Equilibrium - Mana

[@2CSST2]

This is one of those songs that will remain epic whenever you listen to it through your whole life

[@DarkSatan95]

Hell yeah :3

[@emmanueloluga9770]

hansjorgenolsen this is probably my favourite metal piece

[@dezman4392]

Kurzes Epos, Aufbruch and Mana. Three supreme masterpieces of Equilibrium. I will keep listening... till the end of time.

[@wesleyscott1633]

Dream Eater and a new album is almost here!

[@2CSST2]

@@dezman4392 Same here!

[@radosawkucharzak8164]

One of the best instrumental songs of all time. MASTERPIECE.

[@jamesleclair842]

This is great, and might I suggest " I Am the Abyss" by Shylmagoghnar another wonderful album beginning instrumental.

[@Feeluck]

listened to this masterpiece for years. its never getting old. it feels epic and sends shivers down the spine every single time

[@Wizardbeard91]

Same here man been 10 years for me and this song never gets old

[@Edgargaza]

This fucking masterpiece should have billions of views.

[@powerbeard5653]

i want to live on that planet

[@shinelord1156]

I'll just enjoy my superior English

[@emmanueloluga9770]

Shine Raids Tombs lmao...this guy

[@RAGEPAMMA]

People prefer descapito in this planet

[@rxhx]

depacqarpsitno is boring

[@armandogarciaromero9897]

Es música de culto rompe fronteras y une a todos por escuchar algo hermoso y armonosio no importa la nacionalidad ni color de piel .Es el lenguaje universal.

[@CarolinaPerez-qg3mq]

👏🏻💖

[@conjured_up_skeletons6178]

Simón compadrito, simón.

[@LFJ87]

When listening to such epic music, Hans Zimmer does take notes.

[@rxhx]

this is indeed like hans zimmer metalified

[@rxhx]

metalized, whatever xD

[@ohayogosaimas2286]

Best musical praise ever

[@essex3777]

The man has more notches on his musical belt than a Hell's Angel has tattoos.

[@gloweye]

My ears say thank you for the beauty they behold.

[@darkecojaj]

Song never gets old.... probally listen to it about 35 times within the past 4 weeks....

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

+DarkɆ only 35?? wow.

[@Leyrann]

I probably listened it several hundred times the last few years... In fact this is one of the songs that might tip close to 1000.

[@yuba-rif4973]

Thousand times all this years and another song whispered ( thousand swords ⚔️) 😜

[@chaisan399]

i never listened to this genre of music. friend blasted it on his radio during our road trip now im hooked.

[@TorreblancaErik]

I know this comment is five years old but was this your first intro to them? Or the whole album as a whole? My first intro song was blut im auge over 10 years ago and o had to pick up the album. My best moment is having a non metal listener react to them and ask if I understand what they are saying.y answer is "no, i don't speak German"

[@darkfrozenwinterstar3639]

@@TorreblancaErik I‘m not even sure which song by them was the first, but this song will always have a special place in my heart

[@TorreblancaErik]

@@darkfrozenwinterstar3639 it is definitely the best track in the album

[@headhunter1945]

@@TorreblancaErik Growling is a good bit easier for me to understand when in German. (With a few singers as exception.) I think English is on one end of the "mumbleability" scale, German is on the other.

[@ethanjames5165]

8:10 - 9:25 only Equilibrium does stuff like this. That's why this band is so fucking epic!!

[@ZeroReaver11]

Omg YESS!! lml

[@RisIVIan]

reminds me of like the lion king soundtrack :D somehow

[@ethanjames5165]

@@RisIVIan hahaha I see where you're coming from

[@alpakapucuf3394]

@@RisIVIan oh shit youre right

[@rory3789]

Déjà plus d'un an que j'écoute cette musique et je ne m'en lasse pas une seule seconde. I wish I could have more of this genre

[@andrewdouw1004]

This song is fucking incredible

[@vacateistheword]

Such amazing music. I wake up and play this while making coffee. No better start to the day.

[@MHFMarcoPolo]

Die ersten beiden Alben dieser Band sind einfach unübertrefflich was Epic anbelangt. Keine Band kann Melodic mit Härte so gut verknüpfen wie diese. Hut ab vom alten Equi!! Ich liebe euch! Danke für zwei absolute Meisterstücke!!

