Might want to check out "82nd All The Way" A song they did when they toured with Sabaton.. Others worth looking at would be "Digital World" or "Trinity"
Elize Ryd was one of many singers who sent a demo to Tuomas after they fired Tarja. She was on the short list but Tuomas thought she was a bit to young (22-23) to handle all the crap he knew would be coming. But she did get to sing with Nightwish when Anette was taken to hospital during the US tour. So Elize and Alissa Gluz, who both toured with Kamelot as support act to Nightwish at the time, jumped in and sang the songs they knew, and Marko did the rest of them. And they gave Floor some support on her first day on the new job too. ;)
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If you’re looking for more of the growling, check out songs like “GG6” or the most recent one “BOOM!” (GG6 might be better first though, even though BOOM! is so much fun to listen to). Much more of a heavy sound. Amaranthe is certainly an acquired taste, but once used to the sound, it becomes much more appreciated cause honestly there’s nothing quite like them.
@@TankTheTech That sucks. First of all, because their music videos are...lets say very creative and so worth the watch and second, because I have only just discovered your channel.
Yea, Amaranthe definitely has a particular sound. They're one of my favorites because it just overwhelms me with energy, but they're definitely not for everyone. Glad you checked them out either way! They're actually friends with Sabaton, and did a cover of their song "82nd All the Way" If you want to give them another try (plus, hey, more Sabaton too!) PS; This makes 4 out of my top 5 bands that have appeared on your channel, only one left is Avantasia, though the mastermind of that band has appeared on the channel with Ayreon before. It's like a game of Metal Bingo!
YEEEES! Please check out Avantasia! Tobias Sammet is a real Master of the Metal Opera (actually this was the title of their first album ;) ) I'd suggest Sign of the cross/seven angels live from the flying opera 2011. magnificent work there! a bit older but pure gold!
@@TheGertL Tobi's the master of the Power Metal Opera, but he's got nothing on the songwriting and storytelling of Arjen... which just means they're both amazing in their own way. Could definitely go for some Avantasia on here, and definitely seconded on something from Flying Opera!
@@snorri0411 Yeah, you're right... But Soundwise them two are not too similar... Tobias is on Power Metal ship, whilst Arjen is gathering his magic from the vast stories of Progressive Metal Madness. The Flying opera really got me into this whole power metal opera thing and I also stumbled across Aryen's Ayreon through Mr. Samett :) Nevertheless they are both really great musicians and masterminds in their own ways :)
@@snorri0411, also, in the metal opera genre, there's also a Brazilian band called Soulspell that is very underrated but got even a collaboration with Arjen himself singing on a Helloween tribute of We Got the Right. I highly recommend
Man you really should've started with Nexus. They have a wide variety of sound From pop death to straight up death metal and even death power rap like their new song BOOM!. Definitely do more and you gotta do a VS video btween them and sabatons versions of 82nd All the way
@@TankTheTech I guarantee some of there other stuff will be right up you're alley. I haven't seen this reaction yet obviously but I know you'll like them. I've had these guys in my top 10 for years so I have lots of suggestions.
Amaranthe is a wierd band...and I mean that in a positive way, like, unique...a lot of synths, the choruses are basically pop... I think any person who listens to them for the first time and comes from a metal background is not going to be sold on them in the first try, I know I wasn't...but over the years I started to apreciate their music, especially those catchy choruses and Elyze vocals!
Huh, what a shame THIS particular song by Amaranthe was chosen for a reaction. It's also my first time hearing it but compared to other songs it's pretty underwhelming; Amaranthe is a pretty epic band so I hope you'll give them a second chance (82nd All The Way recommended, especially since you like Sabaton)
They just dropped the official music video for their song "BOOM!" yesterday and it's incredibly heavy. I'd also recommend their song "GG6". Both of these songs predominantly feature GG6 (the harsh vocalist's stage name; his real name is Henrik) and they are really good. GG6 has a very unique style to how he growls in certain songs. You'll see and hear what I mean if you listen to the ones I mentioned. "Countdown" and "Dream" are two other songs that have a unique style to them, but "Dream" may be a bit too light for you, so not sure. Amaranthe is known for being very synth/electronics forward, and Elize's vocal quality adds a pop element to it. Nils' vocals are also really great and power metal oriented, as he has his own band called Dynazty.
Well I respect that you aren't overwhelmed by them. They are one of the bands that I will listen to regularly. I think "Digital world" would fit your style closer. It doesn't have crazy solo but definitely more of the growling. Their new song "Boom" has lot of his vocals. And I would agree his vocals are probably my favorite. The female vocalist Elize Ryd was/is(not 100% sure) in Kamelot also.
She has only done guest vocals for Kamelot. Kamelot has never had an official female singer in their band but they do a lot of guest vocals with different female singers. Elize Ryd, Simone Simmons, Alissa White-Gulz have all guest appeared for Kamelot to name a few.
Tank, I enjoy your reaction whether you like the song or not and your honesty is what I'm here for. At least you don't pretend liking things you don't enjoy listening to. Most reactors do that just to please their viewers, as viewers like their taste to be validated by you guys. People need to chill, you did say you like this song, you just don't love or hate it lol. In all honesty, this band isn't for me. I can't stand bands with more than 2 vocalists, just too much going on, but I can appreciate the hard work they put in.
Their sound has changed over the last two albums, I obviously love all of it but their earlier shit just hits different. 1.000.000 Lightyears, Drop Dead Cynical and The Nexus are my personal favorites, especially after seeing those live. It's really unfortunate that Amaranthe doesn't really have high quality live videos, at least not too many of them.
Yeah, Fearless is definitely not the best song to start with. I personally would recommend a double feature with Sabaton and both versions of 82nd All the Way, but The Nexus, Drop Dead Cynical, and Digital World are also very good starting points. Or, if you're ever in the mood for something softer, Amaranthine is an absolutely beautiful song that blends incredibly well. Loved it, as usual though, I always learn something watching these videos.
So a lot of people are recommending stuff so thought I'd put my 2 cents in for their early stuff which I love best: The Nexus Automatic Call out my name Theory of everything Drip dead cynical Now my fave is Electroheart but I love it because it's a mix of para para, eurobeats and metal so it's not for everyone.
Well...for more Amaranthe, I gotta recommend my personal fav: Amaranthine. It's a ballad, true...but I think it's more of a rock ballad. It doesn't feel that poppy to me though. And, for a change of pace, if you want to dip a toe into some video game metal (mostly instrumental covers of video game theme songs), check out Power Glove's cover of Guile's Theme from Street Fighter II and the theme from Panzer Paladin.
Amaranthe is definitely one of my favorites. They just released a new video for BOOM which is from the new album and has primarily harsh vocals and will scratch that itch you have.
LOVE that keychange into the chorus! You're right, this was not the best song to start with. Try The Nexus, Hunger, Amaranthine - anything from their first two albums.
Um... I wouldn't go with any suggestions for "BOOM!1" or "GG6" if I were you. Those songs seem like a great way to kill your interest in this band just based off this reaction. You would probably be more likely to enjoy more old-school Amaranthe, from their debut self-titled album and their sophomore album, The Nexus. Both male vocalists are different, however. I recommend "Hunger", "1.000.000 Lightyears", "Invincible" and "The Nexus". These tracks have a much better blend of styles in my opinion. Additionally, "Burn With Me" and "Amaranthine" are excellent rock ballads as well. Keep rocking on!
