To quote someone else, “Most signers sing what they can or feel comfortable with. Floor sings what she wants!”

This is from Wacken 2013. All songs from that show are awesome. I suggest - Storytime, Song of Myself, Ghost River from that concert.

Hello @ Rise Academy! Nightwish Army incoming here, your reaction just appeared on our radar.. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing in Wacken Open Air 2013, in front of 82k+ metal fans. Your reaction speak for itself, you love it.. :) Since this is your first Nightwish experience, I'll give you the short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan: " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. Marco Hietala is the Bassist and vocals .And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrulmentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Other Nightwish songs with the current lineup of the band you may like: "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z76ZZ9FpybDHdmw.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orelaLSbzsqsh5s.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptybjNqAr8Czfok.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sOCParJ0qLfQiKc.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZ51Zq9ozM2wfYE.html "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZpuVnNeVkqulZn0.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odShmKxplZ2-nI0.html "Sleeping Sun"live at Tampere 2015 (ballad) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNmfp8-r15_bfqs.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hM51qKSBvtPDhZs.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/radkZ9ebxraZnmQ.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJeFncqg38utgIU.html "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphmpcKnpr-1YIU.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7RiZpyBx9fGmqM.html "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtyjmdpytci7iJc.html And if you want to hear Floor growling :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Wembley 2015 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rN98prhotpmXY58.html Last but not the least - they just released their 9th studio album on April 10th named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg You can also react to Floor Jansen's performances in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands - you did The Phantom already), here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): kzfaq.info/sun/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe.

Best female( and most versatile) singer in the world period! and can you imagine that most people here in the netherlands( as she is dutch) found this really out in 2019( this was wacken 2013)?.. As she performed on dutch tv show beste zangers...all of her performances were amazing( and the faces of anazement of the fellow dutch singers priceless) she did it all, opera,pop, in german in dutch in english and even in spanish..with the highlight the best phantom of the opera performance ever she did with henk poort..you will be amazed check it out!

It's one ting to be able to sing something like this in a studio.. but to be able to perform like this on a live setting is something truly remarkable.

The nice thing for a vocal coach reacting to Nightwish is, any performance from this Wacken show, the Wembley or Tampere ones in 2015 or the Buenos Aires one are fantastic and will cover a multitude of vocal techniques, range, syncopation, etc. you name it she sings it. Also she was on a TV show in her home country of the Netherlands called Beste Zingers, where she covered songs from other artists, in numerous music styles, from an aria, to a musical, to latin music, to Lady Gaga, etc. which are all fantastic. 😀

Beste Zangers 2019, a Dutch show feat top Dutch artists who sing eachothers songs and songs that hold meaning to them to eachother reinterpreted ,Floor sings: Shallow,Vilja Lied,Winner ,Phantom of the Opera & more, you will then understand why she is so LOVED

Amy Lee is a mouse compared to the dragon that is Floor.

I have seen Nightwish 5 times and they are so good live there are no words in the English language. Have met them twice and they are all incredibly nice in person. When they tour again I will be the first to buy tickets. I really miss live concerts!

This is LIVE. Almost at the end of a two hour gig. There are more even harder tunes after this. Seven years later she is sooooo much better. Congrats you have just experienced a Floorgasm! Welcome to the party

I know you gotta do you, but that was dang near a cardinal sin to skip ahead in a Nightwish song 😳😁 Saw in the background

Aww, you skipped over the most epic re-entrance edit after the intermission!

Prepare yourself for the Nightwish army. Do not be scared though, they are an incredibly friendly community

Floor is a metal singer who is trained in operatic singing not an opera singer dabbling in metal. She joined her first metal band,after forever, at 16. Nightwish's original lead singer Tarja was a opera singer who was friends at university(they were all studying music) with the Keyboardist Tuomas(who is the main songwriter)and the gutairist Emppu .

EPICA WITH SANCTA TERRA (with floor jansen as guest singer ) THATS AMAZING .

