vocal coach reacts to Jinjer Pisces - OMG! 

3 years later and people are still reacting to Pisces :D and I never get tired of watching them

Her: “Feeling very edgy” Me: *sips tea

I know 99% of people love to use "demonic" or "possessed" to describe these kinds of fry vocals but, personally, I think the devil probably sounds like Elmo. I'm sure I'm right. ;-)

many thanx for your reaction! and now you are prepared for part two: JINJER - Judgement (& Punishment) - Tatiana Shmayluk - One Take Vocal Performance many greetings from germany and stay safe!

Watching people react to this song is a full time hobby for a lot of us metal listeners now. It never gets old. It's the "so calming, so groovy". And we just sit here thinking "oh oh just wait darling". Also I love your reaction. You got so into it and didn't poo poo it. You just embraced it and explained it really well. Just some side info. This video was done to actually showcase the drummer as he was new 😊😊

As others have mentioned,, Jinjer 'Perennial' live at Wacken is a must see.

"It's feeling very Pisces like, very dreamy". You're the only person I've come across who was able to draw that out of this song! Fantastic!

I’m laughing in tears at how awesome your reactions are. You get so into it I can actually feel your energy. Love it so much you’re great 🥳

"It's beautiful like an exorcism." What a beautiful metapher for a non metal fan. Really very objective and professional. 👍 It's not often the case, that i'm NOT kind of bothered by people who think it's just screaming in a mic and don't understand how difficult growling is and that it's art.

Cleaned my screen twice before I realised it's the wallpaper

She’s actually using false chord screams. Great reaction!

You have to react to jinjer 'perennial' live at wacken it's one of their gems.

Awesome reaction. I really like it when someone completely unfamiliar with Jinjer and Tati's style can so accurately and with appreciation provide analysis. Well done!

Just a constructive criticism: the audio from the song is echoing through your room as well as playing directly from the video so it sounds like two versions are playing at around 10 milliseconds latency - choose one output! Loved the video thanks for sharing your insights :D

"Scare me, girl!" lol Awesome reaction. As mentioned previously, you should see her live when she has some room to move around. It's intense.

After watching reactions of this song for over 2 years it never gets old

Great analysis! Tatiana and Eugene(bass) are Pisces. The duality of Pisces fits the contrast of her clean singing to growls. Perennial live at Wacken and Judgement and punishment one take vocal performance are other great ones to analyze. The latter being up close and great angle.

Subbed. Loved your reaction. You've just found the entrance to the rabbit hole of Jinjer. You may enjoy "Perennial (live at Wacken)", "Judgement and Punishment (one take vocal performance)", "Who Is Gonna Be The One (live)". I could go on and on. Ha

I loved this reaction! Agreed with some of the other comments - Jinjer - Perennial (Live at Wacken)

Ah, 3,5 years later and reactions like this one still haven't gotten old XD

Fun reaction. Best explanation of growls by a non-growling specialist I've seen - kudos, and subbed. Yeah, that commitment you point out really comes through on stage. I've been lucky enough to see them twice and she is a mesmerizing performer who always gives 110%. There is a lot of post-production on this, and most of the vocals are unfortunately right off the album - the live session was actually to record their new drummer at the time. :( If you do any further reactions to their work, there are some great concert videos. Perennial live at Wacken is the consensus recommendation among their fans to recommend as a next step for people who aren't specifically into metal. It is a great performance where her stage presence is on fire and shows off more of her clean technique including even faster switching between growls and cleans than here, but not going into belting, though she does a really long and powerful sustained note sequence. Judgement & Punishment one-take she does some reggae, great belting, and powerful growls without as much post-production as this video has, and even has a tiny error left in which makes me feel like it is very raw. Teacher Teacher live in Melborne is really well rounded and has a few lines where she switches between cleans and growls in mid-line. Their most recent video Sit Stay Roll Over live in Melbourne is a concert performance of arguably their most aggressive song and she really shows off her growling technique, including going even lower with her growls than she does here. Cheers!

The best part of witnessing people react to this song is the reaction to the first time she switches to the growl. Never gets old and every reactor has the same response.

I love the way you accept Tatiana. Some can't deal with her awesomeness.

