Okay, okay! We'll Do The Wacken Version | Song of Myself by Nightwish | Live at Wacken 2013 

NightWish - 7 days to the Wolves Live at Wembley arena.. This is GOOOD!

High Hopes Pink Floyd cover. Marco vocals are really good!!!

NW Marco ,, and Emppu (Guitar) in Pink Floyd Tribute (cover) High Hopes Live !!

You simply must do The Islander live at Tampere. That's one of the songs where Marco shines.

If you want to hear Marko, please listen/ react to ‘While your lips are still red’, from the Wembley concert. Interesting guitar in that one too. You might like it!

Poet and the Pendulum for the artistic masterpiece. What you said about other vocalists, Phantom of the Opera with Tarja live is great to see how well Marco and Tarja sang together. If you want to dig deeper in meaning, art and music - i think the new album is GREAT

The voice, the stage presence, the crowd control, this is 1000 times better than the previous video :)

Thank You so much! One of the best Nightwish songs. Band, Marko in Flames and Floor oh Floor ❤. Keep up excellent work. Really pleasure to see Your reactions! Be Safe Sergey. 👍

Please, please, please react to “Yours is an empty hope” live at Wembley to hear Floor growling! It is such a banger 🤘🏼

Marko Hietala released his soloalbum last year. Check Stones or Voice of My Father.

I think its time to move forward to the Wembley and Tampere 2015 shows now. Starting with Yours is an Empty Hope (Wembley). Then follow the suggestions through the Wembley performances, ending with Poet and the Pendulum*^ Then on to Tampere, starting with Weak Fantasy*. Again, following suggestions until their last performance and epic 20+minute masterpiece- The Greatest Show on Earth* ** I cant really recommend anything pre Floor NW, because I've only listened to NW since Floor joined. While both previous singers are good, they aren't my thing and I haven't listened to a lot. I will be here to listen when you do react to them though, as I too may be hearing for first time. The only pre Floor thing I can suggest is the cover of Pink Floyds High Hopes, with Marco on vocals. * Songs will be better if you do some background research on what they are about and if you use ones with on screen lyrics ** Watch all the way to the end. Including the credits. ^ Only known NW song to get blocked on RU-vid. Add in 3-4 pauses, 30s of reaction chat should do. Its a ~14minute song, broken into 5 acts. So if you have the lyric video it will be easy to pause at the end/start of each act.

Don’t get me wrong...Anette in the studio was FABULOUS, and I would definitely recommend anything she did on the two studio albums, but her live performances just weren’t on the same level as Tarja or Floor. As far as how you’re producing your videos...I guess I pay more attention to the actual content than how it looks, because I have thought they were totally fine since the first one I watched. No complaints at all. Now recommendations: you have yet to see/hear Troy, so I think I Want My Tears Back from Wacken 2013 would be good. Also, The Greatest Show On Earth live at Tampere is a must, as is The Poet and the Pendulum live at Wembley (check out the lyrics to those two before you listen, though).

Do Marco cover.. Pink Floyd High hopes....

No worries, mate: Practically everybody says "This is my favorite" after every new song! LOL

Hey, Sergey. Well, balance has been restored to the force. All is well with the world. Thanx 4 the props to Empuu. He deserves them all. As does Jukka (you-ca) because I am a drummer as you know. Now, some would say, not me, mind you, not me, but some would say you don't pay Floor enough props, as she is probably the most remarkable female singer of our time. Not only that, but also her presence, her charisma, her command of stage and audience, cannot be overstated. Some would say that, is all I'm saying. Anyway, peace and health, my brother. PS: greetings from Illinois.

So much better! Her voice is so powerful and it blends so well with Marko. Love this song!

I really like "Dead boy's poem" the Live Version from Buenos Aires 2018

So, so glad that you want to explore the entirety of the band. Everyone in every era has something magical to offer and the journey is well worth taking.

Since you're a guitar teacher, react to Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live rehersals at Sonic Pump Studios. I bet you will like it, the most epic song i have heard so far. Been their fan from the beginning when they started. And the drummer in this band is also the current drummer for Nightwish

Marco has been a heavy metal singer since 1982. His own band is called Tarot. He was singing heavy metal when others from Nightwish were still potty training.

