Metallica - The Unforgiven - Medieval Style (Bardcore)

[@patrickthornton840]

I'll never forget the first time I heard this song live, at a gig in Antioch back in 1123. Good times.

[@brandongreene3213]

At the castle Aaaaagh.... i was there too.

[@leep814]

All the 1100's kids remember

[@desgjue3672]

I was there too i was drinking beer with the king and queen

[@keysersoze6854]

Yeh me too my favourite bard lol

[@LordPoshnameVonPlumbingparts]

Were you the one in the multi colour pantaloons eating the leg of mutton?

[@ericsteffen6258]

Imagine chilling in a tavern in skyrim and this starts playing

[@JamesKain]

My wife plays FF14 and there's a dude who made a bard. Just so he could max out the music skills and play popular music. Just like this channel.

[@SidbeR]

Modders, your turn

[@JB-sc3fr]

How about not in a video game

[@icarol.2101]

@@JB-sc3fr Yeah

[@xProjectUndeadx]

YES

[@chris_2714]

"I dub thee unforgiven". Even Metallica knew this cover would be done some day.

[@glp.1337]

except he plays: "I dub thee unforgiv" which annoys me a little bit.

[@TheSignatureK]

@@glp.1337 it's because it's pronounced as "unforgiv'n"

[@glp.1337]

@@TheSignatureK Right? So why doesn't he play "unforgiv'n" instead of "unforgiv"?

[@rome8180]

@@glp.1337 Probably because a single long note like that sounds a bit better on the instrument. He alters the melody a tiny bit in some other places too. It's a cover, not a re-creation.

[@jaredwatson8942]

This is what Aragorn was listening to in the corner of The Prancing Pony

[@aneroid18]

😂❤❤❤ love him

[@r.davies2702]

It's almost as if Metallica covered this version. Goosebumps man 👌

[@WellImThatGuy]

Only took a few centuries....

[@pauljacques4157]

@@WellImThatGuy And by hitting pebbles of different sizes between them, does it make you go back in time even more 🙉

[@MotoHikes]

10 seconds in and it's already perfect

[@doodlebear4566]

Lol

[@AB-vp9mi]

Hells yes.

[@metalheadmaniac8686]

it was perfect before it even started

[@crazylablady]

This dude is perfection

[@Ricvellozo]

In 1996 my english teacher in Brazil told me: “Metallica always used a medieval language and sound in their songs”! It’s awesome.

[@PainofRazeration]

@Pedro Sepulveda it's not big, it's huge

[@juanzulu1318]

Right he was.

[@basilkaramanis]

COME TO BRAZIL

[@ACupOfKerba]

Why does Metallica fit this style so well

[@Frigate_Birds72]

Theres an orchestra band that covers their songs too. Also see Gabriela and Rodrigo

[@chadfalardeau5396]

The original version almost sounds medieval. All three parts should be done

[@DJCosmicLatte]

Because, while lacking proper music theory education, their composition style leans heavily into classical scales. They sound great with orchestral accompaniment too, check out their live album "S&M"

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Music theory is not necessary, in fact not knowing it may lead to greater creativity and originality

[@cacho2112]

Iron Horse also did bluegrass covers of like 20 Metallica songs. It's great

[@Nishijin1975]

WOW!!! When I read the title, “The Unforgiven Medieval style”, I was thinking that this must be a joke BUT I’m happy to see that I was wrong!

[@keenenreiter3719]

Truly a testament to Metallica's composing at the time. When you can do something like this and it translates like it was meant for it, melodies that touch thy soul.

[@Valyn]

Agreed. I think this is exactly why Symphony and Metallica was so awesome as well.

[@iorethofgondor]

@@Valyn And why Apocalyptica's covers also work so well!

[@jameshicks1367]

The first time I saw Metallica was at a party and Temecula California and they were playing in somebody's freaking backyard. This was long before garage days and I knew in an instant that they were special

[@Subarashii_Nem]

Me and the boys jamming out before we go on a Crusade!

