Wow, this is great , another first for me, I never payed attention to this band but that’s going to change, thank you for that. 🙏I’ve heard Brittney Slayes sing on an Ayreon album, she has a great voice. 👍 Add: I just got lucky and bought a VIP ticket for an Ayreon concert September 2023. Brittney Slayes will be singing at that concert along with a lot of other great singers like Simone from Epica. Because Arjen Lucassen uses so many singers and musicians from all over the world. These concerts are pretty rare and only held in The Netherlands. So I am extremely happy that I have a ticket. Btw I know you all love Floor and I just want to let you know that she announced yesterday that she is diagnosed with breast cancer, and that she is undergoing surgery today. I hope you all will have her in your prayers today. Love you all. 🫶🤘🇳🇱
I'm sure most of her fans are praying for her, it was caught early after a routine scan. Floor urges every woman to get screened, or learn how to check yourself.
Brittney and her husband who is the drummer just had a daughter a few weeks ago. The band is from Vancouver BC and met at University of Victoria west of Vancouver.
As I get older, I've been really crap at keeping up with music. Been meaning to check these guys out for a while now, and what better way than starting with your reaction : ) Loved it!
This is going to be a treat for y'all you get to see it in the studio play through Chris is going to love the bass playing the backbone and Britney slays it they're Canadian they Rock so do you roll on
I was probably among the several who mentioned UTA. They are superb. And as you’ve seen from the comments, Tonight We Ride is great. They are good musicians, good people (like you 😊).
Thank You so much for playing my request, and for the shout out. This band is from my part of the world British Columbia, Canada and every song I've heard is powerful. I'm glad you like the band. The other two (of many songs) I enjoy are: Tonight we Ride th-cam.com/video/UOvZKJlrtk8/w-d-xo.html and Time Stands Still th-cam.com/video/liOpF1oHhu4/w-d-xo.html The lead singer Brittany Slayes (Hayes) has also done a song with the Ayreon composer Aryen Lucasson in a song called: Fate of Man. th-cam.com/video/vn7P3oVMnys/w-d-xo.html BTW, you are hitting all of my favorite rabbit holes and I'm living vicariously with your enjoyment. Keep it up- I look for your new posts every day. Well done Flipster (Mouse Man), Chrissy, Kamakazie, and Animal (when he gets backs). Thanks for the enjoyment :) also for your original material I'll suggest other songs / bands but not all in one shot, I'm sure the comments are giving lots of suggestions Cheers Jim
If you would like to check out some more of their songs the official videos for "Tonight We Ride" and "Soulbound" are good choices. You will like them.
This band is one of the very best along with Nightwish, the song writing is amazing, the most recent album "Abyss" is just straight through melodic amazing and they are also a very positive band. Unleash the Archers also have some of the best videos around, they like to have some fun and get creative "dawn of ages" "faster then light" videos are like crazy fever dreams.
Another great rabbit hole guys. So many good songs from Brittney and the boys 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻 Speaking of Canadian artists, you might want to check out some Devin Townsend. A good starting point would be Kingdom from EMG TV. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
They're Canadian, power metal band from Victoria, BC. Formed in 2007 by lead singer Brittney Slayes (Hayes) and drummer Scott Buchanan. Guitarist Grant Truesdell does the harsh vocals. Guitarist Andrew Kingsley does some cleans. Bassist here is Nikko Whitworth. He left in 2018 and Nick Miller took over. This is the first song on the 4th album, Apex. The entire record tells a story, which is continued on the 5th album, Abyss. Brittney has also sung a song (Fate of Man) on the latest from Star One. Star One being another project of Arjen Lucassen.
Over the past 2 years I've found so much great music through TH-cam. After many years, I've come back to heavy music and it's because of bands like this. Wouldn't it be great if they actually played music like this on the radio? Even Sirius XM doesn't have a channel with these great bands like UTA, Nightwish, Epica, Lovebites and Sabaton. Brittney is an incredible singer and the guys are master musicians. Enjoy!
