Avicii Gets A Folk Rock Makeover... And It Rules

Legendary Swedish producer/DJ Avicii recently got his song "Hey Brother" redone by the German folk rock masters in dArtagnan, and it might be one of the most epic covers I've ever heard.
STREAM "HEY BROTHER" HERE:
dartagnan.lnk.to/HeyBrother
00:00 Intro / Band & Song Info
03:59 Reaction
09:20 Review / Final Thoughts
FIRST TIME LISTENER INFORMATION:
Band: dArtagnan
From: Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Year Formed: 2015
Genre: Folk Rock / Medieval Metal / Folk Metal
For Fans Of: Feuerschwantz, Saltatio Mortis, In Extremo, Nightwish
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Facebook: dartagnan.de
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"dArtagnan - Hey Brother (Avicii Cover) (Official Video)"
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[@zarahmb1711]

They say about themselves they make "Musketeer Rock". Best song is "C'est la Vie". They wrote it as an uplifting song for all of us during the C. crisis. The lyrics are soo great and the video filmed on a real castle is cool! Or if you want an English song: "We're gonna be drinking ft. Candice Night, Blackmore's Night" (A very famous musician has a cameo in it, you will love it!), if you want to have Sabaton vibes: "Wallenstein" or "Völkerschlacht"

[@Blutaar42]

C'est la vie is a great song. In fact it is such a great song that they released an English version of it as well. And to be fair the name "Blackmore's Night" kinda gives it away who that famous person might be. It's her Husband :D

[@Fjoravaleris]

not only that: it was filmed in HIS Bar XD @@Blutaar42

[@JMurdochNZ]

I adore both the English and German versions. So many great lines. "Who does not fight has already lost", "for forward is the only way, and there's no turning back".

[@qcvitals]

C'est la vie is actually a cover of a popular french song

[@JMurdochNZ]

@@qcvitals I can find no evidence of this. According to everything I can find, the song was written by Ben. There are numerous songs with the same title, but none of them sound remotely close. To which song specifically are you referring?

[@seanrees97]

Avicii was special man. I play death/thrash stuff and grew up on everything prog and there's still just something important about Avicii's music and his influence on music and people's lives in general. Phenomenal cover too

[@patriciacsemezova]

I am huge dArtagnan and Feuerschwanz fan, also fan of medieval, folk or pirate themed music, obviously mostly rock and metal, and to me also this kind of music has that "homie" feel. I cannot count how many times I cried because I heard a violin in a rock or metal song, it just hits different. Sounds weird but it just fills up my soul somehow, like a warm hug 😄

[@Moleman0815]

Fun fact: I'm friend with Svenja (Bens wife) and i'm organizing Larp Events, and we had a small Event on new years eve some years ago, like a themed glamrock party placed in the 70th (but with zombies ;) ), and we needed some guys playing a band to hand a golden vinyl for best record. Happend, that Svenja organized Ben with some friends to play the band, which later become D'Artagnan. :D Was awesome, real nice dudes, very chill and friendly. For info, it's spelled Darr-tan-jan ;) P.s: Your german becomes quiet good, cudos to that. :D

[@dartagnan_official]

Hahaha, crazy night!🍺🍺🍺

[@manrajlally]

:O

[@ocb2011]

10 years ago i took band pictures of the frontman and his first band six finger jack. never tought i would see a reaction video to him on youtube.

[@dartagnan_official]

🤠 remember that day!

[@jessivaa]

Thanks for this Tank! As a Swede I cherish Avicii so high, a mastermind that left the world to soon. This cover is but a proof that his musik can live over the conventional lines of genres, and still sound better than anything.

[@jwec9867]

Check out Russkaja - Wake me up cover.

[@bentalexranebundgaard4867]

RIP Avicii, you still live on as long as you are rememberd

[@wshropshire]

Tim was such a great man. You could tell he had such a kind and gentle heart through his music. He is missed very much. I'm really glad to see D'Artagnan do this cover. I'm sure Tim would be thrilled to see the impact his music made on others.

[@CraftyOne87]

There's a reason Folk Metal is one of my all time favourite genres. Always such huge sounds and absolutely works no matter the time of year. But especially this time of year coming into autumn

[@rollingmetal949]

Tank "How many instruments will Ben play in this video" Ben "Watch me brother"

[@DERWUNDERBARE]

If you are in Germany, you have to visit a medieval Festival called „Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum“, also known as MPS. You will have a Full Weekend packed with Bands like D‘Artagnan, Feuerschwanz, Saltatio Mortis and many more!

