The amount of support I've received on this video from the Nightwish community is absolutely mind-blowing to me! I appreciate each and every one of you so much more than you can ever imagine! Hit me with all the recommendations you got, Nightwish fans. I'll check out each and everyone with my honest reactions and thoughts! Also, would you want any guitar covers of these songs? I can learn them if you want to see!

One thing you need to know about the guitarist, Emppu. He is not a show-off. He plays exactly what the song needs, not what his ego needs. He has many tricks on his sleeve, and he uses only the ones that the music needs. :) If you want to hear more of his guitar work, I recommend the song Romanticide. There's an official live video for that one, too. :) Fun fact: He is a founding member of the band. When Nightwish was formed in 1996 he was only 18 years old. :)

I don't think Emppu needed that position to play the solo, he's also just posing as well. Check out Romanticide for him playing more of a solo.

Floor Jansen gets better and better the more you hear her.

She is a professional voice coach, classically trained .

I'ts no wonder you havnt heard any singers like her cause there simply isnt anyone that even comes close to her in her own game :)

Another musician described it as 7/8ths. BTW, her name is Floor Jansen, she is Dutch, and what you just saw is just the tip of the Floor iceberg.

Yes has a Pirates of Caribbean feel...Emppu (the guitarist) can shred when needs to (when fits in with the music) but most Nightwish songs don’t have a bunch of speed picking or sweep arpeggios the solos are more melodic than flashy. I always say he doesn’t play an unneeded note (including pinch harmonics, pick slides, or bar dives). All of those just fit with the songs as you listen to their repertoire ...which you should. They are an incredible band and group of musicians

Hello @ Sergey Kolomiyets! Nightwish Army incoming here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in front of a 82k+ people. I really enjoyed your technical observations, you seem to understand you found a precious diamond on the sand beach.. :) Since this is your first Nightwish experience, I'll give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan: " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a female fronted symphonic metal band. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen 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 (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 " Other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j913hqR3xtisgps.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orelaLSbzsqsh5s.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptybjNqAr8Czfok.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sOCParJ0qLfQiKc.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZ51Zq9ozM2wfYE.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZpuVnNeVkqulZn0.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odShmKxplZ2-nI0.html "Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNmfp8-r15_bfqs.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hM51qKSBvtPDhZs.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/radkZ9ebxraZnmQ.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJeFncqg38utgIU.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphmpcKnpr-1YIU.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7RiZpyBx9fGmqM.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtyjmdpytci7iJc.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rN98prhotpmXY58.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzfaq.info/sun/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

Wanna see the guitarist showing some off some skills? Watch “Romanticide” from the same concert

If you are interested in exploring more Nightwish, best method for reacting to Nightwish that I figured from discovering them recently and exploring their catalog myself: Keep the particularly long and complex songs listed below, if you have not watched them already, for after you have seen all the more standard ones from the 4 live shows mentioned in the numbered list: - The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley) 14 minutes - Greatest Show on Earth (Tampere) 21 minutes 1- Just do all the Wacken 2013 songs, they are all great 2- Then the Wembley 2015 ones that are not part of the Wacken show 3- Then the remaining songs from Tampere 2015 that were not in the previous 2 shows mentioned 4- Then the older songs from Buenos Aires 2019 that were not in the previous 3 shows mentioned 5- To see what they can do with a cover and if you like Marco's singing, watch their interpretation of Pink Floyd's High Hopes 5- Then you can explore Floor's versatility with her band ReVamp's live performances of the songs Disdain at Graspop and Wild Card at Bloodstock 6- And finally go in the deep end of the Floor talent pool by reacting to her performances on Beste Zangers in the order the episodes aired From watching a lot of reactions, in my opinion this is the most efficient order to discover the rabbit hole that is Nightwish and Floor Jansen. That should keep you busy for a while. 😀

Welcome to Nightwish world. Tuomas, who makes 95% of their music, tells always a story. And everything supports that, does not matter is it instrument voice or human voice. Storytelling band. And two last albums those stories have became really serious. About us, this planet, how we should live etc etc. But same time he gives also some optimism to our surviving... Many times we say that Nightwish is intelligent metal...

