My band opened for Jinjer a few years ago. As well as being lovely people they absolutely killed it live, and Tatiana's voice is just as good in a small sweaty Birmingham club as in a live session or on record.

I adore jinjer. She takes first timers completely by surprise. It's like watching Dora the Explorer become a sith lord.

Go back and listen to it again and focus on the time signatures. This tune just keeps giving.

There's not just one clean singing voice for her, but tons and tons of different styles and colors. Here the theme of the song is duality, as the name Pisces implies, so she wanted to have a clear contrast between the internal turmoil and the serene facade she has created for the rest of the world.

She does have a lot of vocal flavors clean and harsh vocals. I think you would like the Perennial Live at Wacken Open Air, Judgement and Punishment One Take Vocal, I Speak Astronomy and Pit of Consciousness Live in Kyiv videos. There are also two songs off the same album as Pisces which are short songs, they have the same lyrics which are lines taken from every other song on the album (including Pisces) but are sung and played in completely different styles. Those are Beggars Dance and Prologue. Tatiana is a fan of Gwen Stephani and Amy Winehouse so she often sings in that style.

Jinjer surprised the shut out of me when I first heard the band. I did a deep dive immediately after and Tatiana is an amazing person and she’s so talented. Check out their song Judgement/Punishment. It’s got a reggae rock vibe to it

The world of metal is perplexing. I have been a metal head since birth and learned very early that most metal heads are super nice and respectful. It’s almost a catch 22.

"It doesn't get old". After watching a couple dozen reactions to this video, I can confirm that it never gets old.

I am 63 and have been Jinjer fan for about 5 years. Jinger is a progressive metal. The foundation of a lot of Jinjer songs is jazz. They have also combined reggae with metal. Jinjer is a musical adventure into extreme vocals.

Great reaction! Tatiana is one of the most versatile female singers you will come across... she has a beautiful singing voice, she can growl and her belts are amazing. You should really check out Judgement & Punishment (one take vocal performance). She mixes in a Raggae vibe into it... I think you'll like it too

Welcome to the wonderful world of Jinjer, Pisces is very much an introduction piece that eases you into their sound (although saying that their sound changes with every song.) the journey is well worth it as everything they seem to do is pure gold. I can honestly say that I have so far not come across a Jinjer track that I didn't like there really is something for every mood. hope you enjoy what you dig up I look forward to what you find

I used to be a jazz snob. Jinjer became my gateway drug to Metal. Enjoy the ride.

Someone commented that during some sections of the soft vocals, Tatiana sounds a bit like Brittney Spears, which I thought was a good observation. Check out their live performances in front of an audience ("Perennial" and "Who Is Going to Be the One") are my favorites. The musicianship of the band is off the charts.

The Judgement (& Punishment) One take from Jinjer is amazing.

Metal and rock music in general has always had a lot of women that stand as being one of the greats of the time.

The entire band are too tier musicians! Incredible skill, so tight. They don't over-do it but showcase masterful timing, skill and talent all in perfect synchronization!

I had the same reaction when I first watched this vid! You would almost think she's lip syncing to a track. But then you watch some of their live footage and you see how badass she is. A personal favorite is the official live video for "Who is Gonna Be the One". That song just keeps punching you in the face till the end where there's a little twist. Oh...also loved the "burn the witch" from Holy Grail insert there.....

You most likely will appreciate "Arch Enemy -handshake with hell" as well 😂

This song is not all that representative of Jinjer’s sound. They are normally a lot heavier and sometimes brutal, but there is always something interesting going on in both the instrumentation and the vocal. It’s hard to know what to suggest next, but the usual song is Perennial live at Wacken. This shows just how good they are live and Tatiana’s gold jumpsuit is something to behold. There are a fair few female fronted or all female rock and metal bands around. For example Archenemy, Unleash the Archers, Spirit Box, Conquer/Divide, Plush, The Warning, Liliac and from Japan, Lovebites, Nemophila, Baby Metal and Band Maid.

The way Tati sings her cleans here is particular. At the end, we have a glimpse of what else she can do cleanwise (her belting). The same goes for the harsh vocals: she is amazing from screaming to growling. Check "Home back", for instance, or "Pit of consciousness - live in Kiev".

Tati is a metal goddess! She scares me in the best way! This song has its own reaction channel of people listening to this song for the first time.

