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  • @Frequencydead
    @Frequencydead 3 роки тому +743

    fun fact this was their first ever live performance

    • @randoliof
      @randoliof 3 роки тому +142

      And they were a backup show... That's the craziest thing. We got so lucky the other group pulled out of Castlefest, because this allowed Heilung to grow and expand.

    • @MetalFreak187
      @MetalFreak187 3 роки тому +56

      Wait, seriously.
      Holy fuck

    • @MetalFreak187
      @MetalFreak187 3 роки тому +11

      Wait, seriously.
      Holy fuck

    • @randoliof
      @randoliof 3 роки тому +9

      @@MetalFreak187 Seriously

    • @curtismills1612
      @curtismills1612 3 роки тому +56

      Legend says the mist didn't arrive until they started setting up on the stage.

  • @MrFluKeKe
    @MrFluKeKe 3 роки тому +834

    The female vocalist is immensely impressive. I would recommend the song "In Maidjan" for that experience.

    • @gandalf8216
      @gandalf8216 3 роки тому +30

      Norupo is ethereal af, but my favorite is still Svanrand.

    • @hayseanward
      @hayseanward 3 роки тому +13

      @@gandalf8216 flygia’s ear (spelling)

    • @gandalf8216
      @gandalf8216 3 роки тому +5

      @@hayseanward Now I want our good old elder man composer to react to/review Invisible Man in a Flourescent Suit by Shpongle.

    • @BohemianGnostic
      @BohemianGnostic 3 роки тому +30

      If the Decomposer likes Maria's voice in this set, he'll love her part in In Maidjen.
      She kills it!

    • @michaelcromarty9425
      @michaelcromarty9425 3 роки тому +16

      Would love to see In maidjen on here, gives me goosebumps every listen. Superb song

  • @gregorrowan5864
    @gregorrowan5864 3 роки тому +352

    Hey Man! I work for Heilung's record label Season of Mist. Its super rad to see you doing a Heilung Video! It's funny, this band is on a extreme metal label, but is really interesting pagan folk. Anyway, you are right, there is a synth player in this band. everything else is traditional instrumentation. Thanks for your interest in this super intriguing band!

    • @StarWarriorMusic
      @StarWarriorMusic 2 роки тому +11

      i know he has some synths but it was my understanding that he mostly just does live looping and sample of the live instruments? like the horn is just sampled and stacked. either way its just awesome stuff. been a fan since their first performance

    • @snoox27
      @snoox27 2 роки тому +4

      Well im sure folks understand that birdsong is kindnot an instrument lol.

    • @tylerbuckley2092
      @tylerbuckley2092 2 роки тому

      It is ancient Norse not pagan folk

    • @NightmareCo666
      @NightmareCo666 2 роки тому +1

      Season of mist is my favourite label. THANK YOOUUUU

    • @ES-fg3sm
      @ES-fg3sm 2 роки тому +2

      This band is amazing!!!

  • @Nidels
    @Nidels 3 роки тому +482

    The old Danish lyrics say the following:
    The home fades.
    Vil launched a deadly horde upon them.
    The oars and mast were destroyed.
    Who brought?
    Who brought the horde to this distant land?
    The fishes of the streams of Firnoy.
    They swim adrift.
    From the land of bright meadows.
    Who brought?
    Who brought the horde to this distant land?
    I am glad that you give this extremely exceptional Nordic group a chance. I tell you a little about its history. The group, which are two boys and one girl, have Norwegian, Danish and German nationality and uses instruments such as horns of different animals, drums, human bones, rattles with human ashes, bells, stones, all to go back to the first musical compositions that They were able to interpret 1,000 years ago, in the iron age in northern Europe. All the letters are taken from carved gadgets from the era of the Nordic iron, such as arrowheads, bows, swords, rune stones and recite poems and psalms of war, peace and protection. Whereupon and for this, heilung, which means healing in German, is in close collaboration with archaeologists specializing in the field. The languages used by heilung are several. Among them are Latin, Old Danish, German and English. They were so successful with their first album that they had to release a new live album, which includes 2 new songs. Also a video of that album live and in 2019 they released their second work, futha, which is a much more feminine work. His first album, Ofnir, is much more aggressive and masculine. During the concerts some representations of how these ancient rituals of the iron age could be made. Also just finished the soundtrack of the video game Hellblade 2. I hope this review helps you to understand a bit the context of this musical group.
    Some curiosities. When they built the drums for the group, one of which is made from horse skin, a doctor drew blood from the three members of the group and painted the drums and some of their clothes with it. The male singer with the deep voice is a great tattoo artist and very professional. The bones the girl plays with are human bones and sometimes they have had problems in the countries of the tour to introduce them through the border from the country where the concert was held.
    A hug.

    • @iiroaro808
      @iiroaro808 3 роки тому +13

      Thanks for the information! I learned something today.

    • @LPikon
      @LPikon 3 роки тому +9

      Yes. Thank you for the background information.

    • @Nidels
      @Nidels 3 роки тому +26

      @@iiroaro808 A pleasure. The songs in this concert are so different from each other that it is in itself a very enriching experience to be able to see them one by one. So I recommend it. You can see from warriors armed with spears and shields invoking the God Odin, to magical rituals. I am not going to recommend specific titles because as I have told you, each Heilung song is its own experience and very different from the rest. A hug and that you enjoy them. I know they will surprise you very much.

