Hell yeah! This EP was really fun. I've been listening to Spiritbox throughout their journey (and gone back to explore their roots!) and I think they have just overall such an enjoyable sound. Like I/you/whoever could put on _literally any_ Spiritbox song and I'm going to vibe. They're very humble and sincere. Courtney obviously has such a compelling and impressive voice, but more and more I'm learning how much of their sound is _Mike's guitar._ He has such a great compositional style for my ear that when Courtney wholeass chests a breakdown, it feels as if Mike's _f i l t h y_ guitars laid the crater that she's roaring out from the bottom of. He's so fucking heavy we all get painted with that insta-stank face 😩 Oh yeah, so like, Rotoscope EP is great. It's just a side dish (especially Rotoscope itself) of a different flavor _that they still did so well!_ Eternal Blue is nothing less, a fully competent piece of the whole collection of Spiritbox's expressions. Like literally, I could probably pick any 4 songs on that album and feel comfortable introducing the album to someone with them. So in that spirit ( 🙃) I'm going to say: *"Sun Killer"* and *"Yellowjacket"* are bangers, especially Yellowjacket's vocal work (a feature w/Sam Carter of Architects, that Spiritbox bassist Josh Gilbert sounds SO GOOD on live). The chorus (sound and lyrics) of Yellowjacket get me hooked every time. _Wheeeeere was the graaaaace when I was askiinnnggg foooorr iiit?_ AHH! Sun Killer is sick to me because Courtney reminds me SO STRONGLY of Amy Lee of Evanescence in that song, and then she also Courtney's it the fuck up right when you need it. It's great. I already blab too much in your comments, so rather than sit here and accidentally tell you why I like every song on Eternal Blue, I'll just vibe the fuck out when you review it. Cheers! PS: *"Constance"* is one that, despite your inclination, probably deserves a music video supplement at the end of your review after you've peeped it in the Eternal Blue listen. The MV is valuable to the soul of that song, and was also how we were all first introduced to its meaning. It's distinctly more personal a story, that one.
Ashlena: : "Ok, lets listen to Hysteria." "I hope this goes hard." Me: *Grinning from ear to ear in anticipation about what's coming and her reaction.* 😂
I just watched all your spiritbox reactions, glad you love them! The mara effect at silverside sounds is a live session 3 part banger, it is a must watch! Hope you enjoy
god, i fucking love hysteria. it was my favourite spiritbox song by a long mile until i heard ultraviolet. btw, the little intermission at 11:51 is probably my favourite thing about this song. they tease you with a snippet of the buildup's guitar line and it's just so sneaky. probably the breakdown of 2022 for me
You can watch basically any clip of her doing that Hysteria crescendo live and she goes fuckin HARD. With the stomping, the monstrous voice, and the music, I'm always surprised the sky hasn't actually turned blood red by the time the song ended lmao
@@Trepanation21 After watching this, I went and watched like 5 different performances of Hysteria where she is beating on her chest and grabbing her head and it makes me want to cry it's so affecting.
It’s interesting to see how much Spiritbox has released in terms of “variety” with their sound. There are lots of people who tend to jump back and forth of them “changing” and are leaning too hard on one side of the spectrum. But the more you listen the more you realize, it’s true that they release what they want to release and make what they make. That’s what I love because that’s also art, art is to be able to branch out and create things that are beyond the mind. I will say, I definitely recommend listening to their “Singles Collection” which is 5 track EP from 2019. A lot of the this EP tends to go overlooked but has some of what I like to believe is their best work. Especially the tracks “Electric Cross”, “Trust Fall” and “Belcarra. It has more of a prog sound to them which is what I would like to lean more towards.
I was listening to a recent interview with Courtney and Mike and they were asked about what sounds they're interested in for their next release, and they both agreed that they're interested in leaning a bit more prog with their next stuff. Interesting! We'll see!
Without writing a novel I will say I love this EP, but I genuinely love their entire discography. When this first dropped I couldn’t stop listening to Hysteria. I can’t wait for the Eternal Blue reaction, but even more excited for you to listen to the other 2 EPs: self titled Spiritbox from 2017 and Singles Collection from 2019. I still listen to both EPs everyday. Perennial, The Beauty of Suffering, and Bleach Bath still have a chokehold on me. Courtney’s lyricism, and her vocal delivery always connect with me. I finally got to see them live last year on their headliner and open for Shinedown and Papa Roach. Both were incredible, but I can’t wait to see them again. ❤
Eternal Blue is great. The more popular songs on it would be Holy Roller, Circle with me, Hurt You, Constance, and Secret Garden. But overall every song is good.
