GOOSEBUMPS!! First Time Reaction to NIGHTWISH - "Ghost Love Score" 

65+ old guy....got into Nightwish the last 2 or 3 yrs and I'm seriously impressed. Ive been a long time rocker and I've seen this fusion of rock/metal and symphonic sounds before. Kansas, Yes and Rush have all incorporated elements of classical and symphony in varying degrees since the 70's. Kansas has performed with a full orchestra as well. Having said that, Nightwish is the most spine-tingling group I've ever heard thanks mostly to Floor's spectacular vocals. I understand their keyboardist is responsible for most of the writing and arranging on their material so that makes him responsible for that epic vibe they've had since they first got together. Rest assured you'll definitely enjoy this ride!!!

Okay: 1. This video never gets old for me. Just wow. Also, watching people react to it for the first time is bizarrely entertaining. 2. I'm in awe of the passion Nightwish fans bring to the table. Kinda sorta inspiring actually 3. A pirate, an elf, a valkyrie, and a viking walk into a heavy metal festival.....lol, write your own punchline

BTW, Nightwish did Phantom of the Opera live in Amsterdam with Floor Jansen and feat. Henk Poort, november 2022. Performed it for the first time in 17 years. And it was epic (I was there)

hey Stacey.....during the lockdowns and with cabin fever slowly taking hold of me, i was introduced to Nightwish by chance. I saw a father daughter reaction of Storytime from Wacken 2013...............the rest is history. Nearly four years later i'm still just as amazed by their music. I made it my choice to go see them life one day and this year June the 12th myself and my wife (Who is no metal head) flew from far South Africa to Gelsenkirchen Germany to experience this great group live. It was a true divine experience especially hearing Floor Jansen, the Valkyrie Metal Goddess, and who was nearly six months pregnant on stage. Keep up the good reactions and enjoy your Nightwish journey 😇😇😇😇

I'm glad you decided to continue exploring Nightwish music, you have my subscription for that to follow your ride. Greetings from Romania!

It's time for a little story!!!!!!! Storytime at Wacken 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 facts why i love her She's got the full package from soprano with 4 octaves to a deep growl She nailed every early songs and made it her own All what she touch become gold She's a very down to earth person...... without ego I met her last year and she was so Sweet Hail the Queen....... The Godess ❤️

Stacey, do what you promised; keep on bringing Nightwish with Floor. You will never regret it. Greetings from The Netherlands.

Thank you, Stacey. You are one of the very few to call out how much the drummer makes this performance. Jukka's drumming is my favourite part.

more NightWish and Floor needed 🙂

Floor is a very genuine, down-to-earth person. It comes through particularly well in the various documentary-style productions about her, as well as the “day in the life” type videos she has on her RU-vid channel.

The voice of Floor is a force of nature❤

Floor is technically one of the greatest vocalists I've ever seen. On top of that she has a warmth, and charisma that comes through in every performance. Put those two things together, and you get a performer the likes of which we only see once every few generations.

This is symphonic metal. Another great band in this genre is Epica (Floor is best friends with Simone, they're both Dutch, who also sings opera when needed).

Something that you should know about FLOOR JANSEN. She started singing in a symphonic metal band at just 16 years old. After Forever (1995-2009). Then she created a new Progressive Metal band, ReVamp (2009-2016). In 2018 she released a personal Hard Rock project (Northward). In 2012, she was invited by Nightwish to finish their world tour, after the band's second female singer (Annete Olzon) left. In 2013 she became Nightwish's full time lead Vocalist. She is a singing teacher. She sings in Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Italian and Latin. She sings Heavy Metal, Trash Metal, Pop, Rock, Symphonic Metal, Arya and Opera. She even sang rap. In March 2023 she launched her first Pop solo album "Paragon". THE BEST SINGER TODAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD. Having said that, I want to make it clear that I ADORE Nightwish songs, Walking in The Air by Tarja Turunen and Meadows of heaven by Anette Olzon.

Tuomas, The keyboardist, is the bands leader musical and lyrical writer. He is often referred as the Modern day Mozart. Floor is classically trained, that is where you "operatic" vibes are coming from. You have a lot to learn and waaaay more to discover here and the Nightwish Army will be along for the ride. Nice reaction. Your journey has just begun. Welcome to the world of Symphonic Metal.

