No matter what the subject, folk metal just seems to uplift me when I listen to it. This was a great example and I enjoyed every minute.

'tell me how it is when you close your eyes and flow with the waves for eternity' - what a poetry

A really nice reaction! I love how inquisive you are and how you informed yourself about the band beforehand.

Hi mate, realy nice one... 👍🤘 May I suggest " FAUN feat. ELUVEITIE - GWYDION", german pagan folk meets swiss folk metal, truly a masterpice in my opinion... Stay safe and greetz from Germany

Saltatio Mortis - Finsterwacht is another amazing video. It features Blind Guardian and the video is an experience.. and has subtitles

Bill, thank you so much for doing such an awesome review of my song request! I think of all the metal sub-genres, folk metal is what I love the most. It’s the instruments that add so much balance and beauty to the music. Both Saltatio and Faun are incredible bands but when Faun teams up with others and adds their touch the results are unbelievable. Take for instance Faun and Eluveitie teaming up on the song Gwydion. A must-see! I will give this song a try on my gurdy and see what I can make of it!

I have been a big fan of Faun since 2011. They were in the USA at a Pagan festival in Oregon in 2016?? I love Oliver's voice. The original female vocalists Katja and Fiona were also incredible. There was a shift in vocalists just before the pandemic, a few tried out but not that exceptional then the newest 2 female vocalists turned out excellent. Try "Federkleid", or "Sonnenreigen", to get a good feel for them or for something darker more Viking-like vibe, "Odin" guest lead vocalist from Wadruna (Norway). Feuerswchanz is another excellent Folk Metal Band. Also try Deloraine from the Czech Republic "Ragnarok" music video or any of their Witcher songs. Another amazing German Metal A ccapello band is Van Canto (6 vocalists and a drummer). Great reaction❤️👍 I am such a big international Metal Folk fan. So many talented people out there😂 🥰🥰Much love from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦

great reaction

Only two people in this video are from Saltatio the singer with the full beard (Alea) and the backpipe player (Luzy) the rest is from Faun. Saltatio Mortis (or SaMo for short) is a Folk Metalband from the city of Stuttgart, and your pronouciation was pretty good. Faun is a Neo Pagan/ Folk band from the city of Munich, normally they only use medieval instruments in their music For Faun some songs: * Walpurgisnacht (the Walpurgisnacht is a pre christian holyday among Wicca and Heathens it's on the 30th of April) * Federkleid (skirt of feathers also the plumage of birds is sometimes calledf Federkleid in german) * And of cause the masterpiece Faun feat Eluveitie - Gwydion SaMo have also some english songs like: * My mother told me * Prey for the hunter * Dragonborn come feat Lara Loft * You really should react to the song Finsterwacht by SaMo, its epic as f*ck and the video is a whole movie (also comes with english subtitles). An Ullean pipe is basically the same as a backpipe, the difference is, an Ullean doesn't have a mouthpiece but you pump the bag with your arm/ elbow.

You also have to listen to Finsterwacht from Saltatio Mortis feat. Blind Guardian - the first single from to upcoming concept album. Schwarzer Strand is the second one :) I can give you more information before, if you like?

German medieval metal is not just a rabbit hole but those of a pack of rabbits (probably one of the reasons why some people feel oversaturated with it). The confusing part about all the features in metal is, that often times only one or two members are "guests" on the main artists track but the band name gets credited (most likely because of it's greater notoriety). I already saw people in the comments mentioning SaMo's version of EC's Hypa Hypa, which is an absolute treat, and of course Feuerschwanz (foy-air-shvantz, translates to Fire Tail with the 100% intentional double meaning/ slang translation Fire Dick). They just released a cover version of Valhalla Calling by miracleofsound, a song you might be familiar with as Peyton P. and miracleofsound did a collaboration version (unfortunately there's currently some tension between those two). Members of SaMo and Feuerschwanz did work together too on several occasions. Both of SaMo's bagpipe players featured on the live version of Schildmaid (Shield Maiden) by Feuerschwanz and lead singer Alea was one of the guest vocalists on their cover of Manowar's Warriors of the World United, along with Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum) and Thomas Winkler (ex-Gloryhammer, Angus McSix), to name just a few.

1) The Hurdy Gurdy player in this video is actually the Hurdy Gurdy player of Faun and not Saltatio 😉 2) 3 of the singers (and the Hurdy Gurdy player) are from Faun

Great reaction Please more german folk metal like feuerschwanz, SaMo or InExtremo

Great Reaction ! Please look the Thirst Song from this New Up Coming Album ,,FINSTERWACHT,, with Blind Guardian, it's over 10 Minutes long and looks more a Epic Movie! Another Song from the New Album (Coming in May) is with Peyton Parrish, the Album is a Tribute to the German Fantasy Table Top/ Pen and Paper Game ,,Das Schwarze Auge,, (The Black Eye)

This song became arguably more Faun than Saltato Mortis with all three of their singers vs Alea (Jörg) from SaMo. This is from a Series of songs for the release of the latest campaign of German tabletop roleplaying game DSA Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye), similar to D&D. The first of those is Finsterwacht, feat. Blind Guardian. The Black Beach to me is about dying. A handful of Ashes floating in the wind forever, someone joining the waves and floating with them for eternity. But it's really beautiful and full of longing. If you want to see more German medieval Metal, try Feuerschwanz - Warriors of the World. A cover of the Manowar song featuring a ton of singers from Alea (Saltatio Mortis), Tomas Winkler aka Angus McFive (Gloryhammer) and Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum).

Blue Monday was from New Order. Joy Division was over after the Suizid fom Ian Curtis. Grettings from northern Germany

Fantastic ‼️There is version from “Electric Callboy (former Eskimo Callboy) with Saltatio Mortis of the song “Hypa Hypa” out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7Wge6l5qNHTY6c.htmlsi=mEvlRv4Bn4G0A4xp

This was cool! I had to go listen to Orgy's cover of Blue Monday after you mentioned it. So many people have covered that song, I forgot about their version. I still prefer the original, but then I'm old-school! 😂 I must admit, I have to be in the right mood to fully appreciate some genres of music. But I am enjoying the adventure all the same. Thank you Bill! Love to Nancy! Happy Thursday ❤

i feel like it sound a lot like blue monday from New Order. Or am i the only one?