High note. The part most people miss, and one of my favorite. Keep it up 🤘nice playing at the end.

Just makes me like the reactions even more. Knowing you're doing it because you're genuinely curious about the band. I think it's cool.

TAROT - they have a live concert show from way back, maybe 8-10 years now, which blow away. He sings there with another guy that helps on the back vocal and his brother is playing lead guitar. Amazing! Pyre of Gods...

I'd suggest the song Ever Dream, Wacken version with Floor and/or End of an Era (or album) version with Tarja.

This is The Definitive SONG OF MYSELF

Posted on a couple other videos some of the songs he he's either leading or featured very prominently. His range is surprising and he and Floor compliment each other far better than either of their previous vocalists. There's just a dynamic to this version of Nightwish that is just magic. And your edits are fine as far as I'm concerned. We all have our favorite version and lineup of Nightwish. Some are more vicious about their vision than others. I love them all for different reasons and seeing you go through your own journey to discover them 20+ years into their existence is really fun to watch. Keep them coming!

My favorite Nightwish song right now !!!! It tends to rotate !

High Hopes: amazing vocals and outstanding guitar work combined with haunting keyboards. You will not regret it :)

I want my tears back live at Harwall Areenana! Love that one too :)

Oh...and you asked about Marko’s other work. He has a band called Tarot, and he also has a solo album out as of a month or two ago.

This song was first song with Floor for me and I am very happy for this moment😍🌺🎩 greetings from Czech Republic 🇨🇿

Check out NW Sahara live in Tanpa. , Sleeping Sun live in Tampere Finland..

After I got used to your dry whit and calm demeanor, you have become one of my favorite reactors. Calm, cool, and honest. Great combination. Sorry to see you're not posting much anymore, I know it's a lot of work, so I appreciate what you've done. Thanks!

You are doing great, take the salty comments with a grain of, well, salt. Nothing wrong with experimenting with your approach. Keep the Nightwish coming and consider trying to get into the Beste Zanger Floor songs too.

LMAO You thought that was a high note by Floor? 😂 you have to dig deeper into the Nightwish story. Keep doing the things your way. You are doing nothing more than justice to the legacy of Nightwish to go through all 3 periods of this band from Tarja over Annette to Floor. It is just an amazing experience. i cant say how interesting this journey was for myself. Wish you the same.

Marco's band is "Tarot" . Marcos sang in "After Forever" (one song). Guess who was main vocal in After Forever? Floor. Mark Jansen from After Forever started "Epica" band. There is one song from Epica with a guest appearance of Floor. One big family of symphonic metal

I'd like to make a recommendation that I haven't seen so far: Stargazers from the Tampere show! :)

The Siren from end of an era! It's great:)

1. Poet and the pendalum (but first read story of that song), Wembley arena 2. Greatest song of the earth, Tampere

I agree with the Pink Floyd High Hope's cover. It's outstanding.

Phantom of the Opera with Tarja. See the shoes Annette an Floor had to fill. A little nightwish nostalgia.

Hey man great reaction we are also doing Nightwish reactions and we struggle with the comments sections about trying differnt Nightwish content. Amazing band its hard to fully grasp everything.

Great reaction again, thank's! I'd like to add my view on the Tarja-Anette-Floor situation. I hold both Tarja and Anette as competent vocalists (maybe one more than the other), but Floor destroys everything. After hearing a Floor version I can't go back.

I get pumped with Storytime from this show. Just upbeat and simple.

Don't worry, you're doing it the right way. Getting a feel for the band's past as well as its future is in my opinion the best way to go about it. Great reaction as always. Until the next one 🤘😎

Well put, Sergey. You're doing a great job. Thanks!

I love this song. Sooo meaty! :)

Marco is in Tarot, and he recently did a solo project, but his best work was when he guest stared in Hevisaurus's song "100". Look it up!

Definitely check out all three of the incredibly talented ladies that have fronted this band. Everyone has their favourite but really, each one is a kick-ass frontwoman in their own right.

