Why Didn't You Guys Tell Me?!! I Thought We Were Friends! Jinjer - Vortex - Reaction

[@lisajohnson521]

Also, honestly, you can pick any Jinjer song and be satisfied. They really don't make any bad music.

[@parhax2140]

@@pinkierural perennial is one of my favourites lmao

[@DKatnik]

Fun fact, Vlad the drummer isnt a "drummer". Hes a classically trained pianist and guitarist. The last band he was in needed a drummer so he used his knowledge of music and taught himself how to play drums to fill the spot

[@PrymalChaos]

Get out! Man, I know a lot of the skills translate, tempo, rhythm, feel in general.. but that's still really wild.

[@DKatnik]

@@PrymalChaos Hes also the only "trained" one in the group. Tatiana has had some vocal coaching along the way but basically developed her own way of singing that was healthy to her. Eugene the bassist took 1 lesson, then watched videos of bassists he looked up to and taught himself. Pretty sure Roman the guitarist is self taught as well. That's just what happens when you've played 200+ shows a year for the last 10 years, everyone kind of melds as one symphonic machine.

[@PrymalChaos]

@@DKatnik I think that also playing along side other musicians that are more elite always makes you step up your game.

[@UhOh_ItzJDX]

i've been a huge fan of this band for 3+ years now, and to this very second, the fact that every member essentially is self taught/practiced and creates all this music naturally with only their knowledge and passion blows my fucking mind with every thought and listen... Jinjer will always be a huge inspiration to me for that reason

[@klbearsfan1254]

I did not know that they're mostly self taught, but that really helps explain their unique style. In the video you commented on the drums not following a standard kick-snare pattern, which is what you learn in drum lessons. If you aren't told to use a standard style you have a clean slate to develop your own. Seems like they all did that.

[@module79l28]

This song is kind of a musical gem. Most people don't notice that it doesn't have a chorus, it's all verses and none of them is repeated again in the song. However, after hearing it many times you start noticing that each part has it's own hook. Very clever song writing from Vlad and Roman. : ) Oh and before I forget: SWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRL! 🤘😆🤘

[@PrymalChaos]

Waiiiit... No way!! How did I miss that?!

[@j.f.fisher5318]

I could have sworn it had a chorus, but that's just cuz I'd heard it so many times I got that chorus feeling haha.

[@PrymalChaos]

@@j.f.fisher5318 I mean Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't have a chorus either. 🤯

[@module79l28]

@@PrymalChaos - But in Bohemian Rhapsody some parts are repeated. ; )

[@j.f.fisher5318]

@@PrymalChaos lolwut? I'm shocked actually.

[@spiderbass65]

I love seeing real musicians react to Jinjer, even though I'm a hack. Just saw them in Boston and they were brilliant.

[@PrymalChaos]

I would consider myself a bit of a hack too, I've just been around long enough to have an opinion of everything. 😂🤘

[@spiderbass65]

@@PrymalChaos I have no lack of opinion myself haha! I'm just a hack bass player.

[@Jinjer13]

you can't compare Jinjer with any other band, not even with Spiritbox etc. I've been listening to Jinjer for 3 years, I come from a different direction myself as a musician, soul, funk, rock, acid jazz, but Jinjer has done it to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! sometimes I'm still speechless today ... i have been interested in music for 50 years, but one of the bands that is very special to me is Jinjer. They have been following their own style for 10 years, that's it ..................... the musicality of every single musician is overwhelming, the lyrics are also something special, especially in this musical genre, although for me Jinjer does JINJER MUSIC ... I didn't know that you didn't know how good this band is, otherwise I would have contacted you ;-) Warm greetings from Germany and stay safe

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks for checking in! The thing about reacting in real time to Jinjer songs is the consistently leave me speechless. I try to find the world's to describe what I'm hearing but I can't keep up. They actually make me feel dumb because I can't express the sentiments I feel in a profound enough way. Glad I have discovered them, as late to the party as I may be. 😂🤘

[@Jinjer13]

@@PrymalChaos it's never too late to start

[@HK_8]

On of my favorite songs by Jinjer is On The Top and the video is phenomenal! I love how groovy it is. Perennial live at Wacken is a great display of all of their talents.

[@alessandromalvasi7768]

i've just commented and suggested to react to perennial, teacher teacher, judgement and punishment, who is gonna be the one...and on the top. on the top is really underrated, it doens't get too many reactions but it's in my top3 jinjer songs along with perennial and teacher teacher. i'm glad i find someone else that enjoy that song so much to suggests it.

[@PrymalChaos]

That track keeps coming up in the comments. It's definitely gonna happen soon.

[@HK_8]

@@PrymalChaos when you get a chance and wanna switch gears will you please give Silent Planet a try??

