Thanks everyone for this awesome premiere! It was a lot of fun, and a blast to see you liked our video. Cheers 🍻

@hemerco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this awesome video, the making of videos from you and DarcArts and all the background information on Met und Moshpit

@ingovonderluhe2174

3 жыл бұрын

Schon interessant,was nach SCHELMISH aus dir geworden ist....Gruß von dem ehemaligen Desdemonia Groupie ;)

@TheSleipnirThe

3 жыл бұрын

leider aufgrund von arbeit und meinen arbeitszeiten die premiere verpasst aber die wiederholung vom livechat hat viel ausgesagt :D T & L Reactions :D das hört sich nach was an was ich mir nicht mal zu träumen wagen würde :D Ich hoffe sehr das eine Kooperation für die eine oder andere reaction zustande kommt :D vielleicht nicht nur mit dem einsamen L sondern auch mit ein paar von den anderen Spielmännern EDIT: unfortunately missed the premiere due to work and my working hours but the repetition of the live chat said a lot :D T & L Reactions: D that sounds like something I wouldn't even dare to dream: D I very much hope that a cooperation for one or the other reaction will come around :D maybe not only with Luzi but also with a few of the other minstrels

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and the band for such an awesome piece of art!

@axelstiller8952

3 жыл бұрын

@Luzi maybe you can come on to the channel and talk about the video shoot. Like you did on the last podcast you did for radio bob :)

Thanks for the shout-out, Tank! I freaking LOVE your breakdowns! Sub if you haven't people, Tank's super knowledgeable and worth your eye holes & ear holes!

@richardjohansson2648

3 жыл бұрын

I just love how you look out for eachother in the recation community. It's so wholesome!

@Mal3ficarum

3 жыл бұрын

You need to get tank to join for a D&D or Diablo stream ;)

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words, Elizabeth! I appreciate you and Kirk, both!

@crappiefisher1331

3 жыл бұрын

you should react to some more german stuff as well like Saltatio Mortis, dArtagnan, Faun or even something like Oonagh feat. Oohmph! u. Santiano - So still mein Herz - sadly there is no flashy video to that song and i also don't know if you would have much to say about their voices - i am no voice coach and i suck at singing - but i really like the harmony between the female and the two male voices in that song

@argantyr5154

3 жыл бұрын

@@crappiefisher1331 Faun is amazing

"Loki" by Saltatio Mortis is also great. The sound is incredible.

@f22roro8

3 жыл бұрын

i can't be more agree

@jonathan-yd3se

3 жыл бұрын

I second this recommendation!

@thorasen9305

3 жыл бұрын

Ya if u like the music check Loki out damn good song

@OnkelSato

3 жыл бұрын

Ya Loki is really great! plz check this out

@TheSleipnirThe

3 жыл бұрын

Well the downside of Loki is.. its "just" a lyric Video so there is no gear to talk about... But still a god damn good Song..... i would recommend "löwenherz" ( lionheart) similar to this Musik Video it has Story and Band aspect with gear to break down

Alea, the singer is a cosplayer and what he was wearing in this video was an Eivor cosplay from Assassins Creed - Valhalla. Most of the people in the background of this video were cosplayers as well. It's an awesome community here in Germany :)

@earendilthemariner5546

3 жыл бұрын

Valka from Valhalla, the seer, is there too somewhere

@itskalynox5651

3 жыл бұрын

Someone as Sigurd is also in the video!

@JudgeMad

Жыл бұрын

that explains why it was so hollywood-esque and historically very far from reality lmao. Not shittalking it in any way though

As an Icelander when I first saw this I was quite surprised when he started singing in Icelandic but this 10th century poem by Egill Skallagrímsson we all know. He supposedly wrote it at the age of 7 but reality does mix with legend sometimes. It is a fact that he was a great warrior, poet and a chief in his time and died about the year 990 in his 80's back home in Iceland. But his mother was right. He got a ship and went on as a Viking to fight in what we now know as England and Russia.

