VOLA - Inmazes | Entire Album REACTION!

[@DrewFortune97]

Next up is ‘ERRA - Augment’ & then ‘Architects - AOGHAU’ ⚡️

[@pedropessoa2246]

Augment 😍😍😍

[@1SecondToLight]

wow, great picks btw, my introduction to Erra (really good at that time)

[@greenspade]

Holy shit

[@TheSepulphagist]

This album is amazing. Owls is my favorite track. The piano line that gets taken over by the guitar is sooo good

[@inthedream9127]

That is my favorite part of any song, period. Good taste dude 🤟

[@Marius_ae]

It’s worth noting that Asger is the only guitarist in the band as well as the vocalist, main writer and producer. I find it mind boggling that he can play riffs in a completely different time signature than what he is singing (The Same War as an example)

[@Marius_ae]

Also this album is 100% a grower. Vola is my all time favorite band alongside Vildhjarta. I got into them with Witness, then Applause- and then Inmazes. At first I liked it, but didn’t love it, and now two years later it’s a 10/10 for me.

[@antondiatonikk2256]

Man, absolutely. I think of that all the time, that is insane to me.

[@antondiatonikk2256]

@@Marius_ae Me too, except I first saw Stray the Skies on a spotify prog metal playlist, but I liked the first couple Witness tracks more. Now, I am memserized with Inmazes.. just a gorgeous album, and all are intensely beautiful songs.

[@thefitnessward_]

I first heard VOLA when they supported Devin Townsend in Glasgow. I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. Absolutely fantastic band.

[@jackdav0557]

Same as me man, I was there. They were so good🤘

[@antondiatonikk2256]

Man, I'm so jealous. That must've been a heck of a show. One time tested great, and a new great.

[@garytackett8426]

Fun fact: Nicolai (Bass) doesn't use the low E string ever! I asked him why, and he said something to the effect of the songs don't call for it! I was happy to actually ask him face to face! Such great guys, all of them!

[@TheAsphyx666]

That reminds me of when I saw Sepultura on their very first European tour back in 1989, I believe. I noticed that Max had only three strings on his guitar, and when I asked him about it after the show, he said: "That's all I need." :D

[@chrisp.14]

That chorus in "Feed the creatures" is so.... mwah... 👌😘

[@Drake45100]

I, as a german love this band so much, that I literally flew to Denmark to see them live. No regrets and beautiful country.

[@chrisp.14]

When they played in Berlin in 2019, omg it was so good.

[@infinitetimewasting7491]

Thank you! You made my day with this reaction. I was the guy who suggested Stray the Skies during one of your lifestreams years ago. Now the reaction has gone full circle. Keep up the great work!

[@TheSepulphagist]

The album between witness and Inmazes is my personal favorite, check out "Applause of a distant crowd"

[@TundraCH]

This album is actually awesome, I've been listening to it past couple days! Your Mind Is a Helpess Dreamer one of my favorites

[@thallakai]

Fuck yeah, mate. I've been anticipating this vid for a while. This is easily a top 3 djent album imo.

[@alexkabargin6747]

I love VOLA :) Met Adam(the drummer) when they were on tour in Manchester with Voyager, great guy! Also, they strayed away from the meshuggah sound in Applause and Witness, but I kinda like their softer side too :) Also check Homesick Machinery, it almost feels like different band , especially with vocals

[@Owenator26]

Vola is amazing man! I saw them live in Montreal with a couple of buddies one of the best show's I ever seen the sound was incredible for a small venue they were playing in! Witness was in my Top 5 album's of the year when it came out this album is also a banger \m/

[@ethangibbs3688]

These guys are one of my all time favorite bands. You should check out their next album Applause Of A Distant Crowd 🌊🌊🌊🌺🌸

[@alienkinkvr]

I had the pleasure of seeing VOLA in Copenhagen in December (they havent been to California yet so my dumbass flew out for the occasion) and my guy... see them if you get the shot. Executed perfectly live and the light rigs they have are similar to their "Live from the Pool" set-up. Absolute blast and worth the trip. A truly unique band creating art, you can tell while they perform that they're having fun and they mean it.

[@EvanAgee]

This is my favorite album from VOLA, great stuff

[@dervorin3455]

I'm glad you put this up, because I had written this album off, especially the title track. I realize now what I was missing...these guys are the closest thing to what I want to put out there musically with my own writing. Something complex but beautiful, and uncompromising in its beautiful complexity. Cheers, Drew. You should have a listen to some of VOLA's REALLY old stuff. Some of it is quite good. I think there's a track called Avalanche by them? Banger. Production definitely not on the same level as this and more recent stuff. But the songwriting is what matters.

[@LeeGion_981]

You need to check out ‘Ihlo’ and their debut album Union. I get massive ‘Altered state’ vibes off of it. Think you would love. Reanimate would be a good starter track.

