I think watching classical singers and vocal coaches react to this song is gonna be a new comfort thing for me. the surprise moment is always brilliant.

This song goes from 7/8 to 6/8 regularly. It gives it its edge even in the smooth sections. Vlad, the drummer, is a classically-trained pianist.

I would suggest watching the One Take Live performance of "Judgement and Punishment", so you can see her body and facial adjustments as she sings very clearly as it stays focused on her.

Never gets old watching the first time people see the transition to *that* voice!

This studio session is basically a studio recording for the "at the time" new drummer, Vlad, so the vocals are the album version with layers, etc. Tatiana is a Pisces, and the soft/harsh vocals are reflecting the duality of the two sides of her personality, along with the fish references and her plugs in her earlobes have fish on them. The most common follow ups to Pisces are one of a couple live concert performances, like "Perrenial" at Wacken 2019, or "Who is gonna be the one" which I believe was at an Atlas Festival. Others go directly to her One Take Vocal performance of "Judgement & Punishment", which is just the camera on her singing in a booth at her home the entire time, so you can see what she's doing as she sings.

OMG finally.....and it's not like we weren't telling you about Jinjer - Pisces over 2 years now Jessica 😤......🤣🤣🤣

Love the FACT that you're DEFINITELY NOT READY for the change in her vocal dynamics when she changes... (NOBODY is ready straight off the bat, so to speak). PRICELESS!!!!

Welcome to Jinjer. The band is amazing and Tati is a vocal goddess. The song is about the duality of the Pisces personality. (Refer to the yin-yang symbol for pisces). The growling is produced through the use of her false vocal folds. You would really enjoy "Judgement and Punishment" (One take vocal performance); it would allow you to view her singing techniques upclose. Very good analysis and reaction. (Subbed)

Two of the band members are Pisces. The singer, Tatiana and the Bassist, Eugene. Both of them contributed lyrically to this song but Tati is the main lyricist for most of their songs. Yes, this song is about being a Pisces and embraces the duality of the sign (one being brings life, another runs for death). Did you notice the little goldfish in her gauges? ( edit: the more a person listens to the harsh vocals the easier they are to understand. the ears and the brain will teach itself to recognize what's being said just like when you learn a new language)

"Scale armor blaze...": I believe this line is actually "Scale armor belies virgin innocence". I don't know if this might help with drawing meaning from the lyrics, but thought I'd offer that as a possible alternative line. Also, I love that you pointed out the lack of first person pronouns (I/me/my) in the chorus! You mentioned wanted to see her more closely--there's a video of her doing a one-take vocal for Judgment and Punishment that really shows her face and neck clearly.

I enjoyed your reaction. Jinjer has been one of my favorite bands for the last 5 years. Jinger uses a very solid jazz fondation in many of their songs they have also incorporated Reggie into their music. A new Jinjer song is like a musical adventure, it is hard to predict what twist or turn it's going to take.

Who’s Gonna Be The One The live version should be your next reaction to Jinjer. She has such a presence on stage and the end will shock you. Her talent!

Hi Jess, thanks for another great reaction. As far as I understand the lyrics, this song is about the duality (Pisces) of someone who has emotionally suffered during relationships but is fighting the insecurity and trauma of those experiences in order to find a meaningful relationship. Have a great evening and thank you for the upload.

If you want to know how it is done, ask 'The Charismatic Voice' here on youtube. Opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff can explain a lot because she learned how to use such a harse voice/sound in a healthy way. I hope you will be able to comprehend how such things can be done. Please let us know . Added after 14 hours: Elizabeth works with Will Ramos and Chris Liepe on the course 'The Ultimate Path to Extreme Vocals with Will Ramos'. I heared they officialy started this last week.

Welcome to the Jinjer family! :) The song is about the mythos of the PISCES sign and what it teaches us. The back and white balanced within the same being, the multiple sides of our own personality, the eternal struggle within us, the battle between light and dark that makes us all human. Every musician in Jinjer is a master of their craft. Vlad, the drummer is an accomplished classical pianist for crying out loud :) LOL Taty is simply mind blowing, her growling technique is second to none, but her sultry first register combined with her powerful belts just makes it for a complete singer. She is also a great poet and she brings that into the fold for Jinjer. I am yet to hear one bad song by them, these guys are simply the BEST "new" metal band around right now in my humble opinion. Their songs mix complex time signatures with beautiful and catchy melodies with POP sensibilities. Add in absolutely brutal passages and it is a tough combination to beat. I would highly recommend you listen to wallflower next.