@reklessbravo2129

2 жыл бұрын

@@CallMeTeci my understanding is that of the modern descendents of the Old Norse language Icelandic is the closest to the original

We have to invite tank to Germany, so we can see saltatio mortis live with him!

Dude I was watching this during one of the worst thunderstorms we've had in years..... the atmosphere I just had for this video is unreal hahaha

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty rad, actually. Haha

I love that the band members checked in and watched with us. They CARE!!!! They did such a fantastic job with the song, with a really fun vid to back it up. My inner rabid berserker was happy!

Hey Tank! This poem, Þat mælti mín móðir, was written in approx year 917 by my great great great... (repeat "great" 26 times hehe) grandfather Egill Skallagrímsson. I am his direct descendant 28 generations up. Egill Skallagrímsson was born in Iceland in the year 910 and is the main character in one of the most famous Icelandic Sagas, "Egils saga Skallagrímssonar". He was the son of Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson, who emigrated from Norway. They settled in the West of Iceland and the farmhouse Borg is where they made their home. The small town of Borgarnes, a stone's throw away bears the name of farmhouse. Egill was quite the character. At the tender age of 7, he was playing sports with the neighbour's kid, Grímur Heggsson that was a strong 11 year old, and Grímur was giving Egill a hard time so Egill just killed him. As you do... haha. That's what vikings do. haha. After this his mother told him he would make a fine viking and Egill wrote this poem on that occasion. It should be noted that the Icelandic language has changed very little since that time. Here's Egill's original poem, followed by the modern Icelandic version: Þat mælti mín móðir, at mér skyldi kaupa fley ok fagrar árar, fara á brott með víkingum, standa upp í stafni, stýra dýrum knerri, halda svá til hafnar hǫggva mann ok annan, hǫggva mann ok annan. Það mælti mín móðir, að mér skyldi kaupa fley og fagrar árar, fara á brott með víkingum, standa upp í stafni, stýra dýrum knerri, halda svo til hafnar höggva mann og annan, höggva mann og annan.

You must see/hear "wo sind die clows" and "nachts weinen die Soldaten".two really good Songs

And once again Alea can't keep his shirt on. :D

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

I’m fine with it. 😂

Saltatio Mortis - Kaufmann und Maid would be cool :D The song has a funny history XD The song and the video is with Sasha, Feuerschwanz and some other german medieval rock musicians :D

@KitsuneHB

3 жыл бұрын

But Sasha normally didn't make medieval rock music. :D It was just a joke - Sasha doing medieval rock music. And then it became reality because the medieval rock musicians love good jokes. :D

On top of the insane production and of cause the incredible music, I read somewhere that the vocalist learned basic Islandic to be able to sing the original lyrics. That is a whole new level of commitment to the song! These guys are indeed impressive!

@tasting.whisky

3 жыл бұрын

Alea, the vocalist, wrote this in the comment of another reaction video from History Buff: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqlqz9mlpMa4dLw.html

Oh and thanks Tank for getting me into Saltatio Mortis and In Extremo, I now can’t get enough of both bands. 🤘🏻🙂

@wachterwachter

3 жыл бұрын

My metal addiction started from In Extremo and Oomph, they still are in my heart ❤😁 In extremo is more than just a band- google the backgrounds of their songs- there is pagan and medieval folk in them, like songs from Carmina Burana

@stevehill9167

3 жыл бұрын

@@wachterwachter Yeah apparently they utilise real old melodies from folk songs and medieval songs of the past. And the other day I literally watched the whole 2 hours of their 20th anniversary concert in 2015 which was incredible.

There are so many awesome German bands. I've become obsessed with German rock/metal/folk music.