[@seventus]

DEUS VULT.

[@seirbhiseach]

@An Appeal to Heaven and to yon lads of pride I say: stay thy hand, and remain e'er vigilant

[@stillscrubbin]

*sits on horse and weeps*

[@GMovieSeeker]

To me this sounds more like the melody of a prince shamefully traveling home after losing most of his men in battle. No glory, no spoils of war, unforgiven.

[@Geda.gede.gada.gadaoo]

And then you hear la ilaha ilalah allah hu akbar from behind the mountains with marching sounds and run away.

[@Republic3D]

Bardcore is slowly becoming my favorite music genre.

[@danielsellers8707]

Mine too!

[@TheBigBigSean]

I bet the king was impressed.

[@luthfieyudhairawan3883]

the king went headbanging

[@ralfxephon1]

@@luthfieyudhairawan3883 yes !!

[@AnibalAvelar]

The King is James

[@martinkuliza]

He was Indeed impressed and Impressed he shall be and as a result he chose not to behead them

[@jordansmith4100]

Metallica is VERY classically based , James Hatfield is trained in classical composition and it shows through most of their songs, but to transcribe one Metallica song to a instrument that it was not originally intended for is an accomplishment in itself, but this ARTIST has transcribed it across multiple instruments and wow , it just makes what was a already beautiful melody into something 100x greater, congratulations for all your efforts, this piece is absolutely amazing

[@bigfenix8272]

Them: "What kind of music do you like?" Me: " 'Tis a bit of a quandary."

[@joshua_wherley]

Underrated comment.

[@zarnoffa]

Metallica does a cover of this. It’s OK.

[@calvinroyals6463]

That's funny thank you for your humor.

[@earstoheareyestosee9254]

Comment of the day🎯

[@ScottJB]

I'm amazed at Metallica's passion for bringing historical music with a modern twist. Inspirational

[@universalflamethrower6342]

@@ScottJB if only I had 10% of Metallica's interpetration skills...

[@wyldelf2685]

Simply awesome 😎😎

[@gorillaump5869]

This was the best pre- black plague Metallica album.

[@SuperCripple]

One of my favorite songs off The Black Plague Album.

[@TheGreatCookie1718]

Haha, underrated comment! 🤣

[@aaronhernandez2797]

Cackled like a witch i did

[@salvadordollyparton666]

i knew this was gonna be awesome, but dayum... these should in all seriousness be used in medieval movies or something. how awesome would it be to have period music, sort of, but metal in battle scenes? this guy deserves way more subscribers, absolutely amazing.

[@angryhairpeice]

A Knight's Tale.

[@graalflauta1488]

Ele merece é dinheiro 😎

[@wossle73]

YES, It Seriously BREAKS the Normal🥰

[@Lassef3k]

Just imagine a medival battle with a bardcore version of Sabaton in the background😂

[@Mackers241]

@@angryhairpeiceI was just gonna say, this would have been perfect for that movie 😂

[@GregTom2]

New songs, old instruments. It makes me realize that if these instruments were commonplace hundreds of years ago, then people playing them skillfully and collaboratively must have made melodies like these with them. How many such tunes must we have lost to the centuries? Countless no doubt. But hearing this one I can imagine what it was like to be there, in the corner of a smoky room, where a troupe of itinerant troubadours would regale the peasants with news from afar, stories, and music. I can imagine what it was like to be there... and I can imagine what it was like to be them. They weren't much different from you and I, just born with different ressources and technology. I've always fantasized about taking one of them on a tour of our world. Of showing them all the marvelous things we discovered, invented, and built; Of showing them how the windmills transmit their power to copper wires and light up my apartment; How freshwater is pumped through pipes, and wastewater collected; How my computer beams information to satellites hurled around the earth at a speed matching gravity. And in a way, I can. Because they were homo sapiens, just like me. We are what they were. My story is a continuation of their story. All the wonders I experience now, they experience them through us, in a way.