While watching your reaction, I had to constantly remind myself that it's your first time seeing Floor. I was trying to remember how it felt, and couldn't. I guess that's why we watch reactions.

And you had your first Floorgasm! Welcome! Hope to see more NW reactions from you! Also maybe some Ayreon Live performances (Floor is in some) too!

The guy walking around is guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. That's typical of him. Because of the many backtracks, he doesn't have to play constantly. That's why the whole band disappears from the stage in the middle of the song. Floor is officially just the temporary help here, for 10 months. However, it had already been agreed within the band that they would become the third singer. Floor hadn't agreed easily. At the same time she was in her second band ReVamp and had recorded an album parallel to the tour and planned a tour that she is doing after Nightwish. She must have suspected that there was hardly any room for a regular band next to Nightwish. There is therefore no studio recording of any of the songs with Floor. The first regular album will be released in 2015. One of mastermind Tuomas Holopainen's role models is the film composer Hans Zimmer. This cannot be ignored here. The song was written in 2003 when Pirates of the Caribbean was in the cinema... The ending doesn't correspond to the original. Floor it was too lame and replaced it with a dynamic one. She adapted other songs to her voice. She typically sings a mixture of pop and opera, thus combining her two predecessors. This concert is one of the last with drummer Jukka Nevalainen. Unfortunately, he suffers from chronic insomnia and has to stop recording the next album in 2014. He asks his friend Kai Hahto to take over temporarily. He will not return and has been working in management ever since. Floor learned humility the hard way. She is a workaholic and had a burnout in 2011 that put her out of action for 18 months. The first tour after that was with Nightwish and was a risk for everyone. Today she pays a lot of attention to her inner balance, but she hasn't managed that this year. In 2022 she survived benign breast cancer and then became pregnant. At the same time, she toured with Nightwish and also with her solo program. After the penultimate concert with Nigthwish she collapsed and was taken to the hospital. She had to cancel the last concert and the last two of her solo tour. Instead, she retreated to her small farm in the middle of nowhere in Sweden and had her second daughter.

The whole Wacken 2013 live show is gold. The show opener is Dark Chest of Wonders & is the first time many of the 82k there saw Floor with Nightwish. You should start there and do the whole show. You will be amazed at what a vocal and performance chameleon Floor can be! Enjoy!

This was #13 of 15 at this concert. Floor had been singing,head banging, windmilling, dancing for an hour and 10 minutes before and two songs after.(she did make a costume change during a short instrumental) Every song at this concert is great and you can't go wrong reacting to any of them. Floor does every kind of singing including a little growling. Welcome to Nightwish! Enjoy!

If you fancy listening to 20 minutes of Nightwish, check out 'The Greatest Show on Earth', either from Tampere or Wembley. For a shorter fix, try 'Noise' from their most recent album 'Human:Nature'

Glad you were introduced to Floor. She can sing like an angel, growl like a demon, and everything in between.

Symphonic Metal is mostly a European genre, which is why it is less well known in the States. Other bands worth looking at are Epica, Within Temptation and Delain. Kamelot is a US band that does some Symphonic Metal but are often considered power metal.

Every song in this concert is kick ass. Can’t go wrong with any of them.

People will probably recommend an assortment of Nightwish (or other Symphonic/Prog/Power metal groups) and they are all great, but I would suggest you listen to their performance of The Islander, Live from Tampere in 2015. It is Marko (the bassist who performed the part of the Phantom) doing the majority of the singing.

While every member of Nightwish is amazingly talented, their greatest strength is their lack of individual ego on stage. They don't show off or overperform. Everything they do is in service to the performance.

I don't think most people fully grasp what they're seeing. She has Christmas decorations that are still intact... and cats. Mind blown. 😳

Welcome aboard!!!! YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!

When people ask me what I love about music, I play them this song because it covers so much.

