7 years later, when you are wandering at the Wacken area, and you listen very carefully, you will hear the echos of the crowd singing this song.....

The biggest choir I have ever joined, such a unifying experience. Kudos from Germany 🤘

Blind Guardian is a legendary metal power band!! We are waiting for as many reactions as possible to the songs of this band!!

If you enjoyed the vibe, check out their live performance of "Mirror Mirror". And btw. : Wacken is a festival and not a concert if you shouldn't know it. On a concert, fans gather to enjoy the band. But on a festival, bands gather to enjoy the crowd ^^

Love me some Blind Guardian, and at the world's biggest Metal party they absolutely kill it 🤘

Blind Guardian has been around since 1984. German power metal. Their 12th album, The God Machine was released last year. It is 2 songs. The Bard's Song is from the 1992 4th album, Somewhere Far Beyond. Valhalla is from the 1989 2nd album, Follow the Blind. Lead singer is Hansi Kursch, yes he is one of the 11 singers in the Ayreon song you just recorded. His voice still sounds awesome after almost 4 decades of this band. Check out "Secrets of the American Gods" or "Blood of the Elves" from the newest album. Or "Mirror Mirror" from the 1998 Nightfall in Middle Earth album, that record is a concept album based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Hansi and the Guardians are just 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 for decades!

I really like watching faces confronted with the 'Bard's song'. 😮😊😂

The great message in my opinion here is that "Dont be afraid of the dark and cold, the bards songs will remain" . You will leave something for someone or sombody behind. For your kids or for someone else. The bards will sing your name when you are gone. Its a great message. Simple play. You told your best buddy in highschool something great about your greandfather? THen you were the bard after he was gone. Such a simple, but a powerful meaning.

What I love about Blind Guardian is that it is so freaking obvious they adore their fans. I am so thankful for, oh, (for me) nigh on 30 years of awesome music from them....

So glad you found Blind Guardian! I've been fortunate enough to have been listening to them since the late 90s and I'm so grateful that they're still here with us. Should definitely check out their album Nightfall in Middle-Earth if you're a fan of Tolkien. That album is my go-to for almost any mood and makes me feel as if I'm in a medieval fantasy tavern listening to a legendary bard spin their tales.

Blind Guardian is such a great band. Their lead singer, Hansi Kursch, has such a great voice. I'm glad that you have discovered them and look forward to hearing more from them, and you.

I visited a Blind Guardian Show last Friday ... ok, the crowd was a "little" bit smaller, but the feeling was the same .. a big party. And a whole venue singing the Bards Song and Valhalla almost a capella for minutes does something with you .... i had goosebumps on my goosebumps

Goosebumps!!! Every freakin' time!

I've been listening to them for a LONG time. I'm thankful for their endurance. If you like LOTR, you'll enjoy their lyrics a lot. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!

I not only hear the crowd, I have been in a similar crowd two times and am going to see them again in two days time! Check out some of their newer things, like Violent Shadows. But if you want actual vikings drinking out of horns, you need the band Amon Amarth.

It's SO much fun seeing all of you clueless Americans getting yourself educated to this German treasure. I love that you actually take the time to look at the lyrics, but in this case I have to burst your bubble: you probably put more thought into it than Hansi (the lead singer responsible for the lyrics). He once said that the lyrics were written by some 20+ year old who didn't really know what he was doing. 😅 In general the band themselves aren't actually high on Valhalla. It's off their 2nd album and almost got left out because the band didn't feel it was good enough. The only put it on the album because they didn't have enough material at the time. These days it's a classic in every live set. Just this week I have been to their show in Munich and the feeling in the crowd hits just as hard in Wacken as it does in a little club with a couple of hundred people....

Welcome to the wonderful world of Blind Guardian. There is no escape (but that's OK, because we LOVE it here!) Dive in anywhere - it's hard to find a mediocre song by them, much less a bad one. If you want to hear how they sound now, "Violent Shadows" is a great song from their last album.

Hey man, I love your reaction. U are great and lovely. I ' ve been there live in Wacken. And I' ll never forget this night. The crowd is still singing. Even some years later. 😊 U did a great job. Greetings from Germany.

pretty sure that this has been recommended by other people, but Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down is worth a look 😉 a project by Arjen Anthony Lucassen. This is the first song from the concept album The Source, the story is about humanity giving control over to machines and then realising what they had done and the battle to regain control of the planet. The song is written by Arjen, he plays guitars and synth, and he brings in 11 singers (you will already know a couple of them) and other musicians for this album. Prog rock at its best

“I was there Gandalf… I was there 2000 (7) years ago.” It’s so epic. Blind guardian are so very special in how they frame their music. Each album is like a tale of its own. Listen to nightfall in middle earth if you get the chance ;) I had the privilege to see them multiple times here in Germany and it’s a sing along every damn time. Like a dream.