Don't say it, don't say it...........and now he said it 😂 (Pirates of the Caribbean)

I think you would like Romanticide from the same Wacken 2013 concert and Storytime, Song of Myself and Ghost River. The singer Floor Jansen has a huge range and there are many great Nightwish songs.

I first heard this song, in 2004, and Tarja's vocals were so angelic. She was fired about 18 months later, and I was reintroduced to it in 2013 with Floor's vocals. So Impressed & Blown Away. She taps into the roller coaster of emotions in this song, so effortlessly.🤘💜🤘

This a really epic performance (the whole Wacken 2013 is). Emppu is a very great guitarist but he's so intelligent that he places his solo's to fit the mood of the song in hand (no overdoing and too showy). Nice job and greetings from Finland!

This song was my introduction to Nightwish, some time ago...I was totally blown away.

Great reaction. You have not seen yet 20% of what Floor is capable of, Opera, symphonic metal, have metal growling, pop, musical opera, hardrock all genres she is on the top. But first it,s time for some more nightwish heavy stuff. Like many already proposed Romanticide would be a perfect next song. Keep doing the live songs that,s the magic of Nightwish. All Wacken songs are at the level of Ghost Love Score, so constantly you have to decide which one is your favorite.

Nightwish Army incoming :) Floor is pretty in a category of her own. She can sing operatically, belt, scream and even do Death Growls. All of them are virtuoso's of their own instrument. Emppu, the guitarist, can shred if he wants to, but he isn't the kind of guitarist who will do so just to show off. He will play what the song needs. I recommend reacting to Storytime - Live at Wacken (same show) next kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptybjNqAr8Czfok.html

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="635">10:35</a> the Floorgasm brings yet another convert to the family !! 😁 Welcome Brother. You’re one of us now. Just FYI, that’s about 70 minutes into the show and Floor had been killin’ it the whole way already. Also, that’s 82 THOUSAND people hanging on her every word; so, no pressure on her to Bury that (9 second long)high note.... At 6’1 and 170 pounds Floor is a smiling, singing, dancing, enchanting, stage commanding Valkyrie; and to me at least, a gift from above. Seeing the whole video of this concert, Especially the Floorgasm changed my life. It made me start listening to music again. I love watching these reaction videos and my biggest hope is that people follow and enjoy the Symphonic Metal path I was led to. Welcome to it. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Nightwish Army Infantryman This is the holy trinity of Nightwish songs live with Floor fronting... Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gL-afM95vKilhqM.html Greatest Show on Earth live at Tampere 2015 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apuSpd11r7G-Y6M.html DO NOT CUT THIS OFF EARLY. The Nightwish Army is Murderous behind this Sin. Be Warned. 😏😏 The Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley 2016 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nciebKqU37-mm6s.html (wait until you have a full understanding of the band’s history before you react to this one. It’ll add the context you need to fully appreciate this emotional masterpiece.)

Emppu allways focuses and gives it all, dont matter how trivial the solo is. Thats what the band makes. Everyone of them has fun and brings it all to the audience. You will see in more video´s.

Great reaction. I appreacitate your genuinity and the technical tidbits your provide along the way. I just discovered your channel today and by the amount of Nightwish videos you have reacted to, I assume you have joined the Nightwish Army? Welcome aboard! I look forward to watching every single one of your Nightwish reactions and follow along on your Nightwish journey :)

This is the introductory song that draws people into Nightwish . There are so many more to see and react to to get you hooked.Every song from the wacken 2013 is pure magic. Next one as suggested,Romanticide or Everdream

Love this band! Storytime romanticide or ghost River next from the same show.

All Nightwish members got their side or solo projects: Floor: her former bands After Forever and Revamp, Northward (they did one album only, as she stated), her solo project and guest appearances in Ayreon and various other bands/ projects Tuomas: Auri (together with his wife and Troy) and the musical he wrote "The times and life of Scrooge" Marco: Northern kings, his old band Tarot (together with his elder brother) and his new solo project as well as guest appearances in Ayreon and Delain etc. Kai is also the drummer of Wintersun. And finally Emppu with "Brother Firetribe"

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="360">6:00</a> I guess the simple solo fits the song better as the real fireworks will com in the second part.. And Emppu is just Emppu. He does what he likes in the moment and has a good time.