Dear Tina, PLEASE react to Floor Jansen & Henk Poort sing Phantom Of The Opera on the Dutch show Beste Zangers

FYI: There were 82,000+ in the audience that night. GLS is the 13th of 15 songs that NW performed that night. I would recommend either 'Ever Dream' or 'Storytime' from the same concert. For your next Nightwish reaction. Floor Jansen is the 3rd and still current female lead singer of Nightwish (est. 1996) She had been with the band for little over 10 months at the time of this concert on 03 August 2013, when she was 32. Starting from the age of 16 she had been the lead singer in two other S. Metal Bands, 'After Forever' & 'Revamp' before joining NW. Those goosebumps and chills are known as 'Floorgasms' to NW fans.

Greetings from Finland. Floor is not classically trained in the full meaning of the words. She only studied musical theater & opera part-time for two years, but quit because she wanted to have more freedom to experiment with her vocals & mix different styles of singing. She's also a vocal coach, but nowadays she's too busy with Nightwish & her other projects to practice any coaching. She's most likely the most versatile & talented female metal vocalist of our time.

It's more the other way around, actually - a rock/metal singer with some operatic ability and training)))

Nightwish and Floor missing a note Try to find a song from Wacken, Wembley, Tampere or Beunos Aires and I thinh it would be hard to find one where they miss a note. Great reaction, want more? I made a little list. - Everdream (Wacken) - Storytime (Wacken) - Song of myself (Wacken) - Wish I had an angel (Wacken) - Last ride of the day (Wacken) - Nemo (Wacken) - Ghost River (Wacken) - 10Th man down (Buenos Aires) - Dead boys poem (Buenos Aires) - Devil and the deep dark ocean (Buenos Aires) - Slaying the dreamer (Buenos Aires) - Shudder before the beautiful (Wembley) - Yours is a emtpy hope (Wembley) - Weak Fantasy (Tampere) - The poet and the pendulum (Wembley) -The greatest show on earth (Tampere) - Sleeping Sun (Tampere) their complete new album Human : Nature (in order) Please check out Beste Zangers where you can hear more of the versatilty of Floor - Vilja (German) - Que se siente (Spanisch) - Mama (Dutch) - Winner - Shallow (solo) - Shallow (duet with Tim Akkerman) - Phantom of the Opera (Duet with Henk Poort, the original Dutch Phantom in the 90's) Looking forward to them.

Hiya from New Zealand :) Other way round :) Floor started studying music at the Dutch Rock Academy in 1999, entering the Conservatorium Tilburg three years later. She has done a year of operatic training, and also studied theatre. She has studied hard, and it shows. Incredible. They all are.

Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!!!! YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually she is not an Opera-Singer. It is the other way round. She was from the beginning a metal-singer and now is also doing some Opera-Stuff. She started with "After Forever" wich is also a Metal Band.

Hey Tina you see a glimpse of a great metal band and blessed Floor. Three vocalist in my life have brought me to tears with their singing . Floor was the first . Its her conviction how she puts all in. Very expressive. I recommended this song a ways back cuz i had a notion you would appreciate all aspects of this band. Glad you liked it. Best regards from USA

EVERY song from that show is amazing!!!!!!

I saw the band now 10 times live from 2002 til now. My tickets for the show in Amsterdam next November are in the pocket ..i also meet the band serveral times at backstage.

Nightwish Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 🎶🎶🎶 Epic concert! 🎶🎶🎶 Next to react: Storytime, Ever Dream, Romanticide, Ghost River, Song of Myself, Dark Chest of Wonders ... Last Ride of the Day Setlist: 1. Dark Chest of Wonders, 2. Wish I Had an Angel, 3. She is My Sin, 4. Ghost River, 5. Ever Dream, 6. Storytime, 7. I Want My Tears Back, 8. Nemo, 9. Last of the Wilds, 10. Bless the Child, 11. Romanticide, 12. Amaranth, 13. Ghost Love Score, 14. Song of Myself, 15. Last Ride of the Day Audience in this concert was 82 000.

Woohoo, thank you Tina, that was great. I would love to see Nightwish in concert, (of course) and my last live show was seeing Jinjer at The Zoo in Brisbane, March 7th, just as this Pandemic was about to shut everything down.

