We Are Both In TEARS!!!!! Our FIRST TIME REACTION to Nightwish - Ghost Love Score

[@gabriel.bardac]

I'm glad you decided to continue exploring Nightwish music! Today you met Floor Jansen, the 3rd and present singer of the band. Of course, you have a new subscriber here, in the hope that you will continue. Greetings from Romania!

[@tasminoben686]

Hamburg grüßt Rumänien! Wenn❤

[@HCH944]

General Salute !

[@RolfMeyer-cl7ou]

Hello from northern Germany🤘to Romania Gabriel

[@art3mis290]

Hey y Romanian General Gabriel salute from Canada, you are much loved sir!

[@Sharky762]

Gabe you are a ninja

[@haroldcrown5541]

This concert is the gold standard for Nightwish. Keep in mind Floor was the lead singer of her own band at this point and was just a fill in for the singer that dipped out mid tour. She had worked with Nightwish for years but was only singing with them for 10 months at this point.

[@stephanie4205]

WOW! It looks like they kept her for life. I see she's been with the band since 2013.

[@mnewm21]

also, whilst she was the lead singer of ReVamp she hadn't performed for almost a year as the band was on hiatus due to Floor suffering burnout and not being physically able to sing! When she joined Nightwish I would imagine it would have been a huge leap of faith both for her and Nightwish as whilst she new the band and liked their music having to perform it is very different to singing along in the shower so to speak! By the time of this concert she new she was going to be a permanent member of the band and I think it shows in the performance.

[@haroldcrown5541]

⁠true, I honestly forgot about the hiatus. I like to think this festival was the final tryout for her and she was not aware. Their smiles and band communication seems to have more meaning.

[@richardmead5969]

@@mnewm21 interesting

[@stefanh1810]

​@@mnewm21dazu am besten das Amerika Tour Video anschauen, wo Floor den ersten Auftritt mit der Band hatte und den Text in paar Stunden lernen musste. Das is einfach Mega!

[@jolandavanlankvelt2674]

I was at the Amsterdam November 28th 2022 concert. The first time for me. Due Floor's Beste Zangers participation 2019 I first heared Floor Jansen's voice and was mesmerized by it. She told about the band Nightwish she was in so I went to YT and listened to Ghost Love Score. Since then I'm hooked and sold.

[@pietkeizer5279]

Herkenbaar verhaal Jolanda 😊

[@nardj.5277]

Same story!

[@h.vanschaijk4189]

That's why I never listen to dutch radio. Try to find other channels. So many people miss out on so many great artists and music. Dutch radio plays mainstream stuff. If you like that that's fine...if not search the internet or Spotify. 😊

[@mazlub3401]

Same here! Toen ook meteen naar Gelsenkirchen geweest een paar maanden later, bleek een goede keuze! En het geluk haar te ontmoeten, ze is zo leuk! ❤

[@willytee585]

Floor is not only the best singer from nightwish she is my favourite singer of all time !! Her voice and stage presence are unsurpassed she is indeed a Valkyrie!!!

[@mnewm21]

I can never have a favourite singer, people ask me all the time but I always can think of others I like as much...Floor is however one whom I will always choose to listen to! Unless she is doing Frozen, as the source music is nonredeemable 🤣

[@C4Ti0]

As an After Forever fan, I also have to mention Simone Simons from Epica. Both blow your mind ❤

[@LevitatingCups]

agree to disagree

[@frenkwd1]

Hello Nightwish Army reporting from the Netherlands. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nightwish. They are from Finland. And they make Symphonic Metal. What you've heard here is just the tip of what this band can do. Nightwish really hits you in your heart. And that's what makes this band so unique. Her name is Floor Jansen and she is Dutch. There were 82,000 people there. I happily refer you to Gabriel Bardac's comment (he'll be here soon) for a list with lots of song suggestion. Watch out for the Nightwish Army. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@sebastienwaslet9440]

Best female singer of our times Because of her range She can sing all what you want in any genre.... But first of all....a real down to earth person

[@g.gordon8117]

Welcome to Nightwish and our 6'1" Dutch Valkyrie Godess Floor Jansen. Enjoy the rabbit hole that is Nightwish. Nightwish Army North Florida Airborne Div reporting in. 82,000 at that concert. Enjoy

[@tobimobiv1]

She's not 6.1 she not even 6 foot and half an inch.

[@richardwest6358]

The "new singer" that has been with Nightwish since 2013 (longer than any other singer)

[@stephanie4205]

I can't believe you all have known about this band for so long. lol We have a lot of catching up to do!!

[@plantifulalexandra]

Can't believe it's been so long since Tarja left. Time is flying - I still remember being a teen crying over the open letter.

[@irenehabes-quene2839]

Tuomas said in his last interview that after Marco left hè at first thought it would be the end of Nightwish but after a few days he got over the shock and focused on continuation. He went on to say that if Floor were to leave he would immediately pull the plug out of Nightwish.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

@@plantifulalexandra And the Premier of Finland commenting on it too.

