Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope (REACTION!!!)

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[@chadharris6104]

Ne Obliviscaris! You guys are deep down the rabbit hole now....

[@NympoGaming]

Very deep!

[@DanihelMetalPromotion]

Next up Igorrr

[@SpiderJerusalemJr]

Daniël Pronk I was of the people who suggested Ne Obliviscaris and someone said I might be going too deep for them. Now it's my turn to say that, but I might be wrong haha

[@DanihelMetalPromotion]

SpiderJerusalemJr Hahaha, Igorrr is some crazy shit.

[@hugohaas922]

Yeah Igorrr - ieuD it's the next level xD

[@scottmccumber5810]

Gentlemen, THIS is one of the happiest accidents in KZbin history haha. Ne Obliviscaris is a relatively obscure progressive metal band. They're one of my favorites. Never thought you would ever listen to this band, much less LIKE it! Shout out to whoever requested this and shout out to you guys for taking a risk on it! Just in case you're interested, the album this song is from (Portal of the I) is their debut and most people's favorite. Their sophomore album Citadel is absolutely fantastic in its own right. AWESOME PROG!!! Their new album from this year is called Urn. It's also excellent!!--but you may want to listen to them in order. BTW, the violinist is Tim Charles and he also does the clean vocals. Hope you guys enjoy this incredible band!!!!!

[@GooseGumlizzard]

haha "This doesnt sound like metal at all" *cue heavy guitars

[@alexschuster1618]

Knowing this song, the back of my mind was saying "Just wait for it."

[@movietimeateds69]

@@alexschuster1618 I've seen a few reactions for this song, and I say that every time. Everybody touches on how the beginning isn't metal, and I say "oh just you wait."

[@nightfall88]

As a metalhead I want to thank you guys for helping me discover Ne Obliviscaris, leaving to see them live tomorrow ! :) By the way, if you ever want to go back to Ne Obliviscaris, "Libera Part I: Saturnine Spheres" is also great :)

[@haribo710]

I would recommend also forget not that is truly amazing and the build up is really intense

[@-Ruben]

Libera is my favourite song, it's so epic 😄

[@Lezduit1]

Urn is their most underrated song

[@Daneki]

"I feel like this is something that I needed, that I didn't know I needed." My dudes, I could say the same thing about your channel! Not sure how I ended here, one of those 3am on youtube moments... glad I did though! Great to see some open minded guys getting hyped for metal.

[@LordLuc94]

Dan Mallaburn Lol, I second that. Also the time mark. :')

[@suzannemcneal7320]

Yeah, me too. Saw hip Hip Hop dudes react to war pigs thought , sarcastically, this should be good and it magically was. It's refreshing to see others hear your favorite music for the first time. Gives you a new perspective somehow

[@42k78]

I said the same thing without knowing someone else said it first.

[@mitchierichie]

I never thought I'd enjoy reaction videos

[@JFRiley]

Just watched this...said “what the hell???”....kicked over to their video....said “WTF??”....went online....purchased their albums...that’s TWO new bands thanks to this channel... very cool!

[@COEXISTential]

Check out Eluveitie too :D

[@chasingdogs]

Ditto. Bought.

[@LeonardoPostacchini]

Ditto x 2

[@leerobbo92]

Fun fact: they use this song for teaching and analysing it's composition at one of Australia's most prestigious music schools

[@blackwater_park]

Woah, now I'm interested. Do you have a source for that?

[@leerobbo92]

Blackwater Park facebook.com/NeObliviscarisBand/posts/10151659037999898 Straight from the horse's mouth!

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

leerobbo92 that is so fucking cool. Wow.

[@kevinwatts1842]

It is true, i live in Australia and have seen them 5 times, 6 as of next Wednesday.

[@TheJambo]

The one singing clean vocals is Tim Charles. He is also the violinist

[@timfarides8894]

What this guy said, they are touring now... Go see NeO

[@TheJambo]

Just purchased tickets for their show in Helsinki next month...can't wait :)

[@barfeyman3626]

@Dave Duncan bad opinion

[@danielarpentii3088]

@Dave Duncan that's a very bad opinion

[@altanulu4289]

Hell yessss !!! You did Ne Obliviscaris !!! You just took your heads and bodies outside the box man. What a great band and song to react ! And you gave them what they deserved, you were just on point ! Do you see why we, some metalheads act like elitist assholes now :)) ? When you hear a beauty like this, a band from Australia taking what Opeth from Sweden did to to the highest levels we just get addicted and that's why we have nothing to get from Slipknot etc... But only respect as the whole music scene around the world no matter what genre ;) You were already two super stars among the metal community around the world and by doing this reaction, your place is in a much more safer place from now on ;) Always respected what you did and please keep doing this forever. Love and respect and salute you guys !!!

[@ControllerOfMinds]

Australia's got another good band in this respect: Be'lakor =) ... Either "Countless Skies" or "In Parting"

[@altanulu4289]

ControllerOfMinds Yes I know Be'lakor and Vessels is my favourite album by them 🤘

[@Reacher6969]

I love Ne Obliviscaris, and I appreciate how skilled they are. True masters. Though listening to them does not make me think any less of Slipknot, because I fucking love them too. It doesn’t make me think “oh, this makes Slipknots music instantly shit now, and I can’t like Slipknot after listening to this”. Both are awesome in my eyes.

[@DanielMarrable]

ControllerOfMinds oh man they're good. Aussie metal is sick as aye.

[@altanulu4289]

MasterZoro Of course! You have your own point and reasons to enjoy Slipknot and think they're awesome. And that is the way it should be honestly. Getting into one excellent band doesn't make others garbage at once, it's nonesense. I was trying to make sense as why some of us can't get what we need from some other over commercialised nu metal bands such as Slipknot. Of course they are doing great at their own area. But when you wide open your eyes and your mind to the galaxy of music you find so many unique and perfect bands which they deserve more than they get. Especially when you make your way to the prog/melo death/black scene, mainstream begins to suck. You know what I mean my friend...

