Metal Drummer REACTS to Nightwish - ROMANTICIDE

I've been a metal drummer for 12 years but have never listened to Nightwish. I'm intrigued to see how different this is from their other works!
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[@IronSmokeLTD]

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[@nicod1361]

This song below is probably the heaviest song from NW ,it has never & will never be played Live, it was directed towards the bands 1st singers husband who played a part in why she was fired. Nightwish - Master Passion Greed (Special Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJzMk2Oaft-cjs0 or Lyric version :kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYSaf6WGg890eas ALSO ON THE HEAVIER SIDE : Nightwish - 10th Man Down - Live In Buenos Aires 2018 - Decades Tour kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqmUin1mesmBd6s NIGHTWISH - Slaying The Dreamer - Live In Buenos Aires (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKXZaeglrVopJI this from Floor's very 1st shows with NW that occurred in the U.S. **Nightwish - Planet Hell (LIVE)-2012 -Floor Jansen kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYOtkJaprr2iqbc *Nightwish - Yours Is An Empty Hope.Vehicle Of Spirit.Live at Wembley (2015) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqvpIhthphmac0 this by far the best version, guess what Floor does on this one

[@GenXHBReacts]

Dude you really need to check out Wintersun and their song Sons of Winter and Stars (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip2YhWCdobmXjtk). The drummer and bass are now playing for Nightwish. Where the drummer you have been seeing is a great drummer and showman, Kai (that came to Nightwish from Wintersun) is a technical beast.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

@@GenXHBReacts I hope you checked out my newest video ;D Thank you for watching bro!!!

[@GenXHBReacts]

@@IronSmokeLTD yes I did...2 thumbs up lol

[@rdmrdm2659]

I haven’t found them from Jukka, but Kai has several of these out there … kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJO6q5yiqKaCj9U isolated drums. In this case from weak fantasy.

[@Neonbob]

Ghost River 🤘🍻

[@brewswillis9783]

I concur!

[@sterlingknight8087]

When Tuomas had Tarja He had a Stradivarius When Tuomas had Anette He had a Steinway Tuomas now has Floor He now has the whole freaking Orchestra

[@Lazrid1]

Never has a more accurate statement ever been made

[@Pymander]

Perfect

[@kevinjennings238]

Amazing Analogy!! Very Well said!!!

[@paulmarsh4079]

'Song of Myself' is the next song to react to from this concert.

[@gabriel.bardac]

Thank you for continuing to react to Nightwish, new subscriber here for that. About "Romanticide" - it's a song about the death of romance, in a relationship full of betrayals and lies, with the destruction of dreams and invested hopes, and in the end - the cry of release, that's how I interpret it. If you are interested in the lyrics, it is good to know that the official videos have subtitles. You can also find them in Azlyrics for example :) Greetings from Romania!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I've noticed in other videos subtitles can be VERY wrong, but THANK YOU for letting me know Nightwish puts in the effort to put correct ones; I'll check it out! Thank you very much Gabriel!

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@IronSmokeLTD Official Nightwish videos have correct lyrics with really accurate time sync, too. Just press the letter C in keyboard to toggle captions on/off. And you can also customize the rendering style of the captions using the gear icon - subtitles - options. I personally prefer background and window opacity at 0% and black outline for white letters.

[@gabrielstratton1775]

welcome to nightwish good sir. as a metal drummer may i recommend at "song of myself" the last part may leave your jaw on the floor

[@puarterquonder]

A drummer must react to the 'devil and deep dark ocean' from Buenos Aires and 'weak Fantasy' from Tampere.

[@galadballcrusher8182]

Hell yeahhhh

[@IronSmokeLTD]

😅😅 I've got sooo many to listen to!!!! Thanks Miggie!

[@David_randomnumber]

I concur

[@elvwood]

I concur too

[@helky8]

Kai ❤️

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands . you MUST what's : Yours is an empty hope Live Wembley arena 2015 . let's see if you can discover THE Floot surprise haha ​​. P.S. it's NOT Marco (the bass player) you hear ! thanks for the video . Sincerely, Hollandduck

[@garysalazar2694]

Try "Yours is am empty hope" from Wembley Arena.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Tally added! Thank you Gary!

