Hello Eddy Bass [ @eddybassreacts ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band!, as your 1st reaction! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘

@eddybassreacts

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, for the warm welcome, glad i checked out this incredible band, had an amazing experience it was Epic, I’ll definitely check out these suggestions accordingly too. Thanks again.

Nice reaction Eddie. Floor is not just a Metal Goddess, she's so versatile she is THE Goddess. Take a look at some of her solo stuff, you'll be amazed.

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Cant wait, looking forward to her other performances

Ohhhh it’s been a while since I last saw this, totally how powerful this performance is! Damn!

You forgot Tuomas on the synthesizer. He’s the composer of all Nightwish music. He writes everything for all the instruments, and without the synthesizer it won’t be the same. He’s the basis of everything.

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Awesome! Never knew this..

The drummer is often central in Nightwish' music. More prominent than in most bands. I understand that all metal music would be dead without the drums but Nightwish elevates it.

@eddybassreacts

16 күн бұрын

Wow

I love Nightwish. Amazing band 💯👍🏽

Hi Eddy, thanks for your reaction! Nightwish is magical and our Floor (Fleur, flower in Dutch) is the best female singer of this time. She can do it all. From opera to metal growls, from angelic to demonic...she's the general you want to lead your troops to battle. 😆 Much love from Holland

@eddybassreacts

26 күн бұрын

She's a goddess..

Singers sing what they can, Floor Jansen sings what she wants ❤once she sang the phonebook in a Dutch radioshow ❤and It sound like a real song ❤her voice just touch your soul and grab your heart ❤she is one of a kind ❤our Valkyrie queen ❤

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

She’s incredible 💯👍🏽

Welcome! And yeah, you are right. This is one of the most epic live performaces EVER. Greetings from Finland! ⛄👍

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Thank you and Greetings!

Welcome to NIGHTWISH ‘s world 🤘🤘🤘🥰🥰 thank you for your reaction !

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Thank you too! Glad to be here. 💯👍🏽

@markschattefor6997

24 күн бұрын

@@eddybassreacts Floor sings "Fire" live; kzread.info?search_query=floor+jansen+fire+live This is from her soloalbum "Paragon".

Tuomas (on keyboards) is the composer and writer of the lyrics of most Nightwish songs. He is called the Metal Mozart for a good reason. Jukka on drums is phenomenal; unfortunately he has to stop drumming in 2015 because of immense health problems. He is still with the band but now in management. Now his good friend Kai is the drummer of Nightwish; he also is a really great drummer but with a totally different style. Emppu on guitar is one of the founding members of Nightwish; he also is phenomenal but always plays what the song needs instead of showing off. And he loves to make jokes on stage; he is the soul of the band. He and Floor love to play tricks on each other. Marko Hietala, the phantastic bass player and second singer, is a legend in his home country Finland. His voice is intriguing and singing in harmony with Floor is gorgeous (sometimes he takes over the lead singing, e.g. in The Islander and Kiss while your lips are still red, also the tribute to Pink Floyds High Hopes is fantastic). Another member you cannot see in this performance is Troy Donockley from England; he is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist who for example plays the Uillean Pipes (Irish pipes) and several flutes, but also many more instruments. And he is the third singer of the band. And then there is Floor Jansen, the third and present singer of Nightwish and the most versatile of them. She can sing all from opera to death metal growls and all in perfection. In one song she sings like an angel, in the next song she sings like a demon, often she changes several times within one song. Her voice is like no other I have ever heard: She directly touches your soul, gives you strength, hope, joy, comfort and a warm embrace. And the next moment she throws you down to the ground with a real thunderstorm of a voice. She is my absolutely favourite singer and Nightwish my favourite band.

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Awesome.. Thank you soo much for this

Thank you for this reaction. Nightwish with Floor is the best you can have ❤

@eddybassreacts

27 күн бұрын

Awesome experience!

Always great to see people coming to the most exciting band ever. Enjoy the ride!

My favourite Nightwish song! You will love their music - it’s very unique.