[@plantifulalexandra]

@@corneliusantonius3108 Didn't know that. :D

[@Mischnikvideos]

Wacken Open Air is one of the oldest and largest metal festivals in the world, in Germany. It has 85,000 visitors, another 15,000 visit the village of Wacken. The festival site used to be a pasture and is now a hay meadow, which is why the logo is a bull's skull. It was shown in the video on the left. The concert has something of a rebirth about it. 10 months earlier, Nightwish had fallen out with their second singer Anette, two days before the next concert. Mastermind Tuomas says that the band was in survival mode at that point. Canceling was not an option, nor was continuing. Floor had already been booked as a replacement, but now had to arrive without preparation and learn 1.5 hours of setlist by heart. When this video was recorded, she was still officially the replacement. A permanent collaboration had already been agreed internally. The song was originally sung by Tarja, Floor changed the end shortly after her arrival. Singer/bassist Marko has unfortunately left the band after 20 years. But he gives us hope of a return. He is currently touring solo with his prog metal and with Tarja: MARKO HIETALA - Left On Mars (feat. Tarja Turunen) (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) Nightwish is releasing a new album in September, but unfortunately they will not be touring. The pandemic had messed up their plans. But they have also signed a new contract with their record label. Tuomas will probably write a new album in 2025. It would then be released in 2026 and in 2027 they would be touring worldwide again, including in the USA. Or they will do something completely different. The first of three singles from the new album: Nightwish - Perfume Of The Timeless (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) Floor was in two other bands before Nightwish and recently toured with her solo program. She is currently on her small farm and making videos for her fans. She just had an 8-month-old daughter. Experience shows that this will not last long. Floor is a workaholic and needs the stage. She will prepare something: After Forever - Energize Me (MUSIC VIDEO) ReVamp - Disdain Live at Graspop (2010) Floor Jansen - My Paragon (Official Video)

[@Seven-iq1yx]

I think they are not on that farm anymore. Maybe they still own it, but Floor mentioned recently that they have just moved. Their older daughter is reaching school age and that could have something to do with the move. The farm is in quite isolated location in the middle of woods and maybe they wanted to make it easier for her to socialize with other kids of her age. (Or could be many other reasons as well of course but that was first thing that came to my mind.)

[@Mischnikvideos]

@@Seven-iq1yx Sweden is not the USA, the distances are manageable. And the horses have to be moved regularly. They must have moved with her. If she moved away from her farm, there must have been several reasons. Unfortunately, the entire Q&A is behind a paywall.

[@Seven-iq1yx]

@@Mischnikvideos About distances, yes I know, I live in Finland and I have lived in USA as well. Of course kids grow up in different kind of environments with no problem, I also grew up on a farm in small town and there were only 6 other kids of my age within 2 kilometers and that was quite enough. And Tuomas Holopainen if anyone really grew up in the middle forest and that came out, as we know, just perfect! But Floor grew up in city in the Netherlands which is very densely populated country, so while she loves nature, it is possible that when now forced to think about her daughter's childhood years, maybe she started to lean towards getting a bit more back to semi-urban area. But I also found out that the house on the farm was only 52 square meters (!) so probably also that could have been forcing them to re-think how they will fit now there with two daughters growing up. Anyways, I know where the farm is and found out now where they moved to. It was no neighborhood move. They moved 160 kilometers (100 miles away). New house is on semi-urban lot so I do not think the horses stayed on the farm. I think they must have been moved somewhere closer with some rental stable arrangement. Also possible that they actually never owned that farm, but were just renting it because a 56 year old guy has moved in there and he happens to be from manor located 1 mile down the road. So could be hinting that at the manor they had changed ownership to younger generation and the old master hence moved away to this smaller farm at corner of the manor lands. And due to this arrangement the manor simply did not want to extend the rental agreement. I think they lived there pretty exactly 10 years which would fit well typical such rental agreement length. Many places where this thought chain can of course go wrong but this is what comes to my mind.

[@Mischnikvideos]

@@Seven-iq1yx Thanks for the info. Let's see what else she tells us.

[@cornelbruggemann1203]

I was soo lucky to see Nightwish at their 2021 tour in Toronto Canada. I am 68 and didn’t know about Nightwish till 2019. I was blown away by them. Thought I never would see them live. Due to Covid concert was restricted to 2500 people and was lucky to snag VIP tickets. Will not forget that evening

[@schout33]

When you want to go further on the path of our 1.83m (6ft.+) tall Dutch Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen besides Nightwish, here is some background information on the best and most versitale female singer of our time. Floor joined the band 'After Forever' in 1997 at the age of 16. Here are some of my favourites: ‘Energize me’; Monolith of Doubt’ and Dreamflight’. Floor attended the then new Rock Academy in 1999 and graduated in 2003. She also studied 2 years at the Conservatory (1 year Music Theatre and 1 year Opera). 'After Forever' disbanded in 2009 and Floor started her own band 'Revamp' from scratch. Here she experimented with different vocal styles within one song from full operatic to death growls in seconds. Here are some examples: ‘Misery’s no Crime’, ‘Wild card’ and ‘Disdain’. Besides managing a band on her own she also did a lot of vocal coaching and as she is a perfectionist, she wants to do everything at 100%+. Eventually she had to pay the price and got a burnout. She had just recovered when end of september 2012 the call came from Nightwish to fill in for the remainder of the North American Tour at first as their second singer Annette got ill. Floor had just 48 hours to learn the whole setlist. There is a documentary made of this world tour: ‘Please learn the setlist in 48 hours’ Floor joined Nightwish after this iconic Wacken concert in 2013 as permanent member of the band. Floor continued to perform with 'Revamp’ also, but it was clear that she could not combine the two for much longer, so 'Revamp' disbanded in 2016. Floor did a side project called 'Northward' where she dived into the Hard Rock scene. The song 'While Love Died is a must see. Her stunning performances on the Dutch TV show 'Beste Zangers 2019' gave her at last some more recognition in her home country where she was relatively unknown until then. There are numerous guest appearances with other bands to find on KZbin. To see how to get a crowd of metalheads silenced and in awe watch her featuring with the band 'Epica' and the song 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa’ and to see her in full opera mode, watch her rendition of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini. As live concerts were cancelled and home isolation due to the Covid situation, Floor discovered KZbin in these years. Mindblowing covers, chats with her idols and other singers, vocal masterclasses, personal insights and so much more. She even made a video reacting to herself singing Ghost Love Score at Wacken. Lots of technical info and some memories of her starting with Nightwish. Also her Fan Friday videos are hilarious. Just unpack some of these and other presents she left on her channel. Also videos of her solotour she did with songs of her impressive career. Her latest endeavour is her stunning solo album ‘My Paragon. Floor is a high sensitive person, so peace and quiet is as important for her. Living by the woods in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer of the band Sabaton), daughters Freja (turned 7 years last march) and Lucy (born last october) ,a couple of horses, dogs and cats, she found this.

