There is also a song by After Forever which Floor wrote when she was not in a good state of mind, because her mother was very ill with cancer (she survived, but that was not as apparent back then). The song is called "Strong" and here is a piano version. She stopped singing it live, because it was just too much to go through it mentally every time. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rGCoiSWZjM4.html And another song I would like to share is the one which Floor mentioned as the song that really nudged her into joining a metal band as a singer - The Gathering - Strange Machines (live at Pinkpop Fest 1996) with Anneke van Giersbergen as the vocalist - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1HUMwinV2AQ.html I was thinking about including something from Arkona, because they use instruments such as flutes or bagpipes, but then I decided against it as the female vocalist also uses harsh vocals in many songs.
At the beginning, the guitarist/singer was Bas Maas. As far as I know, Bas is now the guitarist for DORO (Doro Pesch), the official Queen of Metal. Apologies to Lita Ford fans.
🤣LMAO... I kid you not, Ryan. This song was blasting when I was thrown from our raft, this past Wednesday. Lol... Our buddy & his wife insisted on blasting their mix of Metal songs while we white watered down the Arkansas River. I blame it on that awful growl! 😜
Hey Ryan :) In case you *don't* know, our Amazon Warrior Queen will be on Dutch TV starting this Saturday: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AgaZQkjEFYs.html. Floor's part in this clip is at the end, so wait for it :). The guy getting misty eyed while she's singing is the guy who wrote the song. I think these vids will be available on RU-vid shortly after they're broadcast.
Yes! Without Mark Jansen (Epica band now) there is a switch to prog metal. The name of the festival is ProgPower in the United States (September 4 to 7, 2019).
Hey Ryan, thanks for this reaction, you did a few reactions on After Forever a month ago. Now check out some Revamp! Disdain : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tIqzPXzhEuw.html or Wild Card : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-El9TeVNTT4M.html
If you can take some growling - also from Floor - I'd like to suggest this once more: SOILWORK - "Let This River Flow" feat. Floor Jansen - Live In The Heart of Helsinki (OFFICIAL VIDEO) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--yXB7CB6DmU.html
No, it is Sander Gommans - the guy with harsh vocals. Mark Jansen had left the band long time before this album was even recorded. But he used to do harsh vocals for After Forever in the beginning.
This was from 2007, he left in 2002. The guy with the black hair playing the Les Paul that sang at the start is Bas Mass and the guy that was doing the screaming is Sander Gommans.
Never heard this one, actually love it - thank you! I have a request - "Dream Theater - Paralyzed (Official Animation Video)" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WAbiQvDlwtk.html . Don't worry, not trying to make you a Dream Theater or prog fan - it's just a pretty cool song and not proggy.