[@cattledog901]

🤡

[@gen-xboomer]

If you are over 30 you'd already be dead back then 🤔😂

[@edi9892]

@@gen-xboomer nope. Child mortality was high, but tnose that survived their teens could expect to live to their 60s, though half of them probably died due to war, starvation, diseases, or accidents. Still, there were enough people who saw their grand children and a few even their great grandchildren...

[@edi9892]

The problem is that music sheets were only invented many centuries after writing was... Food recipes survive longer, but even they were rather inprecise as making tutorials was an evolving skill. The same goes for noting down music...

[@HOSWELL444]

How high are you right now ?

[@cyberpunkgirl7907]

*Weird thing* : People back in 1077 would appreciate this strange and unique melody

[@-valkyrie-00]

Beautiful thought.

[@shelly2599]

Still do Renny Festivals are awesome. ⚔️

[@Oiak1086]

I'm sure this would be a freakin musical success back then

[@Amipotsophspond]

tis unnatural to be so heavenly, best burn them so thy pain, might liberate them of any demons doing the playing of such music. tis what's best for them, it is.

[@Amipotsophspond]

aye a successful they would be, going from town to town they would each have a portion of food and nay go hungry. achieve the greatest success they can, they might catch the eye of a noble that would give them frequent food and trade them among the other nobles when they grew board of them. the lifestyle of success back then is less then on par with the lifestyle of failure now.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

This song has always had a medieval Celtic sound to my ears, and now someone has made it reality.

[@KS-xx5xq]

I hope everyone out there read "Keltic", not "Seltic" as the former is correct pronunciation.

[@surfdigby]

This is perfect for relaxing to after a hard days pillaging.

[@TheEricJBotelho84]

0:50 the way the flute does the vocal part is Justice. Brings me back to the medieval times

[@АндрійРоманько]

Шедевр остаётся шедевром на любом музыкальном инструменте!!!!!

[@Jaden48108]

Totally 100% beautiful. Wouldn't be amazing to go back in time and play this song to a medieval audience?

[@martinkuliza]

that's right they'd be like Hear ye, Hear Ye Thoust shall here my message Birth Life Metallica Death in the year of our lord 1432 it shall be so

[@banzy3]

I was thinking the same thing, but in truth they'd probably not be onboard, just because it's too far out there for the period. With that said, I'm sure a few medieval peasants would buy into it.

[@Tr3yM34]

​@@banzy3 I think they would

[@arsmol]

@@banzy3 Why not? It isn't a technology, it is a music. It is available to human brain instantly. They would get it like child who hear modern music first time

[@scottsears879]

Hell yeah 👍

[@RGMRT]

"You see painting of that legendary knight there? He wasn't born a knight. Far from it. There was a time when no one recognizes him; he was only another innocent child waited to be slain in this cruel cold world. He lost his parents in a very young age, no other warrior trainee can understand him. He almost drink himself to death. But he never stops and drown in it; he fought it out. He fought wholeheartedly, win so many, and lost some too. And in the process, he became the legend that other knight respected, adored by so many as their savior and patron. And that, young warrior, is why now he is a legend. That is the way of the knight. The way of warrior. The way of Metal."

[@barbariansteve]

Forgive me, I have but one like to give and this deserves so many more.

[@CJ230k]

I'd give this a like... But it's already perfect 👌 (69....niiiiccceee)

[@DonQuickZote]

Thy needest more accounts.

[@dohc16vturbo4g63]

There's a part of me that would rather listen to my usual genres/favorite songs in this style rather than their originals. 💞💕

[@danielsellers8707]

Perfect for my medieval Great Hall themed living room!

[@j76harris]

I've always loved this song anyway, but there's something particularly haunting about it when it's played this way.

[@dianecostanza]

My favorite Metallica song. This version is so soothing.