[@jorglandsmann424]

Moin from Northgermany. I have seen Metalica , Savatage, Maiden, Priest,Ozzy,Dio and many more. The were great. But since i was 2013 at the Holy Ground of Wacken, Nightwish blew me away. I saw them 4 times and it was allways Magic.

[@tasminoben686]

Moin. Schätze, wir waren 2018 im November in Hamburg im selben Konzert oder? LOL😂

[@staffanhesselback9653]

Singers sing what they can, Floor Jansen sings what she wants ❤once she sang the phonebook in a Dutch radioshow ❤and It sound like a real song ❤her voice just touch your soul and grab your heart ❤she is one of a kind ❤our Valkyrie queen ❤

[@HCH944]

....SHE has a mystic vibe in HER voice....... On point !!!!!! Thats how a lot of people feel when they become the witness of the GODDESS singing.......... No matter what guard you have up, HER voice cuts through it like a hot sword through butter.....directly int your heart and soul ! How it is to see them live? or HER live (on HER solo-tour last year)? Well I can only say....watch your way home...no matter how good you know your way, no matter the navi is talking.....be sure you miss your way at least twice !!!!!!!

[@Sirog77]

Nightwish with Floor is the best of the best❤ Thanks for this reaction❤ If they tour they will come to the USA!

[@aviewfromthestage]

Can't wait!

[@fizzyridertoo]

@@aviewfromthestage I saw them in LA a couple of years ago on their last tour. They don't bring their full stage tour to the US but they are still fantastic live.

[@brunodemarchis4533]

​@@aviewfromthestage Hello, can I give you a piece of advice? Listen to this girl's voice. It's shocking. Live it seems that he sings in the recording studio. Morissette amon. Rise up Wish 107,5 FM radio station. She will surely become a legend. How can the world not know it?🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PomLimey]

Excellent reaction. We must be forever grateful to Tarja as she was a pioneer in the symphonic metal genre. But for me, Floor has taken Nightwish on to a different level because of her vocal diversity. Thuomas has more scope to write songs with more rock elements but also knowing that Floor can take care of the operatic parts too. Looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction. Greetings from the UK.🇬🇧

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

word.

[@devildiver7488]

Best thing, no auto tune !! Floor is a beast and yes not only the best of the 3 but probably the best female vocalist in metal today…she is my #1

[@aviewfromthestage]

Yesssss!!!

[@eddybulk1992]

Favorite Nightwish singer is Floor Jansen who is from my home country of The Netherlands but lives in Sweden with her husband and two daughters greetings from The Netherlands

[@NightwishArmyItalianDivision]

Hail to the Queen , the Poet, The Riff Maker, The Groove Master, The Piper of Heaven and the Beat Lord ! 🤘

[@ecbftl]

Greetings from Canada, where I saw them live in a small club venue in May 2022. They only did about 10 shows on the North American leg of their world tour. Glad you tried a live song with Floor. She is a wonderful person as well as an unparalleled singer. Enjoy your Nightwish journey. Since you watched Tarja sing the Phantom of the Opera with Marko, you should check out Floor singing the same song with Henk Porte( who was the Phantom for many years). They initially sang it on the TV show Beste Zangers, but later in 2023 with Nightwish at the Ziggo dome. There is an Official video on the Nightwish channel.

[@erikahanson9517]

Yep, I've seen them live, in 2021, in LA. Floor performed this song, in fact. It was overwhelming, honestly. That's the best word I can use to describe that concert. They aren't touring, for a while, for various reasons.

[@gregjetnikoff7124]

Biggest difference is Tarja is primarily an operatic vocalist. Floor leans to classical, as well as everything else.

[@jonathanratliff4780]

Tarja is queen

[@TheWaldoking]

@@jonathanratliff4780 Floor is Goddes

[@jonathanratliff4780]

@@TheWaldoking was….tired now and her future will just be her solo career which she has lost steam on lately. Dianne Van Giersbergen, Adrienne Cowan and Simone are the full prime goddesses…. but you don’t want to hear that lol

[@OscarGonzalez-bl1vi]

@@jonathanratliff4780Definitely facts

[@HandleyR]

@@jonathanratliff4780Queen of nothing but her own little world. Tarja getting fired was the best move Nightwish made, she was holding them back. Worse thing that happened was Marko leaving.🤟

[@MichelleMosley-z6z]

I flew half way across the US to see them in Boston soon after bans were lifted from COVID . It was the best concert I've ever seen and I'm 51 with a lot of concerts under my belt lol. Well worth it , hopefully their break won't be long . Nightwish army Kansas City Missouri !

[@orangeguppie6897]

Hello and welcome to Nightwish with Floor Jansen,thanks for your reaction to this amazing group of musicians and Floor. I think i answered your question about a favourite leadsinger. If i didn't found Nightwish with Floor but sooner, i would have stopped listening to Nightwish, so lucky me😊 they gave me back listening to music!! greetings from the Netherlands! Until the next one, Bye!!!

[@kennethosiecki9258]

Hello there. Nightwish is better live. Floor Jansen is the Valkyrie goddess standing at 6"1" barefoot. You have just scratched the surface of her vocals. Stage presence is masterful. Nightwish's 10th album comes out this September. Unfortunately, they are not touring this album so it may be a couple of years.