[@dominantpersona3326]

HOLY SHIT... NE OBLIVISCARIS??????? If you see this.... Will you give Symphony X - Paradise Lost a try.... I know you are inanimate about the vocals in metal but Russ Allen hands down has the best vocals. All of his work from Church of The Machine to The Accolade. Also could you give love to some CAPITAL STEEZ - King Steelo

[@armandofaith5288]

Dominant Persona I really do hope they react to it. They could call the video "Paradise Lost in Vegas"...

[@switchboardrevelry4275]

OMG Ne Obliviscaris! I never thought in a million years to see this on your channel!! I just found out about these guys last year. They are amazing.

[@keeyajavan]

i wet myself when i saw this on my feed

[@M3G4FR34K]

2 years later and I need to know: WHEN WILL YOU BE DOING ANOTHER NE OBLIVISCARIS REACT VIDEO?!?!

[@LostInVegas]

BIG THANKS to Ne Obliviscaris for the shout out on Facebook! The link was sent to us through Twitter. twitter.com/corpster94/status/940402613513785344

[@WarlordOfArttr99yhi99y4rt]

Great choice guys love you videos keep up the great work.

[@elifreeman4211]

I've personally NEVER heard of this band, much less listened to this song. You guys are beginning to open all of us up to new music. Beautifully done. Bravo!!

[@peter94e]

I think you would enjoy a little bit of the melodic side of death metal. Bands like Opeth, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, In Flames...

[@LuthienC]

peter94e there is not one suggestion here that isn't awesome.

[@dougmoore6612]

Agree with this entire list!

[@jonh2519]

Opeth is Prog metal, everything else there is melodic death. Opeths sound is so different from the rest. Amon Amarth would be awesome for them to review.

[@peter94e]

Jon Hernandez fair enough. I've been trying to get them to do Amon Amarth for a while now...

[@IskarJalak]

I love the mashup of Amon Amarth's Twilight of the Thunder God with Sabaton's cover. They're both great on their own too.

[@Sumarbrander]

This song is actually used in australian music university for the students to analyze

[@ryansadauskis]

Moritz Paul I saw this in another comment. That’s freaking awesome. Wish there was a prog Metal class at my school. :(

[@jbasti227]

That's awesome! I wish my school did this.

[@pratyushbzr]

And not only any University but in Sydney Conservatorium of Music... That's so awesome isn't it?

[@jasonblodgett8769]

No one cares.

[@liamfleming8531]

@@jasonblodgett8769 about you? Correct

[@DevilsFourString]

I love that you guys went with something not highly requested! I'd never heard of these guys, but I'm really into it. But seeing how you've reacted to this, you really, REALLY need to check out some Opeth. I'd say Ghost of Perdition or Reverie/Harlequin Forest (I'm a broken record). It's not just like this, but they've got a similar vibe, and I'd bet that Ne Obliviscaris are huge fans of Opeth. You will love the melodies and seamless transitions. Seriously, Opeth is prog metal exactly in this vein. Also Oblivion by Mastodon. Keep up the awesome work and open mindedness! You guys are killing it!

[@DoneAsSociety]

Totally agree...they are ready for Opeth.

[@EdDerp101]

Opeth - A funeral portrait

[@DGTL_MRKT]

I left a comment reprimanding them for not doing Opeth yet and also using Twitter to ask what KZbinrs want. Please find it and give it a like, maybe we can finally get these dudes to listen to Opeth. The idea is to get LIVegas to listen to the heavy shit, and then let them hear Damnation. The song that I think represents Opeth's progressive music as well as Opeth's progression as a band is the song "Heir Apparent." The song is off of the last album that they growled on before completely changing sounds again. Cheers!

[@DGTL_MRKT]

@ProfKaos I know, I know... but I've tried the nice way numerous times. On almost every video I watch, even the country ones, I've liked all the comments that said Opeth and tried to create conversations in the comments to drum up interest. I don't participate with the Twits so KZbin is where I voice my opinion, and unfortunately it seems they are paying more attention to the Twits than their KZbin Comment section. Sometimes you have to stand up and have passion before your voice gets heard. If I have to try harder to get my voice heard on KZbin than on Twitter than so be it.

[@DevilsFourString]

I want them to listen to Opeth, but reprimanding seems a bit much, lol. Love the passion though. I love Heir Apparent, but I still fell like select songs from Ghost Reveries are the best introduction.

[@BPhoenix37]

Wow... I was not expecting you guys to do a track like this. You really dove down into the rabbit hole. Props to you. Great video! In case you're wondering, this band is widely considered to be one of the most innovative bands in modern metal today. I really enjoyed how much you appreciated each part.

[@EricKesterson]

YayForBeers seen 'em twice live, so fucking talented and awesome. They've rocketed to somewhere in my top 10 favorite bands.

[@ruinsane100]

Opeth was the band that opened my mind to death vocals (hated growls before they came along) and because of them, I can now enjoy this!

[@DGTL_MRKT]

I left a comment reprimanding them for not doing Opeth yet and also using Twitter to ask what KZbinrs want. Please find it and give it a like, maybe we can finally get these dudes to listen to Opeth. The idea is to get LIVegas to listen to the heavy shit, and then let them hear Damnation.

[@pietrayday9915]

A little Swedish band, Cemetary, was the one that finally sold me on the growled vocals back in 1991 or 1992, with the album "An Evil Shade of Grey" - that was a nice combination of folk-style melodies and a softer, hissed or whispered style of harsh vocals that sold me. Maybe all of us have that one album or band that finally convinces us of the growled vocals?

[@DGTL_MRKT]

@Pietyr Ayday I'm listening to Cemetary "An Evil Shade of Grey" - I love these lesser known recordings. That "scratch" with the guitar pick is an awesome little sonic experience. Thanks for the new tunes!