[@charliegirl7815]

This album is so timeless...

[@SlashORC]

It truly is, I discovered it like 10 years ago and still can't get bored of it.

[@royxeph_arcanex]

Listen to this when you're in a flight, start about 5 minutes before takeoff. Trust me.

[@navpathak5813]

Thanks my dude

[@schnabbi5753]

Holy Shit

[@skywardmagic5754]

Thanks man! If you like Gallowbraid, crank up your volume, and turn on "Stone of Remembrance" right when the afterburners kick in on takeoff. If you can time it right, it's amazing.

[@meridonmage9076]

Herbs grew from tears.. Love was hidden behind a sword.. The Forcefield Connected the very Stars.. We never knew how much holy water was enough.. We even Sacrificed our own blood to the moon.. We stood in the light of day.. And sang silently the lament of night.. The Evangelion of the Darkest Night..

[@hectorx58]

2021 IN THE MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC! AND STILL LISTENING TO THIS MASTERPIECE!

[@Graemith]

Keep on keeping on.

[@HiramAvila]

after a tough fuckin disgusting day this song is... mana indeed.

[@StormedCause]

Amazing song and amazing band. Been listening to them for many years and it never gets old.

[@hehasbluewaffle]

Just listened to this for the first time. I hope I will get a chance to many more times, this is pure greatness.

[@dand4139]

It doesn’t feel right to stop this song at any point. Gotta listen through the whole song each time

[@hcpftw]

best lyrics ever, rather short yet so expressive

[@JoshRioTeixeira]

+hcpftw Except there are no lyrics.

[@hcpftw]

+Josh Teixeira thx for you information. i see my point went through!

[@JoshRioTeixeira]

hcpftw ur welcm

[@TyrannosaurusJudas]

Song that makes my bus commutes an epic journey.

[@TheMoopMonster]

Man, the song composition, and the cohesion of the band, is coherent perfection from start to finish.

[@darkfrozenwinterstar3639]

Feels finnish And that is a compliment from a german dude about a german band that brought him both to Pagan/Folk Metal and Melo-Death XD

[@juanenriquecruz3242]

una de las mejores rolas que he escuchado, saludos desde mexico

[@mrmedallis]

Greatest rock anthem in the history of rock anthems. If this doesn't give you strength and hope. Can't help ya.

[@emmanueloluga9770]

for real. unmatched

[@JoshRioTeixeira]

5:00 - 5:49

[@картошкажареная-п9ъ]

Yeeeaaah)

[@SkrillexROCKNROLL]

How the titel of the song during that time?

[@andrewlamb6483]

Josh Teixeira

[@HakkamDaRed]

Josh Teixeira when listening to this part, you feel like you can save the world by your own hands

[@PalloneWafer]

Fantasy training montage

[@bojanmilijanovic2216]

4:19 - 5:00 this is nostalgia my friends

[@jobquintana364]

I cry

[@orphanedlander]

02:30am in some place in the world and I'm discovering this masterpiece.. just amazing!

[@Sputnick1989]

This is how you incorparate a palm flute into your music. Such epicness all the way through. 🎶🎶🎶

[@abrilcastro3127]

No importa cuántas veces escuche ésta canción, sigue estremeciendo todos mis sentidos... Tremenda obra de arte!!

[@jackyensiferum3183]

my favorite song... sometimes when im listen to equilirbium i think i was born in the wrong time..

[@MugiwaraLP]

+Jacky Ensiferum Well, you would need Keyboards.

[@mihajlovucic8037]

How tf are you born in the wrong time when you were born just in the right time to witness this masterpiece

[@elmarg.3003]

Emotionen pur! Episch in jeder Hinsicht.

[@TlaxcalT]

My heart thrills and tears of joy moist my face, thank you very much, this is beautiful.

[@GTWREKSports]

A pleasure to play this on radio a bit later this morning...what a masterpiece. --Paul, WREKage, WREK-Atlanta

[@23takemeaway]

EPIC BEYOND BELIEF!!! LOVE THIS AWESOME AWESOME BAND. gotta see em live again before i fall off this mortal coil....

[@surtr__rising]

One of their greatest works ever.

