Yeeees - it's happening - he's doing interviews! And you are a really great interviewer, great questions and you let the other person speak without interrupting. Next should be Floor or Tuomas (edit: or both :D)!
@@ChaseCarneson And I think it's not impossible. Especially Floor has become very close to her fans over the last few months with regular Instagram Live's and even an interview with another reactor. Try to reach out the them directly or their label/management. Worst thing that could happen - they say no.
A big thanks to Brittney and the guys for getting Abyss out. Playing Apex and Abyss back to back more often than not in the car (and at home) since August. Even though I've lost no time at work (essential service industry) I've found that for months there have been few places to go on my 3 days off each week. Listening to music (sometimes 6-8 albums each of those 3 days) has really filled the void during the day....Great interview. Her brilliant intellect shone through. History and anthropology were my specialties at university and she's spot on with her analysis of their connections with past present and future.....And thanks Chase for asking about how to get merch....I just ordered a zipped up hoodie from indiemerchstores. I've gotten some Epica and Within Temptation from them in the past and find them trustworthy. Can't wait for it to arrive. Cheers!
RU-vid and some record companies could learn a lot from Brittany's view on reaction channels!! 👍 ... Positive or negative free advertising can't be a bad thing can it!? ... What someone doesn't like someone else will!!
Negative reaction are INCREDIBLY rare, band like UtA, Ningen Isu and Band-Maid have shown that reaction channels generate a huge amount of interest in bands that the Main stream Radio and TV will not cover.
@@hammerhiem75 well that is at least partially because a lot of people pretend to like things to get followers. But I don't think that much is recommended that an open minded listener couldn't find anything enjoyable about.
Thank you so much Brittney !!!!! You and the boys are making me happy. I am a big UTA fan since the first time I heard your great music. Fantastic band and your vocals are just phenomenal !!! Love you !!!
Legacy will blow your mind, Chase. But The Wind That Shapes The Land will make your head explode! ;-) Brittney, Scott, Andrew & Grant... Thank You So Much! Abyss is on continuous repeat loop here! Best album of 2020!
I can't help but love this woman. She's such a nice and easy going person, and pair that with her talent and wit...it just make my heart warm that people like her exist. Great interview Chase.
I've known of UTA for years but never really gave them a good shot until I started seeing the Awakening reactions all over RU-vid and it's how I actually found this channel. You're one of the few reactors who have real input and analysis and it feels like more of a discussion than just a "reaction". Cool to see you get this interview and it's awesome how active Brittney is with the fans and community. if these reaction videos got blocked or buried I would have never discovered one of my favorite bands ever.
Discovered bands like UTA, Nightwish, Ayreon, Spiritbox, Blind Guardian and more because of the reaction scene on RU-vid in the last couple of months. Have bought about 15 albums in that time. And I’m sure I’m not alone. More labels should see the value of getting their bands, music and name out there without going block crazy. I haven’t had so much fun with, and interest in, music for twenty years.
Legacy is the next vid? Sweeeeet. What a beautiful song. Might be my favorite UTA song ever. I hope Return to Me comes after that. Abyss exceeded all my expectations.
I’ve become enamored with Unleash the Archers since your react, and found Brittney to be incredibly humble and down to earth in your interview, which makes them even more compelling. And btw, I’ve loved the NW collabs with Julia! Keep ‘em coming! ;) Cheers! ~Don
Really cool to see Brittney and Chase in an interview together. Good questions and a lot to learn from... Especially the part about the history of europe i really FEEL, it´s also a big part of my life and where i get my inspiration from for my books and novels. It´s cool that this is totally relatable, so in her own way she writes books too, just with AWESOME music behind it, but i am an "musicial idiot", so i will never be able to do that... Thanks for that Chase and Brittney!
I didn't think she could be any cooler but also a rugger...wow. Great interview with arguably the best female metal vocalist by perhaps the best RU-vid reactor. A great way to start my Saturday.
I immediately zeroed in on the D&D books! Love it! Plus, you both have amazing talent, Chase with his knowledge and analysis, and Brittney with her amazing lyrics, vocals and presentation.
Job well done Chase; wonderful interview. Cheers to Brittney for giving her time & opening access to the band so we all can learn a bit about them. You & she are both a class act (applause inserted here).
I love new album Abyss by UTA. One of the best albums in 2020. I love all albums and all songs from this great band. Yes, Abyss is different from other albums by UTA, but it´s a divine album. All of songs are masterpieces :-).
Because of her cover of Northwest passage I researched Henry Kelsey who was an amazing explorer in the late 1600s. Stan Rogers wrote him in the song as Kelso sea of flowers. So thanks for the link in discovering another very cool dude from the past. Being from Chilliwack and living Holland I love that I found this band.