10:50 Brittney writes all the lyrics, including the lyrics for the growls. She does not growl. Mainly Grant, and sometimes the other guitarist, Andy, will growl as well. Andy does have some clean vocal sections in a couple of songs. All of the harmonies you hear are proper recorded layers. She makes all the decisions on when/where harmonies will be added, how many layers, and what notes she will use to harmonize with the main vocal track layer. She is a genius with her abilities to create and utilize unique harmonic layers. For example: In the song Soulbound, her opening "wail" is one full bar in length (4 measures). She introduces and sustains an individual note at each measure to finally complete a D6 chord(piano chord name). All notes are in the 5th octave 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 D ------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------ B------------------------ The layering work she did in the song Legacy is next level genius. I won't even try breaking that down.. haha They all wear their influences on their sleeves, as you all noticed haha. You can basically hear a fusion of the past 50 years of rock/metal. This is the main reason why I don't like to label them as a Power Metal band, as it is too narrow and confining, and trying to list all the different sub-genres they dabble in is too time consuming. I decided a while back to unofficially coin a new sub-genre of metal that perfectly(for me lmao) encompasses their band name, lyrical content, and wide range of influence in their sound. In my opinion, Final Boss Metal perfectly matches everything this band is about 🤣 Keep in mind that their 2 most recent albums are concepts that tell one continuous story, Awakening is actually chapter 1 of a total of 20 chapters, 10 on each album. Another comment laid out the gist of the plot. They are currently working on a new album with an all new story Hope to see you dive deeper into their catalogue! Subbed from Toronto 🤘🇨🇦
Definitely will. We really like Unleash the Archers and can't wait to hear more. Thank you for the break-down. Final Boss Metal sounds good to us. God bless from the US. Rock on!
This band is awesome....but PLEASE also check out the band AD Infinitum...another awesome female lead singer band that will get your "fizz" going lol......check out Unstoppable...marching on versailles...Upside down....and many more!!!
I love the drum and bass work in this song, and Brittney's vocals are. as always, awesome. The drummers double pedal work is cool as well. To me the lyrics are about a warrior (maybe priest or explorer?) brought out of a long slumber for a new task, maybe a dark one?? Great song, and yet another rabbit hole. Stay safe, God bless, keep rocking.
Hey guys! Just to give you a bit of information, Awakening is the first "chapter" of a two-album "story" told over the entirety of the albums Apex and Abyss. Brittney, no matter the "character" she's "playing," layers her voice. If you listen to Soulbound, a track off of the album Abyss, you hear this done really well. The other voice is Grant Truesdell, the rhythm guitarist. He does the screaming "fry"-style vocals. The reason for the change is in the story, he is playing a character called the Matriarch (at least in Awakening). He also does his type of vocals when another "character" is talking, basically. But the whole story is about a man named the Immortal ("Immortal is more than a name!" ~ Abyss), who sleeps in a mountain. Like his name implies, he is immortal, but he is cursed to serve whoever wakes him up. Here, it's a powerful sorcerer/necromancer called the Matriarch, who has awakened him to seek out her four sons for a ritual she is planning, so she can ascend to godhood. I would highly recommend reacting to both the Apex and Abyss albums, in order, to actually know the story. For other songs to react to, if you want to hear more of Brittney, I recommend the following: 1. Cover of Queen of the Reich by Queensryche, in Edinburgh, Scotland. A couple of things: First, this cover is so well done, despite being recorded on crappy equipment and a crappy sound system, that Arjen Lucassen saw this video, and this video is why he asked Brittney to sing on his album Star-One, on the track Fate of Man. Brittney evidently liked singing this song so much that Unleash the Archers did their own cover of the song, and yes, Brittney sang this karaoke track after already doing a full set in Edinburgh that night. 2. Time Stands Still. This song is very old-school, but has some ridiculously high notes from Brittney in it. 3. Tonight We Ride. This video was shot at Burning Man, and looks like a Mad Max video. Brittney, from what I understand, hits an A5 in this song, and does so easily. 4. Northwest Passage. This song was originally sung by Stan Rogers in 1981. It is called "Canada's Second National Anthem," and is basically a metal sea shanty, with both power metal and speed metal. At least one Canadian reactor I've watched has shed tears of joy listening to it. But in Northwest Passage, you get to hear Brittney sing cleanly. And I know most people who listen to Unleash the Archers would agree: Brittney is another once-in-a-lifetime vocalist. She is up there with Floor Jansen of Nightwish fame. But enough of my rambling, lol. Hope to catch you guys in the next one!
:) Yay - you did it! They are really great. Down to earth, funny, and super talented. :) Brittney has layered her own vocals - she calls the layers the Brittney Choir. This song is part of a concept /story album about an immotal being who is bound to serve a cruel master, reawakening in different times after thousands of years kind of thing. Kind of like a graphic novel in song. Perhaps Abyss next.
I'm one of the guys who mentioned Unleash the Archers. In the same comment I also mentioned Band Maid and a few others :-) Get started on the Band Maid rabbit hole ASAP, you won't regret it!
Mouseman is a creature of a different nature, sometimes brewski has him in slo mo...Someday s I want to turn him into a pretzel,lol then I recall how he untangled the wiring disaster on my vintage ,bass and how he and Tomakazi redesigned my bass cabinets where I can be heard in the next county. That's no joke, we are a couple miles out r on the line..lol. Tom is Brilliant and my composition skills are top notch, we know what we know dude, we aren't all knowing. His name is God. IM just me...We need to check out Unleach the Archers..🙂.cheers
if you really want to see how good Brittney is at singing, there is a youtube vid of her doing queensryches queen of the reich at a karaoke bar in the uk. After doing a gig and yes she sings it better than geoff tate.