When you started talking about posture, wondering if you've seen the live version of Tool's "Sober." If you haven't would be a good one to analyze.

This represents the duality of a Pisces both the light and dark

Jinjer - Perennial (LIVE WACKEN)

💋💖💖💖💖👏👏👏👏 Welcome to Jinjer!!!! More please!! I love your reaction And your clear explanation about her incledible Talent using her voice until the most incledible perfection. Yes She Is The Queen.

Another Jinjer ear cherry popped! Love it. Love watching your channel.

Smacked the notice as soon as it came up. Great reaction. Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole ! Next I recommend watching Perennial Live at Wacken or Judgement and Punishment one shot. Enjoy!

More Jinjer, please! This was a fun watch. 😊

All the time signature changes are seamlessly groovy... 7/4...6/8...4/4... And some of the riffs were very Opeth-y, too! 🤘

I love how every reaction from this song starts with that mesmerizing face! xD

Loved this reaction... now for the vocal one take of Judgement and Punishment, then maybe Perennial Live at Wacken, and then maybe I speak Astronomy...

Thanks .This work of modern art deserves only such intelligent and meaningful reactions and analysis .Tatiana is not only a talented vocalist ,but also a songwriter .You need to see her live stage performance to appreciate her other talent -great stage presence . "Perennial " live at Wacken2019 -is a good example .

You have just scratched the surface of Jinjer please do more reactions to them you won’t be disappointed!!!!

Great reaction !!!! Really loved hearing your input about Queen Tatiana's vocals, But I will say listen to the band as well cause Roman(lead Guitar) Vlad (Drums), Eugene (Bass Guitar) are AMAZING as well !!!!!! Welcome to the Jinjer Army !!!! of course, Perennial (Live at Wacken), Who's Gonna be the One, Teacher Teacher, Cloud Factory (Live) , Then Newer Live Performances - One the Top (Live in Kiev) and Pit of Consciousness (Live in Kiev) !!!!

Hehe Jinjer is a cool band and this is a really good song! You should check out Spiritbox - Rule of Nines, Courtney LaPlante (the vocalist) did a one take performance and its really impressive

As a vocal coach, you now need to watch Jinjer's "Judgment and Punishment" One Take. Not only do you get this type of performance, but you get to STUDY how she does it.. Definitely worth the watch...!

funniest and best reaction to this song...ever! Pisces reactions never get old.

Ok, there I am impressed. I looked at a lot of Jinjer reactions. First time a vocal coach make a real growl (even a small one) like it's nothing.

Another wonderful female vocalist to check out is Courtney Laplante of Spiritbox. Beautiful clean singing and some of the best female screams out there next to Jinjer. Spiritbox - The Mara Effect 1-3 live in studio

Looking forward to your next Jinjer reaction, that was really great! Enjoyed it a lot :-) Couple excellent suggestions for your next song by them, soon hopefully. "Perennial" live in Wacken 2019. And then Tatiana's one take vocal performance of Judgement and Punishment.

BEST INTRO OF ALL VOCAL SINGING TEACHERS... GREAT!!!

Ty Madeline for the beautiful breakdown you gave. You're a true professional

I think that was probably the best explanation of the growling technique that I have seen ever since I first watched this video two years ago. Thank you.

She’s a beast at what she does, react to Perennial live at wacken 2019 💪 I know you’re reacting to Nightwish I recommend you to listen to Epica, it’s symphonic metal like Nightwish but heavier.

Gotta love how into it she gets, and how great her personality is, also the fact that she knows what she’s talking about makes it oh so much better

Jinjer reactions are some of my favorites. It makes me wonder about the subscribers/fans who set their channels up for the shock lol. Like do you like them so much you have to shock them like this lol. I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!