[@mgven]

Yes same here Opeth and Blackwater Park was the first CD with Growling vocals I would play again and again and....

[@footnotedrummer]

Check this out "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope from Portal of I was included in a teaching curriculum at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the song being analysed for its composition"

[@mercylessplayer]

You're goddamn right

[@Chrael]

This is gonna get buried beneath the hundreds of comments begging for Ghost of Perdition, but Be'lakor - Remnants!

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

I back that! Though I would choose another song. "Venator", "From Scythe To Spectre" or "Aspect"...

[@christopherblowers443]

Love be'lakor

[@addikt]

That album is utterly disgusting. I think they'd like "In Parting" as well.

[@TheUnoriginalViewer]

I'm so glad I found this channel otherwise I probably would never have heard this song, as a fan of Apocalyptica I really enjoy music that takes "classical" instruments and turns them on their head, thank you for this reaction. And hey, I've got to throw my hat in the ring again for you guys to check out Devin Townsend, if taking a chance on this song that had so few requests worked out, maybe giving the loser of the twitter poll a look will have similar results?

[@seraph1337]

yes, please! Devin Townsend - Kingdom, particularly the live studio version for EMG TV.

[@al3exify]

Thumbs up for Devin Townsend from me too.

[@nolanneu5170]

This song just blew my mind, thanks for showing me this new band. You guys keep doin you!

[@pwod83]

Classical and Metal go well together. A lot of Metal bands use classical forms.

[@mercylessplayer]

Patrick White classical is also the most common second favorite genre of metalheads according to some study i read

[@ryansadauskis]

Metal is probably the closest thing you can get classical.

[@wannabeserpento99]

A violin doesn't mean it has anything to do with classical music.

[@Downsider24]

Of course not, the genre itself just happens to blend extremely well with classical instrumentation, as it does with Jazz, and several types of orchestral music. Most bands, as the fans of the 1000 genres within Heavy Metal are also fans of Classical music. Especially certain composers that have a more.. Chaotic, aggressive and dark sound to their music.

[@cynwraeth1943]

@@mercylessplayer To prove your point, I try to see at least 6 metal shows and 2 operas / symphonies a year.

[@WheresYourSuit]

Holy shit! This is amazing. How the hell I haven't heard of these guys until now... I need to listen to some more Ne Obliviscaris now. Thank you Lost in Vegas for this! Another Australian metal band you can check out is Be'lakor. Listen to Venator by them. But I won't stop posting this on your videos: *Rainbow - STARGAZER*

[@VictorHelvete]

Be'lakor and NeO are two of my alltime favorite bands, been a metalhead for ages. Something about the ambiance they can conjure up.. Heavenly!

[@shmick6079]

Fuck yeah, Rainbow! Wouldn’t mind some classic Aussie stuff too - Cold Chisel or Midnight Oil.

[@M3rett0]

Damn Australia has some good metal bands.

[@h00lmberg]

WheresYourSuit Be'lakor is amazing. Countless Skies!

[@WheresYourSuit]

Outro of Countless Skies blows my mind whenever I listen to it. As the outro starts you anticipate something's coming up and when it finally hits it's glorious and your mind blows precisely at this moment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4rEqXSlqKeoqNEm5s

[@mert4879]

I know you guys get requests to do reactions all the time so I'll take this time to just say that you guys are really dope. Your reactions are always authentic and you don't pretend to like or dislike anything because it'll make your viewers happy. I know it must be hard to upload constantly and work but I think I can say this for everyone that we appreciate you two. You're not afraid to listen to someting different, whether it be Country or Heavy Metal. Hopefully you never stop these videos. Love from the UK!

[@LostInVegas]

Thank you sir!

[@impulseucf]

What he said. You guys are my favorite channel of anything right now. I look for a new metal video like every day.

[@mattysoho]

Well this is super weird. My favorite music is progressive metal and I started playing violin in first grade because I liked the violin in that exact part of true lies (my mom rented it from blockbuster, haha). What a strange parallel. Even stranger that I've never heard of this band. Oh yeah, again I'll vote for Between the Buried and Me - White Walls (live colors DVD version). 👍 Thanks for the videos.

[@AvinTheBest]

Matt Shaw excellent suggestion! I think it might be a bit early for them but I'd love to get their reaction to it.

[@cerpintaxt362]

I suggested goodbye/Astral body. I feel it shows the most about the band in the shortest time

[@americanmetalhead7318]

I’ll never forget the first time I listened to this song, and I wish I can capture that feeling again, pure euphoria.

[@BruinStrongLifts]

I've probably listened to this song every day or every other day for over a year. I still kind of feel it every day. This band is ridiculous.

[@americanmetalhead7318]

StrongLiftsReaper yeah, they are masterminds.

[@bubbapace97]

Holy crap guys, I can't believe you actually listened to this one, I'm ecstatic! That violinist though is Tim Charles, and he's also their clean vocalist. Keep up the good work guys, I love your channel.

[@St_Fish]

Wow I'm pleasantly surprised to see Ne Obliviscaris featured on here. I've been following them since they dropped their first album and I just saw them live a few weeks ago. And like everyone else is saying, Opeth should be next, especially after this. Bands like NeO take a lot of inspiration from them. Bleak is probably the best song to start with. You might find Ghost of Perdition a bit too chaotic if you're not used to their style. If you're not sick of prog metal after that, I really recommend giving Dream Theater another chance. Metropolis is a really busy song; you should check out Home, Constant Motion, or Pull Me Under for something slightly more accessible.

[@RooneyTheGreat]

Yeah, it was great to see they enjoyed the song. And not only that, I think they are really understanding the essence of this music. For example, the fact that they are learning to be patient with the music and the fact that they feel like being transported to another abstract place in their minds, is a very satisfying thing. I think the discussion around 12:00 is a very valuable musical insight they are getting at. I would like them to hear Ghost of Perdition, but also I'm not that sure. I got a little disappointed from the fact they didn't really like Metropolis Pt 1, it broke a little bit my prog heart xD But now I see it was just too much, it may be really an overwhelming song for a lot of people. I just really hope they enjoy Opeth if they chose to listen to them. It's a great band with great music.

