REACTION to UNLEASH THE ARCHERS (Soulbound) 🎸🎤🔥 

When Soulbound starts playing.... Britt: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! Chase: 1:12 Have a damn good day.

Really need to get you with Britt in a reaction together .. i think that would be epic!!!!!!! or maybe grant!!!

Great reaction as always! Just to explain the story of this one to you, on the last album, Apex, the Matriarch tasked the Immortal with retrieving her four sons so she could sacrifice them in a ritual to attain immortality, which she succeeded at doing before the Immortal went back to sleep in his mountain. What the album doesn't make clear, but came directly from Brittney, is that before she killed her sons she did another ritual to bind their souls to her, so even after death they are forced to serve her as some sort of revenants. This song is about the Immortal encountering the four souldbound sons. The growls are sung from the sons' POV, and the cleans from the Immortal's. You still have a month or so to react to the rest of the Apex album!

I really love how Grant’s layered screams at the end mirror Brittney’s layered “YAH” triad in the beginning.

Fun fact: the band employed the use of synths heavily in this new album for two reasons that I’ve gathered. First, they lost a bassist since Apex, so the synths help to fill the sound gap. Second, the narrative behind the album deals a lot with space and redemption, so the synths also help drive that theme. It took them a few albums, but they’ve really found their sound!!

I love your videos. You break down so much that my inexperienced ears dont hear on their own. Keep up the good work!

I love the detail you go into in your videos. The analysis is so refreshing.

Your comment about the balance between their technicality and melodic sensibilities is spot on. That balance is far too rare and is indicative of their talent. Well said, and I appreciate your cogent reactions.

Indie Merch store is where UTA gets the most money from, so please if you can shop there for merchandise

Unleash The Archers is rather quickly becoming one of my favorite bands, now they have all the elemnts i love. Awesome female vocalist, super talented and skilled instrumentalists and quick rapid songs wich makes you want to just go wild! And as allways Chase you bring out the knowledge and understanding to us mere mortals. Thanks for keeping us thrilled.

I just watched your UTA reactions in chronological order, and watching your progression as a fan is awesome. I was introduced to UTA via reaction videos and it's reactions like yours that make it easy to become a fan.

Started my day yesterday watching the premiere and started my day today watching this. Two good days in a row 🤘

I’m just laughing. They’re so damned good.

Loved everything about this reaction! 🤩 Keep it up!🤘

Here I thought I needed to pour another coffee.... then their video started. Nope, caffeine not required! Have a double damn good day, Chase!

Those 5 jealous trolls who disliked this excellent video done by Chase need to be sacrificed by The Matriarch.

You should listen to Time Stands Still, her voice, i Get chills every time i listen to it.

"Unleash the Archers 'Soulbound' let's see what you've got" famous last words...

jeez I am getting addicted to Unleash the Archers

What an absolute banger! Also, thank you for being one of the few reaction channels who will actually skip back so you get the lead-ins

"Slayin' it"... i see what you did there.

Love your reactions!!

Just a note about the use of growls. Its a lot more prevalent on the first couple of albums (Behold the Devastation & Demons of the Astrowaste) and arguably overused- they feel a bit like Bal-Sagoth. I think the kinds of songs they write work much better with growls as being an accent to the song rather than almost every other line.

You are the best CHASE. Waited for your reaction

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 :-).

Fantastic as always. When this dropped I said there were two reactions I was waiting for. Yours, for the always brilliant analysis and Mr. Rock n Roll for the sheer ridiculous enthusiasm. Can’t wait for more! There’s a series of videos of Brittney just taking you through the storyline of apex track by track. Would recommend watching that one. Then you can react to the videos in any order you feel like. I don’t really care but I’m really digging The Cowards Way right now.

Hey man! Just recently discovered your channel, keep it up the way you do🤟 your sympathetic way to not just react to songs, you’re literally analyzing them! you go into so many musical transitions / little things, THAT'S what music is all about! The boundless creativity of individual musicians free of any constraints! we should be happy about bands like UTA, that give new impulses to a genre, that has existed for decades and they are liked by young and old listeners👍 all the best from Germany - stay heavy🙂

Wohoooooo! Thank you for this !

