I'm boycotting every business that interupts this masterpiece.

Whoever put ads in the middle of this song deserves the blood eagle.

The song's title can be found in the Mesogothic Anglo-Saxon glossary as "In-Maidjan", which means "deceptively change" or "corrupt". This makes sense since the entire story within the album consists of a peaceful village that is corrupted by having to go to war. Therefore, Proto-Germanic seems to be the language. Harigasti Teiwa Harigasti Teiwa "is a clear Germanic reference to the Negau helmet. This helmet contains several Etruscan alphabet inscriptions that include the words" Harigasti teiwa which are the first words of the song. This could be translated as Harigast (the priest) although it could also mean, the priest of Teiwaz (Tyr). "Harigast" is often (not always) seen as a personal name and that it could be made up of the words "harjaz" (army, troop, warband, war) and gastiz (stranger, guest). The forms "Hari" and "gast" is particularly found in west-germanic. As such the name could mean "war guest" or "foreign army". Tawol Athodu - I accept the invitation. Ek Erilaz - I am a runemaster. The word has been interpreted to mean magician or runemaster. The word is an ablaut variant of count and it is believed that it could be linguistically related to the name of the tribe of the Heruli or Herulos. The Heruli were a Germanic tribe from Scandinavia that was invaded by the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. So it is probably simply an old military title of Germanic provenance. Owlthuthewaz - owlthu (glorious) thewaz (servant). Means servant of the glorious Niwaremariz - Priest of the god "Ullr" / famous, renowned. From the proto-Germanic term Wulþuz (glory) wolþu- is possibly a reference to a God, surely the God Ullr. Saawilagar Hateka - My name is Sawilagaz. Harja - Army - leader of the army; commander; Warrior Wuotani Ruoperath Wuotani - Oh, Wodan! Ruoperath - famous and brilliant. This could be interpreted as the following: I, Priest Harigast. Aaccept the invitation (to battle) I am the Heruli. I am a renowned priest of Ullr. They call me Warrior. Oh, Wodan the famous and brilliant! The next chant are the names of the 24 Norse runes of the Elder Futhark. This is also known as runic song. Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raidho, Kenaz, Gebo, Wunjo, Hagal, Naudhiz, Isa, Jera, Eihwaz, Perthro, Algiz, Sowelu, Tiwaz, Berkano, Ehwaz, Mannaz, Laguz, Ingwaz, Dagaz, Othala. In English: Wealth, Aurochs, Thorn, Divine Breath, Travel, Torch, Gift, Joy, Hail, Need, Ice, Harvest, Tree, Luck, Elk, Sun, Creator, Birch tree, Horse, Man, Water, Fertility, Day, Home. Odin, prepare for battle! A hug.

I’m not dying until I see Heilung live.

Normally I hate live recordings because I feel the cheering is always interrupting the music. But here? It feels so organic like they're singing it at a bonfire and there's a massive crowd dancing all around hooting and hollering. This sounds, by far, MUCH better than the studio recording. This one emanates raw, unconstrained power. And I love it.

I discovered this band while lying in the hospital after breast cancer surgery. Dark room. Alone. In pain. Headphones and iPhone. Listened to everything I could find-for hours. Felt stronger. Alive. A warrior. Makes sense Heilung means cure, healing.

0 autotune 0 cars 0 money 100% praise of Odin

Me: *preparing to go to the gym* Me: *plays heilung* Me: *now preparing for battle*

Everybody gangsta till the trees start speaking Proto-Germanic

Whoever put ads in the middle of this deserves to have wet socks for the rest of their life

Maria's voice is so pure and otherworldly, this isn't a concert...this is literally Heilung taking us back in time

From a musical standpoint. The fact that their main verse is 27 beats still shocks my senses every time I hear it.

This isn't a concert This is a bloody experience

Imagine being a Roman legionnaire. Sitting in your camp waiting for a battle the next day and you hear this in the distance but sung with a chorus of 100,000 voices. In the trees. In the dark. Far. Far from home. Dudes had balls.