That was a fun reaction to see, and you got instantly, what kind of artistic excellence Tatiana Shmailyuk has. A funny side note is, that this song, that went so viral, was not even one of her favorites, and to be honest, there is a lot more awesomeness in this band, this one is just famous for the "shock factor" kind of contrast, which results of the nature of the topic of the lyrics... Actually, she had a few weeks or months of training really early. She had her first stage appearance ever at the age of 8-ish, and started making serious music in bands at the age of 15. As I remember from what I read, she then had a few weeks of pro training, and then actually started out making this a career, nearly instantly thereafter. No matter, how you turn it, she is not also extremely experienced, but also gifted from the start, with the will to do it all, and with a strong motivation to become a singer with NO plan B for a profession to overcome a very difficult political situation in her home country, involving having to move 800km to escape civil war and in the end touring non-stop, her country, Europe, the world, and rest of the band coming from a same type of mindset. So, for sure, you can hardly call it a professional training, most is absolutely worked out by her own except the rudimentary principles of singing, which are for sure important, but do not make you such an exceptional artist. Especially the growling and screaming is a very personal thing to achieve in a convincing somehow natural sounding way and not many can reach this high degree of quality with it, while being primal in character still have a great diction and not sounding forced like other female growlers. She jokes a lot about, how a guy told her when she started growling, that she sounds like a butchered cow. LOL. Also, she states, that she would not be able to teach her way of handling growls and screams. AND, like Courtney LaPlante, who is another queen of clean and growls/screams, she does NOT warm up before a gig, but in the beginning of the gig itself, and they were gigging up to 250 concerts a year. So she has to have a very safe way to do it, otherwise her vocals chords would have died already for sure.:-) From skills and experience, she could easily be a massive pop star and for sure is one of or even THE most amazing vocal artist of all rock and harder genres right now. Yeah, Perennial and Teacher, Teacher are great songs, but "Who is gonna be the one" live shows, what range of extreme vocal techniques and what an immense stage presence and power she is able to produce. But actually, like with Spiritbox/Courtney LaPlante, they have not made any "bad" song ever, her vocals were pretty awesome on their first album already. She is also a great poetic lyricist, while not being a native english speaker, which is admirable.

What an awesome reaction you had! Your facial expression was priceless!

"It's beautiful like an exorcism" made me laugh so hard~! Thanks a ton for this

I never get bored watching these reaction videos to Jinjer Pisces.

They recently released a live one take vocal performance of judgment and punishment. It's so good and willing to bet that you will love it.

Great reaction! Your giddy enthusiasm is really contagious.

Recognized that lovely connection between you and Tatiana.

Another great reaction video to Pisces. This never gets old!

When she said it was “very pieces like. dreamy and edgy. “ I was like the second face is coming

I'll jump on the bandwagon with the "Perennial" Live at Wacken and "Who is Gonna Be the One" Live requests. I think for the vocal coaches the new release, "Judgment and Punishment" Tatiana one take vocal performance is top notch.

Finally a serious analysis. Not only stopping at the shocking effect of the performance but describing what she is "probably" doing with her voice. In a scientific way. Probably the best reaction video of this song. Thanx.

This specific song is always fun for the shock factor, and Jinjer is especially fun to throw at vocal coaches. You are the first I can think of seeing that not only knows how she does this, but thoroughly enjoyed it.

Tatiana's middle name should be "breath control master". Perennial live at Wacken is one of the most impressive examples of that. It's amazing how someone who is basically self-taught managed to control it so well. : ) Don't be fooled by her posture, it doesn't mean she does what you said she did to get a certain vocal "effect" or to be able to produce certain sounds. Again, referring back to Perennial: she sings and screams in the most unusual positions without any "negative" effect on her vocal performance. No matter what the singing posture's rules are, I'd say they don't apply to Tatiana.

"It's beautiful like an exorcism and I just really enjoy being scared by her" ~ Welcome to the club :)

LOL, this just never gets old i love watching new reactions to this. so 3 things I want to mention 1. The first reaction to her vocals captivates you and drags you in, and then the change startles almost every reactor, it's great 2. you are the second reactor I have watched that truly appreciates the line about Neptune and the liquid gold, it's a great line and 3. Somehow I knew that you would like and appreciate the 3 vocal style transition she does in a couple seconds before belting out the power ballad closer just before she growels "Emeralds are ripped away" fun fact: this song/video isn't meant to showcase her vocals but is actually meant to showcase the band and drummer since he was new to the band as far as I remember

omg! the way you asked her to scare you had me crackin up. i almost fell off my seat

Loved the reaction! While I will agree with my fellow commenters that Perennial live at Wacken would be a great second reaction, I think that from a vocal trainer standpoint Judgement and Punishment Tatiana one take video might even be better.

