This is my favorite cover of this song because they took it and applied a completely different style so well that it may as well be an original song as opposed to someone like Sabaton who basically just did the exact song with clean vocals. Also the spanish groove section is incredible, who knew that singing about Norse gods in spanish would sound so awesome?
This version is kinda cool of what it originally was, I mean, Sabaton just added clean vocals, but this is something completely original and the instrumentals sounds... Very finnish, kinda reminds me of Ensiferum a bit? Nice cover though!
Ok seriously even if you dont like Bluegrass at least recognize that these people are immensely talented musicians I mean really guys whats with all the hate
Angry teenagers with no sense of humor. The kind of people who have gamer tags in the style of "XxXAssassin_SniperXxX", "Christiankilla69", and "gUyFAwkEs420"
I can imagine Thor, swinging a classical guitar instead of his hammer, headbanging to this version of the song. The Spanish part feels as if Ragnarok is happening in a Mexican desert. :D IMO, tied with a Bluegrass cover of "The Trooper" as the best cover ever. :D
I can just imagine Thor and Fenrir meeting in the desert under the noon sun, each wearing ponchos and a sombrero, one hand on a revolver. "Yggdrasil ain't big enough for both of us, partner."
Okay translating the bridge to Spanish and playing flamenco over it is absolutely GENIOUS. That has to be one of the most inventive and well done twists in a cover I have ever seen, its a shame there isn't much more of this band to listen to that what's on your channel because they deserve every bit of praise and recognition we can throw at them.
@TheCorpseCrusher Haha I can really appreciate this kinda music, and I must say the voice of the singer really fits the music. Good work from these guys.
What I love about this specifically is how well it works translated to bluegrass or folkish style. It almost promotes and shows everyone just how much influence folk music has on some metal.
TFW I see this randomly in a YT "mix" and check it out of curiosity, only to see that I've already liked it probably years ago. Still like it too, certainly a unique spin on the song.
From a musicians point of view, you can hear the years of practice from all of them and they all have amazing talent. From a metal heads point of view, THIS IS FUCKING AWSOME! THIS STUFF ROCKS THE CAZBAH
@DerSeboo I can assure you they're not making fun of Amon Amarth, it's making original music and at the same time paying respect to their favourite bands and musicians. Dan and Peter (main members of this project) are huge metalheads like anyone else that enjoy ATG, DT and Amon Amarth, which are their favourite bands by the way.
It took me about 22 years of living in Appalachia and hating bluegrass (despite being surrounded by it) before I realized that it actually has a lot in common with metal. They share an emphasis on super technical playing, as well as using many of the same scales, and both have roots in European folk music. They go together better than most people thing.
Awesome cover! The best thing of AA is the melody of their songs, but it is very difficult to make non-metal listeners get it. But now I think I have a chance :) Thx!
I just love folk music.... and I am huge fan of Amon Amarth... I must say that I haven't heard better cover yet!! I LOVE THIS VERSION!!! Keep it that way!! I'd like to see You one day in Poland.... I'd like to hear Your cover of e.g. Turisas ;P
this is EPIC! this is probably how the ancient vikings would have sung of their gods to the accompaniment of those instruments, I can't help but imagine, viking children sitting around a fire and their elder singing them the epic tale of thor! hails!
What the hell is happening? How is this....what....the fuuuuhhhh.. When the vocals cracked in I started laughing so hard. It was actually pretty cool. Good job guys.
@Ryanbear42 No, they are not speaking in a 'scandi' language. I speak one, and they are all so similar so I would know. They are speaking in English, just heavily accented English.
I kind of like it. The thing is, if a bunch of Viking bards sang this it would probably sound more like this than like Norwegian death metal or whatever the original was sung in.
Actually, you'd likely be wrong. From actual description by an Arab visiting in 950. "Further: Never did I hear singing fouler than that of these people, it is a rumbling emanating from their throats, similar to that of a dog but even more bestial." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedeby#Lifestyle
The part in the middle is Spanish. It's just a translation of the English lyrics at the same part in the original, when he says "Mighty thor grasps the serpent firmly by the tongue" etc.