Keep in mind several things concerning this song / performance: 1- Tatiana is self-taught in all her styles - she *sounds* very professional, yet she got there entirely on her own talent developed over years of hard work & effort. 2- The song itself is about duality and change - the title "Pisces" is very descriptive. The drastic difference in vocal stylings is intended to represent the multiple aspects of her life that are being described: at times sweet, even shy ... yet that isn't *all* there is to the heroine of the song: she can also be aggressive and can express her pain when "tortured" by "callous men"! Even among those two extremes, there are variations symbolized by the double-time portion and the belting. {technical talk} One of the most amazing things about Tatiana's voice (most noticeable in this performance, but present elsewhere) is her ability to develop polytonality in her growl. Growl, by definition, spreads the tonal center into a range rather than a single note, but will have a central frequency (essentially the mid-point of the range): Tatiana has the ability to generate harmonics within her growl so that there are two or even three tonal centers. These are there (but nearly inaudible) for most singers who growl, but Tatiana has the ability to strengthen those harmonic tonal ranges to audibility: even though there is no clear tonal center, she literally harmonizes with herself!

Another thing that stands out about them is, how good they are in person. It could probably be said that they were forged into something special from a decade of heavy touring.

There is a full concert or two on youtube. The one in Melbourne is fantastic. Also anything from Waken Open Air.

Pisces is the best candidate to get introduced to Jinjer, in my opinion. Now that you’ve seen them in a studio, other songs add more different things. Judgement and Punishment is awesome to see better how Tati does what she does. Teacher Teacher is a good live (crowd interaction) next step. And there are other good choices for next steps down her rabbit hole.

The most surprising thing about her growls I thought of the first time I heard her was the clarity of her words. It's so easy to lose wen doing false vocals

I really love freak out reactions to this song 😂

Arch Enemy - handshake with hell \ Unleashed The Archers - Awakening \ Epica - consigne to oblivion. All power women, Greatings 🤘

"Why would you choose beige?" I've never thought of it like that haha that's great. Tatiana is awesome and super humble :) and your interpretation of the song is really, really close! It's about duality like you said, but Pisces are the two fish in the Zodiac 🍻

Yep, this is a fair representation of Jinjer, but you need to them in a live setting, Perennial live at Wacken 2019 is so good, Tati displays her vocal range as well as her growls, the entire band are top tier musicians, great reaction, love how straight forward and honest you are!

Ha! The miscued quack for the ducking impressive, nice touch!

“Who Is Gonna Be The One” live (not at the Wacken concert) might be worth looking at 👍🏼✌🏼

I always love songs that mix melodic vocals and heavy vocals due to the increased contrast involved.. with the heavy vocals coming in for the heavier parts of the song. You could think of the melodic sections as being in cruise mode.. a trance that builds anticipation, which then makes the heavy bits even more impactful. Another good example is something like: My Dying Bride - She is the Dark

I fell in love with this band a few years ago and have seen them live twice now. They deserve a place among the greats in rock music, not only because of Tatiana’s amazing vocals, but also the cohesive creativity and complexity of their music as a whole - intriguing rhythms, haunting melodies and harmonies, meaningful lyrics. They are all impressive.

One of my favorite hobbies is watching reactions to Jinjer, I really love the band, but the reactions are incredible.

Lol the holy grail of reactions eventually shows up on every channel 😂😂🤘🤘. jinjer live stuff is great....jinjer is proggy djenty groove metal with complex time signature maze and multi-genre influences. Tati is a vocal chameleon with different forms of cleans, growls and screams in her bag....she uses both false chord screaming and vocal fry technique for different situations. All 4 musicians are technical masters at their craft.

It isn't just impressive that she can do the low growls like that its the expressiveness in how she uses it. In this song, for example, at the end she is doing the growls and then the screams at the end. In the song Perennial the way she uses her growls and screams is very intentional. So its basically how she utilizes the growls and screams that makes it even more impressive.

A couple years back, Elizabeth at the Charismatic Voice channel (she's an opera singer) did an interview with Tatiana.. tea time with Tati.. really great, relaxed interview and they go into her vocals and origins of the band. They're Ukrainian.. Tati writes first in Russian then translates it to English.. Vocally and linguistically, she's a force to be reckoned with. Not all reactors catch that non-beige tasty little down scale and you did.. Kudos. I don't know where it's coming from but your duck is cool.

Hey Melissa, she is using something known as a false-fold technique and the "Queen of Scream," Melissa Cross is one of the best known teachers of this technique. So glad you enjoyed this and keep doing what YOU do!

