The Dark Side of the Moon - Jenny of Oldstones

[@HansPlatz]

Great reaction, thank you so much! 🎩🎸

[@taz2491]

Heard this song a "few" hundred times now, and it never gets old. Well done sir! 🎸 Does Melissa dare to take a bet with you after this??? 😂

[@angelus184]

"Jenny of Oldstones" is from Game of Thrones/The Song of Ice and Fire book series. Melissa is the lead vocalist for Ad Infinitum, Jenny and Hanz are from Feuerschwanz, and Morten (the drummer) is from the band Amaranthe. They've released several covers and some original music, and its all fantastic.

[@BenHatira]

Love the reaction ! Especially the part about how people like to cramp everyone in specific corners to feel better about themself even though we are all just humans .. no matter the background ! Viele Grüße und bleib wie du bist !

[@danielberger1378]

The Dark Side Of The Moon are technically a super group, all of them being awesome musicians: -Melissa (Swiss) is from Ad Infinitum -Hans and Jenny (both German) are from Feuerschwanz -Morten (Danish, Melissas boyfriend/fiance btw) is from Amaranthe

[@thomaswhite7783]

Jinger immediately comes to mind.

[@danielmurray5326]

Thank you Rosalie for doing this for me. I have some other ones as well I think you’ll enjoy

[@daeloro]

Melissa is known to do interviews with reactors. She's a really thoughtful, kind and intelligent person. Would be awesome to see you two have a conversation.

[@ralflukas8469]

This band was actually born from a bet between Melissa Bonny (vocals) and Hans Platz (guitar). When German Medieval Metal band Feuerschwanz wanted to record a cover of the song "Ding" by German Danchall Band "Seeed" they invited Melissa to sing a part of it. At that time the single "Marching on Versailles" by Ad Infinitum was just released and so Melissa and Hans agreed on a bet: which video would reach 1 million views on KZbin first ("Marching on Versailles" or "Ding"). The Feuerschwanz video reached that threshold first andHans won the bet which meant Melissa had to do another song with him. They chose "Jenny of Oldstones" but needed some additional musicians. So they recruited Melissas partner (Morten Løwe Sørensen, drummer of Amaranthe) and Jenny Diehl (actually one of the so called "Miezen" (like dancers) of Feuerschwanz and producer of many of their videos but she also plays the Harp in some Feuerschwanz songs). They recorded this song and sent it to Napalm Records under the bandname Dark Side Of The Moon. The people at Napalm were thrilled and released it as a single. It was a success and they asked for more and the band started to work on an album. Their main focus was doing metal covers of famous themes and songs from TV-series, Movies or video games but they also have some original songs. On May 12th 2023 the album "Metamorphosis" was released. So maybe you would like to check out Feuerschwanz - "Ding" (Seeed cover) to see the project where Hans and Melissa met and agreed to this bet. "Ding" is a Dancehall track in the original but Feuerschwanz "metalized" it a bit for the cover.

[@oldmanjimh3165]

The beautiful Melissa Bonny is a shear singing deva, cleans and harsh.

[@rnowak85]

Great reaction. Darkside of the Moon is a side project born from a bet between Melissa and Hans. Both of their bands were signed to Napalm Records and releasing videos around the same time. Melissa lost so she had to do a dare from Hans who challenged her to record a metal version of Jenny of Oldstones. Napalm Records loved the recording and encouraged them to form a band and record a full album which was just released in May. Their music is covers and original songs from the fantasy world. Other great tracks include May it Be from Lord of the Rings and Double Trouble/Luminos (Hedwig's Theme) from Harry Potter. Jenny Diehl, in addition to her work in Feuerschwanz and Dark Side of the Moon, is the owner and principal of Dream Film Factory who produces lots of great music videos including this one. So many great Feuerschwanz and Ad Infinitum songs to checkout. Also Melissa does lots of great collaborations with other bands like Powerwolf (Blood for Blood (Faoladh)) ,Kamelot (New Babylon), and of course Feuerschwanz (Ding and Warriors of the World Unite). In your theme of breaking expectations checkout the band Oceans of Slumber. They are a really good progressive metal band from Houston, TX with a great front woman Cammie Gilbert. She is so good that Arjen asked her to sing on his Transitus Ayreon album. Some songs include The Water Rising, A Return to Earth Below, and Winter.

[@willeymiller4760]

You are just awesome you always find something totally different to bring to us I have never heard of this band before I like it there are parts that remind me of Viking or even old bard type of a sound (folkish) maybe even a little like sea shanty style then the mix with the metal they did this well thanks for this ride as always your ride or die forever Eyyyy Ooooo

[@johnmartin9854]

Great reaction. After reacting to Jinjer, I would of thought you wouldn’t be so surprised when a female vocalist switches up her vocal styles.