Have you checked out "Týr" yet? They are a (primarily) Faroese Viking Metal band. Their main inspirations for their songs are old Viking Ballads telling the Folk Stories from the Faroe Islands and the Viking Culture there

this is a TREMENDOUS band. check out any live version of their song "Prometheus"

For songs based on ooold melodies: Eluveitie - Inis Mona For more stuff similar to this: Skálmöld - Kvaðning TYR - Trondir I Gotu Turisas - Holmgard and Beyond (Live Nummirock) Equilibrium - Waldschrein Trevor Morris feat. Einar Selvik - Viking Suite

@earendilthemariner5546

3 жыл бұрын

Add to Týr. They did a concert in Torshavn (idk how long back) with an orchestra. Hearing the orchestra and the crowd singing "Ormurin Langi" (my fav of the concert) gives me chills. I wish tank would watch that song from that concert

@LunaBianca1805

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe something like a bit of Leaves' Eyes or Mittnatsol would fit the bill, too 🤔? Leaves' Eyes did a version of Scarbourough Fair when Liv was still singing with them after all ;)

@wachterwachter

3 жыл бұрын

Tyr- Hold the heathen hammer high 🔨

Yes! My favourite song at the moment 👌 "Loki" next or "IX" live together with Subway to Sally! Have fun!

Hey Tank, as a German and a Fan of your content: You should watch "In Extremo - Herr Mannelig" or "In Extremo - Spielmannsfluch", those two songs I would consider the core of the German Folk Metal. In Extremo was one of the first and best known german folk metal bands with Subway to Sally in second place.

@koersten1237

3 жыл бұрын

For a while they were really their own genre. I love In Extremo!

@ghettolauch3595

3 жыл бұрын

He should also watch Feuerschwanz 🤘🏻

@UserJWR

2 жыл бұрын

Still love to hear "Herr Mannelig" in the Old Camp of the 2nd chapter of Gothic 1. :D

@dorientjewoller113

2 жыл бұрын

You can add Villeman Og Magnhild of them on the list. Just to honor The Yellow Piper who sadly passed away last week: kzread.info/dash/bejne/np5n2cuTet3AprA.html

@domingo9679

2 жыл бұрын

@@UserJWR ohh yeah i was 6 years old back then when i played gothic 1 :D damn long time ago but still one of the best games of that genre

I really want to see a fantasy movie or TV show with Alea, Chris Harms and Teufel. From their recent videos they all have the physicality to act. Alea can definitely pull off the Viking or Germanic warrior type. Chris has an other worldly look and would not have looked out of place with the elves in Lord of the Rings. Teufel is that mischievous Mage or Druid. Mono Inc + Tanzwut - Right for the Devil might be interesting to react to, with two full bands there is plenty of gear to comment on and a couple of unique guitars.

Saltatio Mortis is for me one of the Best german Bands ever, i dont know how long i hear them, i can hear there songs every time again

I love how there is just Sabaton - Swedish Pegans playing in the Background during the Intro 😂

I am a fan of the genre for many, many years and seeing the joy on your face as you keep digging deeper warms my heart. If I may give you a pointer to something else you will enjoy, it's Feuerschwanz "Schubsetanz". This is a beloved classic, and for the virtual release party of the last album, they made a black metal version of it for fun. By popular demand, they ended making a full version with a crazy good video. My recommendation would be a double header reaction.

I saw this guys the First Times Performance in Front of A Supermarket. Love them thince. It was 2011 in a mediamarkt in Germany

This was the first song of theirs I heard. They have a permanent spot on my spotify playlist.

More songs by Saltatio Mortis: Varulfen, Vergessene Götter, Rattenfänger, Des Bänkers neue Kleider. If you like Saltatio Mortis, you could also check out 'Subway To Sally' .

Epic reaction to an epic song! The goosebumps are strong in this one... Fun fact: The band just released a Making of video. They really are involved and invested in the whole process, the dedication is awesome. I am going to be humming this all day...

@Andy_from_de

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely recommend that Making of.

@TheSleipnirThe

3 жыл бұрын

@@Andy_from_de he already saw the making of :D well at least i saw his comment under the making of video ;)

@Andy_from_de

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSleipnirThe Saw it as well. Leaving the recommendation in anyway for anyone else. 😁

Remembering a MPS gig in Borken (germany) Alea threatened people sitting on benches kind of "i have bagpipers and i'm willing to use them". And he did. Luzi, Elsi and Falk crept behind them and started playing. Noone was seated after that....