[@stephanie4205]

Wow! She’s tall. Are there any other songs you recommend?

[@monicacarolina6480]

@@stephanie4205 Storytime, Romanticide are nice songs to do after this. They have hundreds of songs and music pieces, and everyone will be your new favourite. Please avoid the big ones for now, Poet and the Pendulum and Greatest show on earth. They need research before you watch those masterpieces. Nightwish will give you beauty, pure trash metal, doom, folky and everything in between. Wacken, Wembley, Tampere and Buenos Aires are good live recordings. Can't go wrong with it. Floor can do it all, opera, pop, metal, rock...she's absolutely the best female singer of this time (watch her growls too haha) She is Dutch, proud Dutchie here. (btw, Dutch people are the tallest people on earth, she's not exceptional with her length here) Wacken, Hellfest , Graspop ec are huge metal festivals in Europe where we metalheads from all over Europe gather. This crowd was 83.000. Wacken now can have 100K visitors. Btw, the classical instruments are recorded by the London philharmonic orchestra) The fanbase in the US is not very big, but huge elsewhere. They do tour in the USA in smaller venues. They were the headliners at Wacken here, after Alice Cooper.

[@lekalla]

"Nightwish is better live" sounds like Tuomas writes mediocre stuff but their shows are dope.

[@thorgodofthunder6455]

Follow Gabriel's list 👍

[@NickBR57]

She is tall but NOT 6'1". She is 183cm which is 6'​@@stephanie4205

[@CrissPrincess]

ARISE NIGHTWISH ARMY

[@Roddrummer]

Reactor: "c'mon girl, what else you got for us?" Floor: "Hold my beer....."

[@BoonesRevenge]

Hope you do more NW reactions. Follow Gabriel's list and you will be guided through the amazing universe of songs. How is it to be at a Nighwish concert? Just as epic as you can imagine. I was at the show in Hamburg in early 2023

[@OJB42]

Yes, this is one of the most epic songs ever in rock, and this is probably the best performance of it.

[@MrAlexvonk]

enjoy your Nightwish journey. Greetings from the Netherlands! Floor is the best

[@aviewfromthestage]

The BEST

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯🎼 It´s always amuzingly entertaining to see when people discovers this magical band. Neat reaction and keep on rockin´ with them! Cheers from Finland. 🤘😎💙🎶

[@calibadgerdude6082]

15:15 “How is a Nightwish concert like?” Videos cannot do it justice. Floor is a force of nature and when she sings you feel it physically as much as you hear it. When she comes out on stage and starts to sing, you feel a physical whump to the chest as the force hits you, like being hit by a 500 pound feather pillow swung by a giant. At that point, you’re just along for the ride and wherever she decides to take you.

[@pannemanbroeker8018]

Floor Jansen , The best female singer of this time . GREAT REACTION .

[@majbrat]

Yay! More Nightwish please! Best band on the planet and of course our Queen, Valkyrie Goddess of Metal, Floor Jansen. (Pr. Yansen-she is Dutch) Maybe "Storytime" from Wacken next. They just finished a big world tour last year, Floor went through breast cancer surgery, then pregnant through the world tour, and then they have been making a new album this year to be released in September. Their last album has some excellent Lyric Videos as well as there are live performances at several festivals from that album. Check out the song Tribal which is a compilation of some of those shows. 😊 The first single from their upcoming, new album was released a bit ago called "Perfume of the Timeless." They are not doing back to back tours on this one unfortunately, but there are tons of super live concert performances to see. Floor released a Solo album last year as well and will be touring it a bit but I dont know if it will be outside Europe. Her youtube channel is a great place to find amazing videos of original and awesome covers she did during lockdown to keep her voice in shape, as well as appearances on some Dutch and German singing TV shows.

[@diedzjeeoudshoorn7726]

Absolutely normal that you are blown away. This is the best live performance in this part of the universe ever. Floor is not from this world. She was send from the Andromeda Galaxy to bring beauty and happiness to those wicked earthlings. And on that same spaceship the complete band of Nightwish came along to earth. They don't do bad songs. But you might try "the greatest show on earth" . Because that's excectly what it is. Or "the poet and the pendulum". First read the lyrics and do some background because they are not your "typical love songs". "Romanticide" for some heavier stuff. In fact that whole Wacken 2013 concert has to be experienced. But also a videoclip like "noise" is amazing. They are sooooo goooood. And Floor? There are a lot of excellent singers out there. But there is only one Floor Jansen. She plays in a league of her own.

[@billmorrison8292]

Sorry you missed them. They toured US in 2022.

[@aviewfromthestage]

Dang.

[@Kelsea-2002]

In fact, this Nightwish concert in Wacken was the first concert I saw at the age of 10. Since then I have seen Nightwish live all over Europe, and once in Japan and Mexico. In the last year alone I saw the band at 3 concerts in 2 different countries. But I also try to attend Floors solo concerts as often as possible. Last year twice. Unfortunately, I couldn't attend any of her concerts this year for health reasons, even though I already had tickets. It doesn't matter if you have experienced a Nightwish concert or a solo concert of Floor live ... You'll get addicted to more.

[@mikejenx]

React to more from this concert, its awesome.