[@MADTHRASHER777]

Bardtallica. James Bardfield. Bard Ulrich. Kirk Bardmett. Robard Trujillo. Ex members: Cliff Bardton. Bardson Newsted.

[@mgsalmon79]

Dave Bardstain Bard McGovney

[@petruccijohn1849]

@@mgsalmon79 megajude??

[@Doin]

Barderry Bard Seed Bardwired to Self Destruct

[@ceez3841]

Cmon bruh, what about Bardson Newsted?

[@neilpye6089]

@@Doin bard em all Ride the bardning Master of bardetts And bards for all Bardallica Bard Rebard Bards inc St barder Bard magnetic Bardwired to self destruct

[@lll-k4l2k]

The boys just passed me the aux. Perfect timing

[@GeorgeD1]

I laughed at this more than I would like to admit... :D

[@lll-k4l2k]

@@GeorgeD1 glad my Comment had a positive outcome. Travel safe My friend

[@valeral92]

The boys better like it and ask for a repeat. Otherwise, they are heathens

[@MrDemented669]

going to play this at my dad's wake died July 30 2022 song fits his life very well and this acoustic version is just awesome

[@zackkarma7760]

This channel is weirdly underrated

[@naomimueller9912]

When a priest cometh to thy hovel to tell thee that thou art sentenced to death because of thy hideous crimes:

[@electricc437]

Finally the pronouns are used correctly! 😂 (I´m not a grammar nazi btw)

[@iwishyouhappinnes1125]

But what hideous crime witchery, owning a hovel, or just being a woman. Thy needs details before putting thou to trial.

[@Motor_Cackle]

@@iwishyouhappinnes1125 For being a woman wearing red no doubt.

[@iwishyouhappinnes1125]

@@Motor_Cackle no no if memory serves red is lover, she has otherworldy powers, she is a follower of the virigin Mary, or she is loaded(rich).

[@laamonftiboren4236]

Lo, a goode red of swich hue as is hir kyrtle be ful preciouse and costli to attaine! If sche be poure and dwelleth in hovel, thanne hir cryme moste be theft of the aforesaid kyrtle, me thinketh.

[@JoeParizer]

This is that kind of pureness this world needs so desperately

[@shaneman9602]

I would love to hear a Bardcore version of Fade to Black, if you have the time good sir.

[@BigDean]

Yes!!! 🤘🏻

[@jdlawless_fuel1416]

I second this

[@georglichtenegger3571]

Yes please!!!

[@Flexapr]

BEST, most emotive Metallica song ever written. Circa 1984.

[@wesandfiking6172]

Abso frikkin lutely!! 🤘🤘

[@lowthg]

Listening to this in 1340s London. Rings so true😢

[@emilianocaprili4160]

I will always prefer the one who put himself out there, playing actual instruments and proving he is the actual author of the video, to the ones who hide themselves behind an image more or less related to the content of the video; good job bard.

[@davetourle4250]

You have reached the metallica headquarters, please hold, your call is important to us and we will get to you as soon as possible.

[@robertsawyer7150]

This song takes me back... 15 years old drinking cherry cokes, dipping skoal berry, playing Starcraft with my friends all night with this playing on the Aiwa. Best of times.

[@TheKrazyLobster]

Protoss Master Race!

[@plutonium120]

honestly, the unforgiven feels so much sadder in bardcore.

[@wcooman1694]

Sorry I'm late. I just now fell down this rabbit hole. This is, by far, my favorite arrangement of this song.

[@LoganSewell83]

Metal music is timeless.

[@thefuzzman]

You know something is done good when you can feel like this actually could've been played back in medieval times. Well freaking done!

[@davidvillanueva8171]

I'd like to have a CD of this guy's music.

[@coskuarsiray]

rock edition may be.

[@history_by_lamplight]

What's so cool about this is that this is a headspace. When a lot of us were kids, these songs were on the radio at the same time we were playing D&D or reading our modules. Our minds were already here, and hearing these tracks done like this feels so natural. Your music is truly exceptional.

