Hello Chris Danger [ @2kDanger ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community 🤘
😂 Your face was priceless when she belted those high note for so long. She can do way more! Nightwish is about story telling. About childhood, science, humanity and so much more. The singer is Dutch, her name is Floor (from Flora) Jansen (pronounced as Yunsen)
This song was specially written for Tarja's operatic voice at the time, BUT now there is FLOOR JANSEN who can sing anything, in the PERFECT way like a storyteller and her standards are so high that she knows no equal, the sky is NOT the limit, that's why the old Tarja and Anette Nightwish songs are NOW of the Dutch Valkyrie Queen.
Welcome to the wonderful world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. This is one of the most epic live peeformances EVER. Glad you liked, and greetings from Finland! ☃️❄️🤘
Floor Jansen has studied classic opera singing. She can stand on any opera scene and not dissapoint the public. Her range is four octaves. And she can growl, too. I guess she masters every type of singing. And with her 183 cm she has a magnetic stage precense.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’. Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’. Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’ Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see. Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish. Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 8 years next march) and Lucy (1 year this october),a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
I have heard this song for about 100 times or more but it still moves me very much, especially the beautiful and highly versatile voice of Floor Jansen. In my opinion she is one of the best todays female singers, her range is from opera to death metal growls and (nearly) all between. Yes, she is a professional; she started singing in the band After Forever when she was 16. She studied at the Rock Academy Tilburg for four years and graduated there; one year of classical music and one year of musical theatre followed. But the whole band is gorgeous; in this song especially the drummer Jukka shines. Therefore Floor pointed at him at the end of this song. For more Nightwish wait for the list of General Gabriel Bardac; he will give you much more information about Nightwish and links to their songs he recommends.
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!
Congratulations with first Floorgasm ( official word) And don't worry, you have barely scratched the surface of Floor's and Nightwish's capabilities - you ain't seen or experienced nothing yet!!
Hello Chris and thx for you great reaction to the most reactioned song in YT. I liked a lot your reaction and hope that you will continue and do more NW reactions.🎉❤
🤩💥💯🎼 Now that you've seen and heard a tiny glimpse of what they're capable on stage, I kindly urge you to explore more of this magical band. Nicely done män and keep on rockin' with them! Cheers from Finland. 🤘😎🇫🇮💙🎶
if you think that G#5 at the end was impressive, check out this cover of Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort, the original Phantom for the Dutch productions. D6 held for 12 seconds! th-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/w-d-xo.html
I am pleased to welcome you to the wonderful world of Nightwish from the UK Oldies Division of Nightwish Army (East Anglian branch). As you delve deeper into their music (as I hope you will) you will find many diverse songs. Symphonic metal is the official genre, but you will find songs ranging from metal to ballads and even a jazz track. I have subscribed to your channel in the hope that you'll keep on watching and listening to Nightwish, especially their live recordings. I saw them live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing unforgettable experience. To hear more from them and to get some more info on the band, I suggest you look at Gabriel's post and follow his list or pick and mix from it. I have followed Nightwish for some time now and the compositions and musicianship never fail to please. Looking forward to your next reaction.
Just to put this performance in front of 82,000 people into some context of the concert - this was #13 of 15 songs on the set list. Couple that with the performance Floor delivered, which one of the reason's this video is the most reacted to video on YTube.
Thnx 4 this. Go on with the stuff. Welcome to the Nightwish army^^. Please listen to song of myself at Wacken. And, i am sure this will leave you speachless, the Gratest show on earth at Tampere. Due to Marco's voice , the wiking bassman, give "The Islander" also at Tampere a try. And frist of all, Ghost love score at Wacken. Floor Jansen will take over^^ Pls stay save and peace from Germany
Yo Chris welcome Nightwish Army Canada loves your reaction! Sure hope to see you react to more, I plan to follow you on your journey! 🪖General Gabriel 🪖has been here with all the information you need you can't go wrong following his lead.
