FIRST TIME HEARING | Shadow of Intent - The Heretic Prevails | UK Reaction

[@spitz5183]

The entire album of 'Reclaimer' is a musical masterpiece.

[@Justin-nq6kf]

Best vocalist in deathcore idc what anyone says. Especially live.

[@Justin-nq6kf]

Also here's him recording the breakdown in the studio kzbin.info-XmDKmt9vqA?si=uDI5GZawW1024mgX

[@dominicwalker2429]

Yeah this song was recorded when Ben was like, 19 years old. Dude is the best vocalist I've ever seen live. He can be as athletic as Will, but is SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL live.

[@KaireemReactions]

@@Justin-nq6kf thanks ! (I accidentally disliked your comment if you get a notification- sorry) I will check this out 😊

[@KaireemReactions]

@@dominicwalker2429 crazy ! 🔥. So young but so much talent

[@Justin-nq6kf]

@@dominicwalker2429 Ya the deepness and power is next level.

[@joeyrimer1114]

Bro how can you not like the breakdowns?🤯

[@KaireemReactions]

It just doesn’t do it for me 😂. It’s not my favourite part

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

@@KaireemReactions same for me, im a metalhead for 20 years now but always prefer the melodic fast parts. shadow of intent is an exception for me because ben is just so good that he makes even breakdowns interesting :)

[@KaireemReactions]

@@MetalGuitarTimo nice to see that I’m not the only one who thinks like this 😅.. it just be like that but I love their style 😊

[@CyrisCloete]

I'm so proud of how far you've come 😆

[@KaireemReactions]

Thanks 😂😊

[@nswanson27]

Melancholy and Elegy (their most recent albums) will blow you away.

[@Duskwalker68]

Great reaction man! Fun fact, Ben did that entire breakdown in one take! There's a video of the recording on KZbin.

[@KaireemReactions]

Really !! Omg damn

[@dominicwalker2429]

Thanks for reacting to Soi! What's crazy is they were like 19-20 years old when they made this song/album and have all improved greatly since. This song gets the reactions because of the breakdown, but it Is honestly one of their weaker songs. A lot of their newer stuff isn't 'breakdown' focused, but It should be noted they made this years before the current breakdown-olympics trend started after Lorna released To The Hellfire haha. You should check out "The Migrant" for one of the most insane vocal displays you've ever heard (And Ben can do it perfectly live), or "Intensified Genocide" for the most insanely quick and unique vocal flow. It's like if rap met Deathcore lol. Or something even more crazy, watch these guys perform "The Migrant" live, there is a great pro-shot video from summer breeze 2023 of this song live, it will blow your mind. Others to watch for by these guys are - Barren and Breathless Macrocosm, Malediction, Gravesinger, From Ruin We Rise, and The Catacombs

[@keegansimmons3462]

someone get him on some Signs of the Swarm

[@PotatoFaaaaace]

I HIGHLY recommend you check out their song The Tartarus Impalement off of the same album as this track. It's one of their more rhythmic and melody driven tracks without too much focus on typical breakdowns. It's also quite possibly one of the best songs they've ever released imo. Much love homie ✌🏻

[@KaireemReactions]

I will note it down 😊. However quicker reaction request can be done on the Patreon 😊

[@torlakaseroed7408]

please do barren and breathless macrocosm! you will not be disapointed

[@Lilac_Guardian]

I absolutely LOVE this song, it was one of the first songs that got me into the metal scene, and Shadow of Intent is one of the first bands I found alongside Infant Annihilator and Lorna Shore. The bass player is playing a 5 string bass, they normally only have 4 but I’ve seen people play 6-7 string bass (which are absolutely massive.) I haven’t listened to them in about half a year and I’m SO GLAD that you reacted to them because I had forgotten how much I live the big breakdown. It’s fair that you don’t like the breakdowns since you’re a bigger fans of the instruments the lack of them makes sense that you don’t like them as much.