[@monicacarolina6480]

I did see them many times live and they are even better live. My favourite singer of Nightwish is absolutely Floor Jansen. She is the most versatile (from opera to growls) and metal lady. New sub

[@warbear323]

What is my favorite Nightwish song: Whichever one I'm listening to at the momenI. Really. There is no "bad" Nightwish song. Their albums don't have "filler" songs. There are no "time to take bathroom break" songs at their concerts. As for favorite Nightwish singer, this can be a bit of a divisive topic among the NW Army, but my favorite is Floor. No contest. She is so versatile in her range and vocal style and so good regardless of which style she is singing, I get tingles when I hear her (these are known as a "Floorgasms" in the NW Army). This happens even for songs I have heard her sing hundreds of times. There is something about the timbre of her voice that just speaks to my soul. That ability alone would be more than enough to make her my favorite. Add the emotion she puts into each song and the connection that she creates between her, the music, and the fans. Now add her being one of the most grounded, down-to-earth, humble, kind, genuine, and all around good people you would ever meet. Now add her striking physical presence and beauty when fully made up for an on-stage performance, and her complete willingness to be seen with little to no make-up off stage. Now add that she is happily married to the drummer from the Swedish Metal band Sabaton and together they have two girls, one less than a year old. Now add that she is a burnout and cancer survivor. I know I'm fanboying here. I don't care. I just can't say enough good things about this woman. As for Nightwish concerts in the US, and Nightwish concerts in general, you are unfortunately late to the party. They announced a while back that they are taking a break from touring for an indeterminate amount of time. They _did_ do a North American leg of their "Human. :||: Nature." world tour back in 2022, and I had the privilege of seeing their show in Denver. I had to drive 7 hours 1 way from my home (at the time) in Utah and get a hotel for 1 night to make it work. All the time and money I put into seeing them was worth every penny, and then some. The show was in a relatively small indoor venue and they didn't have the fancy LED screen or pyro, just some stage lights and some smoke machines. It didn't matter. The band _was_ the show. They put just as much energy into that performance in front of hundreds that they put into massive outdoor festivals in front of tens of thousands. Luckily, we have the professionally recorded concerts available on DVD/Blu-ray. If you notice, this performance of "Ghost Love Score" was taken from the DVD "Showtime, Storytime", which is the official live album for the tour following their 2011 studio album "Imaginaerum". There are more. Most/all of the songs from those can be found on KZbin, along with whole-concert videos.

[@morbiouslenoir]

Originally Floor was sent by Allfather Odhinn to Midgard to gather the souls of fallen warriors to Valhalla, but she got distracted and joined a series of bands. However, Floor still gathers souls by her grace, beauty and the sheer power of her vocals. We give thanks for her at our Blots regularly and hope that Odhinn won't notice that she has never returned to Asgard. ALL HAIL THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!! The Nightwish Army is incoming! You're not ready! Nightwish Army Gulf Coast Florida Black Company reporting for duty!

[@Aenea-de9vy]

I know how you feel. When I saw this for the first time, I was overwhelmed and in tears. Good job! 🤘🔥

[@aviewfromthestage]

Thank you so much!!

[@124Spider5]

124 Spider here...To be clear, I have followed Floor since After Forever, then Revamp and now Nightwih. But true Nightwish fans don't distinguish between the 3 singers that much. Ok, for me the best is Floor Jansen but I have to pay great respect to Tarja Tururen who launched the band into the spotlight and to Anette Olzon, whose albums were the ones that sold the most to date (At that time, many CDs were still being sold, Nowadays it's all Spotify or on a USB stick). For me, the 3 singers made history, the first (Tarja) made the band known, the second (Anette) didn't let the band die, and the third (Floor) took the band to another level. But today we wouldn't have Nightwish as we do if the first 2 singers hadn't made their contribution. ❤❤❤

[@lillianekockritz2796]

Tuomas (on keyboards), composer and writer of the lyrics of most Nightwish songs, loves movie soundtracks (especially from Hans Zimmer) and DIsney. You can hear this in a lot of the Nightwish songs. Tarja is a great singer, but Floor is much more versatile; she sings all from opera to death metal growls. After Tarja there had been Anette (2007 - 2012, more poppy); Floor joined Nightwish 2012 after Anette had become ill. In this concert she is still a "replacement" but became the official singer after this tour. You can see from the recordings of concerts with her that the boys had become much more relaxed and happy since Floor is the singer of Nightwish. They fit very well; in an interview 2015 Tuomas said about Floor "she is at home now" and Floor calls the male band members her brothers. They all love what they are doing on stage - and each other. By the way, on their last tour 2022/2023 they had also been to the USA and I am sure in future tours they also will return to your country. Their new album Yesterwynde will be released in September 2024; perhaps they will tour again 2025. There are many many people around the globe waiting for this.

[@jompuusi]

Greetings from Finland 🤘🤘

[@aviewfromthestage]

Hellooo!!!!

[@art3mis290]

Welcome to Nightwish so happy you reacted to this song! 🪖NW Army Canada 🪖ready to follow you on your journey with my fav band! Our general Gabriel has been in touch with info about songs and history so I will watch for your next reaction! Thank you for my daily feed of Nightwish!

[@larryd4352]

Floor, the Valkyrie Queen, is without a doubt my favorite vocalist I have heard in my 60+ years listening to rock, hard rock, heavy metal....and as much as I love their first lead vocalist, Tarja, who has an amazing Operatic voice, I love Floor even more! Personally, I am still adding to my Nightwish CD collection...as I want to own every one of their albums! I also need to order Floors solo album, titled , "Paragon!" Floor wrote all the songs on her album, and it's fantastic! New subscriber!

[@iainmackie6421]

It doesn't matter whether you ask the question "who is your favourite Nightwish singer"? or "who is your favourite female singer"?............the answer is still Floor Jansen.

[@zbygniewprlwytzkofsky6614]

In the studio version of this song (Tarja era) you can hear the choir singing: "My fall will be for you - My fall will be for you My love will be in you If you be the one to cut me I will bleed forever" In this live version the choir was pushed to the background, but you can hear and see the audience still singing it

[@MrApocalyptica83]

imagine 10 year ago none of the songs were written for her so now ten years after some of them are now so as she were tremendously good at the time now we have floorgasm at anytime

[@Osnaz]

Floorgazm??? Yes 😅

[@RossNixon]

Gabriel (our General) usually posts a list a suggested Nightwish's songs to play. Loved your reaction. Welcome to honorary membership of the Nightwish Army. My favourite songs are 'Romanticide' and 'Song Of Myself' from this same concert.