Everyone’s talking about Maria’s incredible solo in the later part of the song and her chanting with the other singers (both instances are incredible) but what really shook me was her banshee howl at 2:37. Seriously that sounded like a demon had come to reap my soul when I first heard it.

I introduced Heilung to my partner and he loved them, too, which was fucking great. We watch their live sets on KZfaq all the time and talk about how amazing it would be to watch them in person. Turns out they’re touring Australia next year and we looked up buying tickets but they were $348 each so we agreed we couldn’t afford it (also out of our city so add in costs for travel and accommodation). This morning was Christmas morning and among other gifts, my partner totally surprised me to say the he had booked us two nights stay in Sydney AND tickets to see Heilung play in Sydney 😭😭 I am soo fucking excited to see them, finally, for myself!!!

This was the most hardcore teeth brushing session I've ever done in my life

Imagine camping with these guys

I hope this kind of music never dies. This is our roots and it doesn't matter who you are, this music makes you feel something. It's something old and ancient but you feel it in you and it brings people together, especially with nature.

with her voice she can control all 5 elements of the nature. So powerful.

The Elder Futhark rune alphabet chant @3:53 mark: ᚠ - f - Fehu ᚢ - u - Ūruz þ - þurisaz ᚨ - a - Ansuz ᚱ - r - Raidō ᚲ - k - Kenaz or Kauną ᚷ - g - Gebō ᚹ - w - Wunjō ᚺ - h - Hagall (Old Norse*in the chant) Hag(a)laz (reconstructed Proto-Germanic) ᚾ - n - Nuadiz ᛁ - i - Isa (Old Norse*in the chant) Isaz (Proto-Germanic) ᛃ - j - Jēra ᛇ - ï/æ - īwaz / ēwaz ᛈ - p - Perþō ᛉ - z - Algiz ᛊ / ᛋ - s - Sōwilō ᛏ - t - Tiwaz ᛒ - b - Berkanan (Berkano*in the chant) ᛖ - e - Ehwaz ᛗ - m - Mannaz ᛚ - l - Laguz ᛜ / ᛝ - ŋ (ng) - Ingwaz ᛞ - d - Dagaz ᛟ - o - Ōþala

Can you imagine the amount of work that goes into memorizing an hours worth of an ancient language that you dont speak?

maria's part in this is probably the most beautiful thing i have ever heard in my entire life. i've listened to this so many times and every time it feels like the first time hearing it. i have to literally stop whatever it is i'm doing and just let it go through me

The dark, subtle throat singing starting at 3:12 is vastly underrated

People who knew Heilung before Hellblade, good for you People who discovered Heilung thanks to Hellblad, good for you, too! We are all brothers and sisters!!

Side Effects of Heilung include: spear making, beard growth in men, a feeling of power and a warrior spirit in women. If the urge to strip naked and howl at the moon lasts for more than 3 hours consult your local shaman.

Maria's voice is just ✨ heavenly ✨

The runes sung in a circle… This is a chant of protection that can’t be easily broken.

Listened to this while shaving. Sacrificed myself to the gods.

first time listening: its ok. second time listening : its good. third time listening: TAWOL ATHODUEK ERILAZ OWLTHUTHEWAZNIWAREMARIZ SAAWILAGARHATEKA HARJA

That woman has complete control and mastery of her voice! Absolutely stunning!

My friends and family don't get it but there is something about this music I crave and can't get enough of.