[@PrymalChaos]

@@HK_8 sure!

[@jamesm5883]

Tati - Vocals Vlad - Drums Eugene - Bass Roman - Guitar All from the Ukraine and possibly one of the best bands in the world!

[@PrymalChaos]

I'm starting to agree. 😎🤘

[@RahimRahmat]

Ok, dude, I am thoroughly impressed by your views and interpretations of this song. When you realised that the song was descending into madness and chaos, you were actually very spot on. To understand how spot-on you are, go look the lyrics up and listen to the song again while running through the lyrics. I'm going to binge watch your reactions now. I truly respect people who use the stuff between the ears and have some real perspective. You have my respect.

[@PrymalChaos]

What a wonderful comment! Thank you so much!

[@rofyle]

A fusion of metal with jazz and funk. Exactly! Dude, they have an actual jazz song. "Beggar's Dance." And the breakdown in "Home Back" is literally a bossa nova section lodged right in the middle of a metal song! I call their genre jazzcore.

[@PrymalChaos]

No kidding! Is there a video for Beggar's Dance? If not I'll probably just listen to it for myself. I gotta be careful not to spoil any future reactions! 😎🤘

[@PiercedBrosmen]

@@PrymalChaos Beggar's Dance is sort of an epilogue track on their album King of Everything. Lyrics are snippets of lyrics from the other songs on the album. I's a short one and doesn't have video. If you listen to Beggar's Dance you could also listen to Prologue, the intro-track to the same album. It follows the same principle, but with different music.

[@deadsightsx]

This song is a banger. Love Jinjer. Pisces was their viral sensation but it isnt even there best song. I Speak Astronomy is a personal favorite. Teacher, Teacher goes hard. There is a one-take of her doing Judgement & Punishment which lets you get a good look at her body and throat doing the vocals. Lots of great songs

[@PrymalChaos]

I can see that I'm going to have to get around to most of their stuff. Thanks for the tips!

[@jeffwellman8347]

Welcome to Jinjer. Tatiana is a vocal goddess and one of the best front women in the business. You are right about the band; the drummer had training but the others have put in their 10,000 hours. Their musicianship is second to none. To appreciate how good they are, react to their live material. I suggest "Who is gonna be the One" (Live, Napalm Records)

[@PrymalChaos]

Live stuff is coming. Definitely. Can't wait to see it!

[@wjl2601]

Fine reaction. Old school Jinjer, around 10 years ago, is also fun to watch and listen to.The drummer is indeed a bit of a funky jazzcat. He made this band more interesting than it already was. Love them a lot. French band Gojira is on top of the game too with great poly rhythms and riffs. It's completely different but absolutely worthwhile to try and maybe combine the two sometime in 2022. It wil make the spreading easier;-) Have a good new year.

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks for the tip. I do think I need to load up some Gojira. Start tuned.

[@wes7409]

@@PrymalChaos Honestly fizzing for some sweet sweet Goj! As a guitarist you might quite enjoy an intro into Meshuggah with their absolute groove monster that is Demiurge. Enjoying the energy! Keep up the good work!

[@Friskee62]

I have seen your reaction vids of JinJer a few times. I just 'subbed'. Your reactions to JinJer are far better than most. You are knowledgeable and have a clue what you are talking about when you see vids for the first time. So many people have NO clue when they watch JinJer videos...KUDOS to you.

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks Thomas! That means a lot!

[@shaunbryan3421]

Jinjer Pit of Consciousness live in Kiev is a must see performance and the omv for Home Back.

[@robertwillingham1965]

I'll second that recommendation.

[@saltypepper6526]

Perennial Live @ Wacken Teacher Teacher (Official Video) Super good place to start ✌️🎶

[@PrymalChaos]

I can't wait to get into all their material. 🤘🤘

[@willhougen159]

Jinjer’s Teacher, Teacher is my favorite.

[@fjolagu]

I subscribe to every good Jinjer reaction. I like how you can truly appreciate the musicianship. Let´s go into the Jinjer rapid hole!! You´ll love it! 🤘🔥

[@PrymalChaos]

I'm already halfway down!

[@fjolagu]

@@PrymalChaos Haha yeah I realised that after I left the comment 🤣

[@voidwraithprime8521]

Check out "I Speak Astronomy" if you haven't heard it yet. It may be my favorite from Jinjer. The ending is just an amazing climax. Love it.

[@PrymalChaos]

It will happen eventually.

[@katiebee939]

I feel like that song is unique in the way sue had such a diva moment without being cheesy and it is SO GOOD. They played it at the show I went to in November and it was amazing. All of it was.