This is very typical standard song for Amaranthe and gives a pretty good image of their music. However there those pearly moments. Many times mentioned cover of 82nd All the Way is definitely one of their best performances. I really liked their two first albums and then I think they went too much in modern list pop influences and don't like it that much. This song had the same more 90's vibe that hits my taste better. Let's take some of the different end songs: Archangel is their most likely heaviest song, a real headbanger; then Amaranthine is a stunning metal ballad. I got in tears during the song when they played it live on a tour supporting Sabaton. The clean vocal singers are actually very talented and they get a bit underrated in Amaranthe. The female lead singer Elize Ryd is an excellent singer and she could stand out much higher. Some of her best performances is the guest appearance in Kamelot - Sacrimony (official live) and the nice duet with Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) for a Christmas song (metal ballad version) Julen Är Här. A fan fact of Elize: she has sang one gig as Nightwish lead singer co-worked with Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy). Nils Molin has done more power stuff in his earlier main band Dynazty. Some of my favorite songs by them are a very catchy Heartless Madness and a faster Human Paradox.
Archangel and Viral would have been a better choice from their newest album, I personally love Breakthrough Starshot and On The Rocks. Still waiting on you to get around to Within Temptation Paradise (What About Us)
i agree with u on the synth part it is to much for me2, thats why i have the same atitude as u on several of theyre songs. But i disagree on fiering the clean singers, probably becourse i get bored by hearing only screaming in songs, prefeer clean vocals myself. something i recon no one have sugested yet is Revelution Renesance th-cam.com/video/O4H-cD9BRSE/w-d-xo.html ( Michael Kiske on vocal) Symfonia th-cam.com/video/D9iZY_EVoIQ/w-d-xo.html ( Andre Matos on vocal ) Timmo Tolkki`s Avalon th-cam.com/video/_Do8dZpQOW4/w-d-xo.html ( Michael Kiske on vocal) other songs features other singers Floor Jansen and Elize Ryd being a cupple. these 3 suggestion is a former band member and 1 of the composers for Stratovarius, Timmo Tolkki projects after he quit Stratovarius.
Hey Tank. You should definitely watch their cover of Sabato "82nd all the way". And perhaps you could do a battle of the bands with those 2 versions😉. Great job on your channel, love all the gear stuff.
This is just my opinion, but I don't think this is a very strong song in Amaranthe's catalog. They have vastly better ones. The general sound and idea comes through though, so if this really just doesn't work, then the rest probably won't either. Fun fact: Elize tried out for Nightwish back when they were looking for a singer after Tarja.
May be a song choice, may not be for you, diversity is what makes music great. If you are looking for more i would suggest drop dead cynical or digital world. Sims if my favorites of their newer stuff are boom and helix.
Amaranthes later stuff is very synth driven, their first two albums are much more guitar oriented. They're very much a love it or hate it kind of band. It is almost a mashup of modern in flames and power metal.
You listened to the wrong song as your first song. Better to listen to archangel or Helix or Nexus. Fearless is partly a good song but it's a bit over worked in my opinion
Great reaction Tank! I personally love all of the elements in this one but it's great that you give your honest opinion! Definitely check out their other stuff, they'll probably grow on ya! :)
Either in a video or in your free time, a Nightwish documentary called "please learn the setlist in 48 hours" is a really cool thing to see. Elize from this bad, Alissa from Arch Enemy both show up early as it goes through the end of Annette's time in the band, then Floor taking over to finish the tour as a temporary vocalist. It's really important for fans of Nightwish to see in my mind
I feel you. As an Amaranthe fan I was and still am underwhelmed by "Fearless," (good song, though) but they do have better and heavier stuff like "Archangel," "BOOM!1," "Drop Dead Cynical," or "Digital World." Also, Amaranthe is known for its mix of styles and I find their music to be high-energy, fun, and dynamic! Hope in time you'll grow to love the band!
archangel is by far my favourite off their new album. tbh the helix album onwards havent really stuck with me. i like select songs but overall theyre not my favourite albums
@@micahmaughan1101 For me it's a tie between "Archangel," "BoOOM!1" and the album version of "Do or Die" As for recent albums, "Helix" is a hit and miss for me (I like some songs, like "Dream" and "Countdown," but don't care for others), but I really enjoy "Manifest" a lot!
Amaranthe does a great job blending their three vocalists together and their sounds are very unique with Henrik's growls mixed in. 82nd All The Way & Boom are a couple of fun songs to listen to. Fun Fact that Elize Ryd tried out to be Nightwish's 2nd lead singer before they chose Anette
i personally prefer their older stuff, with the original lineup. imo it was a bit cleaner, and their newer stuff seems to be much more cluttered. anything from their first album is very good. "hunger" is probably the song most ppl check out for the first time and one id recommend. "amaranthine" is my favorite song, but its a bit slower. 1.000.000 light years is also very solid
I didn’t actually watch the reaction but judging by some of the other comments, you weren’t blown away. I’m right there with you. I have tried but can’t get on board with this band. Elize has a great voice but it just can’t help but sound poppy.
Awesome Tank! You HAVE to check out the australian metal band called Eye of the Enemy. It is right up your alley! I told you about this band about 6 months ago. The song you MUST check out is: The Shift. You will be floored :) Cheers, William
You should do a double reaction of 82nd all the Way with Sabaton and Amaranthe. They also did the song live together. For a solo Amaranthe song I would recommend The Nexus, GG6 and for a more of a lighter sound Amaranthine
Maybe its wrong but i love the outro! BISMARCK! XD And i love them tankfacts. imw ith you on this journey and learn so much about music and bands out there. Thanks for doing this =)
Gotta recommend you something danish. You should check out Defecto, their song Nemesis is one of my personal favorites. Or check out BAEST with Crosswhore new band doing old school death metal. Love your vids
Yes, Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz were with Kamelot who was touring with Nightwish. Elize saved the show at Denver, singing with Alissa with Nightwish while Anette was sick in hospital. They have had one hour to make a playlist. A video exists name "The Denver debacle". I'm not agree with the title.
Nice react! I think you should try other Songs from Amaranthe but Fearless is one of the Best in my Opinion!!! Here are my top Songs from this Band! Check it out: Archangel,Strong, 82nd all the Way (Sabaton Cover), The Game, Crystalline (all from the Album MANIFEST), Helix,365,Amaranthine,Army of the Night, Dream,True, The Nexus,Hunger, Burn with me and many more 🤣🤣 I have another recommendations from other Bands,if you want!?? Let me know it! Rock on 🤘🤘🤘😉 BTW: a good Guitar Solo is in the Track Enshrined in my memories with Timo Tolkkis ☝
Amaranthe toured Europe together with Sabaton and Apocalyptica. For Sabatons final stop of the tour in Oslo (which was amazing), they brought Amaranthes vocalists up on stage to join them for 82nd all the Way (which Amaranthe did a cover of before the tour which is just as good as the original).
I love Amaranthe. That being said I love Symphonic/Electronic/Power metal. To me they are the Dragonforce of those first 2 genre's because most of their stuff sounds similar and are put together similarly. They do have a few amazing stand out songs.. I love the band, just my thought though
4:51 you just described "Boom!1" (also from manifest) pretty much the only time there's cleans is in the chorus, most of the song is just Henrik doing really fast harsher vocals
Another vote for Amaranthe's "Nexus" and/or "Burn With Me"... The relationship with Nightwish goes back to Elize (then touring with Kamelot) and the Denver Nightwish concert. ("The Denver Debacle" video on TH-cam - should be the Denver miracle!)..... Elize can growl too - see their new video "Boom"!... Her demo tryout for Nightwish, "Nemo", was good too! The mix of 3 vocals is Amaranthe's signature.
While I do like this song, it might not of been the best to start with from them. 1,000,000 Lightyears and Hunger are two really good ones from them. The Nexus is too, and I think that might be one of their more popular ones. Or if you want to do a little battle of the bands type video in the form of a double reaction, Sabaton did a song called 82nd All the Way that Amaranthe then did a cover of. Also, interestingly enough, I believe I read somewhere that Amaranthe is from the same town as Sabaton.
