⏩ Video Question: What was your first Jinjer song that you heard? For live content catch me on Twitch. www.twitch.tv/drumrolltony

Another great and informative reaction...I feel musically smarter afterwards. Consider Pit of Consciousness or On the Top, both live in Kiev for your next listen. More Jinjer please and thank you!

Who is gonna be the one! It was the first Jinjer performance I saw on screen and I was flabbergasted, almost fell out of my chair. Not only the vocals but the whole band is absurd and very thight in this live video. They do things with ritme, layering, sound and composition no other band does. Never saw a drummer with such a low build kit.... and he is so damn good at it. All four members are top level and that makes it extra, extra interesting to watch and listen to them. This awesome four piece unit comes from all places:....Ukraine! How can that be? I'am not a metalhead but world class I say.

If Pisces went on repeat 30 times.... Teacher Teacher will double that. TOOO much good stuff in this one. Much Love to you and Ukraine 🌻🌻🌻💙💛💙

Mosh pit: we call that wall of death

I think one thing never really gets mentioned is the post production crew. Their editing of this video is top notch. And how they put together 3 different concert versions and getting the syncing together, Flawless!

1:18 - *Max: _"Hey Eugene, there's too much fret buzz in the intro, maybe you should record that part again."_ Eugene: _"Nah, let's leave it like that."_ *- Max Morton, the guy who owns the studio where they recorded every album after Cloud Factory. How many bands in this world of metronomic, grid aligned, noise-free, sanitised Metal would risk leaving such an imperfection in a song? I bet none but Jinjer did and dang, doesn't it sound good? :D 5:25 - I loved the snare sound right from the start but you know, Vlad got a LOT of hate because of it when the songs from this EP (Micro) started to be released. Ape was the first and I remember engaging in "heated" discussions about the snare sound with some hardcore Metal fans because they were calling it "weak" and "unfitting for Metal". Some of them were even bitching about how much better the drums sounded in their previous album (King of Everything), that's why I quickly realised that there's no point arguing with people who clearly hate anything that doesn't sound like the same snare sample that EVERYONE uses nowadays. No worries, they may have lost a few Metal elitist fans with the Micro EP and the Macro album but they sure gained a lot of new fans who can recognise good music when they hear it. The next time you listen to this song, please pay attention to the drum pattern in the chorus. Just do it. ; ) Like 289!

Great reaction, Jinjer has become my favorite band. Mover 4 years in and they still blow my mind. Slava Ukraini.

Mediator, Sit, Stay, Rollover, Whos is Gonna Be The One (live), Call Me A Symbol

I like it that you stop and react to parts that call to you. Most of the people watching this have listened to this song four hundred times, so you’re bringing a fresh perspective for us. Go forward and do what you do :)

It was "Pisces" for me. Never much into metal and certainly no growling or screaming vocals. Tatiana was the first harsh vocalist that I could understand some of the growling lyrics. That intrigued me and now I can't get enough. I'm 61 years old and disabled but I drove 200 miles to see them live last year. It was difficult for me but damn was it worth it. I have been to many, many rock shows in the past and seen acts such as Clapton, AC/DC, Heart and Sabbath. Jinjer's show was top 3 in my life. The only act left that I care enough to see live at this point in my life is Band-Maid. Here's hoping, in the meantime Tony you keep rolling and I'll keep watching ! Oh yeah you will like "Dissension" by Nemophila as well. "

Hi Tony. I've been looking forward to watching your reaction to this one because of Vlad's off timing feel in the verse. I'm not playing these days but being an old drummer (63) I really enjoy Vlad's playing. Even though you said a bar of 4 and a bar of 2 it is the combination mixed meter and off beat snare strikes that throw me off. You mentioned the little cymbal crown ping but there are so many other cool parts he plays like during that "Dear Lord" part and between those cool rhythms you were pointing out there are like china crashes being played over the top of in some syncopated thirds type feel against everything else. A bit later it's syncopated thirds in half time or just hitting the 1 of 3??? Anyway It is remarkable how he pulls these beats off.

one of my favorite Jinjer videos, thanks Tony...never worry about stopping and going back we appreciate your insight. Wish the band well as they are in the Ukraine.

