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I think I’m just going to stop saying this is one of my favorites lol they’re all my favorites 🖤🤘🏻

So glad to see the band give props to good youtubers like you. You obviously put a lot of thoughts and efforts in your videos and the knowlege you bring adds so much. But to have this validation from the people who created the music must be so rewarding. You are the only reactor I watch like clockwork because there isn't one video of you I watched where I didn't feel like I gained something or learned something from it. Cheers man

Vlad is classically trained, but not for drums, but for piano. You can find him on youtube to plays Rachmaninov on a piano (in a Sepultura T-shirt :)

Both Jinjer and Napalm seem very cooperative and cool about reaction videos...Especially Jinjer. They seem to legitimately enjoy being reacted to by their peers.

After more than 50 years of enthusiasm for music, I can only say one thing, I think you are absolutely right with your assessment of this band JINJER! and by the way, you are a very humble guy....

Glad to see your good work recognized. Can't wait for your analysis of Ape. I think you're gonna love it.

it would really be cool if you have an interview with any of them.

Great 'live' song.

The band jinjer the song no hoard of value thank you from nor. Cal.

I love that you got shout outs from Jinjer! They're awesome for doing that, you're awesome because it's well deserved! This song holds a special place in my heart as a call to protest, but I love every part of their evolution. Can't wait for the new Jinjer, looking forward to your thoughts on those and the older Jinjer! ❤🖤🤘

Back in 2018 This was the first song and video that introduced me to Jinjer . So for me this one will always be my favorite.

JInjer seem quite ready to interact with good and entertaining reactors. Great to see the recognition. Love the start to this Jinjer performance and have seen some good analyses on what the band is up to. And who says that you can't dance to Jinjer? Tatiana awesome presence to match the musical talent.

Been a Jinjer fan for about 1 year. Saw Judgement and Punishment first, then Pisces. The third thing I saw was WIGBTO. As soon as I watched this, I phoned up a producer friend and ssid" I think this band can do anything." After one year of listening to everything they have ever done and learning everything I can about them, I still stand by that statement I made to my producer friend one year ago.

this song live in a small venue is brutal in a good sort of way. and the members of jinjer are down to earth cool people i had the pleasure of meeting them

Keep up the great work! You are definitely one of the best reactors, and analyzers out there.

Ape is more complex you may like it more

Finally, someone who finally says it: taste. Jinjer have always had some taste and keep growing.

They remind me of Faith No More in the way that both have the most versatile vocalists that switch between deep growls to unbelievable singing effortlessly. Also the switch between styles of music that they are both able to do without, as you said, sounding like they are 'trying' to do a different style. And each musician is extremely talented in their own right.

It was thanks to your videos that I found out about Jinjer and they are now one of my favourite bands! Thank you for your work and reactions

The band members are great. Eugene is all over the social media looking out for everyone.

Oh, can you imagine being there? A small-ish regional festival, a side stage, a daytime slot, you're expecting to hear something local both in scope and in quality, and you hear Jinjer just pound it at world-class levels of talent and sound like that? You'd think you'd just struck gold, wouldn't you? :D The crowd was so into it, too! And the band brought serious energy! Another reactor who's in a regional-tier band, said on this video that while that looked like a small crowd, at that point in their careers, any band would be _beyond_ thrilled to get that many people, and to get them that energized. The hard ones to work up the energy for are when there are a dozen people in a bar and half of them wish you'd shut up.

This weekend Jinjer played on Alcatraz in Belgium and (despite the technical difficulties...) it was really great to hear Mediator and Vortex in their more stripped down live versions. If you're interested, Jinjer posted the recording on their Facebook page and Mediator and Vortex are at the end of the set, about 40 minutes in the video.

Congrats for those shoutouts from Jinjer!! 👏🏽👏🏽 You deserve it. You do a great job and it's good to be recognized by a band that you enjoy. Seriously, your reviews are among the best I've seen in KZfaq, and you always know how to bring out the most important things in songs, keep it up.

This is such a fun performance 😁👍👍

Man, so stoked to see you recognized by the band. Totally deserved.

I've been drumming for over 40 years and Vlad is teaching me things I hadn't thought of doing. There are thousands of great drummers in the world and then there are those that come out of left field, self-taught, chop a holic, trained in another instrument for a completely altered sense of rhythm just once in a rare while. His ingenuity is refreshing and I've yet to hear a boring drum track. I'm a little too old for blast beats (though I still try) but he's got some chops that inspire me to keep practicing. Hope they have a long career together. Congrats on the kudos, you deserve it.