    • @WhiteTiger333
      @WhiteTiger333 3 роки тому +9

      Wow - thank you for this. I learned a lot more about the group from it.

    • @Daggeira
      @Daggeira 3 роки тому +13

      Here I thought they couldn't be cooler lol
      I was wrong.

  • @Thrace33.
    @Thrace33. 3 роки тому +373

    She is clicking actual bones there, and her costume is based on an archeological find of a women/shaman found in German.

    • @I_scribbles
      @I_scribbles 3 роки тому +32

      Yes a seeress or prophetess. Most known as a vulva. And he does come from a shamanic heritage so his attire is fitting.

    • @palantir135
      @palantir135 3 роки тому +27

      Human bones

    • @I_scribbles
      @I_scribbles 3 роки тому +17

      @@palantir135 The Ulna and Radius of the forearm

    • @LionMetalMusic-videochannel
      @LionMetalMusic-videochannel 3 роки тому

      Ancient Evil awake

    • @palantir135
      @palantir135 3 роки тому

      @@I_scribbles i know 🤓

  • @Enochulator
    @Enochulator 3 роки тому +557

    the songs name is Krigsgaldr (war chant/song). it's inspired by the Eggja stone, a rune stone/standing stone in Norway that (possibly) bemoans an invading horde bringing war to peaceful inhabitants, so they reluctantly take up arms. Certain lines are taken directly from specific translations of the Eggja stone, written in pre-Viking age Norse in Elder Futhark, so translation variations abound. Either way, Heilung is quite the experience. They call themselves an "amplified history group".

    • @sirseigan
      @sirseigan 3 роки тому +42

      *galdr could be translated as chant/song but it is also a magic spell. So the word has a bit extra "magical" dimension to it. It has been speculated that the word is related to the word "galinn" (mad/crazy) and "gala" (to crow for roosters but also "to chant", "to charm", "to enchant" and it carry the meaning of a high pitch noise, scream and/or shout). So the word "Krigsgaldr" kind of carries the meaning of a "enchanted war cry", "magical war chant" or "spell of war" - the "magical undertone" is built into the meaning carried by the word *galdr and should therefore, according to me, not be forgotten or lost in translation :-)

    • @Republic3D
      @Republic3D 3 роки тому +21

      Invading horde is correct. Two of the German tribes, Rugi and Horder migrated north and settled in Rogaland and Hordaland, possibly due to constant skirmishes with the Romans. The word "horde" and "hoarder" comes from this tribe.

    • @Enochulator
      @Enochulator 3 роки тому +5

      @@Republic3D convincing fake etymology of the word horde!

    • @Republic3D
      @Republic3D 3 роки тому

      @@Enochulator It's not fake.

    • @Enochulator
      @Enochulator 3 роки тому +14

      @@Republic3D sure it is. What would some invading group of people into Scandinavia in the 500s have to do with an English word that seems to have first come into use in the 1500s. “1550s, "tribe of Asiatic nomads living in tents," from West Turkic (compare Tatar urda "horde," Turkish ordu "camp, army"), borrowed into English via Polish, French, or Spanish. OED says the initial -h- seems to have been acquired in Polish. Transferred sense of "any uncivilized gang" is from 1610s. Related: Hordes.”

  • @deanbartolo6199
    @deanbartolo6199 3 роки тому +148

    Metalheads gravitate towards this shit because of how primitive and raw it is.
    love Heilung \m/

    • @snoox27
      @snoox27 2 роки тому +10

      As a metelhead i couldnt agree more, its primal, viseral. I love it.

    • @CordovanSplotchVT
      @CordovanSplotchVT 9 місяців тому +3

      There's nothing more metal than making music with human bones.

  • @DangerRavioli
    @DangerRavioli 3 роки тому +172

    Having been in the crowd for this live is still one of the most magical moments in my life. This was during Castlefest, a medieval/pagan festival in the Netherlands. This was their first official live ever and the entire performance was really just one big ritual that the entire crowd was a part of. Incredibly intimate and magical.
    I've gone to Castlefest for 13 years in a row, it's beautiful and magical and super inclusive to anyone, no matter the age. Visiting the festival is like coming home

    • @str8edgbmxr641
      @str8edgbmxr641 3 роки тому +7

      I am sooooo jealous that you got to experience them - and the fest - live....bucket list thing for me!!

    • @clarelusher
      @clarelusher 3 роки тому +4

      What an amazing experience that must have been for you. I'm so jealous. :-) I've loved this band for a couple of years now since hearing the full Lifa show. Truly life changing music. You are so lucky.

    • @chrisreed5463
      @chrisreed5463 3 роки тому +4

      @@str8edgbmxr641 It is a wonderful album on in ear earphones listened to alone in the deeps of ancient woodland. I will be doing that later in the spring.

  • @ramonbril
    @ramonbril 3 роки тому +310

    Heilung has been a religious experience for me. Parts of myself healed, that I didn't know were torn apart.

    • @OzLeedsCrew
      @OzLeedsCrew 3 роки тому +9

      My thoughts and feelings exactly.

    • @Phyto.
      @Phyto. 3 роки тому +4

      well said and I couldn't agree more

    • @ramonbril
      @ramonbril 3 роки тому +1

      @@OzLeedsCrew Love your pic. My favorite animal.

