The "Self crucified..." part refers to Odin and the tales about how he torn out one of his eyes and how he made a sacrifice to himself, by hanging for nine nights on Yggdrasil - the tree of life and a centre to the cosmos in norse mythology - in return for wisdom. So "missed the right tree" and "tore the wrong eye out" means somenthing like "I sacrificed myself, my time on this earth, my sanity, etc., I endured so much pain and suffered so much, but still failed do gain wisdom. I failed to learn what this all means". Also itchy fingers in polish means to be eager to do something. "The gods are bored with peace in our hearts" so their fingers are itchy, they are eager to mingle in them, to confuse us and stray us further from the answers we seek. "As if we never broke people out of sheer boredom" personifies the higher power, the gods. It just says that those "gods" - the symbol of higher cosmic power - act like people, who sometimes hurt other for trivial reasons, like f.ex. just for fun. After that, "gods" show no remorse and do it over again, not seeing fault in their own cruelty, making us - seeking for a meaning - more and more miserable .

@perun28

3 жыл бұрын

pozamiatałeś ...

@4b4d0n

3 жыл бұрын

W0rd! Great explanation!

@p4nz9r60

3 жыл бұрын

There's also an error in the lyrics in the video which always made me confused until I found the correct line. "As if would be someone better, spelling purgatory in latin alphabet" should actually be "As if we would be someone better, EXPELLING purgatory in latin alphabet", meaning that we think we'd be better persons if we simply forgive everyone (letting them leave Purgatory in alphabetical order) no matter if they deserved it (purged themselves of past sins) or not.

@SBrown-ti8xe

3 жыл бұрын

I see missed the right tree and tore the wrong eye as saying one small mistake could lead to you losing it all everything you struggled for. One slightly different, wrong step or unforseen variable at play could lead to an unwanted outcome. Another footnote in the handbook for exercises in futility.

@P3ZzzZzz

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe by tearing out an eye and self crucifying one gets the opposite of infinite wisdom and becomes ultimately ignorant, thus loosing the burden of knowledge, becoming free of it, becoming happier

Black Metal on this channel. Love it. They are Polish

@jasonharrison3873

3 жыл бұрын

Poland has black metal figured out

@tommyf6576

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonharrison3873 greatest band from Poland of all time. Beats Behemoth and all them hands down

@zygfryduszygfrydowicz5577

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonharrison3873 WE HAVE THE BEST METAL SCENE IN THE WORLD

@user-mn7ut4ri3u

3 жыл бұрын

@@zygfryduszygfrydowicz5577 yes!!

@lobohambrientomedia

3 жыл бұрын

NOT JUST BLACK METAL... BUT EXCELLENT AND DEVASTATING POLISH BLACK METAL!!!

"Mgla" is the polish Word for "Fog"

@Michael_Dolences.

4 жыл бұрын

Same word in russian by the way.

@matthewgodding777

4 жыл бұрын

And pronounced muh-gwah

@macp988

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewgodding777 nope, mgwah

@tnikem

3 жыл бұрын

@@Michael_Dolences. Not the same word in russian :)

@Michael_Dolences.

3 жыл бұрын

@@tnikem It was the same word until he edited his original comment.

Guys, try exercises of futiliy V. Drumcam live at brutal assault 2019.

@TerrorCeltic

3 жыл бұрын

@David P. Sick band too, its more darker.

Best band in the newest wave of Black Metal (imo). Completely awesome and breathtaking. Darkside makes a superb work in his kit, his dexterity with the cymbals is quite unique. The band's lyrics are also a peculiar point, mixing a mature nihilism with some metaphoric narrative "backgrounded" with Greek (and others) Mythology(ies). Monolithic riffs by mister M. complete the astonishing opus of these Poles. Long Life Mgła!

@bartekbartek3626

3 жыл бұрын

Kriegsmachine is there other band

@Adrian-ey5xp

2 жыл бұрын

Fuk yeah 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@victoriagypsy3226

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better

Exercises in Futility V is really good too. Whole album is great. The genre of music they are is Black Metal.

@aliceinchains7250

4 жыл бұрын

They should do V the live one with the drum cam.