Chris, you saw the bass players thumb/3-finger rolling right hand technique... jus astounding (to a mere mortal like me) And I love watching Tom's face as he processes those harmonies. * the bass is a headless Ibanez, from before the EHB series, I think * Too bad Animal wasn't around to comment on the drummer heel/toe double bass technique. I know he would appreciate it.
I just came across your channel and have been loving your reactions so far. I am happy to see you reacted to this awesome UTA song.... Good Old In Your Face Canadian Power Metal 🤘 I'm also a huge fan of Nightwish & Epica so I am also happy to see you reacting to them. Another Symphonic Metal band you might be interesting in checking out it Kamelot. They are one of the few with a male lead vocalist.
Brittney Slayes and Unleash The Archers is great. I suggest Tonight We Ride. I believe they are mostly inspired by Iron Maiden. However it's been 3 weeks since you reacted to Liliac. I suggest Liliac- Mars (Live in Cumming GA) or Sail Away.
"Smokin, the Fizz", lots of musical references. The video is super cool, showing some love to the guitar work :) That bass solo riff! SciFi themed albums, they don't take themselves too seriously, they have fun, you can see that!
Isn't it amazing how much good musik is out there in the World? The only thing you need is a connection to the Internet. And you need it, because our comercial overlords are gatekeeping all what does not make a lot of money for them.
I know I asked for you to react to this song and band. They are amazing! Their albums are concept albums. The only song I know that they fo that isn't is actually a cover of Norhwest Passage. Which was by another Canadian artist Stan Roger's. It is the unofficial Canadian Anthem. The video is pretty fun. It's based on a Rick & Morty cartoon episodes. Which obviously has nothing to do with the song. If you want yo deep dive into them. There are several songs. Tonight We Ride really shows Brittany's high range and stamina. And the video is very Mad Max. I love the song The Abyss. It's video is fun and Sci-fi. If you really want to hear Brittany's overall range for fun, there is Brittany Slays sings Ooera. It's 2 metal singers battling in Ooera style. Thanks so much for this reaction.
Lovely reaction guys! Love UTA! Saw them live about a year ago in a small club in Boston. Amazing show. They are like an updated, modern version of an 80's power metal band. Brittney sounds like the daughter of Dio and Bruce Dickerson. The song is the first song from the album Apex. Apex and Abyss are futuristic concept albums telling the story of The Immortal and The Matriarch. The Immortal is a cursed all powerful creature (kind of like a genie) who when awakened must serve the person who awakens them. The Matriarch is an evil female who awakens the Immortal to find her sons and bring them to her so she can kill them in a blood ritual so she can achieve immortality herself. This song is about the Immortal being awakened in his mountain home after sleeping for thousands of years. Brittney is playing the part of the Immortal and Grant (harsh vocals) is playing the part of the Matriarch. Brittney has done track by track explanation videos on Napalm Record for both albums. Apex Tracks 1-4 (Awakening explained here) th-cam.com/video/ofm9RneJ1bs/w-d-xo.html. Apex Tracks 5-8 th-cam.com/video/3Y1YzsVEk7s/w-d-xo.html Apex Tracks 9-10 th-cam.com/video/sO4N1RkdB0c/w-d-xo.html Abyss Tracks 1-4 th-cam.com/video/lELBTH5DAWQ/w-d-xo.html Abyss Tracks 5-8 th-cam.com/video/Tay0MCRRCd8/w-d-xo.html Abyss Tracks 8-10 th-cam.com/video/iNT55Ou0txk/w-d-xo.html So many great UTA songs. Some of my favorites are Time Stands Still, Cleanse the Bloodlines, Apex, Waking Dream, Abyss, Legacy, Soulbound, Faster Than Light, and The Wind that Shapes the Land. The Wind that Shapes the Land is IMHO their magnus opus and an amazing song. Unfortunately no music video and no live version with good audio quality so studio is the way to go. th-cam.com/video/mxiBuFNypXw/w-d-xo.html Last my favorite video of Brittney is of her singing Queen of the Reich in a karaoke bar after doing a full show in Scotland. Amazing how good it is recorded on a cellphone. th-cam.com/video/280DRqoGyLw/w-d-xo.html.
IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! AWAKENING (2017) 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
Another good band of Canada in Britney just kicks butt. You guys should check out a band from India called Girish and the Chronicles pretty much every video they have sort of reminds me of old school AC/DC. Check them out
I was one.....there is a celphone video of Britney Slayes, after a show in Edinburgh, going to a local karaoke bar, and doing "Queen of the Reich" while about half in the bag
Their lyrics for this and the next album are fantasy/sci-fi, the two form a single song cycle, in the mold of the old Rhapsody of Fire. One of the main influences of Andy and Grant, the guitarists. Iron Maiden and Angra are other bands they mention. Lost Horizon and Queensrÿche for Britney. All well worth it after a couple more UTA, like Abyss, Tonight We Ride, Test Your Metal or Northwest Passage. If you want links, say gimme!