    • @OzLeedsCrew
      @OzLeedsCrew 3 роки тому +5

      @@ramonbril Sweet. Part of my left sleeve tattoo is a full black raven & my 2 budgies are named: Huginn and Muninn. take care bro

    • @ramonbril
      @ramonbril 3 роки тому +3

      @@OzLeedsCrew And your name shall be Odin :). I live in an area with Ravens, and have one of their nests really close to my home. Phenomenal animals. Take care of your flying friends :)

  • @duikmans
    @duikmans 3 роки тому +66

    Heilung sing in English, German, old-Norse, proto-Germanic... Krigsgaldr is a song about a village/tribe leaving in peace, but they're about to be attacked by invaders. They want to avoid war but are forced to go into battle.

    • @NadesNBlades
      @NadesNBlades 2 роки тому

      They also have Latin lyrics as well.

  • @Comrade_mommy
    @Comrade_mommy 3 роки тому +89

    I literally just started listening to Heilung. It started with me Listening to The Hu and then going down a rabbit hole of throat singing. Then Heilung popped up.

    • @I_scribbles
      @I_scribbles 3 роки тому +5

      Oh you're in for a musical and spiritual ride. Enjoy

    • @admiraltonydawning3847
      @admiraltonydawning3847 3 роки тому +5

      Once you're done, get on Danheim.

    • @rogergibbs2937
      @rogergibbs2937 3 роки тому +3

      Followed the same path 2+ years ago, and I have never left.

  • @300ltr
    @300ltr 3 роки тому +180

    YES please do more Heilung. In Maidjan is a must!

  • @owenwells7692
    @owenwells7692 3 роки тому +104

    One thing I've seen mentioned when people watch the recording of the LIFA concert this track comes from is the audio setup and mixing because it is amazing. There are probably between 40 and 50 microphones on stage covering every singer and every instrument and yet the audio is perfectly balanced, nothing feels overbearing or too quiet and every vocal is crystal clear. Absolutely superlative work from the stage crew and the audio techs.

    • @MonsterMacLLC
      @MonsterMacLLC 3 роки тому

      I would go to see them just for that! Let alone the music too!

    • @Legion563
      @Legion563 2 роки тому +1

      @@MonsterMacLLC I saw them live in Glasgow in 2018 and 2bh I found the audio quite out of wack/far too loud but a hell of a experience still. Here is the video I captured of the last track of the show, Hamrer Hippyer - ua-cam.com/video/ip4JvSMhQF8/v-deo.html

    • @Feuerbach1
      @Feuerbach1 2 роки тому +1

      They say on their album art for this album just how complicated it was to produce, they at first thought it would be impossible to do 'the ritual' live....They succeeded epically!

    • @MonsterMacLLC
      @MonsterMacLLC 2 роки тому

      @@Legion563 thanks so much for the link! That looked like a fun show. It’s too bad COVID has delayed and cancelled so many shows here it’ll probably be awhile before they make it to the states. Then when they do it’s usually California or New York. My Boston area used to be so much better for bands when we didn’t have as many winning sports teams...lol We still have a lot of street musicians that are finally starting to play again though and a few places left that’ll feature a band like Heilung. But I’m probably going to have to drive further to a bigger city to see them if they do get here.

    • @Pushing_Pixels
      @Pushing_Pixels 4 місяці тому

      The mixing is phenomenal for a live performance, given the complexity of the arrangement. Whoever the engineer was, they are a master of the craft.

  • @aarononon
    @aarononon 3 роки тому +228

    Pronounced like High-lung. German for "healing".
    In German, when you see e+i together you usually pronounce it as an "i", and then i+e is pronounced as "ee". Examples people might know could be "nein" or "liebe". Sometimes they switch the letters round though when words switch into the past tense, just to mess with anybody learning the language. Anyway, as you may be able to tell, I'm bored in work, so thanks for getting me through it Geez!

    • @Qyngali
      @Qyngali 3 роки тому +5

      Probably the best known word for English speakers that is pronounced the same way would be the Heimlich maneuver? But high would be much safer way to get it across. :)

    • @barbarusbloodshed6347
      @barbarusbloodshed6347 3 роки тому +11

      "Ich bleibe" = "I stay"
      "Ich blieb" = "I stayed"
      German - can't speak it if you're dumb. :D

    • @aarononon
      @aarononon 3 роки тому +9

      @@barbarusbloodshed6347 as a dumb person who got relatively fluent in the past few years, I will now view myself as an inspirational figure for all the other dummies out there :)

    • @bjfreshy1746
      @bjfreshy1746 3 роки тому +14

      I'd say its more like High-loong

    • @e.mailissimo2146
      @e.mailissimo2146 3 роки тому +1

      @@bjfreshy1746 No, he is spot on. It is pretty much how those two syllables of the word are pronounced. In german, pronounciation of words generally isn't dragged like that.

  • @Logger2008
    @Logger2008 3 роки тому +155

    I. Love. Heilung. I’m an atheist, but I recognize the profound changes in brain function that take place during meditation, and this band and their music take my brain to a really peaceful place.

    • @tuathadesidhe1530
      @tuathadesidhe1530 3 роки тому +7

      ... Maybe your an Animist at heart.

