world and insane also Marcus just entered into the god tier vocalist list for me now after this. Been listening to these guys for 7 years now and this is without a doubt their greatest work yet so happy for these guys because I think this is going to be what puts them over the top now and they get the recognition they damn well deserve. Congrats boys can’t wait to see you guys headlining a massive ticket here soon in Cleveland!
Yes sir, and they’ve been good ever since they chose to touch instruments. Every release is better, it’s unreal.
Void Surfacing is sexual
Trey is writing the guitar parts.
@@jayveediezmo9870he helps, but Keaton is still the main dude.
The inhale & exhale of breath at 36:39 is so relatable 😅 A moment of “I’m not sure my soul is prepared for more of this mastery…”
What an album. Good lord. Really enjoyed your reaction video to this 🤘🏻
I feel like I speak for a lot of people when I say you are the reason I got into this band. They are so ridiculously good.
this makes me so so happy
Same!
I saw them live few weeks ago and I fell in love right there. Their performance was the best one I've ever been to.
Mine too! Thanks Rachelle!
Man I love Rachelle's undeniable enthusiasm while listening to Invent Animate 😭😭. It really feels better to know you're not alone. Absolutely incredible album by an absolutely incredible band.
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What about Darko, or imperial triumphant, their sound is more huge than this.
@@adityabhujbal6891 that's subjective and doesn't really relate to this comment anyway haha. Invent Animate is my favorite band, not Darko or Imperial Triumphant, so I would never be this enthusiastic for either of those bands. Darko gets stale for me pretty easily, for me this is a bigger sound.
@@RachelleReacts Ye, sorry for me being toxic there😅
The reason that Emberglow is so pleasing to the ear is partially because it's in a major key (E major). It's so refreshing to hear an uplifting sound that is still heavy.
I was gonna say that haha. Seeing her laugh and not know why was fun. I was like, damn this is major as fuuuuuuudge.
I get a thornhill vibe on that song… I flippin love Emberglow!
Emberglow is currently my pic for Song of the Year. My goodness it's so good.
Your face during False Meridian was exactly my face lol. Best song they’ve ever made imo. The guitar choices, and Marcus’s vocal performance…just stellar. Hard contender for AOTY for me
I'm not hyperbolic. This is my dream album. Everything I've ever wanted to me in my own music. Literally a masterpiece and the best album of any genre I've listened to. They've captured the essence of what I strive to create and listen to in music.
I can’t begin to explain how the album made me feel but more importantly Without a Whisper. That song is legitimately perfect. I’m obsessed!
Without a Whisper is in my opinion THE gateway track for this entire genre. Something I can show my non metalhead buddies and they will still vibe to. Something that I could hear on daytime radio. How many hits did they want on this album 😂 These guys are too good. It's unfair on everyone else! Iconic album. Mark my words
…and then they go and drop Heavener. I literally did not think they could top the album. How the fuck!!!?
0:37 and IA said during their interview that you're the best interviewer in the world backed by science. The connection between you guys omg hahaha
i’ve been saying that about them for years so it was really weird to hear Caleb say that about me haha. they be knowing
@@RachelleReacts i assume he watched every IA video reaction of yours hahah.
Void Surfacing my fav song! 36:00 gives me goosebumps
They bodied this. I could always tell since I heard Everchanger many years ago this band had tremendous potential. The progress and growth we've seen in their sound are unreal. They are one of the few newer bands in metal I keep up with. Really enjoyed the record. Labyrinthine is my favvorite track.
This is by far the album of the year. Many songs just about made me cry. Your reactions always make me very happy.
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This mix on this album is by far my favorite of their discography so far. So tight and bright, but still sounding MASSIVE and ambient. Wonderful work by the IA guys
For me as a non-musician its unbelieveable that musicians can create such a piece of music, piece of art. Definately one of my fav 3 albums of the last decade (with AOGHAU and ERRA) and AOTY.
You're literally my favorite to take these trips down a album with. Love you.
this means everything to me! thank you! hopefully with my mic situation fixed the album trips are even better 😅💙
And just think we have the new Currents album in May. I don't think my heart can take it 😭 favorite tracks from Heavener are definitely Labyrinthine, False Meridian, and Emberglow (whole album is incredible though of course)
Omg I can't wait for Currents album. And this album from Invent new album!! My two fav bands and they have a show here in Mass in May!!! I'm SOOOO excited
How have I missed out on these guys. I’m a huge Dayseeker fan, this is like a heavier Dayseeker. Great cleans and some heavy riffs. My minds blown.