I love your reactions. The way you breakdown the tracks is very interesting and informative. Top 3 Jinjer reactors in my opinion. Keep up the top notch work.

About the time and place of the video, this is definitely a video from when they were still very much up and coming with their current roster of band mates

I was clapping like a seal during your Jinjer story, I'm so glad for you, absolutely deserved! Looking good as always! 💙

First, congratulations on the shoutout by Jinjer! You deserve the recognition for the amazing work you do in here! I understand your opinion about the song being good but not one of your favorites, it´s very raw and straitghfoward (compared to what they are doing in more recent albuns) and altought I love everything they have been doing, for us longtime fans, this kind of sound will always have a special place in our head. I love this one so much, the intro, the riff, the bass lines, the low growls, the clean section, the more straigthfoward simple lyrics, the beautiful outro, everything! And this performance is gold! Like you said, Tatiana pulls you in with her vocals and overall persona on stage, but then the band altogether definitely grabs you with the music and you are hooked! About the outro, they usually have one or more independent short compositions like that (jazzy, ska, reaggae, etc) throughout their albuns (with the last one Macro being the exception) and it´s so good! And I missed those on Macro. Well, if you wanna try something recent for now try the much more complex "Ape", it´s a litlle stick of dynamite: short, fast and explosive or try another live one from Kiev: "On The Top" performance in that venue is my favorite. Definitely go back later to earlier Jinjer, to check how they got to this point: "Sit, Stay, Roll Over is probably one of their most fast and furious tracks and it´s the song that got them the deal with Napalm Records. Wow, this comment got loooooong :S Again, great work, always a joy watching your reactions, keep it up! Cheers.

they are like a box of chocolate - you never know what you will get but it will be tasty...keep calm and jinger on

Glad you listened to this man, it was one of the first jinjer songs I ever heard and the sound quality is great in the video.I know this is not complex like the more recent songs but this got me into Jinjer and now they are my favourite band .Loved your take on it !

Congratulations man!!! You deserve it... excellent analysis... the world look at you... and this 🤘 music!!! Love Jinjer...

I'd love to see a Jinjer cover by you if that is what you have planned

It's Jinjer time. Glad to see you finally get to this one. You sir are a great explainer of music. Peace from Stan the Alaskan.

From the same gig, please review "Words of wisdom" and the other I love is "Outlander", two underrated great songs, please, please, please... I see almost every reaction out there, and yours are becoming my favorite ones...

I know I have said this before, but that intro is just sick. What a riff you discovered. Shades of Toehider. I am going to plague your comment section until that intro is mastered and put up on Bandcamp. That said, now I feel like I can fully enjoy the Jinjer analysis. Take it away, John!

I'm really glad that they recognized your reaction man. Your reactions are just so amazingly informative and insightful that in a way I am not that surprised that they did that. Your Jinjer reactions are my favorites on KZfaq! Love this reaction, amazing as always. Your facial expressions during the outro made my day, as well as your crushing over Tati, and desperately trying not to go all fanboy, wonderful, haha. 😁 ❤

Jinjer doesn't block on youtube. They get it, this is all good for them.

It's fun that you're reacting to some of their older stuff! Eugene has mentioned that he is inspired by Opeth (Blackwater Park in particular), so it is fitting that your mind drifted to Opeth at the end. I'm not 100% sure but I heard that they are going to drop another music video before the new album comes out, so keep your eyes peeled!

Congrats on the recognition from the band mate well deserved love your analysis and explanations very informative and concise 👍

Always good to see a professional musician taking a look at Jinjer's work. Glad to see Eugene giving you a shoutout- that's well deserved. :)

I do feel that Jinjer is a live band .. i know they make amazing videos but live they just take it to the next lvl=)

Duuude, it's so good to hear your great music mind getting recognition from other super talented, like-minded individuals. You go, Mr. Wison!

Teacher Teacher then Home Back This Band been waiting for a good piece now for one to “Rise Up” oh thank goodness “Metal just got CPR” 🎶✌️🌸

Actually it’s 7 y ago, because this is from the album “Cloud Factory” 2014

Interestingly this song was released on an album with a different drummer, but Vlad of course puts his spin on it. It's from their first full length album, when the songs were more straightforward, but this song is still one of my favorites. They have gone more and more progressive and djenty (in my opinion) album by album, I would guess partly because of the introduction Vlad to the band.

I´m happy for you and you deserve it for doing such great in-depth analysis on songs ! Cheers Fjóla (aka Jinjer Universe 🤘)

Vlad has a drum cam video for Mediator, but I’m sure you already know that. Give it a go. I will echo what others have said in that you are a breath of fresh air when it comes to music reactions. Congrats on Jinjer giving you a shout out. Now how about some King Gizzard! They have to have something you can appreciate….