@robmarshall2872

4 жыл бұрын

@@aliceinchains7250 i agree 100%

@hruper

3 жыл бұрын

Made in Great Poland

@Tinuzzz76

3 жыл бұрын

@@aliceinchains7250 hell yeah they should!

@JM_TheBassist

Жыл бұрын

@@aliceinchains7250 That video is just insane. And one of my fav Black Metal Albums

Well, that's a surprise. Great band. Didn't expect to see them here tbh. lol I believe they are Polish black metal. Dissonance is a part of the sound of black metal so thats why sometimes seems off time and...weird. The music reflects the emotion. Tense, dark, other worldly sometimes. Other times incredibly serene. You'll hear the term "wall of sound" a lot with these bands and you can hear why.

@residuex

4 жыл бұрын

switchboardrevelry to me post metal/rock and black metal share more similarities than any other genre. All about the sound/texture/ambience. And I love the non satanic bands like Wolves in the Throne room or Der Weg einer Freiheit. Never heard of this band before, but I love it.

@kirat666

4 жыл бұрын

yep, they are from poland

@user-te1bu4li8q

3 жыл бұрын

Mgla is completely harmonic and has nothing to do with dissonance though, except a song or two from their last album

@draugarnatt3816

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-te1bu4li8q Mgła actually uses plenty of dissonances, just much more subtly and not as in-your-face as, for example, Icelandic BM bands

@user-te1bu4li8q

3 жыл бұрын

@@draugarnatt3816 yea ure right. They do even in their earlier releases

Guys a little tidbit for you - "And their fingers are itchy" - this is actually from polish language. And it means "to be eager to do something". :)

@matthewgodding777

4 жыл бұрын

I always read it as in 'itchy trigger finger'. Glad i got it basically right

@Supernaut413

3 жыл бұрын

Det kliar i fingrarna do we say in Sweden that means it itches in the fingers

@Motorpunk666

3 жыл бұрын

@@Supernaut413 yeah and it means you're impatient and eager to get something done!

Hi guys! So it happens that I can give you some info about them. So Mgła is a black metal band from my country - Poland. Word "Mgła" itself mean "fog", and when it comes to the letter "ł/Ł" it is very characteristic, it's nowhere close to the letter "T". If you want to know how to pronounce it then use Google translate, choose Polish, paste word Mgła and listen ;) Cheers from Poland 🇵🇱

The thing is, black metal doesn't need rhymes! When you read or listen to Black Metal lyrics, it's more like an excerpt from a dark novel. The music creates the flow that the lyrics ride on ... that's it ...

Mgła (pronounced mgwah) is a Polish black metal band. Their lyrics are about the struggle with the concept of nihilism- believing that nothing has any inherent meaning. This track is from the album Exercises in Futility, which has 6 songs, numbered from 1 to 6. I would recommend giving Exercises in Futility I a listen.

@grugoadjeschkarat4951

4 жыл бұрын

or 5

@isahelal5105

4 жыл бұрын

@@grugoadjeschkarat4951 Or 5, yes. I suggested 1 since it has more lyrics, and conveys the band's philosophical stance better. But, yes, 5 is a good song, too, and it is the most atmospheric track on the EIF album, I think.

@Mp57navy

4 жыл бұрын

@@isahelal5105 Yeah, V is my favorite, lyrics wise.

@jameshall1075

4 жыл бұрын

V is so awesome..that cymbal work...wow

I was looking forward to your reaction to this music. Now I don’t have to look forward to it anymore and can be thankful for a great reaction. The wall of sound in this song knocked me over the first time I heard it. Their musicianship is exemplary and their lyricism is superb, just a damn good band. Thank you both, I’ll drop a link with my next request. I didn’t with this one because I honestly wanted to see what you guys would choose; then I remembered, a lot of their live performances don’t include the intro 😬 it all worked out. Peace🙃

Black #@$%ing Metal. Cold, biting, hard, unforgiving, visceral, raw. And melodic, ethereal, and transcendental.

"Darkside" is the drummer. King of 16th note tripplets on the cymbals

Definitely watch the live drum cam videos of theirs. Watching him play is unreal.

