Composer/Musician Reacts to Shadow Of Intent - The Aftermath In Jat Krula (REACTION!!!)

[@TheHobbes666]

Fun fact: A lot of their earlier stuff was based off the Halo games. Ben, the vocalist, loves Halo.

[@Laros82]

This, didn't Brian mentioned he played Halo?

[@stormblessed9546]

Halo 💙

[@CriticalReactions]

Nope. I mean, I played split-screen and console linked matches of Halo 1 and 2 on the OG Xbox because *everyone* was playing it but I never owned any of the game or went out of my way to play them.

[@Laros82]

@@CriticalReactions oh ok thx didn't remember it! Same with me honestly, but basing the lyrical Contents around a Videogame gets that +1 from me either way🥰🤓🤘🏻

[@TheHobbes666]

@v4l_ve I thought the past 2 albums weren't about Halo. Or was it just the most recent one?

[@KytexEdits]

NOW, if you want the equivalent of this song on their newest album "Melancholy" the song you want is "The Dreaded Mystic Abyss" which is the instrumental of the album with a mind boggling barrage of solos! I seriously recommend it.

[@eulerianpath6355]

I second this !!!

[@Benobot99]

Agreed!!

[@trevorbook9529]

THIS! It's legit the best track on the album.

[@ledinrangers]

‘Underneath a Sullen Moon’ was my favorite personally (in terms of replay value) but I go for the whole album if I can. ‘Oudenophobia’ is pretty haunting, which I like. In terms of having him play on the channel, ‘The Return’ and ‘The Great Schism’ off of the Reclaimer album would be interesting to see what he thinks

[@chemical.christ]

Shadow of Intent are my very favourite band - I’m glad to finally see someone react to this song. Such an underrated song. I’d quite like to see someone react to my favourite song by them, “The Mausoleum of Liars” seeing as you’ve done a song from Melancholy, and Primordial - it would be perfect to see it done for a Reclaimer listen through.

[@TheFapFactory]

Hell yeah Mausoleum of Liars is so fucking good👌🏻👌🏻

[@grimecube]

Holy shit, it finally happened? Somebody reacting to a Primordial track since 2018?

[@somMelon]

The end of this song was a bit of an intro to their last song The Indexing. That's why it felt like there will be more.

[@ckokomo808]

Some stream of conscious thoughts while listening. Love the neoclassical elements in this song! Sweet and interesting melodic riffs contest nicely with the blast beat drums. Some super chunky galloping riffs in were really groovy under the solo. The symphonic elements are present and I feel, are integrated well to create a mood underneath the band. Love the harmonizing leads- really cool- and tie together with the crushing chugs. Drummer is killing it. Guitarists killing it with the groovy solo- shreddy and interesting rhythms. Love the monologue. Gotta check out their entire album for context. Love the effect of the voice. And atmosphere with the blast beasts and growling underneath. Super EPIC part with the choir joining and ascending guitar. Loved it. Hadn’t heard much of them but they’ve caught my attention last year with Melancholy. Gotta dig into that discography. Thanks for the suggestion Hunter and reaction/commentary Bryan. Peace.

[@fullswingin]

Just found your channel from this video - love your content! I really dig the in depth technical analysis you give to the music here, especially considering this is one of my alltime favourite songs. Since you aren't the biggest fan of the vocals (here and on the other Shadow of Intent song you did), you'd be happy to know that the band release instrumental versions of all their albums, so would definitely recommend checking them out! I saw someone else recommend The Mausoleum of Liars by this band, and I 100% back that. It's another of my favourite songs, and is incredibly underrated/underappreciated.

[@KytexEdits]

I must've watched this reaction at least 10-15 times over the years, it's just such a good song, and so few people have heard it... happy you're one of those who have, you're very in depth.

[@Egilkallig]

Anthony Barone, ex-drummer for Shadow of Intent (he left the band very recently), worked with Babymetal during their "Metal Galaxy World Tour"(2019-2020). He was part of the "western Kami Band".

[@prismaticc_abyss]

Finally some for SoI. Theyre awesome

[@petergjata1498]

Yes, love this track, kinda different in feel from their newer stuff. Btw, any fans of Artificial Brain here?

[@codexnecro]

Artificial Brain is the shit. I think they finished recording the new album, or are recording it atm, something like that.

