I love how you react with written comments so it doesn't interrupt the music. I agree with you, the first experience with Heilung is amazing!

Heilung saved my ass... When my wife broke up with me after 14 years in 21, everything was so dark, lucky me I found Heilung. I watched LIFA over and over again and listened to it. It calmed me down. I thought, i REALLY thought I have seen and heard everything now as I listened to LIFA. That was until I went to a Heilung "concert" last December. Nothing, absolutely NOTHING you experience while watching these videos is even close to the experience you get when you are actually on a concert. They saved my life, and I will be forever grateful.

Heilung is a German-Danish-Norwegian Nordic ritual folk band. According to their own statements, their music is based on original artifacts and traditional texts from the Iron Age and the Viking Age. They describe their music as "amplified history from early medieval northern Europe".

I'm 77 years old and Heilung is my favorite band now went and saw them in Seattle last year best concert I've seen since tangerine dream in 2012

I am intensely pleased with how you do this. You are not interrupting every 10 seconds. You are just naturally reacting to the art. Reinforcing my own pleasure. Thank you so much.

And dont forget,this LIFA Concert this Video is from was their FIRST EVER Live Performance !

9:08 that moment when Maria calmly turns to the camera just does something to me.

Heilung Anoana the official video, won't disappoint! It's beautiful & moving.

I'm a 66 year old American and I have no idea how I found Heilung, but it may have just been a random KZfaq algorithm. They rarely fail to bring goosebumps to my arms a tears to my eyes. Their more recent single, Anoana, has even more of that effect for me.

Heilung means healing. When they are on the stage, it is not a concert, but an actual ritual with the audience participating in the healing. Their best song imo, is "Anoana" from their new album (also a reaction favorite). Some of the members, including Maria Frank, also play in another more electronic project called Euzen which I have become very fond of also. It is not so well known, so it could use some reactor love. They also have a third group called Songleikr and there is a song "Ulvetime" that you simply must hear, Sabi, even if you don't react to it, and then you will sing it softly whenever you wake in the middle of the night from then on. (Edit: I forgot to pester you about the REN - HI REN reaction I want you to do. It WILL benefit your channel and you WILL love it)

Hi Sabina, I'm in Australia and heard Heilung about 4 years ago. I love them, their music hits me very deep down in a way that no other music does. They are amazing.

Nice!!! You did run into HEILUNG...... They, call it amplified history what they perform. I'm 57years old and HEILUNG is the most awesome special kind of music i have experianced EVER!!

I discovered Heilung several years ago (LIFA). They also have albums Futha and Ofnir. The latest single I've watched is Anoana. They really should be known worldwide. They're great and I can spend much more time than I should watching them.

That song brings back the old, the power,the soul of the ancient germanic tribes. Your beautiful reaction is because went straight to your soul. Nice vedeo.

This song is so cool. As I understand it, it's about a village that just wants to have peace being forced to go to war. It starts off somber as they forge their weapons, and gets angry as they argue with those who threaten the people that just seem to want to fight them, "But you only understand the language of the sword." So poetic.

The whole "Lifa" concert is worth watching from beginning to end in one shot. A very spiritual performance. You mentioned them being dedicated: their main drum is finished in the members blood. They view the music very spiritually.

In 2018 I was in Wacken because of Nightwish. That's when I experienced Heilung for the first time. This band takes you by the hand and takes you back to a long forgotten time.

Fellow dane here, loved this too, super primal feeling, love the use of bones, shaman dresses and her vocals were soo mesmerizing!

Their rituals are just amazing, you definitely should check out the songs Othan and In maidjan, from the same concert, and Norupo and Anoana music videos.

I've been listening to this since it was released on youtube and even now watching it for probably the several hundredth time, I still get goosebumps. Lifa is an incredible show and I think it might have changed my life a little bit.

Sabina Heilung calls this type of music Amplified History. Yes it does take you to another place and time. Some of the words are from the iron age I think. I first heard this and "In Maidjan" another song by Heilung. Shortly after that I bought the Album! Others have mentioned the other group with several member of Heilung are in Euze.

I found them by accident and listened to one song and was instantly hooked. The next thing I watched was the complete performance on stage with all songs. This was a total new experience for me.