[@gene6690]

Yeah guys great reaction. Floor has no equal in female singers. You will be blown away by the amount of really good songs that Nightwish has. Nightwish does tour in the US but might only be in 2025/6 perhaps. We went and see them in June 2013 when Floor was 6 months pregnant in Gelsenkichen Germany. What a Devine experience

[@Erfedwe]

Great reaction. A few tips that may or may not help: Fans are very polarized on who is the best Nightwish singer. People are certainly entitled to their opinions, but the reality is that all 3 lead singers have made significant contributions to the band and are part of its amazing history. Each provide a unique flavor to the band and all 3 are amazing. The band is from Finland, while Floor Jansen is Dutch. Troy Donockley, their multi-instrumentalist is British. In many languages/cultures (including Finnish and Dutch), the letter J is pronounced as a Y, so Tarja is pronounced Tar-ya and Jansen is pronounced Yan-sen. This concert is from Wacken (pronounced Vah-ken) Open Air 2013. This is billed as the largest metal concert in the world and takes place in the small village of Wacken, Germany. I am excited to see you continue your journey into this incredible band!

[@Erfedwe]

Some additional comments: Floor recently gave birth to her second child. And although NW has a new album out, they have decided to not tour on this release. This will likely be a 2 year break. So while they do tour in the US (small venues because the US music machine is oblivious to most music, especially if it originates outside the US/UK), it will be a while. "could you imagine being there?" - I have had the amazing fortune to see NW live (w/Floor). I have also seen Tarja on her solo tour. I generally don't set my expectations too high when seeing a band live, but my expectations for Nightwish were extremely high and they still managed to exceed them in every possible way. There is no way to adequately prepare!

[@HandleyR]

Floor and Marko! The best era of Nightwish. 🥰

[@50shadesofbeauty50]

Nightwish is our national treasure 🤘 greeting from Finland 🇫🇮

[@TomicaCZ]

Yes, I've been to Nightwish live concerts 4 or 5 times so far. A Nightwish shows are in my TOP 3 live music experiences!!! And I've been to a plenty of concerts and festivals. The remainning 2 spots in my Top 3 takes Tool and Heilung. Incredible bands that must be seen live by everyone. I mean it really is an experience!

[@danrue3263]

And she had a crowd of 60.000 plus and did this being new and with a cold she’s a goddess like i said and live damn history ❤

[@whirledpeaz5758]

82k is the count on the DVD intro.

[@HvdHaghen]

It started with the first time reaction videos on youtube. First Focus with Hocus Pocus, then Meatloaf with Paradise by the Dashboard Light. and now Nightwish with Ghost Love Score. Nightwishers say Floorgasms have no serious side effects. Well, I don't know. I have never slept better, but not enough because I have to step out of my bed every morning.

[@MrDempmeister]

Hi guys, thank you for an amazong reaction filled with so much emotion. Nightwish has had three amazing singers, but Floor is the best in my book. The reason for this is that she is almost superhuman. She really can sing anything and in this song she displays three diffrent vocal setups and she even switches mid-phrase. If you aren’t that familiar with vocal technique it can be hard to hear it and understand the difficulty of it but trust me, it is very few singers that can pull this off. And that end note is just cracy! The rest of the band is also incredible in this performance. The drumwork especially, he is going hard on those drums and he stays right in that pocket throughout the song. Empuu isn’t doing anything crazy but he gives us exactly what this song needs. He sets the mood by adding the perfect tone. And Marco on bass is doing some crazy runs here and there. And Tuomas is busy on the keys. He plays most of the strings, the brass and the horns on his keyboard. This band is incredible and I hope you do more reactions to them!

[@HannuPulkkinen49]

Tarya Turunen, Floor Yansen. It's not cold in Finland, except a little in winter. Summers are warm and beautiful.

[@romanofranci7835]

Perfect, more Nightwish please

[@user-Rockmagix]

Whatever guard you have up, when Floor's voice comes in she cut's thru it like a fresh sharpened butcher knife and get's you right into your soul and while your bleeding out you feel satisfied. So, you mentioned she touched each note to show that she can sing it? You heven't seen the tip of the iceberg yet. This rabbithole is so deep, you will need months to explore some of it! Greetings from Germany

[@willithewit4012]

I am from Germany. I have travelled to Barcelona, London, Rome and Munich (plus three times Frankfurt) to see Nightwish - and to see & hear Floor Jansen live. I am a (hobby) musician, and I have never had seen or heard anyone who flashed me like Floor did. This Wacken 2013 show was the show of their lifetime. As it was said numerous times here already, she is the best female rock singer on the planet. She can do evenrything and anything. A true valkyrie and also a very humble person.

[@Edogg-c7t]

Nice reaction from you. Yes, Floor is something different 🤘 I saw them 3 years ago of course with Floor, so good my tears rolled😘

[@rickphil9999]

Hello you two giving us A View From the Stage. Nightwish Army Phoenix new subscriber here for you. I am so happy that you have dipped your toes into our Nightwish rabbit hole. Nightwish is the rare band whose live performances are even better than their studio productions. I hope to see you responding to more fantastic Nightwish live performances soon. You can't go wrong by sampling from Gabriel Bardac's List. Thank you.

