This is the first chapter of a story that is told across the entire "Apex" album and continues into their next album "Abyss". Each song and both albums are really good. Brittney even has a series of videos where she goes through the albums song by song and talks about the story that is going on in each.

that sound of galloping horses is soooo good along with her voice that seems to have a very strong range that energy with those very cool guitar rhythms just elevates everything about this song and her higher register and andrews death voice harmonizing are just timeless and going back into that beat and making rounds

You need to watch Tonight We Ride, too.

@wubsworld8946

3 жыл бұрын

Check this out : kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqyWkqmPabOtnJc.html It's Brittney Slayes singing opera.. nbd.. UTA is awesome. Keep looking into them! ↙️ Lead Vocals: Brittney Slayes Drummer: Scott Buchanan Guitar/vocals: Grant Truesdell (harsh vocals in video) Guitar/vocals: Andrew Kingsley Bassist: Niko - no longer with the band 😶 New Touring Bassist: Nick Miller

"Power Metal": Clean, soaring, vocal with an uplifting melody. High technical proficiency on the instruments. You ladies might enjoy Lovebites, an all female Japanese band best known for their "Power Metal" offerings. "Holy War" would be a good one to start with. Lovebites - "Holy War" (live): kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJt12tJ-oKjJntI.html

Amazing....i´ve heard this a hundred something times, but its still fantastic.

Tonight We Ride, Test Your Metal

@nicholasbrassard3512

3 жыл бұрын

test your metal is such a fun song :)

"Tonight we ride" next please :)

@wubsworld8946

3 жыл бұрын

Check this out : kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqyWkqmPabOtnJc.html It's Brittney Slayes singing opera.. nbd.. UTA is awesome. Keep looking into them! ↙️ Lead Vocals: Brittney Slayes Drummer: Scott Buchanan Guitar/vocals: Grant Truesdell (harsh vocals in video) Guitar/vocals: Andrew Kingsley Bassist: Niko - no longer with the band 😶 New Touring Bassist: Nick Miller

Unleash the Archers is epic and quickly becoming my favorite band. Just great skills, tempo changes, vocal range and skill - and interesting songs with a desire to tell stories as well. Have you seen the video where AFTER a concert she then goes and sings karaoke in a local bar? (and nails it). Just a person who works hard at their craft and enjoys singing so much they will go do more after doing a show - that is truly epic.

"Tonight We Ride" is probably one of the best examples for seeing "what all she can do". kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4OqvK2DnNXam5s.html In this song, Brittney adds some distortion to her voice, though the growls are still coming from Grant (Ibanez guy). Andrew (the ginger) has a great clean voice, but we don't get to hear him often. Scott (Bundy Junkie) is the drummer with both him and Brittney being the core of the band (they're also a couple). Unfortunately the bass player isn't with them anymore for the simple reason that he lived too far away from the rest of the band to make rehearsals etc. a straightforward thing. They still don't have a permanent bass player. During the pandemic, Brittney has been visiting reactor channels and nerding out with them. I think the three of you could do a fun video. She has reacted to reactors reacting to her, sang with other bands and just done some interviews.

This is Power Metal, which is a more classical metal style from the 80's when strong clean vocals were everything. :)

The thing with the "metal" genre is that it is a blanket term for different styles. That's why we use "sub genres". Unleash The Archers is considered a "power metal" band, but they also incorporate other sub genres within their music. Power metal usually consists of fast drums, clean/melodic vocals, and very technical guitar playing. Compared to a metal band like Jinjer, which plays in the "metalcore/progressive metal" sub genres, UTA is a totally different style but they are both considered as "metal" bands. Here's a vague breakdown to give you a bit of context behind this songs lyrics and the album it's from - Apex(2017). This is a concept album telling a story track by track about an Immortal being. This is the opening song on the album. It is sung from the Immortals perspective(not all the tracks are), about being awoken in his mountain hollow from a 1000 year sleep. As a covenant of birth, the immortal must do the bidding of whoever awakens him. As the tracks progress, you find out that The Matriarch(which is played by the male vocalist in this song Awakening) was the one to awaken him. She wants him to find her four sons, so she can kill them and perform a blood ritual to gain immortality for herself(pretty dark haha), and his journey to find them. Each son has their own song about them on the album. The closing song Apex, is about the immortal going back to sleep in his mountain and it is a phenomenally written song. Their new album which came out in August, is a continuation of this story, and the immortal has awoken on a spaceship confused as hell wondering where his mountain is lol from the single Abyss. I won't go into the rest of the album lol For something heavier by them: Cleanse The Bloodlines For Brittney really going wild: Tonight We Ride Epic song writing: Apex(official audio only on KZread) Something different: Legacy(really cool lyric video)

@xSOILBORNx

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, well written comment!