So excited to hear you guys giving Black Metal a shot! Been one of my favorite styles of music since I was about 12. So much to unpack!! Really good Black Metal should give you a few sensations: Euphoria mixed with a sense of dread/melancholy, the feeling of being suspended in the air while something is pressing on your chest. Would definitely love to get into more and help you guys get it. It’s a very deep genre, with some good and bad. Would love to help you guys explore this style more as few people ever give it a chance. Great job guys!

Black metal doesn't give a shit about rhyming, and neither do I. He sings at odd moments, and pauses. He says what he wants to say, whenever he wants to say it.

Your interpretation was right, the chorus refers to god Odin who gave his eye out in order to draw from well of wisdom to gain knowledge, but knowledge might bring fortune, but also can bring a destruction (i.e. atomic bomb)

@nicholaswalker2278

4 жыл бұрын

It could also be a reference to the bible. "If your right eye causes you to sin tear it out." If that is the case then the song implies that punishing yourself like that is futile.

@STILLMOTIO

4 жыл бұрын

​@@nicholaswalker2278 But it's about Norse mythology, not fucking Christianity. In fact, to learn the art of runes and divination, he hung himself from a tree called Yggdrasil ("self crucified - missed the right tree..."), pierced by his spear for nine days and nine nights, in a sacrifice that was offered. Also, Odin gave his left eye, not his right. Read about it.

These guys kill!!! Need to do more! Great react! The drum cam footage of exercises V is absolutely blazing!!!

Scrolling through your videos I never thought I'd see my favorite band on a channel like this, was pleasantly surprised in both that, and your reaction. Keep up the great content. If you manage do do another track I hope its With Hearts Toward None VII.

Woah, did not except that. Mad respect for the open mind and exploring new music ✌️ one of my favourite bands ever, especially the lyrical aspect.

@intheshadowofathousandbean563

4 жыл бұрын

Also, the band is from Poland. This genre of music is called Black Metal. Usually different countries have a specific approach to this genre, Poland often focuses on nihilism, alcoholism, misanthropy, society, anti-religion etc. when it comes to lyrics, because those are the common problems there.

Mgła is a polish Black Metal band. Mgła is the polish word for "fog" and it is pronounced like this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWGIuZSJkdjcfJc.html

yo metalhead here. we need more dudes like you, not dumbos being like mEtAl Is JuSt NoIsE, but actually listen and talk about it. hats off, dudes

Sounds a bit melodic black metal which I’m a huge fan of. Black metal isn’t always like “c***crusher style” it can be quite beautiful and atmospheric.

@pritsky4219

3 жыл бұрын

In fact, there's a subgenre of black metal called atmospheric black metal, which I believe this song definitely falls under. Other notable atmospheric black metal bands would be Dynfari, Anomalie, Drudkh, and Auđn.

@zuckeraffen7803

3 жыл бұрын

@@pritsky4219 absolutely not sir. atmo BM is something like Midnight odyssey, Mare Cognitum maybe spectral lore and stuff like that. Mgla is (a pretty well known tbh) Black Metal band. Although it is debatable due to the lack of satanic background, it i widley considered as straight forward (although very unique) Black Metal.

@mindtraveller100

3 жыл бұрын

@@zuckeraffen7803 Satanism is not what defines Black Metal. More, a musical genre or sub genre is defined by it´s sound, and not it´s lyrics.

@zuckeraffen7803

3 жыл бұрын

@@mindtraveller100 as I said, this is debatable. This discussion is as old as the genre itself. I have no interest in the quadrillionth iteration of that topic.

@davidtsang5424

3 жыл бұрын

They remind me of Watain, both bands highly influenced by Dissection.

Hi! Guys. Mgła is from Poland. I advice you to watch drum cam from live shows. That guy us epic. By the way the guys always were mask during concert but they don't covered themself. Greetings from Poland, Krakow and hometown of Mgła 😉🇵🇱😊

Just stumbled across your channel you guys are awesome. Very respectfully to the genre been a metal head. You guys pretty much nailed it and been listening to this genre for 17 years (also a huge rap fan) hope you guys took the time to listen to the whole album 🤘

So glad I watched this. True musicians can recognize good music regardless of the genre. Good video guys.

