Hello Bemusing Bill [ @BemusingBill ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! 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 🤘

@timpwhit

7 ай бұрын

Hi Gabriel, I know it's been a while but it's good to see you're still "spreading the word" for the Nightwish Army. Metal Dude is a truly special guy, with a warm and caring heart. Please let all the faithful know to support this man's channel. His wife is facing personal challenges that are not my place to discuss, but I'd love to see the Army storm the barricades and flood his channel with subscribers.

@wilmavanderpal7570

7 ай бұрын

@@timpwhit Done

@timpwhit

7 ай бұрын

@@wilmavanderpal7570 Thank you

@rolandconnor575

7 ай бұрын

Thank you General for always being here. Have a great weekend in the beautiful Romanian Autumn.

@gabriel.bardac

7 ай бұрын

@@timpwhit I tend to believe that you are right, there is something in his look, in the way he appreciated the performance, in the sense of what you said. I can only set an example to the others by becoming a new subscriber of this channel. 🤘

there were about 82.000 people there :) Enjoy your Nightwish journey. This is just the tip of the iceberg :) Best regards from The Netherlands

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I can't wait for more Nightwish. thank you for watching! Het beste!! 🤘❤️🤘

Yeah, those goosebups are "Floorgasms" (After vocalisten Floor Jansen) You know that you're going to dive in to Nightwish rabbit hole, when your goosebumps have goosebumps.... Right? 😂

Metal dude with long history of prog metal and now you cross paths with Nightwish - man aren't you in for a ride. damn - I'm almost envious of your trip ahead of you.

Prog metal/rock. Listen to ayreon the day the world breaks down. You love it. This piece has 11 main singers. Some you recognize and some you dont.

Never pause that final cresendo 😅

Nightwish Army Turku Finland reporting in. Its always nice to see music lovers fall for our favourite band and be devoured by the voice of the valkyrie goddess Floor Jansen.😃

PotO in Amsterdam Ziggo with Henk Poort (He actually played the Phantom) ...

Well - those goosebumps are officially called Floorgasms. A big welcome to the Nightwish Universe from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 And The Phantom of the Opera - please check out the version from 2022 live at Ziggy Dome Arena in Amsterdam - probably the greatest version ever made!!

Hello BemusingBill, Nightwish Army Italian Division reporting for duty. I can give you some small answers to your questions before General Gabriel Bardac arrives to give you all the information relating to this band. This concert was played in front of more than 82,000 people but believe me any of their concerts, in front of 100 or 100,000, is always of the same very high quality. The band is of Finnish origin and in 2013 the line up was: Tuomas Holopainen (Finland) on keyborads (he is called the Metal Mozart and he is the songwriter of 95% of their songs), Marko Hietala (Finland) on bass, Emppu Vuorinen (Finland) on guitar, Jukka Nevalainen (Finland) on drums, Troy Donockley (UK not present in this song) and last but not least the Queen of the Valkyries, the Goddess of symphonic metal, the wonderful and unique Floor Jansen (The Nederlands ) on vocals. The symphonic instrumental part, if I'm not mistaken, was recorded in London by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. You talked about "Phantom of the Opera", well, it's actually the Nightwish version of the original world-famous song. You can find two different Nightwish versions of this song live, one with Nightwish's first lead singer (Tarja Turunen) and a second recorded in 2022 at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam with Floor Jansen. Two masterpieces. Welcome to our wonderful family and get ready .... the Nightwish Army is very numerous and ready to shower all the love and emotions possible on you. Oh I was forgetting.....the goosebumps you felt are called "Floorgasm" . BTW very good reaction so new subscriber here ;-)

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

I welcome the Nightwish Army! And salute you all as I welcome you to my humble little channel. There will be pleny more Nightwish coming up. Perhaps a live stream of one of their albums. Floorgasm. Makes perfect sense! She is a goddess, a living Valkryie!! Can't wait to meet more of you and The General!! All my love to you and the rest of the army. A quick tour- mess hall is to the right and the latreens are on your left. Thank you for all the info! ❤️❤️

@fabrizio_prina

7 ай бұрын

@@BemusingBill .... the General has arrived ! ;-) Follow his list and you will never be disappointed. You have no idea what a wonderful journey you are about to embark on.