Great band. Have benn follow them for a while and it's always great gutars :) McAlpine? This is more Racer X with Paul Gilbert. I was playing like that myself to had an accident. Still fast, but not that fast anymore. You must see and listen to BEAST IN BLACK - Blind And Frozen. Great guitars and one hell of a singer. They tour with Nightwish .... and have that a few times. I have not find a bad song from them. 3 cd's out and they are from Finland .)
This band has many great videos too, this would be their most basic one. Dawn of Ages" has them go camping and get picked off by bigfoot one by one, Speed of Light" can only be explained as a weird fever dream.
Nita Strauss "The Wolf You feed" feat. Alissa White-Gluz. You're welcome. Nita is one of the best and most beautiful guitar players in the world and Alissa is the singer from Arch Enemy.
This is another band where I just don't skip any of their stuff when it comes up on my playlist, despite having all of their works. I also love Gloryhammer in the similar space of a metal catalogue that tells a story.
What an Wortld outisde you discovered last few Months, dont ya? UtA is an interesting Band , Albums themed about ongoing Stories, strong symphatic alpha Lady as Lead Vocals, and somehow Head of this Boys, if you dig some of the Interviews. Niche for sure, but really entertainbing to listen to. Go with Crissie, you clearly hear the Influences, mixed with some real fast Metalparts. STay healthy NWA Bavaria North
Please work on going full screen with ya'll shrunk and in a corner. It makes the reaction so much more enjoyable. Ya'll could receive alot more subscribers!
We'll do that tomorrow. We're done for the evening. I didn't catch your comment in time. But check out what we ended up doing. When Flipster gets them posted. Thanks Tim
@@tomakazi4468 yeah I watch all of your reactions as they drop over here in New Zealand. - Make sure it is the Live acoustic version of How’s the Heart from “planet Rock” - a Lyric breakdown afterwards would be worthwhile as the song is an ode to human empathy and kindness.
@@timchambers8230 we actually recorded a video for this one and something was wrong with the sound. So we choose not to post it. Great song though. We thought we blew a speaker or something at first. But that wasn't it. Man thanks for watching brother.
Good song, but not really one of their best, they also do some very creative videos "tonight we ride" "test your metal" "abyss" dawn of ages" and "faster then light" this is one of the best bands around.
You really like this band? you should try out Within Temptation - Paradise (What About Us?) ft. Tarja - over 101 million views - th-cam.com/video/Dy6MpsDPKts/w-d-xo.html
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If ya'll want to hear brittneys lungs with even more power, watch tonight we ride. They're Canadian
Thanks Jerry
Wow, this is great , another first for me, I never payed attention to this band but that’s going to change, thank you for that. 🙏I’ve heard Brittney Slayes sing on an Ayreon album, she has a great voice. 👍
Add: I just got lucky and bought a VIP ticket for an Ayreon concert September 2023. Brittney Slayes will be singing at that concert along with a lot of other great singers like Simone from Epica.
Because Arjen Lucassen uses so many singers and musicians from all over the world. These concerts are pretty rare and only held in The Netherlands. So I am extremely happy that I have a ticket.
Btw I know you all love Floor and I just want to let you know that she announced yesterday that she is diagnosed with breast cancer, and that she is undergoing surgery today. I hope you all will have her in your prayers today. Love you all. 🫶🤘🇳🇱
I'm sure most of her fans are praying for her, it was caught early after a routine scan.
Floor urges every woman to get screened, or learn how to check yourself.
Brittney and her husband who is the drummer just had a daughter a few weeks ago. The band is from Vancouver BC and met at University of Victoria west of Vancouver.
As I get older, I've been really crap at keeping up with music. Been meaning to check these guys out for a while now, and what better way than starting with your reaction : ) Loved it!
We are discovering so much music that we've never heard of. Thanks to everyone on here. Glad your with us.
This is going to be a treat for y'all you get to see it in the studio play through Chris is going to love the bass playing the backbone and Britney slays it they're Canadian they Rock so do you roll on
One of my favourites by them is 'Northwest Passage'. It shows a lot of Brittney's vocal abilities. 🤘🏻🖤 from Germany
I was probably among the several who mentioned UTA. They are superb. And as you’ve seen from the comments, Tonight We Ride is great. They are good musicians, good people (like you 😊).