"I think I peed my pants a little bit..." I believe that is the right reaction to Jinjer if the first time you hear her is when singing Pisces!

Its cool that despite this not being her kind of music, she appreciates and acknowledges Jinjers skill above all things, excellent reaction.

I never get tired of watching people react to her!

The moment med Tatiana makes women question their own sexuality.

Judgement and Punishment - one take vocal - And she sings reggae

First reaction I've ever seen that felt the way I did!! No, "omg that's a girl?!" It's just, "oh hell ya!!! This is new... and good? I mean wow, all I know is I want more"

THAT was great!! One of the best reactions to this performance EVER!! LOL

A bit of "technical" feedback: I noticed that the music video is "echoing"; it could be that you also have the music video coming through your speakers, and that the sound is then picked up by your mic as well, causing the echo. Bit of a nuisance to watch, to be honest, so maybe something to look into :) Other than that, great video! :)

You probably know this already but she is using 'false folds' to produce this scream-o voice. That's how come her regular vocal cords are not affected and she can switch on a dime from one to the other. She has mastered this art through a great amount of time and practice. 🤘

Great reaction ...this engagement , sparks in eyes ...

This is one of the best reactions yet, worth an extended comment. Geez it's already years old, I thought I'd seen em all but RU-vid keeps throwing me surprises. 😂 Aside from the technical correction to clean up the echo in the video playback, this reaction is golden. One of my favorites of all, and earns an instant sub even years later. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions. You pick up on many of the nuances I love about this song and performance. Like that little cat claw gesture Tati makes when she goes "runs for death" at the end of the first chorus--one of my favorite moments😂 You nailed it when you said "I want to be scared by her." Every male metal fan: "Yes please!!" Every female metal fan: "YES PLEASE!!!" Tatiana is the boss. And you explained it very well, both structurally and especially conceptually. We're all fascinated by Tatiana's incredible instinctive mastery of her body, the physicality of her vocal performance. She is other worldly in her vocal dominance. As a singer I'm in total awe of her. Of the many vocal coaches who have been "encouraged" to react to Pisces, I like your visualization of it more than most. I'm trying to master the technique myself, and you're helpful. And you didn't even mention the false vocal cords! I like what you said about fry though. Watch the interview done by The Charismatic Voice, and Tati says she doesn't think it's fry--but I agree, I think it must start there. Then all that air pressure generated by her firmly planted superhero stance is partially RESISTED somewhere in the throat, and I think that's a key insight. The false or vestigial vocal cords are somehow engaged, without a strain being placed on the actual vocal cords. In fact it's easier on the true cords than belting or even mixed head/chest voice. Especially over time--during a performance, and apparently at least for Tati, over a career. As I and others have said, one of the most amazing things about Tatiana Shmayluk's vocal prowess is how haphazard it is in a way! She's pretty much completely self taught, especially the gutteral or "harsh" vocals, growls and screams. She has no warmup routine. They tour relentlessly, playing all over the world at a huge variety of venues, from small sweaty clubs to ballrooms and amphitheatres to giant outdoor festivals. Their touring schedule is grueling, often playing five nights a week. This summer they're opening for Disturbed on a major US tour along with Breaking Benjamin. In between opening shows, they've booked their own headlining tour SIMULTANEOUSLY. They'll play for two hours at those shows. Living on the bus with the band. She smokes cigarettes. And until recently drank enough that she now says she's a number of months sober (way to go Tati)! She sometimes skips soundcheck to save her voice she says. She often does meet and greets, sometimes after shows on an impromptu basis. Talking can be much harder on the voice than false cord screaming. Even when it comes to recording, she's haphazard. An infamous procrastinator, she often doesn't write her lyrics and vocal lines until the last moment, often in studio, even while recording. I don't think there's a person on this planet--Tati included--who understands how she does what she does, as consistently as she does it. She is a vocal superhero, Captain Marvel indeed. One thing she said that kinda scared me was that on more than one occasion (probably between tours and albums when she wasn't singing a lot) she has "forgotten" how to do the harsh vocals. She had to relearn it, and sometimes it came back differently than before! Clearly she can do it, and she seems on top of her game now. She's recently married. The band is a juggernaut, as proficient and tight as any band I've ever seen. They've earned a steady rise in popularity and fandom, and seem poised for big things. Oddly, though, Tatiana has never been fully recognized for the artist and the dominant force that she is. I saw a RU-vid vid recently showing a bar graph of the popularity of various female metal singers over time (like the past 15 years up to now). All the usual suspects are there: Floor Jansen, Tarja Turunen, Lzzy Hale, Amy Lee, Doro Pesch, Angela Gossow, Alissa White-Gluz, the list goes on. But nowhere a single mention of Tatiana! Clearly because Jinjer's music isn't as mainstream as Nightwish. I much prefer Jinjer to Nightwish, their style doesn't float my boat although I'm a regular classical music listener. My theory is that bands that blend too many genres are never very popular. People have one track minds I guess. Go figure. Talk to King's X about it. They're the best band you probably never heard of! Great reaction! Thanks, and keep on rockin'! Power to the women and girls in rock and metal!