Hey Bill, nice reaction. Nightwish is such a good band. You had to know that James Hetfield of Metallica is a huge fan of singer Floor Jansen. Was Floor Born in the USA she was a worldstar. Fortunately for us she is born in Europe ( The Netherlands). For many fans the most versatile female singer in the world. Greetings from the Netherlands

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Maybe that's where I heard of her but I did know the name Floor Jansen. She's amazing! They are all amazing! Het Beste!! 🤘🤘

@nicod1361

7 ай бұрын

@@BemusingBill Hi Bill ,enjoyed & appreciate your reaction, there are many great female vocalist in the world, then there are a few exceptional ones ,then there is Floor Jansen, Floor Jansen formerly of AfterForever & ReVamp who in 1999 started attending the Rock Academy in Tilburg and then at the National Conservatory in the Netherlands. She then went on to study & trained in musical theatre and also attended opera lessons for a year., Welcome to the best band and female vocalist of our time, I know bold statement but if you take the journey you will understand ,the YT fan base is massive,passionate & very active, 80% of which is for the Floor era,she stepped in Oct 2012 ,and has been their 3rd,current & "Final" vocalist ,GLS is the epitome of Symphonic Metal with more of a classical influence as is many of their compositions but many from this standard setting seminal event concert are much heavier ,also GLS is the most reacted to song on YT ever with several vocal coach reactors having over 3.5 Million views from a single reaction .But this was but a very small taste of what Floor & NW has in store for you. As someone who started listening to Nightwish and then Floor with her 1st band AfterForever 20 yrs ago I suggest staying with Wacken 2013 where they headlined with 82,000 fans every song from that 15 song set is pure GOLD. cheers **there are 2 pivotal events since Floor Jansen came aboard NW in late 2012 #1 Wacken 2013 - #2 Beste Zangers 2019 Wacken 2013:GERMANY , 82,000 fans for NW the most reacted to concert on YT & the best I have ever seen,it sets the standard going forward & is a seminal event, NW is always best Live, Floor who is the 3rd,current & final vocalist was only 10 months in with the band at this point but she makes every song her own : From opener to ending song in order: Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders (Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaqDppixlcbWmJc.html Nightwish - Wish I Had an Angel (Wacken 2013): kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6JluJtpdr2yctY.html Nightwish - She Is My Sin (Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXl_ycWPg7uao9Y.html Ghost River (Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmmZy9adXainZqw.html NIGHTWISH - Ever Dream (OFFICIAL LIVE-Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4ydltBxlK3Jdps.html NIGHTWISH - Storytime (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO-Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqqfu9mIer21frg.html Nightwish - I Want My Tears Back (Wacken 2013) : kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZVhyrRwc7zIp7Q.html Nightwish - Nemo (Wacken 2013) : kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqCCxbuhpLOoaLw.html Nightwish - Last of the Wilds (Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3WWx5eseqfPhaw.html *Nightwish - Bless the Child (Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIiEuth-ZtKZfLw.html NIGHTWISH - Romanticide (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO-Wacken 2013) kzread.info/dash/bejne/rK6TmbF8c7TSiNY.html Nightwish - Amaranth (Wacken 2013) : kzread.info/dash/bejne/Za2Ar6Oxnc-8fqw.html NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) : Wacken 2013 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fI2eq86Bh6WnhtI.html Nightwish - Song of Myself LIVE-Wacken 2013- kzread.info/dash/bejne/noWpl7Ojmceuh8o.html Nightwish - Last Ride Of The Day (Live Wacken 2013 - ShowtimeStorytime): kzread.info/dash/bejne/g659r9pwdNTHj7A.html

Marko’s bass is a Warwick Buzzard. He also plays a Warwick Vampyre, and later a double neck Warwick bass with a Framus guitar, known as The Beast.

Welcome to the magical world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. This is one of the most epic live performances EVER. Glad you liked, and greetings from Finland! ⛄👍

Welcome to the greatest band on the planet, hope you take the Nightwish journey, you won't regret it - sub'd 🤘🤘🤘

Lover your reaction! The band is from Finland, the singer is Dutch. Her name is Floor Jansen.

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I've heard of Floor Jansen! Wow cool! Well, was correct about them being of Nordic origin. She reminds me of a Valkyrie! What a voice and what a band! thanks for watching!

@HCH944

7 ай бұрын

@@BemusingBill Ja, indeed ...one of HER many titles is: Queen of the Valkyries. It is told that Odin has sent HER to earth with a sword in one hand and a mic in the other.

Hey and I hope you continue on your Nightwish journey, they are incredible. I discovered them almost 4 years ago, now I can't get enough. The guitar is a Warwick, and they are out of Finland. The keyboardist is the founder Tuomas, he is the songwriter/founder/composer for the band. The singer is Floor Jansen from the Netherlands, and the greatest vocalist I have ever heard. She was classically trained so does opera, she also loves metal, and can sing any style or genre of music out there. She also growls when she wants, nothing is vocally beyond her. I liked and subbed in hopes you will check out more Nightwish and Floor.