[@johnfish8208]

Welcome to the Jinjer journey 😁👍👍 always nice to see another musician get caught up in Jinjer

[@stiksmommy5079]

This is the first video from your channel I've seen. The best thing about jinjer is the fact that the more you listen the more you tend to hear, and it just makes you appreciate it even more. A lot of metal bands do that for me though, I suppose it all depends on what you're in to in the first place. I'm 41 now and I've been a metalhead as long as I can recall (lucky to come up in the 80s and have young parents who always had a plethora of tunes rocking the house). I'm going to have to peruse your channel and see if there are some reactions to Gojira. As far as drums are concerned Mario Duplantier (Gojira) and Vlad from Jinjer are the best in metal at the moment. This is of course just one middle class American housewife's opinion but I'm continually blown away by the level of talent and skill from those 2.

[@PrymalChaos]

I have one Gojira song, but I have to keep reminding myself to go back and revisit them because I don't think I really got an accurate sense of who they are. It's on the agenda. I just keep getting side tracked.

[@stiksmommy5079]

@@PrymalChaos it might takea couple songs, I wasn't on board initially (same in the case of Jinjer). Then I finally took the time to really listen and I'm disappointed I missed a live opportunity due to my past quick skip reactions. Gojira can be a lot to process at once, maybe try something like Silvera or Grind before you jump over to a like The Art of Dying. Another band that I hear Jinjer being influenced by is Opeth. Anything off the Blackwater Park album is a nice starting point.

[@PrymalChaos]

@@stiksmommy5079 oh yeah. Opeth is definitely on the agenda.

[@maureenwagg5305]

I love this band. Fantastic reaction.

[@joshwilliams8863]

That was a great watch! Love hearing another Aussie reacting to these, I could binge Jinjer reactions all day.

[@piotrduz7179]

Man, really appreciate your reaction to Jinjer. You read my mind. Exactly

[@chrisstanley2051]

Yeah definetly listen to anything from Jinjer. They are amazing at telling stories with their music and the videos only enhance that. Tatiana is a Demoness. They whole band is crazy talented to unheard levels.

[@PrymalChaos]

So far I love what I have heard! More to come.

[@mornjnglori]

Finally getting around to checking this one out, im so glad you enjoyed!! Musically these guys are absolutely phenomenal, I was lucky enough to see them live back in November, genuinely so good.

[@PrymalChaos]

I really need to see them live.

[@aababibi7922]

Wallflowers is a great album. Can't go wrong with any of the songs on it.

[@shanemckenna392]

Check out the songs "Homeback," "Wallflower," and "Perennial" to see Jinjer's vast musical aptitudes.

[@PrymalChaos]

I think Perennial Live at Wacken may be up next.

[@EricMcLuen]

Jinjer who made death reggae a thing. Another suggestion is the Agonist. The new singer also does cean/harsh vocals. Their old singer Alyssa did both as well when with them before she joined Arch Enemy where she only growls. Which is sad they aren't taking advantage of her range.

[@kieranspalding8553]

Since your listeming to the new album you should check out wallflower. Slower pace but beautiful.

[@PrymalChaos]

It's on the agenda.

[@SparkimusPrime]

Just realized I watched this and never commented or liked (playlists lol) So I’m watching it again! 🔥🔥🔥

[@PrymalChaos]

Thank you for always popping up in my comments!

[@SparkimusPrime]

@@PrymalChaos Thanks for putting out awesome videos for me to comment on!

[@danchesney631]

If you watch the album recording videos on the Jinjer Band channel, the drums were recorded in trerio.

[@PrymalChaos]

Wait did you mean 'stereo' or is there some triple mic technique that I need to suss out?

[@danchesney631]

@@PrymalChaos kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nJg62ugblli5o

[@j.f.fisher5318]

The only member of the band that was formally trained was the drummer Vlad, who was trained as a pianist. Ukraine is a hard place to make it as a musician so only the best of the best rose to the top. There is no predictable formula to Jinjer songs. Pisces is one of their simplest songs in a lot of ways. They'll always keep you guessing. :) Their genre is hard to pin down and even their interview answers vary depending on how they feel like answering questions on any given day. I think progressive metal is the most common definition among fans. You should definitely check out their concert videos as well. Perennial live at Wacken is a common followup to see what they do on stage. On The Top live in Kiev has a very dynamic video and is a great song. Who Is Gonna Be The One is a basic band on stage video, but has a great performance and the composition and musicianship are awesome, especially the dueling guitar and bass. Subbed. Cheers!

[@PrymalChaos]

Perennial live has been recommended so much. Yeah I think 'progressive' is a far more accurate description. Honestly based on the comments, these guys have really captured the imagination of their fans. That's testimony to the diversity and originality of their sound. Really cool band. Glad I discovered them, as late as I may be.