This EP is so good and was very different from Eternal Blue, what came before and what came after with The Fear Of Fear EP. All 3 songs on here are great, but Hysteria gets the Chef's kiss. The song Rotoscope reminds me of the 90's Alt Rock/Industrial band Garbage. Lots of Shirley Manson vibes and Sew Me Up reminds a little bit of the band Korn.
Love Hysteria but Rotoscope is definitely my favorite off this EP. It IS so catchy!! As soon as I heard the first few seconds it gave me Garbage 2.0 album, and nine inch nails. Basically that whole industrial synth rock from the 90's and 2000's. ❤
_Immediately!_ Love Rotoscope. It's so fun and nostalgic and I love that they could evoke that so well while still being somehow so distinctly _them_ still. I agree it's probably my favorite from the EP, despite the whole EP being a smiler.
They play Rotoscope at every show these days and on the current 2024 tour they've been closing with Hysteria and it is the best song to end their concerts with because it sneaks up on you and rips your face off.
Once you finish Eternal Blue you should check out their early EP and singles as well, they've got some great songs pre-EB that I bet you'll like. Also, love Halsey too! If you haven't listened to her latest album "If I Can't Have Love I Want Power" that she made with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross from NIN you definitely should add that to your list! There's a whole movie / narrative that she created along with it that's great, and the backstory of how the album came to be is interesting.
I love all of their work honestly. I feel like since you're already going backwards from the latest EP you could continue all the way back to their first self-titled EP. My favourite songs from Eternal Blue are: Sun Killer, Secret Garden, Eternal Blue, Halcyon and Constance. Order suggestion: - Eternal Blue - Megan Thee Stallion feat. Spiritbox - Cobra (Rock remix) - Blessed Be (single w/ music video) - Rule of Nines (single w/ music video) - Singles Collection (2019 EP) - Spiritbox (2017 EP)
When the title track Rotoscope released, that part of the metal community that always whines everything is 'too poppy' did their thing. Then Hysteria came out and they stopped complaining! Industrial dancecore is a fun genre. Heavy, harsh, and yet with enough bounce to move to even if you arent moshing.
Rotoscope for me was very different, but in a good way. Once you listen to Eternal Blue, you will understand. It’s almost like they amplified their sound, by making it bigger with more ambience and it was still absolute bangers IMO
Hysteria is the best of the three. This EP showcases two different songs inspired by bands (first one has a very Garbage vibe, while second one is a lot more similar to Korn), and Hysteria, which is kind of the perfect blend of what they can do without intentionally trying to sound like someone else.
Wanted to link this to you, someone posted it an hour ago. It's the end of Hysteria that Spiritbox played last night. If you want to see Courtney do her thing (not the whole but it's the whole last half). ruclips.net/video/21vjxyVaIgI/видео.html
Hell yeah! This EP was really fun. I've been listening to Spiritbox throughout their journey (and gone back to explore their roots!) and I think they have just overall such an enjoyable sound. Like I/you/whoever could put on _literally any_ Spiritbox song and I'm going to vibe. They're very humble and sincere. Courtney obviously has such a compelling and impressive voice, but more and more I'm learning how much of their sound is _Mike's guitar._ He has such a great compositional style for my ear that when Courtney wholeass chests a breakdown, it feels as if Mike's _f i l t h y_ guitars laid the crater that she's roaring out from the bottom of. He's so fucking heavy we all get painted with that insta-stank face 😩 Oh yeah, so like, Rotoscope EP is great. It's just a side dish (especially Rotoscope itself) of a different flavor _that they still did so well!_ Eternal Blue is nothing less, a fully competent piece of the whole collection of Spiritbox's expressions.