It is absolutely incredible seeing someone fall in love with NW for the first time (and then over and over again with every new song) NW reaction vids are literally the only ones I watch bc of that. It's sharing happiness. I'm glad you got to see Annette in action, (even if other fans were more adamant about this version) all three of them, Tarja, Annette, and Floor, have their own strengths and styles and I just love them all!!! Thankfully the, well,,, uh... passionate? arguments within the fanbase seem to have chilled out a bit in the last few years.(or at least I haven't seen them around) I don't usually comment on YT vids bc of shyness(but I wanted to share some general thoughts bc NW is so personal to me, really more than just music), and in the case of NW I've only been a fan since around 2007/8, so there are plenty of older fans who know what they're talking about better than I do LOL. There was still a lot of hate towards Annette when I was first listening to them which made me really sad. I understood that loosing the original fem lead singer must have been heartbreaking (I know it was for the band as well) I myself found it pretty disappointing knowing that I wouldn't be able to see Tarja era NW in concert in person. I was also sad later to see Annette go and was really worried about who would take her place (and what seemed to be the inevitable internet backlash. Oh, the internet. so angry all the time.) but then was blown away when I first heard Floor sing(everyone else was too it seemed, with good reason!!!)and so the transition to her seemed at least from the outside to be a little easier? Floor is certainly a crowd fav. Each change has been very bittersweet. And each of the past and present members hold their own special places in my heart. Honestly my greatest wish would be to see NW on tour with all of the members they've ever had performing together. Nightwish is the only band who's songs I can listen to at any time at all- there is no time where I'm "just not in the mood" to listen to Nightwish. And their music has helped me through some of the most difficult times in my life.... Just. I really love Nightwish and I'm really enjoying seeing your positive reactions to their music!!! I haven't seen all of your NW reactions yet, I'm trying to watch them in order, but if you haven't done them yet, "The Islander" is one of my all-time favs (I know the live vers are great but I'm still partial to the original recording/music video) and "The Siren" has such a wonderfully haunting sound! "Black Chest of Wonders" is an absolute BOP, and "The Escapist" holds its own special place in my heart! (I will stop there before I just name their entire discography...) And I'm certainly not asking you to compare singers, but when you listen to a song definitely check out the original vers as well! In my opinion its not a competition, its just more Nightwish content to love. Haha I rambled on more than I meant to. Best wishes and rock on!

You should definitely listen to both Tarja and Anette performances. I’m not long time Nightwish fan but I went back to delve into their prior works when discovered them and I’m glad I did. You do get a better appreciation of the band by doing this. If ppl don’t like it then that’s their issue. This is your channel do what you want with it. Also, so agree with your Emppu comment ..he is very underrated as he is so tight and doesn’t do a bunch of flashy fretboard pyrotechnics all the time but his tone, his consistency, and playful spirit on stage is a key to them being as great as they are. And yes....Marko is amazing vocalist ...his voice is very unique.

You're good dude. Keep it up. Definitely enjoying it.

Thanks for your reactions. I like the way you look at songs and describe them. There are definitely 3 eras of Nightwish. It was Tarja that originally got me involved in Nightwish. And I really like your message at the end. It is your channel and I like the way you are running it, with different plans, and doing things. Thanks again.

fair point. i like your attitude, the way you keep away from fanboyism. with Tarja, most notably is the Phantom of the opera, or the Siren. "Sleeping sun" was done by both Tarja and Floor (dont know about Annette, though, because live her voice most of the times just didnt fit the material- although i respect her studio work with Nightwish), so it would be interesting to see how one sings different fro the other techinaclly the same song, but with different arrangements and vibes

For Marco Hietala - Check out his solo album, Pyre of a Black Heart. Also check out his first band, with his older brother, Tarot. He was also in Northern Kings, and was with Conquest and Sinergy before Nightwish. Additionally, he was in a Black Sabbath tribute band as well as a Finnish "Heavy Metal Christmas" band ;) As well as being a guest musician with Delain, After Forever, Ayeron, and MANY others. The dude has been making music for almost 40 years now (Forming Tarot in 1984). He is BY FAR my favorite musician of all time (Although, I really love Jukka as well).