Romans hearing this in the middle of the night in german forest: Current objective:survive

Lyrics expanded or why I love this song. 1. *harigasti teiva* This inscription was found on one of the so called Negau helmets, written in Etruscian alphabet (there are some conspicuous similarities to the runic alphabet!). Dated back ca. 350 BC - 200 BC, though the inscription is younger, still these may be in fact the earliest attested resp. oldest known words written in Germanic at all! Yet there is something odd about their appearance: As obvious as Harigasti matches the reconstructed Germanic compounds _Harja-gastiz_ , therefore read as the name of the helmets owner, it's hard to avoid the fact that such personal name never became widely used, no Gothic Harigasts, no Old Norse Hárgastr or Hergestr, no Old English Heregiest, only once at least there were few persons named Herigast in Old High/Low German. Although Harigasti represents the first sound shift (Grimm's law) in a seemingly finished state, yet around 120 BC the names of the Cimbri and Teutones still appear in a reverse shape when romanized Chimbri and Theudones should be expected - therefore still provoking tempestuous debates today. The most logical opinion may be the Romans received both names via Celtic transmission. because solving their linguistic inconsistency by labeling them just as Celtic tribes (utterly ignoring what some Roman authors stated) doesn't simply work. Wandering southward they raided other Germanic and Celtic tribes as they also confederated with Celtic tribes, e.g. their leader's name _Boiorix_ (Celt. _Boio-rîkos, Boio-rîx_ > Germ. _Boio-rîkaz_ ) obviously traces back to the Boii they met in nowadays Bohemia (lat. _Boiohaemum_ = actually a loanword brought to Romans by Germanic tongue, meaning homeland of the Celtic Boii, a compound of Celtic _Boio-_ > Germ. _*Baia-haima_ ). And the Cimbric name _Gaesorix_ appears latinized for Celt. _Gaiso-rîkos, Gaiso-rîx_ which in turn might have been a celtisized form of Germ. _Gaiza-rîkaz_ (Goth. _Gaisarîks_ = Geiseric) Nevertheless, ancient scholars considered them both Teutones and Cimbri to be Germanic, aside the fact, that some labeled the Jutlandic peninsula (Jylland) as „chersonesus cimbrica“ resp. Greek „kimbrikè chersónesos“ = „Cimbrian peninsula“. I know, far off topic: it's overall important for this matter to mention both Danish regions Himmersyssel (older: _Himbersysæl_ ) and Thyland (older: _Thythæsysæl_ ), whether some Celto-philes like it or not. Tracing back to Proto-Germanic stems _himbra-_ and _þeudana-_ 2. *Tawo-laþodu* Bracteate II 189 near Trollhättan (Västergötland) between 200-600 CE read: _tawô laþôdu_ „(I) prepared (the) invitation“ could be taken as a funny reference for this song itself: „Let's get the party started“ 3. *ek erilaz* „I the Earl “ (the Heruli tribe to *Erula/*Erila? Otherwise they belong to _heru-_ ) Northwest-Germanic _erilaz / erilaR_ a title found on a few inscriptions that continues in Old Norse _jarl_ . See Old English _eorl_ (some may think of the „Eorlingas“ = the ones descending of Eorl, in LOTR) where in Modern English „earl“ is still used. Goth. _„ik airils (irils?)“_ OHG. _„ih erl“_ OE. _„ic eorl“_ 4. *owlþuþewaz - niwajemariz* Thorsberg chape ca. 200 CE read: _„Wolþu- = Wulþu-þêwaz, ni-waije-mâriz“_ „Wulþuz-thew“ „*not-woe-mere“ = Servant of Ullr / *Wuldor - the not bad famous one = the renowned one“ Goth. _„Wulþus-þius, ni-wai-mêris“_ OHG. _„Wuldar-dio, ni-wê-mâri“_ OE. _„Wuldor-þeo, ni-weo-mǣre“_ 5.(ek erilaz) *sawilagaz haiteka* Lindholm amulet around 200/300 CE read: first interpretation: _„Ek erilaz - sa Wilagaz haiteka“_ „I (the) earl - the wily hote-I“ (the keen/deceitful I'm called) O.N. _„Ek jarl - sa Vílagr heitek“_ Goth. _„Ik airils (irils) - sa Weilags haitik“_ (ik haito) OHG. _„Ih erl - der Wîlago heizzih“_ (ih heizzu) OE. _„Ic eorl - se Wîliga hâtic“_ (ic hâte) second interpretation: _„Ek erilaz - Sawilagaz haiteka“_ „I (the) earl - Sawilagaz hote-I“ 1. = Sunny / 2. Saiwilagaz? = Souly ON _„Ek jarl - Sólagr heitek“_ Goth. _„Ik airils (irils) - Sunnaga (Sauilaga) haitik“_ / _ Saiwalaga haitik_ OHG. _„Ih erl - Sunnago (*Sôligo?) heizzih“_ / _Sêlago heizzih_ OE. _„Ic eorl - Sunniga (*Sôliga?) hâtic“_ / _Sæliga hâtic_ 6. *harja* Vimose comb 120 CE, probably the oldest known inscription in Elder Futhark. As in Harigasti,the element was commonly used adressing a warrior. Especially the large data we have from personal names. In the first century a Batavian named _Chariovalda_ , he bore one of the most common Germanic names: Hariwald, Harald, Heralt, Herold, Harold etc. 7. *fehu ûruz þurisaz ansuz raido kênaz…* The reconstructed names of the runes in their supposed Proto-Germanic shape based on early manuscripts written around the 8th and 9thcentury containig runic alphabets, also found on the Frankish-German continent, many of them trace back to an Anglo-Saxon origin, like the Isruna-Manuscript (9th century, St. Gallen, Cod. Sangg. 