    • @FinneousPJ1
      @FinneousPJ1 3 роки тому +13

      Atheism really has nothing to do with it lol

    • @manicmechanic2761
      @manicmechanic2761 3 роки тому +1

      You're not an atheist you are a pagan worship what is real. Screw the best selling comic book though the best salesman ever was Jese us sacrifice is what makes you immortal..

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 3 роки тому +1

      Kinda ironic, saying how it brings you peace while it's a war song ...but I know what you mean.

    • @tuathadesidhe1530
      @tuathadesidhe1530 3 роки тому +8

      @@DerEchteBold ahh - but it's a reluctant war song.

  • @frostogtaake
    @frostogtaake 3 роки тому +126

    These guys make some of the most simultaneously beautiful and terrifying music out there. Some of their tracks are spoken word with lots of sound effects, like it's an audio clip straight from a GoT battle scene. One of the most unique bands ive heard

    • @azurephoenix9546
      @azurephoenix9546 3 роки тому +6

      life is both beautiful and terrifying, as is healing, which is what Heilung means.

    • @NeovanGoth
      @NeovanGoth Рік тому

      There is one of these tracks were a percussion effect if like an arrow that hits a piece of wood with great power, followed by a man's scream. So intense and terrifying.

  • @HellraiserMXgames
    @HellraiserMXgames 3 роки тому +90

    Heilung was for me one of those cases where the UA-cam algorithm scored a huge success (your great channel was another). For me "Hamrer Hippyer" was the track and of course the thumbnail with the beautiful Maria Franz and her antlers intrigued me but then I got totally blown away at a deep emotional level right from the first moments of watching the video. I must have watched it like ten times that day alone. Everyone else is recommending "In Maidjan" which to be fair is also a great track, but I'll push "Hamrer Hippyer" because it's a great display of the three voices and a great closer for the whole show that encompasses all their performances. The language and influences come from Old Germanic pre-Roman empire traditions and it just comes to show how music just transcends time and space in an almost magical way to touch the mind and soul of an old Mexican dude that never has even been close to that region of the world, and comes from a very different culture and strong traditions. I'm still here! Awwwright!!!

  • @vagabondwastrel2361
    @vagabondwastrel2361 3 роки тому +41

    They have a song where one of the instruments is literally a shield wall.

  • @StvKln
    @StvKln 3 роки тому +111

    This entire live show is absolutely mesmerizing. I had to click play on this right away 💜

    • @richtigersoan
      @richtigersoan 3 роки тому +5

      I've been clicking reaction videos to this very performance more often than it is socially acceptable I guess😅

    • @henrymohn7571
      @henrymohn7571 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah... though, until the next performance, it's the next best thing, lol. It's at least interesting to see what other people think of them.

  • @jamesherbert2224
    @jamesherbert2224 3 роки тому +22

    Yes, this has to be viewed as a ritual rather than just music.

  • @randoliof
    @randoliof 3 роки тому +40

    I am SO happy you did this breakdown!
    The song is called Krigsgaldr, and the concert is the Lifa (Life) performance. The bands name, Heilung, is 'Healing' in German.
    I saw them live on their only US tour in Portland. FANTASTIC show. The crowd, including myself, was absolutely mesmerized the whole time.
    Thanks again for the breakdown!!!!!

  • @mikeynma
    @mikeynma 3 роки тому +54

    I actually just made a coffee as it is 940am here in the UK...looooooooove Heilung!
    You need to have a go at FAUN - Odin (feat. Einar Selvik / WARDRUNA & Martin Seeberg) or Wardruna and Aurora - Helvegen (Live)
    !!

    • @Enochulator
      @Enochulator 3 роки тому +4

      since he's already checked out Wardruna & Aurora (although not the super rad outdoor performance), I'd say Faun would be the way to go! They're pretty neat. Corvus Corax for some more medival inspired neo-folk music, too.

    • @mikeynma
      @mikeynma 3 роки тому +4

      @@Enochulator oh yeah, I have watched the Wardruna/Aurora one as well...see, coffee was needed!

    • @Viccerz
      @Viccerz 3 роки тому +2

      Faun - Odin for sure! Einar's voice is big chicken skin vibe

    • @manomiejones6787
      @manomiejones6787 3 роки тому

      Yes Odin by Faun would be amazing!

  • @ajdegroot1980
    @ajdegroot1980 2 роки тому +11

    One thing that might be of interest to an engineer: Maria, the female singer, and Christoffer, the gentleman in green, are not only married, but also owners and operators of one of the most important studio's in European folk music, Lava Studio in Copenhagen. Christoffer is a magician with mixing, and that is why you hear such an amazing mix in their work.

    • @Pushing_Pixels
      @Pushing_Pixels 4 місяці тому

      I don't think I've ever heard a live performance this complex, that was mixed as well as this was. It was masterful. The musicians being sound engineers makes sense.

  • @candynkeith
    @candynkeith 2 роки тому +5

    I absolutely love this group. They sing in about 7 different languages. High German. Norse. Old German English.

  • @brianmcclelland7682
    @brianmcclelland7682 3 роки тому +8

    I love how you can hear her clacking the bones over all the other instruments.

  • @rodolfopmaciel
    @rodolfopmaciel 3 роки тому +55

    To be fair, Geebz could play ambient white noise while he reads me the label of a shampoo bottle for 17 minutes and I’d still love it. But this was very awesome in continuing to push the limits of the channel.
    Also Geebz - your mug says Aries :) Is your birthday around now? So we can send you some great vibes??

