Nightwish at Wacken - Ghost Love Score (LIVE - First Time Reaction: Performance Coach Reacts 

Most people think music is made to be heard. It's not made to be heard, it's made to be felt.

Hello That’s Not Acting Either [Brandon Scott] ! Nightwish fan here, your musical quest summoned me. Welcome to the world of symphonic metal! And thank you for checking this legendary band, performing at Wacken Open Air in 2013, together with Floor Jansen, the 3rd and present female singer of the band, in front of an 82K+ audience. About the instrumental and vocal added parts - it's good to know they recorded their orchestral and vocal back tracks with prestigious institutions as London Philharmonic Orchestra. London's The Metro Voices choir group and London's Young Musicians Children's Choir as their regular partners. Since this is your first Nightwish reaction, it is my duty to give you the [updated] short history of the band concentrated by Ann Waychoff, one of the biggest Nightwish fan who has since passed away (and I am doing this in her memory): " Nightwish was started in 1996.They are considered a Symphonic Metal band, with a female main singer. They are from Finland. Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [The 1st Bassist of the band was Sami Vanska, he was with them until 2001. The 2nd one was Marco Hietala, as Bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us. Then very recently (May 2021) Jukka Koskinen became the 3nd Bassist of the band, for at least the Human :II: Nature tour] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs (with links) with the current lineup of the band you may like (please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and NOT as something mandatory): "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pvkYwOJZONU.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zz_7OCCQlXs.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1Xi4n8dJcF8.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lQu5QjidHWg.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBOdgxjb0kM.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S8E3L7ggLMM.html​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-05eitd-EA6I.html "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OvOD6xecph4.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-knqeI807ZlY.html​ "Sleeping Sun" live at Vizovice Masters of Rock festival 2016 (ballad) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pVPTUEW1PEM.html "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zo8ncK_5kzc.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NhEuAPYm_Ug.html​ "Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FrJvKZNEh7g.html "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lTvYfLa4Wlk.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wA44tjaP5n0.html​ "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t26r_vAYQ0Q.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AN239Pbqbjo.html​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XvsfwAPbWXc.html​ And if you want to be surprised by Floor's vocals :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DuwY1d-KIss.html @Nightwish Arena: Since most of the reactors end up doing a lot of reactions from Wacken 2013 concert, they should be warned that there are a lot of slowed down and even high pitched versions of this concert, so it is better to use only official videos or this version of the whole concert: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cAwtzi7Q3Bk.html Last but not the least - they released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..) The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. That being said, I will add here the messages left the other days by some old fans of the band. @Fabrizio Gorla: To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. * The Tarja era *: Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eJTlH521E6w.html Nightwish - End Of All Hope [live 2002] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESlyjQl90p0.html NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tL25rbnvM4o.html Nightwish - Dark Chest Of Wonder [Live End Of An Era 2005] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ROdKrGVVuI8.html Nightwish - The Siren [Live End Of An Era 2005] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LUy8T_3kieI.html @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZpkH187t5Mk.html . It's one of the best. @NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ww2f4PPprSc.html @LuxetVeritas: For the Tarja list, please add Nightwish - "Walking in the Air" [live] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9icKP1b44TA.html Nightwish - "Deep Silent Complete" [live] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BMBMCHsj5MA.html Nightwish - "Slaying the Dreamer" [live] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tFSqaLKXzwY.html @Glenn Yagos: ".. Is this one the one you looking for?.." Nightwish - "Dead To The World" [live 2002] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xpA7qV9FaJo.html @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5EmpS8E7d30.html Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-09MTDBb8qro.html NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hTdhXxxWREo.html NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GdZn7k5rZLQ.html @NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE---tFFz44zvc.html * Bonus tracks *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-57WsNYItbSU.html "High Hopes" - Pink Floyd cover / tribute 2005 (Marco in charge..) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4oEDnVeYYyM.html " You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019 (TV show from Netherlands) here is a playlist made by Floor herself (start listen it in reverse order..): ru-vid.com/group/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo For entire episodes of the show with En subtitles, you should check Denise Hofs's DM channel: dailymotion_dot_com/xpinkeu/videos In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us, which you can find on her YT channel - there are already 9 covers there, the 1st is "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (52 weeks ago, already over 2.768M views), the 2nd - "Alone" from "Heart" , released 49 weeks ago - 1.583M and counting. Then 47 weeks ago she dropped the third cover, in Dutch: "Is Dit Nou Later" from Stef Bos - already 313K views. Just before Christmas 2020 she made a powerful cover of "Ave Maria" - already 391K views. 44 weeks ago she added a remastered / remixed version of the first one, "Let It Go" - already 368K. 42 weeks ago she added to the list a powerful cover of "Adagio" by Lara Fabian (!!!) - 590K views now. Then, 38 weeks ago she gave us the next one: "Oblivion" by M83 - already 886K views. Then 34 weeks ago Floor did a cover of "Euphoria" for Beste Zangers Songfestival ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FOBgrpkOIVE.html - 1.699M views already. Then 23 weeks ago she gave us a duet with the Dutch baritone Henk Poort, from Jekyll & Hyde musical: "Dangerous Game" 459K views. 19 weeks ago she gave us "Into The Unknown" from Frozen 2 - already 339K views. Then she gave us the last one so far, "Agape" (Kadawatha cover) - 250K views after 13 weeks!.. Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe

I was at that concert. Wacken Open Air is the biggest Heavy Metal Festival in Europe (or even the World) and Nightwish were Headliner that evening. When she performed this song, she was already singing for more than 60 minutes and she did not miss one single note. Whenever I see/hear this, it gives me goosebumps. This is, what we fans call a "Floorgasm". You nailed the description completely, she is in the moment, she feels, what she is singing and commits to it entirely.

"It's like an army!" Yes... yes it is: the Nightwish Army.

I don't listen to metal music either but Nightwish with Floor Jansen has become almost only music I listen to nowadays

She's not just singing that song. She IS the song.

You have hit the nail on the head when it comes to Floor...she LIVES to be on stage connected to an audience. Nevermind the technical ability, which she has in spades, the joy she projects when she's on stage is just awesome. This was in front of 82,000 plus...but she is the same way in front of 800, it doesn't matter. There are official DVDs of 4 Nightwish shows with Floor, along with hundreds of fan shot vids all over the 'tube, and you won't find a second in any of those vids where it doesn't look like she's having the time of her life, and giving the audience 110%.

That whole Concert was a night of magic.

Nightwish army Belgium reporting in. Welcome to our world and our Valkyrie Queen Floor Jansen. She is the most powerful and versatile female voice on the planet. Our general Gabriël will show you the pathway into our world. Looking forward to more reacts

"She's a Queen!" Well, you can't be more right than that. Well done an greetings from Finland! ⛄👍

It's overwhelming. I wept like a baby when I watched this the first time. It's like some of us have a Nightwish-shaped hole in what we are searching for in music, that we're not aware of. Then they appear on our screen. It's amazing. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!

Hi Brandon. Thank you for reacting to this song, as I asked you to do. Your reaction was wonderful to watch. I knew you'd appreciate this. The band is Finnish, but Floor is Dutch. There is also an English multi-instrumentalist in the band, but he wasn't on stage for this performance. Like I said in my recommendation, Nightwish songs are very diverse. Yes, they have the really heavy songs, but there are also beautiful ballads or celtic sounding songs. So I'd love to watch you explore more of their discography as well as Floor's voice and presence. If you're looking for song suggestions, have a look at Gabriel Bardac's comment (he will be here soon). There are a lot of suggestions on his list, they all come with some keywords as to what to expect. Thanks again for taking a look at Nightwish, see you again soon (?) Greetings from the Netherlands.

Floor has the empathic ability to draw the emotion out of the lyrics of a song, genuinely feel them, and express them back to an audience, so they feel them, as well. That’s a special gift that few have. She is truly a once-in-a-generation talent.