Like literally, I could probably pick any 4 songs on that album and feel comfortable introducing the album to someone with them. So in that spirit ( 🙃) I'm going to say: *"Sun Killer"* and *"Yellowjacket"* are bangers, especially Yellowjacket's vocal work (a feature w/Sam Carter of Architects, that Spiritbox bassist Josh Gilbert sounds SO GOOD on live). The chorus (sound and lyrics) of Yellowjacket get me hooked every time. _Wheeeeere was the graaaaace when I was askiinnnggg foooorr iiit?_ AHH! Sun Killer is sick to me because Courtney reminds me SO STRONGLY of Amy Lee of Evanescence in that song, and then she also Courtney's it the fuck up right when you need it. It's great. I already blab too much in your comments, so rather than sit here and accidentally tell you why I like every song on Eternal Blue, I'll just vibe the fuck out when you review it. Cheers!
PS: *"Constance"* is one that, despite your inclination, probably deserves a music video supplement at the end of your review after you've peeped it in the Eternal Blue listen. The MV is valuable to the soul of that song, and was also how we were all first introduced to its meaning. It's distinctly more personal a story, that one.
That last song was fire. Never listened to this band. Thank you for the intro. TWA
Glad you liked it!
Ashlena: : "Ok, lets listen to Hysteria." "I hope this goes hard."
Me: *Grinning from ear to ear in anticipation about what's coming and her reaction.* 😂
Hahahaha
@@ashlenamusic 12:54 is the exact moment of truth! YES! 🤌 LMAO
@@Trepanation21 lol
Hysteria is definitely in my top 3 sb songs, loved the reaction ✌️
I just watched all your spiritbox reactions, glad you love them! The mara effect at silverside sounds is a live session 3 part banger, it is a must watch! Hope you enjoy
I'll check it out!
god, i fucking love hysteria. it was my favourite spiritbox song by a long mile until i heard ultraviolet. btw, the little intermission at 11:51 is probably my favourite thing about this song. they tease you with a snippet of the buildup's guitar line and it's just so sneaky. probably the breakdown of 2022 for me
So good
I can see Courtney’s face contorting when I hear the end of Hysteria.😂
You can watch basically any clip of her doing that Hysteria crescendo live and she goes fuckin HARD. With the stomping, the monstrous voice, and the music, I'm always surprised the sky hasn't actually turned blood red by the time the song ended lmao
@@Trepanation21 After watching this, I went and watched like 5 different performances of Hysteria where she is beating on her chest and grabbing her head and it makes me want to cry it's so affecting.
Rotoscope is definitely a under rated banger.
Agreed!
It’s interesting to see how much Spiritbox has released in terms of “variety” with their sound. There are lots of people who tend to jump back and forth of them “changing” and are leaning too hard on one side of the spectrum. But the more you listen the more you realize, it’s true that they release what they want to release and make what they make. That’s what I love because that’s also art, art is to be able to branch out and create things that are beyond the mind.
I will say, I definitely recommend listening to their “Singles Collection” which is 5 track EP from 2019. A lot of the this EP tends to go overlooked but has some of what I like to believe is their best work. Especially the tracks “Electric Cross”, “Trust Fall” and “Belcarra. It has more of a prog sound to them which is what I would like to lean more towards.
I was listening to a recent interview with Courtney and Mike and they were asked about what sounds they're interested in for their next release, and they both agreed that they're interested in leaning a bit more prog with their next stuff. Interesting! We'll see!
@@Trepanation21 WHAT...... my god. It will be a power that I won't be prepared for.
Eternal blue does not disappoint. The title track is probably my favorite
Can’t wait
What a great ep
Without writing a novel I will say I love this EP, but I genuinely love their entire discography. When this first dropped I couldn’t stop listening to Hysteria. I can’t wait for the Eternal Blue reaction, but even more excited for you to listen to the other 2 EPs: self titled Spiritbox from 2017 and Singles Collection from 2019. I still listen to both EPs everyday. Perennial, The Beauty of Suffering, and Bleach Bath still have a chokehold on me. Courtney’s lyricism, and her vocal delivery always connect with me. I finally got to see them live last year on their headliner and open for Shinedown and Papa Roach. Both were incredible, but I can’t wait to see them again. ❤
Ah man I would have loved to see that show.
Damn, I forgot how sick this EP is!
It’s soooooo gooooood
OMG, Hysteria live is INSANE! Courtney commands that screaming breakdown outro. Find me in the pit!
Hahaha
Eternal Blue is great. The more popular songs on it would be Holy Roller, Circle with me, Hurt You, Constance, and Secret Garden. But overall every song is good.