  • @MrDslacker
    @MrDslacker 3 роки тому +17

    They use live looping when necessary for the drones. And they use some of their own samples for nature sounds - hence the computers. Other than that it is totally live.

    • @StarWarriorMusic
      @StarWarriorMusic 2 роки тому

      glad to see someone else point this out. i just spent like 10 minutes replying to people trying to explin it lol

  • @OroborusFMA
    @OroborusFMA 3 роки тому +2

    Maria Franz should be one of the biggest stars on the planet. It takes three bands to express the full range of her talents.

  • @billpeters9999
    @billpeters9999 3 роки тому +20

    Their video to the song Norupo is awesome. BTW those are human bones she's playing.

  • @TruzFest
    @TruzFest 3 роки тому +16

    Here we go! I was at this live concert, never heard of them. Left me in a trance and been throat singing all weekend after the concert
    Sometimes I find it hard to believe, but this LIFA at castlefest was their very first live preformance and they headlined the festival with this show

  • @MrChrislur
    @MrChrislur 3 роки тому +10

    I will never forget the first time i watched this full show, mesmerizing stuff

  • @LilNewo
    @LilNewo 3 роки тому +6

    The way the purity of her lines is tainted by the torment of war after the intrusion of conflict forms a symbiotic beauty of innocence and the need to survive hits hard.

  • @paulholts3427
    @paulholts3427 2 роки тому +1

    Her name is maria franz and her voice is otherworldly..heilung's other stuff is even more amazing

  • @Nathan-sh1zg
    @Nathan-sh1zg Рік тому +1

    bro just from your expressions and overall reaction, how many emotions did you go through? this song is so intense it's FULL of grief, sadness, rage, and yet also hope. absolutely insane

  • @jpgduff
    @jpgduff 3 роки тому +27

    I have tickets for Heilung in December this year...fingers crossed.

  • @BohemianGnostic
    @BohemianGnostic 3 роки тому +11

    From what I've gathered from snippets of interviews with members of the band, this album/live show carried the theme of a peaceful community corrupted by war bought to them by invaders.
    The entire performance is an emotional experience.

    • @omishimuzu
      @omishimuzu 3 роки тому

      That really explains why what songs ive listen to so far invoke feelings of sorrow, others rage, i need to see them live

  • @MarvMetal
    @MarvMetal 3 роки тому +6

    They were the first act I saw during a particular Wacken Open Air (dont remember the year), the sun was just setting and everybody was hyped for a few days of metal and carnage. But when Heilung startet up everyone got calm, like a meditation exercise for thousands of metalheads. That Show was quite the experience

  • @BohemianGnostic
    @BohemianGnostic 3 роки тому +18

    If the Decomposer likes Maria's voice in this set, he'll love her part in "In Maidjen".
    She kills it!

  • @redrooster3191
    @redrooster3191 Рік тому +1

    Them horns send chills down my spine every time I hear this song!

  • @j.d.kleinhans7395
    @j.d.kleinhans7395 3 роки тому +2

    Saw them live last year in Chicago right before covid shut everything down. It was one of the most surreal and spiritual experiences I've had.

  • @S41NT93
    @S41NT93 3 роки тому +4

    Love the surf intro! Mahalo from northern Maine. Heilung pens themselves as Amplified History and is a great way to dive into what it might sound like as a North Germanic tribe before the fall of the Roman Empire (in the west)

  • @Pushing_Pixels
    @Pushing_Pixels 4 місяці тому

    This music is transcendent. I don't think I've ever heard an arrangement that complex be mixed so well in a live performance. Big kudos to whoever the engineers were.

  • @memphys316
    @memphys316 3 роки тому +4

    OH yes, i flew a few thousand miles to see this band, and I will do it again. The trip into mystery during the concert was greater and more distance than the lengths i went to get there. I had listened to the album a number of times before i got there, but it was such a fuller experience to see them in person. I will totally try and see them again.

  • @ultrafree9597
    @ultrafree9597 3 роки тому +4

    I've seen them live and I am still vibrating from that experience! Very heavy in Celtic and Norse artistry. LOVE IT

  • @hunter5822
    @hunter5822 3 роки тому +5

    14:40 it’s throat singing, which several northern/north eastern tribes have sung for millinia from Norse to the mongal steps! So cool and frightening! Love it. Almost like a growl, very guttural, but still on tune and almost fills the place of a guitar or rattling of a brass wind instrument.
    If you read this and have any further thoughts or agree respond, I’d love to see if I’m the only one who sees/picks up on these things or if I’m not quite picking up on the right things.

  • @Ramathustra
    @Ramathustra 3 роки тому +20

    The most melodic song of the amazing LIFA show... if cutting the whole up, I'd say Alfadhirhaiti and Hamrer Hyppier are my personal favorites.

    • @gossegotha
      @gossegotha 3 роки тому +2

      Same two songs for me!

    • @alanasighildpetersson3905
      @alanasighildpetersson3905 3 роки тому +1

      @@gossegotha Same as well here :)

    • @jamiehunter3548
      @jamiehunter3548 3 роки тому +1

      Alfadhirhaiti is the most non metal metal song I've heard. The latter song you've mentioned is a favorite too.

