Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song & Valhalla - Live at Wacken Open Air 2016

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
  • Blind Guardian returned to Wacken and performed two of their most requested classics ever!
    Songs:
    00:00 The Bard's Song (In the Forrest)
    05:22 Valhalla
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  • @execut88
    @execut88 4 года назад +3643

    Just imagine... you start a Band. One Day you are at the mainstage of one of the worlds greatest festivals... and after you announce the next song you just sit back because the crowd sings the song for you.

    • @wackentv
      @wackentv  4 года назад +376

      What a lovely thought 🤘🖤

    • @victor_.
      @victor_. 3 года назад +69

      That is blind guardian for you

    • @TabRipley
      @TabRipley 3 года назад +42

      Best comment on RUclips

    • @samuelengle3773
      @samuelengle3773 3 года назад +40

      @@wackentv especially with 80k+ in attendance doing it. Would give me chills.

    • @AlmaDeEspartano
      @AlmaDeEspartano 3 года назад +29

      words can't describe this sensation

  • @siavashdtyford9232
    @siavashdtyford9232 6 лет назад +6337

    i'm living in Tehran-Iran , i never had a chance to go to a concert or festival. here they won't let the musicians play & never let the bands perform live. me & and so many other metalheads never allowed to get the visa or something to get someplace like Wacken or festivals like that. that is so sad. and when hansi sings "In a world far away , we may meet again" tears are all i see. not just because we're stuck in such hell, because i know someday soon we will meet again & sing the bard's song out loud once & for all.
    pray for freedom my friends , just pray for it. Long Live Heavy Metal \m/

    • @p0505765
      @p0505765 6 лет назад +228

      what a cool comment! I ll hope someday their is a chance for you to join wacken (or another metal-festival)

    • @snakeknife7518
      @snakeknife7518 5 лет назад +33

      Since you have to live it would it be wrong for me to say you and others like you need to take your nation back? I know you had the chance in 2009 but got no help from obama when he could have. It is such a shame that you and many millions of others have not had a chance to really experience what Heavy Metal is. Videos are nice and all but live shows need to be experienced in person.

    • @ferdinanddingeldey107
      @ferdinanddingeldey107 5 лет назад +30

      believe...for the moment its just a dream...but sometimes dreams come true ...only believe \m/

    • @Ub3rsw1ft
      @Ub3rsw1ft 5 лет назад +2

      Nice copy pasta cx

    • @bogdanic29
      @bogdanic29 5 лет назад +114

      Respect for You from... Israel.

  • @saintricardo8746
    @saintricardo8746 3 года назад +872

    How European metalheads are born: *instantly knows the bard song*

    • @teratogenist
      @teratogenist 3 года назад +2

      just European? shit

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 3 года назад +9

      Worldwide since the advent of the internet..

    • @Naturalcalvezilla
      @Naturalcalvezilla 3 года назад +8

      any decent metalhead to be honest lol

    • @smokedcheese6431
      @smokedcheese6431 10 месяцев назад +7

      Bro as a German i shit you not, my mom sang this song to me as a lullaby to sleep. Im 21 now and when i heard it live it was magical

    • @angelmarin4529
      @angelmarin4529 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@smokedcheese6431is it real that it's the unnofficial anthem of Germany?

  • @slogiranopile3860
    @slogiranopile3860 3 года назад +614

    Unofficial anthem of Germany.

    • @FJCS666
      @FJCS666 3 года назад +16

      Is going to be official in a very closer future.

    • @hankscorpio3959
      @hankscorpio3959 3 года назад

      @@FJCS666 ?

    • @leowulf8116
      @leowulf8116 Год назад +1

    • @thrashmetalhead3691
      @thrashmetalhead3691 Год назад +39

      Unofficial anthem of Germany ✘
      Unofficial anthem of Middle-earth ✔

    • @roldelthe
      @roldelthe Год назад +4

      Holy lord, isn't it the official one? 😞

  • @IkmelAAA
    @IkmelAAA 7 лет назад +3862

    The Bard's Song is the people's song.

    • @mustaineforpresident
      @mustaineforpresident 5 лет назад +144

      It's the proof that we are brothers of metal, no matter what our race, our social class or our religious beliefs are. We're BROTHERS.

    • @agacsakal
      @agacsakal 5 лет назад +10

      What unites also divides.

    • @TodayLifeIsGoood
      @TodayLifeIsGoood 5 лет назад +11

      Preach it, brother!

    • @FeralMarauder
      @FeralMarauder 5 лет назад +15

      This song is magic.

    • @frederic3952
      @frederic3952 5 лет назад +21

      @@mustaineforpresident I guess you could say we're Blood Brorhers

  • @killerdude35
    @killerdude35 7 лет назад +2677

    As an American, I have to say I am SO envious of the fact that Europe embraces the metal genre more than we do. That crowd is amazing!!! Thousands upon thousands there and ALL of them singing the Bard's Song word for word! Brings a tear to my eye.

    • @deutscher1a
      @deutscher1a 5 лет назад +43

      Been there, done that and i just cant stop! Got my ticket since almost 10 months.... Hyped af since day one! It really is an amazing feeling to share that moment with 75k people from around the globe. Im thankfull to have the biggest and best metal festival in the world in my country.... I could spend hours just with telling stories about what i experienced there all those years.... Metal =❤

    • @Mr_Zx
      @Mr_Zx 5 лет назад +6

      Americans love metal, we're busy being productive members of society that don't idolize degenerate like behaviors for fame. Anyone who kills thier "best friends" don't deserve a record deal. Smh. I am talk about YNW MELLY NOT A METAL GROUP

    • @hillelhadomi1822
      @hillelhadomi1822 5 лет назад +127

      @@Mr_Zx what?