First up, welcome to the family. Nightwish have an army of fans, in fact they are called the Nightwish army. No doubt you've noticed them already. The band are officially 'Symphonic Metal' although in reality they are a genre all to themselves, from gentle epics like this one, straight forward rock, orchestral only pieces, epic long songs that change pace and mood all the time, Thrash metal, Celtic metal, folk songs and even Jazz. With Nightwish, they like to play with people's expectations note to note and are exceptionally gifted musicians. This video is almost the current line up. Floor the 6.1 foot Valkyrie Goddess can sing anything in pretty much any style from Opera to death growls and sometimes in the same song. She's an exceptional singer and one of the most technical in the world today, she also has the stage charisma rarely seen since Freddy. Her long powerful screams/soulful wails are known to cause Floorgasms as listeners get goosebumps when she sings, she's an instrument in her own right. Marko the bassist also another singer, he's the one that most often harmonises with Floor and has a stunning and unique voice of his own. Emppu the guitarist one of the two original band members, the band clown, hobbit, jester and rarely for a rock guitarist has no music ego, he does what's needed. He can shred and deliver bone crushing riffs though... oh hell yeah! Jukka the drummer in this video has now retired from drumming for the band due to health reasons and is now in the band's management team. He's been replaced by Kai Hato who is an exceptional drummer and like Emppu has no musical ego, he does what's needed and makes it look effortless. Troy, the resident Brit isn't in this video, he plays...well everything really.. and sings/harmonises with Floor and Marko. he's the Celtic influence and is most known for his uilleann pipes, which pretty much makes Nightwish even more unique than they would be already. Finally Tuomas, the mastermind also known as the metal Mozart. He writes 90% of their material and operates on a higher musical plane than most writers. He combines poetry with symbolism and metaphor, he really is a unique composer. Add them all together you get Nightwish, the band has had more than it's fair amount of strife with singers in the past just comes back better and more powerful than before. Anything from Waken 2013, Wembley 2015 or Buenos Aires 2018 is pretty much gold standard Nightwish. They also have a new album released in April 2020 (Human Nature) which show's their technical prowess and lots of different styles including a 30+ min orchestral song.

After the pause? It just reminded you... The beginning of the song!

You had me at "That's not 4/4."

Emppu wears his guitar very low and tends to play most of his solos in that position. He is very good, maybe not Petrucci good. But then who is? This is not an ego driven band. Solos happen, but only to add to the song. Emppu can shred , but plays only what the song requires. Nightwish focus's on the vocals the melody and the songs. Solos are secondary. Older Nightwish songs are more guitar driven. Most music is composed by the keyboardist, Tuomas.

just one thing i didn't like is how you feel that floor tries to give an impression that it takes her a lot of effort. everything she does is with maximal feeling, the movements you see are just part of her natural expression. it has nothing to do with making us believe that…..

Yes Im a year late.. It takes a while to get through these! Her mouth shape was smaller because she was thinning out the notes, to make them more angelic and less 'flutey'. When she opened more the note went from thin to full, more classically operatic. She has such power that needs to restrict it to make that thin, clean sound.

loved that reaction and the insights, tnx...

About the solo. As a guitarist myself, and as you may know, those guitars are heavy after a while. The "shred position" you mentioned sometimes is just comfortable. Putting a leg up on a monitor takes the pressure off the back.

Emppu went solo front and center in this piece because his solo sets up the song for the intermission style cool down. It's not a complicated solo, but it's key to the song regardless. He's got the chops to pull off some killer solos

Hello, Buckeye, welcome to the Nightwish community. Transplant here from Bucyrus, Ohio, to southern Arizona. Still bleed scarlet and grey! Great reaction and I enjoyed your comments. You've just touched the surface of this very tight and polished band. Every song is a unique and often surprising journey. Tuomas, keyboards, writes music and lyrics to most of their songs and I feel he is pure genius. Due to their great stage presence and unequaled production quality, I prefer their live concert performances with Floor as lead singer. Their base guitar player, Marco, also sings and his harmonies with Floor are a special treat. I'm a new subscriber as I want to join you in your Nightwish adventure. Keep the reactions coming and enjoy your journey. "GO BUCKS!!"

nice to see you enjoy it

One of the things that impresses me is the energy of this band even though this song is their 13th in the set (over an hour of playing), and Floor still sounds so powerful! Also, this was only about 10 months after she joined this group. She had only been (up to this point) a "fill-in" for the rest of this tour. She was made permanent shortly there after.