[@Fenrirspike]

I love how you guys listen to everyones' voices on your channel. Case in point (this song). I listen to metal and never heard this before and I love it! I was with you there with your reactions. It was my first time hearing this song too!

[@leerobbo92]

Me too. Feels like I'm going on a journey along with them at this point!

[@thealienonabsinthe8279]

Fenrirspike I'm with you I've never heard of this band.

[@stringy22]

They're truly phenomenal live too, it's not watered down, half arsed effort, what you hear on the album is what you hear live.

[@Sirtalksalot92]

Yes exactly!!! Ne Obsclivaris toured with Allegaeon last month, I got to see them both!!! Please react to Allegaeon- The Arbiters and From The Stars Death Came!!!!

[@Sirtalksalot92]

They're never going to review Allegaeon and it makes me sad. They are fucking FIIIIIIIRE!!!!

[@joshualynn9913]

I love how prog metal starts intellectual conversations about the meaning of life and shit

[@7blueblood]

Would it really be prog if it didn’t?

[@kade___kade00]

I never would have ever heard this in my life if it weren't for you guys. That violin was crazy! Very different, but a lot of talent. Always great reactions, thank you and keep it up! Should check out Big Sean- Control ft Kendrick and Jay electorni while you're at it ;) or even, Miguel - come through and chill ft J.Cole

[@tribecasfinest3561]

The instruments in the song are crazy never heard anything like this.. this is why I love this channel I’m a straight rap and R&B fan I would have never heard this song if it was not for your guys #FreeThinkers

[@Dre777]

TriBeCa’s Finest you like this, look up Winds "Fireworks of Creation"

[@jonathanhicks5780]

I love rap and r&b fans opening their minds to metal! I like some rap as well....and Usher is pretty good lol.

[@avngd7fld777]

I've never heard of this group before... now y'all are even introducing me to awesome metal! What an unexpected but admittedly awesome twist!!

[@pKHelmi]

"Metal told me patience" - one of the best ways to describe how metal works in my opinion. For me, Metal is waiting for the good part of the song, like a great breakdown, solo, hard riff, drum part, whatever...most of my alltime favorites like old sepultura (schizophrenia, beneath the remains, arise) just to mention my roots in this genre, are not easy to digest, but when a song is like "building" 3 minutes and then that epic solo comes in, it just kicks in much harder in my opinion as listening to a "good song in its totality" which might have as good solos and breakdowns, but they just dont hit as hard. Lets take master of puppets from metallica, i dont like the vocals there at all and it took me like forever to fully appreciate this song, but now i love it - pretty sure forever - nevertheless ive heard the song like 1000times plus... that epic solo and melodic part makes it worth waiting and even enjoying every second of the beginning, knowing what to come. These kind of songs stick much longer than "catchy songs"... this might end up different for everyone in each genre of course.

[@benzskyeshxc96]

Wow this is fantastic reaction. Ne oblivaris is underated prog/death metal band from australia. Finally they get exposure they deserved. They are in the same label as septicflesh,Archspire and beyond creation another underated metal band but gain popularity in underground.

[@DobrieNIN]

did you know the violinist writes all the vocal harmonies as well? him and the rythm guitar bring the soft sound to the band, and the lead guitar and harsh vocalist do most of the heavier stuff. the harsh vocalist also writes all the lyrics, including the clean ones. i can answer almost any question about these guys lol. they are my life.

[@johnny_eth]

And Dan is a metronome.

[@deadman320]

This was a pleasant surpise and glad you enjoyed them. Ne Obliviscaris is a band that is really a rising star and keep topping themselves with each album. I would recommend listening to Eluveitie- Inis Mona, a celtic style metal band that uses a lot of non-traditional instuments like: violin, flutes, whistles, hurdy-gurdy, etc.

[@aronlatham3439]

Wow you guys deserve some real respect for this

[@SliverCAN]

Currently looking up their albums. You helped sell a record or two today, I think.

[@FirstLast-ie3kq]

You guys are quite literally the best channel on KZbin. Me and my friends love your channel. Makes my heart happy to see people enjoying music as much as you do.

[@deadgauss]

Some similar bands like Ne Obliviscaris: Opeth (the great one), Persefone, Insomnium, Septicflesh, Black Crown Initiate, Haken, Mechina, Epica, Naeramarth, Oceans Of Slumber (highly recommended), Wintersun and Apocalypse Orchestra (if you like something different).

[@khellendross3573]

Between the Buried and Me for sure. One that is a little closer to the prog and non death metal side with more folk influence would be Orphaned Land.

[@ActionAwesome]

Opeth is indeed THE GREAT ONE!!!!

[@benzskyeshxc96]

what a kickass list of band.

[@AcXr50]

Oceans Of Slumber - Winter! Keep harassing them! I am.

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

All my fuck yeah for Septicflesh. Especially early Septicflesh, where the focus is on atmosphere rather than blast beats.

[@jen.g.]

Out of all the tracks you guys could have picked...you fucking killed it! I’ve loved these guys for quite sometime. PLEASE consider Allegaeon. Either “Gray Matter Mechanics” or “Proponent for Sentience III - The Extermination". It isn’t “mainstream” metal, but it’s incredible.

[@iconamongidols]

I know this comment is 6 months old, but I've recommended Allegaeon several times. I'm still holding out for sometime in the near future. They'll eventually see a comment with them.

[@anon176]

Omg Proponent for Sentience III would be so dope!

[@nickshepherd4089]

@@anon176 they aren't ready for all those solos haha.