That opening scream is (to my ear) three layers of Brittney and the guy roaring in the background, pretty epic alright!! 'Melodically intelligent,' I like that....never have been a fan of brutal rifting just for the sake of rifting! Joe Satriani and Buckethead are two good examples of guys that can really rip on a guitar, but always have a well-thought-out melody line! Heard you once say that you listen to some Prog, so you must know Dream Theater. Would love to see your thoughts on either of their songs, Barstool Warrior or Viper King, or maybe a song or two from Porcupine Tree, like Anesthetize (Live, Tilburg) or Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (also Live). Really enjoying your break-down of really well-played music! Cheers!

Happy Abyss album release day!!

They deserve praise for the quality of the videos they have produced under Covid conditions.

Came to make this comment section German property, stayed for your reactions. They're such a great mixture of music knowledge and fun. Fits well for me, keep up the good work!

UTA and Nightwish. A musicianship and composition masterclass every weekend. Thank god you are here to shed light on the awesomeness because my mind can't comprehend it on my own. And yes, talking about these two bands is one occasion when we can justify using the word 'awesome'. A word which is generally used and misused in conjunction with every marginally above average event (And quite often not even that mediocre bar is reached).

Nice job. 100% would never have listened to this band w/o your videos.

First they played classic Drop D Now they 7 String in B Standard Hehe🤘🤘🤘

I like how as Brittney goes up Grant ends up going down. It's a killer effect.

I found your channel few days ago and must admit that i love it! Love how u talk about music and how much i can learn from it :) ! Idk if u heard Blackbriar band it would be nice to see your oppinion about their songs in the future! U doing great Job!

IMMORTAL IS MORE THAN A NAME! SOULBOUND We race around the melted char of what was once a neutron star And use the gravity to whip us into dark galactic rifts Yet still somehow we can't escape, they have no flaw, they feel no pain These twisted shadows of the men I once condemned [Pre-Chorus] (We can) Why do you seek us? (See right) You won't defeat us (Through you) Turn around while you can (Your soul) Try to remember (Is ours) Why you defend her (This time) Shatter the master plan [Chorus] Soul bound, endlessly forever Locked between the darkness and the light Don't drown, in the swarming, blackened rising Hold on to humanity and fight [Verse 2] Tormented by the tethering of souls to phantoms that remain These spectres seem devoid of life but there is something in their eyes Refuse to see they can't be saved, I push to pull them from the grave End their addiction to the thrall once and for all [Bridge] But who am I to be their saviour, slave to time When I am doomed to be in chains for all my life [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Soul bound, endlessly forever Locked between the darkness and the light Don't drown, in the swarming, blackened rising Hold on to humanity and fight

Britt must be an axe-wielding shield maiden in her past life. She's slayin it. The synth backing in reminds me of 80s cartoon soundtrack. I like the smooth transitions of solo between Andy and Grant (7-string some more, both using I guess). Scott's porn stache game still strong!

The advantage of listening to Brittney Slayes during a heatwave are the inevitable goosebumps create comfort and refreshment. She has the best pipes since Freddy Mercury. YEAH, I SAID IT.

awesome song. UTA don´t disappoint. great reaction too.

sweet been waitin for this .. gotta love the 7 strings!!!! hope you read the description that britt put on the original vid.. if not go read.. loved your reaction as always.. cant wait to hear the two songs before this to fill in whats actually going on in the video .. keep up the great work brother.. you are the best !!

I came for the new UTA. I subscribed for the insightful reaction. Now I can only hope you do one for Insomnium, preferably their Valediction.

...these guys are far better than I thought they'd be. Hopefully, they will do a collaboration with some of the other great bands out there (like say... Nightwish) at some point.

The third harmony voice in the beginning is so ridiculously high...sounds almost like whistle tones. That’s a really good point about how it only goes in one direction. You’re right - the totally different second verse really creates that feeling. The only thing that really repeats is the chorus.

Great follow up after abyss total full on banger with added storyline for us UTA fans . Love it

Apex was played 6 six string tuned to Drop D. This new album is played 7 string in B Standard.

Brittney as The Matriarch! 😎🤘 EPIC!!!!!

And then there was Silence- Blind Guardian

Chase, I always look forward to your reactions after hearing a new song. You give us who are slightly less musically inclined other elements to listen for. Keep up the good work, brother! Love to see you react to Amaranthe soon. Maybe GG6, 82nd All the Way, or Maximize perhaps.

