One thing that always strikes me: this was their first ever live performance

Maria Franz has an amazing voice!

The middle chant section is a recitation of the runic alphabet, for any who would find that interesting.

That womans voice is OUT OF THIS WORLD

Heilung don't do concerts they hold rituals.

Heilung, oh yes! Please do Krigsgaldr or Alfadhirhaiti next!

"I'm sorry if that wasn't the most entertaining reaction" Don't worry your face spoke a thousand words. You felt what most of us did and it showed. ^_^

Go watch the whole live perfomance (LIFA at Castlefest), it will blow your mind. And this was their first ever live performance :)!

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). 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! Or it could also be interpreted as: Come, guest Tyr For this invocation I, the Rune Master, servant of Odin, call upon the one of the Sun to aid our army 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!

Another group that will do this to you is Wardruna... Check out Lyfaberg and Kvitravn. For more Heilung Norupo is a good one.

Heilung is fantastic. It sends you to this primal place. Great reaction as always Thomas!

Welcome to the beginning of a new life, a life in which you now know of Heilung. It really sinks into your DNA, where you access your primal self from 10,000 years ago. They use as natural of materials as possible, made by hand. Animals skins, anters, skulls, human bones, human ash filled rattles. Pretty legit. Songs, hmmm; Alfadhirhaiti, Kriggsgaldr, Norupo, and if you want a cardio workout without doing anything, then i suggest Hamrer Hippyer, Odins healing chant.

The first part of the song is a war chant, the second part is the runic alphabet being recited over and over again, the final part is Maria Franz performing a mixture of different chants and "kulning" (herd calling traditional of Norway and Sweden). It's incredibly unique. And yes, most instruments are handmade using animals skins and bones, but also human bones... No joke. You should do yourself a favour and watch the entire LIFA live show at Castlefest. It's a life changing experience! I wished I could've been there...

Seeing this on stage is the only way you can appreciate it properly. The drums pounding through your body it’s trance inducing. It stirs something primal and ancient in us.

That lady has so much control in her voice......it's beyond amazing.

Tapping in in ancient spirits...with that you nailed it. Heilung is Not about music for itself, its meant to be Spiritual. Heilung and Wardruna are Something very Special

The primal beats are very grounding for the body. It puts roots down then her amazing voice takes the listener's essence to the heavens or the spirit world which is a higher frequency. The continuing drumbeats keep the listener grounded so the spirit can return to it after it's journey.

They are hypnotic when playing live.. i kinda fell in a trance swaying with tears in my eyes..very powerfull. Would love to see more

Krigsgaldr from the same show (fun fact: this video was made from their very first live appearance) is great! And there is a english part in the lyrics 😉

We all are blown away whenever we hear heilung for the first time..we get so trancefixed that we feel like we're hypnotised

I feel you Thomas,i felt the same. This was amazing! During this song i rolled in a whole other vibe... feels pretty good 😊

Wow,very special. I did'nt hear any of them but honestly,yes i can appreciate this kind of music! I liked this song. Almost felt i rolled in some kind of meditation. Thanks Thomas for this reaction and introducing me to this music!

You know what? Im just happy you discovered this! ;-) Great reaction, you were hypnotised! If you want to dig deeper, from the same concert, listen to Krigsgaldr, Alfadhirhaiti then Othan and Hamrer Hippyer. Concerning the band hitself, im pretty sure your reaction is going to invoke Nidels who is going to give you all the informations you need! Cheers Thomas and thank you again, i only wish you could see my smile while watching you listening to them! ;-)

13:55 when Maria brings it up, gives me goosebumps everytime.

Nicely done bro.👍Fun fact Kai Uwe Faust ( the guy who is looking like he is straight out of a Viking film setting) is the actual head of the band who himself had many spirituel contacts with his ancestors going hundreds or even thousands of years back. His spirituel experience is part of most compositions of their songs. Disclaimer. This is a recall of an interview Maria Franz gave a few months ago.

Oh yes it's all real in their rituals - right down to the human bones and drum that's ceremonialy painted with their blood each year - this band has healed my life and changed it in so many positive and glorious ways 💖

heilung have that stunning gift of tapping into your ancesters tribe sound it grabs your soul and takes you back to see and hear liveing music seeming lost in a trance like state

The song Alfadhirhaiti that I mentioned before actually comes right after this one in that show

Maria is so beautiful, inside and out. I could listen to her sing the phone book

When I hike into the woods I listen to Heilung and all is magic.

It was a great reaction! I love seeing people entranced by Heilung! I ran into them a year or so ago, around lockdown time, and they were one of my saviours (working online for the first time) :D Also, great catch about them and The Hu - they use mongolian throat singing technique, and the main male vocalist here does throat singing as well. Also, imagine, this was their first big live show! :)

I come back to this every few months. Her vocal solo in the 2nd half is...life.

