In my humble opinion, this is one of the best composed/written/performed metal song ever, across all the metal genres.

I absolutely love seeing people discover Wintersun for the first "Time" (Pun intended!!!), and react with such jaw-dropping surprise to all the different parts, melodies, and compositional layers (upon layers), that went into making this gorgeous masterpiece. For me the transitions with Jari's range from growls to clean vocals is just phenomenally flawless. And wonderful Kai, like a human Machine Gun! The stories their songs tell is just as amazing.. A true 'gallop off on a quest' across snow-swept wintery landscapes, this song has always filled my heart to bursting with love and pure enjoyment. One of the most beautifully epic songs you will hear in metal. I saw an interview where Kai Hahto was asked: - Now that in Nightwish, how come you don't do that incredible stuff you did on Wintersun? He laughed and answered: - You don't do things because you CAN, you do what serves the song. PLUS, the Bass player Jukka Koskinen is now official Nightwish member !!! 🤘😎🤘.

I may be a bit bias but the fact is that Finland has the greatest metal bands in the world.

Who ever heared this song first it will lands on his playlist forever...

Sons of winter and stars from this same set is one of the best musical experiences you will ever hear.

I remember when you said you could not remember Kai's name during a Nightwish reaction and I said, the "Time" will come for WINTERSUN. In my opinion the greatest band ever that so many have never heard of. Thank you for helping to spread the word, they deserve to be heard.

I kinda had a feeling you might like it. 😅 Without reaction videos I don't know if I would've ever found them. Even in Finland you don't hear Wintersun on the radio and I'm lazy to discover new music by myself. For me this song is easily in my top3. So far you've only scratched the surface. There's still Amorphis, Battle Beast, Poets of the Fall, Sonata Arctica to discover, and that's just to name a few. Love what you're doing with your channel, I'd say that this might be my favorite reaction channel at yhe moment.

Not only is Kai the drummer with Nightwish - the base player here - Jukka - is now an official member. If you enjoyed this you should watch "sons of winter & stars" to see even more explosive drumming

Correct kai was wintersun and jucca the bassist on NW now also came from Wintersun, nice reaction friend

What a great reaction ! They all are great musicians. Kai and Jukka( bass) are now both members of Nightwish. Next time, I hope that you could do Son of Winter and Stars from Wintersun. Thank you for doing this epic song, and I´m glad you enjoyed it. Greets from Finland, take care.

Jari's voice and guitar playing are unique. Not compareble to anyone .

Absolutely my favorite band, I discovered them by luck three years ago, I always go back to listen to there songs, this song and loneliness are my favorite, please do it next.

I found Wintersun through the Nightwish community. So epic! I also found Devin Townsend. Check out Deadhead Live at the Albert Hall. 🤘🤘 Sons of Winter and Stars from the same rehearsal studios is next on the list.

Yep, Kai now drummer for Nightwish, and Jukka now on bass replaced Marko. These guys are unbelievably talented.

FINALLY!!!

Funnily enough, I just thought earlier today that I may have to recommend Wintersun to you. But now I don't have to. 😄

Glad you have finally discovered Wintersun.

And this rehesrsal was done in one take.

Jari, the singer/composer played all the instruments in a backtrack and his VOICE only having the other lung removed due to having TB.

great song. edit: bassist is in Nightwish too.

Great Daniel, Wintersun is next to Nightwish my two favourite Finnish bands. In this You also see Jukka Koskinen on bass who now is a full member of Nightwish replacing Marko. Wintersun is still a project. Other Finnish bands worth checking is Tarot which is Marko's former band and Stratovarious.

"Nightwish, Epica, and Wintersun... is a great path!" Amen, brother. Nailed it. Just found your reaction, as I was reminded, earlier that day, how awesome this band is and searched for reactions I haven't seen yet. Excellent job, thank you... New subscriber here. 🤘👍🤘

Great you unlocked the liking-harsh-vocals-skill. 🙂 So now you are ready for the next quest. Check out the following bands 😁😁🤘 *Arch Enemy* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtmlm8mAqZ3JnXk.html and *Jinjer* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibd-p6qgspmqhok.html Kai is a machine! In Nightwish he must be bored sometimes. But recently he wrote about the recording of the new Nightwish album that there is some complicated stuff to play. So I am really looking forward!

