Arkona - Mantra & Shtorm (Live) [Reaction/Review]

[@xWildstyle89x]

I love Arkona and enjoy your reactions :)

[@andreidan2878]

First of all, thank you so much for doing this reaction. Now let me try to explain what it's about. Mantra(intro) is the intro to their album Khram and it represents a ritual where Mara(goddess of death and bringer of winter in slavic mythology) is invoked to take the soul of the listener(you) from the Yav( the material world around us ) and into the Nav(world of spirits). There's a reprise, Mantra(Outro) at the end of the album that invokes Mara once again to bring you back into Yav. They even do this live. All their Khram set, even if it's not the whole album, is enclosed within the Mantras because it must be listened to from the Nav. The second song, Shtorm (actually means Storm, but I'd leave the shit part out when doing the interview🤣🤣) describes her encounter with Shtorm, as an entity. Half way through the song she wakes up and realizes that it was a dream, so she goes out and throws herself into the storm, this time for real! All the songs on the album have different and very unusual concepts. You can dig deeper into it here if you feel like it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGK0Xp-LrbR7nbs It's good research for the interview I guess! Thanks again for the reaction! Really made my day!

[@fdsannie]

Thanks for the background info. I made me like the song even more!!!!!!

[@andreidan2878]

Glad to help! Check that link! It's a track by track description from Masha!

[@rivanlords1]

Arkona and seeing Masha Scream are one of my favorite times I have spent at a concert. I'll have to put some thought into a question, but really looking forward to your review of that concert. You're in for one hell of a night my friend. \m/

[@markfrancis6886]

Masha is a force if nature

[@dblmko]

I was there. Such incredible performance

[@vailismyname]

November 13, 2016 is when I saw these guys for the first time opening for Epica in Edmonton. I knew nothing about them going in, and they blew my fucking socks off. I'm seeing them next month as well when they come through Edmonton again! I am so excited!

[@atouchofwicked2216]

One of the weirdest fucking brutal russian metal bands i have ever heard! Saw them live with Sirenia in Chicago last year. My mind was blown!

[@jeannettespevak2043]

I love this band! I saw them live back in 2012 for Pagenfest with Alestorm and Turisas. I don't get to go to many concerts but it was one of my best. BTW, Masha does speak English.

[@georgedan9996]

Yes that is how they start the show. Awesome reaction and I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for doing it and for giving us the chance to ask questions. Now about that interview. This last album and the one before were a lot darker (more black metal oriented) then previous folk metal albums and a lot better if you ask me. I'm really curious of what drove this change and also what made Masha (vocals) and Sergey (guitar) decide to have their children chanting at certain points on these albums. I strongly recommend listening to both "Khram" and "Yav" full albums (just for your enjoyment) because they are absolutely fantastic. Also I think doing the interview with a translator would be a great idea. They did it before and I think they would approve. It would allow them to give you more detailed and complete answers to your questions. Thank you for the awesome reaction and for putting up with my colossal rant. I hope you enjoy the show! 🖤 P.S : NEW JINJER - APE

[@QazwerDave]

Folk Metal is awesome !!

[@VeganoPrimo]

react to GRAI, this band from to Russia too, Song - "Tread of Winter" ,or my favorite "Song of Dead Water"

[@igorgrigoryev8697]

Tread of Winter is a great song!!!!

[@Flying_Lexus]

Tbh I'm Russian and I'm not digging Grai all that much, I feel like they're one of the Arkona copycats and I've heard quite a few of them. And Grai don't even have bagpipes.

[@Floruebergehend]

They started the show in Wacken like that with Mantra and Shtorm, pretty sure the'll do it in Toronto. I wish you a lot of fun at the concert, it'll be great a show. I love the "witch" theme in their shows and in their album and Arkona's actually one of the few bands that released better and better albums in my opinion. Thought I write a comment again after a long time of silence :D Greets from Germany! :)

[@nyarlathotep_the_faceless_god]

Почему я узнала про эту охуительнейшую группу только сейчас?!

[@Hellveto_tv]

видимо так интересовалась жанром

[@nyarlathotep_the_faceless_god]

Евгений Валуйских, я слушаю не "жанры".

[@Hellveto_tv]

А что ты слушаешь? Стили? 😂

[@nyarlathotep_the_faceless_god]

Евгений Валуйских музыку, которая понравится. Будь то хоть трэш метал, хоть синти-поп, хоть закос под средневековье

[@Hellveto_tv]

Нина Самойлова ясно:) ну группа , действительно, добротная

[@КожинИгорь]

К сожалению Дайк, я могу поставить только один раз. Пересматриваю четвёртый. Отличный разбор и шикарная реакция.