[@austinpage6961]

Absolutely! 🤘

[@petergjata1498]

@@codexnecro Yeah I don't remember where, but I read some time ago that 10 new tracks from them were going through demo phase, so it's at a good point I assume. I also just bought the tablature books of their 2 LPs and just learnt Estranged from Orbit on guitar, their compositions are so great, I particularly love the arpeggios.

[@codexnecro]

@@petergjata1498 I assume you follow Oelg's channel? He posted a cover of that song a few days ago. It's one of my favourites :D I also play guitar but I never learn any songs, I just improvise every time I play but maybe I should give a go at one of their songs, they seem fun to play.

[@petergjata1498]

@@codexnecro Yep, I follow his channel. I can see why you improvise, I do it sometimes, even tho being self-taught from a year I never learnt improsivation. But yeah, their songs are really fun to play.

[@pascalg16]

I'm suggesting Villagers of Ioannina city-Father sun. Psychedelic rock with quite a big influence from traditional/folk greek music(use of clarinet and bagpipes). Great atmosphere and riffs. They are a rare band, we don't have many greek ones here.

[@ckokomo808]

Liked their album last year (??). Found their writing style interesting and the Greek influences really neat. Cool group!

[@pascalg16]

@@ckokomo808 Yeah, two great albums.

[@LightLeviathan]

Heard that album earlier this year been jamming it alot love it

[@pascalg16]

@@LightLeviathan I didn't know they are that popular outside of Greece.

[@LightLeviathan]

@@pascalg16 they arnt but I enjoy going down musical rabbit holes

[@thebluriam]

I love the stream of consciousness outpouring at the end there when talking about genre naming, more that please, it's fun! Lol

[@daemontucker7405]

2 videos in one day, blessed. my headset is cranked

[@Ivan-ow5xc]

Russian Circles - 309 (Empros Live Studios) A heavy, moving post rock band which is underrated in my opinion.

[@Benobot99]

Their song "The Prelude to Bereavement" has an insane breakdown! The riff is nuts!

[@grimecube]

The quintessential 'chop-down'

[@jaredryan142]

The rapid two burst double bass on that part is insane, never heard a beat like it

[@LightLeviathan]

hypon5e a distant dark source , blind mans eye. a very unique french metal band with lyrics in 3 languages

[@ckokomo808]

That’s one of my favorites from last year. They blew me away!

[@LightLeviathan]

Yes they make some powerful music

[@rolandweigert5169]

Acid mist tomorrow is my favourite album of all time.

[@connorrodenfels338]

Absolutely fantastic pick, probably the best shadow of intent song in my opinion

[@TheNigotube]

Yes! Finally a deep cut of SoI, good shit man

[@kubamarciniak6234]

Wow I was listening to this yesterday and was wondering how awesome it would be if you reacted to this

[@wiredmoth]

this album is severely underrated I would even go as far to say I like it more than Melancholy.

[@Duskwalker68]

Would be awesome to see you react to more of them!

[@Xankill3r]

Building on the discussion about speed in woodwinds and its relation to metal/classical you absolutely *MUST* check out the cover of Epitaph (Necrophagist song) by Caleb Canatheviphth here on KZbin. And listen to the original track too if you haven't already. Necrophagist were highly influential as far as the integration of neo-classical elements into modern death metal goes.

[@MattJFilms]

Hell yeah! Another of their's that really deserves a reaction, but doesn't get much praise is "The Mausoleum of Liars." Gnarly vocals obviously, insane blasts, 2 killer guitar solos, gorgeous piano/ orchestra parts like can you ask for more from a song??!!

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

Trumpet? Any bells? Jazz influence? Doesnt sound quite so complete to me.

[@MattJFilms]

@@Isaiah_McIntosh 😂

[@amiskissa8283]

"this is not your grave, but you are welcome in it" best quote from halo

[@ezekieljarek7705]

Yes!

[@intheshadowofathousandbean563]

Still their best album in my opinion!

[@deerdance101]

Within the Ruins might be worth checking out if you enjoyed this song, either Roads or Ataxia have similar vibes.

[@victorsupreme214]

Oddly I think the direct impact of the emergence of heel-toe double kick drumming has had on this genre is unrecognized. It opened up the doors for skillful drummers to add double kick to their repertoire and expand their abilities and creativity with many bands like this.

[@jesseh9600]

You should check out Jason Becker, super neo-classical sounding! Amazing guitarist!