[@j.f.fisher5318]

@@PrymalChaos among the hardcore fans, their biographies are pretty compelling too. All of them except Vlad grew up in a mining and industrial region of Ukraine that was heavily impacted economically by the breakup of the Soviet Union. Then in 2014 as they started to get recognition in neighboring nations, a war broke out in that region forcing them to move west to be able to continue touring, leaving behind everyone and everything including their fans in the area. With bridges burned, they had nothing left but the band and each other and their rage and the rest is history.

[@Cucker_Tarlson]

Great reaction! They call themselves progressive groove metal, but you really could call it any number of things considering their mix of sounds. I'd say Perennial live at wacken 2019 or Pit of Consciousness live in Kiev as must reacts!

[@PrymalChaos]

Posted today! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4OWnJqte5WGl68

[@chadvarnell1889]

You should see them live in person. It defies reason how they can be so good. There probably aren't 5 bands that I would drive from Tulsa to Dallas to see, especially with C19 going on. I am so glad I did to see them though. My brother and I had a blast, and were safe and healthy after.

[@michaelback283]

As I boil ice

[@bryanwright4478]

You have to do mediator !!!!!!!!!!!

[@PrymalChaos]

Alright! I'll do it.. but only because Bryan said so 🤘😎

[@camlloyd3321]

Listen to Bryan! Do Mediator!!!

[@PrymalChaos]

The people have spoken. I'll do it next.

[@MLuxemburg]

🔥Welcome to (more) Jinjer! I just found your channel, great reaction, I really like your analysis, subbed! Thank you for bringing the fantastic genre twisting music of Jinjer to more people! I love their energy, how tight they are, how down to earth they are, the heaviness mixed with complexity and groove, beautiful singing and beautiful growling and especially Tatiana's lyrics! The first time I heard Pisces in 2020 I hadn't liked any metal with growling and it took me a few listens to start liking it, but now Tatiana is my favorite vocalist and Jinjer my favorite band (Pisces has been my wakeup alarm for the past year or so and I still love it more every time I hear it). TLDR: skip to the last paragraph 😂 Sorry for the very long comment, I just love Jinjer too much and love seeing people discover (and usually fall in love with) them and each of their songs! My three favorite comments about Jinjer that I've seen, "terrifying levels of talent", "I hate it when a Jinjer song ends", and "that was more unexpected than my first child" 🤣 I love the story of Tatiana getting interested in learning to growl. In her own words, "I was inspired by Otep (Shamaya). When I was 15, my friend showed me a record of House of Secrets. I was like, ‘That dude - his voice is so powerful. And he said, ‘Oh come on Tatiana, that’s actually a woman!’ I was like, ‘What?’ She blew my mind. That was the time, the moment when I realized I wanted to shock people just like her. I just had the feeling or the intuition, like an extra sense that this is what I’m made to do.” The four current members have essentially no musical training except for Vlad the drummer who studied classical piano. They've been a tour heavy band, on the road almost nonstop from 2013 to 2020, hard work that has made them fantastic live and they make it look effortless. For most of their songs, the three guys write most of the instrument music, then Tatiana writes most of the lyrics and melodies (she gets tons of well deserved credit for her vocal and stage performance abilities, but maybe not quite enough for her lyrical and musical composition abilities). Roman the guitarist has written a lot of the instrument music in the past, so he's a huge part of the beautiful sound of Jinjer, but Vlad the drummer (who also plays guitar and piano, but so far not in most Jinjer songs - I think he played piano in lainnereP) has been writing more of it and wrote nine of the eleven songs for the newest album Wallflowers, first four videos are out for Vortex (as you saw here), Mediator (I'll watch your reaction to that next), Wallflower and Disclosure! Eugene composes some - he wrote the instrument music for one song on Wallflowers and a few songs on other albums, and I know that apart from his amazing work on the bass, he adds riffs and has written lyrics for a few Jinjer songs. The band (all members have been Ukrainian, with Russian their first language) started in eastern Ukraine in 2009 as a group of three (then five) with none of the current members (they consider the official start of the band when Tatiana replaced the male vocalist and Roman joined as lead guitar 2009/2010), Vlad is the fifth drummer (joined in 2016) and it's been a group of four since 2015 (though they consider their road sound engineer Sasha to be a fifth member). I think they're still friends with all the former members and you can see former Jinjer guitarist turned actor, Dmitry Oksen, on guitar in older Jinjer videos, and acting as an interrogator in their latest video, Disclosure! One of the things I love most about Jinjer is the messages in Tatiana's lyrics and the way she combines her beautiful growling and beautiful singing with Jinjer's fantastic instrumentals to be so powerful for expressing the anger and pain in those messages: the anti-war message in Home Back, the anti-greed in On The Top, Mediator and No Hoard Of Value (also the horror of the coal mining industry in their home Ukraine), the protest song Who Is Gonna Be The One, the anti-fascism of Sit Stay Roll Over, the anger at people being narrow minded in Teacher Teacher and Judgment & Punishment, the struggles with mental health in Pit Of Consciousness, Vortex, Wallflower and Perennial, the giving voice to mother nature angry at humanity for letting capitalism destroy her in a bunch of songs like Ape, The Prophecy, Cloud Factory, Noah, Outlander, Dip A Sail and Bad Water. Other favorites are I Speak Astronomy, Retrospection, Words of Wisdom, Just Another, Captain Clock, Scissors, Exposed As A Liar, I Want It I'll Get It, A Plus Or A Minus, When Two Empires Collide, lainnereP, Prologue and Beggar's Dance (those last two are short album bookends that might do well together in one reaction). I haven't found a Jinjer song I don't love, so I think you can't go wrong if you choose any of them, but a few good choices might be Perennial (I see you reacted to the fantastic live at Wacken performance, but the official video is also a must-see), Teacher Teacher (official), Judgement & Punishment (official and/or Tatiana's one take performance, again both must-see), Pit of Consciousness (official and/or live in Kiev/Kyiv, a third where both are absolutely must-see) or the heartwrenching plea against war in Home Back (official video). Note that because Jinjer has so many great official videos and so many astounding live performance videos, no Jinjer fan will ever mind if you react to a second video for a Jinjer song you've already heard, so whichever songs you choose, whatever pace you like: hope you'll keep trying more Jinjer and enjoy! ❤🖤🤘