Hi I thought this was pretty darn METAL it was amazing and great job covering this :) I see nothing wrong with this version at all as this song would rock (well it does) as a folk song as well. Just great work here.
Not bad. It was better than what I first thought and like someone else said on here, if you think about it this would be slightly closer to how it would sound in olde times. You know without electric guitars, complex percussion, etc. Also I kinda like the lyric twist near the end.
lmao. I was expecting to hate this as I do all other Folk songs, and because Amon Amarth is my all time favorite band any other band doing their songs just makes me sick.. but damn this is was actually pretty good.. it was freakin hilarious, I was laughin the whole way through it but I'll listen to it again because of the amazing job you guys did on this lol
@dampcpungen It ain't Spanish.It is English spoken with a super thick accent. How do I know, she said "Protector of mankind" somewhere in there. I would say it is spoken with a Portuguese accent though.
I wonder if the people talking shit about this cover realize that Amon Amarth fucking loves it and often plays it after they go off-stage...
Most "hardcore brutal tr00 fan" metalheads that I know have never even seen their favorite bands in concert.
Shit BANGS and I'm glad AA plays it often. That Spanish part is *chef's kiss*.
We've been threatened to death for this :)
This is my favorite cover of this song because they took it and applied a completely different style so well that it may as well be an original song as opposed to someone like Sabaton who basically just did the exact song with clean vocals. Also the spanish groove section is incredible, who knew that singing about Norse gods in spanish would sound so awesome?
Metal + Bluegrass = best Marriage ever
Yesssss
Try the band Panopticon
Sooo awesome :-)
I mostly liked it. That middle part lost me for a minute. If I had a son I would play this for him
check out The Goddamn Gallows. Bluegrass mixed with crust punk.
After 12 years I think a comment is due. I love this cover and I have been listning to it more times then I remember. An awesome job guys and gals!
Oh man, this is really awesome! It's like Amon amarth played on grandpas guitars and banjos!
Nice Dethklok reference!
This band rode the Murdertrain while drinking Duncan Hills coffee.. Brutal.
This version is kinda cool of what it originally was, I mean, Sabaton just added clean vocals, but this is something completely original and the instrumentals sounds... Very finnish, kinda reminds me of Ensiferum a bit? Nice cover though!
Jakob Hallberg i love sabaton cover tbh
Ok seriously even if you dont like Bluegrass at least recognize that these people are immensely talented musicians I mean really guys whats with all the hate
Angry teenagers with no sense of humor. The kind of people who have gamer tags in the style of "XxXAssassin_SniperXxX", "Christiankilla69", and "gUyFAwkEs420"
+36c Studios I completely agree with you, I am a total metal head, but I also like bluegrass, they both have very similar speeds
I can imagine Thor, swinging a classical guitar instead of his hammer, headbanging to this version of the song. The Spanish part feels as if Ragnarok is happening in a Mexican desert. :D
IMO, tied with a Bluegrass cover of "The Trooper" as the best cover ever. :D
Ramtin Yazdanian I see this in a Western somewheres.
I can just imagine Thor and Fenrir meeting in the desert under the noon sun, each wearing ponchos and a sombrero, one hand on a revolver.
"Yggdrasil ain't big enough for both of us, partner."
Or raiding into Area 51
DUDE the intro gets me every time. I can't XD
I can't help but imagining a Longhouse in Valhalla, full of Vikings singing this in chorus, drinking beer with this band playing!
I roll back round to this sound every couple of years. It's so good.
This is hilarious and awesome in every single way.
This is the best cover of this song I have ever heard. This band rocks
Okay translating the bridge to Spanish and playing flamenco over it is absolutely GENIOUS. That has to be one of the most inventive and well done twists in a cover I have ever seen, its a shame there isn't much more of this band to listen to that what's on your channel because they deserve every bit of praise and recognition we can throw at them.
@TheCorpseCrusher
Haha I can really appreciate this kinda music, and I must say the voice of the singer really fits the music.
Good work from these guys.
Pretty damn perfect, I couldn't have asked for a better bluegrass take
This is awesome and I'm saying that while enjoying the original a lot!)
@MrHatandClogs42 Amon Amarth definitely approve of this. I've heard this song as background music after their closer at a couple of their shows.