Hey Tank. Given you had some issues with this reaction, here are some better songs to react to: 1) Drop Dead Cynical 2) Helix 3) GG6 (The harsh vocalist invented "growl rapping" in this one) 4) Digital World 5) Countdown 6) Archangel 7) Do or Die, ft. Angela Gossow And yeah, I get why you might not have liked this song. Amaranthe had an earlier single, Strong, which was definitely not a strong song. As it stands, I'd recommend reacting to Amaranthe's cover of Sabaton's song "82nd All The Way," which is about Sgt. Alvin York, the most-decorated US Army soldier of World War I, who captured, single-handedly, 270 German POWs, as well as disabling 5 machine-gun nests.
Honestly, not the greatest first song... I would suggest BOOM!1 or GG6 for the harder song, or maybe some of the older for the more... electro/dance/pop metal styled songs - Boomerang, Electroheart, Invincible, Hunger, Trinity, Digital World, Drop Dead Cynical or The Nexus. For more straight power metal, you could go for Nils Molin's(clean vocalist) band Dynazty, I would suggest Firesign or Pressence of Mind.
"That guy screaming more" Heh, for a first impression this isn't really the song i would have picked for you. More your speed would be "Boom!" or "GG6" Heck, even "Viral" Mostly from the new album. Fearless is more "Classic" amaranthe, they've always loved mixing the clean vocalists (Elize and Nils here) with breaks of Henrik (AKA GG6) crushing it. Dude raps in a full metal scream in Boom, for instance. Great reaction as always!
but this is their style, maybe it's just not for you and that's okay I like their songs because they are fun (BOOM!1) and uplifting (Razorblade) and some of the lyrics get me (1.000.000 Light Years Away) and maybe you'll get used to their pop, dance, electronic, melodic, heavy sound... or not 😂
Random trivia for you to check out Tank, if you're interested, there was an occasion where Elize (Amaranthe) stood in as vocalist for Nightwish ("The Denver Debacle" (2012) captured in the DVD "Showtime, Storytime"). Not the strongest performance ever, but certainly a unique happening and the crowd was enjoying the show! :) This is their sound in a nutshell more or less. Electronic metal with clean male/female vocals with some growl parts mixed in. As for song suggestions, well.. "The Nexus" was their big breakthrough hit as far as I know (link below). Has a sweet guitar solo as well! th-cam.com/video/SxOybZcRXhI/w-d-xo.html
Not the best way to be introduced to Amaranthe. Go for "The Nexus", "Amaranthine" (if you like a softie), and please... "82nd all the way" in a double reaction with the Sabaton version all along... FYI: Amaranthe's female lead singer Elize Ryd is one of the 2 singers that saved the day in that crazy Denver Nightwish concert... (the other being Alissa White-Gluz)
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If I can suggest something. Soon we've got a Christmas. Because of this, I think it's the best time to make a reaction to two songs: Raskasta Joulua - Oi Jouluyö by Floor Jansen AND AVE MARIA by Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen You won't be a dissapointed! I have tears in my eyes when I'm listening to it!
Uh. Funny band. Can't say I like them as a band, but they're bunch of great musicians trying to mix all of their skills together. You hear that instrumentally they're doing great. And I can assure you Elize definitely can sing (for example, Endlessly, it's the song with only her on vocals). BUT THREE SINGERS DUDE. And they have to give them all a time to make a solo part. They just can't show their best abilities, they have no time for that! This amount of vocal force limits them in genre, so as for me, all of their songs are identical. Except for a couple of songs written mainly for Elize.
Amaranthe are a weird beast .. they are an ear worm with some songs at best kinda cringe at worst. Call them the Creed of Euro metal I guess... A good Amaranthe song? No.. A great band.. No.. Probably the best thing Amaranthe involved project is Gus G. (feat. Elize Ryd) - What Lies Below .. catchy pop metal deluxe.
YIPPIE !!!! The best band in the world, since 2013 (the year I met them for the first time). AFAIK, Olof mostly uses Caparison and Jackson guitars. And I won't hate you at all, it's just a matter of taste and nothing else.
Your friendly swede is back! I want to remind you to listen to Grimner! Preferably, Eldhjärta! And if you want translations from swedish to english, I'm your man!
Amaranthe can definitely be a lot. I'd check out Do Or Die. A bit more stripped down and it features the Queen, Angela Gossow. Edit: vid doesn't have any gear, but it has 100% more Angela. Also also definitely check out Kamelot's new live vids (Sacremony, Phantom Divine, and Under Grey Skies)
It's funny you say that about the clean singers vs the guy screaming Tank, because I'm exactly the opposite. Everytime I listen to Amaranthe I'm like "Man if only I could have clean vocals over the whole thing I'd enjoy this band so much more." Amaranthe is a really interesting band though, I saw them live when they opened for Sabaton (and when they joined Sabaton on stage for 82nd all the way) during the the Great Tour, and it is very much like having Auditory whiplash. One minute you're like "oh okay so we're listening to a metal-mid-2000's-synth blend." then the next song comes along and I'm thinking "Hello mid 90's rock, what are you doing in my heavy metal?" before 10 minutes later I'm thinking "Is that undertones of Hip Hop I hear?" Very enterntaining to watch live though, I know what I said above makes me sound like I don't like Amaranthe, but they where so enjoyable and just outright crazy to watch live that I came home and bought several of their albums the following day.
Ahaaaa! Run! Lol, yep, looks like the Amaranth folks are out for blood. From a long time Nightwish Army member; I totally agree with you, Tank. Each member of that band seem like totally outstanding musicians. And, yeah, their extreme vocalist has got great technique. But... in my most humble opinion, with all the synth overlay consistent in most all of their music, I hate to say it, but, it makes 95% of their tunes sound exactly the same - just a change of title and lyric. Sorry, gotta be honest though. A couple of safe bets are: "Amaranthine" because I love the song and Henrik(spelling? Sorry) shines in this one, and, "Digital World" because of it's "now" relevancy and it's just a kick ass tune as well. Ms Ryd in some of her other projects does a song "Endlessly" that has got to be the most beautiful love song ever written for the quasi-metal stage. Seriously bro, check this one out in reaction or on your own time. Grab the vid with the two dancers - they'll blow your mind as well. Absolutely love your work, tank. Keep up the Nightwish reactions and... Cheers, my friend!
I understand your reaction and that's what I like about your channel. You are not like so many reactors trying to please everybody. It's more genuine like this. Since they are from Sweden I had an Abba-metal vibe feeling about it. Well made, but indeed a bit poppy. Not bad though. Well, now for some plugging: Ayreon and Epica please :)
Their own stuff also sounds very Pop meets Metal to me, which is fine, but not always something I really love. That being said, they're great musicians, but that does make it such that a cover like Sabaton's 82nd All the Way really makes shem shine that much more, to me. Recommend: Amaranthe - 82nd All the Way
God i really admire you for the comparison with BabyMetal!!! I really dont like to swim with the swarm so therefore i suggest you to listen to PROMISE!!! German Metal at its finest!!! Give those Guys some love!!!
From 🇫🇮Finland ❤️ Amaranthe, ❤️ Elize. In a channel we ranked all Manifest-album songs, I ranked "Fearless" as the top track of the album. Very strong album, IMHO it has several songs that would be among my top 10 Amaranthe songs. I think this is typical Amaranthe. And yeah many of their songs could be called dance metal. I listen so many music genres that it isn't hard for me to like Amaranthe's music at all. If one is into heavier and darker metal, it might be difficult.