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the sub and the info! I think she's amazing as is the whole band. I am looking forward for much much more Nightwish! I can tell she has more versatility so I can't wait to hear all of what she can do! Thanks for watching!

Welcome to magical world of symphonic metal Nightwish army,please keep listening them,it's nothing yet

Congratulations, you have just witnessed perhaps the greatest live performance of all time. Follow Gabriel's direction on your journey. You can't go back now. I have my own suggestions and favorites here: 1. Ghost Love Score (Wacken 2013) 2. Endlessness (Human Nature official Lyric video) 3. Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere) 4. Shoemaker (Human Nature official Lyric video) 5. Ever Dream (Wacken 2013) 6. The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley) 7. Storytime (Wacken) 8. Last Ride of the Day (Wacken) 9. Romanticide (Wacken) 10. Ghost River (waken) Welcome, Nightwish Army Vancouver, BC Canadian Division present.

Great reaction!! Nightwish is a very deep rabbit hole, where every song is different with unexpected twists and turns. Virtuoso musicians, a genius songwriter (Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player whom many call the "metal Mozart" is a master of emotion and melody), and the best lead singer alive today (Floor Jansen can sing anything, from operatic highs to full metal growls) - and bassist Marco Hietala is a Finnish metal legend and also has an incredible voice (and when he sings harmony with Floor - it is pure gold). Their studio tracks are great, but their live performances are phenomenal, Nightwish is one of the best live bands of all time. I've never heard a bad song from them (at least not live with Floor). To get a sample of their diversity I highly recommend any of these live performances, which are some of my personal favorites: (From Wacken 2013): Romanticide, Storytime, Ghost River, Amaranth, Song Of Myself, Last Ride Of The Day, Ever Dream; (From Wembley 2015): 7 Days To The Wolves, Yours Is An Empty Hope, Nemo, Elan, My Walden, While Your Lips Are Still Red, Shudder Before The Beautiful, The Poet And The Pendulum; (From Tampere 2015): Sleeping Sun, The Islander; (From Buenos Aires 2018): I Want My Tears Back, Dead Boys Poem, Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean; (From Tampa): Sahara; (From Hellfest 2022): Tribal, How's The Heart.

From Nightwish,there is two version from "Phantom Of The Opera" and yes,it is cover from that famous song.Both versions are great but my opinion is that if choosing "End of Era" version from year 2005, you can also find how great singer Marko Hietala (bass guitar) is. Generally, what ever live performance from Nigthwish you choose(Specially with vocalist Floor Jansen),it is pure warm ear-honey. My personal opinion is that Floor Jansen is not human,she is Goddess of Rock who had took human body and just pretending to be human for us,mortals.

@sateentuoksu

7 ай бұрын

And the end of an era is the first singer Tarja (and now I forgot her surname 😂 Tarja something.. [and I'm a finn, i just have ecxeptionally lousy memory] )

@sateentuoksu

7 ай бұрын

Turunen! Tarja Turunen!

@richardwest6358

7 ай бұрын

And Nightwish compositions make Phantom look what it is - a West End ,musical. Thuomas compositions have much more to them than Lloyd-Webbers in terms of originality and depth.

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

She's not mortal. She's Valkyrie!! Can't wait to get to that one (I'm a big fan of the musical) Thank you for your information and for watching!

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Turvetuloa!!

Let me tell you, friend, you were not the only one who feels that sensation that runs through your entire body because it happened to me when I heard it for the first time and I still get a good reaction.

Bassist Marco Hietala plays a Warwick Vampire bass. In some songs he also plays a Warwick Infinity / Panthera double-neck bass and guitar. The Wacken Open Air in Germany and the Hellfest Open Air in France are the biggest metal festivals in the world and every metalhead should visit them once in his life. Both are always sold out with about 85 - 90,000. If you want to get a ticket, you have to be extremely fast and extremely lucky, because after about 2 hours there are no more tickets. I would like to give you a recommendation for Phantom of the Opera, because there are two versions by Nightwish. One is from 2005 with the first lead singer Tarja and this version is more metal than classical. The second is from 2022 with Floor as the frontwoman, as well as guest vocalist Henk Poort (original Dutch Phantom). This version is classic and Floor delights everyone with a 12-second high note as the highlight. I would recommend you check out both versions, because both are absolutely world class! Greetings, Kelsea - Nightwish Army Germany

@janimanni

7 ай бұрын

Marco left....