I get goosebumps everytime Nightwish plays and Floor sings. If you like her voice, you might also watch her duet on the the show called Beste Zengers, where she sings Phantom of the Opera with Henk Poort

The sound called 'Symphonic Metal'. You remembered of "Tha Phantom Of The Opera". They did it twice! The last one is live in 2022 in Amsterdam. In the between ther is a lot to explain of the "new" Nightwish. Enjoy!

You can definitely tell that, while Tarja, Anette, and Floor all add their own special flavor and characteristics to Nightwish, the instrumental side of things is always consistent. If you ever listen to their instrumental songs like Moondance or Last Song of the Wild, you can really tell that they can stll keep the Nightwish vibe without the vocalist.

Floor Jansen really killed this performance, she commanded the entire audience and did a pretty much flawless vocal performance. Her dance moves during the parts where it was instrumental in between her vocal segments really brought that mystical element to life as well imo. I think this specific performance of the song is a performance you only manage to pull of once in a lifetime. Even as skilled musicians as they are, they are only human in the end and we do mistakes all the time, but this performance is basically almost flawless.

Having done Nightwish with orchestral backing tracks maybe check out EPICA who are in the same genre but have a major performance on Video with a live orchestra and Choir. Check out the track ‘Unleashed’ Live from the Retrospect concert.Going by your response to Nightwish I think you may just like it. Interestingly the lead singer Simone Simons of Epica is also Dutch like Floor and they are BFFs

Good one." Symphonic metal " Wacken 2013 was Floors introduction as the new singer to the European fans. Try any other song same show, Story Time, Ever Dream, Song Of Myself, Ghost River, Last Ride Of The Day etc.

hey Stacey welcome from the nightwish army 🐕that would be a Floorgasum

The sound of marching feet is the nw Army coming...nwA.us.ca...Floor Jansen (YAWNsen) can sing anything from Opera to death metal, and does, sometimes in the same lyrical line...symphonic metal as a genre delves into pretty much all sounds except maybe country

Reacting to 'Ghost Love Score' (wacken 2023 or Buenos Aires 2012 ) is like an initiation on this platform, haha.

If you like Jukka, the drummer, you should really check out "Romanticide" from this same show. He really goes wild in that one. Floor and Marko, the bassist, will blow your mind too.

I love this song because it not only has operatic elements to it, the name gives it away as the song structure. It is written like a piece of classical music with a well-defined beginning, middle, and end.

Oh my you have so much more magic to see and listen to😊

2 years ago Stacey, almost to the day I first listened to Nightwish with Floor having somehow having never heard of them before and my musical world was turned inside out and upside down. I was blown away then and have been ever since. That first experience was "The Poet and the Pendulum" live from Wembley 2015 (masterpiece) followed by this absolute masterpiece. At 56 years of age I thought that I had heard it all but then Nightwish with Floor came along 🙏😊👍❤️

Your reaction says it all, love your facial expressions, it shows how much you enjoyed this! There's absolutely no one like our Valkyrie Queen. Some people might not like me saying this but now that you've heard Floor there's no point in going back to Tarja or Annette. Also no one as talented as Tuomas with all the magical musical arrangements he puts together. It's what makes Nightwish my favorite band ever.

I'm so glad that you have decided to continue down the Nightwish path. You have so much more to see and experience. Nightwish's core remains constant, but they grow and mature with each album they deliver. The keyboardist, Tuomas Holopainen is the composer of most of their music and has been called the "Metal Mozart." I see someone has suggested "Romanticide" next and that would be a good one to sample. You are doing fine, by the way. Just one little correction. Wachen is one of the largest metal festivals in the world. It is located in Germany and is pronounced "Vachen". Not a big deal, but you seem like the kind of person who likes to get things right.

Great reaction! Storytime is pretty special! Can't go wrong with any song from this concert.❤

Welcome to the Rabit hole called Nightwish. Enjoy the journey and I will leave it all to you to discover. Just one tip: Before listening to a song for the very first time read the song's background. It will help you understand the song so much better.