The background sound in your video? Two possibilities. 1. You are very small and live in an industrial vacuum cleaner. 2. Your home is at the business end of an international airport. Very good despite the extra diegetics.

You have just experienced "floorplay" and your first "floorgasm." Welcome to the light. \m/ \m/

👏👏👏 Loved it

I think Floor is rather metal singer with opera training, than opera singer that dived into metal

You are a beautiful reaction!! To me, your lips are the most beautiful reaction of this reaction! Very beautiful reaction!!

Was planning on going to several events, but they got cancelled. Jinjer, the Hu, and Devin Townsend.

1. never skip at nightwish 2. never stop a nightwish song before its end pausing maybe ok but not stop and end it 3. if u want more frontwoman of metal check epica, within temptation, lacuna coil, amaranthe, unleashe the archers, halestorm and arch enemy out.

Thank you!!!

Floor is the best female singer 🤘🤘

I live in Austin, TX - Live music capital of the world (not sure if we still hold the Guinness record of the most live performances per night) and yes... I miss live music!

Floor is just amazing. That was a great video 👏🏻

I want to see Sabaton live, Hannes, the drummer is married to Floor. Its a swedish power metal band and their song is always about historical battles and so on.

Tuomas, keyboard, is not a songwriter - he is a composer, and one of the worlds best currently - this is a well-known fact. Therefore, don't ever use fast forward or skip something in transitions, build-ups or between chapters - you will miss points. Nightwish are 6 extremely pro musicians, from Tuomas acknowledged as one of the best composers in the world - to Floor, acknowledged as the greatest, most powerful, versatile female singer currently in the world - she is a voice nerd, who develops her own voice techniques, and she has also incredible dialog with the audience. There are two other really really pro singers in the band, and together those 3 are unique on the Symphonic Metal scene today. You might be ready for The Poet and the Pendulum, Wembley 2015 - to discover real magic. And do not dare pause it!! 🤘🤘🤘

Jansen it's amazing, she sing operatic , belt, head voice, and she can growl ... I suggested Storytime , Song of myself or Yours is an empty hope ... Nice day.

Waiting (im)patiently 😊😊😊😊

Loved the reaction. Please react to Nightwish's Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean live in Buenos Aires next time ;)

A funfact is that the previous singer was ill during a concert in Denver. Two vocalist from Camelot jumped in and did the concert holding papers in their hand with the lyric, but after that they asked Floor if she could help the band. Problem was.. she had 48 hours to learn the whole setup with lyrics and so before the first concert.. and nailed it :) And please react to Sabaton ;)

this video is full of beauty: beautiful song, beautiful performance, beautiful Floor and beautiful You :) Thanks for good mood!

As someone who went to see live music 5 nights a week every week yeah I miss it and the folks I go out with

Just because she said Guthrie I will suscribe to her

I would love to see Nightwish in concert

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

Would give my left arm to see them live Also, sounds like either a vacuum cleaner or plane in the background

Floorgasm - done! ;)

It´s more than brillant it´s fantastic

Floor Jansen & Henk Poort - Phantom Of The Opera | Beste Zangers 2019:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptJzhsab26qzeoE.html Floor Jansen sings Vilja Lied for Henk Poort, Beste Zangers 2019 (eng subs).:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZpyo5qW3bDZlqc.html Floor Jansen sings About love I don't know a thing for Ruben Annink Beste Zangers 2019 (eng subs):kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNpyaqp5lq_dhZ8.html Floor Jansen sings Winner for Tim Akkerman Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJhyp9Sem7vWlWw.html Floor Jansen sings Shallow for Emma Heesters Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8CTqbeKtpmsgqs.html Floor Jansen sings Que Se Siente for Rolf Sanches Beste Zangers 2019 Eng. Subs:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcuWZdFhnK_Wp6M.html

Try Rajaton, "Butterfly" (live), an a cappella group from Finland.

You shouldn’t have skipped it ahead !! DAMN

Will definitely go to see Faun and Van Canto when they play near us. Both are amazing live

YOU ROCK!!! Ignore the haters and You do You!!!!

