Brittney Slayes - both a name and a statement of fact!

The mv that got me hooked was Tonight we ride. The singer will blow that hat off your head. One of the bands that I will travel to see one the world gets it's groove back.

You should check their version of northwest passage. And abyss from their newest album

Great reaction mate, you are only touching the surface, her voice goes way higher, a great underrated band! The singer Brittney is very accessible she has done live stream chats with other reactors etc, really down to earth people. Keep up the good work, try "Abyss" maybe, or "Tonight we ride"

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Paul! I'll check these out. 😀

Great reaction. Listen to some of their songs like Soulbound, Shadow Guide, Apex, Faster than Light, Wind that Shapes the Land.

@kebobs3727

3 жыл бұрын

Soulbound is definitely my #1 on the new album so I agree on that recommendation. Can't forget about older songs like Test Your Metal or all the way back with Black Goat or Daughters of Winterstone where they were REAL heavy

Yeah I was surprised these guys fly so far under our own radar here in Canada. Other good ones are Cleanse the Bloodline, Legacy, Abyss and Apex

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Very surprising indeed! Thanks for the tips. 🙂

For a laugh, here is Brittney singing karaoke in a pub in Edinburgh, after a show and possibly after a few pints. Still better than most singers at their best! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGxkprSqn6rffNo.html

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's awesome! Cheers Boris 😀🤘

@glennolson6505

3 жыл бұрын

Also fun: her showing off some operatic skill kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqyWkqmPabOtnJc.html

After you watch this on a loop haha, they have a deep catalogue of great songs. Soulbound off the new album, Tonight We Ride from past albums - throw a dart at a song list and you'll hit a good one.

Tonight we ride, Apex, Abyss, Northwest passage, faster than light, soul bound! Uta is the freaking best.

The double solo sounds so amazing! Wow!

Time Stands Still is a good one as is Test your metal. Enjoy.

welcome to the world of UtA.... its a hell of a ride!!!! look forward to more UtA reaction.. you basically had the same reaction i had when i found them just over a year ago.. great job.. tc n be safe from Sechelt Bc ;)

Hi Thomas! Always a pleasure to watch your reactions and this one is no different. I’m so thrilled you got to see and enjoy UTA! Again your happiness and smile are infectious and you made my day! See you on the next reaction! Cheers 🥂

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoy them. Until next time. 😃🤘

Better late than never😊 Now get ready for the awesomeness that is UtA. You’re in for a ride!

hey, i used to live in BC! now in ontario though. if you wanna hear brittney go stupid high, check out tonight we ride. very glad you liked the song, youre right, its an absolute banger.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Hey fellow Canuck! 🙂 thanks, I'll check that out. 🤘

If you want more Canadian metal, check the band "Spiritbox"... they're awesome as well...

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! AWAKENING To look up into the night's sky, to see the stars they are changed To know a thousand years or more have passed, and I am the same This mountain hollow that keeps me in a suffocating embrace A prison and a safe haven, it's always been this way Lo, a new master calls me to awakening, I know this one brings the end Far out beyond the darkness I've been living in it's true, a whole new world awaits Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night Once again revitalized, to roam; to never die My path begins with the new dawn; a voice is calling my name It always starts as whispering then manifests to a scream I'm drawn to the creature that wakes me, bound to them by the curse My soul exists only to serve, a covenant of birth Fear not the task ahead there's no escaping it, there's no good nor evil here Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night Once again revitalized, to roam; to never die Come to me, awakening Follow my voice, come to me Fear not the task ahead there's no escaping it, there's no good nor evil here Stellar constellations rise, lighting my way in the night Once again revitalized, to roam; to never Lighting my way in the night To roam; to never die

Check out Spiritbox also from B.C. , i would start with the song ''Rule Of Nines'' Thanks !

For some reason I thought you must have reacted to UTA before, otherwise I'd have suggested them myself. Knew you love these guys, their Apex album is an absolute masterpiece 🤘

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I feel like I'm late to the party! Gotta hear more soon, they're awesome. 😃

Great video! I love UTA and am glad you finally found them. You should check out Tonight We Ride by them. Brittney's scream in that one can shatter glass 😁 One thing I will say though is I think my eyes must be going, old age and all that, because I could swear the guitar players only have 3 strings on their guitars 👀

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ron! Yes a few others mentioned that one so I think I'll check it out next time. As for the strings, I'm not sure but they're playing so fast it probably causing an optical illusion 🙂

Awesome, I'm raised here in Vancouver and known about this band since the start., They rock!, You should check out Spiritbox-Holy Roller they are also from Victoria/Vancouver. Cheers \m/

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbour! I'll check them out. Thanks 😃

@goofball1549

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Vancouver boy here as well, but I just found out about them 2yrs or so ago. Saw them live back when concerts were a thing and was blown away at how good they sound. Others have recommended some of the newer stuff, but if you want to hear Brittneys vocal range at its fullest, go with "Test your metal" or "Tonight we ride"

@horrorshow3000

3 жыл бұрын

@@goofball1549 Oh yeah I know all their stuff...unless you were telling the streamer here?, I would actually recommend the karaoke video of Brittney, Raw vocals and she was drunk while doing it.