Superb commentary. I think it's time for you to listen to Homeback by Jinjer. A read of the lyrics beforehand and knowing Tatiana is from the war torn region in the East of Ukraine will make it hit even harder. The musicality of this band is off the scale and this composition is no exception.

This is exactly what I meant that this band is a cohesive unit when I saw your first Jinjer reaction Tony. They are all great on their respective instruments, but when you put it all together it’s perfect. The fills, the talent, and just the way their music comes together is something special. It’s not just metal to sound metal

Saw them live, damn man. Not the same musician after seeing them. Keep up the good work. Really enjoying your channel dude.

I always love your musical breakdown and analysis. Cheers!

Such a great reaction, thank you for getting around to it. 'Teacher Teacher' is one of my favourites of theirs, but they have so many great tracks.

As a musician I have NEVER encountered someone like you who can analyze so eloquently the music of Jinjer in a nutshell 🇺🇦

Got here cause of jinjer and you made me discover polyphia and I could not thank you enough for that awesome content Tony thanks for it all !!!

I absolutely love your ear! Thanks for sharing and helping us to expand our experience of this epic band!

This is one of my favourite Jinjer songs! Epic indeed!

You gotta check out “Who Is Gonna Be the One”, especially for the outro!

So many great Jinjer tracks to continue with... "Who Is Gonna Be The One", "Judgment & Punishment (vocal one take)", "I Speak Astronomy", "Pit Of Consciousness (live in Kiev)", "On The Top (live in Kiev)", "Wallflower", "Mediator", "Outlander", "Sit, Stay, Roll Over"... the list goes on.

I Speak Astronomy is a must-hear. The song is alive, and Tati hits some great notes at the end :)

The sound at the end of the song is informally called a "DENG" - Ryan Martinie of the band Mudvayne popularized a very hard downward flick on a bass chord with their song "Dig" - it always makes that weird, discordant "DENG" sound

Next time give their song Judgement (& Punishment) a go, it'll give you something completely different yet again for Jinjer.

The fusion of different music styles Jinjer uses blows my mind. Here's just a few: Pisces - Pop Metal Home Back - Bassanova Metal Judgement & Punishment - Reggae Metal Teacher Teacher - Rap Metal Perennial, Vortex - Prog Metal Colossus - Djent Metalcore I Speak Astronomy - Floyd and Metal Each song is a masterpiece to me

Awesome reaction Tony!

Keep rewinding Tony dont listen to the nickpickers I love to hear all your input man its freaking great

Thanks for another Jinjer man, your reactions/analysis and style are awesome!

Your appreciation of the musicality is so nice to see - i like watching too your explanations

Excellent analysis! I agree with WJL "Who is Gonna be the One" (Live, Napalm Records) is an excellent performance. So is its sister taping from the same concert of "Words of Wisdom" (Live, Napalm Records)

Such a great song. Those angular, proggy, brain-engaging, timings with crisp syncopated Vlad-ness (I love that he still makes you wonder for the first couple bars of the chorus whether it really has gone to a simple 4/4 LOL).... & when Tatiana comes back in after the chill clean-chords-with-plenty-delay-from-Roman section with that super tender vocal, while Eugene is laying down one of his more impressive both-hands-busy-but-always-super-tasteful passages.... what's not to love?! :) "Who Is Gonna Be The One" live was my first taste of Jinjer.... & I still love that arrangement (it was written & recorded originally in the old 2-guitarist line-up, but the popular live vid is an arrangement with Eugene filling out the sound in that way he does, & new-boi {at the time} Vlad playing drums the way he does). That was the start of what Jinjer are these days, & imho it still stands up really well. :)

Fantastic reaction again!! When I first started listening to Jinjer it was all about the shock reactions to Tatiana’s voice. Not anymore. I love this band so much bc of just how technical and tight they are and your kind of reaction is EXACTLY the kind of reactions I love to Jinjer now! Great work!!

This song is brilliant. One of their best.