Thank You so much for playing my request, and for the shout out. This band is from my part of the world British Columbia, Canada and every song I've heard is powerful. I'm glad you like the band. The other two (of many songs) I enjoy are:
Tonight we Ride th-cam.com/video/UOvZKJlrtk8/w-d-xo.html and
Time Stands Still th-cam.com/video/liOpF1oHhu4/w-d-xo.html
The lead singer Brittany Slayes (Hayes) has also done a song with the Ayreon composer Aryen Lucasson in a song called:
Fate of Man. th-cam.com/video/vn7P3oVMnys/w-d-xo.html
BTW, you are hitting all of my favorite rabbit holes and I'm living vicariously with your enjoyment. Keep it up- I look for your new posts every day. Well done Flipster (Mouse Man), Chrissy, Kamakazie, and Animal (when he gets backs). Thanks for the enjoyment :) also for your original material
I'll suggest other songs / bands but not all in one shot, I'm sure the comments are giving lots of suggestions
Cheers Jim
If you would like to check out some more of their songs the official videos for "Tonight We Ride" and "Soulbound" are good choices. You will like them.
Fellow Canadians 🇨🇦. The whole Abyss album is incredible. Wind That Shapes the Land especially stands out.
FLOOR JANSEN TO HAVE BREAST CANCER OP TODAY . HOPE ALL GOES WELL. WE NEED A NIGHTWISH SONG
I'm sure most of her fans are praying for her, keep her in your thoughts, if you believe it helps.
Hey, you guys should definitely check out some Arch Enemy with Alyssa White Gluz live shows and official 2022 videos, awesome 👌
You should have seen them in our basements in Victoria both guitarists in this band been playing together for ever
Ps Juno award winners!
Yeah, Brittney Slayes!!! A good pick-me-upper after yesterday's sad news. (Get well soon Floor!!!)
Oh dear. She's sick?
@@TK-rs9lq Today Floor got an operation to remove breast cancer.
This band is one of the very best along with Nightwish, the song writing is amazing, the most recent album "Abyss" is just straight through melodic amazing and they are also a very positive band. Unleash the Archers also have some of the best videos around, they like to have some fun and get creative "dawn of ages" "faster then light" videos are like crazy fever dreams.
"Tonight we ride (2015)" next please... Stay safe and greetz from Germany
If you're not ready to storm the gates of Mordor after that you might be dead already. Brittney Slayes has a great voice.
Another great rabbit hole guys. So many good songs from Brittney and the boys 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻
Speaking of Canadian artists, you might want to check out some Devin Townsend. A good starting point would be Kingdom from EMG TV. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
They're Canadian, power metal band from Victoria, BC. Formed in 2007 by lead singer Brittney Slayes (Hayes) and drummer Scott Buchanan. Guitarist Grant Truesdell does the harsh vocals. Guitarist Andrew Kingsley does some cleans. Bassist here is Nikko Whitworth. He left in 2018 and Nick Miller took over. This is the first song on the 4th album, Apex. The entire record tells a story, which is continued on the 5th album, Abyss.
Brittney has also sung a song (Fate of Man) on the latest from Star One. Star One being another project of Arjen Lucassen.
Brittney's vocals on Fate of Man are unbelievable, as is the guitar work of both Arjun and Michael Romeo (Symphany X)
Over the past 2 years I've found so much great music through TH-cam. After many years, I've come back to heavy music and it's because of bands like this.
Wouldn't it be great if they actually played music like this on the radio? Even Sirius XM doesn't have a channel with these great bands like UTA, Nightwish, Epica, Lovebites and Sabaton. Brittney is an incredible singer and the guys are master musicians. Enjoy!
We are enjoying the journey as well Bill.
10:50 Brittney writes all the lyrics, including the lyrics for the growls. She does not growl. Mainly Grant, and sometimes the other guitarist, Andy, will growl as well. Andy does have some clean vocal sections in a couple of songs. All of the harmonies you hear are proper recorded layers. She makes all the decisions on when/where harmonies will be added, how many layers, and what notes she will use to harmonize with the main vocal track layer. She is a genius with her abilities to create and utilize unique harmonic layers.
For example: In the song Soulbound, her opening "wail" is one full bar in length (4 measures). She introduces and sustains an individual note at each measure to finally complete a D6 chord(piano chord name).
All notes are in the 5th octave
1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4
D ------------------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------
B------------------------
The layering work she did in the song Legacy is next level genius. I won't even try breaking that down.. haha
They all wear their influences on their sleeves, as you all noticed haha. You can basically hear a fusion of the past 50 years of rock/metal. This is the main reason why I don't like to label them as a Power Metal band, as it is too narrow and confining, and trying to list all the different sub-genres they dabble in is too time consuming.
I decided a while back to unofficially coin a new sub-genre of metal that perfectly(for me lmao) encompasses their band name, lyrical content, and wide range of influence in their sound.