[@skycendre257]

damn thank you for phrasing this, it was a feeling I had but couldn't quite wrap my fingers around it.

[@ted2ar]

exactly... it fits perfectly

[@nambc777]

Gen X I was a 15 year old Goth when The Black Album was released, Had read LOTR for the 9th time ( making notes in the margin) and played D&D on the Library balcony 3 x a week. Now Im 45 and getting sentimental! 🥲

[@ЭйданМэттюс]

Просто потрясающе красиво и прекрасно исполнено. Я заслушалась. Спасибо вам!)

[@RogueAlchemist]

Boy would I love to hear Unforgiven II and Unforgiven III with the same treatment! Good stuff!

[@scottysunday]

Late nineties me would have loved listening to this while playing Baldur's Gate. Also, you nailed that solo!

[@przemyslawrylko1332]

You're a man of honour. I respect your integrity.

[@dennislogan6781]

Now I need to hear "One".

[@ПавелСоловьев-з7я]

да в таком исполнении эта песня стала еще более душевной

[@josepaez-xf6hy]

con los instrumentos de aqella centuria qe belleza de cancion .

[@JENNIFERBOO]

🔥 for every fortnight good bard sir ye nailed it on ye ole wooden washboard 😊❤

[@dnmegasdan2004]

He deserves 100 million followers.

[@camilloapril]

This is the coolest thing I have ever discovered! I've been a huge Metallica fan since middle school (now I'm 40). I think this did Metallica proud!

[@DarkTau]

One of my favorite Metallica songs. Sat here listening to it and singing along.

[@TheRRRoRy]

If series like The Witcher had such music in it, would be absolutely worth watching neverminding the rest. Such an amazing experience, shifting time and reality, totally dig it

[@2dimitropolis370]

I ' ve spent all my day painting the house. This was a true treat

[@rustambackiev2166]

Офигено) Как будто саундтрек к Ведьмаку послушал)

[@Jess-kn8vl]

Renaissance festivals need to play this 😁

[@Asipos1990]

At first I could not believe my ears. Then I could not believe my eyes. When I realized that these songs are not simply instrumental, because you actually play the vocals on the flute I subscribed.

[@cizmar1972]

I had a feeling when I saw the thumbnail that this would fit this song perfectly. It's even better than I thought.

[@lucasbean91]

Medieval eargasm. Splendid

[@larrychang14]

Incredible work man, this really retains the emotional tone of the song. It always amazes me how natural these songs sound in this style. Reminds me that across time periods, we're still human and beauty is still beauty. You connect past and present for us in the way that all great bards should. Keep up the amazing work!

[@flavialocatelli]

Uma qualidade musical dessa dispensa qualquer voz. Fantástico!❤ Meus parabéns, saudações brasileiras 🇧🇷

[@roberlanoliveira3530]

q bom gosto incrível q vc tem .

[@flavialocatelli]

@@roberlanoliveira3530 nessa pandemia encontrei maravilhas que não escuto em rádio ou TV. E como tem artista bom, pena não dominarem o mainstream

[@roberlanoliveira3530]

@@flavialocatelli parece q a boa cultura não chega na grande maioria das pessoas.

[@Eliasafegs]

@@roberlanoliveira3530 Sua cultura não é superior apenas porque você gosta mais.

[@Eliasafegs]

Andei ouvindo muita coisa também, descobri até banda nacional de metal que começa com W, Woslom, também andei ouvindo algumas disputas no canal do Dave504, aulas do Celso Pixinga, músicos de rua como Estas Tonne (que não é exatamente de rua), uns desafios de jogos...

[@brunopereira3300]

This is so epic!!! This is the type of talent that should pass the 1M subscribers…

[@afffonja]

i like Metallica cover for this medieval composition :)

[@memelorddavid2938]

Man if I could go back in time!!! bring this guy with me, get him to teach and spread these songs everywhere, WHERE would music be today?!

