REACTION To Brand New UNLEASH THE ARCHERS (Abyss) 🌌🏹🔥 

Little known fact about their bassists, they must be sacrificed every album or two to keep her “Power Metal Power Ranger” voice so pure.

"power metal power ranger" what a phrase lol

At 9:35 your comments about Brittney 'She's like a power metal power ranger, using her vocals to fight all the bad in the world.' Golden, Chase my friend, pure gold! 😀

Guitarist gets sucked into the wall. Chase thinking (probably), "So you're saying there's an opening for a ginger guitarist... hmmm...."

I saw an interview with Britt where the interviewer called her a "dark soprano". Seems a perfect description: even on her highest notes, it's not "bright". Britt also said that writing was a great way to get to know your range and what works for you: you should write for your own voice/style. I think that's much of what contributes to her complete awesomeness.

Me: I mean, it can't possibly be better than Apex, you can't be the story of- UtA: "Immortal is more than a naaa-AAAMME!!!!! Me: ....nevermind.

Where's the bassist? They're waiting for you to audition, Chase. They need another ginger in the family. 😆

I wonder if perhaps a weekly dive through the whole "Apex" album leading up to the release of "Abyss" is in order? Follow the story, follow the concept, prepare for the continuation of that story in "Abyss:?

The speed by which you pick up the syncopation on the snare on your first listen is, frankly, amazing. Even as a drummer, I didn't notice that on the first play-through! I learn so much more about music every time I watch your videos, Chase. Thank you for continuing to make them! (and for continuing to do Unleash the Archers videos!)

"Like a superhero..." I couldn't think of a better description

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! "Abyss" Open my eyes in a daze How long has it been? Am I so out of place? Warmth I can no longer feel My mountain is gone, I'm surrounded by steel The strangest of structures arises ahead Seems to be held up by nothing Where have I gone, do I dream? How can the stars be all I can see? Dark embrace Has someone awakened me? Please show your face Cold and quiet space Out so far beyond stars and the sun Filling my heart up with wonder, unknown Now, to the edge of imagination Open my eyes to phenomenon, and hope Feverishly I explore Searching for someone, there has to be more I can't be the only one here My path always guides me, there's nothing to fear Then why do I feel so immensely alone This can't be the end of my story Onward I go once again Fighting my way to my final breath Into the abyss Out so far beyond stars and the sun Filling my heart up with wonder, unknown Now, to the edge of imagination Open my eyes to phenomenon, and hope Summon the strength of millenniums past Forged by the fire and flame I am the weapon of empires vast Immortal is more than a name Out so far beyond stars and the sun Filling my heart up with wonder, unknown Now, to the edge of imagination Open my eyes to phenomenon, and hope Cry into the chasm ahead Into the sky never ending, although Time will tell if I'm worthy of it A future of final transcending, alone

"She's like a power metal power ranger" I agree. Don't forget those words.

Brittney really is amazing. It's not only that she has incredible power and range but the vocal lines she does are just so good. Every song she sings, the melodies are so complimentary to the instruments and vice-versa.

She is a singing heroine.😁👍

Want to be further “mind blown” ? React to Brittney singing Queensreich’s “Queen if the Reich” at a karaoke bar....BOOM!!!

It's time for Chase to discover Ayreon - The Day The World Breaks Down.

Brittney is another of those singers who is ridiculously talented at work, but completely down-to-earth offstage. She's a lovely, slightly dorky woman with an infectious laugh.

This band makes me so happy. I can`t find the right words.

Hi, Chase. I am 38 years old. I love Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal is my life :). I just want to thank you for your reactions to Unleash The Archers. Your comments is great. I like your work. Keep up the great work :-).

I only just found these guys a couple of months ago and I'm hooked. I have this album on the way and I will be jamming in my car everywhere.

I'll be waiting for drum battle between UtA's Scott Buchanan and Gee Anzalone of DF. Britt reminds me of Doro. Yeah they sound different, but the energy and deliverance like bruh...she's got power in her voice.

This guy breaks it down!!!

Chase - one of your best reaction videos, don't know how many times I have listened to it... Good Job...

Honestly, I'd love to see you do a track by track of this whole album. there's so much variety in Abyss that I'm blown away.