    • @AnnekeOosterink
      @AnnekeOosterink 3 роки тому +2

      I keep going back to Norupo every time, for some reason that one just does it for me.

    • @omishimuzu
      @omishimuzu 3 роки тому +1

      I listen to Alfadhirhaiti for the first time last night, by the end of it i found myself howling lol ive only started listening to them (thank you yt algorithm you did something right) but they are amazing, you can really feel the magick, i can only imagine how strong it is live, though krigsgaldr and norupo are so far my two favorites

  • @FloCo1988
    @FloCo1988 3 роки тому +3

    Maria Franz, The voice of Heilung and most important, the voice of Mother Earth !!!

  • @ronniecorbett6306
    @ronniecorbett6306 3 роки тому +1

    Great band. Hypnotic soul candy.

  • @jcrow6268
    @jcrow6268 3 роки тому +2

    If I could only listen to one song on repeat for the rest of my life, it would be this one.

  • @catfysh79
    @catfysh79 3 роки тому +3

    As many others have said; you have to listen to "In Maidjan" it will take you somewhere else, trust me!
    Also, I would love to hear you breakdown of "Locust Star" by Neurosis.

  • @justj3259
    @justj3259 3 роки тому +8

    I saw them live in 2019 right before Covid hit the world. It is amazing to see them perform. It really is a chickenskin giving experience :)

  • @jobmoshe2803
    @jobmoshe2803 3 роки тому +5

    It is an experience to say the least. They saged the whole place before they began. They talk about bringing the audience through a build, then a storm, then a come down. It is soo true. They refer to their acts as "performance history" and their concerts are more like full rituals. Saw them live and there are no words.

    • @amberann1229
      @amberann1229 3 роки тому +1

      It was actually a shamanic ritual. At the end he brought everyone out of the trance

  • @flannelogue
    @flannelogue 2 роки тому +2

    t
    his band was the last live experience i had before the pandemic, and yeah, it was definitely a moving transformative experience

  • @NostalgicMem0ries
    @NostalgicMem0ries 2 роки тому +3

    i love how you feel the songs, not just react, when you close your eyes feel the instruments, vibe of entire performance, this is amazing, hope you do more and more unique bands reviews, you reactions are very true, that is rarity today.

  • @karenellis3039
    @karenellis3039 2 роки тому +1

    Spiritual, deeply moving, love it never heard of this Thank you, never to old to learn 🥰❤️

  • @riquelpyles1421
    @riquelpyles1421 3 роки тому +9

    heya, geebz. i am very glad you found heilung. lifa is the concert, and the entire thing is AMAZING!! if you save it for reactions, that's fine, but the entire concert is something i think everyone should hear. thanks for this... made my morning!

  • @Gwynsladle
    @Gwynsladle 3 роки тому +4

    i always cried when i listen to their musical art, I don't know why, but the sounds are somehow ancient, even when I'm not an European descent (I'm half Indonesian and a half Chinese).

    • @johnny_roots
      @johnny_roots 3 роки тому +2

      But I feel it goes beyond our notion of culture and countries of today... This speaks to an ancient, primordial culture trait our species once shared, it's like a cultural root for humanity, I can't really explain but it's definitely there. Ritualistic chanting is the kind of stuff that's in our genes as a species, and speaks louder for some people than for others nowadays I guess.

    • @friedeseimitdiroxmox4669
      @friedeseimitdiroxmox4669 Рік тому

      We are living in the Completed Testament Age, the time when all our ancestors are going to be liberated from their unsolved problems through us. This kind of musik helps to understand them and their mythology. Go and visit Cheong Pyeong in South Corea. The Far East is this time the Solution for the West and the rest of all Humankind. I was there with my family and friends and it became a Big Surprise for us. Give it a Try!

  • @aisute8222
    @aisute8222 3 роки тому +5

    I was super lucky to hear their whole performance in the festival. Not only goosebumps, but you definitely fall into this weird trans like state of mind... They are incredible. By the end of the performance it felt as if the whole crowd were in the same rhythm, the music was really inspiring the crowds dancing and whatnot, we were all like this group of waves in the sea. Experience like no other. Definitely highly recommend anyone to hear them live!

  • @johnpierce1706
    @johnpierce1706 3 роки тому +11

    Thought you’d dig the pagan germanic performance of these cats. Keep up the good work. Very appreciative of your breakdowns and perspective as an engineer/composer.

  • @FallenAdam
    @FallenAdam 3 роки тому +30

    There's some heavy Einstürzende Neubauten influence there. They're one of the most important Industrial bands ever. Honestly all the industrial you hear today is influenced by them to some extent. Neither Nine Inch Nails or Rammstein for example would be what they are today without EN. They happen to be from Germany, as so many important industrial bands are. The name means Collapsing New Buildings. Neubauten are specifically the buildings that were built in Berlin after it was bombed to hell in WW2.
    So it would be cool if you reacted to them. Maybe the live versions of Was Ist Ist? Or Haüs Der Luge. They're definitely a band you want to start with a live performance in any case.

    • @thomasmeyer8798
      @thomasmeyer8798 3 роки тому +2

      Great idea man! Let's start with the "Lament" album in whole.

    • @FallenAdam
      @FallenAdam 3 роки тому +1

      @@thomasmeyer8798 I wouldn't object to it. But I'd rather see a Ghosts 1 to 4 reaction. Or maybe one for Locusts.