[@PrymalChaos]

Thank you for this amazing comment! I definitely plan to react to the official Perennial music video. Honestly I can't imagine that I won't get to all of Jinjer's material eventually. Everything so far has blown my mind. Thank you for filling in so many blanks..

[@TheGregh1977]

check out her duet with twelve foot ninja - over and out. crazy video

[@TokSic420]

I watched un-subbed but quickly rectified the issue after watching. I don't know your background, but I sense that you are an accomplished musician that knows arrangements and composition as well as you know the back of your hand. I truly enjoy watching a reactor that gets down into the specifics and knows what to point out and how to explain it. Imo, you were definitely right on track about how the arrangement flowed. The lyrics are about someone's heavy thoughts and how the thoughts affect him, and the music reflects the lyrics perfectly. Through the entire song, we can see chaos ensuing, with cracks in the ceiling, objects floating and flying about. These things represent the man's mind being overloaded and losing control. I take it that the "Vortex", once we see outside the window, is symbolic of the man's mind and how it takes everything in at a rapid pace and very chaotically. Then at the end we enter his "mind" and witness his thoughts as a whirling monster that is out of control. A very visual representation of how a psychopath might be created. Just my take on the song and video representation. Probably way off. Anyway, great reaction, and I look forward to following you on your Jinjer journey...Enjoy 🤙🤘🔥

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks for sticking around! The beautiful thing about music videos is that they often allow us re-evaluate our impression of the song in a personal way. They often use esoteric imagery rather than a strict narrative, and what's great about that is, 10 different people will have 10 different experiences. This clip is a perfect representation of that. You can interpret it a bunch of different ways, but regardless it will colour your impression of the song. Typically that serves to strengthen the bond you have with the music. The importance of music videos is often really understated. Can't wait to see more from these guys! 😎🤘

[@Acekhan201]

I a simple guy: if I catch a new channel just getting into Jinjer, I subscribe, lol. Welcome to the party!

[@PrymalChaos]

Stick around. I suspect there'll be plenty more 😆🤘

[@mariovrandecic5690]

This is from their new album Wallflowers, which is in it's entirety a truly masterpiece of very experienced musicians. And yes, Haken is a must to react to! They have so many great songs, it is difficult to recommend. Maybe 'Darkest light' or 'The Architect', or weird 'The Cocroach King'...

[@PrymalChaos]

Oh yeah. I keep forgetting about Haken

[@lisajohnson521]

I'm loving your reactions! I'm in the middle of binging LOLOL and I 've subbed! As for your comment regarding the band being trained musicians, yes. For sure Vlad, the drummer is. He is classically and jazzed trained. He has a video on YT of him playing a classical piano piece. Simply beautiful. I heard Tati say that he had a huge hand in arraigning this new project too.

[@PrymalChaos]

I love it when amazing musicians find their way to extreme genres. They always add so much colour and texture. I'm really excited to hear more Jinjer. Be careful binging. You may get sick of looking at my head. 😂🤘

[@camlloyd3321]

Ironically, he is not trained on drums, but piano. He just decided to learn drums because he wanted to play with Jinjer.

