Hi, Renegade member here, thank you for a great reaction! Best wishes from UA

Strange you say this is your funeral song cos its mine too along with The Light also by Disturbed. I'm 72 and I love this band. Down with the sickness lol

Their members don't hide their influences/idols, there are many interviews where they state what music/artists they like and even hate, which got them in hot waters before.

I doubt Tuomas would mind people saying that the influence of Metallica or Slayer can be heard in some of his music. On the contrary, he's a big fan of Metallica, and most likely many other classic metal bands. Humans have created music for thousands of years, so it's a bit difficult to create something completely original. Musicians love music. They've been listening to loads of music before they start making it themselves, so it's inevitable that they've been influenced by their own favourites. It's an honour to be an influence to new artists that come after you. Plagiarism is, of course, another thing, but it's not even close to plagiarism when you can hear the influence. I also don't get it when people get so upset about comparing to another artist. Comparing Nightwish to eg. Evanescence or Within Temptation doesn't mean that Nightwish isn't it's own amazing thing. It's not a competition either. It's not necessary to rank some artists higher and some lower. Good music is good music, and everyone's taste is different.

Homicidal Trauma "Tick"... RIP SickBoi, given the context of the song has to be one of the hardest bars ever

Good reaction son .🤟🤟🤟🤟

Metallica's ONE is Thomas's favorite song. So it is only reasonable to hear the influence in their music.

Thank you ❤❤❤

IMO the video represents the ability of music, through musicians, to spread the message of the people, those that aren't listened to, to the masses in hope of spreading a hope or dream & to those that do have a voice or power to influence change. The original WAS a warning of disconnecting from each other & the need to connect while this version is a wake up shout (as you said) in anger that we have not listened to that (now) 60 year old warning & are now more disconnected than we have ever been & becoming even more disconnected while we ironically have the ability to be so much more connected so easily.

Animal Farm - Orwell :)

R.I.P Ann Waychoff mother of the Nightwish Army. June 28th, 2020 This is your song. If you ever have to explain the Groove in Metal to someone - play this tune. Until the Breakdown hits you with a 10 ton hammer it is all fun and games. But then the slow chugging monster with the machine gun riffing takes over. And for every Metal Head this lights up the day. Awesome….Imho one of the best songs ever. Sometimes the sky is piano black…. Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Valkyries and Stonehenge, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign. Bow, mortal !

Please🙏🙏do "the greatest Show on earth"!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏💕💕

Oh by the way, there is also an acoustic version, Magic! ✨

2:21 ok, watching you do the little hand dance just became my favorite part of the day 😂 Much love! ❤

Yeah it’s animal Farm, one of Ren’s favorite books

Wooooohooooo ❤

It's a shorted version of We Will Rock You, missing two verses.

Nightwish definitely take inspiration from Thrash Metal like Metallica and Pantera. In fact they've said as much

Crucified? Why is that :D Tuomas has never made a secret of the fact that Metallica in particular has a big influence on the music he writes. A fairly well-known Metallica riff can even be heard in a certain Nightwish song. You are simply right :)

Rip Ann Waychoff

Nightwish are inflluenced by a lot of bands, so its no disrespect if you say that sound was influenced by someone else :)

5.35 K already when I’m watching this 14 days later 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

How this I missed this one 🤯 I love both versions of this song Much love to you 🫶🏽

You have all the right to share your opinions through your own music knowledge and experiences. If you think there are Metallica or Slayer elements then of course you should share these thoughts that are interesting to hear. Great reaction to Nightwish again. 😎🤟

🤗🍒🤘🏻 well done adhd But you shouldn't say that, about there being influence from another band, because then you can't take any band and song seriously because they all have a certain influence from each other in the music

No apologies… by the way its true. Toumas talked several times about his influence of Metallica… Could you imagine what for a concert Wacken 2013 was?

And there, forever remains that change from G and Em RIP Ann

One of my top 5 favorite Nightwish songs. From the Imaginaerum album in which Anette Olzen was the female singer. I think she was underappreciated as a singer, I know that Floor is the better singer but I really liked her and she started my love for this band, I was not a fan of Tarja`s voice, which I`ll probably get a lot of hate from her fans. As always thanks for another great reaction.

R.I.P Ann Waychoff mother of the Nightwish Army. June 28th, 2020 . Ann was a big Nightwish Fan. And every new person who listened to NW, she went through a little chat. And gave them some info about NW. This was her favorite song. And this song belongs to her. I like very much that Gabriel have continue Ann s work.... so her heritage is still here.