[@theftorquiche]

Thank you so much for introducing me to a new band! This was incredible. I'd love to you review a song by a band called Insomnium. Love what you do and i will continue watching :)

[@Filthyevil]

yep, do Insomnium - while we sleep

[@ShdwftheSuN]

"While We Sleep" is an excellent choice! Another song that meshes metal with beautiful, dynamic music and probably one of my favorite songs by them. They do the clean/growl mashup so well. Definitely made a few new fans out of people through that song alone.

[@ControllerOfMinds]

YES to Insomnium!! Been asking for "While We Sleep" for I've-no-idea-how-long..! But patient, I am sure it'll come.

[@matthewhamlett9073]

ControllerOfMinds insomnium winter's gate part 4

[@YukiriKazuhira]

Yeah, agree, Insomnium is a good choice, I also like Where The Last Wave Broke

[@al3exify]

I can't belive you actually hold off the popularity polls once. And ooh my god was I pleasantly surprised to see NeO. It's so much better to react to something that's new and unpopular but good at the same time. It's so much better because it's not only the guys, who know and like the song watching your reaction, you also have the people who are into this kind of sound but never heard it until now. And since it's not that popular, majority of the people won't know it hence more valuable to them too. They will share your reaction and your experience for the first time so to say. It's really interesting to see you dwell into the prog world. I haven't seen you react to one of the big names in prog Steven Wilson. Anesthetize is a great song by Porcupine Tree (the band began as a solo project for Steven Wilson) that would be enough for you to grasp the beauty of the genre. The song is a bit long but you already reacted to some long songs so you must be getting used to how that plays out (like Ryan said you need to learn to appreciate the patience). If you want something less popular and weird, I suggest Diablo Swing Orchestra - Justice for Saint Mary. The last 2 minutes of the song are insane.

[@SpiderJerusalemJr]

Александър Костенаров OMG YES please have them do DSO!!!!

[@metalequine]

One more vote for DSO!

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

DSO!

[@damienizer666]

This is the first time I've ever commented on your videos. But watching your reaction to Ne Obliviscaris was just amazing. I could vicariously relive how I felt listening to them the first time. Keep doing what you guys are doing. You're really one of the few channels I eagerly await for every new video. P.S. Please do one with Death - Flesh and the Power It Holds or Spirit Crusher

[@vovindequasahi]

Isn't it amazing how freaking BEAUTIFUL this sounds? I mean, you take all these elements and they should by all means sound disharmonic, but it sounds absolutely gorgeous. It reminds me of classical music pieces. It is not often I use this word to describe music, but here it is: Exquisite! Never heard of this band before, so thank you for this. It is amazing that now you guys are teaching me about bands I need to check out!

[@jcl6100]

That's pretty good to know, I really love this band for a while, the comment below us recommended a killer band too thanks to that person I found more awesome music

[@cukieMunster]

Thanks for the shout out guys!

[@LostInVegas]

Lol!

[@LurchyScott]

The growls will grow on you overtime. Once you find a band (like Gojira or Ne Obliviscaris for instance) that you become hooked on, you get to the point where you would be disappointed if the growls weren't there. When I started listening to metal, I barely listened to any growling bands so to speak. I was in the same boat as you guys are. I would come across a band I liked but the growls always bothered me. I was like that until I discovered Opeth. Opeth changed my musical tastes forever. I was so intrigued by the musicianship of that band and because of that, the growls didn't bother me anymore. Now I personally enjoy the growling vocals and I've been able to broaden my taste in metal because of it. You guys NEED to react to Opeth. It's been highly requested, specifically Ghost Of Perdition.

[@Bmetalful]

Lurch Murphy I disagree. The growls eventually become tolerable but there are a ton of bands/songs that insist on having growling even if it's not necessary. This song is a perfect example of a song where the screaming was totally unnecessary. Professional heavy bands like Opeth is a good balance of vocals and some black metal bands warrant the constant screeching. But for the most part there are a lot of great songs ruined by shitty vocals. For instance, Epica has some beautiful music but their male cookie monster makes most of their stuff unlistenable for me. Look at bands like Slayer. The vocals are very aggressive and devious, yet you can still understand him and he's not an ear sore. Even Slipknot is very good at mixing up the vocals styles to keep it balanced. I'm so sick of great metal songs being ruined by overweight idiots that think that expressing their emotions through making puke sounds into the mic is something that anyone wants to hear.

[@nukenfry]

RazzorBlade Their harsh vocalist has amazing command over his gutturals. I don't find it unnecessary. They wish to include death metal, some of the rawest elements, into their tapestry. I see no issue with this as long as it works.

[@Cold4Life629]

Lurch Murphy I was sitting on my couch at home sometime in 05. Searching through metal videos on demand. Came across "The Grand Conjuration" and shit changed me forever.

[@skeletankmcgraw7343]

I vouch for this take on the growling vocals as well. I had the same story when first getting into metal, I absolutely hated them, but once I got really into the sound of one or two key bands that used them I later came to appreciate them and couldn't picture those songs without the growls. Also, once you get accustomed to harsh (growling) vocals you will start to notice the differences and nuances of them and see they aren't just skill less "screaming". You will also be able to differentiate harsh vocals that aren't well done at all even. Probably the best way to get into harsh vocals is find a band you love the music of that uses both clean (regular) and harsh vocals. I guess this band could be the one actually. Ne Obliviscaris is a great band and this first album is still probably my favorite of theirs; although, I haven't had too much time to delve into the new album they just came out with.

[@philippopescu7563]

Lurch Murphy, me to ,Opeth is truly life-changing

[@connor5033]

I’ve been trying to venture into more genres than rap, and this is absolutely crazy ! Keep up the grinding boys, 1 mill coming 👀

[@danielczako4910]

I have gotten away from metal for a while. But this channel has gotten me back into it. Lots of things I haven't heard before.