A true performance coach knows when he sees something special. :) I work in a theater, too, btw, and Nightwish is exactly my blood type. :)

Impossible not to get emotional when hearing her sing. Finally getting a chance to see them live in May potential lock down permitting. Welcome to the Army.

Floor stands 6 feet, 1.5 inches tall in bare feet, and she's wearing 5 inch heels here.....that audience was an intimate little group of 82,000.....Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist, founder, leader, guru, composer, lyricist, arranger and producer of 95% of the bands music.....a point: classical music is heavy metal without electricity.....

I'm not a metalhead but I like Nightwish. It's a great symphonic metal band and Floor is a great singer. They definitely know how to deliver an amazing performance. You just went down another rabbit hole. There are many Nightwish fans out there and I think reacting to this band will get you lots of new subscribers. 🙂

Whether one are into that genre or not, one have to respect the talent not only Floor (the lead singer) has but the whole band in their respective fields.

She is classically trained soprano, vocal coach, but she doesn’t stick to genre either. She can do it all, from opera to growls from hell. But make no mistake, she is one part that makes up the whole band. They mesh so well, when they came together, it must have been like watching lightening strike

I’ll be honest - 12 months ago, as a self proclaimed extreme fan of heavy metal, I had always heard of nightwish, but never gave them a chance because I always just shrugged them off as another one of those 80’s sounding hair metal bands with a high pitched lead singer (no disrespect to 80’s hair metal bands - just not my thing) - however, as a fan of black metal and music from the region, I was convinced to give them a try, and this song single-handily served as a gateway to me opening my mind and soul to this world - they aren’t anything like hair metal bands (but I even do listen to some hair metal bands now anyways because they taught me how to appreciate everything). I’ve watched countless reaction vids wanting to learn everything I can from others - trying to understand what they see so I can help define my own feelings. At the end, the conclusion is simple: music is beautiful, no matter the genre, because music is art, snd good art reasonates with the human souI. As a subject matter expert in the world of people who have watched reaction vids to this specific song at this specific concert (lol), I must truly admit that you are the most genuine, understanding reaction artist I have seen. Thank you for your review and I look forward to seeing more. Ps, I’m pretty sure this is the first RU-vid comment I’ve ever posted or at the very least, the absolute longest hahaha. Good Job dude!! 🤘🤘

I’ve watched 100’s of Nightwish reactions, and I’ve seen so many people describe what Floor does… but you, you just perfectly described what SHE IS

Floor started to sing professionally with her first band as a backup singer at 16 but they quickly realized that she was their key to the top of the European charts so made her lead singer. That band was After Forever and it was a great band. When they disbanded a decade or so years later. Floor decided it was time for her own band. She started ReVamp which lasted basically until 2016, three years after joining Nightwish permanently. ReVamp had enough music for one more album and after that and a brief stage tour, she disbanded them and is now putting most of her time with Nightwish. She does now have a solo career also. Later, check out her performances on a Dutch TV show called Beste Zangers (Best Singers). All her performances on that show were outstanding. Floor was the best fit for Nightwish which had 2 lead singers before her.

She takes your breath away, doesn't she

The way you described it at the end, about pure passion in singing, connecting to something deeper, feeling the music even more than just hearing it: Floor was made for you.. Whatever she sings, she always manages to find a straight line into my heart. That’s why my pet name for her is the Soul Piercer..

This was one of the best reactions to this song I've ever seen...and I've seen almost all of them. Great job, Brandon!

"Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" - Buenos Aires 2018. Very performance-oriented song, with a story.

You owe it to yourself to look in to Nightwish a bit further. Yes, their music is flawless, Floor is from another world…. But the content of most of their art is something you might really enjoy. Cheers from NWA Central California Coast division.

Dude I wish I could give you more than 1 like for your truly genuine description of your experience listening to Floor for the first time. I truly believe that magic was afoot that night at that concert wether intentionally or not. This all stemming from the structure of the songwriting, the flawlessness & tightness that the band displayed to Floors vocal performance & commanding stage presence & to the Production crew recording the concert & putting the final product out there. Simply magical. Great job! So much more for you to enjoy.

