Spiritbox - Circle With Me | Singer Reacts |

[@bjhellstream]

"Hamsters be detected"... best line ever!

[@vincentalvarado7058]

That line changed music forever

[@Bluebloods7]

If that's not an incantation, I don't know what is!

[@knight4linux]

LOL

[@blackcountryme]

@@Bluebloods7 Thats a ships captain...... "arrrr Hamsters be detected...."

[@Kult_of_Ashes]

I was laughing at that the whole way through the video

[@pauldavies2178]

I love it when Courtney is kinda stalking around the mic like a boxer around an opponent. Very talented.

[@JariJuslin]

Yeah, she looks like she's attacking the microphone 😂

[@chrissgardiner]

Like she's circling her prey.

[@kctaylor1263]

I call it the tekken stance

[@MrMcFancyPants]

Reminds me of the idle animations from Tekken or Street Fighter characters :D Kinda intimidating tho ^^

[@OdinSonne]

Stay negative

[@Ephem13]

The end of this song is an absolute clinic in how to swap between clean and harsh vocals.

[@residentevilclone]

Rarely hear the back to back to back like that. Super impressive.

[@MindOfJigsaw1]

The ending part is the best part of this performance. Slaps so hard.

[@Kult_of_Ashes]

Absolutely, Her ability to mix and match and so flawlessly jump in and out like that is Crazy talented and impressive.

[@brucevann6656]

Agree😊

[@Allyourbase1990]

The way she moves in the booth is so awesome . I love seeing her do the vocals . Her screams are so goooooood

[@Army_Rob]

Courtney is awesome ❤

[@Z_TPI]

Here is another must hear Canadian band.. Unleash The Archers - Awakening (full band playthrough) The band is killer and lead singer Brittney Slayes is a powerhouse🤘🇨🇦

[@chriso6719]

I concur

[@Corruptd21]

THIS! Please check out Unleash the Archers. Awakening and Tonight we Ride are great for reaction videos.

[@paisa20]

I concur

[@thatowl]

Tonight We Ride is way better at showcasing the pipes and a much catchier tune.

[@dwightsmith9572]

@@thatowl But Awakening is more of a musical showcase of all the members as a unit. Both songs are 100% bangers though!

[@jordanroberts2518]

The "hamsters be detected" killed me 😂😂

[@chriso6719]

The amount of Courtney's harsh varies from song to song. Holy Roller is heavy on the harsh. Constance is heavy on the cleans. Rule of nines also has a vocal one take video.

[@alexanderzadoroznyj]

“Hamsters Be Detected” - Thanks to the ridiculousness of the closed captioning, I’ve found the name of my new music project.

[@Army_Rob]

Canadian performers? You could check out Devin Townsend. He has a vibe unlike anyone else. Brittany from Unleash the Archers is a force of nature, or my personal favorite Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy among others. She recently teamed with Nita Strauss (an awesome guitarist) to do the Wolf You Feed. It's headbanging heaven ❤

[@j.f.fisher5318]

Was going to recommend Alissa too. Also Alissa's former band The Agonist.

[@thomasbramow8684]

Yeah Alissa is amazing especially in Panophobia with The Agonist

[@JABzHobbies]

All three are must see.

[@northof4912]

“Brittney” Slayes, Unleash the Archers.

[@northof4912]

Hevydevy is easily the most underrated, unknown Canadian artist and possibly the most talented we have ever had!

[@lukeylukee1761]

3 days grace is Canadian it’s hard rock but they are a pretty big band and happen to be from Canada except maybe the new lead singer

[@michaelpalma6346]

I’ll never not get goosebumps listening to this one take vocal performance, and I’ve heard it at least 100 times no lie.

[@RyanCogar]

"Protest The Hero" is another great Canadian Prog-metal band. The music sometimes can be very hectic/intense but they do have some great tracks & their vocalist is incredibly talented for sure.

[@GridedNecroButcher]

yeah man, dis band is crazy! didnt know they from Canada!

[@ryanglacier30]

Been listening to them since 2008. Insane band

[@-scrim]

sounds like some reddit shit 💀

[@RyanCogar]

@@-scrim Nobody asked.

[@-scrim]

@@RyanCogar Nobody asked for your comment, yet here you are. Stick to Rocket League lil bro.