[@m.behrens5332]

IF you like this, you should have a look at Blind Guardian (that's an old Metall band from Germany) from Wacken 2016 with The Bard Song/Walhalla. Great voice and two songs with total different styes and a great audiance!

[@mrqz77]

Melissa Bonny; one of my favorite singers/artists! Thank you for this one. She has so many other projects and collaborations; all great in their own ways. I recommend you take a closer look to her portfolio!

[@stevenhopwood8195]

Melissa’s group Ad Infinitum is well worth a watch, as well. ❤️🤘🎸🎻🇦🇺

[@xejanfan]

Appreciate you bringing us different styles of music, Rosalie! 🫶🏻 I hope you react to Raye soon, you will LOVE her sound & style & her heartfelt lyricism!!!! ❤✌🏻

[@paisa20]

Thanks

[@knutruther4964]

The song was written after a bet between Hans and Melissa, in the meantime it has become a CD with live performances. Melissa was on tour with Feuerschwanz (Hans and Jenny). Melissa has such a good voice had the pleasure to hear her live 4 times now

[@Pascal-the-Rascal]

Came for the reaction to this beautiful song, stayed for the words of wisdom from Rosalie.

[@rosalieelliottofficial]

:) thank you for your kind comment.

[@nightringer9815]

The Dark Side of the Moon is a project to do cover on films and games. The band members are seasoned musicians: Melissa Bonny of Ad Infinitum on vocals, Hans Platz of Feuerschwanz on guitar, Morten Lowe Sorensen of Amaranthe on drums (he is also the boyfriend of Melissa Bonny), and Jenny Diehl of Feuerschwanz on harp. This new super band has made a splash virally with Games of Throne, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings' songs and more. The mix of traditional and modern rock (metal) sound with less serious take on artistic interpretation make this band , like Feuerschwanz, a joy to listen. A more relaxing approach to heavy metal.

[@GiovanniPerini]

Melissa (when with Ray of Light) also covered *Twilight of the Thunder God* by Amon Amarth 😁🤘

[@aurelia_lina]

"Kotha Koiyo Na-Coke Studio Bangla Season 2, it's called the classic song of South Asia!! 🤗❤️

[@bartonbagnes4605]

Rocking performance.🤘😆🤘 I have never seen a bad group from Napalm Records.

[@davidhersrud5139]

AD INFINITUM and LOVEBITES are my top 2 bands... Melissa is a amazing vocalist.. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@jensrudolph6846]

Thanks for the reaction. Melissa is one of my favorite artists and she is very kind in person(have met her once after a concert, getting myself an autograph). Jetzt muss ich doch mal kurz auf deutsch wechseln, geht einfach schneller zu schreiben. Als du gesagt hast, dass du die Fähigkeiten der Musiker (speziell im Bereich Metal) bewunderst, habe ich sofort gedacht: "Hat sie Unleash the Archers schon gehört?" Auf den ersten Blick konnte ich kein Video finden. Wenn du also das nächste Level an Skill sehen willst, kann ich nur Awakening von Unleash the Archers empfehlen. Alle Instrumentalisten sind unglaublich und die Power von Britneys Stimme wird dich umhauen. Danke für deine Zeit und Offenheit gegenüber allen Kategorien von Musik. Mach weiter so!

[@clausskjold8487]

Morten is from Denmark, but in the Swedish band Amaranth. And engaged with the beutiful Melissa

[@noname-xw4uk]

👍👍👍

[@danielhermanowski6148]

Wenn dir das gefällt, vielleicht wäre Feuerschwanz mit "Warriors of the world united" was für dich. Da ist sie auch mit dabei.

[@Matahalii]

WOW! The intro reminds me of Loreena McKennitt with its medieval touch. The rest sounds more like symphonic/viking metal like "Leave's Eyes" .

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Rage of Light , is the old Band of Melissa the Cover of an Amon Amarth Song is Great stuff

[@Alithia451]

Ah, Melissa. She is now touring with Blackbriar. Check out Blackbriar's singer Zora Cock, who is heavily influenced by Kate Bush.

[@MarcGrafZahl]

Their album "Metamorphosis" is SOOOO good, I listen to it on repeat since it was released last month. By the way, the record label Napalm does foment endogamy within their pool of bands. As others have mentioned, the singer (Melissa) collaborated in two cover songs of the guitarist's (Hans) and the harpist's (Jenny) band Feuerschwanz: Ding (really fun to watch) and Warriors of the World United (great for vocal reactors, as there are five lead vocalists in the song) In return, Jenny acted as fire dancer in the video to the song "Seth" of Melissa's band Ad Infinitum.