    • @grimkaizer8417
      @grimkaizer8417 5 лет назад +27

      @@hillelhadomi1822 I think (keyword there) he's referencing Burzum and Varg Vikernes.

    • @hillelhadomi1822
      @hillelhadomi1822 5 лет назад +86

      @@grimkaizer8417 ah that makes sense still idiotic of him to talk about European metal like that

  • @Kiterou
    @Kiterou 6 лет назад +1203

    I love the fact that Hansi looks like he could go to a semi casual buisness meeting. Shows that being metal is not only about looks. Jesus his voice is good!

    • @mrolsen6987
      @mrolsen6987 4 года назад +36

      Yeah!
      I image him going to the "idol"
      No One would think he could sing...
      And then come up with this! 😂🤘🤘👍

    • @angalothenminnas60
      @angalothenminnas60 4 года назад +6

      Then what about Tilo Wolff? Especially last years :D ruclips.net/video/LYqbSbN1fJU/видео.html

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 4 года назад +26

      yeah, now with the short hair and a shirt, totally a business meeting material.
      I remember when Hansi rocked out his black turtleneck and it was still awesome. This guy has built his style by not succumbing into the usual metal style

    • @NokMTG
      @NokMTG 4 года назад +17

      Reminds me Chuck Schuldiner and his "cats are cool" shirts

    • @seraph1690
      @seraph1690 3 года назад +20

      Metal was never about looks, metal is about do whatever the fuck you want

  • @kingfelipe12
    @kingfelipe12 6 лет назад +3424

    So does everyone in Germany know The Bard's Song by memory or something?

    • @itchybod323
      @itchybod323 5 лет назад +1641

      We learn it already in Kindergarten

    • @cloudymoon2494
      @cloudymoon2494 5 лет назад +47

      Simply binging it!

    • @13saruman13
      @13saruman13 5 лет назад +311

      Not only in Germany

    • @viniciusazevedo8969
      @viniciusazevedo8969 5 лет назад +230

      The german's study that in the school

    • @gattopazzo80
      @gattopazzo80 5 лет назад +537

      Everybody in the world should... 'cause the bards songs will remain

  • @thatman5484
    @thatman5484 7 лет назад +1725

    I've seen some people call it lazy when Hansi lets the crowd sing but honestly it's just fucking magical to me.

    • @R0DisG0D
      @R0DisG0D 7 лет назад +257

      I hate to use this argument, but the people who say that it is lazy don't get it. It's not as great listening to it now, but actually being in the crowd an singing the song with 70.000 people is just magical. I've yet to experience something to match that feeling in a live concert, even Maidens Fear Of The Dark can't hold up in my opinion.

    • @olejonathanhagen9847
      @olejonathanhagen9847 7 лет назад +28

      I so much agree with you RODisGod, i were there on both of them, i hadent even heard about Blind Guardian before i found my self at the concert. And i stood almost as close to the entrance you could and all were singing there too, yes even i sang along, even tho i've never heard the song before. BlindGuardian the Bard song = 10/10 IronMaiden Fear of the dark= 8/10

    • @geoffgreen2105
      @geoffgreen2105 7 лет назад +65

      I'm not a fan of this group, but I was at a show of theirs with my best friend just the other night. When they wrapped up with this song, it really felt like it wasn't just the band there to play, and the fans there to listen, but that EVERYONE was the show, and the connection between the crowd and the band was just electric.

    • @coltonowens2742
      @coltonowens2742 7 лет назад +8

      I saw them last September, and although there wasn't a crowd like this one, our venue was absolutely packed. Getting to be a part of the Bards Song live was one of the best things I've ever experienced. Cant tell you how lucky I feel I was able to be apart of that.

    • @Drakanify
      @Drakanify 7 лет назад +21

      it's fucking magical. in October this year i had sung a cover from The Bard's Song (in the forest), when i started and all the crowd started with me, i lost myself in the moment, the song, the crowd, everything was like in the fantasy books, where the hobbits, dwarves, men and elves come to see the Bard's Song.

  • @kyddslash
    @kyddslash 7 лет назад +1438

    crowd still singin valhalla

  • @Quadraxis
    @Quadraxis 4 года назад +351

    When the bard rolls a netural 20 on a performance check.

  • @Mizri1
    @Mizri1 Год назад +290

    I will never understand how musicians don't just melt into a puddle of tears when they hear a crowd of thousands sing their songs back at them, that they wrote probably in a garage somewhere. Amazing.

    • @Krysdavar
      @Krysdavar 9 месяцев назад +15

      The tearing up probably wears off after the first several dozen concerts. 😀

    • @d_bud
      @d_bud 5 месяцев назад +2

      We do, even on a very small scale. This shit is knee-shattering though

    • @Bl4keBelladonna
      @Bl4keBelladonna 4 месяца назад

      it happens to all of us at one time :)
      @@nthonySullySullivan71

  • @ThePowerPenguin42
    @ThePowerPenguin42 5 лет назад +324

    Legends say the crowd is still singing valhalla

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 4 года назад +9

      Why only legends?
      The crowd shows you, that they are still singing!

    • @senditkevin
      @senditkevin Год назад

      ​@@christophpoll784 Legends say...... this song is legendary.

    • @zweiinseln
      @zweiinseln 2 месяца назад

      Crowd still singing in 24

  • @benni832
    @benni832 7 лет назад +607

    If you see that you can´t deny that Metal is more than just music.