Amaranthe is for sure not for everyone. but definitely one of the only bands ive heard that could meld 3 very distinct vocalists together so well. if you want to hear song that Henrick (growl singer) has larger parts in try Boom!, GG6, or maybe Do or Die if you would like to hear more classic Amaranthe try Digital World, The Nexus, or Drop Dead Cynical My personal recommendations would be The Nexus, Boom!, Drop Dead Cynical
Drop dead cynical, Trinity, Nexus or Digital world are definitely 100% better than Fearless... or almost any of their newer music. I just don’t like what the new clean male singer brings, Jake (the ex-clean vocalist) was soo much better.
Hahaha once again I find myself agreeing with you 100%. The minute the male clean vocalist started singing I was like "gtfo, you don't belong in this song". Edit: I just went and listened to "Boom!1". Much better song but the clean vocalist will piss you off even more!
Aaaaaand another band I have to catch up on - I like so many different bands and styles of music I have to catch up on ^^' I often have to really decide which purchases I make and yesterday two game scores by Austin Wintory won over anything metal, punk, rock or in the periphery of the three of those. Just needed something to wind down and relax and his stuff really is perfect for that. I actually haven't listened to any Amaranthe since Jake E left (which means I got at least two more albums to catch up on ^^') and from what I heard here I really think I like him better as male clean singer over the new guy, but I'm definitely not gonna judge him by that one song and open that can of "I hate that new singer, the new one was way better" worms. That being -said- written, my catalogue of suggestions is probably a bit antiquated and since I often like their power ballads it maybe just isn't for you. My favourites - as of now - are: Amaranthine, Automatic, Enter the Maze, Splinter in my soul, theory of everything, Burn with me, mechanical illusion, future on hold, infinity, massive addictive, true, unreal, over and done, skyline, exhale, trinity, limitless, break down and cry, supersonic and endlessly. Some of them are being a bit on the harder side, but I'm afraid you wouldn't really get rid of the synths, that somewhat poppy melodies mixed in with that more harsher death metally stuff that often appears a bit "hectic" is kind of a trademark of them :/. BTW, if you enjoy any of the singers (including Jake E), they often feature on other band's releases or are active in other bands as well: ▪︎Jake E is in Cyhra with In Flames former guitarist Jesper Strömblad, they are 2 albums in and since you had some IF on in some of your intros/outros who knows, tonight like their stuff. ▪︎Elize Ryd seems to be a bit of a jack - of - all - trades, she really dabbles in a lot of different stuff and appears on other bands' works and does live vocals for them. Right of the top of my head, I'd put Kamelot and Takida down here. ▪︎ Aaaaand since you seemed to enjoy Henriks harsh ones, maybe check out Scarpoint? He's doing vocals in that one, too, they're two albums in, the first being "The silence we deserve" and I'd probably consider them somewhere in the melodic death metal realm (but don't hold me to that I'm notoriously bad at labeling bands and put them in neat little genre boxes ^^')
Hey. I would agree that this wasn’t the greatest song to start off with. They have a few line up changes over the years, but their formula and sound has stayed the same for the most part. I would recommend the song “GG6” if you want to hear more of the screaming guy singing. Also, I would recommend a cover of Sabaton for just a fun video made from their studio’s called “82nd all the way.” Finally ... Pa-Pa f**k yes! lol
Yes... Amaranthe one of my fave bands u defo will like them... 3 singers one complements the other elize with that unique voice gg6 with the growls and hardcore beats and nills with the smoothest voice you will hear good stuff Hey tank have u heard that new song from a band called Korpiklanni its one hell of a good folk metal band id type the song name but Id botch it probs 😂😂
A bit sad that you choose this one for your first dip in the Amaranthe pool....but hey.... Things can only get better ;) And yes,,,,, AVATAR.... and please dont choose one of their wierder ones as first contact.... let me quate some one elses comment on the son Puppet show "Avatar: plays this song Metalheads: confused mosh-pit"....and yeah,.l...confused is the word ;)
To continue the swedish symphonic metal, you should check out Brothers of metal. From same place in sweden as Sabaton. Vikingthemed, norse mythology and awsome 3 vocalists. Yggdrasil, One or Prophesy of Ragnarok are my favorites
Hey, Tank for a happy metal sort of sound, Freedom Call is it. The term was coined by them. Metal Is For Everyone th-cam.com/video/Vy4CQOyQ-0k/w-d-xo.html P.s. Blind Guardian has an officiall video for Bright Eyes out today.
Hey Tank, I see you haven't looked at Ayreon in a while... Please take a look at Abbey of Synn from the Ayreon Universe concert (same concert as the Everybody Dies video). This is a hard hitting headbanger of a rock song that hardly gets any recommendations, but one that I'm certain you'll enjoy. Hope you have a great day! \m/\m/
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Might want to check out "82nd All The Way" A song they did when they toured with Sabaton..
Others worth looking at would be "Digital World" or "Trinity"
Viral is great too. Off the same album as Fearless.
Great song and video!
Drop dead cynical is awesome also. And i just found out Archangel which is also awesome
Seconding the motion for their cover of Sabaton's "82nd All the Way"
82nd all the way is such a good song whether its amaranthe or sabaton plating it
Elize Ryd was one of many singers who sent a demo to Tuomas after they fired Tarja. She was on the short list but Tuomas thought she was a bit to young (22-23) to handle all the crap he knew would be coming. But she did get to sing with Nightwish when Anette was taken to hospital during the US tour. So Elize and Alissa Gluz, who both toured with Kamelot as support act to Nightwish at the time, jumped in and sang the songs they knew, and Marko did the rest of them. And they gave Floor some support on her first day on the new job too. ;)
You saved me a lot of typing - that's exactly what I was gonna say!
I'm so glad for Elize she wasn't chosen.
For Amaranthe, try out Digital World or Drop Dead Cynical. That might fit your taste a little better imo.
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Tank should give the just one more chance with drop dead cynical or maby the nexus
@@Juras1mo I'm definitely not writing them off. I want to hear more because I think it's just this ONE song that didn't fully grab me.
I’d also recommend Fury and GG6
Highly recommend Drop Dead Cynical that's what got me into them.
I really like how Tank doesnt shy away from saying he disliked something. No pandering, just honesty ! And that rocks !
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right, you can be lucky he even uploaded it and didnt dislike it thaaat much xD
I dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know a method to get back into an instagram account??
I was dumb lost my account password. I would love any tricks you can give me
@Elias Mathias Instablaster ;)
Honest is better than falsehoods
If you’re looking for more of the growling, check out songs like “GG6” or the most recent one “BOOM!” (GG6 might be better first though, even though BOOM! is so much fun to listen to).
Much more of a heavy sound. Amaranthe is certainly an acquired taste, but once used to the sound, it becomes much more appreciated cause honestly there’s nothing quite like them.
^this
This comment 1000%
Didn't see this comment aha, just mentioned the same song! Scream my name also goes hard. 🤘
@@jacobhoughton5166 Also a good choice! Great minds think alike hah
@@imcherylynn he should definitely check out within temptation 👀🤔 they're fairly similar musically and he likes nightwish 😅
This man needs POWERWOLF in his life and you know it!
I did a Powerwolf reaction live from Wacken and it got blocked. 😥
@@TankTheTech That sucks. First of all, because their music videos are...lets say very creative and so worth the watch and second, because I have only just discovered your channel.
It’s available on my Patreon still, but i do plan on trying more and hoping for the best. Haha
@@TankTheTech Then I recommend the music video "Demons are a girls best friend". Catchy, symphonic and naughty :)
Amaranthe covering powerfolf it is
Army of the night
-82nd all the way
-Do or Die featuring Angela Gossow ex Arch Enemy
-The Nexus
-Helix
-GG6
O r BOOM!1
Yea, Amaranthe definitely has a particular sound. They're one of my favorites because it just overwhelms me with energy, but they're definitely not for everyone. Glad you checked them out either way! They're actually friends with Sabaton, and did a cover of their song "82nd All the Way" If you want to give them another try (plus, hey, more Sabaton too!)