Laughs as a nordic, what a reaction! :D Well done

Also I can't remember off the top of my head if you've done it yet but if not you need to do Eivor - Trollabundin live

do not apologize for getting in trance... you see, it's a reaction, too ;)

Great reaction. Different and special. Hypnotizing. Great voices. Especially the female singer. But don’t think i would watch a whole concert of this music. Thank you for this reaction.

.......😶 Wow... That was enchanting... Awesome performance right there!! Great costumes too, these guys look like they were ripped right out of the 'forsworn' tribe in Skyrim! 🧐 And yeah, that throat singing, couldn't help but think about Sheldon Cooper 😉😄 Never heard something even closely to this band! Great experience and, as always, great reaction Thomas! Cheers mate 🎼🎶🔊🤘

Love this band!! Marias voice is beautiful! I would love if you do a reaction on Aurora & Wardruna - Helvegen. Or Eivor - Trollabundin. For more Heilung you should check out Krigsgaldr. Thanks from Sweden

If you're in the mood for something that gets your blood pumping: Alfadhirhaiti from the same concert🤘🏻

One of my favourite bands. Been listening to them for a few years now and this song never gets boring. Amazingly hypnotic and entrancing.

she always steals my breath and I love her for it.

For the past couple of years, I've had a post-retirement gig in West Tokyo as an Assistant Language Teacher. For Halloween, I dimmed the lights and played the video of Heilung's Krigsgaldr at 3 Jr. High Schools. Not sure if it helped motivate them to learn English, but it sure scared the shit out of "em. That was one "Halloween" lesson they will never forget. 😂

Oh I really love Heilung and these kind of music. If you want to get some more great music like this, you have to check out Wardruna with "Helvegen live" with Aurora or "Raido" official Video. It's mindblowing.

I LOVE these guys; their music seriously has some kind of effect on me lmao, you NEED to react to their other song called Kriegsgaldr; that one means 'war magic' in german!

my fave reaction video. Your facial expressions go through a range of emotions ; shock, amazement, joy, content ect which is kind of a reflection of the song / viewing experience

Absolutely adequate reaction!!! Greeting from germany!

Now you know why Heilung calls themselves "Amplified History"! In Maidjan is an introduction to the Runic alphabet, each rune has a meaning rather than being a letter. It's bands way of teaching the story that's upcoming. "Lifa" is essentially about a village that's forced to be going to war with another village. The english part of "Krigsgaldr" explains this well ("why can't you leave me and me people in peace? But you only understand the language of the sword"). "Hamrer Hippyer" is their one song from Lifa that I can totally zone out to!

Like folks say..there's a whole lot to them. You get lost in their full hour long show. My energy really charges from the aforementioned Alfadhirhaiti which is a song hailing Odin and naming the many names of Odin along with his totem companions. The performance finishing song Hamrer Hippyer is also great...but is just very long tribal percussive celebration that kind of can trance a person out. This song really spotlights Maria's range and I loved it for learning the runes...even if it's such a nordic/germanic accent.

First time listening to them live, the audience was almost in a trance. If they had prepaired longboats for us, we had attacked England again ;)

Red rocks is coming!!!! Can't wait to enjoy the ritual with you great folk!!

I just saw them at Autumn Moon 2019 live. It was an incredible experience and I'm looking forward for the next concert of them :3

hi new person here, the algorithm brought me here. loved your reaction, a lot of people who react to this always get spell bound, anyway you would love Krigsgaldr if you liked this one!

That alphabet chant is very entrancing

Krigsgaldr next 🙌

Subscribed for Ankudinova,Jinjer,and Heilung.FYI Maria Franz the female vocalist of Heilung is also in the band Euzen.Her singing of their songs The Stage and Metamorph at Castlefest 2016 is different but very good.Another Maria is Maria Brink of the band In This Moment.Their OMV’s of Big bad Wolf and Adrenalize are worth seeing and hearing 🤘🏼🤘🏼

We saw Heilung in Montreal in January 2020, it blew my fucking mind.

As always a brilliant reaction. Never heard of this group but they were mesmerizing. Good job Thomas. Ty!

Your face @ the beginning. Priceless😄

This was their first live gig. Just take a moment with that.

Heilung is great. I even bought the blu-ray of this concert. Try, from this LIFA live at Castlefest concert: Krigsgaldir Alfadhirhaiti Hamrer hippyer Othan Don’t forget Norupo; official video Yes, I know Afro Celt Sound System. Great music.

❤❤❤❤ this reaction!

It hits hard. From Scandinavia. ❤️

Love Heilung❤...Skald is another amazing band too you should check out.

nice reaction is clear that u r touched.