I agree with @pomlimey definitely Romanticide next. I also agree with @richardhall that you should check out Ayreon if you don't know them already. Ayreon is a Prog metal project by Arjen Anthony Lucassen who writes concept albums with guest musicians. Check out The Day That The World Breaks Down with 11 repeat 11 of the best metal singers in the world (including Tommy Keravik from Dream Theatre)

@BOOMBiggityBam

7 ай бұрын

Slight correction, Tommy is from Kamelot 😁 James LaBrie is from DT. The good news is both of them are in this amazing track!

@billmorrison8292

7 ай бұрын

@@BOOMBiggityBam OOPS sorry, I knew that, slip of the mind/old age.

@BOOMBiggityBam

7 ай бұрын

@@billmorrison8292 he mentioned liking DT, so I'm hoping since they are both in that track, he will do a reaction 🫰

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the info! Romanticide sounds like a good next up although, I can't wait to hear Phantom too. I am very intregued by Ayreon and The Day The World Breaks Down. That whole concept and those singers! Wow!!

@fabrizio_prina

7 ай бұрын

@@BemusingBill Nightwish Army Italian Division here. Yes Ayreon is a wonderful project with a lot of great singers and musicians. Arjen Lucassen, as Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish "Metal Mozart"), is another musical genius.

A Finnish band with a Dutch Queen of symphonic metal. Floor Jansen. Floor is an expert at singing with emotion and beauty to bring on the goosebumps. We lovingly refer to these physical reactions as "Floorgasms". 82k+ at this Wacken Festival. Marko is endorsed by Warwick. He is using his Warwick Buzzard on this song. Emppu plays his signature EV-1 Esp. Hope to see you again very soon BemusingBill. Gabriel below will guide you to the best videos to react to for full effect.

I'm a 50-something metal chick, I've been a fan of progressive metal to thrash to death and beyond and I find it a DAMN shame that Nightwish isn't more known in the US. But here we are now, and youtube reactions feels like the old days when you'd toss a cassette at a friend and yell "you've GOT to check this out!"

Awesome reaction! Welcome to the world of symphonic metal. The band started as an all Finnish lineup but their third and current singer Floor Jansen is Dutch. They also have a multi instrumentalist who wasn’t on stage for this number who is English. The bass that Marco was playing is made by Warwick. The guitar that Emppu plays is his own signature model made by ESP. This band will amaze you. They mix metal with different genres, from the heavy to folk. I think you would appreciate one of their more heavier numbers. So, perhaps “Romanticide” from the same concert. It also shows Emppu can shred with the best of them. I love it when a musician gives his perspective to a reaction, so liked and subbed. Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction. Greetings from the UK.

@roy19491

7 ай бұрын

that particular Warwick bass is the "Buzzard", designed by the late John Entwistle....I've seen used ones on the net for 7,500 USD

@PomLimey

7 ай бұрын

@@roy19491 Thanks for the extra info. Much appreciated. John Entwistle was a great bassist, well ahead of his time.

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for that and for the sub, I really appreciate it. I thought that was an ESP by the fret markers and the body contours. I remember Warwick basses but I don't think I've ever seen a model like that. Floor is a Valkyrie! i would be so puny next to her like a Dwarf from the Misty Mountains! Can't wait to dive into more Nightwish! cheers from across the pond!

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Ah, yes!! It reminds me of something Entwistle would have played. Thank you!

@mort58

7 ай бұрын

@@BemusingBill Just wait until you see him playing "The Beast" A doublenecked Framus base and guitar. Loved your reaction and can´t wait to see more.

Nightwish were the headliners at Wacken on this day and followed Alice Cooper. 15 song set all written for previous singers, one operatic (Tarja Turunen), one pop ( Anette Olzon) and Floor Jansen nails every one and improves many of them. The whole concert is in front of 82,000 and is a definitive moment in Nightwish's development.

In the immortal words of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, "you ain't seen nothing yet". Nightwish is a very deep rabbit-hole. And yes, you need to check out Phantom of the Opera.

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

I can't wait to check that one out but since I'm sequestered in a dark room with the other mushrooms I'll just have to wait. Grrrr Thanks for watching!

Great reaction. Funny how this was recorded 10 yrs ago at one of the biggest metal festivals in the world, yet it's still a surprise to soo many people. I was waiting for you to pick up her grit and growl and you did not disappoint. Floor really does it all, you haven't seen anything yet 😂 Seeing you're into metal your next song by them should be Romanticide. It's a total different vibe than this very melodic song and I think you'll be absolutely blown away by that one also. It's about the opposite of GLS. Nightwish doesn't do the same song over and over, every song is different, but they're all great, no fillers here. Enjoy!🖤🤘🏼

There are so many other great Nightwish songs. Here's a few suggestions: Romanticide, Nemo, Dead Boy's Poem, Sleeping Sun, Storytime, Phantom of the Opera, Shoemaker, Gethsemane, Storytime, Greatest Show on Earth, How's the Heart, Poet and the Pendulum.