So many cool and unexpected things in this song. One thing I really had to listen to a bunch of times is the chord progression they start in the "quiet section". First they go for 4 bars, but then they change to 5 bars, and Tatiana comes in with the vocals and the 5-bar series continues. Very odd, unsettling, pleasant and fresh at the same time. And of course, the chorus is super catchy and well produced, chef's kiss.

First song I heard was Pisces. First time live on Wacken 2019 (the show where the famously reacted to perennial video was recorded). Also they were the first band I saw after the start of Corona, at an incredible gig in colonge towards the end of last year ♥ Tony I love your verbal representations of drum-patterns and rhythms, they are both accurate and very easy to understand. Makes me think you must be a great rhythmic instructor :D

i've probably listened to this one too many times so i wore it out, but i think this might be the best metal song of the past decade...except for a solo (which is not necessary to me) it has everything... lots of difficult and constantly changing rhythms and meters, excellent riffs, bass, drums on par with guitar, the "ballady" parts u referenced are i think more aptly called EPIC, beautiful chords on the slow part, clean vocals, etc.... it's a total package and exactly as heavy as i like

Great reaction, love how you analyze each and every bit of the song, you check out something a bit older from Jinjer, a song called I Speak Astronomy, it's pre Vlad but it's such a great song!

I love how much you love the guitarist and show him respect! Reviewers rarely do but he is AMAZING!

every track is a masterpiece of a masterclass

You gotta watch the vid of Vlad’s live play through of Perennial. As a drum guy, you’d LOVE IT.

I fucking love it! Such amazing musicians. Tati is phenomenal of course, but these guys are all absolutely incredible.

Between the Buried and Me - Ants of the Sky. You won't be disappointed. It's a ride through many styles.

Just heard them live at Copenhell. Please experience live as soon as you can.

Jinjer Who is gonna to be the one (live) the bass is incredible along with the drums!!!

Thanks... Good reaction!!!! Try "Wallflower" video or "Speak Astronomy" video with another previous drummer 🤘🤘

Great reaction, as usual. Don't stop analyzing, please. Just a quick question, if you wanted to start a local band, how do you advertise for "must be able to play in same song - rock, reggae, rap, jazz, prog, and metal core" bandmates? ;)

Another great reaction, thanks. Worth seeing the Hellfest performance they have just uploaded from last weekend - it is unbelievable how good his band is!

Understatement of the year: (referring to Tatiana's vocals) "it's not ur standard stuff." 😂😂😂😂

I hear you on wanting to be in a band like this I mean can you imagine how much fun it would be to be able to play as well as these guys do it has to be a massive adrenaline rush.

Ooh a great explanation for the "vocalizing like a velociraptor attack" is given by Elizabeth from The Charismatic Voice during her analysis of "Circle With Me" by Spiritbox!

Good reaction. Respect.

Jinjer will change your life

Good afternoon from New England..I just came across the drum play thru of the Slaughter To Prevail vid you did so now I'm checking out some other vids..I'm a drummer of 40 yrs and it takes me a minimum of 3-4 months to transcribe and play ANY Jinjer song lol..I noticed you haven't reacted to GOJIRA yet..If you are a true drum nerd you'll agree thier drummer MARIO DUPLANTIER is a freaking alien...Start with THE HEAVIEST MATTER OF THE UNIVERSE BACKBONE OR EXPLOSIA..Peace from the Northeast..

on the top and pit of consciousness live in kiev are great as well. you’d love a few of the drummers’ cam videos of him in concert that’s out there

You can also check "Leprous - nighttime disguise", I think they have their own interesting style.

You should check out “I Speak Astronomy” (OMV). It was done with their previous drummer and he was no slouch by any means. The video itself is pretty epic just beware the ending. Keep up the good work and have fun with it.

Got yourself a new sub sir. I like listening to reactions of videos by people who know their shit to enhance .y own knowledge. You are very informative on little things I never notice. Helps me appreciate the videos And songs more clear

I speak astronomy is really good and pit of consciousness live in Kiev is epic I love band so.

I luv when u break it down…. Interesting 🗣 this band is so good, but that drummer doesn’t get enough credit 🗣🗣

Even though you don't like olives, you're still okay. Your love of excellent music makes up for it..