As a bassist, I trust you also noticed the work of the great Marko Hietala 🙂A metal legend in his own right in his home country of Finland, after decades as the singing bassist of the band Tarot. His distinctive style comes from mainly two things: being classically trained on guitar, and being a huge fan of Geezer Butler, the bassist of Black Sabbath. (You can easily hear Geezer's influence on Marko's bass sound, even if Marko uses a pick while Geezer plays exclusively fingerstyle.) Geezer Butler is definitely a player you should check out if you're interested in metal. He is, without a doubt, the most influential bassist in metal history, and I think he might be the one person in the world who has inspired the most aspiring musicians to pick up the bass. He plays on 14 of Black Sabbath's 19 albums - 15, if you count the one they relased in 2009 under the name Heaven And Hell (long story). Other quintessential metal acts to check out are definitely the mega legendary Iron Maiden (whose leader happens to be their incredible bassist Steve Harris), Judas Priest, Motörhead, Dio and Metallica. That's from the classic era. If you go even further back in time, you'll find, in addition to Black Sabbath, the likes of Deep Purple (next level songwriting and musicianship), Thin Lizzy and my personal favorites Uriah Heep, who have a poetic, fantasy sort of vibe to their sound and through their long career may have gone through more incredible bassists than any other band. I would also recommend checking out the progressive side of metal: Queensrÿche, the technical super geniuses Dream Theater and of course the mega legendary Rush. Modern day metal? Of course! Besides Nightwish, some of the most prominent bands today include Sabaton, Arch Enemy and Jinjer. I think you might also be interested in Africa's pride and joy on the metal scene, Myrath from Tunisia. Their sound is a combination of technical, progressive, melodic metal and elements from Arabian folk music. Excellent musicians, excellent singer - their popularity in Europe especially just keeps growing and growing. There is lots, lots more to discover in the incredible, and incredibly varied world of metal, but this should keep you busy for a while 🙂

@eddybassreacts

27 күн бұрын

Lovely!!! Thank you soo much for this

@erikthompson619

26 күн бұрын

@@eddybassreacts Any time, mate! Look forward to your future videos 🙂

@ecbftl

26 күн бұрын

There are some recent 2020 videos on YT of Marko playing Black Sabbath songs with his brother on lead and his son on drums. All Hietala Power Trio.

Greetings from Finland 🤘

@eddybassreacts

27 күн бұрын

Greetings Fam ❤️

Greetings from Germany 🤘🤘

@eddybassreacts

26 күн бұрын

Hello there!

Welcome to the show Eddy!

@eddybassreacts

24 күн бұрын

Thanks, glad to be here 👍🏽

🤩👍💥💯🎼 Now that you´ve seen and heard in what they are capable on stage, I kindly urge you to explore more of this magical band. The whole group is tight as heck while performing in Live, day after day, from month to another, year by year... Nice reaction män and keep on rockin´ with them! Greets from Finland. 🤘😎💙🎶

@eddybassreacts

24 күн бұрын

Thank you soo much! Greetings.

Check out Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017) kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXqpr62dot22obg.html Or Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down (01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves 2023) kzread.info/dash/bejne/d51os8yGfpTfZco.htmlsi=evxqrL7bvHOEV29X And Ayreon - Valley of the Queens (Anneke van Giersbergen, Floor Jansen, Marcela Bovio) kzread.info/dash/bejne/hpaZxLFucr3PXaw.html Or Star One - Fate of Man (Brittney Slayes, Michael Romeo) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKJrspWohrDUqdY.html And Ayreon - Fate Of Man (01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves) kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6hto5agYtrOc9I.htmlsi=ubyh0o2tgXdZH6g1 Or Ayreon - The Sixth Extinction (01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves 2023) kzread.info/dash/bejne/enV-ktyNfa-pnLQ.htmlsi=G195amAeDnYt-PrS Or Ambeon - Ashes (Simone Simons) (Electric Castle Live And Other Tales) kzread.info/dash/bejne/jICGlcONoc-ofso.html Or Guilt Machine - Twisted Coil (Damian Wilson) (Electric Castle And Other Tales) kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZd80JKkc8rTcdY.html Or Supersonic Revolution - They Took us by Storm (Official Music Video) kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4yZmMufc5ycXaw.htmlsi=qg2tcX32oUqtRp9l And Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine - Before The Morning Comes (Official Music Video) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKBkj9uBkdibgbw.htmlsi=A5Auu0rhtHgEMTSX #themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning

The bassist here, Marko Hietala, had a lot to do with the quality of the sound recording of this concert! Nightwish Army, Blue Mountains Corps, Australia. Check out Marko singing "High Hopes"! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIyIz8pxlqbFgrQ.html

@eddybassreacts

24 күн бұрын

He did an excellent job I must say, every thing was perfect.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish!! I realy loved your reaction! New sub! Greetings from the Netherlands