A couple of years ago I went to see Wintersun supporting Epica. What a night!!! It was just as good as the night I went to see Epica supported by Eluveitie. Listen to Eluveitie's song Inis Mona to start yourself on the Eluveitie journey. Let's face it, who can resist a band that includes the usual stuf, plus penny whistles, bagpipes and a hurdy gurdy etc.

I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this to you, but Jari (Vocalist, guitarist, and mastermind of Wintersun) is actually missing half of one of his lungs due to issues with TB. And he can still pull all of this off! The man is an absolute legend!

Jari🖤 Land of snow and sorrow is my fav Wintersun song🤘

This song is amazing the band is amazing. you should listen to the band Amorphis good song to start is the bee!

Och f....! Wait until you hear Sons of winter and stars. Youre gonna love it. A masterpiece

This band is something else... I only started to listen to them a couple days ago and just WOW!

A true pleasure experiencing new music isn’t it? Nice reaction.

😂😂 Your face haha. contrast with voices is so good. Shadows Fall (USA) has the same (guitarist plays with Anthrax now) I could not listen for hours to screaming, but the mix of beauty and rawness in music is gorgious. Wolfheart is another Finnish band you might like.Kai, our human metronome, is killing it , as always :)

Listening to Wintersun I feel the cold polar wind caressing my bones. I just love it !!! our American brethren getting into European metal. Keep up the great work good sir !

Don't forget Blind Guardian 🎉😂

I enjoy your reaction ❤👊🎉 Greetings and thanks from Finland 🇫🇮💖🙏🏻

React to these songs too, please: Wintersun - Sons Of Winter And Stars (TIME I Live Rehearsals At Sonic Pump Studios) REMASTER ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itJlh5CY0brIiKs.html ) Wintersun - Land Of Snow And Sorrow (TIME I Live Rehearsals At Sonic Pump Studios) REMASTER ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/natyedFp2dHIdnU.html ) Wintersun - Loneliness (Winter) Official Lyric Video ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6-ZjamhtLfSlGw.html )

I enjoyed that, It has a Mike Oldfield feel about it, and that’s not a bad thing 🫡🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That was great. Thanks! PEACE!!!

Better than good, isn`t it? Next, Sons of winter and stars from the same rehearsals, please? The lead vocalist, Jari Mäenpää, actually lost part of his other lung due to tuberculosis in 2003 while in the army.

Metal is my favorite genre, but I listen to all types of music. I love 90's hiphop for instance. Love WuTang and Cypress Hill. As you get older your taste in music evolves. You're more open to other styles and less influenced by peers.

Their music chews you, swallows, than spit out. And after that, You feel like the most happy and musically fulfilled person in the world. 😂

Somewhere in the middle probably one of the most beautiful guitar duet solo's I've heard in a long, long 'time'! After sailing through the more melodic metalgenres some real challenges are waiting for you. Still to discover or react to a few European famous metal bands like Gojira, Opeth, Rammstein and Jinjer I wish you good luck en lots of fun.

And don''t forget Sabaton!

Greeting`s from Finland. Nice reaction. 😎

There are more side tracks in thst rabbit hole, for exanple Sabaton where Floors husband Hannes play drums.

The nightwish hole is now a meteor crater lol

Also, Amorphis, Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Kalmah! Thank you Finland!

The new album from Nightwish, not yet released as the recordings still not finished, will be one hell of a ride! I have heard the demos and it is kicking as!

uf uf nice...next level is THERION!!!!😁😁😁

It was about TIME!!!!!!!😁

I am requesting a look at EVERGREY they are a Swedish progressive metal band Tom has a very unique voice set against the metal music guitar heavy King of Errors Passing through Weighlesss are from the earlier years Where August Mourns Eternal Nocturnal Midwinter calls are later are from the last 2 albums all greT. Using from their YT channel they are working on album Number 14 They do play in small venues in the USA I think they may have a small following there

Me too!!!

Here you also have JUKKA - the actual base player of NW (black hair).