Interesting comment about the theatrics behind her "reaching" that note at the end. It reminds me of music school where my theory teacher, certified in the DalCroze Method, once mentioned one way of adding expression to a performance on an instrument was putting that little bit of "struggle" in reaching the highest notes, like a singer would have to.

Great reaction and subscribed. At 4.33min in this video he already falling love with our Floor and has his first little Floorgasm. The down side.... You ain't seen nothing yet of what the are capable of.. So get into nightwish ride and sit back and enjoy this.. Nightwish army has your back.. I can already hear the rumbling.. That's the nightwish army calling for duty. See you at the next review(s) stay healthy 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

These are the intro time signatures, per bar: [6/8, 6/8, 5/8, 6/8] (played 6 times) , then [4/4, 4/4, 3/4, 4/4] (played 4 times), then steady 4/4 for the verse.

Always interesting to see people go through the various stages of this song, particularly in relation to the development of the vocals right up to the final vocals where you just end up blinking in disbelief.The comment on the shape of Floor's mouth to get the open sound is good - being honest though, I could have a mouth the size of a 2 car garage and not get a 10th of the volume!

Great react. One of the best I've seen. So many talents with this band and the voice of it is angelic. How will Nightwish survive without Floor. I've never seen a band so in sync on timing as they are. Here's hoping for many years of music to come.

According to the statement to the guitar solo: you don't need to be a shredder to be good. Much more important is, that every note you play suits to the song and tells a story, which it does. Look at David Gilmoure of Floyd, He doesn't shred either but every note tells a story and suits perfect to the song. THAT's what makes a great guitar player, imho.

I hope you are ready for a long ride. The Nightwish rabbit hole is very deep and twisty and will also lead to requests for numerous other bands Including Wintersun, Sabaton, Epica, Within Temptation, & Delain just to name a few.

I see Gabriel stopped in to give you the background info the band. He is very helpful. This will help you navigate the Nightwish journey if you plan on doing it. I hope you decide to take the journey. I subbed to go on the trip with you. It brings me back to when I first discovered them. It was one of the greatest days of my life. Take care and stay safe.

Ty a great reaction subbed for more nightwish any from wacken you wont go wrong they are all gems

They (Tuomas, the composer) plays around with timing a lot. Things like 7/8th but leaving the bar unfinished to create anticipation / tension and things like that. Very worthwhile to have a look at, hes up there with the classic geniuses in terms of composition.

This band is so capable that those positions etc are just from enjoying themselves not from needing to do them. Every single one of them is a beast!

I'm already subscribed to your channel because of your Nightwish videos, but somehow I missed GLS ! Crazy, since it's the 1st one you reacted to. Anywho, I really enjoyed your comments, opinions and the adorable expressions on your face ! Had anyone ever told you that you resemble the character Steve from Stranger Things ??? LOL ! Once again, love your reactions and look forward to seeing more ! Best wishes from Tennessee !

Nice reaction! Sub from Finland, welcome to the World of Nightwish :D Army is coming, as you will soon find out. You will get a lot recommendations and info about the band. Wacken 2013 concert is very good place to start your journey. Wacken 2013 Suggestions: Romanticide Storytime Song of myself Ghost River Ever Dream Dark Chest of Wonders (opening song) Last Ride of the Day (last song of the set) Hop in the train and enjoy the ride :)

Support from guitar player to guitar player: For the intro signature you must think european, waltz and count in 3 not in 4, this does the trick for you I hope. :) 123, 123, 123, 123, 123, 12, 123, 123...repeat. :)

Sounds like a Hans Zimmer score, Pirates of the Caribbean or the Colliseum scene from Gladiator. This group is my surprise of this year.

