Metal History - Amenra

[@godscoldhands77]

Greatest band on the planet.!!

[@knobtechnology]

amen!

[@nikolaipardon4164]

@@knobtechnology ...ra ;)

[@agnieszkarudzinska8896]

Have seen them like five or six times and every time was an absolutely breathtaking experience. In two weeks I'm going to Gent to see them on their ground. Cannot entirely believe it 🤩

[@nikolaipardon4164]

I discovered Amenra first in I think 2017 or '18. And I was totally blown away. I was going through very hard times back then and their music helped me a lot. As another music critic put it once: "Their music ripped me apart, to then put me back together." I've been to their concerts twice since then. Which was nice. But 1.5 years ago, I attended their acoustic concert in a church in Bochum, Germany. This was sooo amazing! They had almost no lights on the stage. It was mostly in dark. You barely couldn't see the band. The audience was really quiet. You could feel the tension in the room. There were no weekend morons, who just went out to drink some beers and spontaneously decided to drop in and see, who might be playing that evening. No. Everybody knew, why they were there, what to expect. Everyone there was highly dedicated. This whole thing didn't feel like a simple concert. It was a fucking ritual! If you ever get the chance to experience their acoustic set: GO! It's like a life changing experience!

[@JoWinters]

For me it felt special too, I had goosebumps at their live show too

[@JohnHandzo]

I love Amenra. The word that you used and I always use to describe them is « authentic » and some people don’t even know what that means until they hear Amenra. You can tell they do everything with a purpose. Their art, their covers show an eclectic taste and that really stands out in a metal scene that many times lacks originality and creativity. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@juliancesararellano3186]

I have the pleasure to enjoy this band every hour of every day

[@ileutur6863]

Besides Amenra, the entire Belgian scene is on a level I have never seen before. They have so many groundbreaking and genre defining bands, but nobody in the mainstream ever talks about them.

[@linnyker1994]

Good analysis about this magnificent band, I discovered them last year and since then I've been in love

[@Soulfide]

I love Amenra and I love the live performances. I actually only listen to them live because the energy is much better than the recordings.

[@Raksasa187]

Amenra is is a true gem of a band!

[@daviddevilliers2828]

Very impressive live, saw them many times, very powerful

[@carlitoxb110]

I've been obsessed with this band for three years now, it was my treasure find on pandemic times

[@deno7343]

The compilation with Sofie Verdoodt you talk about on 4:30 is in fact a 7" where Amenra provides music on 2 of her poems... She lives in Ghent and is, besides being a member of the unofficial Goth community and a real Nico-aficionado, a professor in performance arts and film ànd an award winning poet. She writes in Dutch in a very own style. Her bundles Doodwater (Dead Water) and Anker Kruis Hart (Anchor Cross Heart) are real gems. Some years ago she was also the artistic director of Art Cinema OFFoff, concluding her time there with a Nico-special (Andy Warhol, Philippe Garrel , ...) of the annual Night of the Experimental Film... The songs from the 7" with Amenra, September and Buiten Datum, can also be found on the livealbum Alive...

[@JoWinters]

Thank you! I didn’t even know the half of it. She sounds like an interesting person, again, thank you!

[@deno7343]

@@JoWinters She's also a very great cat lover... Some 20 years ago we had an online community in Flanders (and The Netherlands) called Gothweb, then Blackweb... People who were in the scène but did not met IRL came to know each other and your circle boomed... Her name there was Puss in Boots and her love for Cats, Nico (and Coil, Current 93, ...) and Poetry was very clear... Little did we (nor she) know where the road may lead her... ;-) She's an interesting person, indeed, but foremost she is a lovely person, in a véry calm way...

[@nensha213]

they gave voice to my suffering. it's something I need. I did a couple of guitar covers of their songs...I can't wait to see them again at the end of may in Belgium.

[@geokottis7042]

Love this band! Can't wait to see them live..

[@JoWinters]

Oh they’re so good

[@getsugar6411]

I LOVE their Portishead cover, very glad you included it too! You should check their art and photography work too if you're interested in that kind of stuff, especially Mathieu's b&w photography, he's great. Imo, if you like their music you will dig the artsy side of COR as well. Fun video!

[@JoWinters]

Thank you! Will do 😃

[@henriqueaccathcotrim]

Great video, congrats! I discovered Amenra in 2022 and it totally blew my mind. The shows are amazing, the musicians, the artwork, everything about this band is sensational. Success to you and your channel.

[@JoWinters]

Thank you so much!!

[@Biokemnia]

If you like Amenra, go hear one of the side project of the singer and guitarist, with Igor Cavalera and someone else who was in Neurosis (but is not in Absent in body neither). The project is called Absent in Body , the album Plague God. It's a bit more extreme and industrial. One of my favorite album from 2022

[@JoWinters]

Thank you!

[@Underournorthernstar]

@@JoWinters The acres/The ache from the album he suggested especially is incredible. Crushing, bleak and unsettling.