I feel like you Chase, at the moment I listen day and night to here music and it's never getting boring, I'm really addicted to Brittney's to reset my mind and all the dump in my brain. I'm totally fall in love with this band and my Mistress PMPR 🙏🏻

Ginger Battles ROCK!!!! There is ROCK in your future!!!

Great reaction again. It's also worth pointing our here that both Andrew and Grant are using 7 string guitars for this new album, so there's potential for some lower register guitar riffs to accompany the brighter power metal style. The guitar Andrew is using in this video is his handmade guitar from Vigilant guitars, really beautiful thing. You were right about the bassist, Nikko (the guy with the exceptional fingerwork in the Awakening video) left after the Apex tours and they then used a couple of stand-ins for shows in the interim. I think they're on the lookout for a new member at the moment.

This guy knows his music. Great review. Unleash The Archers are the best rock band in the world right now. Can't wait to see them live one day.

The guy with the mop at the end is the director.

The continue of "Awakening"

Man, love your reaction, just found your channel today. I love when RU-vid recommend great stuff.

14:32 So right. I didn't think I could love this band more than I do, but your videos have made that happen!

Best UtA reaction(s)... Everytime... IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! greetz from germany

Chase - loved your 'Power Ranger' comment. What a voice this lady has!

17:10 through 17: 35 displays her epic breath control. Also, 16:58 through 17:10.

The bass player was wearing an invisible suit

Brittney Slays. Yes she does.

Excellent review - love the analytics, way above the level of most reaction videos. :)

There is a video of Brittany singing karaoke after a show in Scotland, she slays it even on bar karaoke gear, should check it out.

It's always a damn good day with Unleash the Archers. I was wondering where the bassist was too when I watched it yesterday. I hope I can see this band live again. One of my favorite concert experiences and they just played a 45 minute support set for Dragonforce.

So, found this band from watching your Nightwish vids, army member here. But now im a huge fan of Unleash as well. Love your break down of whats actually happening musically. i still would love to hear you break down Liliac. you'll be amazed im sure. especially if you love female led bands.

Chase: shes a super hero Me: she's practically cosplaying Black Canary so yeah!

‘Abyss’ already on loop on the phone! Brittney definitely’Slayes’. UTA already my new favorite band. Drop the mic.

Been listening to this song for the last day. Can' wait till August for the album.

Excellent reaction, and fantastic breakdown to another killer UTA jam! I hope Brittney & the boys see this. She does watch these from time to time & she might just hit you up bro:)

This whole video appears to be filmed in the province Unleash the Archers (and I) come from. The shot where you commented how gorgeous it was (where they're driving on this road with all the trees and ocean) is on the largest north/south highway in the province. And the venue she's in at the beginning is the venue that most metal bands (unless they're pretty big) will play in when they come through Vancouver

It's always interesting to watch the process of someone discovering a new band, particularly one you've loved for ages. Even moreso with you Chase as you bring your appreciation for the art of music into that process while sharing it with the rest of us. Kudos!

Yes UTA don't disappoint, a pre-order of "Abyss" would be a good move I think. And make sure you keep that August 4th 2021 slot reserved for a trip to Sweden and the Sabaton Open Air Music Festival if you want to see them live. Cheers / B.

Like awakening was the first track to apex album abyss is the first track for the next album. It will be a continuation of the story of the immortal from Apex. This song is such an epic hit, i love it. Shame we have to wait 2 months for more.

Enslaved by a dream, by infected rain I love infected rain and I hope u will injoy them also

Britney can open a portal into the space/time continuum with her voice.

Story wise, Abyss is a sequel album to Apex. According to Brittney, you have until around the end of August to react to the rest of the Apex album :)

"I was not ready". LOL I found UtA a few years ago, and they continue to impress me, and yes, her vocals are insane.

I like where they're going with their sound on a new album. More vocal harmonies, a little more synth, but the soul of the band is still the same. And Brittney's voice... yeah! As for the bassist, afaik they don't have permanent one at the moment (correct me if I'm wrong). And I realized that you haven't heard Charlotte from Delain yet. Trust me, you totally should! She is one of the Symphonic Metal Dutch Queens: here is my suggestion -- Masters Of Destiny, from their new album released in Feb [ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nT14mlv92t4.html ]. You just cannot miss Delain, they are incredible! ;)

That's what I say about Brittney, SHE DOESN'T FUCKING MISS! Never underdelivers or miss the bull's eye!