Welcome to symphonic metal, its foremost practitioners Nightwish, and the Valkyrie Queen Herself. Floor is a Nederlander and a classically trained soprano (the band is Finnish) who is NW's third and current singer-- she came on board in 2012. In addition to the classical voice training, she has had some formal opera and rock education as well. She is also a voice coach, horsewoman (rides dressage), and lives on a small farm in Sweden with her husband Hannes Van Dahl (drummer for Sabaton), daughter Freja, horses, barn cats, and Fenris, the world's largest dog. AND I agree with you re Lara-- I've been a Lara Fabian fan for well over 20 years!

The Band are from Finland, Though Floor is from the Netherlands. you should listen/watch the whole of this concert she sang this song after about 1hr 30min of being on stage. if you would like to hear Floor Jensen Solo, I would recommend to you the show Beste Zengers Have a listen to Phantom of the Opera with floor and Henk Poort Who was the Dutch Phantom on stage and Also her cover of Shallow on the same show. Enjoy the Journey.

Great reaction!! I enjoyed every second of it. And yes, Floor has a way of turning me into a blubbering mess on a regular basis..lol The amount of tears that have welled up in my eyes watching this amazing band perform is quite honestly unbelievable. So grateful for them.

ANOTHER SOUL SNATCHED BY THE VALKYRIE GODDESS!!!

I only got introduced to Nightwish and Floor two months ago and WOW !!!! it’s just been the most amazing trip of a lifetime

If you want more stage acting in absolute immersing into lyrics check: Nightwish - Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean - Live In Buenos Aires (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) In the song, Floor has dialogue with Marco (the basist).

Thank you for your respect of all musicians and styles of music. This is my first video of yours and I appreciate your honesty.

Great reaction. Floor Jansen is a vocal athlete with incredible range, versatility, vocal stamina, and stage presence. She is a spinto soprano with a range of almost four octaves (D3-G#5-F6). When listening to her sing, it is apparent that she has spent the better part of her life fine-tuning her instrument with help from several vocal coaches. Floor can sing in multiple languages and genres and is a Master vocal coach. It is incredible how she is able to take any song from any genre and make it her own. This woman is a true gift to her craft and an incredible addition to a band that has always been great until 2013 when they officially hired the undisputed Queen of Metal, Floor Jansen, making Nightwish the greatest band on the planet. Welcome to the Nightwish rabbit hole. Nightwish Army U.S.A. 🤘🏽 ( Urban Operators ) in the house.

You must watch "The Greatest Show on Earth", live at Tampere

You said it my friend. Floor Jansen (Yahn-sun) is the Dutch Valkyrie QUEEN of symphonic metal. You said it again! It is like an army. The Nightwish army. Then from the opera style coordinated onsets through to the end of the song, your face started to change. Your eyebrows started to express your though process of trying to comprehend this epic and powerfully emotional song. Then your eyes began to show your emotional physical reaction to the amazing and breathtaking vocalizations to end of this composition. Loved it. I think you would love Floor's solo stuff and all of the covers she recorded in her home studio during the pandemic. She did them for all of her fans to give them some love and emotional support while waiting for Nightwish to start their tour. Check out her channel for all of her covers, including Adagio. You may still prefer Lara's version, but Floor does it more than justice. She usually adds a rock element to the musical arrangement. However, her voice is amazing and so powerful Floor is a high sensitive personality and she is able to give so much of herself to every performance. ru-vid.com/show-UCxy4Ijz2QKXXJaREs-isxwA - Floor's YT channel Also check out her amazing performances from the Dutch TV show "Beste Zangers". She pays tribute to other Dutch singers on the show by singing songs for them. Everything from Operatic aria to pop songs, and even one that sounds slightly country style. She also sings in English, German, Spanish, and Dutch. It is not a competition. Just 7 Dutch singer honoring each other with emotional musical performances. Great show. See my links for a starter. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AGegCLlqlEM.html - Vilja Lied (Vilja's Song - an aria from the operetta "The Merry Widow". Performed by Floor Jansen to honor Henk Poort (Dutch Opera singer). This was the very first performance for the 1st episode of 2019. The other singers did not know Floor and are quite surprised by her ability. They expected some metal rock screamer. This version is provided with a couple minutes of subtitled discussion before the performance. It will help you to understand the concept of the wonderful show. Hope to see you again very soon That's Not Acting Either!