[@taurinitronic4681]

Daniel Czako me too 🤘

[@daredjines6017]

Y’all been killing it, growin so fast, congrats guys! And y’all should definitely do some Mastodon. Anything from their catalog is a fine choice but I’d recommend oblivion, hearts alive, blood and thunder. Way too many good songs to pick from

[@MichaelRadelet]

Dared Jines I've been saying mastodon for a while now. Sleeping giant the motherload or asleep in the deep were my suggestions

[@MattKilleen798]

oh god your back

[@extereo]

Mastodon has been being suggested since day one. These guys HAVE to do some Mastodon eventually. If we're being real it's going to come down to Blood and Thunder or Oblivion.

[@pablochacon666]

guys would LOVE Hearts Alive

[@seangrimm8329]

Dared Jines I love u for this. Mastodon. Fucking yay

[@zorac91]

You should now do Opeth. This guys got a lot of inspiration from Opeth. Ghost of Perdition or Bleak are good starter songs I believe. They got a taste of every thing that makes Opeth imo

[@DGTL_MRKT]

I left a comment reprimanding them for not doing Opeth yet and also using Twitter to ask what KZbinrs want. Please find it and give it a like, maybe we can finally get these dudes to listen to Opeth. Although, Heir Apparent is my choice. The idea is to get LIVegas to listen to the heavy shit, and then let them hear Damnation.

[@dukeofhazard1142]

fuknwastd yea

[@DGTL_MRKT]

You can see the intelligence of people who don't listen to Opeth in these Comments "Blowpeth"... sooooo intelligent

[@dukeofhazard1142]

Ian Spyker that was sarcasm, if you didn't get it

[@christargia7889]

i said they should do Opeth but it has to be pre Heritage or they will have an angry mob on their hands.

[@sheriff7172]

they finally get to hear a blast beat lol

[@zyklqrswx]

From a theory perspective, one of the reasons this song might feel different to a lot of music you're more familiar with is that it's written mostly in a 6/8 or 3/4 time signature, where the majority of modern music is written in straight 4/4. This might help explain the elegant dance-like feel, since 3/4 is the timing we see in Waltzes and other traditional dances often played on violin and other string instruments. Opeth often use this same type of rhythm in their music, though they tend to change it up a lot more.

[@tizianofratini7407]

The start is in 5/8 tho

[@18FrozenAngels]

I would say that 6/8 and 3/4 are probably the next most common time signatures used in modern music. If a song isn’t in 4/4, it’s most likely going to be in one of those two.

[@joshrepik]

And honestly it’s hard to hear something in 3/4 that isn’t bouncy

[@VN-hg5yy]

metal is mostly 4/4, but megadeth, dream theater, black sabbath, and other prog bands usually have songs with more time signatures in it. Five magics has 3/4, 4/4, 5/8, set the world on fire is 6/8, dream theater has all of those and a bunch of weird ass time signatures, but since every other genre these days is 4/4, metal tops anyways XD *idk much about other bands that might use different time signatures but i just mentioned the more popular ones that change it up*

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

@@VN-hg5yy dont forget master of puppets in 21/32. Metallica going full prog. (the song is often written as 5/8, however when you time it accurately, you see there is a mostly forgotten 1/32 stop, making the famous riff 21/32)

[@viammortis]

aAHAHAHAHAH "the two people who requested this" oh man, you guys make me laugh. Well, let me be one of the two people to keep requesting Blind Guardian!

[@maloneyboloney9377]

powergamer6 that would be a great one! So many choices from them.

[@garrettmckinney7565]

i just made it three lmao

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Mirror Mirror by Blind Guardian would be great.

[@Stu-Bo]

As one of the two that requested this song from Ne Obliviscarus, I was stoked to see they reacted to it. As for Blind Guardian, I concur wholeheartedly! Which song/era of BG would you want them to look at? I'm thinking something like Majesty, Somewhere Far Beyond, or for more recent, Sacred?

[@racewiththefalcons1]

Middle-period Blind Guardian might be best. Somewhere Far Beyond, Time What Is Time, Imaginations From The Other Side, Mirror Mirror, maybe The Last Candle. Dream pick would be And Then There Was Silence.

[@turklinkenr3522]

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition would be a good choice! Trust the many requests there:)

[@Will-ox4vj]

I think Opeth is still a bit much for them. We want to ease them into the death metal stuff, not scare them off!

[@austinnph]

I don't think Opeth is going to scare them off if they were willing to listen to Ne Obliviscaris... And they have had drastically different sounding records over the years.

[@austinnph]

I second Ghost of Perdition... I comment about it in every metal video;)

[@austinnph]

I second Ghost of Perdition... I comment about it in every metal video;)

[@ekajgaint5663]

Ghost of Perdition is great...but to break Opeth in for newbies I would always recommend Deliverence or Bleak over that.

[@Omegagrandmaster]

Yessssssssss. I heard this band back in like 2013 and it blew my mind. Glad to see it still has that effect on people

[@nullactor]

Portal of I is legit one of the best albums from 2012, and few people even knew it existed.

[@martinchandler3629]

This is one of my favourite songs of all time, I'm so hyped you gave them a go!

[@nondorian]

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition. I think you will love it! Also Jinjer - Pisces (live studio session) for you to react to some metal with a female singer.

[@dxgypsyful]

This was fucking AMAZING! Thank you and your two requestors for bringing this incredible song into my life! I haven't felt this alive for new music in years.

[@HammSilv]

I gotta say this is the first time I hear of that band and I got goosebumps! This is marvelous! You're Groove and Progressive. Stay on that line and everything you hear, you'll love. Stir away and you'll find everything sounds different. You'll gain a better perspective on metal music itself. Like many have said, try Opeth. They've done metal different ways and experimented with styles and songs, I'm sure you'll love them. Try Ghost of Perdition, and then listen to the Deliverance CD.