Pirates of the carabean

Thanks for the reaction. Came across as relaxed, yet focused and competent. The Wacken 2013 concert is a great place to get more into Nightwish, the band is at their best with live shows. Here is a link to the whole concert with the correct speed/pitch (blu-ray production issue messed something up): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/maenp92anLeXcp8.html Btw. The song Slaying the Dreamer, live at Buenos Aires 2018 shows some heavy guitar play. You can't really go wrong with any suggestion with Floor as the lead singer. All the live performances range from good to great.

Just as they finish the quieter section in the middle, you asked what it reminded you of. It was probably a bit like Pirates of the Carribean. :)

Love seeing new people discover Nightwish. Romanticide from the same concert (Wacken 2013) would be a great follow up to hear their heavier side and more prominently featured guitar.

Great reaction for a Buckeye......Now you are in for it....You think those Wolverines up north are a problem, Not So Much ! Here comes the Nightwish Army, and they are going to come hard and fast. Subscribers will soar, requests will bury you, back story on the band will educate you. Look for at least 50 requests today. You are going to learn everything you can imagine about the lead vocalist, Floor Jansen. Hope to see more reactions from you soon ( An old Illini ).

Welcome to your first stop of a probably long, surprising always awesome Nightwish journey. My personal suggestion for the next songs in order to give you a nice overview of some "styles" covered by Nightwish: -> "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" (Buenos Aires) will give you a metal and power blast -> There are a couple of great songs from Wacken: Storytime, Song of Myself, Romanticide, Last Ride of the Day, Ghostriver -> "Yours an Empty Hope" from Wembley (have a good look at the growls) -> "The greatest Show on Earth" (Tampere) and "The Poet and the Pendulum (Wembley - get to know the background of this song ahead) -> Then the new stuff with "Noise" (Video), „Shoemaker“, "Harvest (Lyric Video) ... Just my personal thoughts :-) If you'd like to hear a more intense solo of Emppu: Romanticide from Wacken. One thing you can definitely be sure of: Every song is different, has some surprising transitions, is intense. And none of the songs you're going to discover will disappoint you. Greetings from Hannover in Germany

About the guitarist and his poses. Generally Nightwish music is strongly oriented on the instrument between song parts, so it's just to bring forward guitar and it's tone. Just listen how certain instrument parts gives space in the composition to bring forward another one. He do not need that pose, but he do to focus audience on that instrument at the right time.

So about the guitar support for the solo. Nightwish is extremely professional on stage, in normal situations. They knew this was being recorded for a live album so they likely talked about doing everything you can to eliminate any chance of error. It could have also been for dramatic effect for the dvd.

You where right about Pirats of the Caribbean They played several songs from those movie

As far as the guitarist. He does that for just about every solo. But you have to realize he’s only 5’3. Little man needs the leverage!

The 'Pirates' feel you are mentioning is likely due to Nightwish's keyboardist being influenced by Hanz Zimmer. Their intro/outro songs from Nightwish's 2004 End of an Era performance were Zimmer compositions from The Last Samurai soundtrack.

Hello bro and welcome to the fandom!! Lol. More Nightwish please!!! I recommend Yours is an empty hope, I want my tears back, Romanticide, Storytime, Song of myself, and Shoemaker out of the new ones. But any Nightwish song is a great song

My friend, you just had your first #FLOORGASM ! How much I'd like to feel my first #FLOORGASM again !

It might remind you of Alpenglow, which is another song from Nightwish and shares a musical theme with that part of this song