Please do “7 Days to the Wolves” - Live from Wembley! If you like the dramatic, you’ll love that one. Plus, it’s a bit different than what you’ve tried so far and just fucking awesome :)

Marcos biggest "own project" is Tarot. He's a front man, singer, bassist, composer etc. You definitely want to check them out. I had the privilege to see them live at my home town years back. :)

Everdream - Wacken 2013

Marko is in various bands. what I checked out was... Nightwish: High Hopes (cover), The Islander His own band: Isäni ääni, Stones

keep your good work, i really like your idea of doing all history of a band

Dark Chest of Wonders was the show opener at Wacken 2013. Show opener. Enuf said. 🔥🤙

Yessss! And thanks for being a good sport about it ;)

The thing with Nightwish is that most of the members came from or were part of other great bands, and they still are making solo albums and collaborations with bands other than nightwish. Floor even found time to do a full season of the t.v. show beste zangers. The nightwish story is very extensive, so it's a long and fun ride if you want to know (and learn about) the members, not just the band...enjoy the ride!

Marco as Lead - Nightwish The Islander or Delain feat Marco Hietala - The Gathering (live). He also has a solo album released earlier this year, Pyre of the Black Heart

You’re doing great work Sergey, thank you! For something slightly different from Marco but still with Nightwish try While Your Lips Are Still Red. It’s beautiful.

Try Marcos old band Tarot start with the songs Pyre of gods wings of darkness and hell knows 🤘great reaction 😎

Well done, hold the line. Annette is a real good singer, no doubt. But Floor, espacially live on stage, brings so much, she shines like a diamond . Anette has found a new home with her band, worth listening. The phantom of the opera is the choise when it comes to Tarja and her stage presence and Marcö's ability . And from the composer's view it has to be The gratest show on earth live at Tampere.

Stage presence never is an issue to Floor. She owns the stage.

I think one thing that can't be overstated even with putting singing talent aside is Floors stage presence

Hi Sergey. First off, thanks for the live stream last night. Really enjoyed it. The way I tend to think of Nightwish with their previous singers is that the songs are great when you hear them but once you hear Floor perform them, it raises the song to another level and makes it really hard to go back and hear the original recordings. That just may be me and my opinion and others may feel different. As for future songs by Nightwish that could end up being your favourites. Well there's "Shudder Before The Beautiful", "Yours Is An Empty Hope", "Weak Fantasy", "The Poet And The Pendulum", "The Greatest Show On Earth". That's just a few that could replace "Ghost River". Then there's the new album which is totally different to their previous work but still very much Nightwish. For Marco's other projects try "Stones". Here's a link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ifc3gBsM6B0.html . Keep going as there is so much to still discover from Nightwish!

One of the two female singers sang the whole song in tune...

Just remember that the NW fans will generally guide you down a path that optimizes your experience. They aren't just throwing out their favorites. You'll get to the others eventually if you follow their guidance. I've seen some reactors make the mistake of "doing their own thing" to their detriment. You only get one first listen. You do you, but realize that the fans have your best interest at heart here and only want you to have the best possible experience, with the benefit of hindsight on their side.

Marko has a previous band Tarot with his brother and he just released Pyre of the Black Heart in Finnish and English 🤘Marko also collaborates with Delain on several songs 🤘

Love your content so far, you just do what you do. Here to watch your journey.

Just to add after my previous comment about the video level being a bit low, this one you have the balance dead right, leave it as it is and rip the knobs off ! Great reactions, I'm enjoying it, thank you.

Floor and Marko both sing on the Ayreon live concert called Ayreon Universe live. Floor sings on many albums of Ayreon as do many very well known metal and hardrock musicians. See channel of Arjen Anthony Lucassen; he is Ayreon. Other channels cover it as well.

I want my tears back , from Buenos Aires , now there they have fun on the stage , Floor is all over the place :)

I am very satisfied with your aproach to nightwish 🤘🤘🤘

Dude, you are awesome. (Yeah, sorry for the dude, I'm from California). Just discovered your channel and I'm loving your vibe. Don't change who you are for views, there's enough of that in Hollywood ❤

Most of us want to see and hear everything even all the other bands thay have sung with and been in before nightwish and bands thay are singing with as guests

Marko was first in band Tarot with his brother, Also he's done Song, Ääni, but u should listen English version of that Called voice of my father. Very good song and gives you shivers/tiers/and an "Markogasm".

for a really cool documentary on Nightwish should check out "Please learn the set list in 48 hrs". Gives some good insight into the band. Found here in full on youtube.