What I love about this specifically is how well it works translated to bluegrass or folkish style. It almost promotes and shows everyone just how much influence folk music has on some metal.
TFW I see this randomly in a YT "mix" and check it out of curiosity, only to see that I've already liked it probably years ago. Still like it too, certainly a unique spin on the song.
I love bluegrass and I love melodic death metal. This is my favorite Amon Amarth song btw. EPIC!
From a musicians point of view, you can hear the years of practice from all of them and they all have amazing talent.
From a metal heads point of view, THIS IS FUCKING AWSOME! THIS STUFF ROCKS THE CAZBAH
Absolutely epic on all counts! Anyone who disagrees doesn't matter and won't be getting presents from Thor on Christmas (obviously)
Damn!!! we need more folk bands doing metal songs... It sounds great!!!
@DerSeboo
I can assure you they're not making fun of Amon Amarth, it's making original music and at the same time paying respect to their favourite bands and musicians. Dan and Peter (main members of this project) are huge metalheads like anyone else that enjoy ATG, DT and Amon Amarth, which are their favourite bands by the way.
You guys just made a life-long metalhead giggle like a schoolgirl. Well played, SOTB. Well played.
It took me about 22 years of living in Appalachia and hating bluegrass (despite being surrounded by it) before I realized that it actually has a lot in common with metal. They share an emphasis on super technical playing, as well as using many of the same scales, and both have roots in European folk music. They go together better than most people thing.
Awesome cover! The best thing of AA is the melody of their songs, but it is very difficult to make non-metal listeners get it. But now I think I have a chance :) Thx!
The Spanish section was utterly brilliant.
This brought a smile to my face.
"El crepusculo del dios del trueno" I almost fell out of my chair laughing...great job.
This is really good, respect for these guys and Amon Amarth! :)
oh my god, its so beatiful man
This is brilliant...
@Slyfox556 It was English spoken with a Spanish accent, she said the chorus from the song.
Epic work!
This proves how great AA's version is, that it translates so well to other genres. Cool!
This cover is just epic and awesome.
This is still brilliant.
I just love folk music.... and I am huge fan of Amon Amarth... I must say that I haven't heard better cover yet!! I LOVE THIS VERSION!!! Keep it that way!! I'd like to see You one day in Poland.... I'd like to hear Your cover of e.g. Turisas ;P
this is EPIC! this is probably how the ancient vikings would have sung of their gods to the accompaniment of those instruments, I can't help but imagine, viking children sitting around a fire and their elder singing them the epic tale of thor! hails!
Awesome. This is something totally different from the original but it's not a bad thing. Love both versions.
@chief413
you were there too. ya, that concert was epic.
Ohkay! This isn't what I was expecting!! Caught me off guard but in a good way! :D
Increíble, no está nada mal la verdad y ese toque de español de por medio me ha gustado bastante XDD.
This might be one of the most amazing things, ever.
This made me smile - Thank you for the great cover :)
This is really cool, I don't know what you guys are talking about, the singing sounds good.
I love this, it's hilarious
What the hell is happening? How is this....what....the fuuuuhhhh..
When the vocals cracked in I started laughing so hard. It was actually pretty cool. Good job guys.
This is wonderful!
These guys really need an album.. I need this on vinyl!
This is awesome! I'd also like to mention that I am a Christian and I love metal. Jena has no idea what she is talking about.
Such nice tunes, really cool :-) Hoping you guys can make more such covers!
@Ryanbear42 No, they are not speaking in a 'scandi' language. I speak one, and they are all so similar so I would know. They are speaking in English, just heavily accented English.
Never heard of this! Sounds great!
Thats some great music there! Real bards at work!
@vlad, They are definitely Swedish. Check out their website.
@Novarto Fenris twin is correct because it refers to the Midgard Serpent, Jormungandr as Fenrir's brother.
amazing cover of one of my favorite songs ever. Very enjoyable!
@RurikWinterking Well what the hell were you listening to?
This is fucking awesome.
I kind of like it. The thing is, if a bunch of Viking bards sang this it would probably sound more like this than like Norwegian death metal or whatever the original was sung in.
Melodic death metal, and like most melodeath bands Amon Amarth is Swedish.