[@msbalu430]

Don‘t forget Fiddlers Green

[@DERWUNDERBARE]

@@msbalu430 And of course In Extremo, Subway to Sally, Ye Banished Privateers, Faun, Schandmaul…

[@Mofl2328]

My favourite festival is Feuertanz for this. 2-3 years and you will pretty much see every medieval rock band. From In Extremo who are too big for most other festivals to the smallest bands at a gorgeous location. The only reason they didn't grow more was that they can't fit more than ~7k people in front of the stage in the castle. MPS is nice for a chilled low cost way that tours all over Germany. But no real camping and only 2-3 bands on most stops.

[@KevinsEichel]

Versengold😍

[@BrotherPraetus]

Thank you for the reaction, Tabk. This was an amazing voer and incredible video. Much like you, that end made me start to tear up.

[@Keldersb]

D’Artagnan is a Great band. I drove 6 hours just to see them. This Song is so great, they covered it perfectly.. you have to take more Research to them. Its a great band.

[@anastasiabutton]

I appreciate your channel so much. I’ve learned of so many different styles of metal and have been introduced to new bands - many that I have fallen in love with! Now, I’m excited to dive into folk metal - yes! I knew of some covers but not bands dedicated to this. I’ve followed you on here since your first few videos. Thanks for your continued work on KZbin, Tank. ❤️ 🙏

[@eilidhwatson8406]

Ohhh I love this!!! thanks for showing it to me!! x

[@Ghost_in_the_Rain]

Glad to have you back from tour, man! I absolutely LOVE this band, and hope you check out some more of there stuff soon! Highly recommend "Feste feiern", "Feuer & Flamme", "Trink mein Freund", and "Westwind" 🤘

[@DenGoudenKeutel]

Wow I gotta check more of these guys! Love the bagpipes they fit so perfectly!

[@Zombot012]

Loved dArtagnan since their very first single when they didn't even have distorted guitars. So cool. Can't believe top reactors are now checking them out. You, Tank, have a good taste, damn.

[@walkthebassline]

Love these guys so much! I would definitely love to see more reactions to D'Artagnan!

[@PNW5ohTREE]

🤘Not at all what I was expecting, this was even better. This was mind blowing.

[@feuerklinge9004]

Amazing Tank! Your Feuerschwanz (and now dArtagnan) reactions are my favourite concent from you. Would love to see some stuff from Feuerschwanz like Fegefeuer. ❤

[@SWE87HS]

Great cover and video folk metal always puts me in a good mood.👍

[@Adchetti]

Was on a folk metal binge recently and this came onto my playlist at random and i thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@amplifymysound]

As someone who loves power metal and folk/pirate rock this hit me in the feels.

[@keinsatzohnetippfehler9656]

Thanks for the tip by the way. I kinda knew about the band but your video made me see the tour dates amd realize that it was just two weeks until the concert. I still only bought the ticket like 3 hours before the event, because I was sick for a week and not sure I would be able to go. For the same reason I had not listened to any of the album songs. So, I was probably the one person in the hall that only knew one of songs, except the covers. It was still great. I went to more concerts this year than in the past several years combined and it's partly thaks to you. Literally went to see Disney (that one is not on you) and Sabaton within one week. Feurschwanz some weeks later. Also, I saw Saltatio Mortis announced at of the location dArtagnan was playing at. So, I might manage to add another concert to my list, if I have the time. I stopped caring that I always have to go alone and just do it anyway, because I can.

[@gailliebowitz8935]

This was great! I had a song or two by them, but recently listened to Westwind and it just makes me so happy, I get a big smile every time it comes on. Add this one, and it clinches I will be grabbing more by them.

[@DaveyLuvGravy]

Great Video Tank! Love the reaction videos a lot, keep em coming bud! The touring with Electric Callboy looked like a most excellent (in the words of Ted Theodore Logan) time.

[@Arzie81]

It is indeed a huge cover, and suits perfectly to their Musketeer theme. And now days it is great, that there is so big variety of folk metal bands on themes and sounds, that it hopefully won't suffer same-wise suffocating overflow as 10-15 years ago when in Europe there were hundreds of bands which played somewhat upbeat with someone doing accordion or mandolin and called emself folk rock or metal with little to none original ideas. Obviously only the strongest survived, and rest had to re-gather their ideas.

[@antoniskalakonas1876]

That was such an awesome cover! Thanks for bringing it to my attention! And its Dar - ta - nian (the g is silent).