I saw Mgla and hit play and subscribed 🤘 Great reaction guy's, I like the way you try to breakdown the lyrics, can't wait to see you react to more metal. Stay cool be happy and be safe guy's 👍 Cheers from Denmark Scandinavia 🤘

that is the best song you guys ever reacted to. I hope to see more about that stuff in future. this genra is just way too vast and I think you need more of them genra to fully understand the power of the feel black metal can bring to you ! :D \m/

Great choice! And I just happen to be wearing my MGLA shirt today, what a nice coincidence. Poland has a ton of great bands. Iceland and the Ukraine have a ton of great black metal bands too.

You guys need to check out |Mgła - Exercises in Futility V (Drum Cam)" and be blown away by how good their drummer actually is.

@aliceinchains7250

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Thank you very much for reacting to Mgla!!!

Thank you for doing this!

Great review!! I love Mgla...thanks guys!

Commenting cause I haven't seen anyone else say this, yes there is a 1-5. The album is titled "Exercises in Futility" and the songs are titled Exercises in Futility I ... II ... III, and VI is the finale of the album

yo what the hell, you guys did mgla? That's unexpected but very nice. Their last album Age of Excuse which came out last year was easily one of the top 5 albums of the year for me.

I always enjoy watching people enjoying my kinda music when they are completely not in the genre involved. Just shows that music IS in fact a universal language.

Please, PLEASE, do songs 1 through 5! This was such a thought provoking reaction. I loved it and I hadn't heard of the band before. The genre is close to traditional Black Metal but there are a lot of elements common to Post-Black Metal too. Post-Black Metal is a relatively new genre. I don't know how to describe it well enough, perhaps someone else can. I HIGHLY recommend exploring tracks from both Black Metal and Post-Black Metal. There are layers of cultural, religious, spiritual, historical, and sonic relevance which almost no people other than a relatively small subset of metalheads go down the path of exploring. Yet these two genres are unbelievably rich in meaning and are very underappreciated and misunderstood. You go down the Black Metal path and pay close attention, you'll find representations of the beautiful ancient darkness that lives within all of us; not as a celebration, but as a recognition. Black Metal is like peering into your own depths where it is the most stark and cold, the bitter frozen wastelands of your soul, and then coming back out with a deeper understanding of what connects us all. You will discover what is called "corpse paint", it's the black and white make-up which looks very grim and necro. It will remind you of the band Kiss but it's far more meaningful. Corpse paint is meant to worn as a representation of your own inner demon as the wearer see them self The pattern of black and white is meant to be created by the individual while truly contemplating what their darkest and most stark inner demon looks like to them, as a representation worn on the skin instead of being acted out in the world against others. Symbolically, it's a form of recognizing and bearing your own ugliness openly for all to see and as a representation of the ugliness we all carry, forcing us to see what we sometimes wish to avoid seeing. Yeah, the traditions of Black Metal run SUPER deep. Sometimes bands can get really campy or take themselves too seriously, but there is a lot of meaning and truth in the best examples. It is very dark lyrically and thematically, and the music is meant to sound stark, cold, bitter, empty. It's made this way intentionally in order to create these feelings. I would really love and appreciate Black Metal being explored by others who might be the least likely to discover or explore the genre. A lot of good for the world would come of it.

Damn I never heard this band before. Not to bad guys. Keep it up.

Pronounced Mgwah... means “fog” Probably the most fitting name for a band that is so mesmerizing and atmospheric. One of my all-time favorites. You guys have to watch the live video of Exercises in Futility V. There you can really see that drummer in action

@Adrian-ey5xp

3 жыл бұрын

Fk yeah about this drumcam....I've shown this to friends ..and people I dislike ..and it's always the same ....fucking hell.🤘🤘

@zibel5007

Жыл бұрын

I think it's pronounced Mglah, since it's a slavic word and we have it in Russian language too. However we spell it differently: Мгла, but it's the same word and meaning as Mgla, just in cyrillic letters. It's not used for any fog, but more like for a black and dangerous fog / darkness. Love this band, the name suits them very well.