The chorus on Purity Weeps has no business going that hard.
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my SOTY so far!! it's so good. this is my AOTY too
I’m eagerly awaiting Take me back to Eden but god damn did I have tunnel vision. This album is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece.. I genuinely think this won’t be beaten. AOTY.
It’s going to be sooooo close between the two. I’m also massively excited for the rest of Sleep Token. Great year for music so far!
I loved Greyview, but this is a serious step up from it. Definitely my favorite Invent Animate album
The lyrics in everyone of these songs hit home with me, very emotional listening to this. With that being said, Album or the year for me! Masterpiece at best!
I love Marcus, what a gift to music
What an improvement from Greyview, which was already a great album.
i keep coming back to this every now and then because your enthusiasm is so addictive. less than 2 weeks before i get to see them live again AAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Reverie is absolute soul worship. The boys in Invent Animate are musical geniuses.
hi it's me, the guy from twitter who betrayed you by not listening to this album
well i finally listened to this yesterday, and shade astray's remix has propelled the song to ethereal levels. like, it was great before, but now it's just like OH MY GOD. the breakdown hits so much harder now, and the BASSLINE AAAH
YESSSSSS 🤌💙
You are the reason I discovered Invent, Animate and putting it lightly, Heavener blew my back out, so thank you. Will gladly support them!
Without a Whisper 👨🍳💋
THESE COMMENTS ARE MAKING ME SO HAPPY THAT MY STOMACH HURTS
Your unbridled joy when listening to this is palpable. And I am here for it.
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this band has truly evolved, this album is amazing and by far the AOTY so far, when they hit those Vildhjarta-esque bends in the beginning of False Meridian i knew this was going to be special and it seemed to only get better as the album went on at least for a guitar nerd like me Keaton was the MVP but my god were the vocals next level, so many GREAT CHORUSES plus the melodies on Emberglow are so beautiful and ethereal i cant even put it into words. never really could get into these guys but saw your reaction to the sun sleeps EP and thought damn their next album is going to be something to look forward to and they didnt disappoint as im now a huge fan, cheers!
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After greyview, I thought man, how can this band get any better? Then they release their 3 piece EP. Okay, now there is no way they can up the game. *Enter Heavener……alright. Jfc, these guys keep moving the margin higher and higher. IA forever ❤
Album of the year! My god, between "The Sun Sleeps, As If It Never was" and this album. Invent Animate have unlocked their potential.
This album is phenomenal from start to finish!!! 🤘🔥
This album blew me away completely. The songwriting, the structure, the riffage,.... everything is just pure perfection
I found myself holding back happy tears throughout this reaction. I love how much you enjoyed it!
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it is a good day to be alive
It did not disappoint. It is the best thing they have ever done. I already listened to it two times in a row and this is the 3rd time and probably loved this time better than the first two times just watching your reaction. Agree the bar has been set
Update. Up to 7 play throughs. I hope I don’t wear this out for me 🤷♂️😬
Only heard of this band because Metalbirb did a reaction a few hours ago to Without a Whisper, so definitely jumping into this reaction with fresh ears
There's something incredibly satisfying and (ironically) communal about listening to an album alongside you Rachelle, especially in this case when its a brand new band to me. Thank you!
💙💙 thank you so much!
FUCKING INCREDIBLE ALBUM. When you said the riff in Purity Weeps was your favorite I actually said to myself "wait til she hears Void Surfacing" 😂
Ironically Reverie is my favourite track, really highlights the fantastic vocals.
Reverie is beautiful
Absolutely agree with the title. It's still early, but every other album has a lot of work to do to top this amazing work. Think Elysium might still be my fave but the non-singles are so~ good.
Saw the boys live on the ERRA (also Silent Planet, so GOATed tour line-up) tour recently and Marcus is incredible live (as is the rest of the band, ofc) - Immolation is wild live. These guys have been killing it for years. Recently re-listened to Stillworld before seeing them live and it still goes so hard. Hope this album can push them into the upper echelons of heavy music fame, they deserve it.
Rachelle I'd like to send you all the strength you need to get through the things you have to go through atm. I discovered my love for Invent Animate because of your persistence and the joy visible on your beautiful face while listening to them and it helped and still helps me through tough times. I don't know how to thank you but I hope you'll soon be on the sunny side of life again.
From Germany with love,
Tobi.