    • @johnny_roots
      @johnny_roots 3 роки тому +1

      I heard that industrial influence in there too. But I am not sure wether it was EN whom were influenced by these types of ancient rythms

    • @DarkpowderUK
      @DarkpowderUK 3 роки тому

      Great band, my old EN T-shirt disintegrated years ago...

  • @jamisonr
    @jamisonr 3 роки тому +4

    The fellow harmonizing is the significant other of the the woman singing, Maria. They have another project called Songliekr, and they put out a video last year called Ulvetime. It's on UA-cam, check that out. No costumes, just a beautiful song.

  • @circulation69
    @circulation69 3 роки тому +3

    In Maidjan from the same concert gets my vote..... actually, any Heilung track gets my vote :)

  • @danzigrulze5211
    @danzigrulze5211 2 роки тому +1

    This music will literally awaken the warrior spirit. When that horn starts I get chills and goosebumps, followed by an acute burst of adrenaline. I love Heilung. Wardruna is also great and highly recommend both of them.

  • @diekje8728
    @diekje8728 3 роки тому +5

    The band is made up of members from Norway, Denmark and Germany (hence the German name which means “healing”). They take inspiration from every possible written reference from the Iron Age and the Germanic/Viking age. They describe their music as amplified history.
    The song is called Krigsgaldr (war song) and Lifa is a reference to the actual event, they play LIFE at a festival. They named the CD and DVD recordings “Lifa”.
    Every song of theirs is fantastic, but I can recommend Alfathirhaitir (names of the allfather) In Maidjan if you want an incredible solo of the female singer and Hamrer Hippyer (believe it or not when you hear it but it is a healing song) which has an epic sound overall

  • @UiriNurho
    @UiriNurho 3 роки тому +4

    Damn, I have seen this so many times over the internet. And I actually was there, not knowing what Heilung actually was. It was in The Netherlands, recorded at Castlefest. I even recognise my own blowing horn in the audience at the end of the song, to respect the song. I went to my tent in awe, in a state of not knowing who I was and what I would want to be, and it made me think. This was only the second time I ever had this feeling. That concert did change me, and I am sure I was not the only one.

    • @amberann1229
      @amberann1229 3 роки тому

      It must have been an amazing experience for everyone. It wasn’t just a concert it was a spiritual experience. Even just watching it gives that experience. I managed to watch it before ads were included and have since bought the cd so l can listen to it uninterrupted.

  • @etiennetremblay2026
    @etiennetremblay2026 3 роки тому +5

    There are some cool interview on YT (the one on Charismatic voices) from the female singer where she explains how the group came to exist to delight our ear :)

  • @grunchmonkey
    @grunchmonkey 2 роки тому +1

    I absolutely love Heilung. But what I love even more is the moment someone who is listening for the first time falls in love with them too

  • @Astro-Markus
    @Astro-Markus 3 роки тому +6

    If you want more Heilung, try Norupo - Official Video. They are literally dancing runes in the woods. And the harmonic layers are stunning.

  • @clemcadiddlehopper5706
    @clemcadiddlehopper5706 3 роки тому +1

    I have this whole show on cd and it is soooo fantastic.

  • @kevincullen3086
    @kevincullen3086 3 роки тому +1

    I absolutely LOVE Heilung ever since I was introduced to them by my gf! I was shown "Norupo" by them. I really recommend that next!!

  • @RolfStones
    @RolfStones 3 роки тому +2

    Heilung is unique, very talented musicians!

  • @Fathoms2004
    @Fathoms2004 3 роки тому +4

    LIFA is a 12/10 concert film. Especially with a little help from your friends.

  • @Friedensp4nzer
    @Friedensp4nzer 3 роки тому +3

    Female singer also sings in a Band called Euzen for ~12 years now. I really love them; I'd recommend Metamorph LIVE @ Castlefest 2015. (:
    And yes, I saw them live and either they get you and you are dancing in trance the whole concert, or they don't and you walk away. I don't think there are a lot of people in between.

  • @PriestessOfNothing
    @PriestessOfNothing 2 роки тому +1

    Pagan folk music seems to be a trend lately, which is perfectly fine with me. My autistic daughter listens to stuff like this (Viking music, she calls it) to sleep. I'm supposing it's because of the drone, it's very inviting and warm and equalizing in her brain. Like a reset button for her. I haven't listened to all Heilung yet, but "In Maidjian" is a nice one. I really loved this reaction, thank you!

  • @crowbone8136
    @crowbone8136 3 роки тому +1

    wife and i are flying to denver in october to see them at redrock. have not been to a real concert in over 20 years. somehow i suspect this one is going to be in first place as for musical experiences.

  • @ronaldschenderlein2135
    @ronaldschenderlein2135 3 роки тому +4

    Aloha! Great band! I connect very deep with this type of music being of Slavic / German descent. Wardruna, Eluveitie, Drudkh, Solstafir are some of my favorites...

  • @loqjaw
    @loqjaw 3 роки тому +9

    I'm so happy to see you doing some more Nordic folk. If you like this, please check out Nytt Land, Myrkur, Anilah (with Einar Selvik, the guy who did Helvegen with Aurora) and Eivør Pálsdóttir. I've recently gotten into this stuff so much!