[@LenaDee666]

One thing I think a lot of people experience, especially discovery Nightwish for the first time,...the last song you listened to is always your favorite, and at some point you just love their body of work and might be able to pick a favorite. For me there are different types of favorite Nightwish songs, like overall or depending on my mood/situation. My overall favorite SO FAR is How's the Heart (the live acoustic version), Yours is an Empty Hope is definituely also up there :)

[@Drinckx2]

Floor is my favourite female singer, probably my favourite singer at the moment, and has been since I first heard her. I saw them in 2022 in Wembley Arena, England, and they were phenomenal, with a great live sound, incredible musicianship (not showing off, all in service of the songs) and Floor’s immaculate live vocals. They are taking time off from touring, perhaps largely because the COVID lockdown interrupted their touring schedule. The tour for their last album was delayed by 2 years. They came straight off tour to record their next album which will be released in the autumn, but needed a break from touring so will not tour the new album. I would expect a possible world tour in 2026 as it will be their 30th anniversary.

[@danielalmeida5834]

We have 2 types of fans here. The quiet one sinking in every emotion throughout the performance, and the lady who verbalizes what she's feeling (im that type aswell when I'm excited abput something 😂) loved the reaction ❤❤

[@dolfvink7416]

Lovely reaction of you both. I'm an older man and got to know Nightwish in the era that Anette already joined the band, but the first songs that were recommended to me were Tarja songs and yes, the first link I got from a youngster was Phantom of the Opera with Tarja and Marko. Short after that, some one else said, well if you like Nightwish, you might like After Forever too (Floors first band). I hadn't heard a song of them when I saw in a paper, that After Forever would perform that night in the city close to me and I went there without knowing the music. Already in the first song (Come), she blew me away. After that I went to my first Nightwish concert in Amsterdam (2012) with Anette as vocalist. Anette is a very good singer, but also very different from what I used to hear with Tarja. The Anette songs I loved to hear live, but I wasn't very pleased with the way she sang the older Tarja songs. I found out that Floor had joined Nightwish (actually 6 months after I had seen NW for the first time), when I was curious if Floor probably had joined Nightwish as a guest, as I thought that would be possible. The first hit on You Tube was this song, Ghost Love Score and again, Floor blew me away. I have seen Nightwish now 3 times including twice with Floor as singer, I have seen Floor also once with After Forever and I have see Floor solo live once. The newest album, Nightwish will not be touring, but probably their next they will and yes, they come to the US as well. as a matter of fact, Floors first concert with Nightwish was in Seattle (Wa). Floor was asked to join them, Fly to the US, learn the setlist and perform with Nightwish and that all in 48 hours... Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@toddylu6869]

This video of Nightwish is so perfect. I never get tired of it. Great reaction!

[@ajaxfan1957]

Have heard this song many times with Floor on vocals. Never gets old. Always amazing. Band is great but she is special!

[@kennethvannorwick3557]

They are epic live. I got to see them live in Chicago 2 years ago. They are not touring this year, but when they do I will damn well make sure I see them again.

[@markclements-bs3mb]

Hi Guys, greetings from UK Thank you for reacting to my favourite band 😉 There are no bad Nightwish songs! The next song you listen to will become your favourite 😂 The concert you were just listening to was epic in the performance, videography and sound. You will be happy with any song from this concert

[@aviewfromthestage]

We will listen to the whole thing! Guarantee it!

[@birdbranch]

She is one of my two favorit female singers. Suzuka Nakamoto is the outer one. Great reaction from Sweden ❤❤❤

[@eddiec1961]

Good reaction thanks, When Floor joined nightwish she had 2 days to learn there entire set. It's a shame they aren't touring I would love to see there show

[@andreasf882]

I have seen Nightwish in December 2022 for the first time live and it was the best concert I have ever seen my favorite song is The greatest show on Earth but I love all their songs

[@skeezesmith7954]

My favorite singer in the whole wide world is Floor. Nightwish is not currently touring. Floor also has a solo career and she is doing some gigs this year. Unfortunately, they are all in the Netherlands (Floor is Dutch) and they are all sold out. You will find that your favorite Nightwish song is the next one you hear. Always do live shows. 😄🤘

[@TimoArula]

Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered ! Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora. Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy. Floor Jansen is a soprano, with a range of more than 4 octaves (Eb2 to F6). She can sing from classical to belting and raspy vocals like screaming and death growls. And she's also a voice coach and teacher to boot. Plus, huge vocal nerd 😉. Floor Jansen was the singer of the Dutch metal band After Forever from 1997 to early 2009. From 1999 she studied at the Rockacademie in Tilburg, where she graduated in 2003. She studied musical theatre and a year of opera. In addition to her activities at After Forever, she gave singing lessons. She plays guitar, piano and flute. On May 5, 2010, she presented her new band ReVamp, which was disbanded in September 2016. From 1 October 2012 Jansen replaced Anette Olzon (Second singer of Nightwish after Tarja) as singer of Nightwish during the Imaginaerum World Tour (And she had to learn the setlist in 48h). On October 9, 2013, it was announced that she would be the group's regular new front singer. In 2015, Nightwish released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful with Jansen as lead singer. Nightwish's second studio album with Jansen as front singer, Human. :II: Nature., was released in April 2020. And their newest Yesterwynde, is the upcoming tenth studio album by Nightwish, and is set to be released on 20 September 2024. And the master of this magic is: Our Metal Mozart Tuomas Holopainen (founder, leader, keyboardist, songwriter and the main composer for Nightwish) Tuomas the keyboardist writes about 95% of Nightwish songs, music and lyrics. He also composes the music for the backing track they use. It is recorded in London with musicians from The London Philharmonics. Pip Williams helps with the orchestration. There are two London based choirs too on the backing track, the other one is a children's choir. And of course with a synth you can do a lot. This was recorded at the 2013 Wacken (pronounced Vahken) Open Air festival in Germany in front of an audience of 82,000 people (one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world and one of the largest open-air festivals in Germany). The fiery bull head is the symbol of the festival. We hope, that there is more coming. NWSU/FloorFan/Epican/Ayreonaut/TWA 🤘😎🤘.