She's not opening up space at the back of her mouth as such. She's opening her throat and connecting all that space to the shape of her mouth. In harsh vocals it is called "tunnel throat" and you are are quite literally aligning all of your mechanism over the top of what is essentially a well you can draw sound from or create resonance through. At times you can see her change her posture or her head position. If you open your throat and tilt your head you can create more resonance because all the air is travelling up the well and into your mouth and the pocket of your cheek. It is a trick that throat singers can use as well.

Hahaha! As you were saying you were not impressed with Tatiana I thought:"You might regret those words."😁, 🤣😂🤣😂Great stuff again, Melisa. Hope you get to TOOL soon.🤘👍

The Charismatic Voice had a one on one with her, Tea time with

I will never get tired of seeing people spend a good 15-20 seconds with their mouth opened at the first chorus of this song.

Beige!! Lolshizz yer killin me Jinjer has a huge range of musical capabilities.. For you, I'd suggest you try "I Speak Astronomy", going back a handful of years... you'll see where they're coming from, and then work forward to Home Back ... you'll enjoy the dynamics in their music.

I highly recommend Sit, Stay, Roll Over if you want high energy harsh vocals. It's literally the song that got them signed to Napalm Records. \m/

This band has been influenced by so many genres, you never know what to expect. They pull all of it off beautifully! As I'm sure all of the regulars are aware, Teacher, Teacher (official video) is my personal fav, but they don't really have a bad song. Enjoy the ride!

I have watched thousands of Jinjer reactions at this point. Hell, a reaction 4 years ago is how I learned about them, and also learned something about myself; I don’t have to be stuck listening to the music I listened to in the 90’s. I rarely sub to reaction channels though. But you got me. I laughed out loud several times during this. I was horned into fundamentalist Christianity. I finally got out in my 30’s. Now I’m a 50 year old man that can’t get enough of irreverent, blasphemous humor. That apology to Christian’s made me happy. So thank you! And please, more Jinjer with humor ❤

And have you been promised too much? I'm glad you liked it and nice reaction! I find what's impressive about this vocal performance is not only what extreme vocals she pulls off, but how easily she can switch between extreme and clean.

I love how dynamic her range is.

Just found your channel, liked and sub'd. Great and entertaining reaction. You've just discovered the very tippy top of the tip of the Jinjer iceberg. They (Tatiana on vocals, Roman on guitar, Eugene on bass, and Vlad on drums) are all fantastic individually, but together are on another level of great. Unlike a lot of bands in general, Jinjer might actually sound better live than in studio in my opinion. I'd recommend Perennial live at Wacken 2019 as a follow-up...you won't disappointed. BTW...never heard the saying "dull as dish water" before, gonna have to try and use that someday. More Jinjer please and thank you! 🍻🤘

Judgement and punishment one take performance by her is a must watch

"Pisces (i.e latin for fishes) swimming through the river All their life against the stream Searching for a hook to catch on..." these lyrics are simply amazing and filled with so much double meaning...

Yessss!! Yes!! So glad you liked them!! Love Jinjer, will be seen them for the 3rd time love this September. All of their music is phenomenal

if you want to hear them live, check out "JINJER - Perennial (Live at Wacken Open Air 2019) | Napalm Records" where she is switching mid sentence several times. another live one would be "JINJER - Who Is Gonna Be The One (Live) | Napalm Records" where she has some of her lowest growls ... and a kinda surprise at the end

Great reaction! Thanks for posting! Been looking forward to this since last week, did not disappoint!

Another Jen Jer song is perennial live, teacher teacher, vortex, I speak astronomy. All awesome

If you want just the chorus of "Pisces" for almost an entire song, do "Who Is Gonna Be the One?" live. Sooooo good and uses much more of her growl throughout the song.

I think Tati is one of the most versatile and powerful vocalists out there, especially in metal. She is a goddess!

Welcome to the amazing world of Jinjer!!

Ahhh that beautiful reaction. I never get tiered of seeing people react to this.

Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars (Live @ Sonic Pump)

If there is a band that can bring people into different genres of music new to them it’s Jinjer.Their versatility and complexities of their music and songs will keep you on edge.See Tatiana at her best on stage with Pit of Consciousness live Kiev.Your reaction to the band and Tatiana was refreshing.If your soul music is getting dull you may make a good harsh vocalist .Tatiana is self taught only took her a few years lol and she’s been at it about 15 years but you are young

Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole! You next need to react to “JINJER - Perennial (Live at Wacken Open Air 2019)”

You have just scratched the surface of Jinjer please do more Jinjer reactions I think you will love some of their older stuff just as much as the new if not more!!!! Can’t wait to see your reactions!!!!