[@masvm86]

I think that someone else is Scott Kelly

[@Biokemnia]

​@@masvm86right.

[@lobotomiseme1653]

Very favourite band, NEED to see them life. A Solitary Reign is my favourite song of all time.

[@wavesinthe5112]

Good video. Their live shows are my favorite. They will be in cali on may 3, can’t wait.

[@pietervanderveken]

Funny fact, the guitar player with the long hair had a skate shop in ghent belguim, i bought my first pair of vans over there. Didn´t know this group back then, if i knew i wouldn´t have wore these 😅

[@slowfreak3718]

I saw them as support for Igorrr in Amsterdam last year. They killed it. Had a great time. Hope to see Amenra again! Made such a lasting impression on me! Really good live performance! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@JoWinters]

What a combination, I love Igorrr too!

[@MrJoecantu1134]

Thank you!!

[@jamesobenouriii1895]

I’ve been waiting for this one!! I love them and I love this video! 🖤

[@MrHanswurst47]

My favorite band! Yuhuu

[@TomArys]

Awesome 🙌🖤

[@13thNemesis]

I tell everyone that an Amenra concert ist not a music concert, but a religious experience! I saw them live 2 years ago in Krakow and I loved every single second of it! I saw Oathbreaker 9 years or so ago and it was soooooooooooo good! I myself also have 2 Amenra Tattoos..

[@nikolaipardon4164]

Their acoustic set in a church in Bochum (Germany) totally blew my mind! And yes, to me it also felt like some kind of ritual. So amazing!

[@m.p.1345]

@@nikolaipardon4164 I've been there aswell.. 6h drive just for this concert and boy was it worth it. Liefde en licht

[@iuliusalbert]

I have them tattooed in me, very good video, new suscriber here

[@StellarSteven]

Do you remember what the opening bands were for that Amenra show you attended? Thanks

[@JoWinters]

Unfortunately no! It was 5-6 years ago I. Athens, sadly a very drunk period of my life, don’t even remember how I got there:/

[@ileutur6863]

​@@JoWinters If we saw them on the same tour, prompting Mass VI, the opening band was Boris

[@500KiloVolt]

You are very knowledgable with music :o

[@JoWinters]

Thank you for saying that!

[@deno7343]

My wet dream is still having a double bill of Amenra and Fields of the Nephilim. Both bands do have a loyal following, which is always good for the atmosphere, and both bands do approach their concerts as a sacred happening. FotN calls them Ceremonies, Amenra rather use the word Rituals... Now thàt wopuld make a great tour...!! If Fields of the Nephilim is not copping out, that is...

[@Underournorthernstar]

You have good taste. I'm not a fan of cheesy operatic vocals either but I can enjoy cleans. I like the Roads cover My Dying Bride did. Do you like Ruins of Beverast? Big recommend if you like atmosphere

[@briefmortal11]

..... people listen to Nightwish? 😦😦 Excellent job on the background music!

[@hnorrstrom]

Yeah, Nightwish was interesting for a brief period of time around 20-25 years ago when their sound was new to people. But now, it makes my head hurt from just hearing their name. And their fanboys are even worse than BM people.

[@JoWinters]

Thank you! 🤩

[@magnusmotor1364]

Yes, Portishead is legendary.

[@Hierarkh]

Any interest in covering Deathspell Omega or Mgla?

[@JoWinters]

oh yes.....

[@Hierarkh]

Well, it looks like we're in business then. Subscribed.

[@JoWinters]

@@Hierarkh hahaha thank you!

[@MusicInfernoUnbox]

🤘🤘❤❤

[@chvaneeckhout7016]

[@sergioagra3846]

Boden-Spijt.....thats the song

[@sebastiaanrodenhuis6714]

That solo at 3:13 🖤🖤🖤

[@dukesb21]

Are you from Greece?

[@JoWinters]

Yes! And currently I live in Sweden

[@habos]

@@JoWintersyooo me too

[@wimtorreborre729]

Flemisch is not a language, the language si called Dutch.

[@JoWinters]

You’re right. I should have said “dialect” instead!

[@deno7343]

Flemish person here... You are right : Flemish is not a proper language with it's own set of rules for grammar. It is the name used for the dialects spoken in the southern Dutch speaking parts of Europe. In fact, before 1830 Flanders was a part of The United Netherlands before the Revolution that would lead to the formation of Belgium, which added Flanders as it's northern part. Flemish persons make fun about other Flemish dialects. When Colin talks you can hear he's from the Westhoek (Kortrijk, where the Battle of the Gulden Spurs took place in 1302), when he sings it is in Dutch...

[@13tuyuti]

​@@JoWintersthe lyrics aren't really in dialect but in fairly standard Dutch. The band's own dialect is one that other Flemish and Dutch people make make fun of for being hard to understand.

[@organ5899]

what a great recommendation for youtube to give me. great video! got a sub! when you have the chance, please considering making a video covering ISIS 😸

[@JoWinters]

Thank you!