[@paulriddle7818]

Nightwish has a heavier sibling called Epica. They are a dutch Symphonic Metal band with death metal influences. The growler and founder of the band Mark Jansen(no relation) brought Floor into her first band After forever in 1997. He left to form Epica in 2002. Epicas lead singer is Simone Simons and is also a Sorano like Floor. Consign to Oblivion will blow your doors off and introduce you to there drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek. Consign to Oblivion Live in Paris.

[@ds267]

As a former drummer myself and seeing around 200 different shows/artists Jukka is the best drummer I have ever seen live. The best songs to hear his drumming would be Slaying the Dreamer, Master Passion Greed, Scaretale, and Planet Hell.

[@skrenek12]

Wow, thanks for another great reaction! Song of Myself or Yours is an Empty Hope would be good next choices.

[@anna-mariagantidou3294]

NWArmy here, welcome and enjoy your ride into this amazing band . Greetings from Greece.

[@bigskybob1]

As soon as you think you have them figured out, the next one will blow you away --- never the same.

[@rianavermeulen4316]

Thank you!! Love your reaction. Nightwish the best😙😙

[@garymoUT]

I went down the Nightiwish/Floor Jansen rabbit hole in early 2020 and have since been discovering how amazing they truly are just as I believe you will be in the coming weeks and months. Jump on the Nightwish train and hang on for dear life, it's one helluva ride!

[@ievazagante5527]

"Weak Fantasy" in Tampere (a lyric video done by MikelCarri). And "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" in Buenos Aires (This is Nuclear Blast video).

[@dirkdorner701]

Glad you liked your 2nd Nightwish song. Dirk

[@ganggreen9012]

Storytime and Everdream both from this Wacken show for some more Jukka specialness.

[@dew2334]

I have a suggestion I really think you should react to Master Passion Greed it’s a track from 2007 and the emotions , power , and conflict that was going on around the former singer Tarja is poured out in this song if you want to hear some more great drumming and Marko vocals this is a masterpiece.🔥👍

[@Peilla]

You'll appreciate the drumming by their second drummer in "Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean".

[@k.l.7788]

I think those drums are still smoking to this day.

[@GWDH19]

I concur

[@badsiony]

I concur with this comment!!

[@frenkwd1]

With this song I am awakened in the morning. And I have energy for the whole day.

[@jackstorm5649]

"I am an eider covered in oil Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore" An eider is a sea duck that coat themselves with an oil to insulate their feathers, they are excellent swimmers and can disappear under water in a flash. A double-faced carnivore would be a deceitful hunter. So to me this line is basically saying I'm on to you now you deceitful person so you are not going to hurt me anymore. This Wacken show was recorded for a blu ray disc release so there are very high quality video/audio of the whole 90 minute set.

[@Rackelhane]

Great reaction. Jukka and Kai are both badass drummers..All of them are badasses..Nightwish is a badass band..😉

[@patrickbaris]

Good Morning welkom to for me one of the greatest band in the univers every member from Nightwish is one of the best in the world for my Nightwish helps my to servive dark times in my life one of my favorite song for my ever dream and high hopes

[@Cherlindrea99]

Like a kid in a candy store. Love your reaction! Thanks and greetings from The Netherlands.

[@MetalZoned]

Hell yeah

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thanks Allan!

[@heedoei]

For some epic drumming check out “ devil and the deep dark ocean” it’s with their new drummer Kai Haiti, who replaced Jukka who had to step back for health reasons..welcome to the wonderful world of nightwish from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@TheToscanaMan]

"My hands are sweaty." That's about right for Nightwish. Glad you are finally turned on to them. Explore... you will be amazed. Nice reaction. ☮🙏❤

[@alistairgrey5089]

You should try "Yours is an Empty Hope" next. I think you'd like it.

[@totokkris4110]

With so many transition, jukka timing is always perfect, This make all member feel sure and free to do their part. I miss him, very very miss him.

[@j0hnn13K]

The more you hear from Nightwish, the more you'll become to the realization that this band not only is the real deal, but also happens to be the complete package. With that i mean, you'll notice they have mastered so many different styles, timings, rhythms, and compositions that one thing has become a certainty. That certainty is, ... if you had the powers to make them play any song or music of your liking, they would not only nail it, they would improve on it massively, they can literally play anything. The musicianship in this band is orchestra-quality, fine-tuned to perfection to ensure this kind of high quality in all their live performances.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

You are absolutely correct! I was blown away that both live performances is so spot on.

[@bocatampere]

They are everything but Normal!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

It was a terrible way to describe, but, as they usually, Nightwish has me lost for words! Thanks for watching Markus!