[@HammSilv]

I must add that Deliverance is like NOTHING you've ever heard from a metal band. So much so that it's an extremely polarizing moment in their musical career... and it's my favorite CD of all time.

[@bryden72]

Can't agree more this was new to me and wow is all I can say. And love these guys reaction and passion. Will so getting this album

[@andrewaiken3617]

+Hammed Silva (Mord) Don’t you mean Damnation? Damnation’s the mellow one. Deliverance is one of their heaviest records.

[@mitchierichie]

They did Ghost of Perdition awhile before this and didn't like the vocals. They felt the song transitioned a little too often iirc but liked the riffs and stuff. They need to do a more mellow Opeth selection

[@ABreadlessDuck]

Ne Obliviscaris are incredible! I'm so glad you did this!

[@philippopescu7563]

I also REALLY want you to give Opeth a try so give "Bleak"(9min)(soft, heavy, complex, beautiful, just great and it shows the bands full potential imo) or "Blackwater Park"(13min)(heavy then soft than HEAAAAVYER). I chose these two because I think that those are the ones where Mikael Åkerfeldt's grauls are at their finest and beast utilized.

[@HashimAlmadani84]

AWESOME GUYS!! I requested this song from you, thanks for doing it, 😀👌

[@Darkhowling44]

Same -- was super excited to see it pop up. The live show they put on is kickass.

[@Will-ox4vj]

The violinist is also the guy doing the clean vocals! I absolutely love the first half of the song, but I struggle to wrap my head around the second half. The breakdown is cool at first, but I feel it drags on a bit too long and I just get lost. Like, what happened to the gorgeous first part? Maybe it will just take me more listens and it'll click, who knows. Fun fact: This song was added to an Australian college in Sydney's music studies course as an "exemplar in structure, mixing timbres, meters, modes, how to approach virtuosity, sound and noise, extended performance and techniques". So you know these guys got songwriting chops. May I suggest Avantasia - Let the Storm Descend Upon You? Avantasia is a rock opera project where Tobias Sammet, the mastermind, brings together different singers and musicians for every album, with every singer playing a different character in the story. In this song it trades off between 4 singers.

[@LostInVegas]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Weird I just found them on wiki and was wondering what "clean vocals" are. Any recommendations on their good songs that I can check out?

[@seraph1337]

TheCrazyCanuck420 clean vocals are the opposite of harsh vocals. harsh vocals are the screaming, growling, squealing, stereotypical "death metal" vocals. clean vocals are normal singing.

[@wes8723]

I love the second part as much as the first part.. I love their mellow, almost classical music moments and I love their black/death/progressive metal parts too.. they just make such a wonderful, modern style of metal.. beautiful

[@davidomahony4284]

Whats great about this channel is that watching these guys react to things for the first time brings you back to the time you first heard these songs too, and the reaction is the same. It's great that these guys come from a different backround but are still open minded and have an ear for music. Fair play.

[@TheCrybabyfilms]

Holy shit! Thank you for the early Christmas present, I don't think I've ever clicked on a video so fast. Ne Obliviscaris is definitely one of those bands that you immediately see how talented the musicians are just from the first listen. They do such a good job of combining classical music and a sort of samba style of instrumentation with heavy death/black metal. Thank you for introducing more people to the beauty that is this song 👍 You guys should check out Blood on the Radio by Thank You Scientist, you'll for sure like it! Also if you want to listen to more Ne Obliviscaris, check out Forget Not, it's extremely beautiful

[@trapper9856]

Seconding Blood On The Radio by Thank You Scientist. Song is a masterpiece.

[@nowave1465]

OPETH OPETH OPETH

[@TheBLACKX72]

either them or enslaved!

[@zetaboy33]

Can I just say that you guys are totally killing it! I can't tell you how far above most other music reaction channels you are. You react to so many things others just won't give a chance, and try and understand each song as fully as you can. Keep that shit up and this channel has the potential to reach the million subscriber mark for sure! That being said I'll leave a few more reaction suggestions here! Per usual for me Tool's "The Grudge", if you are feeling extra adventurous there is also a strange and wonderful band called Dog Fashion Disco, try "Vertigo Motel" on for size! Peace!

[@p1_zero316]

The first time i EVER hear this band and let me say guys, Thanks for showing it to me. It's wonderful.

[@jkidron]

Hi guys, check out these. These are songs every metalhead must know Tool-parabula/right in two A perfect circle-passive Opeth-the leper affinity

[@cockybalboa2]

I LOVE this song. It's my favorite by NeO. That violin is absolutely spectacular.

[@7616-f4y]

Love me some neon monoxide.

[@Spthomas47]

I'd not heard of them. Sweet!

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

cockybalboa2 Same, but one of my absolute favorites still is Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise. And Eyrie is my absolute favorite on the new album, without question. It's almost a love note to Forget Not.

[@BaronSloth]

I remember when I first came across this shortly after the album came out. I think I added the album to my Amazon shopping cart shortly after the distorted guitar kicked in. This is my favorite song by them, their new album is great, and they're excellent live. I'm really glad to see these guys getting any exposure they can get, because they deserve to be better known than they are.

[@moonman9j9]

Throw my vote in for Opeth. Either Deliverance or Ghost of Perdition. Nothing compares with Opeth in my opinion.

[@TheAskald]

Opeth are in their own league.

[@tmage23]

Considering their reaction at 10:44 I think they'd definitely dig Deliverance. Especially the outro

[@alexscreeton]

Please react to 'Alcest - Les Voyages De L'ame'! They actually sound a bit like Ne Obliviscaris but with more clean singing!

[@StuTheSoftwareAnalyst]

Agalloch - In The Shadow of Our Pale Companion. An absolute masterpiece

[@jennifergonzalez6696]

An absolute masterpiece (2)

[@jesuschrist5788]

Yall need some Rush in your life. Instrumental from them = La Villa Strangiato. Classic = Tom Sawyer. Personal favorite = Subdivisions. Please have a listen. Rush reaches all!