This song is just perfect ! Saltatio Mortis is one of a kind, and this cover made me cry ! Bruh, "My Mother Told Me" give me goosebumps everytime...

No Tank-Fact that they are singing parts Icelandic (the most "ancient" unmodernized nordic language)? Impressive that Alea managed to learn and remeber the lyrics. Can't wait for the album. Also nice song pics for OP/ED.

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, it was kind of mentioned when I said they had a coach for Nordic languages, but yeah, it was specifically for Icelandic.

@hegamona2864

3 жыл бұрын

Saltatio mortis is known for singing in many languages. German, ancient german, latin, swedisch, english and french so far

@BeOtterMyFriend

3 жыл бұрын

@@hegamona2864 What's "ancient German"? Do you mean Old German or some ancient Germanic dialect?

@hegamona2864

3 жыл бұрын

@@BeOtterMyFriend They made a sond in some medival dialect. They found the lyrics as a sidenote skribbled in an old book and made it a song.

@BeOtterMyFriend

3 жыл бұрын

@@hegamona2864 Ah okay, so not ancient but medieval. Thanks for the clarification. (Btw, just to make sure because written communication is a bitch: Don't want to pick on you for making a mistake or something, just was honestly interested and wasn't sure if there was some mix-up involved in the terminology. So thanks again.)

When you say you're in folk metal please check out "Faun - Walpurgisnacht"! The history behind that is that in medieval times people belived that witches gathered at this night to summon / meet the devil. Great song, I bet you'll like it, it's completely in German but the video speaks for itself.

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Checked it out on my last Twitch stream, actually, and really liked it!

As a German and Saltatio Fan, I always enjoy seeing people from other the world react to their videos, because they need to be known :D I really enjoyed your video,because off al the knowlegde you have about the instruments and everything. Thanks men

Love that they sing the verses in the original Old Norse, English, and then German. Perfect way to honor a poem that is over 1,000 years old.

@Cyriana88

3 жыл бұрын

That was actually no German. In fact the language is Icelandic. Alea the singer worked with two teachers to get it as right as possible.

I just rewatched this, and would like to say thank you for introducing me to Saltatio Mortis.

One of, if not my favourite band, and one I was fortunate enough to witness live as well.

Loki, you must see Loki! The video, the lyrics, the story. Tank, you will be a big fan of the song!

Love to hear Blind Guardian in the background 🤩 Thank you for this reaction, I deeply enjoyed this one.

Alea did a great performance in this video as everyone else. It's was delivered very well with performance and I love the song! Great job to all who worked on this project and thank you Tech for doing a reaction to MMTM. Saltatio Mortis is awesome! ❤️❤️❤️

the story behind it (summarized) was that this was written by a 7yr old name EAGLE. he killed another child with an Axe, his father and the other father shamed him. His mother told him that one day he will become a viking, command a mighty ship, and go to foreign lands and kill many enemies. one of the most renown war poems ever.

This music stirs my Celtic blood. I'm all in with Saltatio Mortis. I love their sound, their attention to detail and their spirit - you get the sense that the blood of heroes and legends runs in their veins.

I remember seeing Saltatio Mortis live on a Medieval Festival (like at least fifteen years ago, probably longer?) I had no idea who they were, I wasn't there for them, they just happened to play the fair and the stage was barely big enough for the whole band to be on it at the same time, but I was instantly just taken by their amazing performance. They were much more folk than metal then, (like a lot of covers of actual medieval minne songs and the like) but had great live presence and lovely anecdotes inbetween. One of my favorite live concert experiences, the energy was just great and I got a CD after the show, which I think I'll need to go hunt down, lol. I remember my favourite song on the album was 'Dunkler Engel' I have no idea if they ever produced a full video for the song, but it definitely stuck in my head because it was one of the few songs on the album produced with already with some metal/synth hybrid sounds. I'm looking very much forward to more Saltatio Mortis reactions from you.