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much for this great breakdown! I'm very excited to give the whole album a thorough listen 🎶

@Z_TPI

3 жыл бұрын

@@LEANNxARI you’re welcome! The story continues on their latest album Abyss. If you’re planning on listening to the story in order, I’d love to see your reactions to the music videos as you get to them 🤘 if possible haha

"Tonight We Ride" is a must

"Tonight we ride" 🤘🤘🤘

You definitely need to check out their songs "Tonight We Ride", "Cleanse the Bloodlines", "Abyss", "Soulbound", "Faster Than Light", and "Legacy". Brittney Slayes is the vocalist, which you already knew that. Grant Truesdell is one of two guitarists and the harsh vocalist. Andrew Kingsley is the ginger guitarist and does some clean vocals on certain songs with Brittney. Scott Buchanan is the drummer and Brittney's long-time boyfriend (they formed the band together and are the only original members). The bassist in this video is Nikko Whitworth, but he is no longer in the band. The band has a hard time keeping a bassist for some reason and as of now, they don't have an official one and use a session bassist.

♥️🤘🏻⚔️🤘🏻♥️ Unleash the Archers!

So glad you checked UTA out, my favourite band for sure. And yes they can do it live, they are amazing to see live.

I know a lot of people are suggesting "Tonight We Ride", which I agree. But also "Faster Than Light" has the same speed and energy as this one, but with a funny music video.

Didn't see this in the comments..."I'm a Bundy junkie" is a reference to the Bundy family from the TV show "Married with Children"

There is so much production on that voice.

@Qyngali

3 жыл бұрын

4 or 5 separate tracks during the chorus at least. Not that there's anything wrong with that. She's a great singer anyway. Never heard them live though, as I'm not a fan really... speed power metal isn't my thing.

Welcome to "I've heard 'Awakening'" "Tonight we Ride" if you mean it.

Another great reaction! 😊 You have to do tonight we ride guys.....her vocals are out of this world...literally....the range of her voice is absolutely nuts

Was hoping for this! Her vocals are very power metal, rather than rock. The camera effect on the bass is called tracking, if I’m not mistaken. Also, the drummer’s name is Scott, and I think he and Brittney are together. “Tonight We Ride” next!

SOULBOUND NEXT!!!!!!

Awesome! Haha you guys "accidentally" figured out the beat at the beginning. When the guitars are doing that, it is actually called "galloping". Love your channel, keep it up. Can I suggest Jinjer "on the top" live in Kiev. I know you'll love it!

Thank you for coming back to UTA! Awakening is probably their best gateway song. I would heartily recommend listening to their full APEX album as it is a continuous story and worth a listen from beginning to end. Here are the current band members: Singer: Brittany Hayes/Slayes Guitar + Growl Vocals: Grant Truesdell Guitar + Clean Vocals: Andrew Kingsley (Red Head) Drums: Scott Buchanan Bass (Former): Nikko Whitworth

@kjaniga17

3 жыл бұрын

Seconded - then move on to "Abyss"

Hey ladies! As for the "galloping sound" you heard, that is the double-kick bass drums. That "galloping sound" was first made famous by Iron Maiden. By the way, welcome to the world of Speed Power Metal! If you've ever heard DragonForce and "Through the Fire and Flames," this song, Awakening, is in that style.

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My absolute favorite song, love it. So much energy. I think you will have a lot of fun reacting to more songs by UTA!

See her vocal range is "Tonight We Ride" but some other great songs are "The Matriarch" and "Cleanse The Bloodline". Great reactions like always :D

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Excited for Tonight We Ride! Thanks for watching 😊

@scottlow6342

3 жыл бұрын

@@LEANNxARI if you do Tonight we ride DO NOT do the official video because the song has been shortened

Brittney hayes is a true metal queen. Uta is a kick ass band. Can't wait for new material. She does a beautiful job on her coverof zombie

Married with Children - Al and Peg Bundy

08:28 that smile. "I killed it, yeah, I know.. 😏" Tonight we ride.. Test your metal ..