Jukka Nevalainen on drums - the mad pirate, beat beast. No longer performing but still with Nightwish in marketing and management. Thank you!!!! Awesome job! Next - "Romanticide" from the same gig? Emppu on his purple EV-1 guitar! He and Jukka really boost everyone going off! GLS and Romanticide were from their 2004 album "Once" - with Tarja. Tuomas the composer - THE Metal Mozart! Same birthday as me! Nice Floorgasm!!!!! (if you want to hear more in the genre or associated genres - Epica, Amaranthe and Kamelot - they have ties to Nightwish going back a long way! Anette's best with Nightwish was "Scaretale" - a good Halloween song - or "Slow, Love, Slow" live from Montreaux, 2012 - not what you might expect!)

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 Central Florida Black Company reporting for duty!

The term you're looking for is "symphonic metal".

I'm really loving your reaction style. Thanks for sharing! Your experience of discovering metal, and symphonic metal in particular, is very similar to my own. It's quite a revelation, isn't it? This particular concert, Wacken 2013, was very special, and you can't go wrong choosing anything from it, but they have so much additional material to choose from you won't run out of reaction material anytime soon. Gabriel's list is a good guide to start with. Enjoy!

Stacey,Nightwish have buckets of great ,even epic songs,just waiting for you to listen. Example 'The Greatest Show on Earth' (Live Tampere) is song where Floor tells story how universe and humans came alive...Music in that song is partly fitted with fireworks. What comes to Floor,she can produce so high note that even NASA can not reach it or so low that even best mining company have difficulties to catch it.

Nightwish Army North Texas division reporting for duty. Welcome to the wonderful world of Floor Jansen and Nightwish. Enjoy the journey!

Yes! I hoped that you would like this and continue exploring Nightwish. There's a lot more to experience as all their songs are different. On your reaction to "Phantom of the Opera", look for Gabriel's comment. He has a song list that is a good starting point into Nightwish. But feel free to explore on your own if you want - there are no bad Nightwish songs, only some bad recordings. If the singer is Tarja or Floor, usually the live performances are the best option. Annette most of the time sounds better in the studio versions. Another band with a similar style is Epica. Their genre is "symphonic Death metal", but they have a wide range from ballads to harder songs. Maybe start with "Consign to Oblivion, live in Paris"!

7 days to the Wolves live at wembley 2015 is a must watch performance

If you continue with Nightwish you'll be at this concert alot.

A very insightful reaction. You know more about music than you think, all of your observations were spot on. The love for Jukka, the drummer, is so deserved. You'll be happy to know that all Nightwish songs are very drum-driven, it's part of their unique sound. Welcome to Nightwish my friend, there are many more surprises to come. Much love from New York 🤗

Really enjoyed this! So glad you liked it! Floor is enchanting! PLEASE do "Storytime" next from the same 2013 show! :)

I do love watching a new reactors first Floorgasm! Floor is incredible

Enjoyed the reaction. You will probably like "Romanticide" from the same concert. Look forward to more.

I'm glad you are enjoying the band! I first heard them 25 years ago and they have been my favorite band from any genre ever since. I finally got to see them live 5 years ago. Best concert, by far, I've ever attended! The performance was perfect. Enjoy the journey! 🤘🙂

Thanks, greetings from Colombia

Hi Stacey👋 hope to see you again!🙏keep going!👍👍🤘🤘

12:33 The Floorgasm brings yet another convert to the family !! 😁 Welcome Sister. You’re one of us now. Just FYI, that’s about 70 minutes into the show, and Floor had been killin’ it the whole way already. Also, that’s 82 THOUSAND people hanging on her every word; so, no pressure on her to Bury that (9 second long)high note.... At 6’1 and 170 pounds Floor is a smiling, singing, dancing, enchanting, stage commanding Valkyrie Goddess, and to me at least, a gift from above. Seeing the whole video of this concert, Especially the Floorgasm changed my life. It made me start listening to music again. I love watching these reaction videos and my biggest hope is that people follow and enjoy the Symphonic Metal path I was led to. Welcome to it. A breathtaking masterpiece sung by a Valkyrie Goddess… or what Nightwish thinks of as just another day. 💙💙💙All Hail Floor !! 💙💙💙 Infantryman-Nightwish Army. US Regiment. Kentucky Battalion RIP Ann Waychoff-Commanding General-Nightwish Army This is the holy trinity of Nightwish songs live with Floor fronting... Ghost Love Score live at Wacken 2013 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JYjIlHWBAVo.html Greatest Show on Earth live at Tampere 2015 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-45brzDJKZ3o.html DO NOT CUT THIS OFF EARLY. The Nightwish Army is Murderous behind this Sin. Be Warned. 😏 The Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley 2016 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gbn9GczYBkw.html (wait until you have a full understanding of the band’s history before you react to this one. It’ll add the context you need to fully appreciate this emotional masterpiece.)