Good Album reaction Rachelle I just got into Invent animate this year and man they blew me away the whole album is a masterpiece from front to back my favorite is without a whisper it had that thornhill vibe to it all and all Keep up the good work with your content.
it's so heavy and at the same brings the space for some gentle moments of emotions, what an Album, what a Band. can't wait until the Album sits on my shelf, love IA forever.
That breakdown on Void Surfacing sent me to the moon. Probably the best album I've heard in a few years, thanks for showing bands like this to people like me 😁
I’ve been following them for 6 years now and I love to see how much they have progressed and continuously get better ever release.
As much as I wanted Sleep Token to have this title, this video proves that there's even more amazing bands out there.
I love your enthusiasm
IA has been one of my staples since 2014 n it’s dope to see how far they’ve come
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I've been a die hard IA fan for a few years now, Greyview was just a masterpiece, and this album... masterpiece doesn't even cut it. Every song has brought me to tears, and Emberglow brings me to tears every playthrough, and I've played this album like 25 times through already. Just absolutely mind-boggling, incredible songwriting.
I really like how relatable Rachelle's emotions are, and how sincere. All of her videos are just so relaxed to watch and I can listen to great music at the same time. Thank you for your content Rachelle!
oh this is so sweet! thank you so much 💙
@@RachelleReacts very welcome! Thank you too 😄
Purity Weeps is my favorite off this album too!!! I’ve been cycling this album with TMBTE and the latest Currents album
You're not alone in laughing uncontrollably throughout these songs, I'm doing it too 😭
I'm glad I'm not the only one that immediately picked up on the different mix in Shade Astray. Song hit absolutely different!!
This is just beautiful, hard hitting music and lyrics. Invent Animate are something special in modern Metalcore. Wih this album, they solidified that in a HUGE way. Absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing your passion Rachelle! God Bless from Sweden!
Lmao that change in mixing actually went unnoticed by me on the first listen, I can say I was still recovering from the first song while listening to Shade Astray 😂😂
Did you get to see them in Stockholm?
@@ben_angel yep, he has a full set recorded on his channel! Do yourself a favor and go check it out 😉
Loved seeing how giddy you were just to listen. I get like that for specific bands now too just for singles. I'm actually new to Invent animate kind of heard a song from them for the first time this year. Excited to see what this is gonna be like!
I love your addoration for the actual music. You react to feeling for your soul. Not reacts. Finally a reactor that hasn't ruined what I loved about origional reaction videos. Thank you Rachelle
And to be fair... I like this album, I don't love it but you do and that is everything with music
thank you so much for appreciating what I do! 💙
The breakdown on False Meridian crushes everything. Love it. Favorite track of the year is Immolation of Night.
I’ve been listening to this album non stop, incredible from start to finish
"Backed by science" fucking love that!!! Watching this right now and this 1st song is nothing but a banger banger banger!!!!
Thank you Rachelle for introducing me to Invent, Animate sometime last year. This album so far is simply perfect!!!
Saw them live last year and will see them again this year...
so happy to see this band evolving further and smashing everyone's expectations, it's unreal just how good they are and how they keep improving with every single thing they do. Marcus especially, his vocals are sounding stronger than ever here and I'm living for it. I really hope this is the album that finally makes them really blow up like they've deserved to for so long. this is a clear winner for the AOTY spot so far, and an absolute 10/10.
also, I reacted the exact same way when I heard that new mix on Shade Astray LMAO
this is probably the case for most of us here but, THANK YOU for being one of the reasons I found this band. you're a real one, homie
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This year we are EATING
just based on my music taste personally, we have Invent Animate, Bury Tomorrow, AND CURRENTS dropping a new album this year! It's insane!
All three of these bands are insane at the moment and dropping some seriously beautiful stuff.
Currents has been really flexing their skill, bury tomorrow showing why they deserve to be in the game, and most of all, Invent Animate really PUSHING the meaning of art and beauty beyond it's limit.
This album caught me off guard, in the best way possible.
Currents is one of my all time favorite bands, but even I have to admit it'll be hard to take that album of the year from Invent Animate this time.
I'm lucky to be alive to experience this music.
come back to this reaction lots, best metalcore album i've ever heard, i can easily confirm this after 100 listens
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Thank you for supporting these guys for so long! What a monumental time to be alive and get to experience such phenomenally emotional art.
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Reverie is going to go so hard if they play it live. Perfect interlude for a set, huge crowd interaction potential. This whole album is 10/10 front-to-back, nothing to skip, nothing needs to grow on me.