@goofball1549

3 жыл бұрын

@@horrorshow3000 oh ya sorry replied to wrong person. Oh you mean the queen of the Reich karaoke thing? Ya that's awesome too!

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

@@goofball1549 hey Dillon! Thanks for the suggestions dude. 😃

UTA, the only Power Metal band I like, and I like them a lot!

Yep. Soul bound, Wind that Shapes the Land, Cleanse the Bloodlines - and many more...

Put it on repeat and invite Curtis, LOL. BTW Brittney has the sweetest personality, she is awesome.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he'd dig this. 🙂

a very funny video is faster then light

!!! I saw them at the Rickshaw, they have a lot of great groups that play there. They were AWESOME live.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing! Hope they do some local gigs again as soon as it's possible again. 🙂

@dubsfehr9574

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomFoolery1 agreed. I was set to see a couple of groups there in 2020 and then....covid hit.

🤘Hell yeah 🤘 Awesome!! Local you say? Personally I've never heard of them, but they sure sound like a worldclass band if you ask me... Great new band for me to explore, thanks for that! Keep it up Thomas 🎼🎶🔊🤘

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Roland! Makes me very happy when my video can help introduce bands to others. :)

Welcome to the UTA fan club!!! Great reaction! DEFINITELY check out Tonight We Ride ( SUPER powerful and heavier ). Also, their newest album, “Abyss” is EPIC all around!

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah! I'll Definitely check that out. 😁

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME!!

So you live in Canada? That's awesome This band is incredible, I discovered through reactions as well, and they are top notch power metal with a bit of death metal and other stuff mixed in. Still have to dive in some more of their songs other than the ones with music videos

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for about 5 years. 🙂 Yeah, I'm so impressed already. Definitely gonna do more. 🙂

Funny you should mention Bruce Dickinson, b/c she mentions him, Geoff Tate of Queensryche, and...(?) maybe Rob Halford of Judas Priest (?) as influences. Off the latest album they've done videos for "Abyss," "Soulbound," "Faster Than Light," "Legacy" Not sure why so many prefer "Abyss," but that does seem to be the fandom-wide fave of these. I prefer "Soulbound." "Legacy" offers the greatest contrast from "Awakening." Their older albums have a bit more death metal growls in the mix (videos: "Tonight We Ride," "General of the Dark Army") UtA & Nightwish are my to favorite discoveries-during-lockdown, and UtA is also one of two bands (with LOVEBITES) that I consider not-well-known-enough considering their excellence. Brittney is not just likable & approachable, she seems to be one of those musicians who views the entire music scene from musicians & techs to reviews & audiences as a big colony of symbiotic organisms: every creation benefits the whole; other bands are inspiration & audience rather than competition; anything you do for anyone in the community benefits the whole. Great person. You saw the Karaoke video? For more Britt fun, watch her in "Power Metal Opera Battles #4." kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqyWkqmPabOtnJc.html Or see her freak out a reviewer by introducing him to Fleshgod Apocalypse. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH1mq66LY5uueKw.html

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Ah that's awesome! Thanks very much for sharing the info and suggestions. I'm looking forward to exploring their stuff. 🙂🤘

At Last. I fall in love couple months ago since I hear this song. Britney is fantasting, guys are amazing (Scott with burning feet). I got Apex for christam, I can't finde one bad or so so song. I finde out that Northweast Passage is cover of a folk song. This is sort of ballad slower song. You can finde IT acustic and original what a difirenc. Ofc🤘 Test Your Metal 🤘and Tonight we Ride. It was grate headbanging with you as always.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! Glad to hear they have many more tracks to discover. Cheers! 🤘🤘

Great reaction mate. Brittney has also done reactions to reactors (kind of funny - she's impatient, like "come on mate, say something, react") but she really nice and I've seen her doing live stream with other reactors. UTA released a new album last year Abyss - with a touch more synthesizer - they progress, they do not simply repeat what has worked earlier. from this last album, I suggest you react to: Abyss Faster than Light Legacy Soulbound From Apex: Cleanse the Bloodlines Northwest Passage Anyway, there is much more to come after... E.g.: TEST YOUR METAL