[@RobHigdon]

Courtney can legitimately turn anyone into a metalhead. 😂 She's one of a kind. Love watching your commentary! You're so entertaining, and you keep it simple and fun! You're adorable to boot! Instant fan! 😄

[@Sirbartholomew]

Damn, i never knew she was saying “hamsters be detected” at that part

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

😂

[@TornSoul062473]

Great review, but I am out. I saw the "Hamsters be detected" warning at the bottom of the screen, and I promised myself if the hamsters ever came back again, I'd just quickly pack a bag and go. Too many people didn't take that warning serious enough last time, and paid the price for it. Good luck, everybody.

[@tonycardone990]

Everyone thinks the NYC rats are bad, but they've never seen a herd of hamsters charging across the tundra leaving only a trail of death and destruction as they head toward their next victim.

[@Efferri]

"Hamsters be detected" Sounds like a warning :D

[@alispie]

One of my favorite spiritbox songs, "hamsters be detected" Spiritbox is actually going on tour with another Canadian band soon, one of my favorites, Intervals. I have a joke that my favorite genre is Canada because a lot of my favorite bands are Canadian 😂. I feel like music education must be way better up there because a lot of them are super technical.

[@obenohnebohne]

I have listened to this song so many times but this time it hit very hard. So beautiful.

[@timstarnes8587]

Courtney is a goddess! Anyone who sings will tell you how difficult it is to switch between cleans and screams that quickly, the way she did at the end. She does it flawlessly, and makes it look easy!

[@northof4912]

Courtney and Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers) are from Victoria and Devin Townsend from is Coquitlam, BC. Devin is easily one the greatest Canadian musical artists of all time, and possibly the most unknown in his own country!

[@KaiMarcad]

Oh this is funny. I knew both Brittney and Devin but had no idea they were Canadian. The first (and only one I thought I knew) Canadian artist that came to my mind is Alissa White-Gluz. TIL.

[@phistoroboto8419]

Spiritbox is a such a great Canadian gem. Their album Eternal Blue is such a great listen to as even at their harshest/heaviest moments there is still a beauty to their sound. I highly suggest checking out all the one take performances that Courtney has for their songs, "Rules of Nine" especially. Tons of great tracks to check out that really showcase their range as a band. Also huzzah for being Canadian, hello from northern Ontario.

[@jamieiselsewhere]

Hamsters be Detected - my new band name 🤣

[@sunshaker01]

Other Canadian metal singers/bands Devin Townsend, Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy, Unleash the Archers (Brittany Slayes has mind melting high notes), and Kobra and the Lotus (Kobra Paige is the singer). Alissa White-Gluz and Kobra Page have both worked as touring singers for the American band Kamelot (a lot of significant singers have worked for Kamelot).

[@AjHxze-lx4jn]

Alissa white gluz from arch enemy 😂😂 you mean the agonist… she joined arch enemy way later

[@sunshaker01]

@@AjHxze-lx4jn Ah you are one of those people. And Necro-posting no less.

[@novantium3760]

I always love watching Courtney blow people's minds with this video

[@alexandro2390]

I'm so agree with you, this mix between growl and tons of clarity in the way she sing is very unique, I've never heard that before altough, you should take a ear to Andy Cizek, he has a very exceptionnal voice too ! 🤘🏻🔥

[@drumsxo]

The ending lines of this one-take are always a testament to just how talented Courtney is... Non-bold: Clean vocals // Bold: Unclean vocals Birds of prey never falter. It could *all* be yours. This could *all* be *yours.* *Circle with me.* Just the way she switches it on and off like that... 🤌🤌🤌

[@tonycardone990]

Courtney definitely has a unique and beautiful voice. I am going to see them for the first time April 30 in NYC.

[@chawkzero]

Okay, I lost it at "hamsters be detected" 🤣🤣

[@nightravengm]

Another female Canadian singer is in a band by Red Handed Denial, and I highly recommend their newer song/album called Fix Me, very emotional; hits home for what I would say a majority of the populace that suffers from depression in general.

[@ShakinItTwice]

"Hamsters be detected" that line really hit me

[@daveflanagan5190]

All the Spiritbox

[@horizonblack]

Saw them live. Worth it.