Welcome to Nightwish and our 6'1 Dutch Valkyrie Godess Floor Jansen. I see that Gen Gabriel has visited you. Follow his suggestions on all things Nightwish and you can't go wrong. Nightwish Army North Florida Airborne Div reporting in. Enjoy the rabbit hole that is Nightwish. (Ps. I believe the London Philharmonic orchestra does the backing tracks. Army please correct me if wrong. )

Hello BemusingBill. Nightwish Army Phoenix sextagenarian new subscriber here for you. This was such a tremendous reaction to our beloved Nightwish with our 6'1" (barefoot) Valkyrie goddess, Floor Jansen (Yan-sen) on female lead vocals. I first discovered this fantastic Finish band a couple of years ago through a reaction video and fell in love with them right away. My wife, Carol, and I had the wonderful opportunity to travel from Phoenix to see them live at the historic Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on May 18th, 2022 and the show was incredible. I highly recommend that you read all of Gabriel Bardac's comment and follow the link he provides at the end. That will take you to his community page where he provides many more links to other fantastic Nightwish live perfomances. Nightwish is the rare band whose live shows are even better than their studio productions. Hope to see you back again soon with another Nightwish reaction.

Nightwish are really something else. I have never been so captivated by a band before. Enjoy your journey of discovery :D

Welcome to Nightwish world, have fun exploring their music. Definitely all-time great band. They are not well known in the US but very big in Europe and South America. They have been doing world tours since 2000. Important to know that they are very versatile and stylistically they go all over the map. It's called symphonic metal but these genre-this-genre-that talks really don't mean a lot with this band.

Thank you for a great reaction. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Nightwish, and our Valkyrie Queen. Nightwish army reporting for duty from Lisbon, Portugal.

Better get prepared for visits from the Nightwish Army, Bill... :) Nice reaction, I'm sure you will love whatever video of Nightwish you do next, they are such an amazing band, especially live!

@CristyB66

7 ай бұрын

Team Nightwish here 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I can't wait for more Nightwish ❤️

Floorgasms all around...

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘

At 7:20: You have invoked the Nightwish Army! There's no going back anymore...

Enjoy your Nightwish journey. Greetings from the Netherlands!!

NWArmy here, welcome and enjoy your ride into this amazing band!!!!! Greetings from Greece 💯🤘

We all wish we could have been in that crowd, or any of the others for that matter. They are best Live.

Nightwish Army UK here, welcome Bill, you will now be bombarded by comment after comment, all helpful and nice of course, the lead singer is Floor Jansen, and the chills you felt throughout the sing are called ‘FLoorgasms’ for obvious reasons, just subbed to see you react to many more great songs, every sing is different to the one before, can’t wait to see you continue on the journey 🤘

Welcome to the magical world of nightwish best live band on the planet imho x more soon please Thankyou for sharing.

I saw Nightwish live in Birmingham UK in Nov 2022, all I can say is wow, the best live band I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of live bands. Also if your a fan of Pink Floyd check out Nightwishes tribute to them covering High Hopes I think you'll be blown away.

@BemusingBill

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I high hope to very soon 😉❤️

Marko's bass guitar brand is Warwick. He also plays Framus which is the same Company. His custom made double neck is an Warwick bass and a Framus guitar. You see/hear him with 'The beast' in 'The Islander'

Hi 👋 from the UK 🇬🇧 division of the Nightwish army as you like prog another band ( sort of its more of a project) is called Ayreon that is fantastic live however the go to song to start your Ayreon journey is Ayreon the day that the world breaks down the source 2017 There are a few bands that the Nightwish army follow that are interlinked in one way or another your going to have fun 👍 😊

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Welcome soldier. Wow, another band I never heard of: Ayreon. So cool! Can't wait to check them out and much more Nightwish. thanks for being on this journey with me. Cheers!

