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

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  • 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 3 роки тому +3577

    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  3 роки тому +374

      What a lovely thought 🤘🖤

    • @victor_.
      @victor_. 3 роки тому +68

      That is blind guardian for you

    • @TabRipley
      @TabRipley 3 роки тому +41

      Best comment on UA-cam

    • @samuelengle3773
      @samuelengle3773 3 роки тому +40

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

    • @AlmaDeEspartano
      @AlmaDeEspartano 3 роки тому +29

      words can't describe this sensation

  • @slogiranopile3860
    @slogiranopile3860 3 роки тому +550

    Unofficial anthem of Germany.

    • @FJCS666
      @FJCS666 3 роки тому +16

      Is going to be official in a very closer future.

    • @hankscorpio3959
      @hankscorpio3959 3 роки тому

      @@FJCS666 ?

    • @leowulf8116
      @leowulf8116 Рік тому +1

    • @thrashmetalhead3691
      @thrashmetalhead3691 Рік тому +37

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

    • @roldelthe
      @roldelthe 11 місяців тому +4

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

  • @saintricardo8746
    @saintricardo8746 3 роки тому +832

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

    • @teratogenist
      @teratogenist 3 роки тому +2

      just European? shit

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 3 роки тому +9

      Worldwide since the advent of the internet..

    • @Naturalcalvezilla
      @Naturalcalvezilla 3 роки тому +8

      any decent metalhead to be honest lol

    • @smokedcheese6431
      @smokedcheese6431 9 місяців тому +6

      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 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @siavashdtyford9232
    @siavashdtyford9232 6 років тому +6297

    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 років тому +227

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

    • @snakeknife7518
      @snakeknife7518 5 років тому +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 років тому +30

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

    • @Ub3rsw1ft
      @Ub3rsw1ft 5 років тому +2

      Nice copy pasta cx

    • @bogdanic29
      @bogdanic29 5 років тому +114

      Respect for You from... Israel.

  • @thatman5484
    @thatman5484 7 років тому +1709

    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 років тому +256

      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 років тому +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 років тому +64

      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 років тому +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 років тому +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.

  • @IkmelAAA
    @IkmelAAA 7 років тому +3847

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

    • @mustaineforpresident
      @mustaineforpresident 5 років тому +143

      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 років тому +10

      What unites also divides.

    • @TodayLifeIsGoood
      @TodayLifeIsGoood 5 років тому +11

      Preach it, brother!

    • @FeralMarauder
      @FeralMarauder 5 років тому +15

      This song is magic.

    • @frederic3952
      @frederic3952 5 років тому +21

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

  • @Kiterou
    @Kiterou 5 років тому +1193

    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 роки тому +35

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

    • @angalothenminnas60
      @angalothenminnas60 4 роки тому +6

      Then what about Tilo Wolff? Especially last years :D ua-cam.com/video/LYqbSbN1fJU/v-deo.html

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +17

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

    • @seraph1690
      @seraph1690 3 роки тому +20

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

  • @kingfelipe12
    @kingfelipe12 6 років тому +3407

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

    • @itchybod323
      @itchybod323 5 років тому +1635

      We learn it already in Kindergarten

    • @cloudymoon2494
      @cloudymoon2494 5 років тому +47

      Simply binging it!

    • @13saruman13
      @13saruman13 5 років тому +311

      Not only in Germany

    • @viniciusazevedo8969
      @viniciusazevedo8969 5 років тому +229

      The german's study that in the school

    • @gattopazzo80
      @gattopazzo80 5 років тому +536

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

  • @killerdude35
    @killerdude35 7 років тому +2670

    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 років тому +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 років тому +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 4 роки тому +126

      @@Mr_Zx what?