Welcome to the world of UtA, it's a hell of a ride.. New sud .. hope you continue on this journey .. they so deserve to be heard by evry1.. if it were me I would go to the begining of tube vids for them and react to dawn of ages then move on as they have to what they are now ... Loved the reaction and look forward to the next.. tc n be safe

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your recommendation, we are looking forward to more!

2:58 that "ddrrrnt drrnnnt drrntt" beat is known in metal as a "gallop." And in this case, a power metal gallop. It's usually done on the bass drums or bass guitar, but my fellow Canadians are so damned proficient that it's happening on the lead and rhythm guitars as well!

Dont forget the Drummer's Talent !!!

Tonight we ride if you wanna hear what Brittany can really do vocally.

@jjosua

3 жыл бұрын

Or you could listen to her sing opera... kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqyWkqmPabOtnJc.html

@isaiahwelch8066

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, I would say Time Stands Still. That song has notes that nobody thinks Brittney can sing, but sing them, she does.

So the bass player.. he’s using a right hand technique invented/pioneered by a jazz bass player for speed without using a pick... but Nikko Whitworth here at UTA perfected it. He has his own KZread channel if you want to see more close ups of his playing

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, thanks so much for the info! Just subbed his channel 🤘

2 straight up babes reacting to amazing music...count me in :D

Great reaction! Cleanse The Bloodlines iss another great song from the Apex CD. Brittney is one of the most down to earth people in metal, she has done interviews and reactions with other KZread channels. She did some with Mr. Rock and Roll which are really fun to watch.

Personal favorites of mine you would most likely enjoy: 1) Tonight We Ride 2) Test Your Metal 3) Apex

3:10 it is called a gallop actually, spot on. =) they are triplets and it gives a gallop feel to it, thus musicians call it galloping.

Came here w/ the intent to say a lot, but scrolled the comments first and most of it has been said already. lol I will reiterate that 'Tonight We Ride' is a must. I believe it to be their best gateway song into the band (rather than this one) as it shows off Brittany's vocal range much, much better than Awakening. It always pains me to see that first time UTA reactions are to Awakening... I'm like "ughhh, not again". 'Time Stands Still' and 'Test Your Metal' are my #2 and #3 after 'Tonight We Ride', all 3 are from the same album, and in my opinion, their best album to really hear Brittany's range and ability. 'Cleanse the Bloodlines' is another excellent track off the same album as Awakening and has a really cool music video that you would like for sure. 'General of the Dark Army' is an epic older song as well (2012) and has an outstanding music video that you will dig as well. Same for 'Dawn of Ages'. (2011) Brittany also has an absolute epic, beautiful and perfect vocal cover of The Cranberries' 'Zombie' on their channel ---> kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5ahta-IpMLAeLg.html&ab_channel=UnleashTheArchers ... annnnnddddd then there was that time that Brittany went to a karaoke bar after performing a full set of her own, got up on stage and nailed an epic karaoke performance of Queensryche's 'Queen of the Reich'!!! Considering it is performed on some bars karaoke equipment and recorded w/ some patrons camera phone, it is pretty damn good quality..... even well worthy of a reaction! ---> kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGxkprSqn6rffNo.html&ab_channel=UnleashTheArchers

@xSOILBORNx

3 жыл бұрын

Also... just wanted to point out that Brittany is such a down-to-earth, sweet and super cool person. I've watched a bunch of her interviews and personal videos and she is adorable in every sense. She has done a reaction video on her own channel of her reacting to other reactors reacting to Unleash the Archers. Also, another reactor I follow 'Mr Rock N Roll', was so into her that she reached out to him, sent him a signed photograph and has done a few videos w/ him together where they introduce songs to each other and do duel reactions live together. So cool! Here is one of them...----> kzread.info/dash/bejne/rH1mq66LY5uueKw.html&ab_channel=Mr.RockNRoll Oh... and I almost forgot, she also reacted (w/ Mr. rock N roll) to her own song 'Abyss' from their latest album together... she is amazing! ---> kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqGetrOhl5nZcpM.html&ab_channel=Mr.RockNRoll

I'm so excited for you guys to get into UTA. Both Awakening and Abyss are concept albums telling a story, highly recommend listening to the albums/tracks in order if you can. They really go more experimental in Abyss and I'd say Apex (the album) is probably the quintessential power metal album for me. 🍁🍁🍁

Oh yeah. On the plane where this band reigns, everyone either crushes hard on Brittney Slayes or wants to be her, or both.

