"The Wind That Shapes The Land" is a must, their Opus!

@Battletoads2

7 ай бұрын

He has to himself a favor and listen to at least 5-7 more of their songs first. TWTSTL is not just any song.

@theidajawho

7 ай бұрын

@@Battletoads2 fair enough.

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! ABYSS Open my eyes in a daze How long has it been? Am I so out of place? Warmth I can no longer feel My mountain is gone, I'm surrounded by steel The strangest of structures arises ahead, seems to be held up by nothing Where have I gone, do I dream? How can the stars be all I can see? Dark embrace Has someone awakened me? Please show your face Cold and quiet space Out so far beyond stars and the sun, filling my heart up with wonder, unknown Now, to the edge of imagination, open my eyes to phenomenon, and hope Feverishly I explore Searching for someone, there has to be more I can't be the only one here My path always guides me, there's nothing to fear Then why do I feel so immensely alone, this can't be the end of my story Onward I go once again, fighting my way to my final breath Into the abyss Out so far beyond stars and the sun, filling my heart up with wonder, unknown Now, to the edge of imagination, open my eyes to phenomenon, and hope Summon the strength of millenniums past, forged by the fire and flame I am the weapon of empires vast, Immortal is more than a name Cry into the chasm ahead, into to the sky never ending, although Time will tell if I'm worthy of it, a future of final transcending, alone

Cool another new group to go check out.

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

There are a few videos on them here for you to browse 😊

There is a live version of the wind that shapes the land on KZread. Pretty good quality 👌

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

I will have to check that out 🤘

I've only got two things to say: IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! LET'S FUCKING GO!! 🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥

As others have said, The Wind That Shapes The Land is their magnum opus, although I also strongly recommend Test Your Metal for some full-on 80s nostalgia awesomeness. Rock on!

Been loving your reactions, if you havnt listened to northwest passage its a bit of a different style but one of my faves!

One of the few power metal bands I still get down with :D

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

Most of their stuff so far has just made me happy! It tickles the right part of my musical brain 😂

Why is no one recommending Ten Thousand Against One by UTA. F***n epic. Gotta check out the lyric video. It won't disappoint!!

Faster Than Light is definitely my fav song from this album. Abyss and Soulbound, on this album, I thought were a little too formulaic. Great fun but predictable.

UTA are amazing, they have a live full concert from October 2023 in Toronto, it's worth a watch they are amazing live, lots of energy. Also if you are looking for a musical journey can I recommend Rush - Xanadu, (exit stage left video) do a reaction or listen to it on your own but it's a musical journey (12 min long) 3 guys producing massive sound and musically is amazing. Would love to see a reaction though

Loving your journey! Not one of my faves either, and they're one of my top five artists. Can't wait for you to make your way to The Wind that Shapes the Land. ♥️

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

I will get back round to all that eventually 😊 Thank you for watching!

Second comment: About the bassist, nope, this song was made when Unleash the Archers still suffered "The Curse of the Missing Bassist," as until 2023, when Nick Miller came on as their bassist full time, Unleash the Archers could not keep a bassist to save their lives. 😅 But now, they have a full-time bassist who started out as their touring bassist. The upcoming album is the first one with Nick Miller on bass. Edit: I noticed you have reacted to Austrian Death Machine, so I have another recommendation: Arjen Lucassen's album Star-One, with the song Fate of Man, feat. Brittney Slayes on vocals, and Michael Romero (Symphony X) on guitar. Interestingly enough, Fate of Man was originally written to be sung by Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. And Arjen Lucassen, who wrote and produced the album, chose Brittney Slayes for Fate of Man as he had seen her karaoke video of her singing Queensryche's song Queen of the Reich. Which, if you want something live, check out that video (the karaoke video). Fate of Man, by the way, is a song about the Terminator universe.

Lol, always the drummer! Reminds me of spinal tap

@BraindeadBreakdown

7 ай бұрын

"That's just nitpicking, isn't it?" 😂

Hey man always love to see unleash the archers on the channel. I understand why it's not your favorite. For my money I would recommend to you their song test your metal . It's just a good little metal song that always puts me in a good mood. Here's to more UTA my friend.

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

I am going to do Test Your Metal soon, I think I will cover most of their stuff eventually 😂

Yes the Abyss Album had no real bassist for U.T.A. the Bassist from the Apex album Nikko Whitworth left the band after the Apex tour. they had Benjamin Arscott as a session Bassist for the Abyss album recordings in 2018. Nick Miller became their live bassist for the tours in 2018 and joined the band as a full member in 2021

@BraindeadBreakdown

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I thought I was being stupid and just hadn't noticed no bassist before 😂

@remcovandenheuvel1315

8 ай бұрын

@@BraindeadBreakdown Youre welcome. i had to use Wikipedia to get the info. off the whole bassist thing, if you ever want to dig deeper into the whole Power/speed metal genre. i would like to suggest. Helloween Halloween live kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHWKx6lte7aWerA.html This was a special tour. with the Current Helloween lineup and 2 former members Founder Kai hansen on guitar. And Micheal Kiske (bald guy) on Vocals Next up Blind Guardian With Imaginations From The Other Side live kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmqsr4-OaLWpdJs.html Next up Gamma Ray with sad wings of destiny the band was founded by kai hansen after the later Left Helloween in 1989 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZmlyLephNLPYrQ.html

@Tobyc1315

8 ай бұрын

@@BraindeadBreakdown The Big Bad Boss in the video must be all the former bassists.

@isaiahwelch8066

8 ай бұрын

​@@Tobyc1315: No, the Big Bad Boss is actually the Matriarch. 😅

SOULBOUND official video... or APEX official audio for an epic ...

Agreed .. not my favorite of theirs , but I still like it... you've done new stuff a couple of times.. general of the dark army next.. give Braden and Mike some love when they were part of the band .. jmo

If you want a curve ball they did a live, acoustic version of their song Apex for a breakfast show on Canadian TV that's amazing. Would make for a cool double feature if you listen to that plus the actual track - they're totally different.