    • @kowalski6413
      @kowalski6413 4 года назад +28

      Its a freaking religion

    • @MrEgofreak
      @MrEgofreak 3 года назад +12

      @@kowalski6413 Agreed. Like when Attila (Powerwolf) was asked whether he was a Christian or Satanist he replied "I'm a metalist! Metal is my religion." Like he sang in Catholic in the Morning, Satanist at Night: "My god is found, for all I need in life is loud!"

    • @Bartnuschler
      @Bartnuschler Год назад +2

      I love Blind Guardian and Metal but please dont gatekeep people enjoying concerts. This extends beyond Metal.

  • @chrishawkins2267
    @chrishawkins2267 5 лет назад +138

    Whoever gave Blind Guardian a thumbs down needs their thumbs removed!

  • @abdulahad0736
    @abdulahad0736 2 года назад +190

    No phones, just vibing with the singer. That's what a concert needs most. Love and respect to the crowd

    • @dinos7318
      @dinos7318 Год назад +3

      thats what i thought!

    • @DerUnbekannteFlo
      @DerUnbekannteFlo Год назад +6

      there are tons of phones in the crowd tho.

    • @DerUnbekannteFlo
      @DerUnbekannteFlo Год назад +2

      @OSEK ROTTENROOT as many phones as at every other gig I went to

  • @Caffeine_And_Seawater
    @Caffeine_And_Seawater 7 лет назад +859

    I'm sure if Hansi wanted he wouldn't have to sing a word of The Bards song. He could just stand with his arms raised and the crowd would sing it all, and they probably wouldn't even mind cos it's The Bards Song and it's epic

    • @FynnAkaFynn
      @FynnAkaFynn 6 лет назад +17

      So damn right. The bards song is my daily goosebump ritual. I could honestly sing it all day and it would never get boring!

    • @MrFreakyFarhan
      @MrFreakyFarhan 6 лет назад +21

      That's the beauty of music like this, it's always sung from the heart and soul and nothing (language, culture, religion) can keep the people from singing it in unison wherever they are simply because it resonates with us on a primal level and brings us together in a way that nothing else ever can. One of the ultimate expressions of love and admiration not only for the musicians but also for the countless admirers of said musicians all over the world...

    • @TheDarkstormy
      @TheDarkstormy 5 лет назад +5

      Bard's Song, from Imaginations through the Looking Glass, He does exactly that. Crowd sings the entire thing.

    • @efraim3364
      @efraim3364 5 лет назад +1

      Audience participation? yeah you can blame Freddy Mercury and Brian May

    • @yusardipradana4808
      @yusardipradana4808 5 лет назад +4

      He's kinda like a prophet in this song. Just raise your arm and the rest will sing

  • @ericschneider7174
    @ericschneider7174 7 лет назад +750

    "The Bard's Song - In The Forest"
    Now you all know
    The bards and their songs
    When hours have gone by
    I'll close my eyes
    In a world far away
    We may meet again
    But now hear my song
    About the dawn of the night
    Let's sing the bards' song
    Tomorrow will take us away
    Far from home
    No one will ever know our names
    But the bards' songs will remain
    Tomorrow will take it away
    The fear of today
    It will be gone
    Due to our magic songs
    There's only one song
    Left in my mind
    Tales of a brave man
    Who lived far from here
    Now the bard songs are over
    And it's time to leave
    No one should ask you for the name
    Of the one
    Who tells the story
    Tomorrow will take us away
    Far from home
    No one will ever know our names
    But the bards' songs will remain
    Tomorrow all will be known
    And you're not alone
    So don't be afraid
    In the dark and cold
    'Cause the bards' songs will remain
    They all will remain
    In my thoughts and in my dreams
    They're always in my mind
    These songs of hobbits, dwarfs and men
    And elves
    Come close your eyes
    You can see them too

    • @luishenriquefilho4096
      @luishenriquefilho4096 6 лет назад +5

      porra kd valhalla kk

    • @anniepark6694
      @anniepark6694 6 лет назад +12

      Xibernetix 1399 I didn't realize the part about hobbits, dwarves, elves, and men was in the song! That's extra special for me now, since I'm reading that series right now! :)

    • @wahyunus
      @wahyunus 5 лет назад +2

      👍👍👍

    • @rafaelagostini2972
      @rafaelagostini2972 4 года назад +3

      dude we don't need that

    • @serdarylmaz2649
      @serdarylmaz2649 3 года назад

      nobody here needs that

  • @ChiaraZerbinati10
    @ChiaraZerbinati10 4 года назад +239

    I love Hansi's smile at 3:42, it reflects the artist's satisfaction in earing the whole audience singing his song, so moving

  • @mustaineforpresident
    @mustaineforpresident 5 лет назад +233

    We are brothers of metal. We don't know each other, yet we're bonded by blood.

    • @michaellejeune7715
      @michaellejeune7715 4 года назад +11

      Ooh, I'm gonna put on some Exodus now. Been a while! \m/

    • @DGARedRaven
      @DGARedRaven 3 года назад +5

      I'll raise a glass in your honour, if I may.

    • @pierrecastel4284
      @pierrecastel4284 3 года назад +6

      Yes we are, and one day, I will go to Wacken, I will meet all my brothers and sisters

    • @MFZBitch
      @MFZBitch 3 года назад +2

      Check out Bloodywood to see how far this bond goes everyone

    • @deathraceking5029
      @deathraceking5029 3 года назад +3

      @@michaellejeune7715 It's never to soon or too late to pay respect to Gary Holt :)

  • @HappyMealGiel
    @HappyMealGiel 7 лет назад +376

    2:10 - The fact they could keep the guitars harmonized in time while the crowd were clapping at different times is incredible.