Best way to get the story of the Apex album is to head over to Brittney's channel and watch her videos where she talks through the songs and explains the story herself.

Thank you Chase 😊 GENERAL OF THE DARK ARMY next please ☺️

Would have never found out about this band had it not been for this channel. I can't believe what I would have been missing out on if it were not for Chase. I appreciate you reacting to some of the lesser known bands rather than what some of the reaction channels do and doing just mainstream stuff.

Lol you need to do a full album playthrough for Apex in preparation for the new album!

Great video, but i would like you to give chance (finally) to some of my suggestion, you wont be disappointed. 1 Nightwish instrumental songs: "Moonlight" and "Last of the wilds", second i live from Wacken 13 2. Nightwish song She is my sin with Tarja, even though Floor nailed this song, it will be (at least for me) always one of the best Tarjas songs. Rather studio version. 3. Actually any other NW song honestly, all are great 4. "Finsterforst" - "Mach Dich Frei" amazing song, maybe not your cup of tea, but it is really interesting 5. "Cradle of Filt" songs: "Foetus of a new day kicking" "Lilith Immaculate" and "Hearthbreak and seance" studio versions 6. "Amon Amarath" - "The Berserker at Stamford Bridge" and "On sea of blood" - less known song, pretty powerful ones 7. "Blind Guardian" - "Bards songs and Vallhala" live 8. Anything from "AVATAR" , personally sugest "Paint me red" And also, chcek lyrics for all of this songs, rly important to understand whats are these songs about.

I love the timing of the vocals, and lyrics. It's completely different from anything I've ever heard. Oh and never apologise for being excited. ^^

My life just changed... Anything by Wagakki

Awesome song! Love the traditional heavy metal undertones in this one, less power metal. Gonna have to say closer to what I love more. They're killing it, been enjoying em quite a bit :D

What can I say about the guitar work? And Scott Buchanan is as good as any other world class drummer, except he can do it in double tempo!

Your excitement about this song is so adorable ☺️ I really hope Britt will answer your request for an interview 🤞🏻

GENERAL OF THE DARK ARMY

Funny you mention metalcore. Their super-early stuff is quite different than their current power metal identity. Some very -core like stylings. You should look into their old stuff.

That bit at 3:05 reminded me of Machinae Supremacy. They are as they call it SIDmetal. Think of old Nintendo/sega chip tune sounds mixed with power metal.

As always, an insightful analysis. Of course, it doesn't hurt that you love this group as much as we all do :) I absolutely agree: their songs always leave me wanting more...and that's a powerful thing. Thanks!

Really good job man! I would love to see you check out an Orden Ogan track sometime in the future 🤘

Just when you think you got the Archers measure... they throw one of these at you! 😵🙌😁

One of their best song for me.. And another great reaction. It's really good to hear opinions from someone who speaks about more technical stuff than just how he feels about song 👍

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Great reaction and breakdown. Got a question for you. Towards the end of the song, could they have repeated the chorus one more time before the screaming? I was kind of waiting for them to do that. Doesn't change the fact that I really love this song. .

Yeah, this one went to my playlist right away... aaaand... I also suggest a new LIVE video from the 2020 concert that was streamed only 5 days ago(By Lovebites), when Lovebites released their new Bluray "5 of a kind". Song called "Swan Song". No one has reacted to this one yet: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QUGCQ1FTB0g.html

If anyone here knows of a website where you can get UTA merch. Where the artists get the most out of it, let me know. 🤘

HAMMERFALL & NOORA LOUHIMO. Second to One.

Great reaction as always. I been trying to make up my mind about this group and you actually helped me decide. Even after hearing it broke down so well by someone whose expertise who I respect a great deal, who obviously enjoys the band and their, I still find myself wanting to stop the video go listen to something else. That is a sure sign that its not a band for me. Music has to speak to you for a person to really enjoy it and appreciate it. Their music simply doesn't reach me. I will be looking forward forward to more of your reactions, as always.

Wow, this is great! Cool to discover stuff I don't know, while waiting for the weekly reaction to Nightwish :D

I am also very excited. This album can't come soon enough, as far as I'm concerned. UTA are one of my favourite bands these days, and the two cuts we've heard off this album are just reaffirming that. So damn good!

I started sweating when I saw the notification, that is how excited I am for this video

This is live on stage also an amazing band. Her vocals give me goosebumps.