[@Stnbmn]

Oh bugga! Saw them live at Wacken this year. Really awesome live experience. Great Ensemble. Got tickets for Frankfurt on 26. Tank, looking forward to one day on which we both headbang together to German folk metal. Ps: pls become the manager of electric callboy. Wish you all the best.

[@monimeia3794]

Hey TankTheTech, thank you so much for your content. With many appreciation greetings from Germany. 😊

[@JMurdochNZ]

I agree completely Tank. As someone of primarily Scots/Irish descent, folk music just seems to hit something deep in me. Combine it with rock or metal and I am even more sold. Check out "An der Tafelrunde" which is about King Arthur. If you want huge, that's got you covered.

[@torstent8979]

Saw them live at a medieval festival this year. Now I wanna see Feuerschwanz next. Great live band.

[@jpar73]

Well, you did it again, Tank. You helped me discover another band I otherwise wouldn't have even heard of before. I'm definitely going to check out more of their stuff.

[@andreavachova]

I haven't seen dArtagnan live but I have seen Feuershwanz at Masters of Rock in Czechia and it was a blast! You definitely have to come to Europe!

[@cyberdan42]

Gold, total gold. You've cost me money Tank; this is a certain download, loved it.

[@epiendless1128]

I'll give this another listen. 🙂 I went through a "Blackmore's Night" phase a few years ago, so I was delighted when dArtagnan teamed up with them last year for "We're gonna be drinking".

[@Junkolum7]

I recommended the band at least 2 or 3 times in your comments in the past. So I am so, so glad you finally reacted to one of their songs now. As you guessed, they are incredibly good at their live shows. As they shout: Einer für alle, Feuer und Flamme! 🔥

[@baalzhamon8491]

I am a metalhead, but Avicii... great guy, miss him and his music

[@imahimfan]

I've had this song on repeat i LOVE IT constant smile on my face

[@sandy1653]

I’ve seen some fan cam cellphone recordings of them live and they look like a great concert. One of these days I’m going to have to get my butt on a plane and see them and some of the other small German and European bands that just don’t come to the US.

[@edwhite1937]

You are not wrong. This is huge! Thanks for sharing Tank; would never have encountered it otherwise!

[@KeSo1990]

Great reaction for a great band, thanks Tank! You should take the time and explore some more songs from them, you will love it! Examples for reactions are C'est la vie Feuer & Flamme We're gonna be drinking Glücksritter Farewell (ft Patty Gurdy!) Btw, I'm going to see them this Friday in Hamburg. Sooooo excited. Keep on your content and stay safe!

[@dartagnan_official]

❤

[@brianschweiker930]

The song is just amazing. It's a feel-good song with rock theme/feel just made it even better.

[@feuerklinge9004]

I love to hear that your heart still beats for Folk sound. I highly recommend Santiano to you. It's "Baltic-Folk" or "Shanty-Folk" here from Northern germany. I think you could really like it. ❤

[@jasontrebilcock6496]

I saw dArtagnan a little less than a year ago in Munich...and it was epic. I wasn't sure what I was in for...but afterwards, it was totally worth it. That having been said, when I saw dArtagnan in Munich, Patty Gurdy opened for them. So, to that end, you might as well check out the dArtagnan/Patty Gurdy song "Farewell". Of course they performed it together...and it was the only time that I've seen someone throw a bagpipe to his tech like a guitarist might toss his guitar. And while we're here, Ben performed with Beyond the Black during their "Origins" acoustic concert on the song "Night Will Fade" which is cool too. (Oddly enough, I saw BtB the day after seeing dArtagnan and Patty Gurdy.)

[@Blutaar42]

I'm with you. I don't care what people call it, I like them. And my Concert Ticket arrived yesterday :D I'ts gonna be a great Concert. Rauhbein as Support is also a great band for the tour Fun Fact: In a Discord I'm in, I'm the only German and oddly enough a Canadian guy posts all the d'Artagnan Videos.

[@TankTheTech]

Oh man, enjoy!!

[@zarahmb1711]

They are such a great live band! It is no metal gig, but pure joy in the crowd. Many girls have self-made dresses like in "Tanz in den Mai" , people sing every single song with them, wunderbar!

[@Luthwen1301]

I agree. My partner calls their music "Schlager" and therefore refuses to come to a concert with me. So I'm taking my sister this friday, am travelling to Hamburg and very much looking forward to it.

[@noname-xw4uk]

fyi- there are 4 musceteers (Aramis, Athos, Portos, d'Artagnon)

[@zarahmb1711]

@@Luthwen1301 I will be there too, it will be great again!