270) influenced by Old High German, another list of Anglo-Saxon runes was found in the Alcuin-MS. (8th / 9th century, Vienna, Cod. Vind. 795), followed by the one time only attested names of the Gothic letters on the back of the same folio. Also the Hrabanic-Runes (the monk Hrabanus Maurus, his OHG name Hraban literaly means Raven) or so called Marcomannic Runes, which are still a mystery, partially influenced by Anglo-Saxon runes, they may be in fact remnants of the otherwise unknown continental Germanic tradition (Suebic>Alemannic/Frankish) of the pre-Christian era. Examples of just a few mythological names we will clearly recognize: ansuz - aza (Goth. ans / anza > âza?) Alcuin Gothic / _anseis_ plural in Jordani Getica - os (O.E. ôs) Alcuin A-S / Isruna _oos_ / plural dative _êsa_ in the Lacnunga: Wið færstice - ans (OHG. ans) cf. names Ansberaht, Ansgêr, Anshelm, Ansolf etc. - as (Proto-Norse *ans- > O.N. áss) s. Edda Tîwaz - tyz (goth. *Teiws [*Tîws] > *Tius) Alcuin Gothic - ti (O.E. Tîw) Alcuin A-S / Isruna / cf. tîwesdæg = tuesday - ziu (OHG. Zîw > Ziu) Hraban Marcomannic Runes / cf. *zîwestac > zîestac = Zeistag - tyr (Proto-Norse *TiwaR > *TiuR > O.N. Týr) s. Edda / plural _tívar_ = gods / týsdagr > tisdag Ingwaz (cf. Ingvaeones) - enguz (Goth. *Iggws read *Ingws > *Ingus) - ing (O.E. Ing) s. _frea ingwina_ in Beowulf (Ingwina-Frea) - ing (O.N. Yngvi, Ing-) s- Ingvy-Freyr - ing, inc (OHG. Ing) cf. names Ingberaht, Inghild, Ingmâr, Ingolf 8.**wuotani ruoperath* (th ht) I've never heard of these words, first I thought the only reference to connect both components at least might have been commented in Grimm's Deutsche Mythologie (Teutonic Mythology), even there no signs are given. We know, there is a mythological figure named Ruprecht in Germany (in Tyrol/Austria also kown as Krampus). Old High German _„Hruodberaht / Hruodbperaht > Ruodberht, Ruodbreht“_ (Rubrecht, Ruprecht / Rubert, Rupert, Robert … OE _Hrôþbeorht_ > Robert) both elements of _Ruprecht_ O.H.G „(h)ruod“ + „beraht“ mean the „famous+bright“ one (bright=shining, glory) and are often considered to be attributes, based on a pre-Christian figure, likely _Wuotan_ himself, s. The Wild Hunt in the Alemannic terms Wüetisheer/Wuetesheer (O.H.G _Wuotanes heri_ > NHG _Wutens Heer_ ) an army of dead/ghosts lead by Wuotan (Wodan) during the nights after Christmas, with a link to the so called _Perchtenläufe_ in Bavarian/Alpine regions. Also a faint look at the hypothetical Bavarian goddess „Perchta“ next to the term Rauhnächte for the Twelfth Night (OHG _rûh-nahti_ = etym. _rough nights_ ), _Rûh-perchta_ obviously implies „ _Ruodperht_ “ = „Ruprecht“ . Certainly it shouldn't be attached to much importance on it, even if there were connections, but one cannot deny it is incredible eye-catching (!!!) - So, whether these words „Wuotani ruoperaht“ do exist or not, it's most likely to read in a vocative case „Oh, Wuotan (the) famous and bright one“, but wuotan-i could also suggest a dativ case "(to) Wuotan, the famous and bright one ", depending on the virtue of the piece of metal or stone this inscription was written. About the spelling of Wodan, Wotan, Wuotan etc. in short: _Wuotan_ is the actual standardized and seldom attested Old High German form next to the earlier _Wôdan_ (the oldest known evidence of the name, the runic inscription of the Nordendorf fibula _„wodan“_ in the 6th century, Paulus Diaconus Historia Langobardorum _„uuotan, uuodan_ ). Even _uuodan_ in the Merseburger Charms has to be read as uuuodan (Wuodan) actually, Germanic ô appears completely diphthongized throughout both charms! Cf. place names as found in the Breviarium St. Lulli _wuodensberg / wuodaneshusun / wuoteneshusun_ . Compare the unattested Old Low Franconian (Old Dutch) „Wuodan“ (hence _Woeden_ in _Woensdag_ ) In the late Middle Ages the so called Nachtsegen mentions a _wutan_ and _wutanes her_ , a rather mysterious piece written in a form of dialect older than the mansucript itself, the supposed Middle German dialect is indicated by the reducing of O.H.G and M.H.G „uo“ to the monophthong u, as it then became a main feature of the standardized spelling of New High German ( _wuotan_ > _Wuten_ cf. guot > gut) unlike Upper German dialects, where we still speak the diphthong ( _Wueten_ - see Alemannic: _Wuete_ < _Wuetesheer, Wüetisheer_ , in my own dialect it would be _Wuata_ ).Though as it seems common sense, the modern usage of „Wotan“ has to be nothing more than a created spelling by Wagner, one may not forget the Langobardic „wotan“.