[@JDBManalo]

I can tell you like all the classical elements of this. May I suggest you try The Human Abstract Songs: Faust Elegiac/Complex Terms Vela, Together We Await the Storm Mea Culpa EDIT: I just realized you already did Faust.

[@ElliWoelfin]

I'd love to see you cover Rings of Saturn's The Macrocosm, a similar type of song to this.

[@seanh7585]

Check out more "Human Abstract" for classical metal! They have a very small, but very diverse catalogue.

[@brendanl1589]

Bryan has stated in past videos that The Human Abstract is one of his favorite bands of all time!

[@bennyjay8584]

Would love to see you're reaction to The heretic prevails form these guys... it will literally leave you feeling like you've been molested by forces of the dark. (In a good way, of course haha)

[@Andrewjbrock]

Sold soul-For whom the banshee cries!

[@ryukenjitsu]

Amazing choice

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Heard of these guys before but never listened to them. Really dug this. Great guitar and drum work. I like how the neoclassical elements were enough to add spice/flavor, but not too overwhelming or cheesy/kitschy. I also didn't like the vocals. Only major criticism is that it all feels a bit disconnected, like a lot of disparate riffs and rhythms cut and pasted together. This seems to be off their first album, and I've noticed that this is a common problem with technically proficient metal bands; they often have the chops and ideas but not yet the experience to know how to put it all together coherently. FWIW, Nightwish, Epica, etc. are "symphonic metal," not "classical metal." Stuff like this tends to be called "neo-classical metal." The latter idea got started in the 80s with guitarists like Randy Rhoads (from Ozzy Osbourne's solo work) and Yngwie Malmsteen especially. Really enjoyed your commentary on speed in metal VS classical. Never thought of it like that, but you make good points.

[@TundraCH]

This was a great pick, this song is awesome The classical influence is oddly absent from Shadow of Intents newer material, quite a shame, as this is a big reason why they caught my attention

[@wolverine669]

Indeed! Like this album a lot more than their new one

[@ethangarrison4265]

Although it is somewhat absent in their newest album the brought a whole lot of different/new sounds to their new album

[@CriticalReactions]

Dang, really? The classical influence is certainly what draws me to the band.

[@wolverine669]

@@CriticalReactions same. Perhaps you'd like to check out some electrocore? A band called The Browning, song could be "Pure evil" or "Sick minds" Somehow similar w/ Shadow Of Intent, but they got this nice electro touch in it

[@Duskwalker68]

@@CriticalReactions The latest album drops the Classical influence for a Blackened one. Still some symphonic elements but less than on Primordial and Reclaimer for sure.

[@myriadpath]

may i please recommend Exodus of Autonomy by Wretched, intrumental track and just awesome

[@Vredesbyrd666]

If you ever do an album reaction, you should really check out their album Reclaimer.

[@EldritchPilgrim]

PLEASE do Seth Angerer-Kynikos. Super underground progressive metal guy from Austria. Honestly, I think it's THE best song from last year.

[@juhosuomi2551]

The Ocean - Jurassic ft. Jonas Renkse of Katatonia

[@TJM108]

You would love Scale The Summit

[@tattoomikevsgaming3937]

into infernus- painted in red plz!

[@coltontoth2382]

Do a reaction to Earthless by humanity’s last breath!

[@nekane6168]

You'll like AVATAR OF HATE - Aaru - Undead revolution Travel to the east with them. Won't regret it

[@burialofficial8913]

very proggy

[@seanh7585]

Reminds me a lot of Within the Ruins. They recently put out a "best of" but with the vocals removed! Those horrible vocals removed from that amazing music! Yes!

[@intergalacticspacecanoe4659]

the genrewank is just fandoms misguided attempt to hype up their crew of choice. "BUT THE BAND IS SO AWESOME, IT IS MORE THAN METAL!" while the reality is that it is just pretty music with someone charismatic and pretty/handsome who can hold a note in various tones. there is always better definitions but at the end of the day, such a quest is always futile. its just music. overdefining everything is already performative in nature and never ment to solve a single question.

[@VildhjartaFanGurl]

Who named these genres!? Who messed this one up so bad!? Lol I know Bryan I know. It'll be ok.

[@wordsfromwithinband5321]

REACT TO “Demolisher” by Slaughter To Prevail!!!!

[@brentanton7466]

dude choose better songs from shadow of intent XD new shit is poppin i mwan it all is but still