@eddybassreacts

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Un coucou de l'armée NIGHTWISH de France, avec un peu de retard ( beaucoup, beaucoup ) , très bonne réaction et analyse à l'écoute du plus grand groupe du monde pour ma part. Vous venez de faire connaissance du métal symphonique et de notre reine Floor, mais vous n'avez qu'effleuré le dessus de l'iceberg et vous n'êtes qu'a l'entrée du terrier de lapin. Je vous souhaite de bons floorgasmes et continuez vos réactions nous serons toujours derrière vous pour vous soutenir pour notre groupe...... Encore plus d'écoutes s'il vous plait...... Merci. Continuez sur le festival du Wacken Open Air 2013, vous êtes sur de ne pas vous tromper, les quinze chansons du set sont des classiques pour tous les fans du groupe et sont à écouter absolument. Vous venez d'écouter la 13ème chanson du set, ensuite faites le Ever Dream qui commence comme une douce ballade voix piano et sur un signe de Marko ( le bassiste ) continue d'accélérer pour finir comme un train à grande vitesse et en même temps de faire la connaissance de la voix de Marko, puis essayez une petite histoire avec Storytime, excellent rock dont le refrain reste longtemps en tête ou alors du plus lourd avec Ghost River pour entendre le mélange magnifique des voix de Floor avec Marko ou encore plus lourd avec Romanticide..... Et je pense que notre ami Gabriel Bardac devait arriver sous peu, ou être déjà passé ( Un grand MERCI à Gabriel d'avoir repris le flambeau de notre regrettée Anne ) cliquez sur son nom et allez sur communauté, vous pourrez suivre sa liste en toute confiance avec les meilleurs mixages à la bonne vitesse et avec le meilleur audio mais ce n'est pas une obligation, juste un sage conseil pour entendre une petite partie du meilleur du groupe. Continuez les filets du groupe sont tendus et il vous sera très difficile de vous en sortir, plus de NIGHTWISH s'il vous plait et bienvenu à vous...... Bonne écoute et à bientôt, et un nouvel abonné ici.......Paix sur vous mon ami ........

@eddybassreacts

27 күн бұрын

Thank you soo much ❤️

Hello Eddy, Welcome to the Nightwish Experience. Want more to see Nightwish? New from them is Perfume of the timeless. Older one to watch is Greatest Show on Earth video from Tempara

@sarisalmi7972

27 күн бұрын

Any Nightwish song is worth listening, but The Greatest Show on Earth is a song that is better to listen (and react) rather later than too soon. And both, Wembley abd Tampere are exellent, but I too prefer Tampere just a little bit over Wembley. I think Gabriel's list is perfekti to follow.

Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Gulf Coast Florida Black Company reporting for duty!

@eddybassreacts

27 күн бұрын

Awesome!

Welcome to the feel. I want to recommend that you check out Metallica songs. You will love them too

It would be awesome to share our music Eddy. My uncle is from Ghana and I love the music there.

@eddybassreacts

26 күн бұрын

That would be cool

If you want to know more about metal, check out Ludwig van Beethoven.

@eddybassreacts

24 күн бұрын

Okay, never heard of that before

@markschattefor6997

23 күн бұрын

@@eddybassreacts Listen to Rick Beato about Ludwig van Beethoven; kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2ZlrrZmYtmsh7w.html he has more about Beethoven. Tina S. doing a bit of Beethoven; kzread.info?search_query=tina+s+beethoven kzread.info/dash/bejne/ep-No9B9mpuTXco.html Enjoy your musical journey/education !!!

Hi Eddy Bass, i loved to see your reaction video of Nightwish. For me they are the best band in the world 😍 I also have another recommendation for you. If you like surprises and prog music, then try this masterpiece of our Dutch genius Arjen Anthony Lucassen with 11 awesome singers (I won't spoil who they are, but i think you will recognize some of them 😉): Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down. Here is the link to the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXqpr62dot22obg.html You will be blown away by all the talented musicians and singers! You won't be dissappointed....I PROMISE! Hope to see your reaction to this masterpiece soon and for now....Greetings, stay safe and lots of love from The Netherlands, Martin.

@eddybassreacts

25 күн бұрын

Thank you soo much ❤️.. And for your recommendations

Floor Yansen.

@mandje2002

27 күн бұрын

Jansen not Yansen🤨😡

@HannuPulkkinen49

26 күн бұрын

@@mandje2002We write Jansen and pronounce Yansen. Americans can't pronounce the letter J correctly.

@mandje2002

26 күн бұрын

@@HannuPulkkinen49and also not writing well 😅

As a bassist, how would you compare using pick or not? I (as a drum focused) would say that a pick gives a better sound than pure fingers.

@eddybassreacts

Ай бұрын

Hey!!! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment(question)... For me, a lot depends on the Genre of music being played per time. As much as I'd love to use the pick for its clarity and precision, I must be sure I'm using it for the right genre(s) 'cos using the pick may give some feel that may not be very appropriate for some genres. Summarily, I love the sound from pick too!!!

@karihaapanen7520

Ай бұрын

@@eddybassreacts Agree completely. A pick vs. bare fingers makes it like another instrument actually. Like I knew since I play drums 😀

Compouser Tuomas Holopainen metal Mozart

@eddybassreacts

23 күн бұрын

Awesome!