[@anterohoo7554]

Lovely reaction from very lovely couple! Nighwish our Finnish metal pride and joy. So nice that you liked this!

[@77bubba00]

You ain't heard nothin yet! 🙂 After being a fan since the late 90s, I finally got to see them live in 2018. By far, the best concert I've ever attended in 52 years of being a metalhead. Flawless performance! Surrealistic is the only word I can think of to describe that night. Those 2 hours felt like 30 minutes.

[@SolFaithman]

I think that is clearly a case of multiple floorgasms for both parties there!!! Loved that reaction, good one!!

[@kezca]

Great reaction Thank you both more soon

[@Ieeho98]

Nice Reaction! Floor and the whole band are amazing! The genius behind most of their songs is the founder and keyboard player Toumas. They originally formed in 1996 and unfortunately have never become very popular in the U.S. After the pandemic they went to South America to tour and stopped in the U.S. for 6 shows. The Festival Concert Season in Europe is in full swing, so that is probably where Nightwish is and will be for a couple of months.

[@plantifulalexandra]

I've seen Nightwish live with Floor & Anette and Tarja solo 3 times. Nightwish live with Floor blew me away. However, Tarja will always hold a special place in my heart with Century Child as my favourite album.

[@anrakspumante5958]

Thanks for your great reaction! Welcome into the world of Nightwish. I listen to this band fpr more than 2 decades, there is soooo much to discover! I Have seen them live 2 times here in my hometown Vienna. My favorite singer of Nightwish is Floor jansen and my favorite song is "The greatest show on earth" - a more than 20 minutes long peace of art about the about the origin of life on earth. Today Floor isnt a new singer, she startet to sing with Nightwish in 2012. This concert you saw, was in Wacken (Germany) in 2013. Wacken is one of the biggest metal festivals! The did a DVD from this concert called "Showtime, Storytime". I see it 1-2 times every year. For me its one oft the top 5 concerts of all time!

[@TheRealRedAce]

Floor Jansen is just....yeah. Says it all! :D

[@elisabethnyman9528]

NW was here in smal city of Ostrobotnia Finland, where the drummer is from. I tryed to get the band to take a bath in winterswimming, but their timetable did not get the opportunity. Next time, i hope. Unfortunately i could not get to this event in my home town. so sad! NW is amasing.

[@jurgenbruin3207]

I have seen them live Dec'22 in Amsterdam and I know now I can die a happy man...

[@KoradurHaulway]

10:50 Emppu and Marco were ready, but you weren't ready for that note! Texas division checking in!

[@ImCorran]

Love the emotion on your faces while you listened to this :)

[@markartruc2660]

This is going to be a very deep rabbit hole!

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done and welcome to the Nightwish Family and I assume you have already read about the army how or what!?

[@johnfreeman5310]

Hi, at this time, Floor was the stand-in vocalist. Even so, she had the crowd of 82,000 + in the palm of her hand. Not long after this concert she was asked to join the band permanently.

[@jimmybumgardner8322]

STORYTIME is usually the best one after ghost love score, same concert, will knock your sock off. Great reaction, more please.

[@beck8385]

Hi there im here by floor and nightwhish..i love floor..and i love your reaction how to be...thank you..and more floor ..im here subs right now..again thank you to show this talent....all band deserv..

[@aviewfromthestage]

Welcome!! Thanks for the sub!!

[@markusjackel2132]

Nightwish Army Germany reports for Duty: What you should do: Listen to General Gabriel. He knows. Great Reaction !! I think our Queen captured two more souls….:-) It never gets old to see people freeze when our Queen starts to sing…. About Ghost Love Score: Standing solid as a World Pillar around which the planet revolves, Floor hits "The Note," the crowd loses their shit, the band tears a hole in the fabric of Space-Time, and 82,000 people will never, ever be the same again. Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Valkyries and Stonehenge, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign. Bow, mortal !

[@islgrl292]

I will impress you more, telling you that this concert was Floor’s 1st concert as a permanent band member, & the audience didn’t know as yet, for it was announced with the release of their newest album in November, 2013. Also Troy Donockley became a member, although he had been playing with the band some years, playing various unusual instruments to metal, such as Uillean pipe’s, whistles, & more. You see in this concert the audience fall completely under the spell of Floor reacting to all her front-woman commands. Nightwish comes to the US whenever they tour. I believe they were last here June, 2022, at the end of COVID. They toured last year with Floor pregnant, & after recently recovered from breast cancer. Quite a year for our Valkyrie Queen. They ended it as Floor had an event around September, the baby girl was born I believe in October? She also dropped her first singles album in March, 2023, out there to enjoy. Lead song, “Fire”. Gabriel from the NW Army will send you a list of links for some of their best recordings, but NW put a 10 year anniversary link out to honor Floor some months back of her singing the song “Tribal”, a real banger from several venues, including while pregnant. It will show you a little of what you will get to experience with the Nightwish, Floor led team. They are amazing. Their newest album comes out 9/20/24, first song, “Perfume of the Timeless was dropped a month ago, beautiful, & inspiring, & available for reaction as well, but give the Tribal compilation a try first. So love IT!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ-won6QYrSdqposi=F7I3otq96QYAW0zs

[@2727rogers]

For me my favorite is Dead Boys Poem but I mean there are so many great songs by them. Cant believe that 6 years ago I didn't even know about them. Today they are right up there with Pink Floyd, Rush and Genesis, especially the Gabriel/Hackett era, as my favorite bands of all time.

[@alleninfinity6730]

Floor is the most versatile powerful vocalist I have ever heard. I only discovered her and Nightwish back in 2020. Thanks for watch please check out more Nightwish.