I love Heilung. ❤️

I still the recall the exact moment when I discovered Heilung

when i saw them at london roundouse 2019 i tranced out, best gig/ritual i have ever been to, no joke, felt like coming home after a long dirty trip, love afro celtic sound system too :) othan is my fav from this show

Fehu, Uruz, Thurisaz, Ansuz, Raido, Kenaz, Gebo, Wunjo, Hagall, Naudhiz, Isa, Jera, Eihwaz, Perthro, Algiz, Sowelu, Tiwaz, Berkano, Ehwaz, Mannaz, Laguz, Ingwaz, Dagaz, Othala

Seeing the band and hearing the songs in person was the best I've ever seen. I had the pleasure of seeing Heilung with one of my friends in Chicago last year before Covid ruined most concerts. I was very pumped the whole time and was singing half of the songs. And mind you, I was one of the few black folks there as well.

if ya wanna be spellbound some more, check out their songs hamrer hippyer and norupo aswell, or any of their other songs, they are just great, i love them so much, and your reactions too, keep em commin laddie

Heilung and The Hu need to do a song together.

Thomas, your emotional face expressions were entertaining enough, don't worry.

They make there own instruments.

Heilung is indeed a fantastic band. There is some quite shocking and some fantastic performances. As Trivia, the bones they use as instruments are real and a few of them are from HUMAN bones (a bandmembers grandmother donated em) hence they often get into trouble at airportchecks. If you want more from them there is are quite some good ones out there. Krigsgaldr (warsong) is one of the more shocking, Norupo from the soothing and my favorite as lover of norse mythology is svanrand

A Real Reaction

People here were recommending Corvux Corax which is great. My first exposure to anything related to folk / folk-anything music was In Extremo, which is a German folk-rock/metal band, through which I found Corvux Corax. They are not so popular especially when it comes to reactions, but I have soft spot for them and would be glad if you checked them out, Weckt die Toten album as a good example of their music. Also what is similar between this song you are reacting to and In Extremo is that they have been both featured in video games, Hellblade and Gothic (oldschool stuff lol) respectively. And Heilung rules. More! :)

As you liked this you definitely should have a look at „Corvus Corax“ from Germany. They are called „The Kings of Minstrels“.

Nice reaction. Next alfadhirhaiti please.

Hey Thomas, Yeah something new for you ;o) Danish Christopher Juul and the Norwegian singer Maria Franz (of the folk trio Songleikr and the progressive rock/pop-rock band Euzen) are a couple and they founded Heilung with their friend vocalist and tatoo artist Kai Uwe Faust. These guys and the whole band that also consist of French, Dutch and American members take you onto a journey. I hope I'll have the opportunity to see them live sometime - I'm told their concerts are amazing and quite something else...

This was a great reaction. Just taking the music in and do the talking later on is the right thing to do with this one I think. ^^

5:57 I love this moment!

Maria sings me to sleep every night

I missed castlefest that year, biggest mistake in my life, its a 30 min busride from my house too, i fucked up

Heilung really are about stream of consciousness and altered mind states, if you allow your mind to just flow into it you come out of the other side feeling better even if you don't understand what is being sung/canted. I have taken part in these rites as they are a part of what I believe, the Celts would have embraced or even created the word we live in, they led technology and even today some of what they did cannot be bettered, I love Heilung and what they create, a safe place

You should react to the song Helvegen by Wardrune. And go for the live version, there is one where they sing inside a cliff i think.. it is haunting and beautiful.

Bodom After Midnight Paint The Sky With Blood.

You should check out their song Fylgjia ear

Check out fylgijas ear by heilung, oh wow

🤣🤣🤣🤣You read my mind about The Hu. Now you need to do the Metallica cover by The Hu. Sad But True. It is really good.. Have always been intrigued by Heilung. Something about them is very soothing.

Yoko Ono used to do that type of singing in the 60s.

Hi. I don't know your language, but I hope the translator will translate it correctly. I haven't watched you before, but I liked this reaction. Few words - lots of emotions! This is right! This is what the reaction should be. Don't forget to rate Hamrer Hippyer! (Привет. Я не знаю твой язык, но надеюсь переводчик переведёт правильно. Я тебя прежде не смотрел, но эта реакция мне понравилась. Мало слов - много эмоций! Это правильно! Такой и должна быть реакция. Не забудь оценить Hamrer Hippyer!)

Also all them instruments are hand made like they used to be made in the past and the song as far as i could understand was chanting runic alphabet..

Dude your face is reminding me so much of Paul Kaye or Thoros of Myr from GoT

fun fact: This was their first performance as a band

What a nice man😏

WTF I felt like I was playing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Amazing that this music is being made and I thank you for exposing me to it. I'd like to recommend another Japanese band Sokoninaru and their song "Tenohira De Odoru"

You might also like Norupo, filmed by some standing stones. There’s also Trauste filmed in front of a live audience. I believe trauste means trust…and for just a moment it looks like they’re strangling a band member right on stage….performance art. Strange group

If you liked this, I suggest you react to Eivør. She's got a lot of great songs

Maria Franz had been around for like a decade. Apparently she had to wear antlers to finally get the accolades she deserved.

This shit hits so much harder live lemme tell ya