[@cclarke9896]

Song of Myself is the song that fully sold me on Nightwish, mostly because of the killer breakdown at the end that caused involuntary headbanging upon first listen. Which happened to be while driving on the freeway. This band is the very best rabbit hole, fall with abandon!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I'm such a sucker for good breakdowns so I'm stoked for that song! :)

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk reporting for duty .Jukka puts on a performance when drumming ,shame he had to stop playing with the band but works behind the scenes and his great friend was a perfect replacement

[@trinadawn4166]

have a wonderful time on your Nightwish journey!!!

[@nightwisharmyuk]

Nightwish Army UK popping in for a great reaction ... and a beer

[@chriso6719]

That's a 3 octave glissando that Floor does in tandem with Marko. I think Floor hit D6 there(don't quote me on that). Her range is listed as C3-F6. The studio version , from 2004, only has his 2 octave slide. One of the few that Emppu really shreds on, as he and the entire band play what is needed for the song. They aren't out there to show off. The lyric was 'double faced carnivore' .The song is about a romance that has died. It's over ,time to move on. Knew you'd like the breakdown, especially the drums. Yep, Marko sings on a lot of songs. Mostly backing or co-lead, but does lead in a few. Unfortunately , he left the band for personal reasons early last year. A couple heavier songs (both with new drummer Kai) are Weak Fantasy (Tampere 2015) and Yours is an Empty Hope (Wembley 2015).

[@IronSmokeLTD]

An amazing performance forsure! Thanks for watching Chris!

[@royceanne7986]

Loving your reactions to Nightwish!!! I understand how you feel in coming to the realization of "I've been missing out on something great". I'm new to Nightwish as of this year and can't get enough. I love your perspective as a drummer. Each member in the band is incredible in their own right but I absolutely love love love Jukka on the drums!!! Love his energy and animation. New sub here. Enjoy your Nightwish journey! #Nightwish Army!

[@yoretabio4537]

Romanticide has been performed live by all three female vocalistis of Nightwish, Tarja, Anette and Floor.

[@kentk2215]

Great reaction! “Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore!” Next, either Storytime, upbeat catchy that is still fairly hard, or Song of Myself, darker, crunchy, gritty, and maybe my favorite from this show. Subscribed now. Enjoy the ride!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Your response is very much appreciated Kent! I am definitely adding Romanticide to my drum-along playlist. I have a feeling that is going to be a regular occurance now that I have so many badass recommendations. Thanks for watching!

[@grahambatchelor3576]

Good to see you've followed up GLS and taken up the Nightwish chalice. So I'm going to follow your journey by subscribing to your channel

[@RonniePeterson]

I'm in. Your Nightwish journey will be a lot of fun because its so varied and goes beyond one band. AS a drummer just wait until you see Wintersun!!!!!

[@nictober]

I love that there's two cats napping on a unicorn chair back there. Classic. More Nightwish! 🤘 I'd love to hear more about what you're thinking as a drummer and what you're looking for when Jukka and Kai play.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thanks Nick! Will do :) And haha yeah it would have been a crime to make them wake up from their 10th nap of the day.

[@ericsaari2901]

Every song, man. Every. Song. They're all so good! From my perspective, you can't go wrong with anything from Wacken 2013, but there's a few great things from Buenos Aires, Wembley, Tampere, the End of an Era Tour (you'd hear their original singer there). I'm not a drummer, so don't have a specific ear for what might interest you more than something else. I can just tell that Jukka and Kai both are master class. They all are, in this band. So despite that, I might recommend Song of Myself. I love the breakdown in that one. Glorious. Everdream hits like a locomotive in the second half of the song. Two of my favorites there. Both of these from Wacken 2013. Yours is an Empty Hope is pretty heavy, and a bit of a surprise. I'd suggest Wembley for that one. Storytime is another of my favorites, but for other reasons. Wacken also for that one. Others I saw had some great suggestions for drumming-focused listening, but I think as you might be able to tell now, all their songs are different, and they are all amazing! Knew you'd like this one though. Romanticide is amazing. Great reaction!

[@len2193]

So true, every song a masterpiece. Drumming is killer!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Huge Thanks Eric! Stick around because the list has been ever-growing and I have soo many ideas!