One of my favourite bands. Looking forward to watching you check them out.

My man Blind Guardian y Magic MAAAAAAGICCCC

Best. Reaction. Video. Ever. I looove how you get into the lyrics.

Wacken is one of my goto festivals. I've been there in 2005, 2011, 2013 (Nightwish/Rammstein), 2016 (Blind Guardian), 2019 and 2022. 2023 we were on the way to Wacken (10 hour car drive), but about one hour before we arrived at the holly ground they closed the camping ground and festival as there was too much rain, mud, wind etc. so we had a few nice days in Hamburg and were sad that we had no chance to attend the festival. well, at least we have tickets for 2024. see'ya all there.

Their concerts are the place where the audience is accompanied by the band. 😁 I have been there and still got goosebumps.

One of the best german bands there ever will have been. The drummer is a monster, the guitarists are magicians, the bass is THE bass and Hansi is the voice itself. I do prefer their early stuff, my fav album is "Tales from the twilight world". Later on they started to cover their music with atmosphere and keyboard sounds . Still insanely great, but not my 100% taste tbh. Great reaction. Always interesting watching especially Americans discover the "outer space". Kinda sceptical in the beginning until the eyes start to open up and smiles get wider and wider

Blind Guardian 🤘 they are touring their new album right now! Go check the new stuff out, too!

Demons & Wizards - 2 Songs - Live at Wacken Open Air 2019 🤟

you like storys? try "unleash the archers - awakening"

You might have pulled up the other Bard Song. Blind Guardian has two songs called the Bard Song. The first, The Bard Song-In the Forest, is what they played and is pretty much their iconic song. The second, The Bard Song-The Hobbit, is pretty much a retelling of The Hobbit.

Yes Valhalla is where we want to go but not easy to get into

They're touring. I plan on seeing them in May. Pretty excited!

I was there and had no voice the next day😌 Blind Guardian is unbelievable...so kind guys❤ Cheers from Germany 🤘🇩🇪

The closest thing, Gathering of the Juggalos. Attendance and security. Never gone outta country. Waken is my only reason!

I saw them in Melbourne Australia. Was amazing

Nice reaction, will look forward to your channel :)

He won, he got rid of the god(s). But in doing so he realized what was lost. A way of living, a code to adhere to. I say that as an atheist. If there's nothing left to pick up the pieces, a loss of faith can be devastating.

Nice react, bro. Two great suggestions: Angra - Nova Era (Live in SP) and Shaman - Fairy Tale (Ritualive)

I was at a show in Stuttgart a few days ago, right up front with some self painted flags and it was fucking magical

they totally won

Great reaction! I'd love to see you react to more Blind Guardian. Songs like The Last Candle, Imaginations from the Other Side, or Deliver us from Evil from thr latest album. But really, every song of theirs is amazinf for me.

FIREEE the crowd!!!!

Not bad, but in 2006 crowd during Valhalla's was absolutely crazy

Just last Saturday I was at a the Blind Guardian concert in Offenbach (Ger.) and it has been like this since my first attendance in 2005 - *everybody* knows *every* song, even the new ones - it's just obligatory and *of course* everyone always sings *the Bards Song* (In the Forrest, there's also the bards Song: The Hobbit; just not as popular) in the later third of *any* BG show.^^ Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

The Bards song is somewhat like the unoffical Anthem of Blind Guardian. You don't have to be a fan of the band to know this song by your heart, i think every german metalhead can sing this song word by word. Source, i'm no BG fan and i can sing the song with eyes closed. :D

In 1998 Blind Guardian did a concept album based on Tolkien's "The Silmarillion". I would suggest the live Wacken version of Nigfhtfall from that album. I think its Wacken 2011.

This is how we Germans were, are, and will be!!!!

If you think this is sick you should see them live. Being absolutely shitfaced shouting valhalla chorus or singing bards song with god knows how many other shitfaced people is something else. The show i was at people kept singing valhalla for good 15-20 minutes after the song was already over, it was the funniest shit. They tried to start the next song but everyone was going so loud they couldn't really start, Hansi was laughing his ass off and asking people if they could start the next song and people just kept going with the valhalla. Good times, pissed my pants that night too.

Reaction to "The Bard's Song & Valhalla" There's only one thing left to do. Just hit the like button. ;)

Now go to "en livstid I krig" by sabaton. Allmost as powerfull crowd engagement

Please stop reading the lyrics out loud - either put CC on (if it's there), or else we can look them up...

You see Bruce, this will not happen in the US. Europe festivals are different!

People paid a lot of money and then did the singing themselves...could have done that at home! (Only joking!)

They did not win. It’s a lament. They lost their Norse gods to…Christianity and it’s new god.