10 Facts about German Heavy Metal

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Incoming!!! A video about German metal bands!!!

[@MrCraven88]

Dont forget our eastfreasian Band "Creatures from the Tomb" . I loved to see the homie guys in your Video. Have a nice day

[@chazhartwayne6493]

This better includes Heaven Shall Burn and Caliban :D

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

@@chazhartwayne6493 the video is there, maybe you should watch it 😉🤘

[@chazhartwayne6493]

@@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany Oh yeah, I am about to watch it! :)

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

How could you forget to mention Blind Guardian?

[@delamar6199]

In Germany, Metal Heads are generally considered to be friendly people.

[@MarcShake]

yes. Goths too. But I don't know about hiphoppers ;)

[@markusb.6667]

metal fans sind die normalsten leute die ich je kennengelernt habe

[@botzo]

They are more than friendly. The Metalheads are kind of the most friendly people all around. I felt like this all around Europe, without being too much into Metal at all!

[@RSProduxx]

@@MarcShake had a hip hopper coming with us to Wacken... his words "Man, i´ve been to Hip Hop festivals alot... Here you can actually walk around and have fun without getting into trouble with someone every 5 minutes... such a great athmosphere! "... So much for that ;) Cops i talked to would rather pull double-shifts on metal fests any day than having one day on a rap- or even pop-festival ;)

[@dornal]

@@markusb.6667 *hust* Drachenlord *hust*

[@Sleeping_Insomiac]

What do you call "standing with folded arms, intently staring at you"? German applause. If we wouldn't like what you're doing, we'd leave.

[@hansmuller4338]

it's called "calcification of the pineal gland"

[@miss_gora4944]

hahahahah indeed xD

[@drstihl2007]

@transylvanian That exactly! Of course I am also from northern Germany so we are generally a bit "cooler" (as in more distant, not "damn he is so cool") and especially since I am wearing glasses i often just stand there seemingly without emotion but inside i am like "damn that's so amazing, please never stop, fuck yeah that's my favourite song, what a great time".

[@artfoex]

I'd call it a blackmetal concert xD

[@JMJones-hb1fr]

@@drstihl2007 now we can stand aside together! Am also from northern germany, and wear glasses as well. Just a bit ago i was at the HEILUNG concert in Kiel. in a standart concer thall with seats. damn i never enjoyed sitting during a concert so much. it was awesome to sit back and close the eyes, following the music on its way deep inside of you. And yep, we're definitely cooler. :D

[@Monstermoerder1]

I remember a story a friend told me about: she (a rather small female) was at a metal concert and there was this guy that was trying to dance with her, which she denied a couple of times. But the idiot was persistent, and getting more ruthless by the minute. At one point, a wall of death was formed right in front of them and at that point he physically attacked her, ripped off her shirt and pushed her right in the middle of the WoD as it's about to clash. She said she was panicking at that point, and understandably was trying to get rid of the arms that reached out to her, thinking she'd be molested. After a few seconds she realised tho, that the WoD had been stopped immediately, that the arms were there to hand her shirts so she could cover herself up and help we get back up. They got her out of the dangerzone, and asked her what happened. they asked her to point out the guy who did it, and three big and bulky guys went to... "have a serious talk with him". He wasn't spotted at the venue afterwards anymore. So yes, Metalheads are a big family, and if you cross that family, you're going to have a bad time.

[@avari1474]

Probs to the people helping your friend! Sadly this is not a common thing people do.

[@veranicus6696]

Sounds familiar.

[@bumblebee9764]

@@avari1474 no its kind of common under metalheads here in germany most of the time girls are protected in the metal family

[@avari1474]

@@bumblebee9764 I like that a lot.

[@delamar6199]

There is also a famous story from Rock Am Ring. Must be around 2010, where a girl broke down in the middle of a mosh pit near the front stage but too far back that paramedics could easily reach her. The mosh pit stopped immediately after some people noticed her and everybody backed up to make room. Then she was moved to the front stage by pushing her over the heads by the whole crowd so paramedics could take over outside of the audience. This was amazing! And yes, she is fine :-)

[@Pewtah]

German man here: I didn't know that Germany is sort of a paradise for metalheads. I thought in the USA everything is bigger, thus the metal scene. Very interesting what you told.

[@wedekind4764]

More country = more time to travel to a gig. I life near Bielfeld and i can go to a metal concert every fucking week if i need to.