These guys and a band called The Wise Mans Fear are by far some of the best music this year for me TWMF newest album released last month then these guys this month I’m in heaven it’s a time to be alive
TWMF is amazing
Ugh, first song in, and I'm in love.
I found about the release of this album yesterday because of an reaction. I bought the album yesterday before going to bed and I have been losing myself into it the whole day today. It is just a perfect record from start to finish. I haven’t learned to connect the song titles to my favorite parts of the album yet, because I just listen to it on repeat, but the biggest stand out song is Immolation of Night.
Perfect album. I expected nothing less, blew me away still.
Welp, we knew this was coming. I'm waiting patiently....🔥🤘
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"Album of the year"? I'll allow myself to disagree with this partially misleading title... Because it's an album of the fucking decade!!!
It's absolutely flawless musical experience. And on top of that, as someone who lost so many close peoole, the main theme "loss" hits home 😢😢
THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMMENT I WAS LIKE 👀
@@RachelleReacts nah, you've gathered such a cozy community here! I genuinely feel like I could have a lovely conversation almost with anyone who is in the comments praising our boys ❤😅
That's a huuuuuge claim when the absolute behemoth that is Masstaden Under Vatten also came out in this decade. Can't fully agree but i'll allow it haha ;)
@@sirdo946 dude, that's such an absurd statement to drop, yeah we see you're special and nothing like other people but masstaden under vatten being "album of decade" is just stupid sentence to ever exist, that's too niche sound and with all respect to them and their music it can't compete with most of albums you could find through release gap of decade
@@fiend265x bruh wtf made you so mad lol, it's *my* album of the decade so far and my comment was very clearly cheeky and joking (i mean, muv actually is my album of the decade and will be very hard to beat, but it's such a masterpiece that i don't mean this detracting from other albums).
Also, yes it's very niche but that doesn't mean it's not compositionally better than many, many, many other albums that have been praised a lot (some even way more than they deserved).
My album of the decade for 2010-19 was Altered State, is that too niche for you? Or am i allowed to prefer one of the most well-written, emotional, chill-inducing pieces of music ever created over others that maybe were more influential?
It is so amazing to watch someone who loves this band as much as I.... react to this album. It brought me to tears on my first listen through and has been on repeat since then.
thank you so much!! IA forever 💙
Fookin legends. 🤘. Banged this album in the car, start to finish. One of the best metal albums I’ve ever heard. Top notch yo.
I don't understand how Emberglow is not a closer, what an ending
Strong agree. Definitely would have thought and felt that it was the closer if I hadn’t already known Elysium is.
Absolutely should’ve been the closer. I’m gonna consider it as such lol. And Elysium a kind of epilogue.
@@geraltoftexas7631 honestly that works as a mental comparison super well
@@Tico1818 so well, like come on Glow sounds like such an epic and positive way to end the album. Elysium just sounds like it’s own thing. A definitive post-story for the album. Where you finally “pass on” beautiful take on it for me personally
dlya menya purity weeps favoritka
This album was an ABSOLUTE 10/10 for me. The way I listen to music I listen to the few songs off albums I like on repeat, but this album has zero skips for me. The only other albums I can think of that did this were Slipknot’s Iowa, The Maine’s Lovely Little Lonely, and Meshuggah’s ObZen.
I love the track order, my favorite tracks are the singles, Without A Whisper, and False Meridian. I love that they put Reverie right before Immolation, the absolute contrast between those two tracks is incredible.
This is, from my observations, a concept album about grief. Sometimes it’s crushing and all you want to do is scream and cry, other times it’s the soft spoken wonder of how much longer your sadness will crush you with its weight.
Invent Animate, lovely album, I am obsessed. Y’all are officially my favorite band, if not, definitely in the top 3. Can’t wait to see what y’all do in the future!
Without a Whisper is my number 1 from this album 👌 followed by False Meridian
legit only found out about this band when your reaction to the sun sleeps came up in my recommended, really glad i clicked that video
Thanks Rachelle!
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What an absolute masterwork! Thanks so much for introducing me to this incredible band.
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watching your reaction 9 days after-now i understand your connection to it. still giving me chills and taking off my mental mode in the best way. the way it ends by currents was the only album i remember feeling like this
Rachelle, what I absolutely love and adore about you and your reaction vids is the absolute authenticity that comes through my screen. That connection on an emotional and spiritual level is a wonderful thing to experience, and I'm thankful to experience it with you and the community you've built.
this means everything to me. I'm very grateful to be able to share something I love so much with all of you. thank you for giving me the time & for leaving such a sweet comment.