[@ericsaari2901]

@@IronSmokeLTD Oh sure! I'm here for the ride. I love seeing people discover Nightwish, as it reminds me of when I did, and I generally had the same sort of reaction, and still get to when I see others go through it too. If you do get around to learning the Romanticide drum line, I think that'd be a cool video to see. I've never heard it isolated. I've also never heard drumming parts of songs I know specifically commentated for the drumming parts, so if you wanted to do some things like that in addition to music reactions, you might find some traction with that.

[@music2seeconcertphotograph457]

I concur!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

@@ericsaari2901 Don't spill my secrets Eric! It's not something soon but I have production things in the works to get high quality drum sound and video so I can incorporate that into my channel more. Thank you again, so much, for the feedback and watch!

[@jimharris367]

Dude, this band will take you on a crazy journey, they are stupidly versatile and simply don't have a bad song, just varying degrees of awesome 🤘

[@PaulOutdoors]

Epicness right there on that stage. Thank you for a great reaction to one of many Nightwish masterpieces 👍😊🙏

[@northof4912]

Dude! How much I suddenly realized what I had been missing!

[@garysalazar2694]

Great reaction . Cant wait for more.

[@juantimer]

Kitty... Unicorn... Nightwish... Subscribed!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I couldn't wake her up just for a video, she would be livid! 😆 Huge thanks JT!

[@wangtang7768]

Hey dude thx for coming back to check out this awesome band , greetings from 🇨🇦 and keep em coming lol 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Whats up WangTang! Dude the list is GROWING FAST. Definitely stay tuned, I'm trying to get a good list and some ideas together! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@wangtang7768]

Hey drum smoke haha , I am gonna throw up another suggestion, I know you have lots but I think this one is a gooder, Shudder Before The Beautiful live at Wembley, the show opener. I’m an older guy who grew up with many of the big hitter bands throughout 70’s/80’s/90’s and came across Nightwish by accident through a drummer Ami Kim who drummed to one of their songs . Btw she is pretty good , anyhow I haven’t missed a day of some Nightwish since and that was 3 years ago lol they are just so different and talented, Floors my favourite too . You don’t have to reply to me as no one else seems to so thank you , and I will be seeing all your NW reactions 🤘🏼💥🤘🏼

[@BearsdenBankie]

Romanticide is from the 2004 album Once featuring Tarja on vocals. It was never performed live with her. It wasn't until 2009 that it was finally performed live, with Anette on vocals.

[@jackym4891]

I think as a drummer you will probably appreciate Wintersun - Sons Of Winter And Stars (TIME I Live Rehearsals At Sonic Pump Studios). The current Nightwish drummer also played there and he is getting a nice workout in this song.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Another check to some Wintersun, I NEED TO HEAR KAIII!! Thanks Jackiee!!!

[@moniquevanaken2638]

@@IronSmokeLTD Yes!!! Go for it!!

[@chrisdavis408]

Floor growls on yours is an empty hope while Marko sings. Some don't pick up on that thinking Marko growls while she sings deep. But if u know Marko's voice, it stands out . The valkry queen can surely do anything she wants.

[@MilaMan]

This is metal love song 🤘❤ Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) writes and composes this beautiful music, he is our metal Mozart. But I will say million times how I love Jukka's drumming and his style. He is not the current Nightwish drummer because of his imsomnia at that time. But I never forget Jukka 💕

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I love his transitions and accenting with cymbals! I look forward to hearing ALOT more! Thanks Mila!

[@michellemosley7603]

Yours is a empty hope is another heavier song , listen and watch closely to see who is doing the growls ! Great reaction knew Romanticide is more your cup of tea but honestly with Nightwish you can't go wrong with any of thier songs ! 🎸🥁🎹🤘💜🎤

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Another tally to "Yours is an Empty Hope" 😆 Floor didn't do alot of growling in this one but I forsure got goosebumps the time she did! Thanks so much for watching!

[@noknok7487]

I​ Love​ Nightwish&love your​ 2​ cute​ cats​ behind​ you🤟😼😸🐾💖💤

[@IronSmokeLTD]

TY!!

[@NightwishArena]

Jukka is my all time favorite drummer, and even thou I love their new drummer too, I will always miss him. Jukka was not the fastest or the most technical, but he has amazing stage presence and his rhytmic choices, fills etc were always on point. Unfortunately there are no drumcams of him playing. But I definitely recommend that you just watch this whole show piece by piece. Here is the best version (remastered by me & 4K AI enhancement by ShauningtoN): kzbin.info/aero/PLpxWcYEDYKwmEAKVjrJ8KXEWSPbI-QPtT And you should definitely see Nightwish' new drummer, Kai Hahto in action too. He is honestly one of the best metal drummers out there (and pretty amazing in jazz too): Wintersun - Sons Of Winter And Stars (TIME I Live Rehearsals At Sonic Pump Studios): kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip2YhWCdobmXjtk

[@30110CKs]

Yeah, miss Jukka. He didn't just play his drums, he danced with them.