    • @grimkaizer8417
      @grimkaizer8417 4 роки тому +27

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

    • @hillelhadomi1822
      @hillelhadomi1822 4 роки тому +86

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

  • @Quadraxis
    @Quadraxis 4 роки тому +342

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

  • @Mizri1
    @Mizri1 Рік тому +278

    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 8 місяців тому +14

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

    • @d_bud
      @d_bud 4 місяці тому +2

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

    • @Bl4keBelladonna
      @Bl4keBelladonna 3 місяці тому

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

  • @ThePowerPenguin42
    @ThePowerPenguin42 5 років тому +318

    Legends say the crowd is still singing valhalla

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @senditkevin
      @senditkevin Рік тому

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

    • @zweiinseln
      @zweiinseln Місяць тому

      Crowd still singing in 24

  • @kyddslash
    @kyddslash 7 років тому +1429

    crowd still singin valhalla

  • @benni832
    @benni832 7 років тому +608

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

    • @kowalski6413
      @kowalski6413 4 роки тому +28

      Its a freaking religion

    • @MrEgofreak
      @MrEgofreak 3 роки тому +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 Рік тому +2

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

  • @abdulahad0736
    @abdulahad0736 2 роки тому +183

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

    • @dinos7318
      @dinos7318 Рік тому +3

      thats what i thought!

    • @DerUnbekannteFlo
      @DerUnbekannteFlo Рік тому +6

      there are tons of phones in the crowd tho.

    • @DerUnbekannteFlo
      @DerUnbekannteFlo Рік тому +2

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

  • @ChiaraZerbinati10
    @ChiaraZerbinati10 4 роки тому +238

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

  • @HappyMealGiel
    @HappyMealGiel 7 років тому +373

    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 роки тому +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 роки тому +16

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

    • @marcbruno6011
      @marcbruno6011 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      @@marcbruno6011 :D :D

    • @Deathshuck
      @Deathshuck 2 роки тому

      Yeah holy shit that was bad

  • @Caffeine_And_Seawater
    @Caffeine_And_Seawater 7 років тому +858

    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 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +5

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

    • @efraim3364
      @efraim3364 5 років тому +1

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

    • @yusardipradana4808
      @yusardipradana4808 5 років тому +4

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

  • @mustaineforpresident
    @mustaineforpresident 5 років тому +231

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

    • @michaellejeune7715
      @michaellejeune7715 4 роки тому +11

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

    • @DGARedRaven
      @DGARedRaven 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @pierrecastel4284
      @pierrecastel4284 3 роки тому +6

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

    • @MFZBitch
      @MFZBitch 3 роки тому +2

      Check out Bloodywood to see how far this bond goes everyone

    • @deathraceking5029
      @deathraceking5029 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @chrishawkins2267
    @chrishawkins2267 5 років тому +133

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

  • @ELIDOTORG
    @ELIDOTORG 7 років тому +347

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

  • @jawherdjelassi7606
    @jawherdjelassi7606 7 років тому +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 років тому +438

      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 років тому +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 років тому +22

      +Artur Fijałkowski lol, it wasnt shitty:/

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 7 років тому +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 років тому +28

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

  • @pain9270
    @pain9270 3 роки тому +36

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

  • @TheOriginalWheatLoaf
    @TheOriginalWheatLoaf 4 роки тому +47

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

  • @lordberly
    @lordberly 7 років тому +908

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

  • @mavil64
    @mavil64 6 років тому +539

    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 років тому +5

      Mavil ahahhahahahahh same here 😂😂😂😂

    • @Crimsonhighlander
      @Crimsonhighlander 4 роки тому +12

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

    • @n0n4m3_17
      @n0n4m3_17 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @samuelderultracoole7143
      @samuelderultracoole7143 4 роки тому +1

      I can relate

    • @frederic3952
      @frederic3952 4 роки тому +7

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

  • @dukemeisterr7084
    @dukemeisterr7084 4 роки тому +34

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

  • @feuerklinge9004
    @feuerklinge9004 2 роки тому +60

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

    • @startrekfanq1235
      @startrekfanq1235 3 місяці тому

      You should check out the maiden and the minstrel knight!

  • @deathraceking5029
    @deathraceking5029 6 років тому +653

    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 років тому +8

      Everytime...