In my opinion, Final Boss Metal perfectly matches everything this band is about 🤣
Keep in mind that their 2 most recent albums are concepts that tell one continuous story, Awakening is actually chapter 1 of a total of 20 chapters, 10 on each album. Another comment laid out the gist of the plot. They are currently working on a new album with an all new story
Hope to see you dive deeper into their catalogue! Subbed from Toronto 🤘🇨🇦
Definitely will. We really like Unleash the Archers and can't wait to hear more. Thank you for the break-down. Final Boss Metal sounds good to us. God bless from the US. Rock on!
@@2ndhandsoulsmusic She calls the layered backing vocals the Brittney Choir.
This band is awesome....but PLEASE also check out the band AD Infinitum...another awesome female lead singer band that will get your "fizz" going lol......check out Unstoppable...marching on versailles...Upside down....and many more!!!
I love the drum and bass work in this song, and Brittney's vocals are. as always, awesome. The drummers double pedal work is cool as well. To me the lyrics are about a warrior (maybe priest or explorer?) brought out of a long slumber for a new task, maybe a dark one?? Great song, and yet another rabbit hole. Stay safe, God bless, keep rocking.
Hey guys! Just to give you a bit of information, Awakening is the first "chapter" of a two-album "story" told over the entirety of the albums Apex and Abyss. Brittney, no matter the "character" she's "playing," layers her voice. If you listen to Soulbound, a track off of the album Abyss, you hear this done really well. The other voice is Grant Truesdell, the rhythm guitarist. He does the screaming "fry"-style vocals. The reason for the change is in the story, he is playing a character called the Matriarch (at least in Awakening). He also does his type of vocals when another "character" is talking, basically. But the whole story is about a man named the Immortal ("Immortal is more than a name!" ~ Abyss), who sleeps in a mountain. Like his name implies, he is immortal, but he is cursed to serve whoever wakes him up. Here, it's a powerful sorcerer/necromancer called the Matriarch, who has awakened him to seek out her four sons for a ritual she is planning, so she can ascend to godhood. I would highly recommend reacting to both the Apex and Abyss albums, in order, to actually know the story.
For other songs to react to, if you want to hear more of Brittney, I recommend the following:
1. Cover of Queen of the Reich by Queensryche, in Edinburgh, Scotland. A couple of things: First, this cover is so well done, despite being recorded on crappy equipment and a crappy sound system, that Arjen Lucassen saw this video, and this video is why he asked Brittney to sing on his album Star-One, on the track Fate of Man. Brittney evidently liked singing this song so much that Unleash the Archers did their own cover of the song, and yes, Brittney sang this karaoke track after already doing a full set in Edinburgh that night.
2. Time Stands Still. This song is very old-school, but has some ridiculously high notes from Brittney in it.
3. Tonight We Ride. This video was shot at Burning Man, and looks like a Mad Max video. Brittney, from what I understand, hits an A5 in this song, and does so easily.
4. Northwest Passage. This song was originally sung by Stan Rogers in 1981. It is called "Canada's Second National Anthem," and is basically a metal sea shanty, with both power metal and speed metal. At least one Canadian reactor I've watched has shed tears of joy listening to it. But in Northwest Passage, you get to hear Brittney sing cleanly.
And I know most people who listen to Unleash the Archers would agree: Brittney is another once-in-a-lifetime vocalist. She is up there with Floor Jansen of Nightwish fame.
But enough of my rambling, lol. Hope to catch you guys in the next one!
:) Yay - you did it! They are really great. Down to earth, funny, and super talented. :)
Brittney has layered her own vocals - she calls the layers the Brittney Choir.
This song is part of a concept /story album about an immotal being who is bound to serve a cruel master, reawakening in different times after thousands of years kind of thing. Kind of like a graphic novel in song. Perhaps Abyss next.
tonight we ride...nuff said...next please
I'm one of the guys who mentioned Unleash the Archers. In the same comment I also mentioned Band Maid and a few others :-) Get started on the Band Maid rabbit hole ASAP, you won't regret it!
Thanks Vidar.
Mouseman is a creature of a different nature, sometimes brewski has him in slo mo...Someday s I want to turn him into a pretzel,lol then I recall how he untangled the wiring disaster on my vintage ,bass and how he and Tomakazi redesigned my bass cabinets where I can be heard in the next county. That's no joke, we are a couple miles out r on the line..lol. Tom is Brilliant and my composition skills are top notch, we know what we know dude, we aren't all knowing. His name is God. IM just me...We need to check out Unleach the Archers..🙂.cheers
if you really want to see how good Brittney is at singing, there is a youtube vid of her doing queensryches queen of the reich at a karaoke bar in the uk. After doing a gig and yes she sings it better than geoff tate.
THIS! 100%.
Cool. Have to check it out. Thanks Bazzinga.
she was about half in the bag during that one, as well as in "Britney sings opera"
Chris, you saw the bass players thumb/3-finger rolling right hand technique... jus astounding (to a mere mortal like me)
And I love watching Tom's face as he processes those harmonies.