[@faisalruslan9727]

Please do Arkona - Na moey zemle (in my land) next..its a 15 minutes song but absolutely beyond epic

[@blackdragonburn470]

YOU GUYS!! You're in the new Eluveitie album promo!? :-D That is so awesome!!

[@APREACTS]

Someone pointed it out!!! Great pleasure and honour!!! Also my line is epic I didn’t realize I had said that! 😁😁😁

[@blackdragonburn470]

lol Best clip they used! :-) Weaboo is a close second, though. "Yo, this is dope as fuck!" LOL

[@Tomaek6Channel]

Great reaction. Please react to Arkona - Strela or Oy, Pechal-Toska

[@georgepechatnov3815]

Na Zdorov’ie! \m/

[@PLindgren4ever]

You should definitely react to their music video for Zov Pustyh Dereven'. Such an amazing song.

[@kimeklund8880]

I actully like this 👍 have u guys heard Cerebal Bore?

[@franciscoarrieta75]

Amberian Dawn, river of tuoni, an awesome song

[@natashaweikath1487]

Hi guys, hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend, when you get a moment and are looking to sit down and listen to some haunting music, try some Haggard Awakening the Centuries: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKe8g4x5fqZ-kNE

[@night-bringer1509]

New jinjer song Ape from their micro EP just dropped today guys!! Definitely a little bit of a different style but I'm liking the direction they are going with it. It's heavy and in your face from the start!!

[@SlavomirSihtric]

Atavistia - Seas of Stars And today, Nothgard relased another video! :)

[@Monaco.Guerriero]

Hi guys, react to: Bloodywood - Tunak Tunak Tun Bloodywood - Ari ari (INDIAN STREET METAL) These guys are very crazy and funny :D

[@saghistick]

don't forget their song Jee veerey ;)

[@Monaco.Guerriero]

@@saghistick :)

[@molot8406]

Добавьте уже субтитры пожалуйста

[@kyrpis3843]

Plz react next to Lost Alone feat. Jari Mäenpää - Memory or Immemorial - When the Rain ends (immemorial = Jari's band before he joined Ensiferum) You guys will definitely love it!

[@juhosuomi2551]

Hi guys! Please check out Swallow the Sun, a Finnish doom metal band. Great songs to start with: Falling World, 10 Silver Bullets, Lost & Catatonic, ...And Heavens Cried Blood, Silent Towers. They released their latest album Songs from the North I, II & III in 2015 and that triple album (yes, a triple album) gathers masterfully Finnish melancholy and mental landscape during long and dark winter... Other great Finnish (progressive death) metal band is Barren Earth, but I'm going to promote it after you first check Swallow the Sun.

[@KageroAmmy]

Please check out Aether Realm - The Chariot. I'm sure you guys will love it.

[@ImNorsk4669]

React to Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - The Dead Hate The Living Live German black metal band with female vocal

[@outpost2996]

Like for remembering DNS.

[@abbin2]

Do Deals Death - Fortified! That song is probably the best I've ever heard and expect some epic headbanging riffs!

[@1705Leebo]

Please do Holy Ghost - Architects! It's an amazing and powerful documentary about the new album!

[@Spadesjrayz]

Ice Nine kills - Stabbing in the dark(Music Video)

[@kieran8249]

you guys should listen to August Burns Red- Fault lines

[@samkiselman3782]

Guys, you should do Sealed in Fate by Orpheus Omega. You won’t regret it

[@igorgrigoryev8697]

React please GRAI - Tread Of Winter

[@cephithus]

React to Himsa- Big Timber

[@ArcaneTales]

Please, listen and react to Guardians of time, power metal band from Norway... Their new album is out just from today! "Valhalla"or "Brothers of the north" are killer songs!!

[@florisbiezeman3800]

Please do Rotting Christ "Κατά τον Δαίμονα του 'Εαυτού" official live

[@fernandavieira2870]

Please, check Starlight from Babymetal (serious)!

[@kimmorintamaki4422]

Whaat! No new jinjer yet!

[@ДмитрийАнатольевич-ю9и]

ни фига вы злодеи .. вам только бурзум слушать .. философия

[@mariospino9363]

Reaccionen a AGUANTE MEGADETH . PRIMERA VEZ . gracias . kzbin.info/www/bejne/opiypJuVqJdlabc

[@LuisMiranda-ww1ko]

This is just... Some thing else :)

[@APREACTS]

Live was even better

[@LuisMiranda-ww1ko]

@@APREACTS I hate you so much...