Chase my man I’m so HAPPY you got this opportunity to do this interview! Brittney is so AWESOME .... what a GEM! Great questions... ( the album insight from Brittney ❤️). THANKS for bringing this too all of us.🤘
Brittney Slayes, yours is a bright light lass:) An engaging, intelligent, phenomenally talented and wonderfully warm human being. Even her speaking voice is mesmerizing. Super entertaining and insightful interview Chase, well done bro.
Great interview, Chase, and thanks to Brittney for being open to doing this!! Love the level of care that goes into their music, it shows! Cheers to you both
Fantastic interview so glad you got a chance to chat with Brittney. Having you do a reaction with her would also make for a damn good day. Keep up the great work with your channel you are doing an awesome job
I am very happy this finally got released...man we almost heard the working tite for "Return to Me". "Legacy" is just an amazing song and this really showcases how much the band has grown in such a positive way. I truly can't wait for that video. Abyss has certainly been the shining moment of 2020 and so have you good sir!! You have amassed quite a following as well and I am happy for you. Cheers!
Awesome interview Chase !!! I could listen to you two talk all day. You asked some very well thought out and smart questions ! Hopefully we'll get another go 'round with You and the most Beautiful / Talented / and Sweet Brittney Slayes !!! ( can't wait for Legacy ) !!!! Big congrats .... Cheers !!
Glad to see this! I will be watching it when I have the time, but thanks to the both of you for making this happen! I'm glad she is going around reacting to videos with select channels within the community!
Yes! Legacy is going to be the next video! For me, it's the best song on the album. Very different from what they usually do. I'm so excited for this. Nice interview. Very interesting questions. Good job mister Chase
Legacy is their next video?!? Awesome, by far my favorite track on the Album. It is such a unique song, in the grand spectrum of ALL MUSIC. Looking forward for a possible live reaction together with Brittney?!
Great interview! This was fun to watch. UTA has become one of my favorite bands. Apex/Abyss as a combined story is some amazing music. I viscerally felt it when Brittney said Soilwork's The Living Infinite album was so good that it was difficult to get into their following record. Had the same struggle, though over time I came to enjoy The Ride Majestic quite a bit as well. BTW Chase, if you haven't listened to Soilwork before you should do it when able to add it to the schedule. "Let This River Flow feat. Floor Jansen - Live In The Heart of Helsinki" - May be a good place to start since you're familiar with Floor already and that's a good song. More recently they also individually released 3 songs with music videos (Feverish, Desperado, and Death Diviner) over the last year that go together, and they are top notch. Would love to see you react to those 3 songs. Bjorn Strid is also a super cool vocalist that does interviews and such. Anyway, have a damn good day man!
She used to play rugby up the level of badassery. Great to see that you were able to compose yourself together although you did cut her off at one time 😂 Not sure if you're on Twitch, but Andrew is quite active there. He streams three times a week and maybe you can drop by his channel to see him doing some songwriting. His Twitch username is @AndrewKingsleyUTA
Chase could you please be so kind to put all the links to Brittney and her Band, Twitch and Merch into a pinned comment and/or the description? Was a very good question, how we could support them! 👍
Try listening to Aftermath Eternal or Chiasmata, two awesome bands who could really do with the exposure, plus watching the band play in a house with the singer standing, fully clothed, screaming in the bathtub on one of Aftermath's videos is hilarious
Rugby is the kind of sport that will make a difference in your life. Not just the impacts etc. It is a sport where all skills and body types make a difference - you need all 15 to win. But for the record, you were both "9's". I hope your hair was never too messed up. Just sayin' as a 1.
@Chase Carneson Can I just point out that the first-choice scrum-half of the team I support is a certain Saffer that you might recognise? Little fella, long blond hair, knocks over Number 8s for fun? He's a nice guy, too...
I feel that record companies should embrace RU-vid reaction channels because they give a platform for promoting bands that radio, even satellite radio, don't want to touch...especially the European bands getting exposure in the US.
Can you put up the link to the merch store that Brittney mentioned? I've tried buying stuff from Europe, it cost a fortune and most of the money went to DHL! I prefer to buy from a Canadian source if possible.
@@ChaseCarneson Ah, thanks. Didn't notice it in the UTA playlist. Seriously, those other 2 songs will show you the band's advancing complexity. At least to my ears. Great work Chase.
I'm so glad Brittney says that ppl find new music trough reactors and you shouldn't make it hard for them to react to the vids. I would never have found Unleash The Archers without reaction vids. I am now such a huge fan thanks to them.