Nightwish - high hopes ( Pink Floyd cover) thats the one! Like everyone is saying. 👌👌

I would recommend that u do this reaction with that loving memory to Ann part as well. Song really doesn't feel hole without it. And since you were aware of her and talked to her in Reacticide, it would be a nice touch.

You do you breh. Thank you for this though ;-D

Since I didn't see a straight out answer to your question Marko built his fame as a vocalist / bassist of Tarot, his original band starting back in the 80's.

Love your reactions keep it up Marco well I recommend you listen to the Islander live at Tampere and as a contrast look for his performance with Floor of Ave Maria.

i still want to hear Ghost River, that is such a beautiful song.

Within Temptation's "Paradise (What about us?) featuring Tarja" is worth a reaction. Also off of the Tarja album "Once" there's "Ever Dream" and "Slaying the Dreamer." Slaying will hit you in the same spots as "Ghost River" did.

Marko's (or Marco? I see it both ways, not sure which is correct) primary band besides Nightwish is Tarot. He also does solo work, and was in the supergroup Northern Kings. Was in Sinergy while they were active. He was featured with Ayreon and Delain and I'm sure he's been featured in other stuff too.

Annette is a great vocalist. She gets a lot of unfair scrutinies. With that being said, Floor is on another planet, vocally. She has both a lower and higher range than Annette which allows her to give the songs a really unique flavor that combines the best of all worlds. She breathed new life into Nightwish and I can't imagine them any other way.

Marco was brilliant singing"while your lips are still red" at Wembley ( watch Troy on guitar 🎸)

the poet and the pendulum dude!

If/when you do Yours Is An Empty, take note that Marko is the one doing the higher vocals during the chorus and I recommend the 2015 Wembley version so that you can hear Floor backing him better. Yeah, I'm a heathen and liked all 3 singers(Annette the least but I still like her) so I definitely think it's not a bad idea to hear them all. Bye Bye Beautiful is one of my favorite Nightwish songs, though I admit that Marko on the chourus is absolutely my favorite part. Still it is an Annette era song and she sings the verses and in my opinion sounds good. Not every singer is for everyone but it doesn't hurt to check them out.

I really love your reaction videos. You are very present and I enjoy your commentaries. Floor can easily pull off most of Tarja and Anette's songs, and has managed to push them to newer heights, particularly the live versions. However, there are a few songs I really love with the original singer: From Tarja: - Wishmaster (Argentina live version, even though it is not performed with Nightwish) - Phantom of the Opera (Really great chemistry with Marco there) From Anette: - Amaranth (official video) - Bye Bye Beautiful (official video) - Last Ride Of The Day (lyric video. I really love the vocal harmonies)

Both Marco and Floor participated in the Ayeron Universe project (Floor had been involved in it for years. ). Ayeron is a Who's who of European metal singers. Marco performs as a singer in Kilt ;-) on River of Time ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bieFc3WhBKw.html and Age of Shadows (with an appearance by Floor too) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DGv1RwhpvZY.html and Magnetism (with Anneke who inspired Floor to go to Symphonic Metal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4V3lGTA8Mpo.html (check out Anneke's work with Devin Townsend too).

If you want to check out Marco on lead vocals with Nightwish, check out While Their Lips are Still Red from Wembley 2015 and The Islander from Tampere 2015. Both great songs, and with the greatest back-up singer in the world (Floor) ;)

🤘🤘❤️🤘🤘 I Love this version if the song!!!!! 😁🤘🤘

Also check out Marko signing solo on Nightwish song The Islander live at Tampere concert.

hmm Marko lets see. Tarot is his old band where he was lead vocals. Northern Kings is a collab with 3 other finnish metal singers where they cover classic rock and pop songs in a symphonic metal style. he has done collabs with Delain and a few other bands on singles. and last year he did a solo album during Nightwishes break.