In the spirit of continuing the musical journey, I'm going to throw out three more bands that you can add to the list of bands that you might react to sometime in the future... Phantom Elite - the lead singer, Marina La Torraca, is/was one of the four voices in Exit Eden...along with Clementine from VoA. Enemy Inside - was introduced to this band in 2019 via a reaction video or two...ended up trekking to Germany in December 2019 to see them live (which is where I was also introduced to Phantom Elite)...and, the guitarist in Enemy Inside is/was the guitarist in Exit Eden. (It's one great big circle of music!) Beyond the Black - no ties to VoA or Phantom Elite or Enemy Inside...but, the feelings you came away with after having seen VoA for the first time. that's what I had after seeing BtB live for the first time. I saw them live before knowing anything about them. And, if not for the pandemic, I think their most recent album would've set them up well to be on a parallel course as VoA. I was blown away by it...but, they haven't yet been able to tour in support of it (they're supposed to be touring Europe as co-headliners this fall...and I'm all in for it.) If they would've been able to tour their most recent album, I think they could've and would've blown up. Yeah, you could say that I'm a bit of a fan.
Loved your reaction! VOA is great, and symphonic metal is awesome! 3 bands you should check out are Epica, (symphonic metal), Diabulus in Musica, (symphonic metal) and Amaranthe. The kingdom of Heaven trilogy from Epica, Lies in Your Eyes (Live), and Crimson Gale by Diabulus in Musica are great. Amaranthe is unique, so you'll find Arch Angel, Fearless, and Viral different than what you're use to, but if you keep an open mind, you might like them a lot.
Sweet, ill add those to our request list! And i absolutely love Amaranthe! Chuck and I were supposed to see them in 2020 but tour got canceled for obvious reasons :( Chuck hasn't heard anything by them though, so ill make sure we check em out. :) -Joel
@@KnightscastStudios Their most recent CD is Manifest, and he fan favorites are Boom! Fearless, Arch Angel, and Viral. Great to see your response to my comment, thanks.