UK Army popping in for a great first reaction

Let me tell you Bill.. - You've got you're hands full following The Nighwish Army and also The Renagades (Ren). All great music you will love! - Enjoy my friend 🤟😃

Welcome in the gorgious world of Nightwish. Your life will never be the same again! I divide my life in the period before Nightwish ( b.n.), and the period after the discovery of Nightwish (a.n.). The period of enlightenment that is. Not really joking actually. My life really got more beautiful when I discovered Nightwish. All their songs out of this world. And via Nightwish I discovered Ayreon which is another journey that runs perfectly well alongside Nightwish. This part of the music scene, symfonic metal and progrock is just energizing and amazing. And the Dutch metal Goddesses are mindblowing. I am talking about Floor Jansen, Anneke van Giersbergen, Simone Simons, Marcela Bovio, Sharon ten Adel..... It must be the food in the Netherlands..... Most of them grow into the clouds and demolish concrete walls with their voices..... and at the same time pour your tears out with sheer beauty. The combination of Floor with Nightwish.....alien. Not from this world. It is lonely at the top.....

@BemusingBill

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate your enthusiasm. Looking forward for more Nightwish, Ayreon and all the Dutch goddesses! 🤘🤘

This is an AWESOME BAND which will give you the chills, the joy, the feeling of wanting more and - of course- tears. Every song is a MASTERPIECE and you continually discover new things in the songs. Floor is FANTASTIC and she can sing everything. Her range is incredible 💪👏🎤🎙 God I love this band 😍❤️

Choose your mood (select Floor Jansen version): Pop-ish: Story time Love song: Ever dream Deep: The Poet and the Pendulum Most epic: The greatest show on earth (Richard Dawkins version) Acoustic: How's the heart Space: Shoemaker

You should listen to the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton and the songs Bismarck (Live), Christmas truce (Live), The last stand (Live) and No bullets fly (animated, watch untill the end, the story have a amazing finish). All Sabaton's songs have a historic background that you can read about. Fun fact is that Nightwish singer Floor is married to Sabaton's drummer.

🤩👍💥💯🎼 Now that you've seen and heard The "corner stone" performance by them I kindly urge you to explore more of this magical band, as it seems you already did... 😉 Cool reaction män and keep on rockin with them! Cheers from Finland(the Mother Land of Nightwish) 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

hello, and have maximum fun falling down this rabbit hole :) you really think you are hooked after one song already ? i will promise you, this hook deepens with every song you are about to discover ... and if you don´t mind, please use headphones for further reactions

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

I'm working on the headphones. Its how I would rather listen as long as I'm not shouting when I talk lol. I think those recommending this song to me must have known it's power to convert the uninitiated. I have fun falling down proverbial rabbit holes. It's the real ones not so much. Thanks for watching!

Nightwish army Denmark reporting in 🤘

I have the DVD of this show and the entire 90 min set is absolute magic - you can't go wrong with Wacken 2013. Nightwish were headlining this particular evening so I suppose a large number were there to see them primarily, but this being a festival it's clear that they enthralled the vast majority of the other festival goers too. They've been around since the late nineties and have had 3 lead singers in that time - current singer Floor Jansen took over in 2012. BTW Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime is in my top 10 albums. Would've been great to see Floor & Geoff Tate sing together when he was at his peak.🇬🇧🤘🤘

@BOOMBiggityBam

7 ай бұрын

I never knew NW but youtube kept recommending GLS reactions while I was binging disturbs sound of silence. Needless to say, I finally said screw it and clicked on the stupid thing. That night, I had showtime, storytime ordered from Amazon and was binging every nightwish reaction I could find 😁 this was maybe 5 or so years ago, I still listen to them daily

@dazjackson1972

7 ай бұрын

@@BOOMBiggityBam I had a couple of their early CDs, but hadn't paid them much attention for years. Then, like you I got a recommendation after watching a Megadeth reaction - also for GLS with Floor. Being a physical media person I too ordered the DVD + audio set and soon afterwards got the VEHICLE OF SPIRIT box set. Excellent band and having Floor to light up the stage really makes them a joy to watch as well.

@richardwest6358

7 ай бұрын

Actually they were closing the whole festival. They came on stage after Alice Cooper. This was one of the 6 foot 1 inch Floors first appearance with the band in Europe and whilst many of the Waken crowd would have know her from her 1st band - After Forever - (which she joined at 16) and her own band - ReVamp - many were eager to hear the latest iteration of Nighwish.

@ecbftl

7 ай бұрын

If you are interested in their setup, check out Gear gods rigged review of the 2015 Nightwish stage show setup with the techs showing off their gear. Note there is a different ( but also excellent) drummer in 2015, so the kit is different. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJictc2fkqu-esY.html Love prog rock / metal since Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, and Rush was a local band that played our high school back when they were starting out ...... You should check out the Nightwish tribute version of PF High Hopes. Marco, the bass player is an amazing singer also. btw, there is a problem with the video's sound in your video. Not clear and clean. May be volume/compression effects?