I'm enjoying working through (and enjoying!) your UTA videos, and I'm consistently astonished that you never liken them to Dragonforce. Surely you're familiar with them (if not you're in for a treat!) and I guess I'm just curious if you disagree with my sense that they have a lot in common.

Did you just shout out Haste the Day?! I was already a fan, but now I love you forever.

they seem unable to miss a hit!

Have you heard of Finntroll? I think you’d really appreciate their uniqueness. A reaction to Solsagan would be epic, great video!

When I saw this video yesterday my first thought was can't wait for Chase to react to this.

The 7 string guitars are why the chords sounds so beefy. I just got one, and it add so much more punch to chords

I'm not the biggest fan of power metal in general as it's often times way too cheesy for my taste but I can appreciate the musicianship of Unleash the Archers and that they are incorporating modern riffing (I thought the riff at the very end was kinda In Flames-esque - if they were still any good that is...) and spectacular drumming that isn't just double bass for 4 minutes straight. Definitely a much needed fresh breeze in this subgenre.

You should check out Amaranthe. 365, GG6, Helix or Viral

The cat looked up and bolted. I was half expecting the glass vases to shatter with her third note at the start!... Long phrasing! How does she keep expelling air for so long!?.... hand-over kings, like Dragon Force? (eg Through the Flames)... I REALLY like this song and thank you again for the info.

Thanks for another great video Chase, greatly appreciated! I never even noticed that high synth pop in at one point until you pointed it out! Always appreciate the insight. The story will be so worth it once you get caught up, so I won't spoil anything. To your question regarding supporting the band, their preferred merch store is usually: www.indiemerchstore.com/b/unleash-the-archers. Since you have Apex to work through already, I won't add any more UTA suggestions until you get through that, but some other stuff you might find interesting: Kai Tangata by Alien Weaponry (New Zealand Thrash) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5kwIkF6LFDc.html R1OT by Spoil Engine (Metalcore - Belgium/Denmark) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ATZ3Rolfcmo.html The Bard's Song by Blind Guardian - (Power Metal Ballad/Acoustic) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n63UbX5kzAc.html and let's go old school with Elizabeth I,II, & III by Kamelot (Power Metal) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ecvHBLadaxM.html

Here are 3 Videos/Songs to react to The Cassandra Complex - Power ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O-Xf8x2PbIc.html EQUILIBRIUM - Der Ewige Sieg (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zih80RNPZL8.html KLAMYDIA - AJOLÄHTÖ (Official video) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JJO5dNDsX_s.html I think you never heard of them. greets for Germany.

The 'Haste the Day' comparison was a great point, I hadn't thought of that until you said it.

You should definitely listen to A Return to the Earth Below by Oceans of Slumber

I'll date myself. Slightly remeniscent of the bass line in Tempus Fugit by Yes.

Nice breakdown and review. I've been following UtA since Apex dropped. On a side note, is it wrong that I see your shirt and in my head I hear "Hey now, wearing all star..." in the style of Smash Mouth?

How You didnt do Wintersun yet? Sons of Winter and Stars! Its a must!

i know this just barely came out but i think i've listened to it thirty times already. this album is gonna be fire.

As per the guitar solos: Andrew goes first, and Grant always goes second. You can hear the different styles... All the growls are Grant.

Jeez! When is she breathing??? Looping or the ultimate breath control? Cheers / B.

Please, do a reation video to an old song... Unleash The Archers - General Of The Dark Army (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

And my guy Chase introduces me to another one! It's awesome how you break things down, man. First Hypa Hypa, and now this one. Not sure how or when, but any of my suggestions hopefully gets stuck your head and I can say I returned the favor! Good times! :)

That beginning is so damn good. Definitely one of my top songs from them. Brittney needs to come on this channel Oh btw, can you react to Kai Tangata by Alien Weaponry?

I really enjoyed the solo discussion and the solos themselves. One of my favorite solos because of the blend of melody/technicality is from Metallica's The Unforgiven. Catching that live with a lightning storm raging around the stadium is a memory I will never forget. Another great set of solos is Galneryus - Angel of Salvation. The solos in it show off the two different styles you pointed out at a really high level. Love to see a reaction to that. Really happy with the new Unleash the Archers stuff. Pre-ordered the CD today. Awesome song and reaction.