    • @BBL_NL
      @BBL_NL 3 года назад +48

      They are professionals. And Wacken is large enough that the speed of sound can be observed in the audience. So what the artist hears may be very different from the recording: they focus on their monitors.

    • @n0i2
      @n0i2 3 года назад +16

      it's called a click track for a reason :P

    • @marcbruno6011
      @marcbruno6011 2 года назад +18

      As a German before you can learn playing an instrument you have to break free of the polka curse. Once you've done that there's practically nothing you can't ignore. ;)

    • @ferrari2k
      @ferrari2k 2 года назад +2

      @@marcbruno6011 :D :D

    • @Deathshuck
      @Deathshuck 2 года назад

      Yeah holy shit that was bad

  • @deathraceking5029
    @deathraceking5029 6 лет назад +655

    This video represents everything that is metal in every conceivable way. I am not ashamed to admit that the audience's enthusiasm brought a tear to my eye a couple times

    • @zlecram
      @zlecram 5 лет назад +8

      Everytime...

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 4 года назад +9

      I did not understand until I went there this year.
      Yes, the energy is phenomenal. I still carry a lot of it in my heart... until I can recharge next year :-D

    • @Korsfestelse
      @Korsfestelse 4 года назад +4

      Now if only they could clap in time!

    • @Isilmion
      @Isilmion 4 года назад +9

      Same i was crying like shit when everyone started singing... that was fucking chilling

    • @TheZahilia
      @TheZahilia 3 года назад +4

      Metalsheads are family forever.

  • @pain9270
    @pain9270 3 года назад +37

    Best compliment for a band, if the crowd sing their songs perfectly while the band just stand there and enjoy.

  • @dukemeisterr7084
    @dukemeisterr7084 4 года назад +35

    When the crowd starts singing your own songs, thats when you know you have achieved legendary level of metal.

  • @mavil64
    @mavil64 6 лет назад +540

    I think that the bard's song (in the forrest) is the most amazing song to sing with a crowd (and in your bed alone at 3 am flailing your arms in the air)

    • @enxhi2496
      @enxhi2496 5 лет назад +5

      Mavil ahahhahahahahh same here 😂😂😂😂

    • @Crimsonhighlander
      @Crimsonhighlander 5 лет назад +12

      Oh, good, glad it's not just me lol.

    • @n0n4m3_17
      @n0n4m3_17 4 года назад +2

      @Mavil , did it... You are right..

    • @samuelderultracoole7143
      @samuelderultracoole7143 4 года назад +1

      I can relate

    • @frederic3952
      @frederic3952 4 года назад +7

      Actually its 3:33am here in germany and i'm doing exactly that

  • @ELIDOTORG
    @ELIDOTORG 7 лет назад +346

    and legend goes that every full moon you still here the crowd sing Valhalla

  • @feuerklinge9004
    @feuerklinge9004 2 года назад +62

    Valhalla is nice and all but for me the Bard's Song is literally magic in real life.

    • @startrekfanq1235
      @startrekfanq1235 4 месяца назад

      You should check out the maiden and the minstrel knight!

  • @nixdrasnar136
    @nixdrasnar136 4 года назад +29

    im always hit with tears at the "dont be AFRAID OF THE DARK AND COLD"

  • @jawherdjelassi7606
    @jawherdjelassi7606 7 лет назад +1459

    Im 15 , i live in Tunisia in north africa , so basically i have never been to a big concert even tho im a huge metal fan , i only watch gigs of local bands , so seeing 70 000 people there in Wacken , singing along , flashing the horns , witnessing the greatness of heavy metal , while not being able to be there , it sucks , it really does.

    • @wackentv
      @wackentv  7 лет назад +439

      Knowing that people like you, in a place where metal isn't as strong as in other parts of the world, share the same spirit is a beautiful thing! Stay metal and do the best you can to push your local scene. Metal from Africa still is a rare thing and rare sounds are getting more and more interesting to the audiences of bigger metal countries. Bands from Egypt and Botswana for example already made it to German festivals. Horns up!

    • @arturfijakowski9572
      @arturfijakowski9572 7 лет назад +2

      Nothing to regret... Blind Guardian concert on Wacken was so shitty sounding that I simply run away.
      This was my 5th concert of BG and one of the worst concert in terms of sound quality I ever was :(

    • @andrefelder4902
      @andrefelder4902 7 лет назад +22

      +Artur Fijałkowski lol, it wasnt shitty:/

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 7 лет назад +25

      +Artur Fijałkowski
      It sure doesn't sound shitty, but absolutely awesome in this video and on live stream! There were a couple mic glitches (during "Fly" and "Time Stands Still") but that doesn't make the entire concert shitty. Every time Blind Guardian played Wacken they killed it... check their 2007 performance! Maybe I'm biased because they're my favorite band, and you evidently don't like them much?!? Or did you mean that you were so far away from the stage and maybe somewhere much off to the side of the speakers that it sounded bad ONLY TO YOU because of that? Don't blame the band or Wacken for that. \m/

    • @Northwind82
      @Northwind82 7 лет назад +28

      i hear ya i live in Canada.where most ppl think heavy metal is whitesnake.

  • @mandraKdm
    @mandraKdm 7 лет назад +75

    Valhalla, deliverance
    Why've you ever forgotten me?
    Valhalla, deliverance
    Why've you ever forgotten me?
    Valhalla
    Oh, Valhalla
    Valhalla, deliverance
    Why've you ever forgotten me?
    Valhalla, deliverance
    Why've you ever forgotten me?

  • @Totenlieder
    @Totenlieder 4 года назад +33

    If I had people singing along to my lyrics like that I would not be able to hold it together, I’d be a bawling mess

    • @wackentv
      @wackentv  4 года назад +9

      Same here. We are always amazed as well.

