The last two Feuerschwanz albums had a second disc made up of cover songs each picked by a member of the band. This song was guitarist Hans Platz pick. Feuerschwanz was founded by Hauptmann Feuerschwanz (Peter Henrici) and he formed the band because he didn't like how serious the medieval scene in Germany was. So he wanted to bring some humor or levity to the medieval scene. Edit* Melissa Bonny has worked with Feuerschwanz on their cover of Ding originally by SEED on their album Das Elfte Gebot. She is normally from ad Infinitum and she formed The Dark Side of the Moon with Hans Platz and Jenny Diehl of Feuerschwanz. Saltatio Mortis did a few songs that featured Feuerschwanz.
Great analysis on that video. Just discovered your channel through this reaction and will definitely come back. If I could recommend another song of this band, an original one without any featured artist, I'd say "Ultima Nocte". There are some nice layered instruments parts, I have enjoyed very much. That being said, the band is most of the time not taking themselves too serious, but the music especially the last two albums is great.
I don't know if I should feel pride or shame for admitting that I'm familiar with the Manowar version of this! I went through a period in my early metal years as a teenager where I was immune to cheese and really enjoyed Manowar. Though I still enjoy a lot of cheesy metal, Manowar are a bit too much for my tastes these days, though I do still think they have some good, classic metal tracks. As for this cover, it minimizes the cheese a bit (not completely of course; I think that would be impossible) while still remaining completely faithful to the original in terms of the melodies and rhythm, and just changing up the arrangement a bit (with the addition of the instruments atypical for metal). More than anything though it really brought back memories of my teen years when I was obsessed with everything metal who thought Manowar were the epitome of a band writing battle cries for metal fans. FYI, Manowar are one of the original power metal bands (you could argue they were the first depending on how you define it; they were certainly the original American power metal band). They were formed in '80 and were hugely influenced by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. They had a similar sound but their focus on fantasy elements were hugely influential on the later power metal bands. They were also in the Guinness World Records for having the loudest performance, which, according to Wikipedia, they've broken twice since then. They were also surprisingly popular; they've sold over 20 million albums! May help explain how I was able to find them when browsing through CDs at a local Best Buy (those were the days!).
My problem with this style of "viking/early midieval music" is that it feels so "over dramatised". It's more about putting on a "big viking/midieval warrior show" than actually searching for and pursuing the actual cultural expressions (of wich we have limited knowledge of course). I do fully respect that they take inspiration from and express admiration for the ancient cultures and I don't mind at all that they integrate ancient instruments and styles with modern. I'm just not to keen on this "theatrical" and "bombastic" way of doing ut.
yeah, I feel you. My recurring thought watching this was "this get up, with this many guests, covering frigging Manowar? This is 100% Wacken party stage bait."
I can see that. One of my favorite fun groups is Brother’s of Metal. They write power metal about Nordic mythology. It’s generally fairly accurate but the lyrics tend to have a comedic twist. I find this serves a purpose- to introduce people to the stories and ideas. The two groups that immediately come to head (I’m sure there’s plenty) which serve as contrast are Heilung and one of my fav BM groups Arstidir Lifsins. Both have a fairly heavy historical approach. Heilung does “put on” a show, but there’s a reverence and ritualistic aspect to it. Arstidir Lifsins dive into the historical side of the Viking era and write music from lesser known stories and texts. These groups tend to be more “in depth” and can be listened to as just music but also looked into a researched. What groups do you enjoy that explore the cultural expressions in a deeper way?? Thanks for the comment 👍🏽 Ps. Always enjoy your comments. Great thoughts and ideas you share!
Mixed feelings on that here. It’s got its place and can make for a fun listen, but it’s incredibly over saturated. Kind of the same issue I have with a lot of radio rock. Some of it isn’t an unpleasant listen, but the 3,000th time you hear the same relatively simple tune, it’s wearing pretty thin. If this sound weren’t 2/3 of the history inspired metal out there, it could be a fun addition.
The last two Feuerschwanz albums had a second disc made up of cover songs each picked by a member of the band.
This song was guitarist Hans Platz pick.