[@righteous247]

The Mara effect live is what sold me on this band.

[@knightsnoopy5923]

This is the most exciting and unique song I have ever heard since...ever. Hamsters out of control! Thanks for making this great channel.

[@kuponk9903]

Courtney is one of my favorite singer, for real.

[@matthewdejesus7543]

The singer from Silent Planet does that "drop out" screaming a lot if you want to hear more demonstrations of that.

[@KayButtonJay]

One of the best metalcore voices out there

[@wootanfall1]

Hamsters be detected.. that made my day :'D

[@frowan]

Courtney is queening shit up as per usual!

[@JerryO1995]

I find her screaming style pretty similar to that of Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada.

[@craigwatkins6539]

Holy Moly is the exact reaction I gave. No f words or anything.

[@TheRealBrotherGrimmy]

I absolutely adore watching Courtney work. The way she works herself up with the music... When I listen to music I tend to do a lot of just swaying back and forth... and she does the same thing and it's just nice to see someone really getting into their music. Sam Carter from Architects has some similar (to me at least) techniques as to what she does in the bridge/breakdown. Actually now that I think of it... I think a duet of them doing this would be absolutely fantastic.

[@shawnwacek6791]

Courtney is one of a kind and one of a kind of a vocal queen she has her special signature style to her vocals for her all her songs she's been doing this for a while Glad you enjoyed it I hope you watch more of Courtney from Spirit box❤

[@sarakaster]

Hamster Be Detected - definitely my favorite song too!

[@clancas01]

HAMSTERS BE DETECTED!

[@GridedNecroButcher]

we got ARCHSPIRE from canada, for vocals check out Bleed The Future track))

[@thomaskellyjr6370]

They’re an amazing outfit. Can wait to see them at the end of April on their headline tour! Checkout Rule of Nines, Holy Roller, Blessed Be, Hurt You, Belcarra, Bleach Bath…can’t go wrong with any of their stuff. Would love to see a Jinjer/Spiritbox tour…

[@myolssz]

I just found your page randomly when I looked this video up, and I’m such a fan! I love your positive energy, it is very comforting and fun to be around. I can’t wait to check out more!

[@JohnnyDudeUK]

Unleash the Archers is from Canada too! 😊

[@heffatheanimal2200]

I saw them live last week and it's down in my books as one of the top 5 gigs I've ever attended

[@dudinka666]

If you want a Canadian band, I suggest Unleash the Archers and their songs: awakening and Tonight we Ride. You’ll certainly like it, they are very fun to watch and their vocalist is a powerhouse.

[@guttergods8735]

They are great live. They were the opening band for Mastodon and Ghost. Spiritbox was the only reason why I went. It was also cool to find out she was born in the same town that night. Bangor ME

[@Sihijuoma667]

Ok your life couldn't be complete without listening Devin Townsend. Most awesomest guy in metal scene. And he is Canadian! I recommend Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall) or Kingdom (EMGtv) for a starter.

[@kevinsparrow34]

Not a Canadian, but I can recommend some music for you. The band unleash the Archers, check out the songs, Awakening, Tonight we ride, or their cover of Northwest Passage. Also the band Arch Enemy, who’s singer Alyssa is Canadian, some songs would be Handshake with Hell, Nemesis ( live from Waken), & one of my favorites the Watcher. Loving the channel by the way you’re doing amazing.

[@Teddy-pf8yy]

If you want another Canadian metal band then you have to check out Unleash the Archers. The singer is Brittney Slayes and her voice is insane. I'd recommend Tonight We Ride to see more of her vocals or Awakening for more of a band playthrough

[@JariJuslin]

Courtney is the only vocalist I know who can switch between growls and cleans mid-word. There's a limited number of people who can do it even mid-sentence. Obvious example is Tati from Jinjer. Check Teacher Teacher!

[@matttake4852]

If you do fry scream is not that hard honestly, it requires some practice but you can easily master it. If you only do false chord screams is a bit harder because you have to learn how to swich smoothly between cleans and the false folds distortion without touching your true vocal cords. That shit is hard, I know it because I do it ahah

[@muncheesuppar]

so you haven't heard tatiana shmayluk from JINJER or karina utomo from high tension then ?