OMG Stacey 💥🔥💜🕊💎 ...you're in an important life changing musical transition Now ....Nightwish WILL ..change your life since you opened up your heart .....no more to say ..then ...welcome to The Nightwish Army 💜 ..love and light from Holland 🦁🕊🌷

All hail the Valkyrie Queen Floor 🤘

Floor in one of her stellar performances gave special credits to Jukka. nice gesture.

Nightwish music is called as symphonic metal. If you didn't know, well now you do😊

This song was originally written for Tarja and performed by her in 2004, but Floor certainly made it her own, and she had just joined the band in 2013. Symphonic Metal is a genre that Nightwish helped invent, but they’re not the only band. See also: Epica, Delain, Xandria, Within Temptation, and Beyond The Black.

Welcome to the army that is Nightwish! Keep going down the rabbit hole! This queen will not take your head but she will embrace your heart!🎼🤘🌹💖

Wellcome to the wonderful world of and with Nightwish , Greetings from nwAse Sweden

The best concert ever recorded, like an epic movie!!!! Every time I watch it I am stunned! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Always a treat watching someone experience their first Floorgasm while listening to NightWish.

Nightwish Shadow Unit from Estonia reporting in ! 6'1'' Dutch Valkyrie Goddess spotted ! Gabriel Bardac entered ! This is called Symphonic Metal !!! Floor her name is derived from the Roman Goddess of Spring, Flora. Floor Jansen is called the Valkyrie Goddess of Metal and Empathy (third and Current singer of Nightwish ! )!!!! 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 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. PS: When Floor Sings, those goosebumps are Called Floorgasms !!! NWSU/FloorFan 🤘😎🤘.

I had never heard of Night Wish until I came across this song for the first time a couple of months ago. I was totally blown away by this song! Epic song and performance! I've come back to listen again several times. It's so good!

I was also a bit late to the "Nightwish Buffet", I discovered them in the early 20-teens along with Epica and Within Temptation. Both are stellar and will "WOW" you. If you decide to take your journey in a COMPLETELY new direction in metal I recommend Disturbed's cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence". A live version on the Conan show is wildly popular on reaction channels as well as their Official Music Video. Also, during your reaction to "Paranoid" you watched Geezer Butler (legend/hero) play bass with his fingers and wondered if that's painful. I started playing bass when I was about 14 and yes, at first it hurts. I practiced so much at first they bled (a little) but it doesn't take long for calluses to form and then, no pain. Playing with your fingers gives your tone a warmer, organic feel while playing with a pick has a crisp, brighter tone so it's personal preference. I preferred my fingers because a pick felt like a "middle man" that, in a way disconnected me from my instrument. With fingers I directly felt the music I was playing.

Hello Stacey. 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.

Welcome to symphonic metal, Stacey, and the genre’s premier practitioners (IMO)! I didn’t know the genre existed until about 10 years ago, and I was *immediately* hooked. I certainly hope you continue on this NW journey - there is so much to discover and be amazed by. Stick with live performances where you can (there’s a ton!) as that’s where this band REALLY shines. There are, or have ever been, very few acts that are their equal. Again opinion, but many seem to share it. Enjoy! P.S. I saw your cat visit and had to laugh. Mine was lying on me as I watched your reaction. She was as disinterested though in the music as yours LOL

That drummer really deserves a lot of love, he retired, but man was he good.