Their track I Speak Astronomy is a prog metal epic with multiple time signatures and Tati flipping between smooth and staccato phrasing, doing her growls and topping it off with some more high belts at the end.

I'm very happy that you enjoyed your reaction to this song! If you'd like to see more of her face/body as she performs, I suggest that you watch a live performance.

You would probably love their one take session of "Judgement and Punishment". It displays further their diversity and prowess. My personal favorite has to be either "Perennial" live at Wacken, or the official video of "I Speak Astronomy". Loved the reaction, I subscribed. Hope to see more, welcome to the rabbit hole.

Great reaction! So glad you enjoyed it! Jinjer is really unlike anyone else in the business right now. They are a full package with near perfect synergy. A general term for growling is harsh vocals, which can include the low false cord roar and the higher vocal fry scream which is more common in "screamo". Jinjer calls themselves progressive metalcore and groove metal. There are so many good songs, I would recommend "Perennial" live at Wacken, "Judgement and Punishment" one take, (as you can see Tati close up), and "Teacher, Teacher". The drummer is Vlad, and they made this video to showcase him and really was a perfect fit. He is actually a classically trained pianist. Tati btw is a Pisces, and the chorus symbolism draws directly to the Ying and yang nature of the sign. Can't wait to see more from you soon!

I love finding reactors doing this song. You did not disappoint. The look on your face was priceless. She's a powerhouse. BTW, This video was done to showcase their new drummer.

I have seen Jinjer live twice, and will see them a 3rd time in August, and I can tell you she is as good vocally live as she is in the studio.

I hope you'll check out their other stuff too because Pisces is really just an entry point, effective for reaction videos because of the surprise, but they have so many better songs than this one 😄 "Perennial live at Wacken" is a good example of how they perform live ❤

In a tea time chat with Elizabeth on The Charismatic Voice sje said that after hearing Otep Shamaya doing harsh vocals she was inspired and basically went to edge of town and tried screaming until she found something that both sounded good and didn't hurt too much. She herself has no further technical knowledge of exactly how the sound is created. Could be false fold, could be fry scream or a mix or something else

One of the best reactions I've seen of Pisces....and I've seen a loooot! Subbed🤘

... to help remove confusion... the line is "Scale armor BELIES virgin innocence"...

LOVE your reaction! I don't care for growling either, but I love this band. The styles and the musicianship makes them special. Oddly, she has about 10 more voices you haven't heard yet. Understanding lyrics on the first take is difficult, but believe me, in the 70s we didn't understand a lot of classic rock either, but if you love the music you will research the lyrics. Check out more of them, they don't dissapoint.

Heck out “The Charismatic Voice” , Elizabeth Zharoff and her interviews with Will Ramos. They actually put a camera in his throat and recorded his vocal folds while he was singing like this!

She has an incredible one take version of her song, judgment and punishment, where the camera doesn’t leave her face on a profile view. Thank you for your expertise and review. Tatiana is amazing.

Oh man, if you do 'judgment and punishment ' you will see her do other styles as well! And it's one take performance let's you see her vocal production quite well.

Jess, I just love the way you react to all these music and how interesting is for you to understand lyrics of the songs you're discovering. I also love how you express all the things you have learned by studing them. I really appreciate it. I don't know if others reactors do what you do and the way you do, and it's so precious. Congrats for being original and educative. Love your channel! 😊

Okay, this has to be the best reaction to Jinjer that I've heard so far.