A very interesting band indeed! Their whole discography is great. If you want to try more black metal, definitely check out all the songs from the album "Exercises in Futility"

The album is called Exercises in Futility and all the songs are called Exercises in Futility. All their songs are named the same as the album they are on.

great to watch love seeing your faces change and such lol

I wrote songs in a blackened folk metal band a few years ago. We seldom used rhymes, since it's easier to get a narration without sounding like a... song? It's very common for metal bands overall not to rhyme. And the drummer play the snare on the second 32nd-note instead of the first in the beat. Love that.

I am surprised to see this as a reaction. Love this band.

if you guys want some more black metal i made a list Immortal - At The Heart of Winter (the song not the album) Darkthrone - Under a funeral Moon (the song not the album) Mayhem - Freezing Moon gorgoroth - open the gates Bathory - Blood Fire Death (the song not the album) Emperor - I Am the Black Wizards SYMPHONIC BLACK METAL Dimmu Borgir - master of disharmony Cradle of Filth - Funeral in Carpathia

Alter Bridge - Blackbird live at Wembley

@gringrin3979

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Mezzina, I have been meaning to request Alter Bridge - Blackbird for a while. You have good ideas 😎. Peace🙃

Never heard of this band but it’s black metal (blackened metal) at its finest. More about texture and Ambience than the focus on any instrument.

@vicenteraira

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it. It is an amazing band.

MGLA THE BEST BLACK METAL BAND IN MILKY WAY

Nice to see rappers enjoying some good polish Black Metal. The lyrics tie up with the beginning of the album. "The great truth is there isn't one And it only gets worse since that conclusion" The entire album explores nihilism and humanity's futile strive to create meaning through religion. It also points out the blatant hypocrisies, especially in part 5. "Blessed be the tailors The masks are cut to fit Blessed be the woodworkers The crosses and the gallows

Some black metal bands dont name there songs . They just name the album then just numbers for the tracks . In this case the album name is Exercises in Futility , and there is 6 tracks. So thats the last track

even rappers lova mgła, how awesome:) cheers from Poland guys:)

man midnight would be kickass for you guys to check out kind of a mix of black metal, punk, and classic heavy metal. rebirth through blasphemy is a killer track.

I really love this band. The album is fantastic. Very upbeat music for something so nihilistic.

Rappers reacting to Metal. Love it! 🔥😁🤘🏻

You guys should search Mgła Drum Cam. You're welcome.

You got it right, during sound check Mgla doesn't bother covering their faces but during the performance they do it because its about the music they make not them

PLEASE, react to OM -STATE OF NON-RETURN

This is my fav song ever and I can explain things you misunderstood, like the wrong tree, wrong eye, etc stuff

You should also check out their drum-cam video for Exercises in Futility. Mgła has one of the best drummers in the world and it's hard to appreciate it without seeing it yourself.

14:30 spot on, that's the reason they stated for covering their faces

you guys seem to be like really likeable dudes would love to hang out and listen to some black metal :D really dig this reaction

When you say that the drums aren't on beat with the guitars - they are, the drummer is just playing blast beats, where the snare doesn't fall on the "conventional" beat. I'm not a drummer so there's probably someone else who can explain more into detail...

Hey guys! Great reactions every time!😍 I would love to see your reaction to the song "The Violation" (official music video) from the band Fleshgod Apocalypse - or "Amongst Stars" from Amorphis. Stay safe! Greetings from Germany. 🤘

Great job fellas. Love the music so far.... have you heard of iron maiden??? “The trooper” Enjoy and keep it up, my kids will be discovering shit too....peace to you both.

I like that you point out how the lyrics don't often rhyme. That's pretty common in metal, and in my opinion, I think rhyming lyrics make harsh vocals sound odd. Rhyming also tends to make phrases more catchy which is not something that nihilistic black metal is concerned with.

Black Metal is, in some ways, what we know, what we fear and yet denied.

Daamn!! Pretty good song!!! Can you react to "10,000 cadillacs excercise in true love" ?