PS; This makes 4 out of my top 5 bands that have appeared on your channel, only one left is Avantasia, though the mastermind of that band has appeared on the channel with Ayreon before. It's like a game of Metal Bingo!
YEEEES! Please check out Avantasia! Tobias Sammet is a real Master of the Metal Opera (actually this was the title of their first album ;) ) I'd suggest Sign of the cross/seven angels live from the flying opera 2011. magnificent work there! a bit older but pure gold!
@@TheGertL Tobi's the master of the Power Metal Opera, but he's got nothing on the songwriting and storytelling of Arjen... which just means they're both amazing in their own way. Could definitely go for some Avantasia on here, and definitely seconded on something from Flying Opera!
@@snorri0411 Yeah, you're right... But Soundwise them two are not too similar... Tobias is on Power Metal ship, whilst Arjen is gathering his magic from the vast stories of Progressive Metal Madness.
The Flying opera really got me into this whole power metal opera thing and I also stumbled across Aryen's Ayreon through Mr. Samett :) Nevertheless they are both really great musicians and masterminds in their own ways :)
I mean Avantasia or Edguy....
@@snorri0411, also, in the metal opera genre, there's also a Brazilian band called Soulspell that is very underrated but got even a collaboration with Arjen himself singing on a Helloween tribute of We Got the Right. I highly recommend
Man you really should've started with Nexus. They have a wide variety of sound From pop death to straight up death metal and even death power rap like their new song BOOM!. Definitely do more and you gotta do a VS video btween them and sabatons versions of 82nd All the way
I’ll definitely do more, because I think you’re right about the song choice.
@@TankTheTech I guarantee some of there other stuff will be right up you're alley. I haven't seen this reaction yet obviously but I know you'll like them. I've had these guys in my top 10 for years so I have lots of suggestions.
@@TankTheTech you really need to react to boom and GG6 thos songs got henrik (the growler) as the main singer
I've been trying to find a way to categorize Boom and I think I'm going to stick with your description of Death Power Rap
@@TankTheTech Do Boom!1 😄🔥👍
Amaranthe is a wierd band...and I mean that in a positive way, like, unique...a lot of synths, the choruses are basically pop... I think any person who listens to them for the first time and comes from a metal background is not going to be sold on them in the first try, I know I wasn't...but over the years I started to apreciate their music, especially those catchy choruses and Elyze vocals!
Huh, what a shame THIS particular song by Amaranthe was chosen for a reaction. It's also my first time hearing it but compared to other songs it's pretty underwhelming; Amaranthe is a pretty epic band so I hope you'll give them a second chance (82nd All The Way recommended, especially since you like Sabaton)
I'll definitely be giving them another chance, cause like I said, I could tell this wasn't the best choice for me for a first time hearing them. 👍
Shame? It's a banger!
"Well, that's just like, your opinion, man."
everybody has a different personal taste dude, dont be like that
They just dropped the official music video for their song "BOOM!" yesterday and it's incredibly heavy. I'd also recommend their song "GG6". Both of these songs predominantly feature GG6 (the harsh vocalist's stage name; his real name is Henrik) and they are really good. GG6 has a very unique style to how he growls in certain songs. You'll see and hear what I mean if you listen to the ones I mentioned. "Countdown" and "Dream" are two other songs that have a unique style to them, but "Dream" may be a bit too light for you, so not sure. Amaranthe is known for being very synth/electronics forward, and Elize's vocal quality adds a pop element to it. Nils' vocals are also really great and power metal oriented, as he has his own band called Dynazty.
Well I respect that you aren't overwhelmed by them. They are one of the bands that I will listen to regularly. I think "Digital world" would fit your style closer. It doesn't have crazy solo but definitely more of the growling. Their new song "Boom" has lot of his vocals. And I would agree his vocals are probably my favorite. The female vocalist Elize Ryd was/is(not 100% sure) in Kamelot also.
She has only done guest vocals for Kamelot. Kamelot has never had an official female singer in their band but they do a lot of guest vocals with different female singers. Elize Ryd, Simone Simmons, Alissa White-Gulz have all guest appeared for Kamelot to name a few.
to me Boom is HORRIBLE. But GG6 was sick and has a fun video too from the same shoot as their more serious videos from that album
Tank, I enjoy your reaction whether you like the song or not and your honesty is what I'm here for. At least you don't pretend liking things you don't enjoy listening to. Most reactors do that just to please their viewers, as viewers like their taste to be validated by you guys. People need to chill, you did say you like this song, you just don't love or hate it lol. In all honesty, this band isn't for me. I can't stand bands with more than 2 vocalists, just too much going on, but I can appreciate the hard work they put in.
Their sound has changed over the last two albums, I obviously love all of it but their earlier shit just hits different. 1.000.000 Lightyears, Drop Dead Cynical and The Nexus are my personal favorites, especially after seeing those live. It's really unfortunate that Amaranthe doesn't really have high quality live videos, at least not too many of them.
Symphonic Pop-Metal, maybe? :)
Didn't find it very symphonic.. keyboards = symphonic? Just pop metal.
*From AMARANTHE I highly recommend: "Viral", "The Nexus", "BOOM!1", "365",.....*
Yeah, Fearless is definitely not the best song to start with. I personally would recommend a double feature with Sabaton and both versions of 82nd All the Way, but The Nexus, Drop Dead Cynical, and Digital World are also very good starting points. Or, if you're ever in the mood for something softer, Amaranthine is an absolutely beautiful song that blends incredibly well. Loved it, as usual though, I always learn something watching these videos.
So a lot of people are recommending stuff so thought I'd put my 2 cents in for their early stuff which I love best:
The Nexus
Automatic
Call out my name
Theory of everything
Drip dead cynical
Now my fave is Electroheart but I love it because it's a mix of para para, eurobeats and metal so it's not for everyone.
Well...for more Amaranthe, I gotta recommend my personal fav: Amaranthine.
It's a ballad, true...but I think it's more of a rock ballad. It doesn't feel that poppy to me though.
And, for a change of pace, if you want to dip a toe into some video game metal (mostly instrumental covers of video game theme songs), check out Power Glove's cover of Guile's Theme from Street Fighter II and the theme from Panzer Paladin.
I’m the opposite, don’t need the screamo singer, prefer cleaner vocals
Amaranthe is definitely one of my favorites. They just released a new video for BOOM which is from the new album and has primarily harsh vocals and will scratch that itch you have.
LOVE that keychange into the chorus! You're right, this was not the best song to start with. Try The Nexus, Hunger, Amaranthine - anything from their first two albums.
Not knowing their "normal" sound, I have a question:
Did this sound rushed in a few places, or is it just me?
Um... I wouldn't go with any suggestions for "BOOM!1" or "GG6" if I were you. Those songs seem like a great way to kill your interest in this band just based off this reaction. You would probably be more likely to enjoy more old-school Amaranthe, from their debut self-titled album and their sophomore album, The Nexus. Both male vocalists are different, however. I recommend "Hunger", "1.000.000 Lightyears", "Invincible" and "The Nexus". These tracks have a much better blend of styles in my opinion. Additionally, "Burn With Me" and "Amaranthine" are excellent rock ballads as well. Keep rocking on!
Their cover of Sabaton’s 82nd all the way is a great one to check out
This is very typical standard song for Amaranthe and gives a pretty good image of their music. However there those pearly moments. Many times mentioned cover of 82nd All the Way is definitely one of their best performances. I really liked their two first albums and then I think they went too much in modern list pop influences and don't like it that much. This song had the same more 90's vibe that hits my taste better. Let's take some of the different end songs: Archangel is their most likely heaviest song, a real headbanger; then Amaranthine is a stunning metal ballad. I got in tears during the song when they played it live on a tour supporting Sabaton.