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

I've heard of her and she's amazing! Floor and tate would have been: Mind Blowing. Thanks for watching. I will certainly do more Nightwish! ❤️

Hi BemusingBill... As a huge Nightwish -and related fan, I compliment you for giving us a very, very delicate and warm reaction, full of respect and dignity! Please enjoy all of what you'll gonna get to see......and feel! All the best, Rich, The Netherlands. Subscribed immed!

Hey Bill, greetings from UK Thank you for checking out my favourite band 😉 Since you are interested in their kit, here is a video that 'Gear Gods' made whilst checking out their kit. The main difference is that the drummer you just saw (Jukka pronounced Yoo-ka) no longer plays due to ill health. He is still in management with the band. He passed the baton to his good friend and mentor Kai Hato (formerly of Wintersun). The drum kit in the 'Gear Gods' video belongs to Kai kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJictc2fkqu-esY.htmlsi=TtN4YyqjHPX3HP5X Nightwish play with a backing track which has the orchestral sounds and various other sounds which might be required for the song. This allows them to have their rich, full, multi layered sound without having to have the orchestra on tour with them. All orchestral pieces were composed by the keyboardist Tuomas and recorded by 'The London Philharmonic Orchestra'

"A little bit about me [...] Prog Metal[...]" So, sooner that later we will meet again when you react to "The Day That The World Breaks" by Ayreon, because in my book, that song is the very definition of Prog Metal. And once you have seen it, for sure you will agree. I know...a bold statement, but true none the less ;-P

OK, that was a great reaction and I have subscribed in the hopes that you will travel further along the Nightwish road. This is a band of exceptional musicians who play for the song. You will find, as you explore further that each member of this band has complete mastery of his/her craft. You will find that every song is different, and there isn't a bad song in the bunch. This song is just the very tip of the iceberg. I agree that with your musical background, you will probably like Romanticide from this same concert. And, by the way, Marko, the bassist/male singer plays a Warwick. The guitarist, Emppu, plays his own special ESP. They have several versions of Phantom on KZread. IMO the best is the 2005 version from their End of an Era concert. Best Phantom ever.

Welcome to Nigtwish army/family

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the warm welcome! Welcome to my channel ❤️

Nightwish is a Finnish band and have had three lead singers and their all schooled sopranos. You should listen to their song "The Greatest Show of All!" after this one, it's amazing!

82,000 people and to put it in perspective they are the last band on the last night of the concert! The main band are from Finland, the lead singer is named Floor Jansen and is Dutch at this point she was a temporary singer who was with the band for about 10 months. The bass is a Warwick buzzard.

50 years of progrock, i am a brother in music, and discover this amazing band, another progrock higlight probably my favoriete already

Watch Beste Singers Floor & Henk version of Phantom of the Opera. Nightwish amazing ...so. Much for you to explore...I became a fan about 3 years ago. Saw them tour in US. Easily became my favorite band.

Great reaction man! Nightwish Army, Massachusetts division reporting in. If General Gabriel hasn’t arrived yet, he soon will, and give you some great suggestions for what’s up next

81999 and me in the crowd. And we were all in a trance

First of all, thanks for doing this! Second, the sound with this video at other reactions is way better, so it could be a setting while editing?? But non the less, thank you for reacting. Thirdly, if you like this and listening to prog metal, i think you like Ayreon as well. Suggesting the song The day that the world breaks down. Its a project of Arjan Lucassen, and he askes people, singers and musicians from around the world to participate. The band you reacted here is from Finland, the singer from The Netherlands is called Floor Jansen and has also worked with Ayreon. Her sister as well and so has James Labrie. Well, i hope i got you interested, greetings from the netherlands

Well Bill metal is ROCK. Nightwish is top 3 rock band all time. am a few years older, so grew up seeing the best bands live in euroland and USA. you have not seen a fraction of the amazing music NW has produced. glad you came out of the cave. Rumplestilskin reborn. good reaction, thanks from Colorado.carry on my wayward son.

The Nightwish rabbit hole is VERY deep.

Floooooooooor Janseeeeen, the Goddess 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Romanticide next!! Same concert!!

Long term Nightwish fan here - I adore Floor's voice and her style to performance. Another unbelievable voice on this planet : Dimash Kudaibergen singing "Ogni Pietra" the live version from the Arnau Concert. This guy has an 6 octave range and he is trained since the age of 5 years old. Never heard a voice like this. Hope you enjoy it and wish you all the best from Germany 🇩🇪 Petra

This is not even my favourite NW performance, but it is the perfect one to introduce newcomers IMO. Although every song will surprise you, this gives a good flavour of where they sit in the metal pantheon, and everything comes together so well! If there are specific songs you want to check out go for it, otherwise I generally think it's a good idea to stick to Gabriel's list to begin with. Enjoy!