* the bass is a headless Ibanez, from before the EHB series, I think *
Too bad Animal wasn't around to comment on the drummer heel/toe double bass technique. I know he would appreciate it.
That was great. First time I've heard this group.
Lots more to discover!
Much clearer you beautiful people!
I love this band. They are so talented. Brittney is such an amazing singer 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I was impressed. Thank you.
I just came across your channel and have been loving your reactions so far. I am happy to see you reacted to this awesome UTA song.... Good Old In Your Face Canadian Power Metal 🤘
I'm also a huge fan of Nightwish & Epica so I am also happy to see you reacting to them. Another Symphonic Metal band you might be interesting in checking out it Kamelot. They are one of the few with a male lead vocalist.
Another good choice. Check out the band The Hu a mongolian Folk Metal band and they just toured the USA.
The layers are all Brittany, she calls it the Brittany choir
Brittney Slayes and Unleash The Archers is great. I suggest Tonight We Ride. I believe they are mostly inspired by Iron Maiden.
However it's been 3 weeks since you reacted to Liliac. I suggest Liliac- Mars (Live in Cumming GA) or Sail Away.
"Smokin, the Fizz", lots of musical references.
The video is super cool, showing some love to the guitar work :)
That bass solo riff!
SciFi themed albums, they don't take themselves too seriously,
they have fun, you can see that!
Isn't it amazing how much good musik is out there in the World? The only thing you need is a connection to the Internet. And you need it, because our comercial overlords are gatekeeping all what does not make a lot of money for them.
I know I asked for you to react to this song and band. They are amazing! Their albums are concept albums. The only song I know that they fo that isn't is actually a cover of Norhwest Passage. Which was by another Canadian artist Stan Roger's. It is the unofficial Canadian Anthem. The video is pretty fun. It's based on a Rick & Morty cartoon episodes. Which obviously has nothing to do with the song.
If you want yo deep dive into them. There are several songs. Tonight We Ride really shows Brittany's high range and stamina. And the video is very Mad Max.
I love the song The Abyss. It's video is fun and Sci-fi.
If you really want to hear Brittany's overall range for fun, there is Brittany Slays sings Ooera. It's 2 metal singers battling in Ooera style.
Thanks so much for this reaction.
Thank you, Barbara.
@@tomakazi4468 No problem!
Unless the archers are Awesome!!!Check out (faster than light) (abyss) (soulbound)and (northwest passage)!!
Where is your drummer for that one?????? He would have soooo loved it!!
Lovely reaction guys! Love UTA! Saw them live about a year ago in a small club in Boston. Amazing show. They are like an updated, modern version of an 80's power metal band. Brittney sounds like the daughter of Dio and Bruce Dickerson. The song is the first song from the album Apex. Apex and Abyss are futuristic concept albums telling the story of The Immortal and The Matriarch. The Immortal is a cursed all powerful creature (kind of like a genie) who when awakened must serve the person who awakens them. The Matriarch is an evil female who awakens the Immortal to find her sons and bring them to her so she can kill them in a blood ritual so she can achieve immortality herself. This song is about the Immortal being awakened in his mountain home after sleeping for thousands of years. Brittney is playing the part of the Immortal and Grant (harsh vocals) is playing the part of the Matriarch. Brittney has done track by track explanation videos on Napalm Record for both albums.
Apex Tracks 1-4 (Awakening explained here) th-cam.com/video/ofm9RneJ1bs/w-d-xo.html.
Apex Tracks 5-8 th-cam.com/video/3Y1YzsVEk7s/w-d-xo.html
Apex Tracks 9-10 th-cam.com/video/sO4N1RkdB0c/w-d-xo.html
Abyss Tracks 1-4 th-cam.com/video/lELBTH5DAWQ/w-d-xo.html
Abyss Tracks 5-8 th-cam.com/video/Tay0MCRRCd8/w-d-xo.html
Abyss Tracks 8-10 th-cam.com/video/iNT55Ou0txk/w-d-xo.html
So many great UTA songs. Some of my favorites are Time Stands Still, Cleanse the Bloodlines, Apex, Waking Dream, Abyss, Legacy, Soulbound, Faster Than Light, and The Wind that Shapes the Land. The Wind that Shapes the Land is IMHO their magnus opus and an amazing song. Unfortunately no music video and no live version with good audio quality so studio is the way to go. th-cam.com/video/mxiBuFNypXw/w-d-xo.html
Last my favorite video of Brittney is of her singing Queen of the Reich in a karaoke bar after doing a full show in Scotland. Amazing how good it is recorded on a cellphone. th-cam.com/video/280DRqoGyLw/w-d-xo.html.