Just found out that nightwish concerts in England have been rescheduled again until November 2022 I will have been waiting 3 years to see this outstanding band so it was great to stumble upon your reaction you hit on what every nw army battalion worldwide knows that when you hear them from the first note of any song your in the rabbit hole and never want to leave . Your reaction and facial expressions shows you have had a megga floorgasm enjoy all they have to offer and more bazza Nuneaton England

very cool reaction, greetings from the Nightwish Army from Germany :-)

It doesn't matter how many times I see this performance, it gives me chills every time. One of the best performances I have ever seen (via video, I wish I could have experienced that in person!).

Nightwish Army Texas reporting for duty. Great reaction! Our Valkyrien queen is from the Netherlands. She does stand tall, about 6’1”. I’m convinced she can sing anything and make it sound just how she wants. She puts emotion into all her performances. And this was song 13 of 15 - All FIRE! Goosebumps and teary eyes are not uncommon. She can get much heavier, and will move about more, depending on the song. They have a pretty good spectrum of songs, and she individually goes even broader. Marko, the bassist also sings, backup and harmonies and even lead.

I come here often, for example for your reacts to Lara Fabian and I'm so glad you're reacting to this fabulous band then ! Merci beaucoup !

THIS. This is one of the most incredible things I’ve heard in my life. I can’t even describe it.

That my friend was a wonderful reaction. Love watching people captivated by this lady. Probably the best reaction that I have seen,and like a comment below I've seen quite a few.

Very interesting reaction, you can tell metal is not your choice, but we all can see your reaction. Spoiler alert: you love metal, only you don't know yet :P About Adagio, very good to have experienced Floor in her daily job, but now you know you can react to that without problem, you'll not be disappointed. Of course Floor version is not in a show, it's a cover done in her home studio, so on a performance point of view it's not comparable to a Lara concert, but it's EXTREMELY good, no need to compare.

Thank you for your reaction!👍‍‍.... becauce you mentioned Lara❤️ I love very much her voice and peformances... Greetings from Finland (by Nightwish fan since 1998)

Welcome to the Nightwish Army!!!! YOU WERE NOT READY FOR THE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!

You have scratched just a tip of an ice mountain. Welcome to the Nightwish world (rabbit hole), you never get out haha. Every song is your favourite one. I got stuck this rabbit hole 1996 and never got out. Don't want to get out 🤘

thanks for your open minded and honest opinion about Floor..Nightwish Army's here at your gates.. open up and enter the rabbithole. you react, we follow, that's what we do as a big family supporting our Queen Valkerie. greets from the netherlands( Nightwish ArmyNL). we follow you.

O, dude, you just have no idea!!! Loved your reaction to this! Welcome to the wonderful world of Symphonic Metal!

Great reaction, welcome down the rabbit hole that is Nightwish! Also I found it quite interesting that you referred to the audience as an army, because we have been dubbed the Nightwish Army, haha.

That song is the shortest 10 and a half minutes of your life, Floor has the abiltiy to make you feel every emotion and word of any song, I know no other Band who can get the feelings across from a concert on a video, Floor is a natural transmitter of emotions and an Empath

Hello That´s not Acting Either! I´m sorry I forgot to welcome you to the Nightwish world! I did really like those comments you said, thank you. Greets from Finland. Take care.