-After becoming a fan of reaction videos, I saw reactions for this song pop up a number of times as suggestions. I decided to check the song out and, being a Gen-X’er as well as a Pisces also, was blown away by it. After a few poor choices at the time of other songs, I am a huge fan of this band. I saw them live in December in the 1st concert that I had been to in “Damn, I’m Old!” years and seeing them again on July 31st while still going on the slow deep dive I’ve voluntarily taken. -The two “sides” remind me of the song “This Love” by Pantera. Both start with the character that the vocalist is portraying being reserved and maybe a bit unsure of what they’re wanting to say. When it comes to the chorus, that’s when the other side comes out and takes over. With the second verse, they go back to that first side. However, they’re not as timid and are more sure of what they’re thinking. Great storytelling. -No matter how many times I hear this song, I have to stop whatever I’m doing at “Pisces swimming through the river.” That belt will never not get me. Tatiana is such an amazing and versatile vocalist. -As I’ve become more and more of a fan, I can’t help but see comparisons between them and Queen. The first way is that both have vocalists with incredible talent who possess a charisma that draws the audience’s attention. However, when you listen to them and get past her amazing vocals, you realize just how good the rest of the band is. You realize that this is a band and not just a singer with a backing band. The other way is music philosophy. Years ago, I was riding around with someone when “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” came on the radio. When the person I was with asked who it was, I told them it was Queen, which drew a double take from them. They said that it didn’t sound like Queen which made me think “What does Queen sound like?” They went all across the musical spectrum and did it so well. With Jinjer, I’ve had that same feeling. They’re labeled as Metal/Metalcore but incorporate a variety of influences in a masterful way. -While “Pisces” was the song that got my attention(I work hard not to say that it “hooked” me), what made me a fan was “Bad Water.” As I eluded to, the other songs I checked out weren’t connecting with me and I almost became just a fan of the song but not the band. What I was looking for another “Pisces” and I wasn’t getting it. One day, I checked out the official live video for “Bad Water.” After listening to it, the first thing I thought was “I get it now.”

The band is Roman on guitar, Eugene on bass and Vlad on drums and, of course, Tatiana on vocals. They are from the Ukraine. Tati is a Pisces. She wrote most of the lyrics but asked Eugene for help to finish it. He has stated that he tried to write about Tatiana but felt in the end what he wrote was like a self-confession. I believe the last six lines were his contribution. I think the song is about a duel personality with the dark side influenced by abusive relationships (perhaps).

I love watching reactions to this song. Nobody is ever prepared, and it is always great to see the reaction lmao

Tatiana is a vocal beast. Also, your subs should blow up now. Great reaction.

Absolutely love your reactions! Thank you so much.

Love listening to you break things down.

You can endlessly watch how the water flows, the fire burns and how the opera singer reacts to song Pisces from Jinder. :) Thank you very much for your reaction.

Such a great analysis :) well done. Your love and interest for any kind of music is really inspiring

I love how every single one of the reactions I've seen on this song specifically go from amazement to horror but amazed at the same time LOL. Love it. #MetalHeadByChoice I can't wait to see her tomorrow in Raleigh!!!

The entire band is so talented it's refreshing and kinda scary how good they are

Really like the way you did your editing on this video, bringing in clips of the song covering exactly what you're talking about.

Best first pause ever. EVERY single one of us knew what was coming!

I highly recommend checking out sleep token they have a vocalist that is absolutely inhuman and his range is amazing even down to using his breathing musically.

What a great and genuine review! The ooooo's during the build up was hilarious if you know what's to come.

This was a very good reaction to this extremely talented and underrated band.Hope you do a stage performance by them,they have many high quality ones

I’ve watched about a hundred reaction videos to this performance and yours is my favorite. Open minded. Thoughtful. Authentic emotions. Thank you and kudos.

I loved your analisis to this song and loved to watch You reacting❤

Welcome to Jinjer! I hope you continue with this amazing band and vocalist, they have a very deep catalog of awesome songs for you to discover! Great reaction!

I am deffinitely in agreement with everybody suggesting Judgement and punishment (one take vocal performance) as your next Jinjer reaction. Also, if you feel like exploring these type of vocals/music may I reccomend Spiritbox (songs Holy Roller, Rule of Nines, Constance). Courtney, their vocalist, has a lot of amazing one take performance videos too.

Loved your reaction. I couldn't believe that sound came out of her either, the first time I heard them...now I love them. I also appreciate it that, although the growl is not your cup of tea, you were very fascinated by it. Also, I like that you acknowledged the talent of the other band members.

Great reaction 🤟🏻 Tatiana is absolutely amazing. Teacher Teacher is another good song.

When she "growls" it's actually softer than when she sings. That's why she has a specific type of Mic but she's been doing it for years and she can switch on a dime. She's a master at her craft.

I saw them live last year & her vocals were spot on. Im also amazed how great the drummer is with such a minimalist drum kit. Great reaction video. Thanks :)

It’s great to see you have found Jinjer! I was wondering if this group was going to show up on your channel. Their music can be very complex and of course the singer is very surprising. Your reactions and analysis of music are always very good, you point out things that others do not. I hope you can do more reactions to Jinjer and maybe use the sheet music next time, I really like it when you go over the music structure.

I love JINJER!!! that Fry Scream at the end, mind blown!

I love your review of this.