  • @bigleafwoodcraft1453
    @bigleafwoodcraft1453 3 роки тому +2

    DUDE! You have to react to RIFFLORD - Tumbleweed!!!
    I cannot believe this band is not more well-known. They are legends of underground. I think you would love them brother and so would is your subscribers!
    I’m dropping this comment in a ton of your videos because nothing would make me more happy than seeing you listen to this for the first time!

  • @mourningwoodward
    @mourningwoodward 3 роки тому +13

    It’s all the more impressive when you take into account that this was their first live performance.
    [EDIT: Also, as I understand it, there’s some record of the old shamanic Scandinavians employing “gala” (or a crow-voice) in their rites/ceremonies to honor Odin. I’d have to look more into it though.]

    • @amberann1229
      @amberann1229 3 роки тому +2

      The lead male singer is a modern day shaman. Have a look at some interviews on their UA-cam channel

    • @mourningwoodward
      @mourningwoodward 3 роки тому

      @@amberann1229, yes. I’m well aware. lol

  • @nornog
    @nornog 3 роки тому +2

    I love this song, it awakens something primal in me.

  • @mrkibbe
    @mrkibbe 3 роки тому +2

    I am a huge fan! My preferred song in this album is 'Alfadhirhaiti'. Heilung has helped me a lot in these pandemic times.
    I had spent nights listening and mesmerized by the sound of its songs.
    I strongly recommend Heilung as a great immersive experience as well.

  • @Suchega_Uber
    @Suchega_Uber 3 роки тому +1

    I love this show. I can't tell you how many times I have listened to the whole thing. It's everything I want in an A+ show. Always down to watch a reaction to Heilung.

  • @SirDaemyan
    @SirDaemyan 3 роки тому +2

    I was at the show where they recorded this. It was uh-mazing! Very cool. A true experience.

  • @Seanoakwolf
    @Seanoakwolf 3 роки тому +1

    I have seen this band twice in London. Amazing.

  • @jessneufeld
    @jessneufeld 3 роки тому

    Been waiting for this for so long!

  • @SoulRollerFIN
    @SoulRollerFIN 3 роки тому

    Awesome! Was waiting for this.

  • @StarWarriorMusic
    @StarWarriorMusic 2 роки тому

    DUDE HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE?!?!?! love this project and have been a fan for years!

  • @GeorgeGeo
    @GeorgeGeo 3 роки тому +1

    I stumbled across this a few years ago and played this concert 2 times in a row.. love it

  • @Monius13
    @Monius13 3 роки тому +1

    Yes!!!! I've been waiting for this one!

  • @X3R0D3D
    @X3R0D3D 3 роки тому +1

    this is such an amazing performance!! super glad you checked it out!
    this speaks to my ancient northern european blood in a way that i cannot describe....

  • @adore333
    @adore333 3 роки тому +1

    Ive seen them live and it was an other worldly experience

  • @rorymcneill4796
    @rorymcneill4796 3 роки тому +2

    I love that you've found Heilung! Looking forward to more if you do.

  • @Denashi
    @Denashi 3 роки тому +13

    Fun fact: the two "sticks" she clicks together... are actually real human bones (it apparently makes them... interesting to get through customs)! Also, the guy in the middle (who does the throat-singing) is using a drum infused with blood from the three main members of the band!

    • @TheLivirus
      @TheLivirus 3 роки тому

      That's metal.

    • @pami333
      @pami333 3 роки тому +1

      They might be real bones, but not human. I hate this myth popping up everytime someone reacts to this video.
      By the appearent length of the bones, if you expect them to be ulna and radius, the person must have been very small or even a child. Research about the relation of the size of the bones and the height of the person, you can find studies about this, you can watch forensic science shows if you don't like to read (it's pretty basic to reconstruct the height of a person by using the size of bones which have been found, sometime even by using only fragments of bones).
      Further, it would be illegal in some countries to use human bones in this way. Including mine, which btw is one of the countries the members of Heilung originate from. And as a roadie who worked on Heilung shows in Interview with a Roadie told first hand, they would get in trouble at the border controls/customs while touring. And they did tour outside Europe as well.

    • @Denashi
      @Denashi 3 роки тому +3

      @@pami333 Well, I'm sure Kai would like his money back then, since he bought them from a university's medical department, here in Denmark! And yes, getting them through customs can be quite difficult, which is why they apparently do have their paperwork in order!

  • @mokefish8126
    @mokefish8126 3 роки тому +1

    Heilung is one where you really can keep your eyes open. Total experience!

  • @tobisagoschu
    @tobisagoschu 3 роки тому

    YES!!! Definitely check out the entire live show, it's such a cool experience

  • @MseeBMe
    @MseeBMe Рік тому

    Going to see them in 2-days - can’t wait!

  • @FoXWoR
    @FoXWoR 3 роки тому

    Thank You for your time and energy too! Well appreciated! I listen to that sond many many times and i am absolutly amateur regarding musical knowledge - but you provided me with insides which made this masterpice of a journey even more profound. Thank You! happy to found ya

  • @psukebariah3435
    @psukebariah3435 3 роки тому +1

    So happy to see you cover this one. The whole concert is amazing. My favorite is Alfadhirhaiti...but it was my introduction to them, and thus will always have a soft spot in my heart.

  • @witchietaitai
    @witchietaitai 2 роки тому +1

    If you get a chance, see them live. It was the most remarkable, magical, enchanting experience of my life