Brandon, on her own channel, Floor talks about this song. She recognized, how many reactors did ths song. So She thought, not is better to talk about what she and the band did there. My respect for this Frouwe Jansen, grew enormous. Man stay safe and sound, Merry Christmas. Es ist nur fair in English zu schreiben, wenn die Meisten kein Deutsch lesen können. LOL.

Welcome to the Nightwish & Floor Jansen party bro🤘

Nightwish Army here. your reaction shower up on my radar. I look forward to following you as you continue to discover this awsome band.

Hello Brandon! Welcome to the great band that Nightwish is. I could see that Floor's singing touched you and you hit the nail on the head. Floor sings with her heart. She is an empath and has the ability to put that in her performance. She tells stories with her voice. Although it is not your favorite genre of music I would like to ask you to react more to NW. They have such a variety of songs, as Martine mentioned in her comment, and some of them moved a lot of us to real tears and not being ashamed of it. In the meantime, take care, stay safe and greetings from the Netherlands!

Sydney base camp of the Aussie chapter of the Nightwish army. I have seen Nightwish 4 times and the band has always left me wanting more!

Greetings, Thatsnotacting. Nightwish Army Nebraska checking in. Great reaction to Nightwish and our Goddess Floor. I love that you are objective enough to appreciate their talent even if it is not your favorite type of music. If you follow the wealth of information that Gabriel gave you then you will discover even more amazing songs. I look forward to your next Nightwish reaction. Good luck on your musical journey.

NW Army UK - Welcome to Nightwish and Floor Jansen. Thanks for the highly enjoyable reaction and such an accurate sensory analysis of Floor and the Band. I'm subbed for more. Have a great evening.

I enjoyed that...It's so easy to be swept away by the music and her singing that I sometimes wish for more commentary on her as a stage performer, though there are certainly many who mention her presence. Right before the guitar solo, when she turns to leave, she doesn't just turn around and walk off, she turns sharply, almost like a soldier would about face, then pauses during the first step, like she knows she has to leave but doesn't want to, then strides with purpose almost in time with the song. That's a stage exit. She has great economy of style, as you noted with her still position in the beginning, so that even a simple movement of a hand commands attention. So, when she does something like raising the arm during the "Hey" section, or headbanging at the end, it looks huge...

Floor is a goddess, you cannot sway me on this. Welcome to the Nightwish Army, we’re a fun bunch (so I’d like to think). They have a really diverse sound, and while all 3 of their singers are impressive, Floor’s the one that leaves me… well, floored… every single time.

Nightwish Army Texas division reporting in. Glad you enjoyed the music. Enjoyed your thoughts during and after the video. Subscribed looking forward to more content!. And welcome to our 'Metal Mozart' the composer, the master, the genius and keyboardist Tuomas.

If Floor is there, we are there. 🤟🏻😎 Thank you for your reaction.

Hey bro. If you want to see Floor perform, watch her sing Phantom of the Opera with Dutch legend Henk Poort on Beste Zangers 2019 ("Beste Zangers" is Dutch for "Best Singers"). Literally, that video broke the internet in 2019, and had the most views in 24 hours. For pure, raw emotion, I would request reacting to Poet and the Pendulum from Wembley 2016. The only thing I would say is, if you want the full story behind the song, research it first, but know that the song comes from a time of divisiveness in the band and fanbase. On the other hand, if you want music that leaves you in awe and amazement, I highly recommend 3 tracks from Nightwish's last album, "Human :||: Nature": Shoemaker, which is about Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, who proved that asteroids are responsible for large craters on planetary bodies and satellites. He died in 1997, in Australia, and is the only human to be buried on the moon. Floor's vocals at the end are highly emotional. The next track I recommend is "How's the Heart?", a track about the basic idea of human empathy. The last track is an instrumental called "Ad Astra," and is dedicated to the idea that everything about humanity is located here, on Earth -- hence why an excerpt from Dr. Carl Sagan's work "Pale Blue Dot" is read as you hear the music.

"it's like an Army" .... yah think? Welcome to the best rabbit hole on the internet Brandon. Nightwish Army Berlin Division checking in.