A refreshing reaction to the song and band I watched the first reaction on KZfaq ever. I now know I needed a reaction that could finally nicely surprise me again and I can tell I watched every damn reaction to Tatiana's Pisces duality. This was refreshing and fully satisfying. Well done Melisa Kelly! I would recommend a new reaction of yours to Tatjana's one-take video many of us are gonna suggest you down below... - Spoiler: there's a cat in that video!

This song is thier basic entry song to thier stuff, and, although it's a great song, they have some WAAAAAYYYY better, but less accessible tracks. I would suggest looking up perennial (live at wacken), vortex, sit stay roll over, judgement and punishment, and teacher teacher....f%@k it, any of thier back catalogue... Awesome reaction. Keep it up.

"If you had the colors of the rainbow to paint with, why would you choose beige, why?" Perfect. I hope you don't mind me quoting that line.

Hearing an Irish person say "Jesus" might be on the top 10 things I love to hear.

A representation? Just a drop in the bucket of talent, across the entire band.

check out Arch enemy - handshake with hell next if you liked this one ;)

"All the colours in the world to choose from, why choose beige?" I almost couldn't see your samples against your tartan :)

This song is very tame and conventional for Jinjer.

I’m not sure if any song is a fair representation of JinJer as they are all so different but still so JinJer. Everything, every one of them does is just awesome. Even their videos are tops. I actually love the tone in Tatianna’s melodic voice. So much so that I would probably buy an album of Christmas music if she released one.

From my perspective, this was absolutely hilarious to watch. I've seen dozens if not hundreds of reactions to this Jinjer video but yours is one of very, very few where I've seen a singer's universe instantly expand. Tatiana is an amazingly talented singer (and the rest of the band is similarly immensely talented), but she isn't the only female growler out there. It's an exciting time, to be sure, as we see more and more inclusion and diverse talents contributing to metal music. IMO the genre is and has been growing and evolving particularly well the past 20 years; I look forward to the next 20. Oh, and you got a Sub for the honest reaction and the fun video you created around it. You totally fucking rock! EDIT: Hey, as a soul singer, I'd be interested in your reaction to Lee Fields singing his song Wish You Were Here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZmifKRep6m-YHk.html

Nobody move! LOL! That earned you a subscription, plus I'd love to hear you sing.

Found you through your Iron Maiden reaction and it's cool to see you doing Jinjer. Having found them a few months ago I'm late to the Jinjer party I guess, not usually a huge metal guy especially the more extreme stuff, but I've consumed their whole back catalogue in that time, lol. They've technically been around since 2009 (with some line-up changes), but a lot of that time was spent grinding away gigging constantly in relative obscurity in and around Ukraine until they got signed by Napalm Records in 2016 (also when this song was first released). Most of their stuff is heavier (sometimes substantially so), and more recently also more experimental and proggy. Tatiana's lyrics are also generally really good, especially considering she's not writing in her native language. I think you got the gist of the lyrics here, although it's based on the two fish in the Pisces zodiac sign, the theme of duality is what you said as far as I can tell - and probably informs the vocal choices made in this song. Jinjer relies a lot on KZfaq for their promotion, so you'll probably get bombarded with requests. I'd say Perennial (live at Waken) is probably a good next track, as its very well mixed for a live performance and you get to see them properly live. The Judgement and Punishment one take is probably good from a vocalist's perspective, as its all Tatiana on her own in a studio singing to the backing track, but they're very much a 'live band' sort of act so my vote would be Perennial. Pit of Consciousness (live in Kiev) and Who is Gonna be the One (live) are also good live videos and generally 'growlier'.

Her clean vocals on this reminds me of old Brittney Spears. And I live Tatiana and Jinjer but MY personal favorite is Courtney Laplante of Spiritbox. She can sing clean and melodic, but she has different pitches to her growls AND she can be screaming or growling her words and mid word and even every other word she'll go growl, clear singing, growl, clear signing. It's unreal how she does it and so unique. It sounds amazing. Alot of the voice coaches and singers can't figure out how she does it. Especially in the Live One take's she does. It's back and forth, back and forth. It's way better than most male metal vocalists out there. So you definitely should check out "Spiritbox - Circle With Me - Courtney Laplante Live One Take" Its just her in a studio singing live over her bands song and she kills it. Rocking back and forth like she's about to beat the sh*t out of the microphone haha

Such an awesome band. The drummer Vlad Ulasevich is the musical genius in the band and Tatiana Shmailyuk is the lyrical genius. Check out Vlad playing the piano, playing Rachmaninov's Prelude in C# minor (Op. 3 No. 2). Also react to Judgement & Punishment (one take vocal performance), it's great for your vocal analysis.