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +4

      Now if only they could clap in time!

    • @Isilmion
      @Isilmion 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @TheZahilia
      @TheZahilia 3 роки тому +4

      Metalsheads are family forever.

  • @TurambaR_06
    @TurambaR_06 7 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +4

      need to see this live before I die.

    • @freyyr
      @freyyr 6 років тому +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.

  • @Totenlieder
    @Totenlieder 4 роки тому +32

    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 роки тому +9

      Same here. We are always amazed as well.

  • @fabiopierre
    @fabiopierre 3 роки тому +21

    Passing through here during this quarantine period. Anyone else?

  • @blackcitadel37
    @blackcitadel37 7 років тому +173

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

  • @ericschneider7174
    @ericschneider7174 7 років тому +748

    "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 5 років тому +5

      porra kd valhalla kk

    • @anniepark6694
      @anniepark6694 5 років тому +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 років тому +2

      👍👍👍

    • @rafaelagostini2972
      @rafaelagostini2972 4 роки тому +3

      dude we don't need that

    • @serdarylmaz2649
      @serdarylmaz2649 2 роки тому

      nobody here needs that

  • @nixdrasnar136
    @nixdrasnar136 4 роки тому +28

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

  • @nikolaosvafeidis9209
    @nikolaosvafeidis9209 7 місяців тому +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!

  • @jay-eq6zh
    @jay-eq6zh 7 років тому +602

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

  • @adrianelfuego6427
    @adrianelfuego6427 7 років тому +263

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

  • @Realfrogslayer
    @Realfrogslayer 3 роки тому +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 роки тому

      *Judicator - Antioch [Lyrics | Traducida al español]*
      ua-cam.com/video/FTedu9bjmR4/v-deo.html

  • @sendmalta
    @sendmalta 3 роки тому +71

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

  • @MireWolf29
    @MireWolf29 7 років тому +448

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

    • @ragnarok1604
      @ragnarok1604 7 років тому +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 років тому +6

      awesome

    • @CryingZombie666
      @CryingZombie666 7 років тому

      hi

    • @BahuschBahusch
      @BahuschBahusch 6 років тому +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 років тому

      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.

  • @mandrak6399
    @mandrak6399 7 років тому +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?

  • @rlanger3108
    @rlanger3108 4 роки тому +11

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

  • @TheBestComicKing
    @TheBestComicKing 5 років тому +13

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

  • @silentrider5843
    @silentrider5843 7 років тому +315

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

    • @AlanSmithee97
      @AlanSmithee97 7 років тому +15

      Die Leberwurst nicht vergessen!

    • @kreatornussbe
      @kreatornussbe 7 років тому +7

      best of 2016....

    • @miayoukai2848
      @miayoukai2848 7 років тому +18

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

    • @AngelTheVampire75
      @AngelTheVampire75 7 років тому +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 років тому

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

  • @jimbometal1734
    @jimbometal1734 7 років тому +52

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

  • @ganon1028
    @ganon1028 3 роки тому +27

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

  • @marendenison3550
    @marendenison3550 4 роки тому +41

    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 роки тому +4

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

    • @Marcelo_Pedro
      @Marcelo_Pedro 3 роки тому +1

      Me in the discord with the Boys 😎

  • @amishdoinks2
    @amishdoinks2 7 років тому +126

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

    • @wackentv
      @wackentv  7 років тому +6

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

    • @TheMattHendrix
      @TheMattHendrix 7 років тому +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 років тому +1

      Matt J Hendrix you i like you

  • @CarlHH777
    @CarlHH777 7 років тому +213

    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 років тому +44

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

    • @mangemongen
      @mangemongen 7 років тому +16

      And it's still not on Spotify :(

    • @ducovanderwoude6971
      @ducovanderwoude6971 6 років тому +4

      Magnus Söderberg it is.