Awesome reaction!! I love watching reactors having their first experience of this wonderful band. Floor is not like a queen, she is The queen of the Nightwish army. This concert was most people's first experience of Floor. She still wasn't a full member of the band. By the time Ghost Love Score was performed she had captured the hearts, if not souls of the audience.

This is Symphonic Metal. It is basically a mix of opera and metal. And its bloody marvellous. The band Nightwish is from my native Finland and Floor is from the Netherlands. The Nightwish army will head on over to your comment section, if they have not arrived yet. And I for one can recommend going for a few more songs from Nightwish or go see what what Floor has been putting out during the last few years. There is a whole lot of material from this Valkyrian Goddess.

Nightwish Army UK popping in for a cuppa and a great reaction, nice job :)

One of the best reactions to this song I have seen. True to the heart and very much appreciated.

Floor Jansen, the only woman on earth who can make me cry in 2 minutes, just by using her unbelievable singing voice...

I’m glad to see someone actually express the emotions I feel when I listen to Nightwish

Hello That´s not Actin Either, after those comments you said I can just say: right, just on point!

Welcome to the Nightwish Army! Floor is a highly sensitive empath, as such she has the ability to emote through her flawless voice and move one to tears of joy, and bring a depth to her storytelling that few mortals can reproduce. In short, she is a Raven Haired Valkyrie that can stir the soul. Her voice is my therapy. The Wacken 2013 video is up there with the best 98 minutes of live music ever produced.

Thats how WE ALL feel about Floor Jansen .

I really understand what you are saying. When they let loose at the end, I always feel it is a celebration of the human spirit, the joyfulness and power of music. This whole concert was magic. I hope you don't stop here as every song is different & so worthwhile.

I think that for your first time hearing/seeing Floor, you did quite well analysing her being on stage :-) I guess you might be interested to dig a little bit more into Nightwish's repertoire, because their style is really very diverse, and not only "for metalheads" ;-) You'll soon receive a long comment by Gabriel, giving you some more infos and few words describing each song that he will provide link to

Floor Jansen showcased a less rocky side of here in the dutch tv show 'beste zangers'. A show in which several dutch artist sing songs to each other covers of their music or song with a meaning to that specific artist. If you look up 'beste zangers 2019' you'll find al here performances. Amongst others, Vilya lied, shallow, phantom of the opera (duet with Henk poort, dutch phantom back in the day)

Nightwish is the gateway drug to Metal music. I speak from experience, 3 years ago I discovered them from a reaction video and I haven't stopped since. I have now branched off to enjoy other Metal music too which I never would have appreciated previously. Now Metal is about 80% of what I listen to. It's strange the pathways life can take us on. Nightwish has changed my life immensely for the better. No exaggeration. They are truly an amazing band. You would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't continue exploring what they have to offer. Don't forget about the lyrics, they demand your attention too. So creative and beautiful and poetic.

Right choice my friend. THis song is Opus Perfectum of Floor Jansen performance. Just with this single performance she made me a fan of the band for life. This song by her own words has a special meaning to her and I think we could see and feel that. Great reaction.

Finally someone in a reaction said it: " it's like an army" that center part of the song is literally operates on the same way as old war drums and fanfares and it pretty much have the same effect on the crowd :)

One of the best reactions of our Queen, Floor Jansen. You expressed in words so well what we in the Nightwish army experience from her performances. Excellent!

Thank you so much for the excellent reaction. Floor's voice and emotional interpretation of the song + Nightwish arrangement and technical performance = Musical perfection.

Just sit down and enjoy the ride with Nightwish,my friend!

😭😭👩🏻‍🎤👩🏻‍🎤👩🏻‍🎤🔥🔥👏👏👏👏 i tear up every time I watch this....and I know I'm not the only one.