It's representative of them in the sense of you are going to hear something different every single time from them! She has serious pipes. She literally can and has done anything she wants in a song. World class musicians,each one them. All hail Queen Tati!!

The extreme between the sweet and the harsh vocals is intended to show the duality of Pisces

Just started watching but I can imagine the reaction :D edit: You should definitely listen to some Greta Van Fleet. Start with 'Highway Tune' and get ready to be amazed.

Hi! Great reaction! I'm looking forward to what's to come! Especially, I'd like to suggest the very classic 'Nightwish - Ghost Love Score' Live at Wacken 2013. It's a gem for singers to react, and I'm curious about your thoughts on it! Keep them coming, and thank you again for this one!

Welcome the Jinjer rabbit hole. Keep diggin', it only gets better!

Great reaction! Watching first time reactions to Pisces is a great source of entertainment for me!

Pisces is one of their slower songs. It fits the lyrics which are talking about the dual personality of pisces astrological sign. This the lyrics about Neptune etc. Tatiana has a ton of vocal flavors. She fits the vocal to the intent of the song. They are AMAZING live!!!!

11:58 - Since no one has mentioned it yet, they're ukrainian, from the eastern part where the russian aggression is currently taking place. That region has lots of russian influences (Tatiana's first language is Russian, then Ukrainian and English is only her third language) and she grew up surrounded by the traditional slavic culture and all its roots, so it's no wonder that trait is present in her singing style. However, she has lots of western influences, like Jazz, RNB, Mexican traditional music, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Rock and Metal but she incorporates them in her singing style differently from a westerner. I've watched all the reactions to this song since the video came out and so far only two people noticed that "eastern" style descent/scale: you and Beth Roars. 👍

How have you not reacted to Dimash Kudaibergen yet! Talking about merging genres in one of -if not THE- best voices you have heard ever in your life. You will be in SHOCK!!!

The lead si nger of the band Lovebites (metal band) started in R & B. Start with Holy War. Live.

Believe it or not I think you still picked up the vibe with the melodic vocal part being relaxed the song is about duality and building intensity, if you'll notice even the "relaxed" vocals build intense through the sections as well, Im going to suggest to really see the whole of her really singing the song "I speak astronomy" the hellfest from home performance and the one take performance of "judgement and punishment" you'll fall in love with all the styles she can sing

You're going to love this band the more you hear from them! Fun fact: this is the current lineup's least favorite song

I think after the obligatory "Perennial, live at Wacken" you are ready for the official video of "I speak Astronomy", my favorite Jinjer song. Although "Pisces" is definitely the best introduction, because of the shock value!

Aww, this was fun. You're fun. I loved how fast you got from meh to worship ,XD Jinjer is a gold mine, especially for people like you that are able to appreciate the technical and musical aspect. Looking fwd to, I guess, Perennial LIVE at Wacken 2019.

you gotta see and hear the song Teacher Teacher official video its amazing

Tatiana is one of the best female metal singers. She's extremely versatile and she can change from sweet clean singing to false vocal fry on a blink. Displays of her vocal technique are "Judgement and Punishment (vocal one take)", "Perennial (live at Wacken)" and "Teacher, Teacher"

My favorite song by Jinjer is I speak Astronomy, hope you do that soon. The most reacted to song in KZfaq history is in fact a female fronted metal band. Nightwish, Ghost Love Score live from Wacken 2013. The singer is considered one of the best in metal.

I Speak Astronomy is where to go next. Video is amazing.

Most of their music is faster and more aggressive with melodic breaks. You can also find some jazz/reggae and even rap influences in Tati's vocals. It is a very interesting band and they've quickly become one of my favorites.

She’s got about 17 other voices, and the band are all masters. Very progressive and many different styles.

More of the jinjer! Also unleash the archers!

I think that you picked a great Jinjer song for an introduction to the band. That video has the best shock value on reactors. I find the growl dominates Jinjer songs more than the sweet voice or even her belting voice, but this video shows how easy it is for her to switch on the fly and without straining her vocal chords. Here are two other Jinjer songs you might like. First is the edgier Teacher Teacher: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbibhdp9ldzOf5s.html which is a performance video with studio audio. The second is Perennial, a live performance from Wacken 2019 music festival: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mN6ZZsxq3OC1cp8.html which demonstrates that her vocals live are just as solid, it's not studio magic, it's all her!