[@sympotaz2960]

I am a huge deathcore head but I grew up on Avicii and he was comfort music, party music, but also music that resonated emotionally with me which helped me through certain things. When I seen this cover when it came out I thought i would hate it so never gave it a chance but im glad i did because i fucking love this.

[@Calandabear]

i saw them Live in Pratteln Switzerland. it was so amazing, every song they played where absolut over the Top

[@1Motorbreath1]

As a lifelong metalhead and core kid ca. 2010 EDM has also had a huge influence on my life and Avicii undoubtedly was a great man and revolutionised music and is a loss for the world. Great cover and production!

[@Greatkhorne]

Saw them live on Saturday on Tour was absolutely Amazing and that Cover is a Banger Live on Stage (btw Tank you should check out the Feat. with Candice Night "We're gonna be drinking")

[@_Hal_9000_]

This band improved the relationship with my mother so much! We always had trouble connecting, but now we love to go to shows together. I even made her a custom made D'artagnan battle vest for christmas

[@holzbruch296]

I love for how long and with how many variations the chat tried to help tank with the correct pronounciation of the bands name.

[@maddin1884]

We saw them in August for the first time live on a smaller festival here in franconia and were fully kept of their insane performance. At home we ordered instantly tickets for Nürnberg. Can´t wait to see them again

[@francoisgodbout6835]

I have a playlist and of the last two albums of d’artagnan on spotify, me and my coworker blast this at work allday long. He is not at all into metal but when I showed him that he felt in love with it and I thought it was a good compromise for me too. I fell in love with the band in all that process.

I missed the premiere by a few minutes. Great cover and I agree on the video production. If you ever seriously consider moving over here to Germany, settle somewhere near the Dutch border. And make sure you have a good train connection. There is SO much good music over there. I was in Tilburg in September for Ayreon and I'll be back in the NL in early November for Magoria and Damian Wilson and next January for the Rock Party of the Year.

[@KostasHolopain]

@ 1:16 Great cover and I like the band- I got a couple of albums, but D'Artagnan was not a Musceteer! His father was and sent him to Paris to find 3 of his old comrades, to help him join the ranks.

[@hendrikschulz232]

The 3 Musketeers are Athos, Aramis and Porthos.. D'Artagnan is #4 ;-) And I also recommend the song "C'est la vie" :-)

[@NeverlandSystemPunkGirlChloe]

as a massive Avicii fan (and not at all a metal/rock fan)... this SLAPS! This is the shit... LOVE IT!

[@rickwynou5471]

I am looking forward to their show on 31st of October in Nuremberg! 4th Show of them I am visiting, still going strong! Great show, great music, great emotions, it is pure fun!

[@ulrikefair2860]

i am really happy to see them next week in Stuttgart

[@Agk3los]

I figured it was just a matter of time til you checked out Dartagnan but super glad this is the one you did. Easily my favorite song from them straight out of the box now. Oh and... it's Dar-tan-yen. I'll fight people who say "Dar-tag-nuhn."

[@Robert_Herring]

Great stuff, Tank.

[@janihaavisto79]

What a cover! Wau! These guys never fail.

[@marcheimann3924]

I've seen them live last week here in Hamburg. Awesome band, great song. They did a couple of other coversongs

[@sirrobertthepaleblack8561]

I've seen them a few weeks ago at the MPS Festival near Hamburg. And on the next day Feuerschwanz had their appearance on the festival AND also Ben was one of many guest vocalists for Fiddler's Green cause their own singer has been ill. So I saw Ben perform three times that weekend 🤘😆

[@daqtaghhasfibers]

WOW! Covers are really starting to get good. This was a truly good cover! Avicii was a really special person. They did this justice

[@asmith2951]

First time hearing this band, and this was a great cover.

[@smeg4brainsukaya]

I think I listened to this for about 2 hours on repeat the day it came out. Avicii was great, outstanding cover.

[@dartagnan_official]

Thanks🙏

[@jonathanjulke1405]

I'm really excited. Got tickets for Munich. Hopefully they play the song!

[@helli0n824]

come to germany, let´s gooo near hannover ;) , it is 1,5h to wacken, a hour to scheeßel (hurricane festival), a hour to Rock Harz, and 1/2 hour to M´era Luna festival

[@themplar]

This was so much better then i expected. It could have been so bad, but it was suprisingly good.