Love this one

Great analyses of where the lyrics go in the grunt part vs where they were before. Also that you combine this with the analysis of the expression of Tatiana. Good stuff.

Loved how you also analysed the lyrics

Great video !

wow!! one of the best Jinjer Pisces reaction out there!!

That was a great reaction Jess - thank you. There are so many good Jinjer tracks that you can't go wrong. For what you want though, the One Take Performance of Judgement And Punishment is easily the best thing to watch, since (I suspect) it was done specifically for vocal coach reactors to use, being an uninterupted close-up video of Tati singing the whole song. You probably don't want to do the same song twice, but just for your own kicks, you should also watch the official video of Judgement And Punishment to see Tati having WAAAY too much fun as a woods-witch. My favorite is the official video for Teacher, Teacher, and another good one is the live video of Who Is Gonna To Be The One, which gives you a good idea of her live stage presence, and also just how eclectic the band's music can be. Also, some absolutely killer bass licks from Eugene...

As a Pisces myself, the line which I identify with most and key to this song for me is ‘Pisces swimming in the river, all your life against the stream’. Feel that!

If you check out her doing her song Judgement and punishment. You will see only her and the microphone at all time. There you will see better her technique. Much love from Stockholm Sweden/ J

Seen alot of reaction videos, this is one of the best. Your comment on facial expression is spot on. I always wait for the demon face at 15:15, right before her eyes go behind the mike.

Oooooh!! We have a new Jinjer react!!! I grab the popcorn 🍿 😂

Great reaction and analysis!

I just loved your reaction, it got emotional for me. I think this band is totally King, incredible musicians and a crazy kicking .. of a singer 🤓🇸🇪❤

I’m very impressed you were able to pick up on the lyrics through her metal vocals so quickly👏🏻👏🏻

First and foremost, if that’s your voice at the end, I want to hear more of that. Second, I love this very respectful reaction. I have an intense fascination for opera; I think it’s a wonderful enigma. So it is quite a treat to hear what an opera vocalist thinks of one of my favorite metal videos. This band is from Ukraine and they toured very close to non-stop for their First Seven Years - going through personnel changes in the process. I got into Jinjer’s music at one of the hardest times: post-divorce. I never get sick of reactions to this one-take play through of “Pisces”. The reactions just keep coming! It’s such a beautiful song.

Ur reactions are priceless lol

I've watched this video several hundred times and I still get chills every time I watch it

Wow, thoughtful analysis - respect! (And as a musician and theory geek was happy to hear you pick out the Sol - or min 9th - chord the guitarist played during the verses:) Jinjer is one of the best progressive metal bands in the game now. What’s more they’re all essentially war refugees from east Ukraine which makes them that much more special.

I've heard this song literally more than a hundred times, and have seen as many reactions to it. Your's is one of the best! Your overall analysis of all aspects of this song was really really good (I just can't remember having heard so much intelligent reflexion of all these aspects). Especially your thoughts at the beginning that there has to come "something heavier" due to Tatis looks - 😂😂😂. And then of course your surprise painted on your face when Tatis dark growling voice starts! I appreciate too that you got into the lyrics - too bad that you didn't come to the part at the end where this "innocent virgin" little fish is slaughtered by those "handsome butchers"- for me a very poetic and at the same time very true picture of our lovely/cruel paradise/hell earth that we are condemned to live in. This becomes an even heavier touch when you consider that Jinjer is a Ukrainian band and what is happening there right now. Gives me some feeling of "shivering inside" too. . Congratulations to your reaction!👍👍👍😀And of course: You are a Pro who knows everything about voice and singing (growling and harsh vocals taking apart of course) - I bet it would be joyful hear you singing!

I absolutely love your analysis that's coming from your operatic training. Pisces the fish has a duality and that's what the lyrics denote. One brings life. The second rush to death. I hope that this helps makes sense of the lyrics.

Another soprano you should check out is Zora of Blackbriar. Zora is magical No one else like her And how she voice mastery of the subtle tones runs and flips. My Souls Demise is a great song.

i finally get to see them Live next month.. cant wait..

Lovely reaction. I can hear/feal you are knowledgeable.There is so much to discover in the works of this miracle of a band. I think the vocaliste is, together with male college Michael Akerfeldt, one of the best and most digestable growlers in the business. Because of them I can now listen to this form of vocal technique without reservations. Btw: The more I listen to 'Pisces', the more I think it's not just their super viral click bait shocker, but also their most brilliant song in every way. Thank you.