This EP is so good and was very different from Eternal Blue, what came before and what came after with The Fear Of Fear EP. All 3 songs on here are great, but Hysteria gets the Chef's kiss. The song Rotoscope reminds me of the 90's Alt Rock/Industrial band Garbage. Lots of Shirley Manson vibes and Sew Me Up reminds a little bit of the band Korn.
It’s so good
Love Hysteria but Rotoscope is definitely my favorite off this EP. It IS so catchy!! As soon as I heard the first few seconds it gave me Garbage 2.0 album, and nine inch nails. Basically that whole industrial synth rock from the 90's and 2000's. ❤
_Immediately!_ Love Rotoscope. It's so fun and nostalgic and I love that they could evoke that so well while still being somehow so distinctly _them_ still. I agree it's probably my favorite from the EP, despite the whole EP being a smiler.
I think that’s why I love it so much. The 90s 2000’s are the best
They play Rotoscope at every show these days and on the current 2024 tour they've been closing with Hysteria and it is the best song to end their concerts with because it sneaks up on you and rips your face off.
lol I love that
Going backwards! I keep forgetting how good Hysteria is
Once you finish Eternal Blue you should check out their early EP and singles as well, they've got some great songs pre-EB that I bet you'll like. Also, love Halsey too! If you haven't listened to her latest album "If I Can't Have Love I Want Power" that she made with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross from NIN you definitely should add that to your list! There's a whole movie / narrative that she created along with it that's great, and the backstory of how the album came to be is interesting.
Spiritbox are even more amazing live 🥰🥰
Saw them last year with Loathe and Brand Of Sacrifice and holy fuck were all three bands 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Amazing!!!!!
i was there too! which show were you at?
I love all of their work honestly. I feel like since you're already going backwards from the latest EP you could continue all the way back to their first self-titled EP. My favourite songs from Eternal Blue are: Sun Killer, Secret Garden, Eternal Blue, Halcyon and Constance.
Order suggestion:
- Eternal Blue
- Megan Thee Stallion feat. Spiritbox - Cobra (Rock remix)
- Blessed Be (single w/ music video)
- Rule of Nines (single w/ music video)
- Singles Collection (2019 EP)
- Spiritbox (2017 EP)
When the title track Rotoscope released, that part of the metal community that always whines everything is 'too poppy' did their thing. Then Hysteria came out and they stopped complaining!
Industrial dancecore is a fun genre. Heavy, harsh, and yet with enough bounce to move to even if you arent moshing.
You know we are waiting for The Family Jewels 😄💕
I know I know
@@ashlenamusic ahah sorry
I hope you check out Knocked Loose someday. Their EP A Tear In The Fabric Of Life is my favorite heavy music project of all time.
For the algorithm
🥰
Ill wait for that eternal blue review! Im obsessed with them too since i discovered them. my favorite from it is Secret Garden!
Can’t wait!
Rotoscope for me was very different, but in a good way. Once you listen to Eternal Blue, you will understand. It’s almost like they amplified their sound, by making it bigger with more ambience and it was still absolute bangers IMO
Eternal blue is on my channel :)
Eternal Blue will be up in the first week of February she says
Next week!!!!
Hysteria is the best of the three. This EP showcases two different songs inspired by bands (first one has a very Garbage vibe, while second one is a lot more similar to Korn), and Hysteria, which is kind of the perfect blend of what they can do without intentionally trying to sound like someone else.
Ahhh I like this. Agreed!!
4:37
Bro0o0o0o
hahahhaa
Now it’s time for Sun Killer sing me to sleep……
Circle With Me vocal one take is where it's at.
Wanted to link this to you, someone posted it an hour ago. It's the end of Hysteria that Spiritbox played last night. If you want to see Courtney do her thing (not the whole but it's the whole last half). ruclips.net/video/21vjxyVaIgI/видео.html
Thank you!!!
@@ashlenamusic I can't stop watching it. It's the most beautiful angry thing I've ever seen.
Will you react to P!nk "TRUSTFALL" sometimes?❤️☀️
I’ve already heard it!
Aurora belting out a little.
ruclips.net/video/_w_DXWWVbTU/видео.html
A theme song for the netflix series One Piece
First song sounds like something Garbage could have made. You can hear it.
Hahaha truth!
Didn't really care for it.
That’s ok!