[@rdmrdm2659]

I love the ‘stank face’ by Emppu right after the Floor-Raid siren.

[@nick74bul]

Nice to see you continue your journey with Nightwish. Did not expect that. I think as a drummer you might be interested with the song Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean (live in Buenos Aires 2018). Hope to see you again 🤟

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I hope I exceeded your expectations enough to keep you around for more 😊😊 That one's been mentioned a few times, it's definitely in consideration. THANK YOU for watching!

[@marita2g]

I concur!

[@alancarter41]

Another excellent reaction. To me, the best part is Jukka attacking the cymbals like they owed him money. "Double faced carnivore"...this song is about a romance gone bad. For another great song you might consider Ghost River...lots of call and answer between Marko and Floor.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Perfect! I didn't express it, but I definitely want to hear some more back and forth between the two! Big thanks for watching Alan!

[@pabloragusa]

I concur

[@helky8]

@@pabloragusa we know where that came for 😉😁

[@tonycarroll7925]

@@IronSmokeLTD Try Ghost River from the same gig. The vocal interaction between Floor and Marco is pure class...

[@MicheleNicole]

HAHAHA, "Like they owed him money", that's the best!

[@allenjohnstone9945]

Liked both this and your reaction to GLS. You spotted the chimes there and smiled at the guy playing the pink guitar in the audience. Not many notice either of those.

[@athlonen]

You're on the right track for getting to the heaviest Nightwish has, but it's better for you to build up to that one. Meanwhile, for heavy, I'd suggest you react to Nightwish's performance of Yours is an Empty Hope, live from the Vehicle of Spirit show, at Wembley. You'll have fun with that one!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

The list is growing by the minute! Thanks a bunch athlonen!!!

[@edithgruber2125]

Yesss, I second that. I was just going to suggest Yours is an Empty Hope, either Wembley or Mexico City 2015. If you are into the heavier stuff, that's a true gem. If you thought that you have heard what Floor can do vocally, you'll be surprised with that one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqbaimSaYrB8qdU PS: that's with the new drummer Kai Hahto and the video I linked has subtitles so the lyrics are easier to follow.

[@sfrausing80]

You are in for such a journey my friend. I’ll be here to take it with you. As a drummer I think you will like “yours is an empty hope”. It’s with new drummer Kai and he is killing it.

[@Pymander]

Great reaction. Welcome to the NW Army

[@dianec9456]

I think that everyone that hears NW has the same reaction as you... I've heard this song hundreds of times and STILL get sweaty palms! I also find my heart racing :D with a huge smile on my face and goosebumps... I am so mad that I only found NW in 2020 - the one good thing that came out of the pandemic lockdown. The NW army IS so positive and friendly - glad that you're a member.

[@Buboenik]

If you like to explore other bands, I can recommend Epica - consign to oblivion, live at the Zenith in Paris. I think you (and your wife) will like it. Enjoy!

[@NZWozza]

Enjoyed the reaction. Love Nightwish, all of their band including both drummers. I am not a drummer, but the drums with Nightwish are always on point. Ariën from Epica is a beast too. And I Vlad from Jinjer also stands out to me. Also always loved the drums with Opeth. All those bands are a complete package though.

[@aether13x69]

Wanna hear HER growl?? Nightwish "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live from Wembley

[@littleraven28]

Another great reaction. Since you wanted a suggestion for your next song... Weak Fantasy performed live in Tampere is must for a drummer. The reasons are simple, it's a heavy song and it opens with a drum solo 😉🤘🏽

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Opens with a drum solo?! I may need a bigger office space to jump around a bit 🤘Stay tuned..... Thank you Raven!!!

[@BOOMBiggityBam]

@@IronSmokeLTD might want to have a towel to wipe your sweaty hands with too! Funny thing, when you mentioned your hands, I realized my hands were sweating too from being excited to see your reaction. I knew you'd love this one!!!

[@BrendonChase_2015]

"Weak Fantasy" Tampere live 2015, oh yes.. I concur!