DrumRollTony, Great reaction!!! also check out the music video from Jinjer's song "Noah" - Tatiana rewrote the Bible and Vlad, Roman & Eugene are AMAZING !!!

I have every piece of music they have put out and I have seen Zeppelin live so just a little clue to you they are just Damn Great!

"vocalizing a Velociraptor attack" Brutal. 🦖

You should look at some Spiritbox, pretty sure Tatiana has cited them as one of her favorite bands. Their newest stuff is a pretty experimental 3 track EP, but I think their singles are all solid and then they have a SXM Liquid Metal live performance that's mostly stuff from their pre-album EPs. Holy Roller and Constance are my favorites, and they could not be any more different from each other.

One of the best new(ish) bands I have found in a long time

Some other great bands to check out: Rivers of Nihil - "Where Owls Know My Name" and Unleash the Archers - "Awakening" and Allegaeon - "Gray Matter Mechanics (FULL BAND PLAY THROUGH)". I recommend checking out the lyrics for these tunes as well, as that adds an interesting dynamic to the listening. :)

Well done!

I'm not a practiced or learned musician. Their time signatures and transitions are sick AF.

You should try to set up an iterview with Vald or Tati or the whole band. They have done several with other KZfaqrs. This is by far my favorite band now.

You need to hear slaughter to prevail. Demolisher

Good songs to continue : - Judgement & Punishment (One take version) - Mediator (Official video)

WALL OF DEATH!!!!!

Probably my favorite

check out some old school wall of death videos thats the battle you were seeing in the crowd at the end

I just subscribed! I dig that you are a savvy music person. Have you experienced Leprous yet? They do some very progressive metal type of music, and Einar Solberg does some impressive vocals. From a vocal perspective, Dimash Kudaibergen is next level. IDK much about your catalogue of musical adventures, but I look forward to checking some more out.

I know you love drums, check out the drummer from Shadow of Intent! He will blow your mind and is the happiest man in the world!

home back

man you need to check out some spiritbox if you like jinjer. try rule of nines video, circle with me, holy roller, etc

You gotta do judgement and punishment.

Another song you gotta react to is duct tape smile by psyopus lol, or the song 10,000 by beyond deviation

I want to see him react to The Silent Life by Rivers of Nihil

Dunno if you noticed that the outro is the same part as the blastbeat except the battery. Maybe you could check "The prophecy" for you next Jinjer song. And if you want another great musician band, i recommand you Gojira with The gift of guilt (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNiWpZylm6zZhIk.html). Anyway love your video, have a nice day!

So...you're down the RABBIT HOLE w/ Jinjer.

Dig the reaction/reviews. Something I noticed on this song, Vlad is playing with tree trunks. Are those different sticks or just inverted? Can imagine that'd rough up the normal grips... got all kinds of theories but just guessing.

You listen well. One can tell a REAL musician...

@11:12: wall of death

Someone must have experienced catholic school or catholic orphanage ... in their past if u listen to the lyrics ... and so right they are ... speaking for many that had the so-called "pleasure to be raised by religious fools with false morality and false teachings " where cruelty was a dish served for their pleasure ... religious fanatics that destroy children --- hard to get over --- scared for life ... Thanks Jinjer to for this song ..

Please react to Letters From The Colony - Galax, if you're into cool chord structures. Their debut album "Vignette" was released 2018 on Nuclear Blast Records and is a complete banger! You got to check it out! You can thank me later. ;)

Check out "Jurassic | Cretaceous" by The Ocean

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you know difference of snare tuning from the future? hummmm

Please do Babymetal- Rondo of nightmare live in Budokan Some heavy shit❤

#GoSeahawks

aight i like your videos but one thing. stop apologizing for stopping and explaining what you’re hearing!!! that’s what i came for! your opinion. if i wanted to listen to the song i’d go listen to the song. you do you man i’m here to hear you

When you are phonetically referencing rhythm phrasing you sound to me like when it’s done in classical Indian. Am I drawing a false line? Just curious. I’m not a music student. I learn thru you people.

You need more Rammstein

Is it me or does bro sound exactly like Hassan piker