Here’s the live video of their song previous: Exercises in Futility V kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZentqxqnpXQm6g.html

This is funny to watch but awesome to see the open minds guys

You guys have to react to Exercises in Futility V, it’s really something else

"it takes the focus off the band and puts the focus on the music" that's why they do it. I listen to mgla when I feel super depressed, it helps.

Love this

The "Wrong eye, missed tree" is a norse mythology reference in which Odin impales himself on a tree and tears out his eye to gain the knowledge of the runes. in way the song has this idea that they went for knowledge and gained nothing possibly losing much.

The out-of-joint drumming of Mgla comes from Darkside doing melodic fills, mainly on cymbals. Playing melodies on drums isn't *that* new, but Darkside's way of playing rhytm parts with his feet at the same time is what really sets him apart!

You should react to one of their drum cam videos - their drummer is INSANE!

Still waiting on that greyhaven reaction!

“The great truth is, there isn’t one. And it only gets worse since that conclusion.” Mgla in a nutshell.

You're totally right about why they cover their faces. The band stated that they want people to focus on the music and not on the musicians themselves

They're Polish so I don't know what the letter is called in their language but it's not an l or a t but all together they say their name like Mgwah. Kinda like a mogwai from gremlins but without the O and with an AH instead of an I. But I believe it means fog or the fog or foggy. Something like that I think. I don't know exactly I don't speak Polish. But if you're looking into black metal you have got to give a listen to Cradle of Filth. They are the go to band for black metal they became the biggest or at least most well known in the genre. I suggest their most famous song to start with "Her Ghost in the Fog" then my favorite "A Thousand Hands on the Maid of Ruin" which is an instrumental.

They came out of nowhere and took over the scene.

Funny how your money reference to the itchy fingers does make sense, but is completely wrong at the same time, hahaha

If I'm not mistaken their name means "mist/fog" in polish. Also if u wanna give this band another listen I recomend Exercises in futility I, Exercises in futility IV and With hearts toward none I. Nice video btw

chose the wrong tree refers to odin hanging himself in his quest to gain knowledge, it basically means making wrong choices, that end up making everything futile. the band's name is pronounced megwa. they are from poland . megwa in polish means mist or fog. they can't be seen. so they perform in hoodies with their faces covered. to remain the focus on the music and the lyrics. it's an amazing live band. live this song sounds way more emotional.. especially at the end. the music genre is black metal. every album has the album title and songs called 'album title' 1 to x. they are all a concept and a story being told .

man smokes head bopping is hypnotic .

Bartzabel by Behemoth please

I'm super surprised you did mgla. Not mad at at it. Just sooooo surrprised.

Black Metal

Guys, please try some Harakiri For The Sky, like Calling The Rain, Heroin Waltz or Funeral Dreams. There you will find fire and some deep ass meaning. Cheers ;)

Please react to Mgla drum cam. The drummers name is Maciej Kowalski And he is called the king og symbals

Basically Mgła means the fog. And "ł" is the letter which appears only in polish language. Mgła is the best Polish black metal ever.

Be careful. Black metal can often lead to corpse paint....

Guys you have got to see Exercises in Futility V live drum cam version. You will thank me later

the drumer belongs in your best drummer lineup. Watch their Darkside Mgla - Exercises in Futility V drum can and be amazed. Side note, i believe the band is Polish originally.

You were surprised to see that there is no rhyming? Well ofc some song have others don't, some bands use others don't, and no the band sings and writes in english there is no sloppy translation.

I interpret the “self crucify” line as either Judas committing $u1çidë after Jesus’ betrayal or just committing the act on himself.

Poland. Mgla is from Poland.

Check out Gorgoroth (God Seed) - Prosperity and Beauty - Live at Wacken 2008

If you want real speed on drums you should check out "der weg einer Freiheit" it's a German band with a drumer in absolute beast mode!

@samuelhernandez1081

3 жыл бұрын

Hoooo man the best great band ever...you got good taste

Great band. Also exercises in futility V is cool. They are similar to Batushka. Have you ever listened to Destroyer 666? "I am the war god" it's one of theyr best songs

@Hollywood6IX

3 жыл бұрын

No we haven't, but now we are interested