Tonight we ride next pls...

(UNLEASH THE ARCHERS) - TONIGHT WE RIDE...!!!

Tonight We Ride, Legacy, Abyss & Faster Than Light are good also great one to start down the UTA rabbit hole! Happy Holidays! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Tonight We Ride. Feel your Metal. Cleanse the Bloodlines.

WOW when i saw you were reacting to unleash the archers i was like holy shit!!! this is gonna be awesome!!!!

Jinjer Home Back!!! Its soo good

Al Bundy is a legend. He scored four touchdowns in the city championship game.

If you want to see UTA's full range, check out Dreamcrusher.

Hello Ladies. You 2 are freakin awesome as hell !!!! Thanks for doing this so soon after Northwest Passage. I'm glad you are liking them. I've got a few more suggestions coming your way.... I'll wait for a bit though and let someone else get their requests in. Thanks again you most awesomest beautiful ladies !!! Have a great week. Cheers from the great white north. 🇨🇦🍺🍺🍺🍺🤘🤘🤘🤘

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

😁 no you are!! Thanks as always for your support. Looking forward to more requests from you! ❤

If you like this band, then you might like Kobra and the Lotus. These bands are what I like to call "Operatic Metal" because the frontwomen are basically trained opera singers singing metal music. I tried to find the right introduction video and I think "Soldier" would be a good place to start. Also just now finding out that they are also signed to Napalm Records. They have an eye for talent those guys at Napalm. Also need to say that I love you Ari! I like you too Leeann, I suppose. :-P Ari to me is what Tatiana from Jinjer is to her. Every time I watch one of these videos and Ari smiles, I smile and blush. lol. Merry Christmas guys or whatever holidays you may celebrate and certainly a Happy New Year after this horrendous year.

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome reccomendation, thanks so much! And Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you too! Ari is very flattered ;) thanks for watching!

A cool thing to always point out is that this album as well as the next is a single story from start to what may be the end.

Next powerful frontwoman: Lzzy Hale from Halestorm! You must listen to "Uncomfortable"!!

@carstenjunge1327

2 жыл бұрын

Then pick up The Warning, they have opened for Halestorm.

Dreamcrusher is their best song!

you got me at "happy end of 2020"

Hell yeah

Always love a good double bass drum gallop.

As always the case, gettin' down with that funky bass!

As others have commented, I'm repeating a bit because we want you to understand and see the point being driven deeply in. Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, DIO, and more all contribute to the power metal genre that Unleash the Archers settles firmly into. All are worth checking out.

So now you've been introduced to power metal, you need to checkout the Japanese female PM band Lovebites- "Shadowmaker" or "When destinies align" , "Rising"......or "The Hammer of Wrath" live, "Thunder Vengeance" live.......all good, just get started🤘 Great reactions, you girls rock!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

Yeah, so Australian fan here. Bundaberg R is an Australian liquor from North Queensland. Bundy On is a local way of saying: let’s drink! A Bundy Junkie.. well... that’s obvious right...?

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Ooohhhhh gotcha! Lol

@drneildurrant

3 жыл бұрын

@@LEANNxARI *Bundaberg Rum

@veight7

3 жыл бұрын

While I won't disagree because I'm not Australian the shirt is actually taking about the show Married with Children it has Al and Peg Bundy on the couch on it.

If you like all these female lead bands check out Persona . Either Alpha or Invidia are good songs to start from , especially Alpha it's such a good track Persona ,Jinjer and Spiritbox stay in my musical rotation frequentl Love the channel

IF you like her clean vocals try "Northwest passage" very different song but really showcases her voice , IMHO

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patrick! NW Passage was actually the first one we watched 🤗 definitely different, we loved it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/npx92MiQpq6dm8o.html

Greetings from Ireland 🤘

Just found you!!!! Great channel!!!