[@dragonblazer96]

Sam Carter (Architects) is known for switching back and forth mid phrase as well. One of the most unique deliveries. Definitely don't hear it much

[@matttake4852]

@@dragonblazer96 Sam Carter the god himself

[@muncheesuppar]

@@dragonblazer96 kin from 12 foot ninja , rex from arms reach , gabe from the blacktides and so many more i have seen live over the 40+ years i have watched bands all do it.

[@elios7623]

those captions are insane.... in the literal sense

[@parh_tv]

When she mix her vocals. Clean scream clean scream clean scream, Danny Worsnop was like her

[@iiitzHimmy]

Hamsters be Detected is a wicked band name

[@rayactions]

RIGHT! Very original 😂

[@audivawalsh2983]

She sounds like this in concert as well. One of the best concerts I've been to.

[@NathanielBTM]

6:51 there are quite a few bands that do that, if you listen to Currents, the vocalist does that very often in their screams, another would be the band Landmvrks.

[@Matt-gl5fj]

I was thinking of the technique, counterpoint

[@Decipher2K7]

Courtney is brilliant, her stage presence is amazing and the band as a hard are brilliant and talented.

[@imcrazedandconfused]

If you want to hear a fantastic live performance of them, you should watch "The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound". Should leave you in awe. I call it the "Spiritbox Symphony". An early but all-time masterpiece. Fantastic music, Courtney's full range of vocals in one piece and all kind of emotion, great composition, great music (and the only - short - real guitar solo of her husband with Spiritbox ever). 16 min. that are really, really well spent (it is a song trilogy in one take with full band, meant to be one closed entity), it was the first 3 songs of their first EP, they were fantastic from the beginning. The only video of them, where you get the full bandwidth of their skills and songwriting.

[@stevenfehrenbach5343]

Long time fan, and finally got to see them live at Knotfest Sydney. They are a great live band and so happy they came down to my corner of the world. They were awesome.

[@musicisajourney]

I have never heard anyone do that switch on and off between harsh and clean vocals, but it is freaking awesome!

[@ki11atj49]

Spiritbox had songs before but their first full length album from 2021. Eternal Blue is a masterpiece I think you would love almost every song on there

[@helikon06]

The sheer level of vocal control to modulate in and out of false cord and clean every other word is true talent and Courtney is a true master.

[@MrIllusionEyes]

Courtney is so unique with her screaming and soft vocals. They are not afraid to experiment with their sound!

[@Urdasurma22]

Holy roller pleeeasseee 🙏🏻

[@cmbtking]

Saw them live finally back in September at Blue Ridge Rock Festival. Can't wait to see them again, love me some Courtney LaPlante 😍

[@YeshwantP]

SPIRITBOX is just awesome!!!

[@genehanson2482]

Canadian performers: Rush, Triumph, Theory of a Deadman, Finger Eleven, Three Days Grace, Kataklysm, Devon Townsend, Default, Unleash The Archers, Threat Signal, The Agonist with and without Alissa White-Gluz, Arch Enemy with Alissa White-Gluz, Annihilator, Nickleback, Shania Twain, Terri Clark and Dallas Smith from Default as a country singer on his own. I believe Courtney LaPlante was in another band called Iwrestledabearonce. Hope this helps. You're doing great keep it up. I like your glasses by the way.

[@alwaysbreezy37]

Hamsters be detected

[@ttungstenn4842]

There have been quite a few huge canadian bands as of late -- Spiritbox, Brand of Sacrifice, Angelmaker, even the vocalist of Arch Enemy is from Quebec!

[@bluegobbie]

This song definitely brings out the influence evanescence had on her, and I’m totally here for it.

[@antivanti]

Yeah the way she flips back and forth between clean and harsh vocals in the same word is really cool

[@xXbaker115Xx]

They are amazing live too she's got an amazing stage presence and sounds this good live

[@KL_HAWK]

For this reason..... We must protect Courtney at all costs.... She is a Queen of Metal

[@willvr4]

he second you decided to put on the subtitles I knew I'd be in for a laugh.

[@MonkeyDTiger]

i love your reactions ❤ always watching your videos

[@eg3100]

For other canadian performers: Unleash The Archers, Tonight we Ride or Awakening is awesome. Also Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy.