If u listen to the first track ending, you get the synth transition...WAKING DREAMS I wish reactors knew to react to BOTH, in same videi.... run together.... to me, I get images of STYX, and then JOYRNEY...

Ha nice - this concept album is going to be good. Giving me flashbacks to Coheed and Cambria.

i‘d love to see you reacting to their songs on a weekly basis or so.. just can‘t let you miss any of their work

I really have to agree with Austin here. You should really react to the entire album of Apex as Abyss is coming out in two months. Plenty of time!

The bassist.. what an interesting question. You see, the thing with Unleash the Archers is they go through bassists like Spinal Tap goes through drummers and they're currently between bassists..

Great you just went for it! I hope you are able to connect with Brittney and do a video with her, I think she would love your analysis.

HA! "Power metal power ranger" so funny, so true!

Lock into the top and tail of a loop. I never thought of it that way. That's great.

Other great songs to check out by these guys: "General of the Dark Army" "Earth and Ashes" "The Matriarch" Thanks Chase for all you do! They have a hard time keeping a bassist. The bassist that was in the band for the previous album left the band. I believe they do have a new bassist or at least a session bassist. I'm not sure why he isn't in the video. Could be they filmed this a long time ago before the new bassist joined? Not sure, but yeah, they've had a hard time keeping a bassist, which is weird, considering that if I was a skilled bassist, I'd hop on the opportunity to be in this band.

I love your analysis of Unleash The Archer tracks! I love their music, and I pick up on some of these things just by ear but without any of the knowledge, skill, or experience to really understand what I'm hearing beyond it being awesome. Listening to you point out and explain all the little details in these super-technical, super-intricate masterpieces gives me a whole new level of appreciation for UtA, and I am incredibly thankful to you for that. And in case you're not already annoyed by me asking on your other videos today, please react to The Wind That Shapes the Land soon! It looks like you haven't reacted to a UtA track for a little while, so it would be great if you pick them back up again and start with one of my 3 joint favourites: The Wind That Shapes the Land, Dreamcrusher (an older track), and Time Stands Still.

Great video, REALLY appreciate your insight. Particularly that note about how the change in drum tempo creates an apparent speed change, I would never have noticed that. Regarding the bassist, Nikko (bassist from Awakenings) left slightly after Apex album release. I know he was already out by the time I saw their tour in mid-2018. Since they have a fairly regular touring bassist and have a studio bassist they've used, but the band doesn't want to rush adding a permanent bassist just to fill a gap since their chemistry is working so well right now. That's at least my understanding, they or someone in the know can correct me if I'm off. Cheers! Edit: One addendum I thought of after the fact, when you talked about voice layering. Have you done any Blind Guardian reactions? If not, you might want to give them a go. Hansi, the lead singer, does a lot of that voice layering and it reminds me a lot of UTA. Particularly try "The Bard's Song" (Slow but hauntingly beautiful ballad) or either "Battlefield" or "Sacred Worlds" (the full version of the latter with the orchestral opening, there's a shorter cut version for a video game release that's good but not NEARLY as deep and complex). You'll probably enjoy that layering.

I love your REACTION videos...straight and on point. I learn a lot from them.

UTAs new song and video are so awesome! and I really enjoyed your reactionvideo.

I love her loooooooooong notes.

what an energetic track, wow!

I am appreciating this group a lot lately 😳

Oh, great... I'm glad you like it :) your reactions will never disappoint me, same as Brittney's vocals. For now, Brittney, Tatiana (Jinjer) and Su-metal (BABYMETAL) are my top 3 female vocalists :) Btw, I'm still waiting for your reaction to Orphan Soul by Infected Rain :D

haha.. sweet you reacted to them right away!!! perfect .. love it

Great Reaction Chase... congratulations... my opinion ... I'm in Metal for 40 years .... today there is no better band than UTA

Spiritbox - Rule of Nines youll love it!

Dude, I'm so glad that you jumped on this one so quickly, I actually saw it for the very first time in your video! (It's like we're reacting TOGETHER, aw. 🤣) what you absolutely HAVE to see is UTA's rendition of Northwest Passage. Absolutely killer song, but you'll love it, it's jumped way up to the top of my gardening playlist (alongside Nightwish if that tells you anything). Trust me, you won't regret it. Also, apparently Northwest Passage is a cultural song for Canadians, on par with being the best runner-up for the national anthem, if "O Canada" wasn't a thing. These guys covered it in glorious fashion. :D (I'd suggest that you check out the music video version, it's a bit of a trip to follow, but lots of good fun!)