  • @TheOriginalWheatLoaf
    @TheOriginalWheatLoaf 4 года назад +48

    I almost cried watching this. I envy those people to be a part of that magical experience.

  • @TurambaR_06
    @TurambaR_06 7 лет назад +330

    First Time in europe, first time in germany, first time in Wacken, First time Blind Guardian Live.
    this was THE moment of the festival, fuck!! the bards song live It is an experience that moves me to tears.

    • @matthewhart5360
      @matthewhart5360 7 лет назад +21

      Same for me. I agree 100%! The only thing that may have trumped Bards Song was the crowd singing Valhalla all the way back to the campsites.

    • @canalmundomotor4633
      @canalmundomotor4633 6 лет назад +4

      need to see this live before I die.

    • @freyyr
      @freyyr 6 лет назад +9

      People were singing the bard song at the campsite days before the show even started :D. Blind Guardian at Wacken is always a fucking insane experience.

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 7 лет назад +174

    It's just unbelievable how good his voice is even after so many years

  • @Realfrogslayer
    @Realfrogslayer 3 года назад +82

    This brought an actual tear to my eye. I´ve read somewhere, that when you set foot on the festival ground for the first time and you be very quiet you can still hear them chant...wow, the chills are real! Have yet to make this experience. One day Wacken, I´ll be there!

    • @Karla.K
      @Karla.K 2 года назад

      *Judicator - Antioch [Lyrics | Traducida al español]*
      ruclips.net/video/FTedu9bjmR4/видео.html

  • @sendmalta
    @sendmalta 3 года назад +72

    He went to Wacken to watch the people sing the Bard song to him

  • @lordberly
    @lordberly 7 лет назад +910

    *_Guitar harmonies level:_*
    -Beginner
    -Novice
    -Amateur
    -Moderate
    -Hard
    -Professional
    -Expert
    -Master
    -Legendary
    -Mythical
    -*Blind Guardian*

  • @silentrider5843
    @silentrider5843 7 лет назад +314

    Als ich eine Stunde brauchte um das Infield zu verlassen, hab ich bis dahin noch die Leute Valhalla singen hören. Einzigartig.

    • @AlanSmithee97
      @AlanSmithee97 7 лет назад +15

      Die Leberwurst nicht vergessen!

    • @kreatornussbe
      @kreatornussbe 7 лет назад +7

      best of 2016....

    • @miayoukai2848
      @miayoukai2848 7 лет назад +18

      das ist wahr mitten in dieser masse zu stehen, alle singen das....das werde ich nie vergessen!

    • @AngelTheVampire75
      @AngelTheVampire75 7 лет назад +7

      SilentRider - es ist verrückt... Bekannte brauchten ca 3 Std bis zu den Bühnen und so viel um anzustehen. Wahnsinn. Da lobe ich mir das Mera mit 20.000 Leuten. Aber wäre ich gesünder, würde ich das einmal gerne live erleben wollen.

    • @catsmats4157
      @catsmats4157 6 лет назад

      SilentRider hier in zwei Teile zu sein scheint ja auch immer wieder eine in zerbrochene
      Mitzutragen ein Tool zum ob das zweite Album zeitig

  • @fabiopierre
    @fabiopierre 4 года назад +22

    Passing through here during this quarantine period. Anyone else?

  • @detlefsteffen2227
    @detlefsteffen2227 3 года назад +29

    ich schaue mir das bestimmt schon zum 100 mal an immer wieder geil!!!

  • @jay-eq6zh
    @jay-eq6zh 7 лет назад +601

    Wow..the bard song is...it's magical!

  • @MireWolf29
    @MireWolf29 7 лет назад +447

    I fucking love Hansi even when I can't understand what he is saying!

    • @ragnarok1604
      @ragnarok1604 7 лет назад +164

      At the beginning he said that they're glad playing at wacken and he'd like to let the audience keep on screaming, but they're running out of time. Further he said that the majority will know which song is coming up and that this song was time and again legendary at wacken and he got the feeling that today will cap it all of.
      After the bard song he said that this time was more awesome as usual and they had a awesome time at the stage, that they're always liked playing at wacken, but now is the time to move on and then lets get crazy for a last time and so on...
      And last but not least in the middle of valhalla he started with saying: "looks awesome, sounds awesome..I think marcus worked hard enough and we're ready to bring frederik into the game, therefore you should get a little bit louder. At 11:19 he screams "Impressive", at 11:23 "gimme all" and at 11:55 "Sing us down from the stage"..
      That's pretty much it,
      greetz

    • @sartajhanspal5604
      @sartajhanspal5604 7 лет назад +6

      awesome

    • @CryingZombie666
      @CryingZombie666 7 лет назад

      hi

    • @BahuschBahusch
      @BahuschBahusch 6 лет назад +11

      He's my mom's cousin so I know him irl. He's a very nice person. Unfortunately, his mother, my great-aunt, is in the hospital because of cancer. We are all worried sick about her 😢

    • @Khanemis
      @Khanemis 6 лет назад

      Niklas Universe - Sorry to hear that. I hope that she is better by now (after a month) and will get heatlhy again. Cancer is such an awful disease, claiming many good people. I wish your family a best of luck.

  • @TheBestComicKing
    @TheBestComicKing 5 лет назад +13

    It’s like he's deliberately singing The Bard Song softly so he can listen to the crowd sing along.

  • @marendenison3550
    @marendenison3550 5 лет назад +42

    Just discovered Blind Guardian and I’ve listened to this live version of Bard’s Song and Valhalla like six times in a row. 😅

    • @KaziUpal
      @KaziUpal 4 года назад +4

      That is a common effect. I listened to bard's song for 21 days exclusively.