@RachelleReacts, just keep doing what you do!
I let this vid marinate a bit :)
Honestly I thought your fav song must be Void Surfacing - such a dope track
I think it would be my fav if it had a music video, but looks like my fav is eventually Immolation of Night
This is already a top 10 Metalcore album for me. They took everything that was amazing from Greyview and their previous work and perfected it. Marcus hasn't ever sounded this amazing before. I don't see anything coming out this year coming close to dethroning Heavener for AOTY and I say that as a gigantic Currents stan.
The new currents singles sound really muddy and compressed the production quality isn’t my favorite but their first album the placebo feel the safest is one of my favorate albums ever
After listening to the album a few times already, without a whisper was originally my favorite track but purity weeps is the best track from the record in my opinion. Absolute masterpiece all around. I love for this bands music lol
Heavener is the most powerful and inspiring album I've ever heard, these guys are amazing and Markus took this band to a whole new realm, I love how powerful his vocals can be and then give us a soft almost Billie Eilish quality, it's truly the next level in the genre
I am beating myself up for sleeping on this band lmao Without A Whisper is HUGE for me but there are literally too many good chorus’s. I didn’t realize how much I wanted beautiful breakdowns. 😂 definitely my favorite album release so far this year.
Me too I don't why I've sleeping on invent animate I've should have to check out sooner but I enjoy them.
Agreed, AOTY for me as well. I typically have the mindset of “the heavier the better”, so I was not expecting to feel the amount of emotions I did listening to it. Emberglow chorus hit me like a ton of bricks. Great review , keep up the great work
I am so glad i got this channel recommended. She is really feeling ecery song. I thought i was the only one that smiled and laughed like that when listening to a banger. I am stoked for more videos
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Totally feel you on your take about releasing closers as singles. I wish that they, did Reverie and Elysium in the same key, so Elysium could follow Reverie, and then Emberglow be the closer. Emberglow and False Meridian are my favorite non-singles.
Wonderful reaction by the way 😌
Kings of emotional metalcore. "False Meridian" and "Void Surfacing" are my favorites outside the singles for sure. Those hit hard.
Lowkey think emberglow should have been the closer but Jesus this album is on another level. That outro for false meridian is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard
Your reaction to _False Meridian_ made my week! Thank-you 🥰
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I FUCKING LOVE this album. Been jamming to it at work for the last couple days. Thanks much for showing it to me Rachelle!
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Ah, so Shade Astray really has a new mix, I was worried my hears didn't function properly! Anyway, album of the year BY FAR. This sounds like a more "haunted" and atmosferic Greyview. Also, love how they experiment with song structures! It's a 9/10 AT THE VERY LEAST
Huh really, as a Greyview megafan i feel like Heavener is more on the emotional side. Like Greyview feels more like you're coldly closing yourself in your loss/grief/... while Heavener is more "i have people close to me who i can share problems with and who can help me".
And of course i'm more of a Greyview type tbh lol, but 99% sure that Heavener will solidify as my 2nd fav Invent album
I know this is old but i felt like I had to mention that the riff on Void Surfacing has been my favorite since the first time i listened to that track.
Literally a masterpiece
Feel like this boys didn’t come to take part in metal core they fucking came to take over with this album!
The end instrumental part from Void Surfacing blows my mind 😱
Lol I've been looking forward to this reaction since the announcement of Heavener 😁
Holy crap. When I heard "Without a Whisper", I thought, "Okay, how much better can it possibly get?". And then I heard "Purity Weeps"...
Between this, Periphery V and Sleep Token's upcoming album, it's shaping up to be a very good year for music, indeed.
I don’t think anything will be coming close to beating this for album of the year. Invent Animate has just been on another level lately, and Marcus especially blew me away.
Can’t wait to see them on the first show of the Currents tour!
Currents coming w my AOTY and seeing both of them in May! Here in MA
@@forevermarked5826 That’s definitely going to be one of the few albums that has a chance. I love me some Currents.
I’ll be at that show at the Palladium as well! So stoked.
This will probably end up being my AOTY as well. I've been listening to these guys since around the time they started dropping singles for Stillworld and this is easily their best work. I haven't had an album listening experience like this since Architects dropped AOGHAU
This is the first Invent Animate album I can truly get into. Their instruments have always been good, but I feel like they finally figured out EQ for the vocals with this album (although it doesn't hold a candle to Periphery's new album imo)