    • @ksims6449
      @ksims6449 5 років тому +5

      'from the 90s' is redundant in the sentence

    • @Falleninator
      @Falleninator 5 років тому +16

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

  • @TrogDH
    @TrogDH Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 9 місяців тому +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.

  • @detlefsteffen2227
    @detlefsteffen2227 3 роки тому +29

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

  • @ProjectCreativityGuy96
    @ProjectCreativityGuy96 6 років тому +65

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

  • @MusikRoxifyed
    @MusikRoxifyed 7 років тому +34

    this is what music is about, bringing people together

  • @Max-ov2dm
    @Max-ov2dm 4 роки тому +8

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

  • @eduardokonishidesouza3373
    @eduardokonishidesouza3373 6 років тому +84

    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.

  • @Crytica.
    @Crytica. 7 років тому +38

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

  • @AlbertLekaj
    @AlbertLekaj 3 роки тому +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.

  • @ZombiesOnYourLawn66
    @ZombiesOnYourLawn66 5 років тому +45

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

  • @mtlehrful
    @mtlehrful 3 роки тому +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!

  • @plumpi680
    @plumpi680 7 років тому +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...

  • @vounisios
    @vounisios Рік тому +3

    Professor Tolkien is listening to the Bard's song in the Undying Lands and he is happy ♥️

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @magdachlebicka3895
    @magdachlebicka3895 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @friedrichs.8004
    @friedrichs.8004 6 років тому +32

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

  • @bitbreather
    @bitbreather 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @nuclearsach
    @nuclearsach 3 роки тому +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!

  • @stefankoenig9943
    @stefankoenig9943 5 років тому +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.

  • @Hatzidesg
    @Hatzidesg 7 років тому +15

    Thanks for being part of my life, Blind Guardian

  • @user-ru7rm4fg6x
    @user-ru7rm4fg6x 6 років тому +286

    2016 and in the crowd there are no mobile phones. That's great.

    • @TheBestComicKing
      @TheBestComicKing 5 років тому +7

      Most of ‘em are too busy singin along.

    • @MrEgofreak
      @MrEgofreak 3 роки тому +4

      Because most of the festival-goers know they can watch it on WackenTV later.

    • @KatherinaBathory
      @KatherinaBathory 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBestComicKing as they should :)

    • @Sophia-jv6qq
      @Sophia-jv6qq 3 роки тому +2

      you'd probably lose it in the pit anyway :)

  • @lydiannalima2284
    @lydiannalima2284 23 дні тому

    Blind Guardian was my first metal concert, I was 13 YO. This was 22 years ago. Still get goosebumps when I hear The Bard's Song ❤

  • @abel94lorente
    @abel94lorente 2 роки тому +4

    2021 POSTPANDEMIC AND STILL LOVE THIS VIDEO

  • @FallinForInfinity101
    @FallinForInfinity101 7 років тому +187

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

    • @ricardoalfonso8097
      @ricardoalfonso8097 5 років тому

      At what minute or second?

    • @BBEDrummerAK
      @BBEDrummerAK 5 років тому

      @@ricardoalfonso8097 at about the 3:14 mark.

    • @EngelinZivilBO
      @EngelinZivilBO 5 років тому +20

      So I probably had to carry your wight :D

    • @luckyluke3254
      @luckyluke3254 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @FallinForInfinity101
      @FallinForInfinity101 4 роки тому

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

  • @lorisuomi1154
    @lorisuomi1154 7 років тому +62

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

    • @nunogomes1834
      @nunogomes1834 5 років тому +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 років тому +1

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

  • @MaRaX93
    @MaRaX93 4 роки тому +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.

  • @friedrichs.8004
    @friedrichs.8004 3 роки тому +5

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

  • @neelakshgunsola
    @neelakshgunsola 7 років тому +16

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

  • @TheKungfuje
    @TheKungfuje 7 років тому +226

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

    • @MrCapone1996
      @MrCapone1996 7 років тому +20

      Unless its Iron Maiden

    • @RedScatta
      @RedScatta 7 років тому +2

      MrCapone1996 Nope..