@@ChaseCarneson Dude! Just....DUDE! 😰 She's like Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman /Diana Prince - unassuming and dorky (in the most adorable way) offstage, but powerful and commanding on it! Like Floor, she just proves that these singers we adore are down-to-earth and "normal" away from the "showbiz" thing. You sure had a Damn Good Day™. 🤘
Brilliant interview, Brittney definitely has her head screwed on... Congrats on this Chase, good job. Seem to have found yourself a new niche for yourself, sucker for hard work obviously 🤣. But seriously this was great and surprisingly easy to watch all the way through 👏👏👏👏
"Aboot" 😁 her Canadian dipthong slipped out. Love her dorkiness. Also Chase, do you realize that when you're excited/nervous, you tend to talk fast? So glad she caught everything and you even made it on top of her list for reactors! Woohoo! And maybe can interview Andrew next for album guitarplay? She's right, Andy's active on Twitch. I actually stopped by his stream yesterday and he was making music. Hopefully, Britt will be back on Twitch too, would love to play Fall Guys with her lol.
This is awesome!! Okay, I admit, NOW I'm going back to rewatch your reactions to this band Chase (I inexplicably skipped your first) and damn, just like Nightwish, how have I missed Unleash the Archers? Great personality, great voice, great band!! 🤘 A new fan, can't wait to hear more!!
I love Abys, which is probably because I'm a lifelong Coheed and Cambria fan. The album has many moments where I think "That's Coheed and Cambria going power metal with an outstanding female vocalist!", for example during "Carry the Flame". I for one wouldn't mind if they'd continue to explore that direction, bring in more synthie sound and other elements of 80s music, allow themselves to sound more like rock than metal at times and so on (I'm not good at describing music).
Never clicked on anything so fast in my life.. bout bloody time you two got together... loved it ... you did a great job Chase, i could of watched a full hour or so interview and still be wanting more..hope you enjoyed that ;) .. and its so cool that legacy is the next vid.. i was wondering what song would be..in my eyes one of the best on the album..and totally cant wait to click on the reaction vid with you two... keep doing what you do (both of you) ... still waiting for UtA sundays.. anyways.. tc n be safe
Michael that's really nice of you to say. Was a lot of fun and can't wait to do more of these. Brittney was really chilled and made the interview very easy.
Nailed it, Chase! As a gallery represented visual artist I can say, without a doubt, the questions you asked were essentially the same I'd get in an artist talk or a Q&A session. Can also tell you're a bit "nerdy" about music because of the process questions. For me, it's not about the type of paper or the type of guitar used. Don't get me wrong, those are interesting and important, but it's more about the "why". Why did you make it, what's the inspiration for it, where did the ideas come from, what was the creation process like, how what it different that past projects. Those kinds of questions get to the heart of what an artist is trying to accomplish. The materials used are just the tools to get the project completed. The message is the most important thing. Are they master musicians? Yes. But they got to that level to better tell the story the way they see it in their head. But you have to get to a point where the fundamentals are no longer in the way of what you're trying to create. It's only then where the vision can be brought to life in successful ways. You asked perfect questions. Questions an artist really wants to answer. Great interview.
You remember that bit about the harmonies - you didn't know you needed them until they were there? That was this interview for me! Thanks for being a great start to my weekend again!
Damn I missed the tweet, but if you ever get her back into another interview, please if possible, ask her if you knows of Ayreon and if Arjen has ever reached out to her her participation in one of his projects. I am dying to hear her on an Ayreon album.
A lesson for other artists who shit on reactors. I would have never discovered this band without reaction channels. Now I'm buying the albums, merch and telling everyone I know about them.
If not for YT and reactors I would have never discovered UTA, Band Maid and Lovebites. Now I own all of their albums (on CD), added few DVDs/Blurays and been to a live concert (BM Hamburg 2019) for the first time in more than 25 years. Pitch in a few online concert (BM) and earlier today I purchased UTA tickets for November 2021. In my opinion all bands, but especially the ones from Japan should ask their labels to loosen their old school stance on YT reactions, because by blocking/removing reaction videos they are essentially hurting their bands since they are definitely getting a lot less less exposure to a broader audience.
She is the best young girl that could happen to the old crusted Power Metal. She lives and loves the old vibes of this music and combines it with an unreal amount of talent and also with no fear of modern communication technology. She and her band play old school music in a fresh and modern way, they rock it, making old school musicians like Dio proud. Go on Britney, slay them all 🥰😁
Love that Brittney joined you for an interview. She's always such a lovely person and super talented. My vinyl for Abyss just arrived this week, now I have both it and Apex in my very limited record collection. But it was worth it, love this album.
I'm super happy you got to talk to Brittney, this interview and how it turned out definitely made my week! Imo it felt like a super chill conversation, rather than "question 1, question 2, etc " that you unfortunately see with so many interviews. Very interesting questions on your part, and very thoughtful, I especially appreciate your last question on how to help out bands during these times. 10/10 interview Chase, you go!