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah someone else mentioned that. So awesome. 😀

Anciients is another great band from the Vancouver area. They sound a bit like Mastodon-meets-death metal era Opeth.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! I'll check them out. Thanks 🙂

excellent reaction, next do "Tonight We Ride", they unleash Brittany, dare I say she "Slayes " it

Vancouver island here buddy. New subscriber. Great reaction. This band is awesome . maybe you can react to Katahdin- Separation. A bit heavier then this. Really good . Keep rocking 🤘🤘

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Randy! Much appreciated. I'll save them. :)

Great reaction! I'd absolutely love to see you to react to another one theirs - Abyss. It's really otherworldly and powerful, with a great video.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll check it out. 🙂

Always get a DragonForce feel (which is a good thing) but with a harder & grittier edge to it. Love that power metal feel to their music. Great reaction, Thomas👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good point! I can definitely hear what you mean and it makes me like them more. 🙂

@bazkeen

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomFoolery1 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@mn6334

3 жыл бұрын

They were touring with Dragonforce just before the pandemic hit North America.

You have to review Cleanse The Bloodlines by Unleash The Archers. One of their best songs!

Someone else probably already mentioned them but Spiritbox should be next up on your BC metal list.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have one of their tracks saved. :)

Great reaction love this band. If u want to check out another understated band react to lords of the trident- light this city and also if you want another comedic metal band check out steel panther-death to all but metal

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks a lot. 🙂

You always notice a lot of things on first hearing. You´re a musician, right? BTW, Curtis would love this one, too. :)

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

haha yes, thank you! Oh yes, Curtis would definitely love it. :D

Megadeth? It sounds like Racer X with paul Gilbert, to me :) Have you heard Racer X? Listen to them too. The drummer play's in Judas Priest today, Scott Travis

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Just heard one song from them and I can see what you mean. :)

You mentioned her reminding you of Bruce Dickenson; add in Ian Gillan, Geoff Tate, and Ronnie James Dio.....have you listened to Jinjer, Arch Enemy, Amarathe, Within Temptation, Kamelot Epica, and of course, Nightwish?

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, reacted to most of those if you're interested. 🙂

@roy19491

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomFoolery1 I'll look for them.....

Brilliant reaction! Another Canadian metal band (from Vancouver!): Anciients. Not sure if there are any high quality live video's from them (except this 360-video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5WayZOPha3go7Q.html), but just listen to their albums (Heart of Oak from 2013 and Voice of the Void from 2016), they're very good, and very underrated. I saw them in The Netherlands twice, in venues that seemed way too small for them, but they are awesome live.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I'll check em out. Cheers. 😃

I'm shocked you didn't know of them, but oh well- better now than never! They have a lot of great stuff...you'll be digging deep for quite a while.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Haha cheers Jeff 🙂🤘

Love the reaction!!! check out (ten thousand against one ) Awesome song !!!!

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙂

Great reaction! They are great! Do you know Kobra and the Lotus? They are from Calgary. They are great too! You should react to "velvet roses" Kobra has a bit different voice.

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No I haven't but I'll check them out. Cheers

@alyssacrnkovic2691

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomFoolery1 Kobra from Kobra and the Lotus got married to Tommy Karevik this summer (you just saw him in the Ayreon song "Everybody Dies" and he's in "The Day that the World Breaks Down", as well as fronting Kamelot and Seventh Wonder) and they're currently living in BC together

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

@@alyssacrnkovic2691 no way! That's so cool, I'll have to keep a look out for them haha.

If you are looking for another great Canadian metal band check out Spirit Box Every song is good but id start with Belcarra or Holy roller

Yass, Unleash the Archers! I really like their two latest album, Apex and Abyss. Speaking of Canadian bands, I recently discovered Red Handed Denial with Lauren Babic on vocals. You should give them a listen! For starters (yes, again) Awakening: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2F5yaWhhJW4irg.html

nice! have you done babymetal road of existence? can't find it on your channel

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

I did! Sadly got blocked a few days ago. 😔

no metal scene in vancouver? i hope you've found the rickshaw.

@ThomFoolery1

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes I've been to a few more metal gigs here since. Still a relatively small scene compared to others cities I've lived in.

@Enochulator

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomFoolery1 yeah... vancouver cultural scene in general is a little on the light side...

Please react to "Cleanse the Bloodlines" by Unleash the Archers and then listen you can listen to their APEX album (The other songs are all lyric videos).

@ThomFoolery1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

0:31 you’re missing out mate !!