Спасибо за эмоциональный и душевный отзыв! Татьяна никого не оставляет равнодушным!

I've watched dozens of these reactions and this is deffo comes across as one of the genuine ones. I would recommend Who is Gonna be The One live but some others here have also recommended great alternatives for the second reaction. The 3rd one though definately needs to be the official video for Teacher Teacher, my personal favourite song of theirs

Damn I have missed you reacting to metal! Nice to see you again haha:) I think the last proper metal reaction I saw from you was Epica - Consign to Oblivion over a year ago, which probably was your first real exposure to harsh vocals as well.

I love jinjer! Been listening to them the years. Her vocals are awesome

Tatiana crinkling her nose when growling is the cutest thing. Shes so tiny anc pretty but sound so monsterous but manages to look both parts simultaneously. Its like watching a seriously pissed off puppy. Its like "DAYM!" and "Awww" at the same time.

I love youre reactions.

Finally, someone who takes a closer look at the lyrics!! Immediately subscribed. BTW, if I am not mistaken, we call this false chord singing, and in the scene, we consider this a growl, as opposed to the screamo you mentioned. Thanks for the reaction!

I love your Pisces etymology analysis just before you hear why it’s titled that. Priceless.

This performance is so good I nearly tear up every time I watch it. so fkn good

Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole. It is a rewarding one. After watching many reactions I noticed that professional musicians of ANY trade, from Hip hop through country to Opera, are most fascinated by it, because they are able to recognise what level of skill this requires (or simply - recognise greatness) and also the how cleverly it is written.

Just found you. Fellow Tati and Jinjer fans dig the pros being introduced to the band. Above all, i gotta give you mad props for your production choices. The use of reply edits thruout the clip; narrating thru the parts you choose to analyze for us; using word graphics to communicate without stopping the song playback.....great stuff.

7:10 You feel the work needed to grawl properly, without destroying your vocal chords despite they are "Heavy duty" for this exercise. And yes, she can litterally grawl at anyone, anywhere, anytime, that's her level of mastering the technique and the instrument (it is her voice, of course !) ❤ And just to say, switching from sweet to grawl or inverse is an exercise by itself 😅 12:40 Yes, you say it right, it is that contrast making a great rock ballad ! Grawling with grace is not given to everyone, thank you for refreshing Jinjer in my deficient memory ❤👍🖖

Loving the Jinjer reaction, I'm a huge fan of the band. Keep 'em coming. She uses a vocal technique common in metal called growling. It uses the false vocal folds to create distortion. It takes a long time to learn properly and Tati is one of the best. And the guys are incredible. I saw them live in Atlanta in December and they tore it up. And she does that flawlessly all night. You need to hear them live, I'd recommend "Perennial" (live at Wacken 2019).

Glad you found them... They have MANY good songs!!

Please more Jinjer reactions, you won’t be disappointed!!!!!

Loved this reaction, I always like seeing people with different musical backgrounds analyze songs like this because it’s so interesting what people notice about it based on their music education. I heard that Tatiana writes her lyrics in Russian since that’s her first language and then she translates them into English, which I think kinda gives it a really unique style!

Great video! I think you made every Jinjer fan grin when you said you thought a change was coming. We knew you still weren't expecting THAT. I don't know where "screamo" came from, but I just refer to the vocal techniques using distortion that you often hear in metal as "harsh vocals". There are different flavors. Some sound like screaming, some like growling, sometimes there's a mix. Tatiana can do both, which you kind of hear in this one. She is more growly in the chorus, but the final line is much closer to a scream. Pisces is kind of different from most of Jinjer's music because the point of the song is to highlight the two sides of Tatiana's thoughts and feelings. I think her clean vocals are slightly more poppy than in other songs and you've only heard a portion of her harsh vocals. I'm sure there are already tons of comments reminding Perennial live at Wacken. It's a good one, but there are plenty of other videos you'll enjoy too. Her one take performance of Judgement and Punishment will give you a clear look at her body as she sings.

Great reaction!🤣

I love the fact that you are able to appreciate the talent involved in a totally different genre.

I've seen them live - definitely worth it! Check out some of their other stuff. This band is one of those that open people's eyes for the metal genre 😉

Man, reaction to this song never gets old. :) Your face was priceless. 😂 There are several female vocalist who can do this. Alissa White-Gluz, Adrienne Cowan and even Floor Jansen (listen to Yours is an empty hope, Wembley 2015).