I saw them live last year. It was the most unique and amazing concert. I left that concert feeling strangely energized yet totally relaxed. What an experience!

Heilung's lead singer Maria Franz did an interview with Elizabeth Zharoff 'The Charismatic Voice' here on YT: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZrKAn9WDlaubgYE.html

I'm Bulgarian, and I studied in Denmark for 3 years. One of my danish friends introduced Heilung to me and I've been listening to them for 6 years now.

They started as musical historians! They researched and discovered all the instruments and outfits. As a metal head I found them because they got arrested for transporting human bones across borders on a metal news site! Not what I expected but I love primal music too. Whatever touches my soul. Great reaction probably close to my 1st reaction

Im German and was on a festival live and heard them. I was stunned the whole experience. Must have see Live. Much Love :D

not only was this their first live performance, but many people dont know that this was also their first time performing together also, they had only practiced over the internet among themselves, this was their first meeting of all of them in one place and at a live performance non the less, and it was perfect, totally love these guys

I'm an American truck driver and listening to any of their albums puts me in a time warp arriving at my destination ready to either decimate a village or walk amongst the clouds. One of my favorite bands. It calms me and heals me as the name says. My favorite is hamrer hippyer* not sure of the spelling but that's my time travel song

I have seen them live and it is amazing! The whole performance is a ritual from the start to the finish! I am studying to learn German and was looking for German speaking bands to immerse myself into the language when I found them. I was fixated after that and needed to learn more about them. The ritual that I saw was amazing. I could describe it as life changing because it brought compassion, understanding and some peace back into my life after seeing them. Their motto is “Remember, we are all brothers. All people, beasts, tree and stone and wind, we all descend from the one great being that was always there, before people lived and named it, before the first seed sprouted.” Listen to “In Maidjan” if you really want to hear Maria Franz true vocal talent. Her and Christopher Juul also have 2 other musical projects, Songleikr( Nordic folk ) and Euzen ( modern contemporary) Check those out as well! Enjoy!

Hello from Wisconsin (USA). I love Heilung. Their music draws us to our ancestors. So nice to see Norse/Germanic traditional sounds and voices. There is a HUGE movement in the US deconstructing from forced Christianity to our Pagon roots.

I'm an American of Japanese ancestry, with 0.0% European blood. Yet "Anoana" moved me beyond words.

Just to add to the wow factor I believe this was their first live show. This whole "ritual" as they call their shows is phenomenal. Search Heilung Lifa. I would highly recommend the official music video for a newer song called Anoana. It's very emotional. As for language I believe that they sing in roughly 13 different languages and Proto languages throughout their works.

Any European of Germanic origin will feel something when listening to Heilung, it’s in you DNA.

I LOVE watching people experience Heilung for the first time. I got to see them in Portland, Oregon in 2019. It was life changing, and anyone who had been to a Ritual knows what I mean ❤️

Just wanted to say that I really like the way you do your reactions,letting the music do it's thing,but with your 'subtitles' on screen.The way you got the whole thing was spot on(imo).You tube put me onto this band and this track was my first watch/listen,blew my jaded mind😁👍❤🇬🇧

I don't know why, but somehow the beat reminds me of "The Hu" with "Wolf Totem". I like it, it's nice for chilling.

Oho~~ Yes isn’t Heilung amazing? This video was from their first ever performance btw… They really went all out! 😳 I’m sure you’ll get lots of comments explaining their background and the content of the song, so instead I’ll give you some more “out there” recs for if you’d like to continue expanding your auditory palate~ Wagakki Band - “Homura + Akatsuki no Ito” The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu Jambinai - They Keep Silence Tanya Tagaq - Retribution Project MishraM - Cynic Machine Otyken - My Wing Remake Babymetal - Gimme Chocolate Jacob Collier - With The Love In My Heart SsingSsing - NPR TinyDesk concert Seppuku Pistols - Punk Island concert

I don't know how I found this band either but I fell in love with them right away! I want to go see a live show so much! Listening to them woke something deep in a very ancient part of my being.