[@nielsheidemann7204]

I'm from Germany, I love the style of music. Feuerschwanz, mono inc, Tanzwut all of them 🎉🎉

[@ghost45891]

This video is basically a medieval fashion show. Love it lol

[@Loxley81]

Never apologize for your taste of music. I LOVE that you are so open about your love of Hardstyle - even tho I am personally not very much into it (just a few songs that I deem okay). I think: The more you like/love the fuller is your life with joy and good things. Just imagine loving ALL kinds of music... you would be walking around smiling all day because you would hear something new that you love almost all the time. Greetings from Germany! \m/

[@Mischnikvideos]

Everything is better with Patty: dArtagnan - My Love, Jolie (LIVE / Official Video) ft. Patty Gurdy

[@castor-X]

Danke für diese Reaction Tank .

[@mjlCrane]

I gotta tell you, I have been hearing this version of the song in my head ever since the original came out, and I can't believe it's finally a real thing! D'Artagnan NAILED IT with this

[@LenaDee666]

Ahhh, wish I could go to the gig in Stuttgart, but I'm going to a friend's hockey game that day... Hopefully next time tho

[@halflingninja]

Love these guys. If you're interested in checking out more of their work, I'd recommend "Mein Leben Lang." Tim (lead guitarist) wrote it for his daughter and I feel like you'll relate.

[@kriscairns158]

This is crazy. I absolutely love this.

[@samcrorie]

I liked that. I totally get what you're saying about music sounding like your people. Not sure if it's my Scot-Irish, German or Scandinavian heritage. That was very cool.

[@sirgecko666]

Dartan-yaw might be the way you can spell it correct xd Very nice to see, that in times music gets consumed up faster and faster there are a lot of bands pumping much effort in their videos to make them timeless masterpieces.

[@ursingold270]

One of the best covers I've ever heard.

[@cwes6404]

Thanks Tank its everything I love.

[@axelhansen3865]

Today i´m in! Frankfurt will be ROCKED! BTW RAUBEIN will play before. You shout took an eye of them, too

[@janeshimmings6146]

So good and love the wind machine 🤣 realy cool violins

[@Sanct1mon1a]

"Brother...Brother...Brother......BROTHER!!!" Shawn Michaels when he was making fun of Hulk Hogan is all I was feeling during the brother part.

[@KonigJindiao]

Although his body is gone, he will always be in the mind of the people who he made happy with his songs, Avicii never dies

[@Gruenschwinge]

I was on their concert in Dresden. The show was fantastic and completely sold out! :D I think it even was the second biggest concert hall in Dresden. :) Also in the band name the last n is silent. Dartagnan: dar = like the word "dart" without the t at the end. ta = like "dart", just a "hard" t at the beginning and no rt gn = n an = like yawn, just without the "n" French is... weird. :D

[@Zuckerspinne]

D'artagnan is one of my favorite Bands. And Feuerschwanz.

[@darkmesere]

This band is great in making awsome covers of songs you'll never think a metal band Will do. Tetris theme, a soviet serial soundtrack or a spanish 60's song.

[@adorabell4253]

I saw Soviet serial and assumed 17 moments of spring but it’s just the three musketeers which is much more on theme.

[@CidsaDragoon]

dArtagnan was kind of a meme in Germany because their song "Was wollen wir trinken" was on the radio non freaking stop. This cover is pretty cool.

[@dagmar0904]

Me finding out that they play in my city over your video 😂 maybe I’ll go.. mot sure yet, there are still tickets available tho…

[@Desmodromicon]

When I saw them wandering around in the gras, at the final scene of the video, I got some vibes of the old German commercial for "HANUTA". :-D

[@SaiyanPrincess90]

Ja damals, als da noch die hübsche Frau mit dem großen Vorbau lang geritten ist 😅❤

[@Desmodromicon]

@@SaiyanPrincess90 als der Clip im Fernseher lief habe ich gerade erst angefangen mich für Mädchen zu interessieren. Ich glaube das HANUTA war da noch ein bisschen interessanter. 😅

[@panoli09]

Hamburg today was awesome, they really now how to entertain the audience and great sound!

[@christinecrocini-quackenbu7347]

I love dArtagnan and Feuerschwanz and the song is awesome. The ending of the video though reminds me of the ending of Lord of the Lost's Broken Ones

[@brettwilson4424]

Bands like this are the reason I save up to go to European metal festivals. Like Tank says the smaller bands are great but seldom manage to come over to North America for tours.

[@wkpPeroMi]

Dartagnan have many good songs. Glücksritter is one of my favorits. 21st October we are in concert Munich/Backstage.

[@dartagnan_official]

Thank you✌️

[@tcbiggz]

D'Artagnan is cool. Love their Music.