Lyrics: Harigasti Teiwa Tawol Athodu Ek Erilaz Owlthuthewaz Niwaremariz Saawilagar Hateka Harja Fehu Uruz Thurisaz Ansuz Raidho Kenaz Gebo Wunjo Hagal Naudhiz Isa Jera Eihwaz Perthro Algiz Sowelu Tiwaz Berkano Ehwaz Mannaz Laguz Ingwaz Dagaz Othala Gleiaugiz Eiurzi Au Is Urki Uiniz Ik

I don’t go to church anymore after I discovered this band. When I feel that my spirit needs healing I listen to the rhythm of the drums and this woman’s angelic voice and I’m so much better afterwards. Heilung thank you so very much for this beautiful message.

I see loads of people complaining about new people comming because of hellblade, but i have been a folk metal listener for 3 years and just now discovered the band because of hellblade, new people are enjoying not because is some kind of trend, but because the band is really good.

That vocal solo of Maria Franz is one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I’ve ever heard in music, across all songs and genres. The instrumentals backing her are an absolute perfect fit. That whole part of the song just puts me into a trance every time.

ok I have to express utter admiration as a classically trained musician here: When they're singing the main verse (aka the Elder Futhark rune names) they're singing it in 7/4 DO YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO PLAY/SING ANYTHING IN 7/4????? these guys REALLY know their stuff!!!!