[@marcpiller3657]

30 ans de Metallica et je trouve ça extra ! Bravo ! 👍

[@wagonlife2778]

I bet james himself really enjoys this i hope he has seen this

[@Dodzfather]

100% captured James's voice in that flute. Absolutely perfect

[@evilash2388]

The thing that impressed me most, is that all musicians look's identical to each other.

[@randykrus9562]

I love medieval people...they are one of life little treasures.

[@Local.Metalhead]

You are quite literally the greatest thing to be discovered on KZbin. Perfect in every way

[@alex7829]

I would have loved to listen to the medieval solo. This is one wonderful version of the unforgiven. Bravo!

[@danbuckig4564]

I got shivers listening to this... That, for me, is the highest praise. Great job!

[@kharchangg]

That's So Cool

[@michallasan3695]

This way, it sounds better, there is more richness to the sound and the atmosphere of composition is elevated thanks to this. Distortion posing only tramples on the composition quality.

[@magdachlebicka3895]

What can I say except "THANK YOU!!!"? You've just given one of the most beautiful songs ever created a lifting. AMAZING!!!

[@ВикторКрасноперов-ю6в]

Очень крутое исполнение спасибо бро за проделанную работу мне очень не хватало твоей музыки

[@captaingoose736]

Yeah, I'm gonna start using this for DND whenever we're in a tavern

[@TekinikeT]

So true and so beautiful.

[@RoryRamshot]

Well done

[@ArthurJorgeBushcraft]

Passa a vibe do clipe mais do que a versão original. Parabéns. Saudaçoes do Brasil

[@HonorNecris]

Love it! Whiskey in the Jar would be amazing, I bet.

[@orcatwar9810]

which one? thin lizy or metallica?

[@moonface3351]

Metallica duh

[@HonorNecris]

@@orcatwar9810 They both have the same melody right? After Algal transforms it, you might not even be able to tell which it was.

[@SilverBullet93GT]

you mean Grog in thy Flask

[@Drewg351]

That's actually really good. I'm surprised how good it sounds. Hat's off!!!!

[@paulmc9472]

Really cool. For Whom the Bell Tolls would also be epic

[@EV0ACE]

I’m always so curious how people of that day would respond to hearing something like this.

[@kpt.bomba75]

outstanding performance! this only proofs how awsome Mettalica songs are

[@SmartCatDad]

This Is Bardcore Vol2 is coming together quite nicely. If you don't know what I'm talking about, click one of those first couple links that Algal put in the description.

[@nonfique429]

Clicked the Instagram link, guess I'm doing it wrong.

[@SmartCatDad]

@@nonfique429 Oops! I only saw the first 2 links.

[@nonfique429]

@@SmartCatDad Nps! I've got what you've meant but wanted to point that out. I see now that is has been edited, I'll take my leave!

[@Vykk_Draygo]

I didn't realize that was a thing. Went and bought the first volume right away!

[@alexacliptika9988]

Один из немногих хороших каверов, спасибо!

[@sayranaubakirov1177]

Я тоже так думаю не плохо он играет так то.

[@orsonwellies9980]

Why oh why isn't this anywhere in The Witcher canon? This is just simply mindblowing! ❤

[@LIKADJUICE]

The fact that this exists is making me extremely happy at the moment..

[@GB-pj2gm]

Thy has slayithed thus tune, well done good sir 👏 👍

[@Grizzlox]

Ahh yes, the best band of musicians in the land, Bardica

[@screwhypocrisy4706]

Dude if you are playing all those instruments then so much props and respect to you, you have fucking talent!

[@b.v.9864]

This is how I imagine Pumat Sol being a musician instead of an enchanter but still having his copies - all of them playing Medieval Metallica songs together for the citizens of Zadash.

[@kevinjohnson1607]

I can only imagine if they had jams like this, back then.