I saw them live a few months ago, I have never seen a show like this...and I have been to many shows. I am also a performer, this was mind altering. In a concert hall here in Maine, the audience of about 2000 people filled the hall to capacity, you could hear a pin drop when they brought it down, and then the crowd suddenly became deafening, then quiet again. Americans, singing in old Germanic, Norse and Danish. I've never seen anything like it. Amazing! They are diehard pagan. They live this way, every day. The band leaders are Maria, the vocalist, Kai, the throat singer and Christofer Juul, the man on the left side with the horn. He is the Dane and the founder of the collective. The rest of the group is from 6 different nations. Kai smudges the stage and audience and conducts a ritual for the performers before they begin. The current show has grown. As stated by a few people, this was their first show, it has changed to include dancers who sing. I could go on, but you just need to get to one of these performances. By the way, thank you for running the video direct and not from a microphone in the room, it sounds so much better for the viewer. Also, thank you for putting your comments in text form , letting the video run and letting us all, yourself included, enjoy it. It makes a difference and it is appreciated!

I've waited for years for a reactor to discover this music. I recommended this genre to a reaction couple I watched often but I wasn't a patron and nobody else ever requested anything in this genre. I created a playlist of this type of music and called it Pagan Folk. Every year there is a gathering in Scotland called Castle Fest where LIFA often appears with other groups of similar ilk. Now that you have made your reaction, hopefully others will discover this very rich but little known branch of music. I came to learn of it through an Austrian group called Faun and their song Federkleid. It is well worth a listen. But so is REN - HI REN.

I discovered Heilung during covid whilst listening to the Vikings there music Heilung came up next so ~I thought why not. Just reading and looking at your face brought back everything I feel when I listen to it. I just wish more people would be willing just to click on a music video. Sometimes there's gems like this

It's wonderful seeing someone with ancestors pertaining to the music react in such a genuine way! :)

Did see them live this autumn together with Eivor in Stockholm. Pure magic. They`ve got much bigger show nowdays. This video was from their very first live performance. Please do more Heilung and Eivor reactions:)

Experienced this live in Sydney Australia two days ago March 2 2023 - astonishingly incredible live. So stirring. Still resonating... First encounter was with the song Traust. They performed this too - wonderful.

an instant click, i just read sabina and Krigsgaldr and thought, cool, she will like it i always think my beard grows faster when i listen to heilung :)

Hey - I loved your reaction to a real gem of the genre . The whole Lifa concert is on YT and it's nothing short of amazing! I found them through this concert which came up as a first recommendation after watching the game trailer for Hellblade2 - which they are composing the soundtrack for.

I'm English but have Nordic dna which i am extremely proud of!!I felt this in my soul!!

Loved your response. Always remember the blood of your ancestors is flowing through your veins. Always be proud of your Western kind ancestors. Blessings to you and yours coming at you from the mountains of Southern Oregon

Watch Traust live. I saw them live this past year and was by far the best experience of my life. As a citizen of Southern US this wakens my Viking soul as well. Absolutely beautiful and makes me long for something only my soul knows.

Thank you for this amazing reaction!

I saw Heilung live, it's one helluva experience! And yeah, a lot of their music sound primal and is deeply hypnotic and trance-like. Have a listen to In Maidjan, Alfadhirhaiti, Norupo, Anoana, Asja, Tenet, Othan, Traust, Hamrer Hippyer - these are pretty much all my favorites. I also recommend watching the entire Lifa show, you'll really get a sense for their theatrics and dedication to their craft.

I like that you typed out your reaction and not interrupt the performance. This music brings me home also. These songs are deep and I have no idea what they are saying. Makes me want to learn my ancestral language.

Heilung came up as a recommended listen. One of the greatest things ever recommended. Saw them in Portland. One of the greatest shows, I have seen. So primal it grabs you and shakes you.

And while we’re at it.. Wardruna - Helvegen ft. Aurora :)

I saw these live at Hammersmith in January for my birthday. Just amazing and i instantly wanted to see them again.

I saw Heilung live in London this year in January and I still can't get it out of my head. Amazing performance! Almost transports me back to the times of my ancestors who settled the UK from Denmark. ( I am Danish on Grandmother's side all the way back to the Danelaw)

I see a genuine person - I subscribe. Thank you for doing not only this video, but for the moment you decided to create this channel.