Maria's vocal range is amazing.......the theatrical aspect of this performance is stunning........

I played this to my bonsai and now it's Yggdrasil...

*Is enjoying listening to Heilung but an Ad comes up* "Odin isn't pleased."

At this point I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve rewatched this video, and still, every single time I’m enraptured. After seeing them live every time I hear their music it just feels 10 times more powerful.

There is something about Heilung that makes me feel better. Coming from someone who has suffered depression for years now. Every time I've felt really low, their music helps bring me back. Amazing :-)

Really annoying when you get to a nice trance then get jolted out of it by an applebees commercial

KZfaq really knows how to kill a vibe with ads 😒

I feel my Pre-Christian Anglo-Saxon roots resonating with this song.

I've been without my anti depressants for over a week now, I was starting to feel the worst I've felt in a while and yesterday I discovered Heilung and I don't even feel like I need them anymore, this music fills you with such a sense of power, strength and confidence. I adore this.

I'm trying to imagine a world where a band like Heilung is invited onto the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson back in the 60's, and the ensuing freakout from the general American population who would undoubtedly see this music as "Satanic"; and I can't help but marvel at how much musical tastes have changed over a few short decades. For people who say that there's no good music being made anymore, my response to you is that you're not looking hard enough.

Welcome people of HellBlade. We've been waiting for you. Sit down, stay a while. May Odin bless you.

This masterpiece resonates in me 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 greetings from a Tengrian girl and Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

A Warning! Once you have seen Heliung live....nothing else...NOTHING compares.

Pure notes, no vibrato, closed vowels.... Lady can sing.

I’m so happy Hellblades going to bring more people to Heilung.

Listening to this always strengthens my resolve when I’m down. Something about the energy of this is just so lifegiving in a very ancient animalistic sense.

Being somebody with Germanic, Nordic, and Anglo-Saxon root in my family tree, I love this music. I feel it connects me with my ancestors more than anything else.

"I'm a musician" "What do you play?" "The bones" My gym playlist is mostly heilung

The reason why everyone was so quiet was because we all were in a trance. I talked to people the next day and they all said it was the craziest thing I have ever experienced yet the best thing ever😍

Maria's voice is just pure ✨magick✨

Her voice is the single most beautiful thing in existence

To Corrupt Come, guest Tyr For this invocation I, the Rune Master, servant of Odin, call upon the one of the Sun to aid our army Ha Hu Hi He Ho He Hi Ha Hu Wealth, Aurochs, Thorn, Divine Breath, Travel, Torch, Gift, Joy, Hail, Need, Ice, Harvest, Tree, Luck, Elk, Sun, Creator, Birch tree Horse, Man, Water, Fertility, Day, Home Odin, prepare for battle! The title itself can be found in Mœso-Gothic Glossary from Anglo-Saxon as "In-Maidjan" which means "to change deceitfully" or "to corrupt". This makes sense since the entire story within Heilung's album consists of a peaceful village being corrupted by having to go to war. Therefore, Proto-Germanic seems to be the language this is from. "Harigasti Teiwa" is a Germanic reference to the Negau Helmet that contains various inscriptions including the words "harigasti teiwa(z)" which means "Harigast the priest". Though it could also mean "war god" since "hari" can be translated to war/warbringer, "gasti" as guest/person, and "teiwa(z)" as "god". Teiwa(z) (spelled as Tiwaz) is also the proto-Germanic name for the Norse God, Týr. For the sake of the song's theme, I went with "Come, guest Tyr" as this line was about invoking a God for war. Part of "Ek Erilaz Owlthuthewaz Niwaremariz Saawilagar Hateka Harja" can be found in the Lindholm Amulet where the line "ekerilazsa[w]ilagazhateka" or "Ek erilaz Sawilagaz haite'ka" is carved. Based on what wikipedia says about this: "This translates to "I am (an) erilaz (a rune master), I am called the wily" (or "I am called Sawilagaz). If the word in first line is translated as a name, Sawilagaz means "the one of the Sun (Sowilo)." If the word is translated as "the wily" or "crafty one" or "deceitful one," then it may be related to a byname of Odin or another god." We can use this to help translate. "Harja" from Anglo-Saxon means "army". "Ha Hu Hi He Ho He Hi Ha Hu" means nothing other than a chanting. The next bit are just names for Old Norse runes from the elder futhark, also known as the rune chant. They hold no particular meaning together in a sentence and instead are just supposed to be individual names. I did translate the runes in the chant based off their meanings but, again, did not put them into a sentence considering that that would be like trying to say the alphabet as a sentence. Note: certain runes (such as Ingwaz (Ing) and Perthro) can have slightly different translations based on the source. "Wuotani Ruoperath" seems to mean "Odin, prepare for battle" in Old High German. "Au Is Urki" (actually Alu Is Urki) can be heard in the last line of their last song "Hamrer Hippyer" where it means "May it be of help" or "may it heal/stop them" in Old Norse. Though i wasn't able to find anything on the other lines in the last bit, so I only translated Alu Is Urki.