Eugene is a top lad for sure

Now THAT is a proper intro. Very nice 🤘😎🤘

They all have great stage presence. Even Vlad which can be tough sitting behind a drum kit. And that snare is so tight it's kind of remarkable he doesn't smack himself in the face with the stick on the rebound every time.

Jinjer - Dreadful Moments (official lyric video). In my opinion, it's their best song. P. S. Not for reaction, just for you. Some of my fav albums: Spiral Architect - A Sceptic's Universe (2000) Greg Howe - Introspection (1993) Allan Holdsworth - Wardenclyffe Tower (1992)

I know you're going to do loads of Jinjer, but if you're looking for a good live performance this one from this year at Hellfest from Home was really good. No crowd, but they still have great energy on stage, and it's filmed very well. There's timestamps in the description for each song: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN-FaK5-xKeooGg.html

So good song , great video bro.

You can't "Love" them all... I know you like more intricate Jinjer tracks that build to a climax with lots of layers etc.. BUT Dude THIS song live is when the crowd goes the most apeshit Crazy. It's "THAT" song for them. This is from "Cloud Factory" that came out in 2014, yeah it's not as intricate to what they've evolved to but it's my Fav..After you do the "Outlander" and "Cloud Factory" just listen to the whole CD. It had to be re-released years later cause they had trouble with distribution in Ukraine, they weren't signed to any major label then. When you factor in how financially strapped they were it's a great piece of work.

I'm sneaking in to suggest The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound from Spiritbox again. Or do you ever listened to The Ocean before? Jurassic / Cretaceous is a great start :)

Jinjer and Devin Townsend are all about working with reactors on getting the reaction videos unblocked.

The end part of the song is in ode to Amy Winehouse, I believe. Jazzy anyway. Tatiana loves Amy Winehouses' music & even said in a recent interview that she'd love to do a Cover song of Amy's, Thanks for your reaction dude, over & out.

This song is actually off of their first full length album, Cloud Factory (there was an EP before this which had a handful of other songs) so, this is probably the oldest song you've reacted to (at the time you recorded this) in terms of when it was originally written. Back then a lot of their songs were much more "straight forward" (though not all of them). So far you've reacted to (oldest to newest, Album in parentheses) Who is Gonna Be the One (Cloud Factory) I Speak Astronomy (King of Everything) Pisces (King of Everything) Perennial (Micro) Teacher, Teacher (Micro) Pit of Consciousness (Macro/Alive in Melbourne (since you reacted to the version from that live album, basically)) Judgement and Punishment (Macro) Home Back (Macro) Retrospection (Macro) Vortex (Wallflowers) Mediator (Wallflowers) (as of me commenting here, I see you've already reacted to the rest of Wallflowers) If I were going to recommend songs to react to, here is what I would do (oldest to newest, do whatever order you feel like though I think it would be interesting if you started working from the early days and worked your way back up to the present to see the evolution of the band) Exposed as a Liar (Official Video) (Inhale, Don't Breathe) Scissors (Official Video) (Inhale, Don't Breathe) Outlander (Official Video) (Cloud Factory) No Hoard of Value (Lyric Video) (Cloud Factory) (don't be thrown off that this is a "lyric video", it's more of an animated video but the lyrics are part of the animations and graphics) Cloud Factory (Official Video) (Cloud Factory) Bad Water (Official Video) (Cloud Factory) Captain Clock (Live at Resurrection Fest 2018) (King of Everything) Words of Wisdom (Official Video) (King of Everything) Just Another (Official Video) (King of Everything) Sit Stay Roll Over (Official Video) (King of Everything) Ape (Official Video) (Micro) On the Top (Official Video ) (Macro) Judgement & Punishment (Tatiana One Take Vocal Performance) (Macro) Noah (Official Video) (Macro) The Prophecy (Official Video) (Macro) Of course there are more songs on all of these albums and EPs but these are the ones that have content so you aren't just reacting to the audio though I suppose you could do that just like you did with Wallflowers.

King of Everything album has a opener and closer that is completely different from the band's sound...check out Beggar's Dance.

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Be sure to react to Aesthetic Perfection on the future with their songs: Gods and Gold (with Richard Z Kruspe from Rammstein on guitars) Party Monster (with Jinxx of Black Veil Brides) S E X/Gravity (with Sebastian Svalland of PAIN and Lindemann)

I’ll only watch your reactions on Jinjer after watching the Vortex reaction.