[@dmitriyshymko422]

16 people are low on mana

[@verzocktundzugenaht]

57people are low on mana

[@MinimusSymplexus]

For me, maybe the best long-version metal track I've ever heard... A lot of rhythms and styles in the same track, all transitions are good... Love it !

[@clemensbopp5484]

This instrumental song is really bombastic, epic, mind-blowing!! Love it!!

[@Anubis7169]

Definitely one of the songs of all time. Me and my friends used to listen to it while watching the Battle of Minias Tirith from LotR:RotK. It feels like it was made for every scene change and camera cut.

[@DeadSomething]

if only it weren't this short...

[@MrDagont]

Absolutely masterful

[@emrosselyandor662]

One of my favourite songs ever!

[@Relhio]

I knew this song for quite some time in the past and managed to recognize another one of their songs that had vocals too and decided to listen to a few of their songs. I just remembered about them now and I guess I will check out all their albums, the instrumental is just amazing.

[@acagnoprod]

glad to have finally found this banger!

[@heathergreep4695]

I love, love, love this song.

[@galatiangod]

The first song my bestfriend ever recommended to me. Takes me back. Use to listen to this whilst reading The Warded Man when it was still just one book in the series.

[@galatiangod]

@International Ghost hunting they got abit too much in the action. Arlen and Jardir quarreling over a woman btw was really dumb.

[@donaghy77]

GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD EVER PERIOD

[@thomask7441]

Equilibrium truly was special No band ever came close in terms of epicness

[@NicolasUnger]

14:00 another highlight love this song!!

[@СергейЖезлов-ю6ш]

Дико круто!!!

[@sebioslaw]

Epic song forever! Cheers from Poland!

[@Rattleheadywea]

Great instrumental song. Epic

[@Schproemftell]

This is truly PLUS ULTRA they've gone far beyond maximum epic

[@Sidderix]

94.020 People knows about good music. Im not alone!

[@Sidderix]

***** sry i dont understand. :/ If i offended you, im sorry. my english is not the best.

[@Edgargaza]

191k now hahahahha, it's nice to know!

[@zep2150]

252.000 strong!

[@Lancor84]

Thats hits, not users.

[@Riviner]

This particular song is just outstanding, one of the better instrumentals in metal for sure. Certainly atleast one of the most epic, while keeping that quality, variety up and engaging. The power, the energy, the emotion is overwhelming! I get huge goosebumps every time the flute hits in around 4:16 , to mention just one highlight. Some of the first seconds reminded me of melanholic Insomnium (their first album), portion of the energy brought Wintersun in mind (atleast their first album). Epicness and emotion hinted of Moonsorrow, the untouchables. They're the best Finnish band in this field, as far as i'm concerned. Perhaps not the most similar to Equilibrium as some other bands, just something that immedaitely came to my mind as impressions. Metal would need more great instrumentals.

[@jonathantardelli4974]

Ville Mononen check Persefone's consciousness part 1&2...in my opinion this is the greatest instrumental metal piece evef.

[@HakkamDaRed]

René Berthiaume is truly a very good writer. You can notice that "parts that just Equilibrium make" are parts where René takes inspiration in every style without giving a shit. A good example is Unbesiegt, this latino melody, or the reggae in heavy chill. Or... the russian sonority in Zum horizont. He mixes metal with other thing very greatly !

[@Madrumo]

Unbesiegt may be my favorite song of Equilibrium, alongside with Mana. It's just so... perfect.

[@ohayogosaimas2286]

I could mention two other instrumental songs that have also struck me so hard I know I'll keep them alive in me for life, if you guys might be interested in something musically relatively similar: Feast Of The Savages by Firewind, and Hyperventilate, by Frost. Hopefully you'll enjoy it too :)

[@nickpetitta8501]

Any other bands with a similar folk style? I love this kind of music.

[@SlashORC]

Arkona, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Wintersun.

[@jesperandersson2966]

One of the best songs ever 15:00 omg! and then even better at 15:29!! if you want to make something sound even more epic, just go up an octave \m/. lol.

[@xXRaocnumDudeXx]

You're mistaken, it's on 13:15

[@markbass1989]

Still gives me chills to this day

[@Zincoshine-]

first 5 minutes are insane, can't stop looping them.

[@CuddleSeason]

I want this song to be played at my funeral.