[@pabloragusa]

I concur

[@zoeystar4668]

Absolutely awesome recommendation with "Weak Fantasy", and lets throw "Devil And the Deep Dark Ocean" in there as well.

[@ciaransmommy]

Excellent reaction. 🥰

[@Poppie-Joyce]

Hi from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@HWaii]

I like your reactions. :-) If you want to check out Kai Hahto, the new drummer, I recommend a song from the newest album: "Tribal". I think Kai said he had to extend his drumset for this song.

[@mpainter22]

If you want HEAVY Nightwish you have to go with a song that will never be played live, "Master, Passion, Greed" with the incredible Marco on vocals

[@alancarter41]

I would add Bye, Bye Beautiful as well.

[@athlonen]

He needs to build up to that one. As a drummer in a band, he'll be more familiar with meanings behind the lyrics instead of just going straight into it. I agree on him reacting to it, but it will be even more powerful with knowing the story behind it along with the feel in that song.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

@@athlonen My wife is helping me navigate the intricate maze of Nightwork's anthology! We're hoping the way we are planning it will do similar to as you mentioned Athlonen! Thanks to all for watching and support!

[@75jvs]

Totally off-topic, but I love the unicorn watching over the yin and yang cats in the background 😄🥰. Enjoy the rest of the Nightwish journey. I was late to the party as well and now can't get enough of them.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thank you!! 😊 More cool stuff coming soon and I will not forget about Nightwish!

[@MicheleNicole]

I absolutely love how you react to this. I am sure I speak for many of us, but it's a whole-body reaction, too - and I'm glad to see you can't sit still through it either. Edit to add, I hit save too soon; OMG you are the first to say they want to add it to their learn-to-play list. Sure, many say they'll add it to their music rotation, but you've taken it to the next level. I have watched thousands of reactions and have not heard that from anyone. Bravo to you for that - true musician there. NGL. I have a sheet music copy of Ghost Love Score for piano, and love trying to get through that one.

[@fredriknilsson6042]

Song of myself from Wacken also. Not this fast but heavy and the breakdown in the second half just gets me headbanging every time

[@kyrosv1289]

Thank you!!! I've subbed because of Nightwish!! Keep them coming!! Nightwish... Song of Myself, Yours is an Empty Hope, 7 Days to the Wolves!!! [Links from Gabriel!!]

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thanks for the sub! MORE COMING SOON!

[@jamieberrings9753]

Welcome to Nightwish! Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole!

[@Stuart_Lonewolf_Holloway]

Really enjoy seeing people enjoying things outside of their usual lane. I have 2 recommendations for you, one is well known and the other not so much but both Excellent. Mission in Black - Oceans of Blood and Ayreon- The Day that the World Breaks Down. Both eye opening and keep up the great reactions. 🐺❤️

[@spiritscar]

“The Devil and The Deep Dark Ocean” Live in Buenos Aires 2018 Trust me man. This is where you want to go. A different drummer at this stage. Be interesting to see your take on him as well.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

That's one thing I can't wait to digest! I want to hear each era of the drummers and how they compare. FOR SCIENCE! Big thanks Spirit!

[@Ireksojkowski]

Hi super reaction🤘🤘🤘

[@MyTorturedEyes]

Hey, you've gotta fan in me my man, genuine, honest and pretty darn cool...look forward to hearing more reactions and turning my daughter on to your channel...peace from a 53yro meathead who can find a trip in any kind of music.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I appreciate that so much Myke! Thank you!

[@janottens6755]

Yeah Nightwish for president 🇺🇸🤗👍👍

[@mirjamvond1731]

As a connaisseur of the harder metal as well, for me with Nightwish it is like: I'm obsessed with a couple of awesome songs, and I'm very indifferent about a lot of other ones. Some of the songs are too.. Disney for me. But dammit I love the songs that I do love! 😄

[@amygoodson-catlady]

Turn on lyric captions...all their lives have them. Each composition isn't just a song...its a story, a lesson, a poem. Dive into the art!

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯 "Romanticide" comes like a freight train from where you won't hop off at the next stop! It's pretty cool you're willing to widen your "view" on Metal music. All the way to symphonic metal. The same goes with life. If we are stuck in couple of things, whether it's a career, food, choice of genre in arts etc. how can we evolve as a person (???) Nicely reacted män and good choice as a second song of their tasty repertoire. 😉 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Huge thanks to you Jaska!