[@PrymalChaos]

@@camlloyd3321 to be fair, I would too.

[@Robertsmith-dy3sh]

Great Reaction, solid analysis!

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks mate! Some songs are easier to assess in real time. I'm happy with what I did on this one. 🤘

[@casandralorensen4910]

If you love the drum kit try Under the Dome drum playthrough

[@PrymalChaos]

I wanna get to some drum play throughs.

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Great dive.

[@PrymalChaos]

Thank you! I appreciate that. 🤘

[@anthonymichel4660]

Check out the live version of this from hellfest 2021 you'll be extremely impressed.

[@alanbrown7412]

First time checking out your channel dude. Really enjoyed your reaction to this brilliant band...a track to check out is Pit of Consciousness live at Kiev. Happy New Year dude from Liverpool UK 👍✌️🤘☮️

[@PrymalChaos]

Thanks Alan. That video has been suggested over and over. It's gonna have to happen. The problem is Jinjer just has too much great stuff! I need to try some other bands out but I'll keep bouncing back to them so I can get through the catalogue. 😆🤘

[@smavtmb2196]

Tatiana is a vocal acrobat teacher teacher is fantastic Judgment and punishment Tatiana one take vocal performance

[@PrymalChaos]

I'm getting to Teacher Teacher. Stay tuned!

[@smavtmb2196]

@@PrymalChaos That's great and I'm a fan of your song/ performance analysis. It's so much better than someone just doing reactions for likes. Keep up the great work

[@cjjoe2385]

Now check them out in concert Jinjer - Retrospection (Live in Melbourne) m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZfYmHtqhrNqmac I was at this concert and this performance was 🔥

[@cjjoe2385]

BTW, they sound better live 😜

[@PrymalChaos]

Ok yeah! I'll probably react to a live performance soon. It's not something I do a lot but this seems like the right band to do it with.

[@BruhBruh-fu8yo]

Yeah Bryan! Mediator!

[@PrymalChaos]

How good is Bryan!

[@kennethmikaelsson7990]

I personally like outlander by Jinjer it´s from a bit back but i think it´s one of the best... And i think you her whats the core is in it..

[@PrymalChaos]

I'm definitely gonna deep dive into their catalogue.

[@notimportant3686]

if you haven't done home back yet (by jinjer) i highly suggest... it has the elements you seem to have appreciated in this video

[@PrymalChaos]

It's probably gonna be my next Jinjer song.

[@stevendorsey4554]

Dude, check out "Pit of Consciousness, Live in Kiev", and "Perennial, Live at Wacken"....you'll be blown away.

[@PrymalChaos]

Oh I plan to! 🤘

[@zachmauch4451]

Teacher teacher and judgement and punishment next!

[@PrymalChaos]

Teach Teacher is up now!

[@zachmauch4451]

@@PrymalChaos saw it man great stuff! Keep up the great work!

[@shawncossel1100]

Ok did anyone notice vald was drumming with eyes closed and leaning back at the beginning of the song? Nice reaction too boot.

[@jaredjabouri7935]

They are painfully good live.

[@PrymalChaos]

Bucket list.

[@PrymalChaos]

I don't know guys... Should I listen to Bryan?

[@Haarkad]

Boundaries ? We don't need no stinkin' boundaries :P

[@PrymalChaos]

Amen to that brother.

[@Onitsutube]

the only member of Jinjer who has a degree in music is their drummer (Vlad) and he studied classical piano and guitar, not drums :o))))

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Mediator will crush you too (Jinjer).

[@PrymalChaos]

It's gonna happen.

[@Sir_Waddles_III]

Eugene is an example of how metal bassists should be used. Not just chugging along on an open e string.

[@redbruhcolli]

React to Car Bomb - Dissect yourself Defo one of the best drummers E V E R

[@terrigarrett6630]

More please

[@PrymalChaos]

Done!

[@jeffmalloy8200]

Great reaction! Really enjoyed your insights! Subscribed. It's something completely different and about as far from metal as you can get but you should check out the young Norwegian singer, songwriter, producer Aurora. She's totally unique and a huge metal fan. Start with her video Running With The Wolves and then check out two songs she did at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize concert, Runaway and Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1). She taught herself how to play piano at the age of 6 and started writing lyrics when she learned English at the age of 9.

[@PrymalChaos]

I LOVE Aurora! She is a phenomenon, much like Björk before her! That said I might do a reaction at some point to something of hers I haven't seen.

[@jeffmalloy8200]

@@PrymalChaos her new album called The Gods We Can Touch containing 15 songs drops on January 21st. So far she's released 5 or 6 singles off it. My favorites so far are Giving In To The Love, Heathens and Dangerous Thing.