Feuerschwanz was founded by Hauptmann Feuerschwanz (Peter Henrici) and he formed the band because he didn't like how serious the medieval scene in Germany was. So he wanted to bring some humor or levity to the medieval scene.
Edit* Melissa Bonny has worked with Feuerschwanz on their cover of Ding originally by SEED on their album Das Elfte Gebot. She is normally from ad Infinitum and she formed The Dark Side of the Moon with Hans Platz and Jenny Diehl of Feuerschwanz.
Saltatio Mortis did a few songs that featured Feuerschwanz.
Great analysis on that video. Just discovered your channel through this reaction and will definitely come back.
If I could recommend another song of this band, an original one without any featured artist, I'd say "Ultima Nocte". There are some nice layered instruments parts, I have enjoyed very much.
That being said, the band is most of the time not taking themselves too serious, but the music especially the last two albums is great.
I don't know if I should feel pride or shame for admitting that I'm familiar with the Manowar version of this! I went through a period in my early metal years as a teenager where I was immune to cheese and really enjoyed Manowar. Though I still enjoy a lot of cheesy metal, Manowar are a bit too much for my tastes these days, though I do still think they have some good, classic metal tracks. As for this cover, it minimizes the cheese a bit (not completely of course; I think that would be impossible) while still remaining completely faithful to the original in terms of the melodies and rhythm, and just changing up the arrangement a bit (with the addition of the instruments atypical for metal). More than anything though it really brought back memories of my teen years when I was obsessed with everything metal who thought Manowar were the epitome of a band writing battle cries for metal fans.
FYI, Manowar are one of the original power metal bands (you could argue they were the first depending on how you define it; they were certainly the original American power metal band). They were formed in '80 and were hugely influenced by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. They had a similar sound but their focus on fantasy elements were hugely influential on the later power metal bands. They were also in the Guinness World Records for having the loudest performance, which, according to Wikipedia, they've broken twice since then. They were also surprisingly popular; they've sold over 20 million albums! May help explain how I was able to find them when browsing through CDs at a local Best Buy (those were the days!).
ManOwaR - Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee
Gorguts - The Art of Sombre Ecstasy :)
Well, Manowar isn't folk metal at all ;)
My problem with this style of "viking/early midieval music" is that it feels so "over dramatised". It's more about putting on a "big viking/midieval warrior show" than actually searching for and pursuing the actual cultural expressions (of wich we have limited knowledge of course). I do fully respect that they take inspiration from and express admiration for the ancient cultures and I don't mind at all that they integrate ancient instruments and styles with modern. I'm just not to keen on this "theatrical" and "bombastic" way of doing ut.
yeah, I feel you. My recurring thought watching this was "this get up, with this many guests, covering frigging Manowar? This is 100% Wacken party stage bait."
This band has always struck me as a comedy band anyway. There are plenty of other viking metal bands that take themselves a bit more seriously
I can see that. One of my favorite fun groups is Brother’s of Metal. They write power metal about Nordic mythology. It’s generally fairly accurate but the lyrics tend to have a comedic twist. I find this serves a purpose- to introduce people to the stories and ideas.
The two groups that immediately come to head (I’m sure there’s plenty) which serve as contrast are Heilung and one of my fav BM groups Arstidir Lifsins. Both have a fairly heavy historical approach. Heilung does “put on” a show, but there’s a reverence and ritualistic aspect to it. Arstidir Lifsins dive into the historical side of the Viking era and write music from lesser known stories and texts. These groups tend to be more “in depth” and can be listened to as just music but also looked into a researched.
What groups do you enjoy that explore the cultural expressions in a deeper way??
Thanks for the comment 👍🏽
Ps. Always enjoy your comments. Great thoughts and ideas you share!
Mixed feelings on that here. It’s got its place and can make for a fun listen, but it’s incredibly over saturated. Kind of the same issue I have with a lot of radio rock. Some of it isn’t an unpleasant listen, but the 3,000th time you hear the same relatively simple tune, it’s wearing pretty thin.
If this sound weren’t 2/3 of the history inspired metal out there, it could be a fun addition.
@@VestigialLung Good point!