[@Designificance]

+Bury Me In The Snow You won't be the first one. Trust me, I know

[@CuddleSeason]

8Biohazard5 This track describes "epicness".

[@Designificance]

+Bury Me In The Snow I often send this track to my non-metal friends, ask them to listen to it in peace and then come back to me with a story to what they've heard. Ofcourse it has no vocals, but it still tells a story. Funny thing is, they all come with the same kinda story. The rise and fall of an empire or a forbidden love story. Or a combination of that. ;)

[@CuddleSeason]

8Biohazard5 Interesting! I see alot of German nature in front of me while listening this track. I see the morning sun rising, alot of animals coming out from their holes after a long winter and a beautiful spring starts.

[@Alonoda]

I see... so you can come back to life right?

[@Haarslevx]

This is why i love Metal!

[@금강불괴-w3z]

Great!!! Fantastic!!!

[@melissaisamazing3526]

Use it as a study music, it really helps for me, instead of listining to relax music and fall in sleep.

[@chetia666]

who's listening on 2020...from 5:02 its a bliss...Slow but Sure

[@robhilton6028]

Me! :D

[@TheMoopMonster]

I remember when they released a little recording of this to promote the upcoming album. It's permanently been on my playlist since.

[@JocoChill1235]

Ran into this band via wirtshaus gaudi (which was hilarious because of the acordian) then found this which now my new favorite song.

[@Ninjarider2012]

Die beste Band der Welt !!!

[@Individet]

This song gives me goosebumps and eargasms

[@cloeebouchard3534]

EVERY TIME

[@Wizardbeard91]

Every time!!

[@cloeebouchard3534]

@@Wizardbeard91 :O

[@Wizardbeard91]

@@cloeebouchard3534 :0

[@Wizardbeard91]

@@cloeebouchard3534 that's kind of amazing that that happened what are the odds

[@BennisKanal]

Bis heute der beste Song von Equilibrium!

[@MasterVili]

One of the few long songs i can listen whole :D

[@alegerminal]

A Masterpiece i love it

[@nicksparky6307]

max volume is noT ENOUGH FOR THY MUSIC OF THOU GODS UP ABOVE. WE MERE MORTALS HAVE NOT CREATED BIG ENOUGH SPEAKERS YET!!!

[@jeffmayo6002]

+Nick Northrup listening at work can't blast it

[@KizunoOtoko94]

Epic closure to the album!

[@rikblauer]

Min 04:08 - 06:00 best part \../

[@rodrigoalmeida8618]

00:00 - 16:24 epic!! ;))

[@Skretting91]

Nothing Equilibrium ever made after this compares to this song, not even a little bit.

[@SlashORC]

Kurzes Epos is almost as good.

[@wannabuysomewow3883]

how in 16m23 can you feel such a wide range of emotions that's insane, almost devouring

[@КириллАрчаков-э6о]

the best ever i have heard

[@Stifflers__Muum]

Это очень хорошо сделано

[@lokilloman5974]

my girlfriend likes so much this song... and it's my first time listening this.... and is FUCKING AWESOME!!

[@rxhx]

yo, make some babies to this song, yo

[@martabeltran6372]

Masterpiece

[@supermariozzzzzzzzzz1403]

Imagine this being performed live, with a huge ass band at a football stadium.

[@mrmedallis]

SuperMarioZzZzzzZzzz oh man. Yup.

[@D.Muntean]

Epic song Hail from Romania !

[@Silver.Leaves]

I don't know how Rene came up with this idea but if there's something he will be remembered for, it's this album and this track.

[@_Skylark]

It can't get much more epic than this :D. Not even Sabaton or Dragonforce are this epic, close but not quite .

[@Designificance]

+Skylark check out sons of winter and stars by wintersun. You're welcome ;)

[@_Skylark]

Thanks :D, but I've already heard it as I occasionally listen to Wintersun :P. Sons of Winter and Stars is epic alright, but for me it just doesn't quite reach the same level as Mana does xD. Mana is like a whole movie, you have the whole story right there, without even needing to add lyrics :P

[@Designificance]

+Skylark Never said it was more epic, but it's defenitly in my top5 epic tracks. Some good stuff from Moonsorrow as well. And yeah it tells a story alright ;) I'll just copy a comment I made somewhere else here: I often send this track to my non-metal friends, ask them to listen to it in peace and then come back to me with a story to what they've heard. Ofcourse it has no vocals, but it still tells a story. Funny thing is, they all come with the same kinda story. The rise and fall of an empire or a forbidden love story. Or a combination of that. ;)

[@_Skylark]

+8Biohazard5 Ah, I see sorry I kind of misunderstood you there :P. Hahhha yeah good idea maybe I should do that as well ;D.