The clean vocal singers are actually very talented and they get a bit underrated in Amaranthe. The female lead singer Elize Ryd is an excellent singer and she could stand out much higher. Some of her best performances is the guest appearance in Kamelot - Sacrimony (official live) and the nice duet with Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) for a Christmas song (metal ballad version) Julen Är Här. A fan fact of Elize: she has sang one gig as Nightwish lead singer co-worked with Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy).
Nils Molin has done more power stuff in his earlier main band Dynazty. Some of my favorite songs by them are a very catchy Heartless Madness and a faster Human Paradox.
You might like the song they did with Angela Gassow from Arch Enemy.
Also Archangel and Viral are slightly heavier songs from them
Archangel and Viral would have been a better choice from their newest album, I personally love Breakthrough Starshot and On The Rocks.
Still waiting on you to get around to Within Temptation Paradise (What About Us)
Your favorite part is my worst..lol I can't stand growling vocals...just not my thing..Take it out I'd love the song
i agree with u on the synth part it is to much for me2, thats why i have the same atitude as u on several of theyre songs. But i disagree on fiering the clean singers, probably becourse i get bored by hearing only screaming in songs, prefeer clean vocals myself.
something i recon no one have sugested yet is
Revelution Renesance th-cam.com/video/O4H-cD9BRSE/w-d-xo.html ( Michael Kiske on vocal)
Symfonia th-cam.com/video/D9iZY_EVoIQ/w-d-xo.html ( Andre Matos on vocal )
Timmo Tolkki`s Avalon th-cam.com/video/_Do8dZpQOW4/w-d-xo.html ( Michael Kiske on vocal) other songs features other singers Floor Jansen and Elize Ryd being a cupple.
these 3 suggestion is a former band member and 1 of the composers for Stratovarius, Timmo Tolkki projects after he quit Stratovarius.
Hey Tank. You should definitely watch their cover of Sabato "82nd all the way". And perhaps you could do a battle of the bands with those 2 versions😉. Great job on your channel, love all the gear stuff.
Do a Roadie Reactions to 82nd All The Way by Sabaton AND Amaranthe! (Sabaton song covered by Amaranthe)
This is just my opinion, but I don't think this is a very strong song in Amaranthe's catalog. They have vastly better ones. The general sound and idea comes through though, so if this really just doesn't work, then the rest probably won't either. Fun fact: Elize tried out for Nightwish back when they were looking for a singer after Tarja.
Ningen Isu: Heartless Scat!
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Tank, if you like the harsh vocalist. Henrik, you should check out the songs "GG6" or "BOOM!1" He really shines in those two specific songs.
May be a song choice, may not be for you, diversity is what makes music great. If you are looking for more i would suggest drop dead cynical or digital world. Sims if my favorites of their newer stuff are boom and helix.
PLEASE do Spiritbox - Bleach Bath AND Perennial, these 2 songs are too underrated! D:
Amaranthes later stuff is very synth driven, their first two albums are much more guitar oriented. They're very much a love it or hate it kind of band. It is almost a mashup of modern in flames and power metal.
You listened to the wrong song as your first song. Better to listen to archangel or Helix or Nexus. Fearless is partly a good song but it's a bit over worked in my opinion
Great reaction Tank! I personally love all of the elements in this one but it's great that you give your honest opinion! Definitely check out their other stuff, they'll probably grow on ya! :)
This band is the biggest meh in metal for me. Ive heard it for ten years now and it just does absolutely nothing for me.
Please react to 82nd All The Way by Sabaton and the cover that Amaranthe did.
Check out GG6 or Boom by them that would probably be way more your style :)
Either in a video or in your free time, a Nightwish documentary called "please learn the setlist in 48 hours" is a really cool thing to see. Elize from this bad, Alissa from Arch Enemy both show up early as it goes through the end of Annette's time in the band, then Floor taking over to finish the tour as a temporary vocalist. It's really important for fans of Nightwish to see in my mind
Watched it a couple of months ago. 🤘
I feel you. As an Amaranthe fan I was and still am underwhelmed by "Fearless," (good song, though) but they do have better and heavier stuff like "Archangel," "BOOM!1," "Drop Dead Cynical," or "Digital World." Also, Amaranthe is known for its mix of styles and I find their music to be high-energy, fun, and dynamic! Hope in time you'll grow to love the band!
archangel is by far my favourite off their new album. tbh the helix album onwards havent really stuck with me. i like select songs but overall theyre not my favourite albums
@@micahmaughan1101 For me it's a tie between "Archangel," "BoOOM!1" and the album version of "Do or Die" As for recent albums, "Helix" is a hit and miss for me (I like some songs, like "Dream" and "Countdown," but don't care for others), but I really enjoy "Manifest" a lot!
Amaranthe does a great job blending their three vocalists together and their sounds are very unique with Henrik's growls mixed in. 82nd All The Way & Boom are a couple of fun songs to listen to. Fun Fact that Elize Ryd tried out to be Nightwish's 2nd lead singer before they chose Anette
Double reaction to 82nd All The Way - Sabaton original and Amaranthe cover?
She was also one of the 2 singers that filled in for Annette in the infamous 2012 Denver show of Nightwish, the other being Alissa White-Gluz.
i personally prefer their older stuff, with the original lineup. imo it was a bit cleaner, and their newer stuff seems to be much more cluttered. anything from their first album is very good. "hunger" is probably the song most ppl check out for the first time and one id recommend. "amaranthine" is my favorite song, but its a bit slower. 1.000.000 light years is also very solid
I didn’t actually watch the reaction but judging by some of the other comments, you weren’t blown away. I’m right there with you. I have tried but can’t get on board with this band. Elize has a great voice but it just can’t help but sound poppy.
Feel the same way, just can't into them no matter how many of their songs I listen to. They are very talented, but just too poppy for me.
Not to be too harsh but their cover of 82nd All the Way was an unmitigated disaster.
Some day you should do Amorphis - The Bee, sadly there´s not really any live version of it with good sound. There´s a lyric video though.
I tried to do the live version at Wacken and the sound was so bad that I had to stop. I’ll try and find a good one one of these days.
You should check out their song Boom!1 or GG6
Awesome Tank! You HAVE to check out the australian metal band called Eye of the Enemy. It is right up your alley! I told you about this band about 6 months ago. The song you MUST check out is: The Shift. You will be floored :)
Cheers,
William
th-cam.com/video/O1jlfMbZOYs/w-d-xo.html Here is the link
You should do a double reaction of 82nd all the Way with Sabaton and Amaranthe.
They also did the song live together.
For a solo Amaranthe song I would recommend The Nexus, GG6 and for a more of a lighter sound Amaranthine
Maybe its wrong but i love the outro! BISMARCK! XD And i love them tankfacts. imw ith you on this journey and learn so much about music and bands out there. Thanks for doing this =)
Pop Metal Tank i think
Gotta recommend you something danish. You should check out Defecto, their song Nemesis is one of my personal favorites. Or check out BAEST with Crosswhore new band doing old school death metal. Love your vids
Elize Ryd, that's the one who did a stellar job in Denver and probably saved Nightwish from collapsing, isn't it?
yes, her and Alissa White-Gluz!
Yes, Elize Ryd and Alissa White-Gluz were with Kamelot who was touring with Nightwish. Elize saved the show at Denver, singing with Alissa with Nightwish while Anette was sick in hospital.
They have had one hour to make a playlist.
A video exists name "The Denver debacle". I'm not agree with the title.
“Saved Nightwish form collapsing” seems a bit of an overstatement, but yeah, it was her and Alissa that filled in.