I am a True Metaler in my heart, but this is one of my most loved Bands, because, i love medievil, and they where the one , i've startet Saltatio Mortis are the Kings Love you guys, mfg from Austria

Glad that you checkt out :) Greetings from germany :)

I vote for "Saltatio Mortis - Spielmannsschwur (Live auf dem W:O:A 2017)" as your next reaction. You need to see them live Tank and this will give you the full on life SaMo energy. This is mostly the last song they performe at a concert and always a highlight on every concert.

@kriegstenicht3502

3 жыл бұрын

This!

@dorsetgirl9667

3 жыл бұрын

@@kriegstenicht3502 Thirding this! Also as someone said above, Löwenherz is a great song with an interesting video.

@dasolaf1103

2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing over a Saltatio Live performance :D

I'm so glad to see you reacted to this! I've had this song stuck in my head and have watched the video at least once each day for the past 5 days.

So excited for that reaction, can't wait for the premiere 😍

ONCE again a great reaction from you I knew that you would love it I heard that the front man practiced the language for this song and learned what is certainly not easy but that is the professional work of the band, thank you for the reaction whenever you go after Germany come you are welcome anytime anywhere because always remember Germany loves you🤟🤟🤟🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

By the way, the female actress (Linda) is actually from my home town with about 5000 people living here. I ordered a lot of beer in the years at the tavern where she was working while a medivale festival was held here every year for 3 days.

Been looking forward to this reaction since the premiere of the music video. :) Also nice to have seen a few band members in live chat.

I love that you teared up watching this. I experience this too when listening to music and I find it so hard to describe or share the amazing feeling. Great video brother!

While everyone wants serious songs... you should check out "Kaufmann & Maid". Saltatio mortis teamed up with other bands (and Sasha) after a TV show "forced" Sasha to sing stupid songs from pop and party to medieval. But the medieval scene was like "you are making fun of us? We are in!" and compelted the song on its own and just had fun. And the song got way to catchy, you will have it in your head for some time.

awesome! i;ve been listening to this constantly since it came out. i've already been down said rabbit hole and i'm loving this German medieval metal Saltatio Mortis especially. Tanzwut is another band i recommend.

Hui, die Krieger Schnitte sieht ja sowas von heiß aus 😮 Nicer Song btw! 😅

just for the hilarious component of it you should check out the video they made for Neustart fur den Sommer (which was made last year as a reaction to the COVID lock down). The band has amazing fans. I don't even know how some them came up with what they were doing.

Great Reaction Tank! What i really really like about your Reactions, it's your outstanding know-how about the Gear! That made you pretty Special! 🤟

Listen to the version of "my mother told me" from Dan Vasc .it's a great metal cover. I love the version from him

Yay~ nice Reaction! I really enjoy watching your reactions and Facts

Thank you Tank for this react. 💪

Told you the vid is amazing - glad you like it that much. Going to see them live in Oberhausen, Germany on July 23rd - I am so hyped.

I was just about to recommend this masterpiece for you but I see that you're a man of culture and already planned on reacting to it. So pumped, waiting for 6:30 pm! \m/

Goosebumbs check .

Thanks for another great reaction video Enjoy them very much Greets from Germany

Some of my favorite Saltatio Mortis songs are "Wachstum Uber Alles" and "fruher was alles besser". "Weiß wie schnee" is also really good, though its only got a lyrics video. Their cover of PowerWolf's "We Drink Your Blood" ended up growing on me after a few listens.

I love most about this is the the lead singer took his time to learn the language of the song and properly pronounce it that blew me the fuck away

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. That's some hardcore dedication.

A great band, song, and video production. I would definitely pay to see a 90+ minute "video" of olde-myths and stories, if it were done like this. This is a damn fine way to start my day... energy supplied, tapped, and flowing. Thanks for this Tank... I'll be cranking up my new H&K and downtuning the old Firebird for the 4th... ... I think I finally found something in my vocal range !!

This is a new band for me to check out , thanks man !