[@alexmassignani7581]

Judgement and punishment 1 take or teacher teacher OMV next!

[@PrymalChaos]

Teacher Teacher is in the can. I just have to edit and upload it. Spoilers: wow!

[@mrlincolnharris]

Listen to Bryan. He's on point.

[@PrymalChaos]

Bryan is killing it on all fronts right now.

[@badm0t0rf1nger]

My song of the year for 2021. Nice! :) If you're curious how they manage to get such a PHAT sound with just a single guitarist, feel free to check out the bass playthrough vid Eugene kindly dropped for us deep fans: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3PHi3yVqpithpI Absolute #MasterClass.... Those slides tho!!... & the casually fingernail-raked chordals.... & the bit of slap&pop where I can't imagine anyone else going for it (unless maybe Flea decided to guest on a heavyAF JazzDjent project!).... Like I said, #MasterClass. ;)

[@PrymalChaos]

Gonna watch that right now.

[@PrymalChaos]

Oh my god. He is so musical. His melodic work compliments the guitar riffs so well, but still provides a solid rhythmic bed to lock in with the drums. (which are chaotic anyway). Thanks so much for this insight!

[@badm0t0rf1nger]

@@PrymalChaos For me, the slides Eugene goes for in Vortex impart undeniable movement to the piece.... like, in a 50-carriage-freight-train-doing-80mph kinda way!! LOL Glad you chose to watch his playthrough- it almost had me go out & spend money I don't really have on a 5-string for the first time in ~30yrs of playing bass myself! #Inspiring Know this tho- we'll fall out if you keep calling Vlad's drumming "chaotic" LOL It's anything but! He's one of those easily-bored super-high-IQ kinda dudes, so to keep himself interested he finds ways to have you wondering where the 1 has gone, or double-guessing whether that chorus is *really* the simple 4/4 it appears to be from what the other band members are doing (check out "Teacher Teacher" for that one).... so he can be deeply 'trickster', but never chaotic. #HighIQcontrolFreak ;)

[@jen.g.]

Well, you’ve mentioned you listened to Jinjer, so I thought you were quite familiar with them, otherwise I’d have recommended them already. They don’t fall into specific subgenre. There’s definitely some progressive elements in Jinjer. Given you mentioned Haken, I’d be remiss if I didn’t recommend Leprous. They’re prog icons. Both Jinjer and Leprous (and Lorna Shore) are in my top 10 current bands. It’s hard to suggest a Leprous song though since you said you prefer reacting to music videos. “Nighttime Disguise” is phenomenal, but the video is a compilation of footage from recording. If you’re open to a drum playthrough, their drummer Baard performing “The Sky is Red” (which is my favorite song of theirs) is absolute perfection.

[@PrymalChaos]

Oh it doesn't have to be music video.. a studio video or even a lyric video are fine. I prefer music videos because it tells more of a story, while usually introducing the band members to a degree. It also usually gives me something extra to react to. I did a BMTH lyric video (it's currently being disputed as it was taken down. Should be up in a few days) and it was fine. Particularly since I've seen the band in other videos. Live performances are also great provided they're top performances i.e Ghost Love Score - Fleur Jansen at Wacken.

[@bigmanpigman3436]

I think you're ready for Clown Core

[@PrymalChaos]

My body is ready.

[@MEGATRON1069]

Try the one take vocal performance judgement and punishment ...thats a huge rude that will surprise you

[@PrymalChaos]

Yeah actually I haven’t looked at much of Tatiana’s Personal material.

[@MEGATRON1069]

@@PrymalChaos its jinjer as well but I think you would enjoy this one for many reasons.

[@MEGATRON1069]

@@PrymalChaos kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2bVmJJsaLibp8k

[@andrepierre8960]

Dude where you been? Check out Home Back, and Teacher Teacher!

[@PrymalChaos]

I started this channel to force myself to start listening to music with more extreme vocals. So far so good!

[@iqmensah3348]

I didn't know Tom Hardy did reviews on KZbin. Cool!

[@PrymalChaos]

Funny story a clerk from a clothing store actually confused me for him years ago. This was before he was a household name. The kid was like "are you an actor? I swear I saw you in a movie last night!" I asked "no what movie?" He didn't know the guys name, but told me it was called Lawless. I went home and looked it up. After watching it I realised he was talking about Tom Hardy, what's humourous is that in THAT movie Tom Hardy is scruffy and fat. Hahahaha. 😂

[@Lee-vp8vs]

Great to see some honesty in a reaction video. "Reacting" to a worldwide viral video that is several years old with a gazillion views and trying to pretend you have never heard it is a bit lame. Glad you held out🤙

[@PrymalChaos]

That really bothers me too. That's why I created two playlists. One for HONEST reactions and one for Reviews. The reviews are songs I already know and that I want to provide personal insight on. I don't know why anyone pretends it's always obvious and their 'reactions' are often way too over the top. Each to their own I guess.