When I was a whippersnapper, girls didn't do Metal. Only guys. God, I wish I knew that girls were allowed to do this. I took voice training, I was a mezzo soprano. I was a powerhouse. I'm so jealous I could spit! Ain't they great!? Canadian content! Happy Not Birthday!🎁💐🍻🎂🎶

Nice song, good analysis, thanks.

Brittney has been on Mr Rock n Roll's channel a few times. Would be amazing if she could be here too

I am glad I wasn't the only one who saw a Power metal Power Ranger out of Britneys costume 😅

I know what you mean about personality in style. Years ago, when Godsmack released their album Faceless, I bought it first day, because I am a fan. I took it home, listened to it, and couldn't figure out why it sounded a little off to me. I eventually came to the conclusion that the drums were different, and found it that they had replaced their drummer for the album. Even on brand new songs from a band you know very well, the replacement of one member can change the sound.

Great reaction Chase!! Nice to hear your breakdown of the song, well done... You are correct in your comment about the song having a concept. The story actually begins with their previous album Apex (2017). Each song on that album is a chapter in the story... Abyss (August 2020) is the continuation of the story. Abyss (the song) is the second "Awakening" of the main character The Immortal... You need to check out the lyrics to follow the story... Well worth your time, believe me!!! Rock on Chase!!! Oh by the way, the bass player left the band in 2018. Third one to leave the band. In a new interview Brittney said they will remain a 4 piece band, and hire touring bassists...

Ha, wait til you see them live! Even more amazing! Brittney isn't a big girl, it's astounding how much power she has. They deserve to be much bigger than they already are and the new album is excellent!

Great reaction and that's the happens when you have classical vocal training.

Wow, that woke me up.

Great reaction and I see more reactions from this album in the future! In the meantime please do General of the Dark Army, Hopeless World, and Ten Thousand against One.

"how can the stars be all i can see?"

I had to laugh. The guy moping the floor at the end is the director, Roderick Scobie.

I was wondering where the bass player was too. Awesome bass solo guy from the Awakening video apparently isn't part of the band anymore. Bummer.

This song is a second part, go check “Apex”!!

Amazing stuff by you and UTA as always. I would absolutely love to hear you react to Animals as Leaders - some absolutely insane prog metal. All their songs are so good, I don't really know which one to recommend.

Love you reactions. Especially with UTA. I have just recently started to listen because of you and Tank reactions to them. Unreal! I have to see you reaction to cleanse the bloodlines. Very interested

You need to react to Northwest Passage!

Anyone going to mention the 13 second note followed right after by a 23! second note at the end by Brittney?

They don’t plan on getting a permanent bassist and will stick with session/studio bassists and then a touring bassist

Ok, only at 6:51, but I know I need the whole album.

You should get around to UTAs cover of "Northwest Passage" sometime. They do a great job with a Canadian folk classic (original by the legendary Stan Rogers), and the video is really neat too. I'm so stoked for the album release in August. I'm pretty new to UTA myself, little over a year maybe, but they quickly became a favourite.

They have a touring bassist

Heck yes! Glad I finally got a chance to get around and watch you react to this one. I love the lead in synth at the start as you mentioned. I've loved the more synth-heavy feeling in Abyss over the more classic power metal of Apex. I think Brittany mentioned in a video that Jamie saw, that Apex was meant to feel more fantasy-based, and Abyss is meant to be more sci-fi themed, and the synth definitely carries that through. I think overall I liked this song more than Jamie did. I think Jamie felt this one felt a bit more forced in the acting and the long instrumental sections stretched out a bit much. I think it's just right. As per usual every band member stands out and gives a stellar performance, and they have a ton of fun doing it. As far as I know they are basically a 4-piece band now, but I thought one of the two guitar guys was playing bass. My bad. Didn't know until you pointed that out. Guess I can't tell the difference between a guitar and a bass. I think the guitar harmonies get me as well. That might be why I like this song more than Jamie does. - Ian

Since you love Unleash the Archers, I'd be interested to see what you would think of the band Frozen Crown, maybe the songs I Am The Tyrant or Neverending