This could be a good Euro Vision song. 💯
Check out Lacuna Coil - Layers of Time or Blood, Tears, Dust.
Nice react! I think you should try other Songs from Amaranthe but Fearless is one of the Best in my Opinion!!! Here are my top Songs from this Band! Check it out: Archangel,Strong, 82nd all the Way (Sabaton Cover), The Game, Crystalline (all from the Album MANIFEST),
Helix,365,Amaranthine,Army of the Night, Dream,True, The Nexus,Hunger,
Burn with me and many more 🤣🤣
I have another recommendations from other Bands,if you want!?? Let me know it! Rock on 🤘🤘🤘😉
BTW: a good Guitar Solo is in the Track Enshrined in my memories with Timo Tolkkis ☝
Amaranthe toured Europe together with Sabaton and Apocalyptica. For Sabatons final stop of the tour in Oslo (which was amazing), they brought Amaranthes vocalists up on stage to join them for 82nd all the Way (which Amaranthe did a cover of before the tour which is just as good as the original).
I love Amaranthe. That being said I love Symphonic/Electronic/Power metal. To me they are the Dragonforce of those first 2 genre's because most of their stuff sounds similar and are put together similarly. They do have a few amazing stand out songs.. I love the band, just my thought though
Wait. That would make them into the worst symphonic/electronic band of all times? I'm sure you didn't mean it that way :D
@@Eluarelon I didn't say being similar to Dragonforce was a bad thing. I love them to.
4:51 you just described "Boom!1" (also from manifest) pretty much the only time there's cleans is in the chorus, most of the song is just Henrik doing really fast harsher vocals
Another vote for Amaranthe's "Nexus" and/or "Burn With Me"... The relationship with Nightwish goes back to Elize (then touring with Kamelot) and the Denver Nightwish concert. ("The Denver Debacle" video on TH-cam - should be the Denver miracle!)..... Elize can growl too - see their new video "Boom"!... Her demo tryout for Nightwish, "Nemo", was good too! The mix of 3 vocals is Amaranthe's signature.
While I do like this song, it might not of been the best to start with from them. 1,000,000 Lightyears and Hunger are two really good ones from them. The Nexus is too, and I think that might be one of their more popular ones. Or if you want to do a little battle of the bands type video in the form of a double reaction, Sabaton did a song called 82nd All the Way that Amaranthe then did a cover of. Also, interestingly enough, I believe I read somewhere that Amaranthe is from the same town as Sabaton.
Hey Tank. Given you had some issues with this reaction, here are some better songs to react to:
1) Drop Dead Cynical
2) Helix
3) GG6 (The harsh vocalist invented "growl rapping" in this one)
4) Digital World
5) Countdown
6) Archangel
7) Do or Die, ft. Angela Gossow
And yeah, I get why you might not have liked this song. Amaranthe had an earlier single, Strong, which was definitely not a strong song. As it stands, I'd recommend reacting to Amaranthe's cover of Sabaton's song "82nd All The Way," which is about Sgt. Alvin York, the most-decorated US Army soldier of World War I, who captured, single-handedly, 270 German POWs, as well as disabling 5 machine-gun nests.
Honestly, not the greatest first song... I would suggest BOOM!1 or GG6 for the harder song, or maybe some of the older for the more... electro/dance/pop metal styled songs - Boomerang, Electroheart, Invincible, Hunger, Trinity, Digital World, Drop Dead Cynical or The Nexus.
For more straight power metal, you could go for Nils Molin's(clean vocalist) band Dynazty, I would suggest Firesign or Pressence of Mind.
"That guy screaming more" Heh, for a first impression this isn't really the song i would have picked for you. More your speed would be "Boom!" or "GG6" Heck, even "Viral" Mostly from the new album. Fearless is more "Classic" amaranthe, they've always loved mixing the clean vocalists (Elize and Nils here) with breaks of Henrik (AKA GG6) crushing it. Dude raps in a full metal scream in Boom, for instance.
Great reaction as always!
Love yours videos. Very nice work. You must listen "Hora Zulu". Spanish band who fuse metal-rap-flamenco sounds-arabic sounds. Great Spanish band
but this is their style, maybe it's just not for you and that's okay
I like their songs because they are fun (BOOM!1) and uplifting (Razorblade) and some of the lyrics get me (1.000.000 Light Years Away)
and maybe you'll get used to their pop, dance, electronic, melodic, heavy sound... or not 😂
Random trivia for you to check out Tank, if you're interested, there was an occasion where Elize (Amaranthe) stood in as vocalist for Nightwish ("The Denver Debacle" (2012) captured in the DVD "Showtime, Storytime").
Not the strongest performance ever, but certainly a unique happening and the crowd was enjoying the show! :)
This is their sound in a nutshell more or less. Electronic metal with clean male/female vocals with some growl parts mixed in.
As for song suggestions, well.. "The Nexus" was their big breakthrough hit as far as I know (link below). Has a sweet guitar solo as well!
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The male clean Vocalist is Nils Molin. Check out his band Dynazty. Saw them at ProgPower in 2017 in Atlanta. Definitely worth checking out.
Not the best way to be introduced to Amaranthe. Go for "The Nexus", "Amaranthine" (if you like a softie), and please... "82nd all the way" in a double reaction with the Sabaton version all along...
FYI: Amaranthe's female lead singer Elize Ryd is one of the 2 singers that saved the day in that crazy Denver Nightwish concert... (the other being Alissa White-Gluz)
If I can suggest something. Soon we've got a Christmas. Because of this, I think it's the best time to make a reaction to two songs:
Raskasta Joulua - Oi Jouluyö by Floor Jansen
AND
AVE MARIA by Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen
You won't be a dissapointed! I have tears in my eyes when I'm listening to it!
Uh. Funny band. Can't say I like them as a band, but they're bunch of great musicians trying to mix all of their skills together. You hear that instrumentally they're doing great. And I can assure you Elize definitely can sing (for example, Endlessly, it's the song with only her on vocals). BUT THREE SINGERS DUDE. And they have to give them all a time to make a solo part. They just can't show their best abilities, they have no time for that! This amount of vocal force limits them in genre, so as for me, all of their songs are identical. Except for a couple of songs written mainly for Elize.
Amaranthe are a weird beast .. they are an ear worm with some songs at best kinda cringe at worst.
Call them the Creed of Euro metal I guess...
A good Amaranthe song? No..
A great band.. No..
Probably the best thing Amaranthe involved project is Gus G. (feat. Elize Ryd) - What Lies Below .. catchy pop metal deluxe.
YIPPIE !!!! The best band in the world, since 2013 (the year I met them for the first time). AFAIK, Olof mostly uses Caparison and Jackson guitars. And I won't hate you at all, it's just a matter of taste and nothing else.
Your friendly swede is back! I want to remind you to listen to Grimner! Preferably, Eldhjärta! And if you want translations from swedish to english, I'm your man!
Amaranthe can definitely be a lot. I'd check out Do Or Die. A bit more stripped down and it features the Queen, Angela Gossow. Edit: vid doesn't have any gear, but it has 100% more Angela.
Also also definitely check out Kamelot's new live vids (Sacremony, Phantom Divine, and Under Grey Skies)
It's funny you say that about the clean singers vs the guy screaming Tank, because I'm exactly the opposite. Everytime I listen to Amaranthe I'm like "Man if only I could have clean vocals over the whole thing I'd enjoy this band so much more."
Amaranthe is a really interesting band though, I saw them live when they opened for Sabaton (and when they joined Sabaton on stage for 82nd all the way) during the the Great Tour, and it is very much like having Auditory whiplash. One minute you're like "oh okay so we're listening to a metal-mid-2000's-synth blend." then the next song comes along and I'm thinking "Hello mid 90's rock, what are you doing in my heavy metal?" before 10 minutes later I'm thinking "Is that undertones of Hip Hop I hear?"