The sound engineers deserve an OSCAR for this. Get the Blu Ray version of this show and you will feel the sound of the mother Earth. Guaranteed!

The entire experience is next level powerful and Maria's vocals from 7:44 are like another dimension altogether. Those who saw this live were truly blessed. Thanks so much for sharing this powerful musical experience.

her voice.....😢❤wow...just wow....my DNA is shaking...

Im really happy Heilung is getting more recognition since the Hellblade announcement. Theyre really an incredible band.

Headphones + closed eyes make one able to hear all the many nuances melting into one perfect flawless 12 minutes harmony, and to really realize how talented these people are. Her voice is out of this world, sometimes it sounds more like an instrument than that of a human voice.

Prehistoric drums were often meant to simulate the beating of a heart. It’s how many cultures were able to attain trance and ecstasy states. It’s not just audibly grounding but physically as well, with the vibrations of the drums and dancing of feet.

Got to see them in Greensboro this week and this was their opener. Words cannot express how the roof of that place tore fucking OFF once those drums started. Absolutely insane, mind-bending amounts of energy.

I heard this song while making breakfast. It ended by making a human sacrifice to the gods.

Listening to them always makes me feel like we've all strayed too far from where we are supposed to be as animals, and the what we've done to the world is unforgivable. That I'm not supposed to be sitting at my computer in a room on the third story of a concrete building, in an urban sprawl with no real wilderness for a hundred miles around me, and working at a job I hate day in and day out. It makes me feel like there has to be more to life than this

This music takes away my fear of going outside, staying inside for days, so much so that I am actually coming to see you live next January, which for me in a crowd that size will be a huge achievement for me, I don't even like getting on a bus lol. I feel stronger mentally. May the God's bless you and all the Heilung Tribe.

I was fortunate to be a part of a Heilung crowd this summer. It was different from every other show I've ever seen. An absolutely remarkable experience.

Assassins creed Valhalla: we have the Vikings show composer for our soundtrack Hellblade 2: we have Vikings for our soundtrack

I am 78 I want to go to bed,I need my sleep,BUT I CANNOT TURN THIS OFF, FAN TASTIC

I love you heilung, Maria your voice is the voice of the universe.

Thank you Senua for bringing me here....."Tawol Athodu"

If the aliens ever come for war this better be humankind’s battle song

"The wi-fi password is on the back of the router." The password on the back of the router: 3:54

How come I never heard this band before? This is a masterpiece! So beautiful. So primal.

My Pagan brothers and sisters, our Gods are calling us home, in this dark world where our people are being demonized. Stay strong, I love you all.

Romans: Why do I hear boss music?

So basically this is a badass proto-germanic version of the alphabet song

For those who have played Skyrim this sounds like music that the foresworn would dance to.