Actually, you'd likely be wrong. From actual description by an Arab visiting in 950.
"Further: Never did I hear singing fouler than that of these people, it is a rumbling emanating from their throats, similar to that of a dog but even more bestial."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedeby#Lifestyle
ganondorfchampin okay, good to know.
Tourak because Wikipedia is accurate source material....
Because you're a lazy fuck that can't look up the source.
web.archive.org/web/20060113013845/www.denmark.org/about_denmark/factsheets_articles/factsheets_vikings.html
Selected general bibliography on the Viking Age
Barthà©lemy, P.: Les Vikings, Paris 1988 / Graham¨ÇCampbell, J.: The Viking World, London 1989 and 1991 / Graham¨ÇCampbell, J. & Kidd, J.: The Vikings, London 1980 / Magnusson, M.: Les Vikings, Paris 1978 / Randsborg, K.: The Viking Age in Denmark, London 1980 / Roesdahl, E.: Viking Age in Denmark, London 1982 / Sawyer, P.H.: Kings and Vikings, London 1982 / Wilson, D.M.: The Vikings and their Origins, London 1970 and 1989.
this is such as awesome remix keep up the good work
Omf this is perfection! I love it!!
The cover band is from Sweden. It is written in their site.
LOOOOL
I LOVE THIS BAND HAHA
the blinded by fear cover is awesome too!
The part in the middle is Spanish. It's just a translation of the English lyrics at the same part in the original, when he says "Mighty thor grasps the serpent firmly by the tongue" etc.
wow so neat sounds amazing
Man, this is AWESOME!!!
Hi I thought this was pretty darn METAL it was amazing and great job covering this :) I see nothing wrong with this version at all as this song would rock (well it does) as a folk song as well. Just great work here.
Not bad. It was better than what I first thought and like someone else said on here, if you think about it this would be slightly closer to how it would sound in olde times. You know without electric guitars, complex percussion, etc. Also I kinda like the lyric twist near the end.
THIS IS GLORIOUS!
10 fucking skulls!!! Fantastic !!!! Yee haw and horns up!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is awesome! I finally understand what the lyrics are!
The ones who hate this are those 12 year old wannabe metalheads who are like, "This is not brootal enough!"
+Salil B Because this isn't brutal. I think this is interesting type of music, but I prefer AA version ^^
br00tal
Salil B I'm a Melinial and I like this a lot!
It's too epic for square heads like those boys u are talking about
@@wiking793 Yeah I think Asking Alexandria did it better than the original.
Being a huge fan of Folk and Metal you can imagine my thoughts on this fusion.
Need more of this.
lmao. I was expecting to hate this as I do all other Folk songs, and because Amon Amarth is my all time favorite band any other band doing their songs just makes me sick.. but damn this is was actually pretty good.. it was freakin hilarious, I was laughin the whole way through it but I'll listen to it again because of the amazing job you guys did on this lol
Oh
This is so beautiful
THOR!!!!! Thanks for sharing this! amazing!
This is absolutely hilarious, I love it!
Amon Amarth had this playing on the PA as exit music when I saw them play.
wtf, halfway they switch to a flamenco style? That is just brilliant.
They played this at the Amon Amarth concert as everyone was leaving over the speakers. I lol'd.
Fucking awesome...period.
@Agrikultur
yes, if your arm doesn't go over 90 degrees you seriously have to go to the doctor:P
No, it's pretty damn awesome. Especially how he sings in spanish near the end of the song.
A minute into it and my jaw is already on the fucking floor!
EL CREPUSCULO DEL DIOOOS DEL TRUEEEEENO! Awesome! :D
This is SO awesome!
I would absolutely come to see a performance if there was ever one near me.
@dampcpungen It ain't Spanish.It is English spoken with a super thick accent. How do I know, she said "Protector of mankind" somewhere in there. I would say it is spoken with a Portuguese accent though.
Great and amazing cover.
this is amazingly awesome!!!!!!!
This is great! Love it!
Just gotta love this
I can't say I'm enthusiastic about this, but I'm at least impressed at the high quality of the effort.
This..this is brilliant
very nice, it has some fun in it and also very cool :D
This is so cool. I want a whole album of this xD