You just summoned the Nightwish Army!) Thank you for sharing your reaction and welcome to the world of Symphonic Metal! Their compositions are complex and layered, Tuomas (the Metal Mozart) composes pieces that are interesting musically and lyrically, he uses orchestral sound, choirs and keys to create all those layers. The organ pipes of Toumas's place are for decoration. Behind them are three keyboards. Well, you've just witnessed Her Majesty Northern Valkyrie Goddess Floor Jansen (pronounced Yansen, she is Dutch). Floor has classical background, rock academy behind, and used to be a vocal coach for a number of years. Floor is the most versatile and powerful female singer today and can sing anything from more pop-y style, classic opera, to metal screams and growls. Floor sings emotions, not words. Floor joined Nightwish in the middle of their Imaginaerum world tour in late 2012 (which includes this show from August 2013). Previous singer, Anette Olzon (she's currently in Dark Element) left the band while they were touring, and there was no certainty what to do with all the upcoming shows. They called Floor (her previous band did tour with NW in the past, and they knew each other). Floor flew immediately to help them out and temporarily replace Anette for the rest of the world tour. She arrived two days before the next show, and she had only 48 hours to learn the entire setlist. And she did. There is official documentary about all that -- "PLEASE LEARN THE SETLIST IN 48 HOURS" ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM51q86evLGxdYk.html ) For Floor it was first really big gig with Nightwish, 82K people, at the time she was only for a few months with the band. After the world tour (in October 2013), they made Floor their official member. This song was performed at the end of 90min show, at the 1hr 10min mark. Nightwish formed in '96 in Finland, initially with Tarja (Tar-ya) Turunen as a vocalist. She left the band in 2005, and Anette Olzon stepped in, until 2012. The bassist with a cool beard is Marco, and he sings some parts too. He has his own solo project outside the Nightwish. The mastermind behind 99% of lyrics and music is a keyboardist Tuomas (as I said before). Guitarist name is Emppu, and the drummer in this show is Jukka (Yukka), but later he was replaced by Kai Hahto because of health issues. Flutes/uilleann pipes/guitar/vocals - Troy, he did not perform in this song. Nightwish is better live, always, so if live performance is available, go for it. In their performances, they often using recorded backtrack of a classical orchestra for their songs. They have very diverse music, from more light songs to epic scores like this, and to really heavy metal stuff. For the next step, I can suggest listening to: -- Storytime from the same Wacken 2013 live -- for move heavy: Ghost River, Song Of Myself, both from Wacken 2013 also -- if you want to see Emppu shredding the solo, take a llok at Romanticide (same venue) -- If you want to explore more Floor versatility, check out her performances on a TV show Beste Zangers in 2019. You just starting your journey with Nightwish, and be prepared to be surprised (and sometimes shocked) time and time again! Their music is very emotional and diverse. Btw, Nightwish released their new album in April -- Human. :||: Nature. Greetings from Moscow and stay safe! ;) Looking forward to seeing more NW on your channel! Subbed for this journey!

Emppu has and will always play solo like that. That is his style. Doesnt matter if its a hard solo or not. And you said lot of video time on the guitarist who doesnt do much at that time. Well I think it's cool that they showed that. He walks over to his friends making sure that they are ok (Not why he does that but it looks like that) Think that is awesome.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="524">8:44</a> It's pirates of the caribbean alright. Tuomas the keyboardist (the primary composer of the band) had some kind of a Jack Sparrow impersonation thing going on around the time they released this song and the album it's from, and Hans Zimmer happens to be one of his biggest musical influencers. I think it's safe to assume that those films have influenced that album.

If you want a solo from Emppu You should check Romanticide or High Hopes (a cover they did).

If you watch again when Emppu takes center stage for that small solo he takes that position to get every ones attention. He is front and mostly center and the only spotlight is on him while the rest of the band withdraws backstage for the orchestral break in the middle of the song.

Great reaction! Nice to see a 1st reaction, where someone knows what they're talking about. If it's not been suggested, I suggest their 'The Greatest Show on Earth', Live at Tampere, and 'The Poet and the Pendulum', Live at Wembley. Enjoy!

The part after the interlude does remind me of something like Pirates of the Caribbean. Edit: Haha, you did mention it later down the line... lol.

Floor, the singer, is 6-1 in bare feet, 6-5 in the boots she's wearing here....audience of 82, 000....Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger, and producer of 95% of the bands music....he has been referred to as the metal Mozart....5 concert DVD's out, including this show...I have them all

🤘🤘❤️🤘🤘 Sweet!!! My all time favorite band!!!! 😁🤘🤘

Good catches with both Pirates of the Caribbean and Disney, you would be correct. :D The composer, Tuomas, is a) very influenced by filmscores and b) a big Disney fan. This came out in 2004 and while the first Pirates soundtrack from 2003 was technically composed by Klaus Bladelt, he's the apprentice of Tuomas's biggest inspiration Hans Zimmer.