[@TheBrunarr]

Conform or be cast out!!!

[@olivierpeartnoy]

Rush x1000

[@yukonbladegrindertv3111]

I think they gotta do Xanadu.

[@KingOfNebbishes]

I love the fearlessness of the newer generations of music to freely take what works and put a new stamp on it. This was quality! Thanks for turning me on to yet another band! (PS even though she's popular in country and not obscure, I'm still requesting Alison Krauss. :D )

[@adambrickley9088]

Krauss isn't obscure but she's not country radio either. She's like the fine wine of country music with that voice. "Restless" from her is one of my favorites.

[@KingOfNebbishes]

Wasn't necessarily talking radio, since that's almost entirely bro-country nonsense, but fair point.

[@jerekarppinen]

This is a heart warming channel. How you open-mindedly break down the songs and dive into things that some mainstream music listeners maybe find even scary. The ability to cope with growls and more complex structures is not something that can be taught, you need an open mind an patience. Once you get there, you unlock a whole new world, and you gentlemen, have achieved that. You should do Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars (live studio video)

[@VHToff0li]

Ok I think you guys are ready for Ghost of Perdition by Opeth

[@VHToff0li]

Or Tesseract - Of Mind: Nocturne

[@antonis2211]

You know I'd like to see them do Septuagint by Obscura.

[@ProgTheater]

THE MOOR is also perfect, combine a lot of genre

[@Dieseleagle04]

Vitor Hugo Toffoli DOOOOOOOO IIIIIT

[@Popabuddy1]

Vitor Hugo Toffoli i think bleak would be the best introduction song imo

[@KreggartheGreen]

I have to echo so many other comments: OPETH OPETH OPETH!! Ghost of Perdition. Baying of the Hounds. The Grand Conjuration. Just pick one and be blown away.

[@JA-dc6fn]

Great idea stepping away from popularity polls! This is my first time hearing this as well and it's pretty good, so thanks for picking it. The Mars Volta - Cicatriz Esp. Igorrr - Houmous, Tout Petit Moineau, or Vegetable Soup

[@cguzman7423]

J A yes, dude The Mars Volta

[@BetaMentra]

Igorrr, that is a great suggestion. Tendon can be a good song to react too.

[@superma415]

Igorrr is a mind-melting project. I cannot begin to guess what their reaction may be.

[@JA-dc6fn]

superma415 Yea. Neither suggestion is strictly metal, but fuck it. They're different and have more than enough in them to spark discussion. Might have to suggest other TMV songs because Cicatriz has the long middle section ambience.

[@al3exify]

It would be so interesting to see how they react to Igorrr cuz its ... special to say the least. The Mars Volta is a must they just need to react to one of their songs in the future. I'm sure they'll love it too.

[@jendi56]

I ALWAYS come back to this vid every 1 or 2 weeks. Just makes me feel so much better. Love the vibes my dudes.

[@seantaylor7186]

Two must listens, Animals as Leaders, "CAFO", Opeth, "The Drapery Falls"

[@ayeewtasko2601]

Do OPETH!!! - Deliverance!!

[@moonman9j9]

The ending is maybe the best I've ever heard.

[@DylanChalupa]

Yep, It's time for Ghost of Perdition by Opeth.

[@daredwine]

"I feel like my IQ has gone up 5 points.." lol you dudes are awesome

[@Ziggetren]

Opeth... Songs: The Leper Affinity or Reverie/Harlequin Forest Keep rocking!

[@Book553]

You guys really need to do Opeth. Either the songs Ghost of Perdition, Deliverance, or Bleak

[@b6h6m6th]

Casey Walker I would love it if they did Bleak. Ghost of Perdition is awesome but it may be harder to follow.

[@Lyrici17]

I'd go "Deliverance", but "Ghost of Perdition" is another good choice.

[@Volvandese]

Ne Obliviscaris has crushed it on 3 straight albums now. So happy to see you check them out :)

[@TheSonicFlame]

Opeth- Ghost of Perdition

[@EmmaRichardson]

Deliverance!!!! :-)

[@Frdffsr21]

Nice! You guys should definitely do Opeth's Blackwater park

[@FutileGrief]

Fun fact, I also wanted to check out this band because it was on my to do list, so thank you, haha. Also, guuuyyyyssssssss trust me, you need to review Epica - The Holographic principle!! They have full on orchestra and pumped it up all the way to 11. SO GOOD

[@petrkubovsky]

YESSS!!! They have to react to Epica. Would be awesome if they'd react to The Holographic Principle or Kingdom Of Heaven.

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

Ne Obliviscaris: Painters of the Tempest (Full Version)

[@isaiascanete6651]

Never heard these guys. Beatiful. OPETH - GHOST OF PERDITION is for you believe me please

[@Eliath1984]

I have but while I'm a huge fan of Melodic Death Metal and Thrash... I have a soft spot in my heart for Prog Black... but I mean I hadn't listened awhole lot.. this song gives me hope that they could someday appreciate Enslaved though.....

[@philippopescu7563]

I would suggest "Bleak" because I think that is a better song and the grauls just sound better on Blackwater then on Ghost Reveries, but that's just my opinion.

[@Eliath1984]

I can agree it's a better song because Blackwater is just a phenomenal album(Still Life is still my favorite) but Ghost of Perdition is probably the best in my opinion to start on with Opeth because of Accessibility..

[@Mr_Empyrean]

O P E T H - Harlequin Forest!!! Do it!!!!!

[@Nick.Barnes]

totally agree! was going to request this song today as well

[@williamfoster7098]

I've never heard of them before but this is dope as hell. I loved this a lot!

[@Jablan11]

This song was the best accidental click of my life when I first found it

[@Testamentslayer]

Yeah, you cats are definitely going to dig Opeth. Lol

[@ProgTheater]

OPETH - THE MOOR!!! one of the best opeth song!