[@ethangibbs3688]

Ihlo is cool

[@baileydicus7716]

You gotta listen to Applause of a Distant Crowd! Its my personal favorite of their three albums

[@WDkuru]

I think It may have been me that suggested it, but maybe not. I was there that stream and there were a lot of suggestions. But VOLA is one my favorite bands for sure. I try to suggest them as much as I can to people I think would enjoy them, which is pretty much everyone.

[@Giraphery]

If you like more the "chill" prog sound you should definitely add this album: Februus by Uneven Structure.

[@who-n7e]

You know what, that scarf you're wearing seems to fit the album cover's color scheme very well too hahaha

[@ruzgaravcii]

a stare without eyes is my favorite because it has such gnarly and catchy grooves beaitiful melody and huge chorus

[@mayonice3577]

You should listen to their first production, an EP called Monsters. It has so many great monsters of riffs.

[@likestarscreammm]

I've never seen your channel before but MUV, In Stasis, DoPoM and Carbonized Vinyls tell me you have really cool music taste!!!

[@pedropessoa2246]

I think "Progressive" is about being intelligent musically. It's not that I'm saying other songs that aren't prog are not "smartly built", but Prog Metal is about messing with structures, with tempo, time signatures, syncopation, tone modulation, those things that require more attention to write/be noted throughout a track. When you were listening to the first track you said you couldn't count along the tempo because all other elements were doing different things, I think that's an example of what Prog Music should feel like, and that's why VOLA can be considered a Prog Metal/Djent band.

[@pedropessoa2246]

Yeah... just saw that you pointed out what I said in the comment lol but that's it basically

[@antondiatonikk2256]

3rd most recent album*. You might not have seen their 2018 album Applause of a Distant Crowd'. It's softer than Inmazes in my opinion, but it's still a very beautiful album.

[@RebelKicks-mn4kc]

Idk why people complain about the production, I think it’s excellent tbh. The drums are a bit off, but that guitar tone fits the whole vibe perfectly. I’m biased though this is in my top 3 favorite albums of all time.

[@TundraCH]

Similar to how you highly rated a lot of albums last year, I did the opposite where I was very critical on albums last year. I had a habit of writing off albums immediately after just a first listen just because I was so meticulous about it. So theres a balance that has to be made haha..

[@JacobRatHxC]

been absolutely addicted to stray the skies since it was released ! i thought the production was great wtf? lmao

[@mattcavanagh5701]

I really really really want to see you react to Ayreon - The Human Equation! Get your prog snob on fully my man!

[@garytackett8426]

Absolutely amazing album!!

[@MadailinBurnhope]

this album, and its production, sounds like if you mixed early NIN industrial with Duran Duran; absolutely glorious, I've very recently fallen in love with VOLA

[@MadailinBurnhope]

and obviously Meshuggah, as you said

[@MadailinBurnhope]

their pop melodies are absolutely top shelf

[@florentmartiniere]

This record is majestic and trippy

[@Grunik1618]

Owls is such a great track.

[@imast5112]

I think starting with the newer stuff and working your way back is the better method. I tried listening to Northlane around when Alien came out and couldn’t really get into it. Obsidian came out and I went back and now I enjoy them both. Same thing is happening now with Sleep Token thanks to the two newer tracks Bleed From Within - Shrine Uneven Structure - La Partition Polaris - The Mortal Coil Aviana - Corporation The Ocean - Pelegial Greyhaven - This Bright and Beautiful world Textures - Silhouettes Trivium - The Sin and The Sentence Wage War - Manic Deftones - Diamond Eyes

[@dishank9509]

Why anyone hasn't recommended him "imminence" yet? Lead singer even looks like long lost brother of drew lol

[@Nahtan.9758]

i think this is easily their best work imo

[@gSWG3R]

Do every Vola album, you won't regret them. ;)

[@postrockforthemind128]

Please react to the new "The Howling Void" album. Funeral Doom is a genre you have yet to dive into. One day I look forward to the discovery of a lot of dope bands. 👌

[@jaketaylor8364]

Wouldn't it be cool to see a Vola, 12ft Ninja, Deftones concert be fkn cool!? 🔥 👊🍻

[@ICanHasMyUsername]

I like the part where he said ''Ls''

[@gordonfreeman1396]

This comment confused me but then when he said it, the context made me laugh like a mf

[@LeeGion_981]

Regarding the listening order of albums, I think if you go back and listen to The Contortionist’s debut ‘Exoplanet’ you would like it more than you did ‘Language’ it’s a completely different animal. It’s Heavy as fuck.

[@TundraCH]

Exoplanet is a mammoth

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I fall asleep to Meshuggah as well, especially the album Nothing

[@MadailinBurnhope]

the drum production sounds very Industrial, almost like early NIN?

[@christopherblowers443]

Sea sleeper- George van Tassel

[@thorfinnthegoatmc]

Vola really is the new face of modern prog

[@christopherblowers443]

VEKTOR RECHARGING THE VOID

[@mikaruhtinas9223]

How can i request album or song reaction.

[@АлександрЯнкин-ч1п]

Man, can you post the video with dj khaled dancing to currents song pleeeease?) It was one of the best things I've ever seen 😭❤️