The song itself is from the Cloud Factory album (hence the environmental aspects of the lyrics) from 2014 actually, from when they still had a second guitarist and before Vlad joined the band. This live version sounds much better than the original studio recording though, and it's one of the best displays of Tatiana's stage presence, as well as how low she can go. I believe this gig was planned to become a recorded DVD or something.

The video is from atlas festival in kiev in 2017 btw

man the two live kiev are great

They've definitely gone through an evolution in their sound from the early works. The first EP and Album were almost straight up metalcore that sounded like a band from 10 years before them even. Ever since Vlad joined they've gotten way more progressive and just more mature I think as musicians.

tres bonne analyse man

Good job, dude. I like your insights. Please react to "Between the Buried and me - Revolution in Limbo" that is their newest song. Their new album "COLORS II" is releasing this friday and I cannot wait. They are proggy and very talented, so you may enjoy their work.

Jinjer - I Speak Astronomy official video please it often gets overlooked

I think You must react revenge the fate from Indonesian bro..nice sound and chill

это было замечательно =D

Ape is solid, but I'd like to see you react to Beggar's Dance.

Listen to crowd factory dvd trail u will love it

Eugene has said previously that the band really gelled when Vlad came onboard.

nice intro

Can we continue the Opeth discussion in the not too distant future?

My only issue with this performance is that Roman's strings are like really really bright and, at times, squeaky

I struggle a bit with Opeth. I only 'discovered' them a few months ago, though I'd heard the name for at least 15 years, mostly spoken by fans of theirs who found out I liked Dream Theater. I don't know why, but I decided to go backwards through their discography, so starting with In Cauda Veneum, which was neat but not all that compelling. And then Sorceress, which just _enthralled_ me. Just spellbound the whole way through (except that the very end bugs me with the ending organ solo just kinda stopping with the player speaking over it, which just seemed unworthy of the rest of the album to me). And then I tried to listen to some older, heavier stuff and it just... compared to the incredible intricacy and just **chef's kiss** jazz perfection of the chord progressions in tracks like Strange Brew and The Seventh Sojourn, it just sounded so ham-fisted... like a simplified version of Dream Theater, but replacing LaBrie's... questionable vocals with an even more questionable growling style that just didn't seem to fit the music to my ears. Is there somewhere else you'd recommend I jump in along Opeth's journey/career, given that you know I love Jinjer and Dream Theater, and thought Sorceress was pure, mind-melting _art_ until the last 10 seconds or so?

How about that reaction to Wintersun, mate? Only then your training will be complete and you can join the Dark Side 😁🤘

If you like incredible drummers playing with metal bands have a listen to Billy Rymer with The Dillinger Escape Plan. You're probably already familiar with them, but if not a reaction would be excellent.

Did you upload a reaction to Wallflower or am I seeing things lol

I struggle a bit with regards to Vlad... I can't and wouldn't deny that he's phenomenal! And yet it's hard to call him 'elite' in the usual sense after watching someone like Evgeny Novikov (of Slaughter to Prevail) just absolutely mince the set with levels of speed and precision that hardly seem human. Vlad, on _that_ spectrum, is no slouch! But he's also not on that level. His double kicks are a touch sloppy at times, for example, and rarely as fast; his blast beats are half-time in terms of kick, where Evgeny's are double-time or even faster, as another example. So, rather, I've come to think of Vlad as an elite-level epic badass more in line with someone like Bernard Purdy, Mike Portnoy, or Jeff Porcaro... drummers known for their taste and feel, their development of name-worthy grooves and techniques, and their compositional and song-supporting talents, rather than their raw speed, power and precision, like Evgeny, Mangini, or Jonathan Moffett. That said... Vlad _does_ have the most effortless four-limb separation I've ever seen. Even Mike Mangini looks like he has to concentrate, and often builds up polyrhythmic patterns one step at a time. Vlad just... _does_ it. He'll be keeping up a quarter note pattern on the hi-hat with his left foot, a 1/3 groove with tons of ghost notes in a different tempo with his left hand, give cymbal accents in line with either, both, or neither with his right hand, and mesh with Eugene's basslines with his right foot (and occasional flam with his left), all at the same time, and look relaxed and chill as hell. He doesn't work up to it, he doesn't seem to focus particularly hard, he doesn't put on a showy face or persona... he just _does_ it like it's nothing at all. I've never seen anything like it!

Great reaction for what I consider to be the weakest song of the Jinjer discography. No false hype, just straightforward "this is how I see it"

For some reason this is sped up? Doesn’t sound right.