Hey young man! I really liked your reaction and I would've been proud if you were my grandson, which you're not! ;):D Please continue your Nightwish journey according to Gabriel's list.
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division saying welcome to Symphonic Metal with Nightwish and the Valkryre Queen Floor Jansen . New subscriber now . If I may suggest there song "Storytime" from the same show Wacken 2013 show in front of 82 k People and they were the headliner - th-cam.com/video/Lxox2BiLap8/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUfbmlnaHR3aXNoIHN0b3J5dGltZSB3aXRoIGx5cmljcw%3
"Too late" for what? Listening and reacting to the band for the first time? And when does using the word "Why" not front a question (?) rather than an exclamation exclamation exclamation exclamation exclamation!
Hello Chris Danger [ @2kDanger ] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me.
Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band! This live recording is from Wacken Open Air 2013, together with Floor Jansen [pronounced Yansen], the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K audience.
About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners.
Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory):
" Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland.
Tuomas Holopainen [pronounced Tuo-mas], the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [Sami Vanska was the bassist of the band starting with their 2nd studio album, he was with them until 2001. Then Marco Hietala was bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least. Then in May 2021 Jukka Koskinen [pronounced Yukka] became the bassist of the band, for the Human :II: Nature tour - and recently, the band announced he became a permanent member] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen [he also recorded the bass lines for their 1st studio album]. Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen [pronounced Yukka] is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition.
Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen [pronounced Tarr-ya] (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her.
There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps.
I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol "
For an extended set of suggestion (with links), I posted 2 huge comments in the community tab in my main YT channel: www.youtube.com/@gabriel.bardac/community
🤘
Salute General.🤟
Nightwish a lovley bunch of great musicians. And Floor...behold the best frontwoman of any band ever existed. Thank you. Cheers from a finn in Sweden.
😂 Your face was priceless when she belted those high note for so long. She can do way more! Nightwish is about story telling. About childhood, science, humanity and so much more.
The singer is Dutch, her name is Floor (from Flora) Jansen (pronounced as Yunsen)
Chills right? We call it a Floorgasm :) Nightwish army Denmark reporting in
When she hit that high note at the end, I don't think you blinked for the rest of the song ! 😂
Yup 👍
he did twice
Congratulations with your first Floorgasm and welcome to the biggest family on earth , The Nightwish army .
This song was specially written for Tarja's operatic voice at the time, BUT now there is FLOOR JANSEN who can sing anything, in the PERFECT way like a storyteller and her standards are so high that she knows no equal, the sky is NOT the limit, that's why the old Tarja and Anette Nightwish songs are NOW of the Dutch Valkyrie Queen.
Welcome to the wonderful world of symphonic metal and Nightwish. This is one of the most epic live peeformances EVER. Glad you liked, and greetings from Finland! ☃️❄️🤘
Floor Jansen has studied classic opera singing. She can stand on any opera scene and not dissapoint the public. Her range is four octaves. And she can growl, too. I guess she masters every type of singing. And with her 183 cm she has a magnetic stage precense.
When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’.
Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera).
'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’.
Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’
Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see.
Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on TH-cam. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered TH-cam in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish.
Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turns 8 years next march) and Lucy (1 year this october),a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.
Floor Jansen the Dutch goddess of metal ❤❤ and Nightwish the best band ever ❤❤😊
Keep going with Nightwish!
I have heard this song for about 100 times or more but it still moves me very much, especially the beautiful and highly versatile voice of Floor Jansen. In my opinion she is one of the best todays female singers, her range is from opera to death metal growls and (nearly) all between. Yes, she is a professional; she started singing in the band After Forever when she was 16. She studied at the Rock Academy Tilburg for four years and graduated there; one year of classical music and one year of musical theatre followed. But the whole band is gorgeous; in this song especially the drummer Jukka shines. Therefore Floor pointed at him at the end of this song. For more Nightwish wait for the list of General Gabriel Bardac; he will give you much more information about Nightwish and links to their songs he recommends.
Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she
got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power
of her vocals.
We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard.
ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!
The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready!
Nightwish Army Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!
Congratulations with first Floorgasm ( official word)
And don't worry, you have barely scratched the surface of Floor's and Nightwish's capabilities - you ain't seen or experienced nothing yet!!
Hello Chris and thx for you great reaction to the most reactioned song in YT.
I liked a lot your reaction and hope that you will continue and do more NW reactions.🎉❤
For the whole song he was headbanging...
10:26 It was at this moment that he knew, He f**ked up!
🤩💥💯🎼
Now that you've seen and heard a tiny glimpse of what they're capable on stage, I kindly urge you to explore more of this magical band.
Nicely done män and keep on rockin' with them!
Cheers from Finland.
🤘😎🇫🇮💙🎶
Congrats on experiencing your first Floorgasm. Hopefully the first of many to come!
Another soul snatched by the Valkyrie Goddess
Follow Gabriel's comment it'll show you the way to The Nightwish Journey
if you think that G#5 at the end was impressive, check out this cover of Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort, the original Phantom for the Dutch productions. D6 held for 12 seconds! th-cam.com/video/TM23gaT4zkY/w-d-xo.html
Hello my friend, greetings from UK
Thanks for checking out my favourite band
Congratulations to your first ”Floorgasm” to the rock-Valkyria Floor Jansen
I am pleased to welcome you to the wonderful world of Nightwish from the UK Oldies Division of Nightwish Army (East Anglian branch). As you delve deeper into their music (as I hope you will) you will find many diverse songs. Symphonic metal is the official genre, but you will find songs ranging from metal to ballads and even a jazz track. I have subscribed to your channel in the hope that you'll keep on watching and listening to Nightwish, especially their live recordings. I saw them live at Wembley in November 2022 and it was the most amazing unforgettable experience. To hear more from them and to get some more info on the band, I suggest you look at Gabriel's post and follow his list or pick and mix from it. I have followed Nightwish for some time now and the compositions and musicianship never fail to please. Looking forward to your next reaction.
Just to put this performance in front of 82,000 people into some context of the concert - this was #13 of 15 songs on the set list. Couple that with the performance Floor delivered, which one of the reason's this video is the most reacted to video on YTube.
Good one.
...down the rabbit hole we will go....
Thnx 4 this. Go on with the stuff. Welcome to the Nightwish army^^.
Please listen to song of myself at Wacken.
And, i am sure this will leave you speachless, the Gratest show on earth at Tampere.
Due to Marco's voice , the wiking bassman, give "The Islander" also at Tampere a try.
And frist of all, Ghost love score at Wacken.
Floor Jansen will take over^^
Pls stay save and peace from Germany
Yo Chris welcome Nightwish Army Canada loves your reaction! Sure hope to see you react to more, I plan to follow you on your journey! 🪖General Gabriel 🪖has been here with all the information you need you can't go wrong following his lead.
Hey young man! I really liked your reaction and I would've been proud if you were my grandson, which you're not! ;):D Please continue your Nightwish journey according to Gabriel's list.
😍😍😍😍
Hi Chris! We would love to see your reaction to our debut single "FURY". The official video just came out the other day!
If you would like to hear her in a duet with another great fm vocalist try Epica - Sancta Terra
Nightwish Army USA (Pa) division saying welcome to Symphonic Metal with Nightwish and the Valkryre Queen Floor Jansen . New subscriber now . If I may suggest there song "Storytime" from the same show Wacken 2013 show in front of 82 k People and they were the headliner - th-cam.com/video/Lxox2BiLap8/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUfbmlnaHR3aXNoIHN0b3J5dGltZSB3aXRoIGx5cmljcw%3
You are to late ,why now at all !!!!!!
Never too late my friend 😊
"Too late" for what? Listening and reacting to the band for the first time? And when does using the word "Why" not front a question (?) rather than an exclamation exclamation exclamation exclamation exclamation!