You should try “Spiritbox - Rule of Nines”

And she has no professional training. She hasn’t divulged how she learned how to do it. Perennial love and/or Teacher, Teacher.

It never gets old watching your reaction of this song. You have an exceptional way of doing your analysis but then that inner excitement of the singer/music comes out on video. You dear lady are amazing! Thanks for reacting and breaking down her singing🙏🏼🌹💕

What I like about this reaction most, you do get the "jumpscare" but the look of "love at first sight" was amazing.

GREAT REACTION

Tati proves to all of the "establishment" type vocal coaches and trainers that the growl is not only an art form, but it does not ruin your voice beyond repair in any way.

Best reaction for this song from a vocal coach!❣️❣️

Tati is such a powerhouse! The whole band is absolutely incredible

All you need now is reaction to Unleash the Archers - "Awakening" full band playthrough and you've got the trifecta of metal reactions (Jinjer, Nightwish, UTA).

Never-ever gets old xD "Judgement and Punishemnt" one take for the next one please. Cheers! I.

One of my favorite 100 of all the ~12.500 reactions to that song I've watched so far

love watching everyone's first time reactions to this song! it's always a complete stunner when she drops that first scream and no one is ever expecting it let alone how absolutely clean she is on the vocals all around!

JINJER Judgement and Punishment (one take vocal performance)

I had to laugh when you started talking about her posture and the way she plants herself on the ground to get that support because I know you haven't seen any of their live videos yet (at least at the time of this video). When she sings live she is all over the stage, running, jumping, dancing, crawling, spinning and kicking all while still maintaining these growls, that's where her true power shows. Also I think it's important to mention that she said she doesn't use vocal fry at all, so she is probably using some type of false cord growl. As for pedals, she doesn't use effect pedals, there is no distortion on her voice. They probably added some reverb and maybe delay or something along those lines, but no distortion. There are at least two vocal tracks in places in this song, so maybe what you are hearing is a slight dissonance between the two tracks that gives it a kind of eerie, undulating sound. Tatiana is definitely a world class vocalist, very few people can do everything she can do and sound as good.

Reactions to this song never get old.

This never gets old.

Madeleine reacting to Jinjer: :D Me reacting to Madeleine: :D

Yes, we are know, its our like 500th reaction or so. Well, you know, you can look forever at three things: the flow of water, the burning of fire and reactions to Jinjer))

This never gets old. I really like your breakdowns. So many "reactors" aren't digging into the nuance. Cheers.

Your explanation (of how she did that) was great, but your 'happy clapping' reactions were outstanding. It was sheer joy resonating from you through my screen

If you ever wanna be scared by an individuals voice listen to Slaughter To Prevail~ Demolisher. Alex Terrible is on a whollleee other world

For still more female-fronted metal try out Unleash the Archers, “The Awakening”.

I'm so happy you appreciate the amount of skill this takes and didn't just dismiss it you're a real one and you have a lovely voice as well

Good review - and great reaction! Tatiana overshadows the band quite a bit, but also note that musicianship! The crafting of the song in alternating time signatures, the bass groove - ooh, what a song!