    • @finlandais5591
      @finlandais5591 5 років тому +3

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

    • @UndergroundTico
      @UndergroundTico 4 роки тому

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

    • @danielziegler2542
      @danielziegler2542 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @Paralysisbyanlysis
    @Paralysisbyanlysis 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @culturevulture6292
    @culturevulture6292 2 роки тому +17

    This performance of Bards song is the best live music I've ever heard, thanks to the crowd participation.
    Truly awesome.

    • @viarr9223
      @viarr9223 2 роки тому +2

      is the bohemian rhapsody of the power metal, no doubt

  • @mraybarsx
    @mraybarsx 6 років тому +7

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

  • @adammagill930
    @adammagill930 7 років тому +55

    a very underestimated and excellent band

  • @misantrope
    @misantrope 4 роки тому +11

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

  • @thomasbliss8485
    @thomasbliss8485 3 роки тому +3

    I'm English but love Germany, worked there with my dad and fell in love with place, I can not wait to go back there and have some beers and listen to some awesome music 🤘

  • @dcs2690
    @dcs2690 4 роки тому +6

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

  • @michalbukvai7548
    @michalbukvai7548 6 років тому +15

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

  • @p0505765
    @p0505765 8 місяців тому +1

    Hope, you do it again in 2024 🤘

  • @gurdmlb666
    @gurdmlb666 4 роки тому +42

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

  • @Titoichi1986
    @Titoichi1986 5 років тому +38

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

  • @vladimirs.3963
    @vladimirs.3963 6 років тому +9

    Once I'll come to Wacken to Blind Guardian's show.
    To take part in this marvelous singalong.
    Once I'll do this.

    • @A_Ducky
      @A_Ducky 4 роки тому +2

      I hope I will too, once in my life. But it's extremely hard when you're disabled + on the other side of the world.
      Demons & Wizards killed it yesterday.. and I must admit a few tears were shed here. At the very end, as the band was leaving the stage, the crowd was singing Bard's Song.

  • @josiabecker7830
    @josiabecker7830 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @ElodiaArchon
    @ElodiaArchon 5 років тому +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/

  • @heartmint7364
    @heartmint7364 2 роки тому +15

    "why did we even pay that Hansi guy?"
    -the promoter

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 роки тому

      He/She probably missed 95 % of the concert! 😊
      Maybe the promoter should look into the mirror, mirror on the wall.

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 2 роки тому

      @@dutchman7623 we will push him through the red mirror then...

  • @elfonashelf3918
    @elfonashelf3918 Рік тому +4

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

  • @cartoonigaming
    @cartoonigaming 6 років тому +3

    Was muss das für ein unbeschreiblich geiles Gefühl sein, wenn du ein Lied anstimmst und 70k Menschen kennen den Text... absoluter Gänsehaut Moment für alle Beteiligten würde ich sagen.

    • @agp11001
      @agp11001 5 років тому

      Ich war jetzt schon drei mal in der Crowd - nicht in Wacken, aber halt Guardian live - und ich kann nur sagen: Jup, da hamse recht.

  • @siegfriedboost9167
    @siegfriedboost9167 3 роки тому +4

    Nachdem ich mich in die Metalworld intensiv hineingehört habe, ist Hansi Kürsch für mich die absolut ultimative METALVOICE...
    Das Gleiche gilt für ihn als Songwriter mit seinen von Stephen King inspirierten Texten - Hut ab vor seiner persönlichen und der Leistung der Guardians als Band.
    Sie zeigen uns auf, wie breitgefächert doch Metal sein kann und ist und oute mich als Fan der Guardians u. Demons & Wizards in meinem zarten Alter von 64 Jahren.

  • @Electroventure
    @Electroventure 7 років тому +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

  • @angusyoung02
    @angusyoung02 5 років тому +4

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

  • @tatadias8689
    @tatadias8689 2 роки тому +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

  • @martinlisa533
    @martinlisa533 Рік тому +2

    speed metal 🖤 🤘