Welcome in NW Army 🇧🇪🇧🇪

Welcome to the NW family!! You will love this journey I can tell. You need to use headphones so you'll here all the details. Beautiful. And listen it loud 🔥

Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Godess Floor is an absolute Beast of a vocalist.....THE G.O.A.T ..... follow Gabriel's comment ......it'll lead you the way as far as what songs to do .

I loved your facial reaction when Floor first started singing - reminds me of my first time! Since you started your Nightwish journey with this song, may I recommend that you continue with the 2013 Wacken concert. There are plenty of great songs to explore, some lighter, some heavier, all are technical and masterfully written and performed. Enjoy and welcome to the Nightwish army!

Mentioning some European and Skandinavean bands with a high level, huge catalogue and great live reputation, they are at the moment headliners all over the world and have lots of reaction material on the tube: Opeth (Sweden), Gojira (France), Nightwish (Finland), Jinjer (Ukraine), Rammstein (Germany). The thing with Nightwish is that you still have around 25 live performances to go that are all very impressive and surprising as well, without mentioning the numerous side kicks. Fine reaction, succes en have lots of fun.

Listen to our Nightwish Master General....and All will be Fine For You Sir 🦁💜💥🕊🔥

You’ll enjoy the huge selection of Nightwish songs and the talent of these musicians!

Yes! For some reason this band has sort of been overlooked in the metal mainstream. They are so awesome. So insporational for my own music as well.

Thanks, welcome to Nightwish

Something heavier? Romanticide , Yours is an Empty hope

As a prog metal fan your next reaction should be Ayreon. To have a taste start with the video The Day That The World Breaks Down with 11 of the best metal singers.

We called forth The Valkyrie, and her power/presence engulfs us like the dark swallowing the light... Song of myself from same 2013 WAKKEN concert is a must. Heavier than this song(still love this song) Ps. If you do Phantom of the Opera, do the 2019 beste zangers special on KZread with Mr. Henk Poort. The concert version is amazing but you should hear her let loose on the TV show because she's not doing it in the middle of a 3 hour concert. Welcome to the journey my friend, thank you for sharing it with us. Prog rock huh? You should do Tool, "The Pot" ( their most radio friendly song) but be warned, some of their songs will make your head hurt trying to count it like "Lateralus" which Tool wrote using the Fibonacci sequence.

Hello Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish. They are from Finland. And they make Symphonic Metal. What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do. Nightwish really hits you in your heart. And that's what makes this band so unique. Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch. There were 82,000 people there. I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion. Watch out for the Nightwish Army. Greetings from the Netherlands.

If you love Prog. you ceckout AYREON (Arjen Lucassen)!!!!

Warrwick Buzzard here the Entwhistle signature. He plays a Vampire also and a custom double neck with a guitar bottom.

The bass is made by Warwick.🤘

Thanks for your reaction! Just a little detail, without a headphone 🎧 you unfortunately miss a part of the lower nice tones in the sound. You will love them also i think.

Goosebumps??? No! It's called FLOORGASM

Marko Hietala plays Warwick basses... mainly, the Buzzard. I'd assume his are custom to his spec. You'll also see him in many NW songs using a double-neck (bass/guitar). My fav example of this is Dead Boy's Poem live in Argentina, or The Islander live at Tampere.

83000 in the crowd

Yes, my wake up song.... 😂

Epicness right there on that stage 🙏😊👍❤️

Been a Nightwish fan since I first clicked on a reaction video to this song about 41/2 years ago. Like you I am a prog fan as well and love me some RUSH and YES. Love old school Genesis as well, the Peter Gaberial years for sure. I just had to smile when you kept asking for more info on this incredible band because I knew that the army would be arriving and giving all of the info you asked for. Also like you when I first heard this song I had goosebumps as well and a tear in my eye. When a band and a singer do that to you you have no choice but to be a fan. FYI those goosebumps are called a Floorgasms and if you keep checking into Nightwish and her other projects you will have many more of them. Yes you really should check out Phantom of the Opera both the version with the original singer Tarja and the most recent version with Floor and Henk Poort. Both are awesome. General Gaberial will show you the path and I would love it if you followed it. I think you will enjoy the trip.

i hope you are captivated and react to some more nightwish. tip; never stop when floor is singing or with a solo and always listen to the end. have fun!!

Welcome to the family Bill 😄

@BemusingBill

7 ай бұрын

Happy to part of such a wonderful family! Thank you!!

NWA here.... Welcome Bill ;-)