    • @Marcelo_Pedro
      @Marcelo_Pedro 3 года назад +1

      Me in the discord with the Boys 😎

  • @jimbometal1734
    @jimbometal1734 7 лет назад +52

    goose bump when hearing almost entire audience sing along ....

  • @adrianelfuego6427
    @adrianelfuego6427 7 лет назад +262

    I get massive chills when the audience starts to sing, fucking love it \m/

  • @rlanger3108
    @rlanger3108 4 года назад +11

    Must be fucking mindblowing to have 70,000 sing your song to you

  • @ZombiesOnYourLawn66
    @ZombiesOnYourLawn66 5 лет назад +45

    In my opinion, Hansi Kursch is one of the greatest singers to ever live.

  • @MusikRoxifyed
    @MusikRoxifyed 7 лет назад +34

    this is what music is about, bringing people together

  • @amishdoinks2
    @amishdoinks2 7 лет назад +126

    i got the chills so many times during this, fucking love this band and the fans

    • @wackentv
      @wackentv  7 лет назад +6

      Then watch out for when the play Wacken next time - we'd love to have you with us!

    • @TheMattHendrix
      @TheMattHendrix 7 лет назад +7

      Will we ever get to see the Savatage/TSO concert in its entirety on DVD i wanna see Morphine Child and Edge of Thorns

    • @tomnelson1912
      @tomnelson1912 7 лет назад +1

      Matt J Hendrix you i like you

  • @TrogDH
    @TrogDH Год назад +45

    I swear this is more than just a good song, there is actual magic infused with that melody, in that voice and acoustic guitar. I've never heard a crowd sound so good and clear between so many notes like 3:40 - 4:00. Like the song was masterfully crafted to still sound amazing even with massive crowds. It's hard to describe the genius and beauty of this song without coming off really pretentious or annoying

    • @floturqe5067
      @floturqe5067 Год назад +1

      Truelest comment i read here in this section bro, literally for me this song is both musically and in lyrical terms very representative of how a bard's song in both real life and in a Tolkinian universe composition would sound like. Incredibly inspiring, beautiful and sensible. Thanks for your hype, i feel this song too.

    • @kurtilein3
      @kurtilein3 11 месяцев назад +1

      I do not intend to take back anything, but these guys have some practise. This is Wacken. Blind Guardian is headliner for one of the days basically every other year. Like, it is customary, it is a tradition for this festival that if possible one of the festival days ends with everyone going to Blind Guardian at the main stage.

  • @AlbertLekaj
    @AlbertLekaj 3 года назад +13

    If there would be a time machine, this one performance would be one I would go back to. This happens only once in a lifetime. Truly historic.

  • @Crytica.
    @Crytica. 7 лет назад +38

    This makes Wacken different from any other metal festival... actually different from any other festival in the world. It's magical..

  • @ProjectCreativityGuy96
    @ProjectCreativityGuy96 6 лет назад +64

    Mahn, I have never heard a crowd sing so beautifully in all my life!!!

  • @mtlehrful
    @mtlehrful 3 года назад +14

    An anthem!
    These "old men" are in business for more than a quarter of a century!!!
    I am teaching this to my grandchilds.
    Thank you!!!
    May the force be with you!

  • @nuclearsach
    @nuclearsach 3 года назад +21

    I've been living more than 15 years in Germany and hearing this song in concert in Stuttgart is one of the highlights: Hansi barely sang couple of sentences, the public singing all (me along). A feeling that cannot be described with words.So fucking intense!

  • @CarlHH777
    @CarlHH777 7 лет назад +212

    I grew out of my Power Metal phase but there's one band I keep coming back to : Blind Guardian. All their albums from the 90s are incredible!

    • @nicholasbrown4109
      @nicholasbrown4109 7 лет назад +44

      Yeah, forget just power metal, Nightfall In Middle Earth is one of the best metal albums ever made

    • @mangemongen
      @mangemongen 7 лет назад +16

      And it's still not on Spotify :(

    • @ducovanderwoude6971
      @ducovanderwoude6971 6 лет назад +4

      Magnus Söderberg it is.

    • @ksims6449
      @ksims6449 5 лет назад +5

      'from the 90s' is redundant in the sentence

    • @Falleninator
      @Falleninator 5 лет назад +16

      he said his "POWER metal phase". Implying he's moved on to other kinds of metal.. reading comprehension not your strong suite eh?

  • @Hatzidesg
    @Hatzidesg 7 лет назад +16

    Thanks for being part of my life, Blind Guardian

  • @bitbreather
    @bitbreather 3 года назад +11

    Some of the most epic 12 minutes I ever saw on this site.

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 3 года назад +12

    You know you have an amazing crowd when they all sing along with you.

  • @RedDragon2326
    @RedDragon2326 4 года назад +19

    High in the sky Where eagles fly
    Morgray the dark Enters the throne
    Open wide the gate, friend
    The king will come
    Blow the horn and praise
    The highest Lord
    Who'll bring the dawn
    He's the new god
    In the palace of steel
    Persuade the fate of everyone
    The chaos can begin
    Let it in
    (Lead: André)
    So many centuries
    So many Gods
    We were the prisoners of our own fantasty
    But now we are marching Against these Gods
    I'm the wizard, I will change it all
    (Lead: André/Marcus)
    Ref.:
    Valhalla - Deliverance
    Why've you ever forgotten me
    Ref.
    Magic is in me
    I'm the lost magic man
    Never found what I was looking for
    Now I found it but it's lost
    The fortress burns
    Broken my heart
    I leave this world
    All Gods are gone
    So many centuries
    So many Gods
    We were the prisoners of our own fantasty
    But then we had nothing Who'll lead our life
    No, no, we can't live Without Gods

  • @eduardokonishidesouza3373
    @eduardokonishidesouza3373 6 лет назад +83

    Best audience singing I've ever heard. I'm impressed! And of course, The Bard's Song is also great and I love Hansi's voice, but the audience really surprised me. Magical.