Hello lovely girl ❤ Trust me just it's 10% of Floor's voice, that's why we love our VALKIRIE GODESS don't worry about knowledge an ARMY be with you all this magical journey call NIGHTWISH CHEERS AND LOVE FROM NIGHTWISH ARMY COSTA RICA DIVISIÓN 🤘💀🇨🇷

Greetings from the Colorado Brigade of the Army... great reaction to one of THE iconic LIVE performances of ALL TIME. Been down the Nightwish rabbit hole for about 6 years to date. I stumbled upon the band about the same time I discovered reaction channels. This is the track that creators will grow their channel with. It guarantees about a thousand hardcore fans and thousands more of the "less hardcore" fans. Somebody somewhere ran some metrics on this MV and it has hundreds of millions of views that are attributed to reaction channel watchers. And it's the most often used gateway drug for those looking for a better high. It hits all the endorphin centers! I've been through their catalog a few times and while I'm "less hardcore" than the most dedicated fans, I've also been around the block a few times. This band (as seen in this performance) is without flaw. I think EVER DREAM is the perfect followup and a great introduction to their bassist/vocalist Marco Hietela. Marco is one of the OGs of METAL and possesses the very rare pure metal vocals. This exact lineup, and there are several, is the best of them all. Sadly, two of the brilliant musicians have left for health reasons. Jukka, the drummer, left full-time drumming to be part of the management team. Marco had taken a "sabbatical" holiday from the industry for his mental health but has returned to us in other forms. (Highly recommend checking out his recent collaboration with the band Exit Eden and the MV - RUN) The Wäcken recording is certainly one of the best "live" productions ever committed to any medium and the best source for many NW performances. The sun, the moon and stars were in harmony for this Headlining band, for the premier metal festival at Wäcken Germany, possibly in the world, certainly in Europe. Gabriel has provided a map for the journey to enlightenment. But it is not a Bible. Sometimes the road less traveled leads to discoveries beyond the imagination. NW and Nightwish adjacent projects abound. The list of performers that are connected to this lineup is staggering. Most notably is AYREON. Ayreon is a project conceived by the brilliantly gifted Arjen Lucassen. Multi-instrumentalist and creator of the Ayreon universe, Arjen enlists the best talent from across the genre, (Symphonic Metal) and globe to give life to his imagination. And it is VAST! I wanted you to know that the community you're now a part of is Very welcoming, passionate AND excited to join you on your MOST EPIC EXPLORATION of your new FAVORITE BAND, singer(s), musicians and community. The community includes, but certainly not limited to... After Forever, Revamp and Tarot. AF and Revamp are bands that Floor performed in before Nightwish and Tarot is one of the bands Marco formed prior to his tenure with NW. Other NW adjacent experiences you MUST explore... Ayreon...of course Epica... (also female lead and deeply entangled with Floor. Much to discover there.) Evergrey Kamelot Avantasia Dream Theater (considered one of the Progressive Metal pioneers) Within Temptation (female lead) Amaranth (female lead) Delain (female lead) Elysion (female lead) Nemesea (female lead) The Dark Element (female lead, sensing a theme?) Myrath Sonata Arctica And so, so many more... I don't know if your intention was formed BEFORE you decided to start a reaction channel, but you could do a lot worse than jumping in with one of the most loyal fanbases. Welcome to the army! Colorado division reporting for duty!

Thanks for taking a second look at Nightwish. I saw them roughly a year before this show in 2012, a week before Anette Olzen, the second singer, left the band. I'm happy I saw them with Anette; she was fun and engaging and sounded great. That was such a fun night; a great group called Kamelot opened for them (though both bands played equal time) and had two guests, singers Elize Ryd of Amaranthe and Alissa White-Gluz, then of The Agonist and currently of Arch Enemy. If you like drummers, one of my favorite drummers I've discovered during this musical journey I've been on for three years is a fantastic musician named Akane Hirose. She's the drummer for Japanese band BAND-MAID. The only thing I'm going to say about her is that Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin saw a BAND-MAID show and was so impressed that he had to meet her and get a pic with her. I'm going to recommend BAND-MAID's live performance of their song "Freedom" as it really shows off how good the band is and how badass Akane is. Don't do any research into the band, please, just experience them when you're ready. Here's the link. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FHpuEqMAcDg.html

Great reaction Greetings from 🇳🇱 🤘

Great reaction, Stacey! Glad to see you've taken your 2nd step with Nightwish into the world of Symphonic Metal. I had never heard of this genre of music until I heard this song a couple of years ago. It's very big in Europe but not so much in the west. Nightwish is a Finnish band and there are lots of other great groups to explore. Looking forward to watching your journey!