Ah yes, waited for this.

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

You should totally react to anything from their first 2 albums Behold the devastation and Demons of the Astrowaste,all their albums are amazing and just great but these 2 were made when they didn't have a label, and I personally think the sound in these 2 is better than what they are currently bringing out, but its all very good

gotta check out Britneys metal opera challenge really cool!!!!

New Jinjer video for Home Back was just released, you should check it out

So I am hearing that you like amazing Bass players. I think you would really like, Babymetal - Rondo of Nightmares live at the Budokan. Black night. The song has a instrumental intro and the bass player is just insane

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Looove the bass reccomendations, thank you!

If you like this, it might be worth checking out some older, classic metal. This is a song where you can clearly hear their musical heritage - she sounds like a female version of Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden or Ronnie James Dio, and the overall vibe is like an evolution of the classic new wave of British heavy metal sound. Checking out a couple of Iron Maiden songs would show you more of where this type of sound (power metal) comes from.

This is one of my favourite songs and bands. Takes years of work to achieve this level skill in craft. I am so sorry that the bassist is no longer with the band. Got a kick at how Ari's eye went from joking to laser sharp as the band played.

Some good bands Are flyleaf and Icons for hire. Anything by flyleaf really, its all good, same for Icons for hire but my favorites are Make a Move and Cynics And Crytics

Abyss and Time Stands Still ! ps: she has her own youtube channel :D, if u girls are intrested to check that some point on your own, also she has Reacting even some music videos with some other react channels, and if am member correct shes wearing bit similar-ish classes herself too than what u wearing but anywaay =:D all that mumbling what i just write, u found her channel and ytube overall when u search things on ytube

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Omg just subbed her channel! I hope she posts more ;) thanks for watching!

They have a relatively new album out that I think is pretty epic. You should check it out.

Underappreciated rendition of Barracuda at 3:20 !

Check out Time Stands Still...oh and she can sing opera too...check out Lords of Trident singer Fang and Brittany Slayes sing Brindisi.

Brittney is kinda nerdy and cool at the same time.Really down to earth.

SOULBOUND

The canadian Equivalent to Painkiller !

You guys are awesome, if you want to hear something that'll blow your mind away, try a reaction for Devin Townsend - "Kingdom". It's an amazing song!

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for your recommendation!

Try Amaranthe and Nightwish

Happy Hanaquanzamas

If you like the cleaner vocals in metal, powermetal may be for you, which this is an example. The galloping rhythm is akin to Iron Maiden.

Just subscribed a couple weeks ago but loving the reactions and humor you two bring. I would HIGHLY suggest yall check out "Cleanse the Bloodlines" by Unleash the Archers if you want to hear more of Brittney Slayes badass vocals

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot of UTF ;) thanks so much for watching!

Faster than Light

DO WE RIDE BY UNLEASH GARENTED YOU'LL LOVE IT

If you like Brittany, following a show in Edinburgh Scotland she and the band went to a karaoke bar; she did Queensryche's "Queen of the Reich"...and it was caught on video. Bear in mind this was after a full show...check it out. I'd hate to have been anyone following that. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGxkprSqn6rffNo.html

this 1 show off the band more for there singer showing off some you need to do UNLEASH THE ARCHERS Tonight We Ride ..they fall into the same cat as NIGHTWISH AND JINJER as like them there near top in the style they fall into.and all 3 seem to alway follow each other around and for most part all 3 bands fans also like the others good video

Very DragonForce like.

It is called the gallop. Iron Maiden started it pretty much. UTA is one of the best power metal bands ever, rivaling any of the originals that started in the late 70's/early 80's. I'm not a name dropper, but I do personally know a singer from a prominent power metal band that got big in the early 80's, and he's a monster. And I'd never tell him this, but Brittney rivals him effortlessly.

You gotta react to Brittney doing Karaoke.

@LEANNxARI

3 жыл бұрын

Thaaat sounds like a very good idea 😁❤

@J-Nigma

3 жыл бұрын

@@LEANNxARI Just search Brittney Slayes Karaoke. It should be the very first video.

Abyss next!

Please react to Delain - Masters of Destiny.

Y’all need to check out EPICA songs your missing out girls !!!!!

Cleanse the Bloodlines!!!