  • @Max-ov2dm
    @Max-ov2dm 4 года назад +8

    I don't even understand a single word in German but I'm super hyped when he speaks to the crowd

  • @Titoichi1986
    @Titoichi1986 5 лет назад +38

    It's weird to hear Hansi singing so much of The Bard's song

  • @plumpi680
    @plumpi680 7 лет назад +224

    Immer noch Gänsehaut. Da sieht man mal, dass Metal-Bands so viel vielseitiger sind, als das ewig gleiche Bummbumm irgendwelcher Boybands oder Pop Gruppen, die alle gleich klingen...

  • @FallinForInfinity101
    @FallinForInfinity101 7 лет назад +187

    Tag yourself: I'm the guy crowdsurfing during The Bard's Song

    • @ricardoalfonso8097
      @ricardoalfonso8097 5 лет назад

      At what minute or second?

    • @BBEDrummerAK
      @BBEDrummerAK 5 лет назад

      @@ricardoalfonso8097 at about the 3:14 mark.

    • @EngelinZivilBO
      @EngelinZivilBO 5 лет назад +20

      So I probably had to carry your wight :D

    • @luckyluke3254
      @luckyluke3254 4 года назад +1

      nice, that's like a dream for me. It must be the best feeling ever

    • @FallinForInfinity101
      @FallinForInfinity101 4 года назад

      No no tag yourself as in who you would be during the situation. Wasn't actually me but yes that's the dream

  • @magdachlebicka3895
    @magdachlebicka3895 4 года назад +9

    the pure hapiness on their faces as the crowd sing their songs... priceless

  • @friedrichs.8004
    @friedrichs.8004 3 года назад +5

    Es war mir eine Ehre bei diesem Konzert dabei zu sein. Eines Tages erzähle ich meinen Kindern davon.

  • @TheKungfuje
    @TheKungfuje 7 лет назад +226

    proof once again that there is no crowd like a wacken crowd!

    • @MrCapone1996
      @MrCapone1996 7 лет назад +20

      Unless its Iron Maiden

    • @RedScatta
      @RedScatta 7 лет назад +2

      MrCapone1996 Nope..

    • @finlandais5591
      @finlandais5591 5 лет назад +3

      Or Hellfest ? Done Hellfest and Wacken same year , I was just on paradise :)

    • @UndergroundTico
      @UndergroundTico 4 года назад

      Have you seen Obscene Extreme? That's were the real party's at.

    • @danielziegler2542
      @danielziegler2542 3 года назад +2

      Proofs that a metal crowd is the most amazing thing on earth

  • @neelakshgunsola
    @neelakshgunsola 7 лет назад +16

    Goosebumps. I have no clue how pop music can connect with anyone like this does...shit i shouldnt be comparing either.

  • @dcs2690
    @dcs2690 5 лет назад +6

    Look at that crowd... Metal is stronger than ever. Beautiful.

  • @stefankoenig9943
    @stefankoenig9943 5 лет назад +6

    If you ever been to a Blind Guardian concert in Germany or Europe you know this is the song where the crowd sings. Every time a great experience.

  • @mraybarsx
    @mraybarsx 6 лет назад +7

    I had the honor of being in one of those metal crowds and sing bards song, something you can never forget.

  • @friedrichs.8004
    @friedrichs.8004 6 лет назад +32

    I was there, it was more than epic and i won´t forget this moment in my whole life.

  • @Paralysisbyanlysis
    @Paralysisbyanlysis 3 года назад +4

    Idk why it gets me, but people showing so much love and singing along makes for the best moments

  • @elfonashelf3918
    @elfonashelf3918 Год назад +4

    The amount of symphony these guys can pull from a audience is unreal. Valhalla still gives me goosebumps

  • @adammagill930
    @adammagill930 7 лет назад +55

    a very underestimated and excellent band

  • @lorisuomi1154
    @lorisuomi1154 7 лет назад +61

    What a performance, and i like the fact the singer take time for say thanks you, in multiple language also! :)

    • @nunogomes1834
      @nunogomes1834 5 лет назад +14

      That was in fact really cool. I was not expecting the Portuguese "Obrigado" in the end. This was a fantastic concert....Wacken is simple amazing!!

    • @telecelsac
      @telecelsac 5 лет назад +1

      @@nunogomes1834 eu estava na dúvida se teria ouvido bem, mas o teu comentário confirma que a minha audição ainda é boa ahah

  • @josiabecker7830
    @josiabecker7830 3 года назад +4

    every time i watch this video, it's getting better and better

  • @angusyoung02
    @angusyoung02 5 лет назад +4

    it must be so epic to stand there and listen to the crowd singing your song....

  • @michalbukvai7548
    @michalbukvai7548 6 лет назад +15

    This proves that Blind Guardian are one of the best metal groups ever!

  • @monos33
    @monos33 7 лет назад +135

    2 songs on my funeral bed

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 7 лет назад +5

      Good choice! I want *"A Past and Future Secret"* to be played at my funeral (possibly the video of it from B.G. Open Air 2003 in Coburg). Not saying one is better than the other, just for some reason that one appeals more to me for my funeral. Maybe in the end I'll tell my family & friends to play both, heh. Can't wait to see *The Bards* live in October & hear both those songs + entire IFTOS album & all the rest! \m/

    • @parteyfans
      @parteyfans 7 лет назад +1

      Francis Lefebvre
      A good friend of me was buried today at only 21 years.
      Guess what was played at his funeral...