Thanks
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🇬🇧 Norfolk reporting for duty , tonight we ride must be your next from them ?
IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME!
AWAKENING (2017)
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
Another good band of Canada in Britney just kicks butt. You guys should check out a band from India called Girish and the Chronicles pretty much every video they have sort of reminds me of old school AC/DC. Check them out
I was one.....there is a celphone video of Britney Slayes, after a show in Edinburgh, going to a local karaoke bar, and doing "Queen of the Reich" while about half in the bag
Thanks Roy.
Their lyrics for this and the next album are fantasy/sci-fi, the two form a single song cycle, in the mold of the old Rhapsody of Fire. One of the main influences of Andy and Grant, the guitarists. Iron Maiden and Angra are other bands they mention. Lost Horizon and Queensrÿche for Britney.
All well worth it after a couple more UTA, like Abyss, Tonight We Ride, Test Your Metal or Northwest Passage.
If you want links, say gimme!
Great band. Have benn follow them for a while and it's always great gutars :) McAlpine? This is more Racer X with Paul Gilbert. I was playing like that myself to had an accident. Still fast, but not that fast anymore.
You must see and listen to BEAST IN BLACK - Blind And Frozen. Great guitars and one hell of a singer. They tour with Nightwish .... and have that a few times. I have not find a bad song from them. 3 cd's out and they are from Finland .)
Thanks brother. I almost cut off my fingers once. I feel for ya. Keep playing.
🇫🇮 👍 I enjoyed watching your awakening to this Canadian band with many great songs, this one being one of them.
How about some German Metall? go for Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song & Valhalla - Live at Wacken Open Air 2016 😁🤘 greets from Germany Martin
The greatest crowd singalong in music history? Yes, please.
Be careful, it often gets blocked. 🤬🤬
If you like mad max didn’t really need to try tonight we ride by Unleash the Archers
This band has many great videos too, this would be their most basic one. Dawn of Ages" has them go camping and get picked off by bigfoot one by one, Speed of Light" can only be explained as a weird fever dream.
Nita Strauss "The Wolf You feed" feat. Alissa White-Gluz. You're welcome.
Nita is one of the best and most beautiful guitar players in the world and Alissa is the singer from Arch Enemy.
A great Canadian power metal band!
Chrissy...appreciate Stryper ref...its my fave tshirt
This is another band where I just don't skip any of their stuff when it comes up on my playlist, despite having all of their works. I also love Gloryhammer in the similar space of a metal catalogue that tells a story.
What an Wortld outisde you discovered last few Months, dont ya?
UtA is an interesting Band , Albums themed about ongoing Stories, strong symphatic alpha Lady as Lead Vocals, and somehow Head of this Boys, if you dig some of the Interviews. Niche for sure, but really entertainbing to listen to. Go with Crissie, you clearly hear the Influences, mixed with some real fast Metalparts.
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Watch the video Britney sings opera
Please work on going full screen with ya'll shrunk and in a corner. It makes the reaction so much more enjoyable. Ya'll could receive alot more subscribers!
I don't see the bong there. Lol
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lol its mega like big not mad dog its all good luv yall
Sorry Buddy. We do this on the spot and I got confuselled. But yes I will get it right next time. 😆
What! - that’s two consecutive days without a Nightwish reaction, this is an outrage! …………….😉
Tonight yes. Which song? In honor of Floor.
@@tomakazi4468 “how’s the heart” acoustic live session featuring Floor and Troy - it’s lovely
We'll do that tomorrow. We're done for the evening. I didn't catch your comment in time. But check out what we ended up doing. When Flipster gets them posted. Thanks Tim
@@tomakazi4468 yeah I watch all of your reactions as they drop over here in New Zealand. - Make sure it is the Live acoustic version of How’s the Heart from “planet Rock” - a Lyric breakdown afterwards would be worthwhile as the song is an ode to human empathy and kindness.
@@timchambers8230 we actually recorded a video for this one and something was wrong with the sound. So we choose not to post it. Great song though. We thought we blew a speaker or something at first. But that wasn't it. Man thanks for watching brother.
Hey ☮️♥️ guys.. UTA are amazing .. wanna check out another under rated Canadian Band.. check out Crownlands…. Lady of the Lake
Peyton Parrish- Bardagi please watch 🙏🏻
Good song, but not really one of their best, they also do some very creative videos "tonight we ride" "test your metal" "abyss" dawn of ages" and "faster then light" this is one of the best bands around.
th-cam.com/video/vn7P3oVMnys/w-d-xo.html britney with arjan lucassen.
You really like this band? you should try out Within Temptation - Paradise (What About Us?) ft. Tarja - over 101 million views - th-cam.com/video/Dy6MpsDPKts/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. We'll check it out.
check out "Sanctimony" by Kamelot, with guest participants Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and Alyssa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)