Another great reaction/review dude! \m/

Big respect to you for not going down the rabbit hole when you can but saving it all up for your channel. Guess I can claim that's why I don't have a channel, because I am not very good at delaying the satisfaction :D

Thanks for the reaction :D i think you are deep down the Rabbit Hole XD

Thanks for the Ghostkid recommendation the other day. Some bangers for my playlist

100% Agreed, just ordered 2 albums (new to me too)

Diese Band ist großartig

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Ja!

Great reaction to this amazing song.

Thank you for doing more saltatio mortis. My four year old son is singing this Song all day long 🤘😅 he loves folk and medival metal Almost as much as you do. Our 6 year old is more into sabaton and slipknot 😉 I think parenting done right so far 🤣

Oh, dude! I love folk metal too.. Folk metal is forever in my soul! My wife hates it, but I listen to it surreptitiously.. And this song is my favorite! 🤘 These bagpipes are wonderful and catchy! Oh and Sabaton in the background...

The fact that the video makes you tear up makes me tear up

My Mother told me is a song sung in Egil's Saga taking place between ca 850-1000CE. The oldest known fragment is from approximate 1240CE, it is believed to have been composed by Snorri Sturluson who partial composed the Prose Edda.

Bring on the hurdy gurdy and the bagpipes! Interesting the repeat on the final line of the chorus. I've always heard it as "Too many foe-men." Have been down the German music rabbit hole for a while with Faun, Santiano, and The Picturebooks - they did a great song with Lzzy Hale called "Rebel" and one with Chrissy Hynde from The Pretenders called "You Can't Let Go"... may we all age as well as Chrissy Hynde! Thanks for the intro to Saltatio Mortis!

Tank if you're into folk, medieval and viking stuff then you should check Corvus Corax "Gjallarhorni" with "Intro gjallarhorni" at the beginning. I would love to see your reaction to this powerfull sound. 🙂

Can't wait!

Yes! =) There it is. =)

Ehre, Alla! Gracias for another awesome reaction!

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

German, Spanish, and English in one comment?! Madness! 😂

This sounds great, thanks for giving me a new band to dive into! The folk metal band Salduie just released their new album if you're looking for some more folk metal to showcase on the channel.

Very nice reaction! And the song is so very nice

Since the release this version stucks in my head!😀🔥It s really an earworm/Ohrwurm! 😁Productionwise it could also be from a movie. Love it! Obviously you like it, too!😁😁😁

if you like that you should try Schandmaul: Walpurgisnacht, Subway to sally: Wenn Engel hassen, or Cultus Ferox: Wolfsballade

Swedish Pagans in the background of the intro 🤘🏽 hell yeah

That moment when it just took me like one beat to recognize Sabaton, even though I didn't listen to them for like 5 years

Additionally to your videos itself, they all have the advantage that their comments are bursting with good recommendations. I can easily find new songs or bands here that suit my own taste xD

I've enjoyed every version I've heard, but when I first heard this version I got goosebumps.

Tank my dude, I dont think you realise how deep that Rabbit hole is :D :D Cant wait for you to dive into it. I give you about 1 1/2, 2 Years till you´re part of the Joms Vikings :D

@Caelestan

3 жыл бұрын

But it is a really great and nice rabbit hole. We have cookies in here. And lots of finest music and a billion barrels of best beer in the world. 😉

I didn't know about Saltatio Mortis before I saw your stuff. Thanks Tank!

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad we’re all discovering music together!

Fun band. I saw them open for Powerwolf a couple of weeks ago and they were a lot of fun. Tons of energy.

You need to check out Kvitravn by Wardruna, and Rún by Skáld.

@stephsteph4574

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@manuelstengelberger

3 жыл бұрын

This!

@Holderman-lj2rw

2 жыл бұрын

Valhalla by skald isn’t bad if it didn’t direct you from there.

Assassin's Creed : Valhalla was awesome and I was reminded of it almost immediately when I saw the village.

I absolutely love the chord progression of the original, but Saltatio Mortis just lifted it to another level

Crying bc of the reaction man

Yes, that was absolutely epic ! Excellent reaction Tank. I must go watch the last few seasons of 'Vikings.'

@TankTheTech

3 жыл бұрын

Do iiiiiit.

Wow.....this is incredible