[@elvwood]

I love the variety with Nightwish. They do so many different styles (wanna hear a sea shanty?!), and do something unexpected with every single one of them. If you want a single band that can broaden horizons, this is one of your best bets! Having said that, the Wacken trilogy of GLS/Romanticide/Storytime is a good primer before possibly branching out into other shows.

[@carolaorn7308]

He's working hard for the money Kai with the drums, excellent. Thank you from🇫🇮

[@NickBR57]

Drums? Well, try Weak Fantasy from Tampere (or Wembley). Kai introduces with a drum solo... Stratele Studio has an analysis of Romanticide where he shows how Jukka changes the whole feel by a change of the beat that as non-drummer you may not normally notice. You would. Tribal is another drum-based one to look out for. For Marco vocals with Floor (and he has some superb solo singing tracks like The Islander from Tampere (drums restrained but absolutely critical at points) and High Hopes from Hartwall Arena 2005) - try Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean and Slaying the Dreamer both from Buenos Aires 2018. Again, drums are critical

[@robertsheeler321]

Great reaction, there are no two songs alike out of hundreds of songs . I will tell you Tuomas (Keyboard & composer) & Marco (Bassist & singer) wrote there heaviest song outta extreme anger about the husband & Manager of there 1st singer Tarja fired in 2005 they put it on the album in 2007 but vowed to never play live and never did . Its called (Master Passion Greed) there is only a studio recording of it this is sung by Marco . here's the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnO3g6RogMynabM

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Added! This one has been mentioned multiple times. Keep an eye on the channel, you might find a nice surprise in a couple days. Thanks for the comment!

[@chrystalll1011]

Since you asked... this is what I would like to hear from you. I'm not a drummer, so I don't hear these beloved Nightwish songs through your ears, but I want to. So teach me. Teach me what you hear and why you hear it. Teach me why it stands out to you... why it makes your heart race, why it makes your palms sweaty, and why it makes you want to get up and start jamming out. Teach me what it involves, the skill it takes, the techniques, the nuances of drumming. It comes naturally to you, but it's lost on me, so educate me. Make me aware. The Nightwish Army has heard these songs hundreds of times, and though we love to live vicariously through a new persons ears when they experience Nightwish for the first time, it's something really special when you can make us rediscover them ourselves by hearing something we didn't hear before or experiencing them from a different perspective... YOUR perspective.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thank you Chrystal! I'm trying to become more comfortable on camera so it is easier for me to articulate those things during the reaction! Your feedback means very much to me!

[@cesarneves]

Weak Fantasy live at Tampere! There`s also a drum-cam version of it! You should check them out.

[@missdove637]

Heavy eh..... try yours is an empty hope live at wembley!!!! A must see/hear

[@BoonesRevenge]

Dude, really cool reaction 🤘🤘 Honest and no bs, just what you think. Keep it up 👍 NW’s lyrics are really well written and I do recommend turning on subs if you have an interest in knowing what they are. For NW videos I find them pretty accurate

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Thank you I really appreciate it! You're right the lyrics are so intricate , I'll have to turn on the subs with my next vid.

[@semperfidelis7517]

Hey man, great reaction. I'm drummer too. There are some "drum cam" Videos of Nightwish that you will sure enjoy! I highly recommend you "STARGAZERS drum cam by Kai Hahto" New subscriber here!!!

[@IronSmokeLTD]

Big thanks man!

[@whirledpeaz5758]

Floor the living Air Raid Siren.

[@IronSmokeLTD]

🤣🤣 Thank you for watching!

[@zoeystar4668]

Nightwish will take you on a roller-coaster ride of adventure with their music. I loved this reaction and look forward to many more. Perhaps check out 'weak Fantasy", already suggested in the comments below, for good reason. Cheers.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

This huge energy blast tells a story about the suicide/homicide of a romance. Tuomas is an excellent lyricist ("Eider covered in oil", "you double-faced carnivore" etc.). 😎👍

[@IronSmokeLTD]

I almost feel it necessary to do a quick background for each song before I react! The more I learn about the song, the more I go back and listen to it again.

[@okiejohn3925]

@@IronSmokeLTD Tuomas' lyrics are ALWAYS worth a deeper review...they are VERY poetic and interesting...he has a very different way of saying something.

[@randolphstiney9544]

If you want heavy check out Master passion greed there is no live video they've never played it live only studio one of the heaviest nightwish songs