    • @monos33
      @monos33 7 лет назад +5

      Sorry for your lost buddy. 21 is way too young!

    • @talonsoftheraven6693
      @talonsoftheraven6693 7 лет назад +1

      Respect! .......may your friend rest in peace! and may your sorrow turn into what your friend would have wanted......no sorrow.......but pride , strength and the will to carry on holding his memory high and to think of him when this song plays!
      i send a respectful prayer!
      and i send blessings of the metal kind!

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 7 лет назад +2

      nico martin
      My sincere condolences to you and to his family. Like Francis Lefebvre​ said, that is way too young. And I agree with Talons of the Raven​ that he will never be gone as long as you & others who knew him keep his memory alive! Take care, all the best!!

  • @misantrope
    @misantrope 4 года назад +11

    Watching The Witcher I couldn´t stop thinking of The Bard´s Song.

  • @baalbuqu
    @baalbuqu 4 года назад +9

    Year after year the sound quality of the band just doesn't get any worse. Drums, guitars and vocals keep getting better and better. Above all they are very professional.

  • @linwhi42
    @linwhi42 7 лет назад +13

    it was such an honour to be there

  • @thehunterstruck
    @thehunterstruck 6 лет назад +8

    I can just imagine how the staff at Wacken feel every year when they get a crowd this freaking amazing. I love the Wacken crowds I so badly want to play Wacken one day and also feel it from the spectator prospective!

  • @ElodiaArchon
    @ElodiaArchon 5 лет назад +7

    My 3yo is soooo in love with this video, that I've heard the bard's song more times in 7 months than the last 20years I think... And it still gets me every time \m/

  • @Lipglosskid
    @Lipglosskid 7 лет назад +7

    I am loving BG since their first album. I remember BG were on tour with Iced Earth. One year after another. And I was living just over the Street from "Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg" and could visit all the concerts they played. Now i am 40 years of age and still remember this great moments BG gave to me as I was a teenager. TY guys !!!!

  • @Sidx1138
    @Sidx1138 6 лет назад +17

    Most metal thing ever

  • @gurdmlb666
    @gurdmlb666 4 года назад +42

    Today is November the 14th 2019... The audience however, is still singing the Valhalla song...

  • @RaulCarvalho_ash
    @RaulCarvalho_ash 3 года назад +16

    You know you've done it, big time, when you get to make grown bearded men smile and cry like kids that easy.

  • @MrImmortal77
    @MrImmortal77 7 лет назад +10

    This is my new favorite video. Being a BG fan for two decades this is just beyond amazing

  • @deadbyflatus
    @deadbyflatus 7 лет назад +10

    I watched this vid on the live stream in summer on arte and a few hundred times after here, it always shared tears from my ears, so heavy, I was at woa in 97 and 2000 but never had an live experience like this of course

  • @ganon1028
    @ganon1028 3 года назад +27

    my guide to mental health
    inspirational facebook post: +200 depression
    hansi screaming "DON'T BE AFRAID IN THE DARK AND COOOOOLD": -50000 depression

  • @MaRaX93
    @MaRaX93 4 года назад +4

    When I was 14, my mum came with my to a Guardian concert in Belgrade for company, because we had free tickets but my friends weren't into metal. Most songs went over her head, but the Bard's Song stack.

  • @insanemtl5890
    @insanemtl5890 7 лет назад +121

    Der Valhalla-Gesang ging ja hier nach noch weiter, das beste daran waren Guardian's Gesichter, als sie von der Bühne gegangen sind ^^

    • @SocialRuneLP
      @SocialRuneLP 7 лет назад +8

      Es war einfach mega Stimmung da :) & so ne Atmosphäre hat man nunmal nur auf Wacken

    • @chaosnad
      @chaosnad 7 лет назад +1

      kennst die dvd vom bg festival? das ist aehnlich

    • @nighthunter3039
      @nighthunter3039 6 лет назад

      Jan InsaneMTL Oh ja ^^

    • @maartenprehn3960
      @maartenprehn3960 4 года назад +7

      Auch geil war dieses Jahr, als Demons and Wizards Valhalla gespielt haben, und die Crowd danach weitergesungen hat und Hannsi eigentlich ne Rede zum nächsten Song halten wollte, die Crowd ihn aber nicht gelassen hat und er einfach nur: Scheiße, ich hab die Kontrolle verloren

    • @insanemtl5890
      @insanemtl5890 4 года назад

      @@maartenprehn3960 Jup, war dabei! ^^

  • @hankhill242productions6
    @hankhill242productions6 7 лет назад +4

    Saw this on TV last year when on vacation in Switzerland, all other forms of entertainment was international programs dubbed in german, this was a godsent.

  • @tatadias8689
    @tatadias8689 2 года назад +2

    I had a crazy teacher at the high school and she showed me this band so here I am 10 years after that, still listen to this masterpiece

  • @nikolaosvafeidis9209
    @nikolaosvafeidis9209 9 месяцев назад +2

    If you are not a heavy metal fan, you don't fucking get it. It's life-changing. Once a metal fan, always a metal fan. 103 years old and your great-grandson saying "My band is going to cover Blind Guardian in the school talent show!". Upon hearing that you get up from the wheelchair and you are ready to go!

  • @Electroventure
    @Electroventure 7 лет назад +30

    Man...i had tears welling up in my eyes singing along to The Bard's Song. Just got into 'em about a week ago/Somewhere Far Beyond is a great album and I GOTTA check 'em out more