The female lead singer is Maria Franz. To get a better idea of her incredible vocal range I would suggest that you listen to "In Maidjen" which they also performed at this same live performance. One of their more recent releases "Anoana" is not only moving musically but has a beautiful video.

Thank you for such reaction- it was priceless! Thank you!

love that song, such amazing sounds and voices.. and she used to smoke, and can still produce such an angelic voice

I don't have a drop of Viking blood in me (that I know of) but this felt as if it was calling me home. Weird. Brilliant song and performance

"In Maidjan" from this same concert as well as "Norupo" (probably official video is best here) are another couple great songs from this band

Insanely beautiful, reminds me of shamanism. Throat singing and a mesmerizing beat. Thank you for introduction.

found this band a few weeks ago and havent stopped listening. Wardruna is dope af too

so glad you listened to this whole thing straight without stops, I cried the first time i heard this and i could see you felt it too.

listening this without a good headphones was a crime against art :)

I'm ethnically Danish, though living in the US. This music takes me back to earlier ages, to a trance state. I love them so much. You might try "In Maidjan". A large portion of that song is a chanting of the Runes of the Elder Futhark, a magical working. They are performing ritual, not just music. Can't wait for some more, as I always enjoy your reactions. Love you, Sabina!

We got to see them live in Pittsburg, PA (USA) last August. It was... incredible.

This was recommended to me by YT after I started looking for music that wasn't mainstream. It is very primal.

Over a year ago I came across the same piece. Been drawn to them ever since. I like to listen to Anoana and Norupo on a regular basis. I love Maria Franz's voice. It is all so hypnotic.

This is the best way to comment. No interruptions. Watch their videos. They are stunningly beautiful.

You are going to LOVE reacting to this band Sabina! You can't go wrong with any of them. One of their newest songs, Anoana is my personal favorite! "In Maidjan" from this same ritual/performance is also bone chilling. I can't wait to see more of your reactions to them!

I believe this was their very first live performance. The reaction videos started to fill my recommended strip a couple of years ago they are mesmerizing. I believe it was because of some game trailer that featured a song of theirs.

Given that they're performing in Old Norse and Proto-Norse, I can't imagine a more appropriate country than Denmark to enjoy it from.

Yes, it brings the Viking soul soaring back.

I've attended 2 Heilung rituals in the last 5 months (LA and Red Rocks), and would go again tomorrow if the opportunity arose. Simply amazing experience.

This was like seeing it again for the first time for me. Great reaction vid!

Great video. Whats really interesting to see is the transformations in your face. The multiple feelings that swirl to the surface as you delve deeper into the world that they're projection to you.

Went to watch them in Paris in 2021. Love them it's a whole experience to watch them live, they easily take me into a sort of a trance.

This is a song about war. About a village that is attacked by other tribe. I cried when I watched the original MV because the mix of the lyrics, the feeling and the images made me cry a lot and feel bad. Despite being only drawings. Fun fact: Maria is playing with human bones all the entire song. It were donated by a fan

Hello Sabina, that was awesome. The song inspired me right from the start. I immediately had the feeling that something special was happening here. I had never heard of this group before. I have to say that I live in Germany and am a big fan of Scandinavian music. Especially Sweden. These Danes totally blew me away. Of course I didn't understand the first part of the lyrics at all. And then I quickly translated the English part and that blew me away again. At first the song just sounded mystical, but not at all warlike. And then the singer started the second part and I was “at war”. I immediately thought of the Russian-Ukrainian war. This hypnotic sound was still playing in the background. And now this rough voice and the lyrics. That really tore me apart. It was nice to see that you felt the same way. The song shook you too, although perhaps for different reasons. Thank you for this presentation. A word about your site. I've only just landed on your site. And your site is one of the best. Why? The music you present is not necessarily mainstream. And you really listen to it, you're interested in it. And you don't talk in between, you use subtitles. Your comments after the song show that you're really engaged with the music and not just spouting off empty phrases. Very important, you can see what the music does to you. Absolutely honest Very pleasant, thank you. I'm looking forward to more clips from you. 🎶💖☯☮

I don't make a habit of react videos but yours was absolute glory. I love getting your thoughts as they progress, and seeing you...well react....on an emotional level...it feels very personal. I have a very similar feeling as you towards their music. It draws you in.