Floor is a HSP, and feels the music , that is why she sings so good .

More Nightwish, please!

About the guitar solo, nearly under EVRY damn reaction video I saw comments about Emppu (the guitarist) like he always seems to find really hard to play his guitar xD but its just him :> He is fanstastic

Emppu plays that solo simply because its not a solo, its for the crowd to sing along, you can hear it better on another live version.

There are so many songs where your mind will be blown away with Floor. From their newest album i'd advice Shoemaker. The last part of the song is really operatic and the notes she reaches there are sick. She said in interviews that she really had to work hard for that, so that means it's an even higher range then what you just heard here. Another song with a sick last note is her performance in "beste zangers" the Phantom of the Opera, i'd say it's a must see too. Good reaction.

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="253">4:13</a>: man, she's got a good range. Floor: hold my beer Haha

About Empu’s solo- sometimes simple is the best :)

5/8 time intro. The first guitar solo was a transition as well as focusing the attention of the audience while other members of the band took a short break. Theatrics. Floor Jansen is the 3rd vocalist for Nightwish. "Ever Dream" was the track that introduced me to the band. Sung by Floor kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j913hqR3xtisgps.html or their original Tarja kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7B4haqqs86WmGg.html is an impressive track

All these references to "Pirates of the Caribbean"! I may have to watch it to see why.

Them being symphonic metal allows them to take their music in several different directions. They have the long epic multipart full production type songs like Ghost Love Score, The Poet and the Pendulum or The Greatest Show on Earth.. Then they have several of the more classic thrash heavy metal style songs like Romanticide, Song of Myself or Dark Chest of Wonders.. They even have a very celtic rock sound going on in songs like E'lan or My Walden.. You chose, but the Nightwish Army loves it all..

Thanks for the review, it is not easy. As for the guitarplayer, no one needs to show off in Nightwish, they know they are the best, all of them. Floor being the best. As a Dutch man we are heel erg trots! And thank you for naming dreamtheater... i forgot their name. Awesome

Pretty sure that solo was more about being comfortable for him. The guitar work in this song is pretty toned down to serve the rest of the song. I think it was just a good way for him to chill, and feel the groove, while still being front and center.

My friend you have so much more to enjoy and be blown away by Floor,Song of Myself & Everdream:same concert,then The Poet & The Pendulum;Wembley 2015, Dutch show;Beste Zangers 2019; Floor sings Shallow,Phantom of The Opera,Vilja Lied,and more

Nice reactions! If you want to see more, I recommend Romanticide (from the same live show) and if you want something more deep, symphonic and moving you should try listening to Shoemaker from their latest album. The ending is literally out of this world.

Nice reaction, thanks for your time. New sub here

she is a angel

Сергей, отличные реакции! Интеллигентный и вдумчивый подход. Подписался. Больше Tool!

Nice post and reaction! FYI: The band "synced" this entire presentation against a "back track" done by the London Philharmonic Orchestra...spot on. The diversity here is second to none IMO. Floor Jansen (lead vocals) is arguably the best vocalist around today. Thanks again for a great review...TC

Watch the whole set from this show. They slay

The Nightwish Army claims another Brother in Metal. ^.-.^

Yeah, Emppu isn't Petrucci, but he is very consistent guitarist, and he can also shred when it's needed. Sadly he doesn't play a lot solos nowadays. But as far as the playing position comes, I'm pretty sure he just takes his place, and it feels right for him. He also has pretty long strap on his guitar, so it might be bit hard to play solos on that position, without turning guitar to completely upright/vertical.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="360">6:00</a> completely agree... Took an extremely "serious" position for such a simple solo. Makes you feel he's about to shred the intro to Paradigm Shift 😂 He's not a bad guitarist at all, pretty consistent and all, just doesn't write a lot of complex material as the rest of the band in terms of timing and transitions and all.. Edit: random unpopular suggestion -- Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize. You'll love Gavin Harrison's drumming

Not sure if you're gonna see this but the part which reminded you of something, could it be the part from Home Alone where the kid is running home from the church? It has the exact cadence.