[@KaireemReactions]

Wow ! I’ve never seen a bass guitar with so many strings. Can’t believe there’s more. That’s so cool ! They are amazing! The intro was fantastic and yeah it just doesn’t tickle me like most breakdowns. Not a fan of it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@PaulPulver-dr1cd]

These guys opened for Lorna Shore last year and crushed it. I got their newest cd and hat. I never got into them until I seen them live. Really crushed it. If you ever get a chance to see them live don’t miss it. Great review man.

[@KaireemReactions]

@@PaulPulver-dr1cd what an experience. One day I will 😊

[@evanblake5252]

Love your excitement and enthusiasm here. As a longtime fan of Shadow of Intent, and I'm talking, they were my favorite band for years and they're still top three, not one song or album I haven't loved, it's neat to see a similar level of immediate connection and joy from someone else discovering them for the first time here. I highly recommend checking out their most recent single which dropped just this Friday, Flying the Black Flag. Take the best of their old material, the best of their new material, combine it together, and dial it up to 11, it's insanity.

[@KaireemReactions]

@@evanblake5252 I’ll definitely check out their new release. I appreciate the comment thank you 😊

[@evanblake5252]

@@KaireemReactions 🤘

[@FlanInTheBox]

Hell yeah! Love SOI. Ben is my favorite deathcore/death metal vocalist. You should check out some of their more recent songs as well, especially anything off of 'Elegy'. His vocals are even better/heavier and somehow more intelligible!

[@ЕлдарИсахмет-ч8ь]

Please do Immortal disfigurement- king next

[@dewisartika9976]

Good symphonic dueerrCore

[@3k166]

i get what you mean by youthful. this song blew up when i was like 11 man (im 20 now) . their style has changed alot in good ways if youre interested checking them out more.ol

[@KaireemReactions]

Oh nice to know and yes I need to listen to more 😊

[@MrHappy-m5r]

Yeaahhhh

[@random1237]

I really like their melancholy album and would definitely recommend checking out the song called malediction for example from that album. Their newer stuff is more death metal than deathcore but that album is deathcore and their older stuff.

[@KaireemReactions]

I will note it my friend

[@GODZILLARULES123]

Fun fact! This whole album is about Halo. Maybe im wrong but im pretty sure thats the theme of the album. The band name too is based off of Halo.

[@KaireemReactions]

@@GODZILLARULES123 really !! Now that makes then 10 times better

[@kimungofdwon7644]

🔥🔥🔥

[@amazingmato]

If you think of deathcore as a mixture of metalcore and death metal, I hear more metalcore in this song, and I think that's why you're feeling that way about it. The other bands you mentioned lean more into the death metal side of things. This was early in Shadow of Intent's career (7 or 8 years ago) so they were young too. But the song is a little lighter because it has clear metalcore-style riffs and a more predictable song structure.

[@KaireemReactions]

@@amazingmato I see what you mean I can hear that too and it makes sense with what you’re saying. Thank you 😊

[@ThaBeatConductor]

Hey man, I'm with you. I like most of the things here, but the breakdowns are almost always the most boring part of the song. The main reason I like Lorna so much is because their breakdowns actually hit harder than the rest of the song, whereas with most other breakdowns I feel they are the weakest part of the song. I think you're gonna end up liking other forms of metal a lot more than deathcore. I'm excited to see what you say about Whispered.

[@erxan4163]

I think most of the og genres of metal dont have breakdowns at all. But the extreme ones are pretty resistant to new listeners .

[@ThaBeatConductor]

@@erxan4163 Breakdowns vs No Breakdowns is one of the main differentiators between "core" and "metal". Death Metal typically doesn't have breakdowns, Death Core does.

[@KaireemReactions]

That must be it ! When you say it like that, That must be the reason why I’m not a fan of it. Noted my friend an I will aim to react to it before the end of the month 😊

[@Toxic664]

I also don't really care about breakdowns in deathcore but it's funny cuz for me Lorna breakdowns are the most boring I've ever heard

[@KaireemReactions]

@@Toxic664 no way fairs 😂 aha interesting how everyone has different perspectives 😊