Mentioning Guthrie got my attention , not many know his awesome slippery skills lol

Miss it more than you can imagine I help out 2 local bands here in Jacksonville FL and I'm dying for a gig

Saw Nightwish live in Germany November 2018. An Evening i will never forget

Had tickets to both Devin Townsend and Jinjer but they were cancelled and want to see them! I saw Opeth a month before everything was shut down.

❤🤘

cant wait to see her cover Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session) now there a woman with some crazy vocals and is rock/heavy metal for you ;)

The comment on her Xena warrior outfit was spot on. It was her nickname, her friends nickname was Gabriel (Simone Simons) She is the leas singer of the band Epica The guitarist of that band used to play in the same band as Floor Jansen. Floor did a quest performance with Epica kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md5iZbymz5jSqps.html

Tina, you just made tears well up in my eyes and I haven't even heard your critique yet !! Thank you, thank you, you've given me something to look forward to, even if you don't like it !! 😉😉

😍❤🤘

Already loving this at the Guthrie Govan mention.

For more of the classical-modern mix, please have a listen to Epica. I nominate "Consign to oblivion", this is from early in their career, in 2006, when the singer probably put more emphasis on the classical style than she does now. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZaol9Jlu76WqHU.html

The fact that you shout out Guthrie and the Aristocrats is awesome. Extremely underrated band, arguably the most talented prog trio right now.

Floor Jansen started singing in rock bands when she was 16 You might like this from a Dutch TV show floorJansen phantom of the opera beste zangers 2019

You said the good words ,look great ,but playing forwards was a shock .godd bless .

I would have loves To been there. They just released an album during Covid. I want to see them.

for vocally really challengin stuff, listen the Nightwish new album Human Nature. Would be nice to have more reactions for this Wacken 2013 concert. Every song is golden. Rock musical type of song try: Ghostriver. More heavier stuff try: Romanticide. More celtic wipe try: I want my tears back.

Some of these comments are hilarious!! Self appointed Nightwish ambassadors, how to instructions for someone else's channel and complaining about skipping a time fill which is ear candy to me, but not part of a voice reaction obviously. If everyone was as smart as these people the world would be a better place.... All that nonsense aside, I enjoyed this reaction and I like watching you when you enjoy a song, it is a treat for me. I love this song and have seen dozens of reactions to it and watched the video on its own several times. These guys are great musicians, and Floor Jansen is an excellent singer. I don't know off hand any current live performances I would like to see, but if I could turn back time, I would love to see Pink Floyd, Boston, Rush, Tears For Fears, or the Alan Parsons Project live. I could go on and on with the list, but those are the top bands that come to mind at the moment. Stay safe out there and thanks for sharing this reaction!

Their entire Wacken 2013 is legendary on par with Metallica in Moscow and Queen at Live Aid.

🤘🤘❤🤘🤘 Sweet!!!! 😁 I recommend Song of Myself from this same show. And as every piece of these songs are composed pieces (especially the backing tracks) you really rob yourself if you skip any parts, especially on their few longer songs. Just want to make sure you're aware so you can get the full experience!!!! 😉🤘🤘 And hello from Northern California!!!! 😁✌

I. MISS. LIVE. MUSIC. Floor is a TITAN of Metal! And missed JINJER May 18rh!!!!!

Waiting,...

Highly recommend "Romanticide" from this same concert. It showcases a bit different style for Floor and the band - it's awesome.

👍👍😍😍🤘🤘

disturbed sound of silence live on conan pls pls pls !

you re gonna enjoy that ride with nightwish and Floor Jansen....

Miss live music badly

I miss seeing live music too! I use to go a couple times a month to a club to see live bands. I actually have tickets (that were postponed) to see Jinjer and another concert in Vegas with Scorpions and Queensryche. I'm hoping at some point I'll be able to see them. I'm betting on it by not asking for a refund in fear that tickets will double or more when this pandemic is over.