Nightwish Army Germany reports for Duty: What you should do: Listen to Gabriel. He knows. Great Reaction - I think you exactly described what she is all about - She is taking you on a journey everytime....when she starts to sing she starts to weave magic !! I think our Queen captured another soul….:-) Floor Jansen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Valkyries, Lady of Nightwish and Protector of our Metal Realm. Long may she reign. Bow, mortal !

Floor is definitely special. I'm a 53 year old man from the US and Ive never heard anything like her !!!!!

You can also see Floor perform on Beste Zangers 2019 which is a Dutch tv show. The amazing thing is no one from her home country knew anything about her until she appeared on the show. Also check out her covers on her RU-vid channel. Welcome to the NW Army.

Nightwish Iowa here. I already posted once, just because I was so eager. I know Gabriel has already explained how we all came to you, and I am glad you were referred to Nightwish, and hopefully, you are glad you started with this song first. When you put your hand on your mouth, I was already crying. I cry every time. It's just such as beautiful piece. I'm glad to have found you. Usually, I don't talk this much in my welcome, but here I am, talking away. You said Queen, and I was like YEAHHHH, she is. I know others will share that she is our Valkyrie Queen, and she is. Now that you've hit the Nightwish journey, and begin to explore all that Nightwish has to offer, and yes, Floor is just part of the journey, you'll be just as enrapt as the rest of us. Man, it's like you've jumped into our minds and we all became one. Follow Gabriel's suggested path, you won't be led astray. You have my word. Please hurry, I want to watch more of your reactions! One more thing. I don't know if Gabriel suggested Poet and the Pendulum. Watch some of his suggestions first, then research Poet and the Pendulum, learn the story, and then watch it. Again, I know you will not regret it. Welcome to Nightwish!

When you said "it's like an army", i laughed so hard and thought to myself, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.🤘

First a big welcome to the Nightwish Universe from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 👍 I have looked at the music you have been reacting to - and as you say - you are not into Symphonic Metal. That's cool - Nightwish do have really beautiful ballads and stories that just might make you loose time and place. I would suggest: 1. Sleeping Sun, Tampere 2015/16 2. Dead Boy's Poem, Buenos Aires 2018. 3. The Greatest Show on Earth, Tampere 2015/16 (that will blow you mind - and you must stay on until the video is completely finished, because the speaking afterwards is an important part of the song) 4. Shoemaker, Human Nature 2020 5. How is the Heart, acoustic version from Planet Rock Radio 2020 6. Procession, Human Nature 2020 7. Ever Dream, Wacken 2013 My Walden, Tampere 2015 /16 8. The Poet and the Pendulum, Wembley 2015/16 These should make you feel and experience what Nightwish and Floor are capable of... Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark 🇩🇰 👍 💪 🤘 🤘

You have to see Floor Jansen and Henk Poort the phanton of the Opera... I am proud she is Dutch.

Notice during the end note, audience kinda freezes.. holds its breath... and when she is done ppl continue .. it must been that kind of moment where one forgets to breathe .. wish i had been there.

You have a treat ahead of you - we all had no idea of the band's capabilities to begin with and then blam your musical world changes. Check out the live versions of Dead Boy's Poem, Sahara, Sleeping Sun and 7 Days to the Wolves before watching their masterpieces: The Poet & the Pendulum and The greatest Show on Earth.

Congratulations, sir...you have been Floor-ed!!!

Queen is the EXACT descriptor I had for her. Would go to battle for her, I think.

An army indeed. The Nightwish Army! Reporting in from Australia. You have met our Valkyrie Queen. The entire band are just incredible. There is much much more you should see from them. You won't be disappointed.

Yes, it was incredable. i was one of the 82thousand in Wacken/ Germany. and at the last Part of Ghost Love Score i become my first Floorgasm^^. It was so a perfect moment from the fans and Floor , really special. It was the best Concert in my life. Everything was right from Band and Fans, and this felt Floor in this song..

This is the first song i ever heard from Nightwish, and i was sooo lucky to have Floor sing it to me, instead of the others singers that had been in this band. I'm 55, and yes, i cried at the pure beauty of her voice. You have you love her.