[@TheProdigalGoob]

Love to see Canadians reacting to Canadian bands. We have PLENTY to choose from: 3 inches of blood, strapping young lad, Arival of Autumn, Unleash The Archers and sooo many more. You ever get to see these guys live DO IT. Courtney and the crew are amazing live.

[@Mrfiregator50]

Glad that you had a listen. They are such a great band!!!

[@gregorykenfield3134]

You REALLY need to check out Unleash the Archers...another Canadian gem.

[@RockDocNeal]

Hey Rachel, I'm glad you discovered Courtney Laplante. She, along with Tatiana from Jinjer, are my two favorite metal vocalists, although, I have to correct your Canadian national pride a little....she was born in America and moved to Canada. 😲 However, there are tons of great bands/solo artists who were born in Canada, including... Bands: Rush, Barenaked Ladies, Nickelback, Arcade Fire, The Guess Who, Sum 41, Loverboy, Triumph, Crash Test Dummies and The Band (technically, 4 Canadians and 1 American). Solo Artists: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Avril Lavigne, The Weeknd, Alanis Morissette, Drake, Bryan Adams, Feist, Shania Twain, Leonard Cohen and you can choose to claim or deny the last 3...Celine Dion, Michael Buble' and Justin Bieber. 😂

[@RockDocNeal]

During my attempt to be funny (and boost your national pride!) with my last comment, I forgot to mention other Spiritbox songs to check out.... Blessed Be (official video- very cool song with a creepy video), Secret Garden (official video- excellent song and video with no harsh vocals), Constance (official video- sad, but beautiful semi-ballad with great video), Holy Roller (official video- heavy song with all harsh vocals and super creepy video) and Rotoscope (official video- their newest song/video with a catchy heavy pseudo-dance song groove).

[@ddevil4980]

Sleep Token is a band you should most definitely check out. They have an awesome singer with a unique voice. I would recommend The Love You Want, or Mine, or Bloodsport live from the room below. They switch genre's like crazy, from metal to electronic, to pop and everywhere in-between.

[@patricktherrien9534]

Saw them live last week they where sick

[@travesty-studios]

Check out Protest the Hero if you want to hear a phenomenal Canadian band. There's also this one obscure band that only released one crazy album that was a sci-fi concept story, band is called What's He Building In There (they have one music video "Avian Taxi")

[@williamsummerson1204]

Great reaction. Courtney is my favorite female vocalist ever. Spiritbox is a phenomenal band. 🤘🖤

[@Captain_Kirk116]

I love this song! I just started listening to this band the other day and they are great. Some other Canadian bands I would definitely recommend are the power metal band Unleash The Archer's from Vancouver and Freeze The Fall which is a brand new band that just released their first official single Glitch a couple weeks ago. Freeze The Fall calls The Warning their biggest inspiration and Spiritbox is one of their influences as well.

[@tonycardone990]

For another amazing Canadian band you definitely need to check out Unleash The Archers- Awakening

[@NickJ7903]

Termina, Spiritbox, Brand of Sacrifice... 3 bands that have been absolutely popping off lately, and they're all Canadian. Canada definitely had the best music in 2023.

[@amazingmato]

One Canadian metal band (and vocalist) that will absolutely blow your mind is Archspire!

[@OneMediocreGamer]

The music video and lyrics for Constance by Spiritbox breaks my heart everytime, would love to see you react to that at some point. Great content, thanks!

[@rayactions]

I want to hear more from her so putting that on my list!

[@donchaffins1313]

I am glad you took my suggestion to look into Spiritbox. Other Canadian bands you may want to look into, Rush, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, Despised Icon, Ion Dissonance, Iwrestledabearonce.

[@handcoding]

If you might like to check out more Spiritbox, I can highly vouch for “Rule of Nines” (either the official video or the one-take performance, or both) and “Holy Roller” (likewise either the official video or the one-take performance, or both). They’re an incredible band, and I’m so stoked to see how much you’ve been digging them!

[@GregMcClellan]

Courtney Is Awesome! Beautiful Voice

[@platinumphazer]

PROTEST THE HERO is the greatest Canadian band of all time

[@Larrybird696]

You should check out the group Heilung. They’re a super cool folk group. Their song Anoana is pretty damn good