Like Clockwork Orange meets Animal Farm. Rens creativity runs riot on a budget.

No B roil to fill gaps, its a one take...

Probably a good idea to not let Floor hear you mention Slayer. Metallica is a safe one though.

It's neither Metallica nor Slayer, it's just metal basics. That's what makes them all metal bands. You'll find something similar with Black Sabbath or Judas Priest in the 1970s. That's the sound they started with and set them apart from hard rock. The metal style of the bands is different to the bands before and therefore makes it difficult to compare. You can't take a small piece out of context and say: It's the same. Every generation takes metal apart and puts it back together again, with new influences. That's why the Slayer/Metallica comparison doesn't work and that's why many metal fans from the 1980s say that today's metal is no longer metal. But it is, because the basics are the same. I'm not sure whether they/Tuomas have a playbook. I suspect that it only exists in Tuomas' head and goes from there directly into the synthesizer. He presents the demos to the others (band and orchestrator), they have time to think about it and then they make it "ready for the world". A lot of things will happen on demand, because in the final phase it's all about details. There will rarely be major changes that require a playbook. The song is part of the concept album / movie score Imaginaerum. The main character has become estranged from his daughter and, close to death, he writes down everything he always wanted to say to her but never did. It will be a work of art and he calls it Song of Myself. In the studio version, there is a collection of quotes that the father wanted to say to the daughter. The tinkling will be the music box that is on the father's piano, which is an important memory for both of them. Tuomas got the concept from the poem of the same name by the American author Wittman, the content is different. Unfortunately, they only played it on this tour and today Floor is missing the right male counterpart.

This comment isn’t to criticize but to help. Your audio and video aren’t in sync. The audio is a bit ahead of the video. Someone told me once that the best way to check is to watch your finished video on a different device. 🤟🤟🤟🤟

Try the live version of Animal Flow too, he's on a moving bus and it's different but not, if you get me?

Finally. A reactor who gets it 😉

Compouser Tuomas Holopainen metal Mozart

I love this one. Hes so creative. Loved your reaction.

Why yes, it is the most epic imo. Some are longer, with grander subject matter etc… but Romanticide is the rocking-est and this is the most epic!

Floor loves Pantera.

I would think Nightwish would be happy to be compared to great bands. 🎶

I think you are the only reactor that I've watched that immediately recognized the call back to Animal Farm! Brilliant reaction!!! 💛💛💛

Animal Farm !!!!!!! Whoo-hoo!!! Pure art this one. My daughter read this in 5th grade. Yes. She was/is an advanced reader. Great reaction !!!

No need to apologize. We all are inspired by someone. Tuomas once answered to the question, what's his fav song: ONE, METALLICA. So what? 😄🤘 Greetings from Germany 🤗 alex 🥀Ann 🍃

It will be interesting to see how you react to the poet and the pendelum, a very epic song. Thanks for your reaction see you for the next one🇬🇧

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Pretty much every Nightwish fan knows exactly who inspired them, because Tuomas has always communicated this very clearly publicly. Is it necessary to interrupt the video every 2 seconds to comment on this point? Tuomas got his inspirations but raised the origin to a completely different level, so that only Metallica can come close to Nightwish.

No criticism. Tuomas was inspired to do metal after he saw a Metallica and Guns & Roses concert while studying in the US. No apologies needed.

I know sometimes the fans get weird about comparisons, but Tuomas is very open about his influences and the musical artists he takes inspiration from. As I've mentioned, he was inspired to go into metal in the first place specifically because he went to a Metallic and Guns n' Roses concert as an exchange student in the US during high school! There's a specific nod to an iconic Metallica riff in "The Greatest Show On Earth" as well! You're right, it's about how Tuomas takes these things and combines them, and there is absolutely a signature Sound in his work! This is a fantastic song and I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet that it's based on/inspired by the 1855 poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. It's considered one of the most influential pieces of American poetry. It was an overall thematic influence on the entire album this came from, but this song very specifically. Honestly there is very much a lot of thematic stuff in Whitman's work and philosophy that you can see as influential on Nightwish as well!

Great reaction as usual!! Please remember that Ren is not well and he may look ripped but what you see is actually a sign of a person who is chronically ill and and it is truly a body dealing w/Malnutrition as he can only eat fresh meat and a handful of veggies. He recently learned his body can handle Rice so hopefully a carb can help him be more healthy and gain some weight. Can't wait for more releases of the tracks on his new album❤