I first heard about them through a youtube reaction, and my first reaction was just like yours. I was, still am, amazed with them.

Found Them a couple of years ago , I've been interested ever since. They are bringing their rituals to My home town ( Melbourne , Australia ) next month. Both shows were sold out within hours.

This genre has helped my mental state so much. It's so good to listen to solo in the woods.

Honestly I can totally understand the feeling of this ritual stirring something primal, ancient and Nordic within you. I was not born in Scandinavia yet since I can remember I always collected things that had nordic themes to them and stared longingly at paintings and pictures of ragged coastlines of the north when in primary school. I finally followed my dream and heart and moved to Denmark ten years ago and everytime I hear Heiilung I feel like my ancestral roots run a bit deeper. They are absolutely stunning and can invoke so much emotion in their music. Love them and great reaction! There is also an official video version of this song that is quite interesting yet very raw to watch.

This music is mesmerizing Heilung is amazing and so unique. Yes their music has this ancient primal feeling. You feel like you're being taken way back in time. Check out the music video for "Norupo" and also "Anoana the songs are incredible and stunning visuals. Emotionally moving

Let those tears flow!! This is your culture!! You've been taught to forget it, but its there. Keep your culture!!!! 😁

Best reaction to this amazing song ever :)! More Heilung now, please!

Hi Sabina. Amazing.....just amazing. Love from Portugal

I discovered "Viking Music" on KZfaq, particularly the Fimbul Radio channel on Danheim page(?). I showed a friend of mine the channel and he really dug it as well. Later, he introduced me to Heilung and I was hooked instantly. I've always been fascinated with pagan mythology and this was the first music that truly felt spiritual to me. It still puts chills down my spine whenever I listen to it. Me and said friend that introduced me to them went to one of their "rituals" in Pittsburg this last summer and it was amazing. If there was a weekly ritual like that near where I live, I would go to it every week like church. Preferably outside under the full moon, but I guess that would be monthly. 😄

Stumbled across Heilung a while back, having been exploring "roots" music for a while from roots rock through blues and folk. I guess you can't get much more roots than this! Point is, coming from a rock and metal background I'd been thinking pretty much all had been done and where was music going to go? So I was searching and having found bands like the Hu Band, I think it was the throat singing that got me to Heilung. Now I'm pretty sure that this is the next leap forward, even if it is harking back 3,000 years. It's also surprising how many people say that this band's music has got them through hard times, considering some of it is pretty intense, but I'd venture that it really does reach down into our souls. I've seen native Americans and other animist or "tribal" people seeing a resemblance to their own rituals and that has to be telling. There are other bands in roughly this oeuvre, Skald, Warduna, Nytt Land and some others, all excellent. I do keep coming back to Heilung though. Thanks for doing this reaction.

I have "LIFA" live on vinyl because of this performance, and the track "Fylgija Futhorck". Maria Franz's voice is AMAZING!!! Their latest super catchy works include tracks called "Norupo" and "Anoana" (both absolutely incredible!!, you should check out CharismaticVoice's reactions after you give them a listen yourself!!) I'll end with a copy-paste from the "Norupo" video description, though Heilung says this about all of their music (some people take art too literally without sadly): Heilung is Amplified History from early medieval northern Europe and should not be mistaken for a modern political or religious statement of any kind. Remember, that we all are brothers All people, beasts, trees and stone and wind We all descend from the one great being That was always there Before people lived and named it Before the first seed sprouted

Have seen them live in Munich. Awesome Performance and Spiritual ride through the show.

I had only heard of them by name and my first experience was hearing them live at a festival last year. Needless to say I was blown away. The live experience is so intense with all the heavy percussion. It's more of a ritual than a concert to be honest.

They're headlining a festival I'm workign at this year, can't wait to experience this live

The lady singing her name is Maria. I saw her in an interview without costume and she is stunning...

They are amazing! Going to see them next weekend in Melbourne - can't wait! Loved the format of this reaction video btw, its jarring when the reactor repeatedly stops the video to comment. Adding in the subtitles of what you were thinking works sooo much better, at least for me. Thank you.

Heilung are my favourite contemporary group. I think that they have great ability and sound.