[@stefanogalimberti]

the cover of "Warriors of the World United" is an absolute wet dream! :D

[@Thnielsen85]

A little correction. Morten Løwe Sørensen is from Denmark, not Sweden. He also plays drums in Amaranth, a Swedish metal band. Anyway great reaction :D

[@corvusbonehand1415]

The dark side of the moon is Legend. So many good well made song. You should try some other cool stuff, maybe the crimson ghosts - don't follow or nearly free or Unleashed (from Germany) , Bloodsucking Zombies from outer space - Vienna calling or Radio active or kids of the apocalypse (from Austria) , The Other - We're all dead or a party at Crystal lake.... (Germany), Nim Vind - 21 century or Killing Saturday night or ESP (Canadian)... And so on check it out. Greetz from Germany

[@iDEATH]

Melissa is amazing. I've been a fan of hers since I first watched the video with her former band, "Rage of Light", for their cover of Aqua's "Lollipop." I'm not ashamed to admit that I clicked on it because of the babe in the thumbnail (Melissa), but I was an instant fan as soon as she started singing. The rest of this band is likewise great, and I can't recommend their main gigs enough: Ad Infinitum, Feuerschwanz and Amaranthe (also a special mention for Rage of Light, who are still great, as is their new singer Martyna Halas).

[@stefanogalimberti]

No shame bro! That video is... awesome! :)

[@Damien_Paxton]

Please check out the lead singer’s (Melissa Bonny) band “Ad Infinitum”.

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Check up next Arch Enemy with the old and one Song from the new Singer

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Don' t forget : HEAVY METAL don' t need any Couleur to listen or play it ! That is an open World

[@Mischnikvideos]

Melissa grew up in French-speaking Switzerland, which is why German is a foreign language for her, which she only speaks moderately. Nevertheless, she founded Add Infinitum in Germany because she couldn't make a living from her music in Switzerland due to the high cost of living. That's why her band consists of Germans. Shortly thereafter she moved to Denmark to her drummer. Damn the EU and the freedom to work and live where you want (yes, the Scheiz is not in the EU, but in the EEA. Fewer obligations, fewer rights). I never found their first band Evenmore exciting. There are better folk metal bands out there. The trance metal band Rage of Light is worth a listen, there aren't many of them. Here with the current singer: RAGE OF LIGHT - Lead the Riot (OFFICIAL VIDEO) The drummer at his workplace, a Swedish band. Because there is no category for their disco sound, they fall under Medodic Death Metal: Amaranthe - Maximize (Masters of Rock 2019) Feuerschwanz is considered a folk metal band because of the instrumentation, but above all they are fun: Feuerscnwanz - Schubsetanz The most successful collaboration between Melissa and Firetail: FEUERSCHANGANZ - Warriors Of The World United (feat Thomas Winkler, Saltatio Mortis & Melissa Bonny)

[@pierreverove3732]

Swiss & Haiti, but there’s so much more to say about Mel.

[@mickeymayfield4192]

Hopefully you will get back to liliacs carousel 🎠 it's great

[@ashleybingham3822]

With the European Bands such as this. Nightwish, After Forever, Epica, and depending on the label such as this one Napalm and others such as Century Media, Nuclear Blast and a handful of others that I am drawing a blank on. You'll find many bands such as this. Whether it's the woman with the clean vocals and the man with the harsh vocals or vice versa, or in cases such as this, the woman doing both or the man doing both. It's a roller coaster ride and very entertaining. The European bands/groups kind of corner the market on the style of music, one of the nicknames that has been thrown around over the decades as beauty and the beast style of music and I think you understand why 🙂 Bands that have been doing this for a while such as nightwish and Epica (Check them out) not only create beautiful music, but can tell beautiful stories with each song and their videos are just grandiose.

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Zwitzerland Bands ? Burning Witches ,but the new singer is dutch

[@michaelbuttner4262]

Forget it , Heavy Metal need no Colours to play or listen it

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

OK considering this is from Game of trones/ASOAF I'll have to suggest some Tolken song covers kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6nJoJRoaNiefsk

[@TheCxS5]

The way Florence sings this song…can’t be matched up….sorry guys!

[@AP-RSI]

Try "Feuerschwanz -Warriors Of The World United" feat Melissa Bonny and other, too! Or listen to Eli Berlin with "ZERO POSITIVE - Wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer!" (it's in German, but great!). She has a phenomenal voice too! "Independenz" is another good song of them.