Wintersun is awesome. Sadly Jari takes his time ( no pun intended) to put out new music. While we are waiting, check out Insomnium. Finnish band also. Very melodic death metal. They are one of the best in their genre ❤. Growls and clean vocals now, with Jani Liimatainen ( ex-Sonata Arctica) onboard. Highly recommended ❤️

Next Within Temptation haha mindblowing band from The Netherlands,and Anouk a rockchick from the netherlands is epic too

The word you`re seeking for is " epic".

Sons of winter and stars! Please!

Request? Super talented band Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy (plays also with Slash)...best male singer ever. Blackbird (wembly) and darker than wings (Royal Alberthal with orchestra) are two amazing songs to start with. Also a real live band from USA

It's hard to put Wintersun into a genre. There are elements of symphonic, progressive, thrash, death, black, and power metal all combined. Jari is another Finnish musical priodigy, the only complaint about him people have is he takes too long to put out music, three albums in almost 20 years. And some accuse him of not delivering on promises with a crowd funded studio he built, but he has a lot of stuff in the works to be released "soon" apparently. His previous band Ensiferum is also worth checking out, stuff from their first two albums with Jari in the band.

What a piece of Art 🖤 and the Drums 🖤🤘🖤 Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

Cant wait for the reaction to sons of winter and stars, from the same session.....

❤❤Wintersun❤❤

Thank you bro thank you ❤💪 "Sons of Winter and Stars" next, if you wanna see The real beast😍😈The base player is also In Nightwish since Marko left. Jari's voice and guitar, amazing! And Teemu matching his guitar To The sound is a match made In Heaven. Jukka is maybe The most "laid back" basist. If you pay attention, this is like warm up for him💪😍. I could recommend like 100 absolute amazing bands just From Finland😮😢😂. Just say when you are ready❤💪 Best Regards from Finland!!

You can imagine the pyrotechnics accompanying this on stage. Fantastic

Don't know why but every time I watch this video it VISUALLY makes me think of a mash up between Nightwish , Edgar Winter and Sabaton - just the way my warped mind works because it's nothing like any of them musically 🤷‍♂😂

And ofcourse Jukka the bassist here is now in Nightwish along with Kai. Jari is fantastic.

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Hahahahaha..Great reaction!!!!

How about some Ensiferum and Turisas 😂🇫🇮🦁🍻

It's amazing what we miss listening to American radio. Even Sirius MX doesn't play this. Europe and Asia have so much incredible music to hear.

alexi laiho and teemu mäntysaari best guitars nay finland

you SHOULD tryout lovebites all female power metal from japan listen to the live stuff its next level shredding just as nightwish and epica you will love them!!!!!😍😍

The Nightwish degrees of separation! Great reaction dude, quiet something aren’t they? Thank you 😃👏🏻 Hold off Winter & Stars for a bit, its intense. Try Land of Snow & Sorrow (same session) or The track Winter. Amazing band 🤘🏻

When in Finland...Amorphis next🤭

Great find. When it comes to metal of non-cookie-cutter variety I always attempt to introduce people to at least these two bands - Wintersun and Jinjer. The usual introduction point for the latter: JINJER - Pisces (Live Session) | Napalm Records

Opeth-ghost of perdition ( live at red rocks)

I'm waiting to see if Tuomas makes use of Jukka's vocal skills in the new Nightwish album

Let's go Tool on this guy

walkam filnland metal groori.

Sons of Winter and Stars will blow ur mind, it's almost painful experience. And try Amorphis too, I highly recommend. And then go to Ensiferum Rum, Women, Victory to have some fun. Thank you for your reactions, much love from Finland🤗❤🤘

That Man needs some Strepsils. Joking. But wow

This is the session where Kai lost his eyebrows. They looked all over for them, but no luck.

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Next Waltari . Below zero

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rhis ould bän kai, and jukka basso play nighwist. ed besst metaj.

Some Sabaton soon? ❤

nay metal nay

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nay mucik metal best, du never.

Kai Hatho is STILL the drummer for Wintersun, aswell as Nightwish

For me jari is better music writer than tuomas.....by far

How do you not understand you have low views? What is wrong with you????????

🇬🇧 Norfolk : great as always Nightwish now have two of their members drums as you know and Jukka on bass 😊