[@thegoodfoke3606]

+Skylark with all due respect.. fuck dragonforce and sabaton, not even close

[@11WicToR11]

8:10 and like 1-2 minutes after are just epic ^^

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

The section at 5.06 is just the greatest.

[@Frest99]

For me too. I love the energy in that part and the drums preparing the incoming epicity

[@skippertheeyechild6621]

@@Frest99 The way it builds and then explodes *chef kiss*

[@Petrichorscreen]

4:18 "Hey Mr. miyagi, do you think you could teach me that karate stuff?" sounded like it to me lol

[@joelshadmy4913]

my favorite part was 00:00 to 00:16:23

[@nelsonroy5065]

A lot of parts from that song could make great ring tones...

[@TheCJHowes]

16 minute melodic-death instrumental? Fuck YEAH!

[@jesperandersson2966]

its folk metal.

[@TheCJHowes]

Jesper Anderson dude, sometimes the differences between genres are small, so small that you can't even tell which is which. Yes, this is a band of epic folk/viking metal. But they do have lots of elements we find in melodic death. I mean, Amon Amarth are considered Melodic Death, while I've never considered them as such. I think even they call themselves Viking Death Metal.... And anyways, I wrote this comment about 1 minute into the song... before the folk elements came in. Give me a break!

[@jesperandersson2966]

Laurent Jade Ahhh it appears my response from a while back was deleted... Dude, I was simply correcting you... no need for this excessive excuse. Plus, Equilibrium, including this song, has more elements of Black Metal than Melodeath... just saying. Amon Amarth are simply Melodic Death Metal, they are not Viking Metal at all. (Viking Metal being a Black Metal subgenre).

[@jesperandersson2966]

Viking Metal takes most of its influence from Bathory-esque Black metal, as well as nordic styled folk metal, it can be considered a subgenre of both. As for Amon Amarth, there is a difference between Viking Metal and Melodic Death Metal with viking themes..... Tyr arent exactly Viking Metal either, they have the nordic folk side of VM, but lack Black Metal, thus are not musically viking metal.

[@TheCJHowes]

Just know people that I wrote that comment 1 minute into the song, it was my first listen of this band, and I didn't know yet that Equilibrium do epic folk metal. But as I said, the difference between genres sometimes are small

[@metallord1972]

Epic perfection

[@animehta8887]

This song is like Equilibrium meets Wintersun!

[@sealabrulz]

only replace meets with destroys

[@MetalMaestro]

both are fucking awesome

[@zep2150]

sealabrulz thats a bold statement. lol. what if they made a collab? ;)

[@chetia666]

as the raven flies...from 5:01to bliss

[@xmimix1]

Beautiful

[@ZoeSZX]

I have just discovered this band and understand that they r probably the most epic metal band ever. Even more than CoB - saying this as the total CoB fan. But right now can understand only the first 10 minutes of this song((

[@learning101hq]

THIS IS FUCKING SO GOOD!!!! EPIC!!!

[@redguyeolh942]

and some says good music is dead..

[@mateagoston7113]

Because they are lazy to discover the world of music. Bands like Equilibrium, Nightwish, Ensiferum, HammerFall, Two Steps from Hell, Turisas are incomparably more powerful and epic than old hits.

[@maxmucci3170]

So true :,(

[@haroldfromwyoming8096]

Don't forget Sabaton

[@HakkamDaRed]

Karl Kroenen Sabaton WAS something. Since 3 last albums (Heroes I think) they became popstars via Nuclear Blast and now always write same shit that works to be #1 on charts. Even the sound has changed, to be more accessible (where are the fucking guitars)... and I say it with sadness because I used to like them... but in my opinion money took their head and their passion.

[@WorldOfDeepThought]

Well, equilibrium is dead for me. They suck now.

[@1823ek]

Incredible music ! We have no clue how to make this in the USA...