[@Lee-vp8vs]

@@PrymalChaos Indeed. To believe that someone hasn't heard "Sound of Silence" after 6 years is a little unbelievable. There are enough people with qualified opinions putting out content who can offer insight into musicality of songs. However sticking to a few well known tracks and going down paths already trodden by others simply for likes etc, does, I believe, do a disservice to bands with larger back catalogues than the odd viral hit. Its awesome to see you taking more of a risk with other tracks. Definitely follow from the boy 🙏.

[@PrymalChaos]

@@Lee-vp8vs where I've been lucky is that I typically stayed away from bands with growling and screaming. So I have a bunch of material available to me.

[@ericcoyle3520]

There is so much Mastodon in Jinjer it hurts. That's not a criticism.

[@Berglundish]

Btw....the drummer learned to play drums by HIMSELF. ALSO: The song IS about going insane. (I havent seen your full reaction at this point)

[@PrymalChaos]

He is wildly talented.

[@genesb1282]

Yeah you should definitely listen to Mediator next.

[@PrymalChaos]

I'm doing it for Bryan. Bryan speaks for all mankind. 😂🤘

[@frankhermansen243]

Like you mention the huge difference between spiritbox and Jinjer. Just because they both can scream vey well, doesn't make them alike I my world.

[@PrymalChaos]

Nah. Lots of bands are easy to lump together in broad strokes, but from my limited perspective, having only just discovered both bands, if you took all of their differences, you could just about squeeze them into the Grand canyon.

[@jr34v3r]

Mikael Akerfeldt + Gwen Stafani = Tatiana

[@PrymalChaos]

Good call!

[@baronofgreymatter14]

Vlad has zero training saw some online videos, liked the drums, and off he went

[@PrymalChaos]

That's nuts.

[@alessandromalvasi7768]

Interesting thing: vortex is the song that i always suggest to start with jinjer. why not pisces? because vortex has the same element of surprise since in the first minute or so tatiana doesn't scream/growl, but it is way more complex than pisces and therefore feels less "gimmickly" to me. pisces is more of a "jinjer demo" song, i still like it a lot but if someone would call that "a bit flat" it wouldn't be so wrong...vortex does the same job in makes you know what jinjer are about but is not "entry level" like pisces imho. pisces is the song i would suggest to someone who listen to pop only, vortex the one i would sugget to a metalhead that just happen to not know jinjer. with that being said, if you literally never heard of anything by jinjer besides pisces and vortex, the next song you have to react to, in this order, are: - perennial (live at wacken) - judgment and punishment (one take) - teacher, teacher - who is gonna be the one (live) - on the top (live in kiev) - this one is not usually suggested but its personally in my top3 jinjer songs ever - i speak astronomy those are all really masterpieces, next ones imho are just "really really really good songs" but not something i would suggest to react...unless you will become obsessed with jinjer like many of us became so i mention those songs anyway :) : - ape - noah - retrospection - pit of consciunsess (live in kiev) - disclosure - home back - captain clock - mediator - sit stay sit roll

[@PrymalChaos]

Yeah. I see exactly what you're saying in regards to Vortex vs Pisces. I'll definitely do more Jinjer in the near future and I'll use your list as a rough guide! Thank you. PS I already promised I'd do Mediator first though.

[@alessandromalvasi7768]

@@PrymalChaos oh well, mediator is great track tho, i'll watch the reaction to that with joy, it's no problem :)

[@michaelback283]

Umm she, Tatiana she growls

[@PrymalChaos]

She certainly does.

[@juanitooctavio9023]

Nope, no matter how much I listen to them... They don’t work for me. Too ”busy” for my ears. I can appreciate the obvious talent and musicality, but it’s not for me. And screaming growls... no. I can appreciate the growls when used like in ”Yours is an empty hope”(Nightwish), where its more like a compliment to the vocals.

[@PrymalChaos]

Fair call. It's not to everyone's tastes. Nor should it be.

[@satanictaffy]

Ugh...can't take it anymore with this reaction...moving on and away from this...

[@PrymalChaos]

Sorry. As much as I may try, I can't please everyone. 🤘

[@ЛимпКот]

meh album

[@alessandromalvasi7768]

hi man, i'm glad you're on every single reaction to every single meh songs of a meh album :)

[@ЛимпКот]

@@alessandromalvasi7768 :)

[@Jinjer13]

bad vibrations

[@PrymalChaos]

Sounds pretty good to me so far. 🤷