Actually, Floor's had very little (year or two at most) straight opera training, and has said it's not her favorite style. Even in this song, she doesn't really do much of it. Check out the Tampere '15 version of Stargazers or Villa Leid from Beste Zangers to see her go "full" opera. Oh, and as for the G3 & Guthrie Govan shoutouts...um, will you marry me hahaha? Guthrie is an amazing players (same with Satch, Vai, and Lukather). I've seen a couple of the G3 shows over the years...they're always great. Saw Vai on his last tour...great show, but *crushingly* loud. I usually don't use ear plugs, but I was wishing I had 'em for that show. I didn't get a pick from Steve, but I did snag a drumstick from Jeremy Colson \m/

Guys, Cut Coach Tina a little slack here for fast-forwarding slightly through the interlude, by doing so indicates that this was her first viewing and she wouldn't have known how long it would last !! If you have a look at her other reactions, most are not more than 6 minutes, so this was a biggie 😉 As for the "girl" comment, I'm sure Floor would be flattered, considering she was 32 at the time 😊😊 In my opinion Tina gave a fair, honest and respectful critique to a performance and performers she had never experienced before !! By her comments at the end I think she really enjoyed it !! 😊😊

The buildup right at the point was the beginning of the next act. So much tension in the way she walked out after the beat kicked back in the following shot just before she begins to again sing...and you missed it, and we missed your reaction to it. Tragic.

The sound in the backround sounds like vacuuming.

🎵🎧😘

Great reaction. As you can see, Nightwish has some rabidly fanatical fans. When we get a little defensive, just skip the comment. Skip, pause, comment over as you need. We all own the song, so if we want to hear it uninterrupted, we can pull up our own playlists, like mature adults. A good reaction is one without any preconceptions of the song, artists, and band history, and you gave us exactly that. Thank you!

Great reaction , hope you do Nightwish some more 👌

Amy Lee? This was a league above Amy Lee. ;-) It is funny that it seems that in the US people only know Evanascence. In Europe, there are many symphonic metal bands with a female singer: Epica, The Gathering, Within Temptation, Haggard, Rhapsody of Fire, Therion, Xandria, Delain etc. You might want to listen to one of these. And most of these bands are either from Sweden, Finland, Germany or the Netherlands.

Great reaction, tnx. I miss live music, on this VERY DAY i would have seen nightwish live at Sweden Rock Festival if it wasn't for the current state of the world...

I would love to see Nightwish (Floor Jansen), HEART, Clan of Xymox, Ladytron, Suzanne Sundfor, Black Nail Cabaret and many others.

Major demerits for the skip. You got a Like anyway, because you know what you're seeing.

Yes Xena!!!

Check out Moriah Formica - Better Off Alone She is an up and coming singer/songwriter who was on the voice a couple years ago. She has been compared to Ann Wilson/Lzzy Hale/Amy Lee (Or more like a combination of all three)

Re: Q: Live show I would most like to see?: Currently there is no show on earth that can beat Rammstein. Here is a link to one of the best fan-shot videos I have found from their recent tour: KZfaq.com/watch?v=Bzy5C4xwhvU. Or the best example of the sheer size of their massive light and pyrotechnics display: KZfaq.com/watch?v=ST6qj-v-8Ys. For Symphonic Metal, I might enjoy watching "Imperial Age" from Russia. Three singers: two female soprano and one male tenor: see esp. their recent "Official Video -- Legacy of Atlantis": KZfaq.com/watch?v=uv-yZkRd0fE. Co-founder Evgeniya (Jane) Odintsova was previously a medical doctor in Russia (gynecologist), leaving that for opera and co-founding the band in 2012. Fellow soprano Anna Moiseeva is a classical pianist (she posts videos of this on her webpage), who completed the basic 4-year music degree at her local college, then entered, and in 2019 successfully completed, the further 5-year Specialist Degree: "Director of Musical Theater" at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts in Moscow (GITIS). The video uses a backing orchestra and choir; I don't know which orchestra, but the choir used was the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory Chamber Choir, conducted by Taras Yasenkov, Assistant Professor at the Moscow State Conservatory. (Do you have any opinions on the GITIS institute or the Moscow State Conservatory -- e.g. high, low, medium quality training?). Hope this helps; have a great weekend!

I wish you would do a reaction video to Nightwish's song Poet and the Pendulum.