I get tears and goosebumps Every time I hear Marias voice

I seriously am blown away by Maria's singing. When she's singing and holding those notes with the drums in the background my entire body gets goosebumps the hairs on my arms stand up my eyes get very watery and my breathing gets heavier. Not exaggerating I mean this literally. I see myself running in a field much like a wheat field on a sunny day gentle breeze blowing, everything seems in slow motion. I seriously feel different when I listen to them. As I've stated in others videos of this same concert. I feel so comfortable so relaxed. I feel a sense of familiarity something seems familiar and I can't explain it. I feel as if I'm remebering myself of a different life. I love this group. Maria has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard and is my favorite female singer. The male singers throat singing are very talented and as a whole they sing so well together

I worked at a used bookstore, and one of our regulars is a guy about 65 or so who is a music fanatic. Any style, any era, he will listen to it. He has stories of meeting every band you've ever heard of from the 60s and 70s when they passed though Cleveland. My wife and I love trying new music, and he came in one day and handed her a piece of paper with "Heilung: LIFA" on it. She said she would listen to it later on lunch break. He quickly held up his hand. "No." You have to watch the video of the whole live performance. Trust me." Of course, we did. When she went home she brought up the video of the performance, figuring she could try it for a few minutes as the performance began, then she would have dinner. She said she suddenly noticed that the performance was ending, it had been an hour, and she had not thought of food or anything else. The music had CONSUMED her.

A friend recommended this song to me, I never thought that a simple song can put you in a trance so fast, this song gives me enormous warmth from inside and I don't understand why, and I can't stop listening to this song, I think this song is addictive ,is curious i think.

As a Mexican proud of his native roots I feel like I can mutually share my culture with people of both Nordic and Germanic people also close to their native roots. I feel we would find more similarities than differences in each other setting aside language and skin color.

Everyone - A band that doesn't play Metal will never be accepted into the Metal community.. Heilung - Hold our antlers..

found my way to the viking music during my ongoing fight against depression..... today i found Heilung and i already feel energized and stronger :)

I just found out about them tonight, and I'm completely blown away. I didn't even know that this was a thing, that music like this existed. There's something so primal, so innately human about this, it's incredible.

I listen to this while i sleep

Brace yourselves, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice fans will be here soon!

Welcome to the tribe Hellblade fans.

*Katame Kothriis posted this four months ago on another video and I felt so happy about knowing this that I just had to copy it here. Katame incase your post is here already you now are here twice. Thank you!* This song is actually a hymn for the god Tyr, who is the God of War and Justice. This is essentially a war chant, something said by the rune master as a sort of blessing over the warriors who are about to fight. They are saying *"Tawol Athodu Ek Erilaz Owlthuthewaz Niwaremariz Saawilagar Hateka Harja"* which means "I, the Rune Master, servant of Odin, call upon the one of the Sun to aid our army". The second part of the chant are the runes themselves which are elements of nature. The chant is as follows: *"Fehu Uruz Thurisaz Ansuz Raidho Kenaz Gebo Wunjo Hagal Naudhiz Isa Jera Eihwaz Perthro Algiz Sowelu Tiwaz Berkano Ehwaz Mannaz Laguz Ingwaz Dagaz Othala"* believe it or not they are actually speaking in old norse/futhark. The specific dialect is an older version of Icelandic which in itself is the closest to old Norse. Also, most of the vocalisations are meant to sound animalistic, as norse beliefs and Seiður magic have strong connections with animals and nature.

Does anyone get the urge to dance this around a "bonfire"?

Growing up in a Swedish family, I heard many times the phrase; “just hope Freyja doesn’t sing”.... Now I understand....

This should be played in schools. Not only to summon odin, but also for children to learn runes.

Saw them for the first time last night and they were absolutely incredible. This was the first song that introduced me to them and hearing this live... I felt like I left the venue a completely different person. I cannot wait to see them again.

Maria is the greatest vocalist ever. period.