It’s always so much fun to see someone have their first floorgasm😍😍

It’s so much fun to see someone so pretty as you reacting to Floor, especially Ghost, for the first time. And kitties? I love kitties. In fact I have a whole herd of cats. Well, actually they have me. They’re mostly feral or abandoned pets and are usually just approachable when I feed them twice a day. Along with raccoons, possums, skunks, trolls, whatever. I live in the back of an old ranch and really not sure what comes around. But they all seem to get along. One year there were kittens and baby skunks playing together. Anyway, just wanted to say I loved your reaction. Luv you too girlie. One more thing just so ya know. I’m 75 and tired of young hotties lusting after my body alla time so don’t get any ideas. Okay?😊

that face you did when floor started to sing is called floorgasm. we all done it. great reaction

What a brilliant reaction. You don't need to be schooled in the musical arts to know good music when you hear it. It makes your take on songs fresh and unbiased. So glad to hear you're not going down the who is the better lead vocalist rabbit hole. Each of the three brought something to the table. Suggestions for future Nightwish reacts *Yours is an Empty Hope *I want my tears back *Poet & The Pendulum *Weak Fantasy *Greatest Show on Earth To name but a few. Keep up the great work Definitely got another subscriber 😊

I have such a connection with this song and hearing Floor kill it every time is like a new experience for me. Love seeing people fall in love with this song!

I think you like this... :) The drummer! He really sets the groove. You mirrored Floor, moving her hair :) "Who is this guy?", his solo is just right, "Oooh, yes", not too long, not too short. "She's so sweet", wait, she changes into a Commander of the crowd. A movie score. So fun! Stage presence, off the charts, not too much, the staccato synced with the flames! Down to Crewish, the invisible members of the band. Yep, goosebumps. Floor giving credit to the drummer. Oh, Welcome the the Nightwish Army, loads of treats in store. Finland has more Metal bands than any other country per capita.

Two kitties? Let's goooo

Nice reaction! This whole concert is special! Jukka, the drummer here, is my favorite!

Epica ft. Floor, Sancta Terra. Opera, Symphonic metal and bada$$....all on one stage with a full orchestra.

Hi Stacey, I'm a new subscriber. I see you're new to this and your bias so far has been more for rock, which encouraged me to subscribe. I can give you a lot of suggestions that I know you're going to like, Nightwish is one of my favorite bands, but many youtubers don't advance to other bands beyond Nightwish, I hope you're the exception. As we are on Christmas Eve I recommend the Swedish band Sabaton with the song Christmas Truce, you will love it

Hi, Stacey…new subscriber here. I think you are more musically savvy than you think. The things you picked up on regarding Floor’s versatility, as well as her down-to-earth nature are 100% right. She can sing anything…any song, any style, any genre, and make it her own. That suits Nightwish perfectly, as they are a very versatile band…no two of their songs really sound the same, but you can’t go wrong with anything live by them, especially since Floor’s been their singer. As a next step down the Nightwish rabbit hole, I’d suggest the live version of Storytime from this same Wacken 2013 show. ☮️

Anyone who appreciates the drummer in this song, apart from the singer, really understands music. Subscribed now!

That guitar player who went grabbing his band mates is just called Emppu. I've poured him a few beers in a bar in our home town of , Finland. He's a really chill guy.

Congrats on your first Floorgasm ;) (That is what we all experience listening to Floor) When I first heard Floor I was blown away with the so called Floorgasm and now I cannot stop listening to Floor and Nightwish :D

The reason Floor doesn't do too much on stage is because she's classically trained and the vocal performance always comes first. She doesn't jump or run around as that would effect her stability and breath control which would have a negative impact on the vocals. That's why she was able to deliver this flawless and powerful performance 13 songs into a 15 song set! Pretty incredible!

You just know what you're getting into with nightwish, greetings from Mexico!