Very enterntaining to watch live though, I know what I said above makes me sound like I don't like Amaranthe, but they where so enjoyable and just outright crazy to watch live that I came home and bought several of their albums the following day.
Ahaaaa! Run! Lol, yep, looks like the Amaranth folks are out for blood. From a long time Nightwish Army member; I totally agree with you, Tank. Each member of that band seem like totally outstanding musicians. And, yeah, their extreme vocalist has got great technique. But... in my most humble opinion, with all the synth overlay consistent in most all of their music, I hate to say it, but, it makes 95% of their tunes sound exactly the same - just a change of title and lyric. Sorry, gotta be honest though.
A couple of safe bets are: "Amaranthine" because I love the song and Henrik(spelling? Sorry) shines in this one, and, "Digital World" because of it's "now" relevancy and it's just a kick ass tune as well.
Ms Ryd in some of her other projects does a song "Endlessly" that has got to be the most beautiful love song ever written for the quasi-metal stage. Seriously bro, check this one out in reaction or on your own time. Grab the vid with the two dancers - they'll blow your mind as well.
Absolutely love your work, tank. Keep up the Nightwish reactions and...
Cheers, my friend!
I understand your reaction and that's what I like about your channel. You are not like so many reactors trying to please everybody. It's more genuine like this. Since they are from Sweden I had an Abba-metal vibe feeling about it. Well made, but indeed a bit poppy. Not bad though. Well, now for some plugging: Ayreon and Epica please :)
Their own stuff also sounds very Pop meets Metal to me, which is fine, but not always something I really love. That being said, they're great musicians, but that does make it such that a cover like Sabaton's 82nd All the Way really makes shem shine that much more, to me.
Recommend: Amaranthe - 82nd All the Way
God i really admire you for the comparison with BabyMetal!!! I really dont like to swim with the swarm so therefore i suggest you to listen to PROMISE!!! German Metal at its finest!!! Give those Guys some love!!!
From 🇫🇮Finland ❤️ Amaranthe, ❤️ Elize. In a channel we ranked all Manifest-album songs, I ranked "Fearless" as the top track of the album. Very strong album, IMHO it has several songs that would be among my top 10 Amaranthe songs.
I think this is typical Amaranthe. And yeah many of their songs could be called dance metal. I listen so many music genres that it isn't hard for me to like Amaranthe's music at all. If one is into heavier and darker metal, it might be difficult.
Amaranthe is for sure not for everyone. but definitely one of the only bands ive heard that could meld 3 very distinct vocalists together so well.
if you want to hear song that Henrick (growl singer) has larger parts in try Boom!, GG6, or maybe Do or Die
if you would like to hear more classic Amaranthe try Digital World, The Nexus, or Drop Dead Cynical
My personal recommendations would be The Nexus, Boom!, Drop Dead Cynical
Check out their new video "Boom!", it's really cool... And I recommend you to check the clean vocals dude's band "Dynazty", is really good... 🤘🏻
Drop dead cynical, Trinity, Nexus or Digital world are definitely 100% better than Fearless... or almost any of their newer music. I just don’t like what the new clean male singer brings, Jake (the ex-clean vocalist) was soo much better.
Finally! I was hoping you haven't heard Amaranthe! Watch Viral, Archangel, Digital World, Boom!1 and more!
SOILWORK - "Let This River Flow" feat. Floor Jansen - Live In The Heart of Helsinki (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Please!!! ^^
The song hunger is way better!!!!!!
Hahaha once again I find myself agreeing with you 100%. The minute the male clean vocalist started singing I was like "gtfo, you don't belong in this song".
Edit: I just went and listened to "Boom!1". Much better song but the clean vocalist will piss you off even more!
Aaaaaand another band I have to catch up on - I like so many different bands and styles of music I have to catch up on ^^' I often have to really decide which purchases I make and yesterday two game scores by Austin Wintory won over anything metal, punk, rock or in the periphery of the three of those. Just needed something to wind down and relax and his stuff really is perfect for that. I actually haven't listened to any Amaranthe since Jake E left (which means I got at least two more albums to catch up on ^^') and from what I heard here I really think I like him better as male clean singer over the new guy, but I'm definitely not gonna judge him by that one song and open that can of "I hate that new singer, the new one was way better" worms.
That being -said- written, my catalogue of suggestions is probably a bit antiquated and since I often like their power ballads it maybe just isn't for you. My favourites - as of now - are: Amaranthine, Automatic, Enter the Maze, Splinter in my soul, theory of everything, Burn with me, mechanical illusion, future on hold, infinity, massive addictive, true, unreal, over and done, skyline, exhale, trinity, limitless, break down and cry, supersonic and endlessly. Some of them are being a bit on the harder side, but I'm afraid you wouldn't really get rid of the synths, that somewhat poppy melodies mixed in with that more harsher death metally stuff that often appears a bit "hectic" is kind of a trademark of them :/.
BTW, if you enjoy any of the singers (including Jake E), they often feature on other band's releases or are active in other bands as well:
▪︎Jake E is in Cyhra with In Flames former guitarist Jesper Strömblad, they are 2 albums in and since you had some IF on in some of your intros/outros who knows, tonight like their stuff.
▪︎Elize Ryd seems to be a bit of a jack - of - all - trades, she really dabbles in a lot of different stuff and appears on other bands' works and does live vocals for them. Right of the top of my head, I'd put Kamelot and Takida down here.
▪︎ Aaaaand since you seemed to enjoy Henriks harsh ones, maybe check out Scarpoint? He's doing vocals in that one, too, they're two albums in, the first being "The silence we deserve" and I'd probably consider them somewhere in the melodic death metal realm (but don't hold me to that I'm notoriously bad at labeling bands and put them in neat little genre boxes ^^')
Hey. I would agree that this wasn’t the greatest song to start off with. They have a few line up changes over the years, but their formula and sound has stayed the same for the most part. I would recommend the song “GG6” if you want to hear more of the screaming guy singing. Also, I would recommend a cover of Sabaton for just a fun video made from their studio’s called “82nd all the way.” Finally ... Pa-Pa f**k yes! lol
Yes... Amaranthe one of my fave bands u defo will like them... 3 singers one complements the other elize with that unique voice gg6 with the growls and hardcore beats and nills with the smoothest voice you will hear good stuff
Hey tank have u heard that new song from a band called Korpiklanni its one hell of a good folk metal band id type the song name but Id botch it probs 😂😂
A bit sad that you choose this one for your first dip in the Amaranthe pool....but hey.... Things can only get better ;)
And yes,,,,, AVATAR.... and please dont choose one of their wierder ones as first contact.... let me quate some one elses comment on the son Puppet show "Avatar: plays this song
Metalheads: confused mosh-pit"....and yeah,.l...confused is the word ;)
To continue the swedish symphonic metal, you should check out Brothers of metal. From same place in sweden as Sabaton. Vikingthemed, norse mythology and awsome 3 vocalists. Yggdrasil, One or Prophesy of Ragnarok are my favorites
Hey, Tank for a happy metal sort of sound, Freedom Call is it. The term was coined by them. Metal Is For Everyone th-cam.com/video/Vy4CQOyQ-0k/w-d-xo.html
P.s. Blind Guardian has an officiall video for Bright Eyes out today.
Hey Tank, I see you haven't looked at Ayreon in a while... Please take a look at Abbey of Synn from the Ayreon Universe concert (same concert as the Everybody Dies video). This is a hard hitting headbanger of a rock song that hardly gets any recommendations, but one that I'm certain you'll enjoy. Hope you have a great day! \m/\m/