[@Caildyn]

Yep, Germany really is a Metalheads Paradise. In the US there's a few very big festivals, such as Woodstock or Coachella, but in Germany? Feels like there's another festival every weekend in Summer. First Weekend of August is the weekend for Metalheads Mekka, the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, a small village in Schleswig Holstein. There's about 80.000 people there every year currently and it's sold out within less than 2 days after the las Wacken has ended. For the VERY dedicated ones there's Wacken Winter Nights - an open air festival in February. They even host Festivals on cruise ships, called Metal cruises. 2 weeks after Wacken there's Summerbreeze Festival in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria. About the same size, just a little bit less known to the world. They often have a similar line up of bands, many bands even playing in both festivals. Then there's Rock am Ring, which has a bit less Metal, featuring many bands that are pretty famous. Other festivals are "With Full Force" (also Metal), "M'era Luna", Rock im Park and many more. Germany's a lot smaller than the US but we have more festivals in one Summer, than the US have in a few years. And they're rather peaceful, as everyone basically just wants to enjoy their favorite bands playing their favorite music. Metal festivals in Germany usually are the less violent festivals of all.

[@wedekind4764]

@@Caildyn My Personal Opinion: i went to Wacken couple time and it becomes more and more Just Like Mallorca. Bunch of drunken idiots whi doesn't know anything or don't even listen Metal. There are many Others good Festival such as Partysan, Fullforce, Reload, Rockharz and so on. I don't think i go wacken this year caus it's getting pretty lame

[@helloweener2007]

@@wedekind4764 Guess you won't go on any festival this year because of Corona.

[@wedekind4764]

@@helloweener2007 i think so too. But i still pray for a miracle

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

"They've got a festival season." Coronavirus: *Let me hold all your beers until Wacken next year.*

[@_refusing_humanity]

😭😭😭

[@entropyzero5588]

T_T

[@Kahrdis]

:(

[@the_Kiwi666]

Well, seems like coronavirus has lots of hands😂😂😂😂

[@metalvisionsongcontest7055]

Kiwi Drumcovers Yes, and it washes none of them, to make sure it infects as many people as possible! 😁 Actually, I remember a news report on Wacken back in the days of the Swine Flu. The reporter asked some festival goers whether they were afraid of catching it, because of Wacken's... let's say "sub-par hygienic standards". Response: "Swine Flu? No, if at all, then Ebola, please! Go hard or go home!" 😊

[@joergfro7149]

"metalheads" in Germany are not a comunity !!! We are a Family …..

[@Caildyn]

Yeah! And a very supportive one, where everyone accepts each others taste in music, as there are so many subgenres. And no one's left behind, especially in the pit. If you happen to trip and fall there, you'll be back on your feet within seconds, because everyone usually watches out for each other. Bands usually watch their fans as well. There's been cases where bands (for example Machine Head) stopped the song they were playing, just to make sure that someone who didn't get up after falling in the pit, was alright and got medical help if needed. So it's not just the audience but the bands as well. And as far as I could see from talking to band members, most of them are relaxed and kept their feet on the ground although being pretty successful.

[@HerrDaro]

@@Caildyn Exactly. You get talked shit about on the Internet so fast just because somebody doesnt like your favourite Band or your favourite Genre. Never happened to me in german groups or on german servers

[@DSBMAC13]

No, we ain't. Never been, never will be. Go to a black metal festival like UTBS - it is something completely different than "Deathfest". Different music, different people. and both are something completely different compared to oversized bullshit like Wacken. We ain't a fucking family at all, and thats good how it is. 80% of the metal scene are complete retards and I don't want to be connected or compared to them at all.

[@dornal]

@@DSBMAC13 Can agree, don`t want to be in a fam with guys like "drachenlord"

[@toxic-777-is-here]

Brothers everywhere Raise your hands into the air!

[@Alekto78]

You're such a nice guy. I'm happy you like it here in Germany. Take care, my friend! :) \m/

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Vielen dank! And you take care too!

[@falk6121]

You really are!

[@marcuscoloniensis]

Ich gehe seit 30 Jahren auf Metal-Festivals. Es ist immer friedlich, alles passt zusammen. Egal wo man herkommt: die Liebe zu Metal verbindet! Es gibt nichts besseres als Metal und dessen Community! Wacken ist mir allerdings mittlerweile zu groß. Da bevorzuge ich das PartySan! METAL!!! 😊🤘🏼🍻

[@daywalkermike]

Hoffen wir mal , daß das Partysan dieses Jahr stattfindet. War noch nie dort und wollte unbedingt mal hin.

[@Klatt09]

@@daywalkermike nächstes Jahr kannst hingehen..

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

Please nobody lynch me when I throw rock, metal, goth, and alternative rock/folk/etc into one pot for a second. Whether it was at Rammstein concerts, concerts of alternative rock bands, mediaeval rock like Corvus Corax, the metal/goth pub in my birth town - as a rather short woman I made the same experience over and over again: People care about each other. Strangers would shield me when I got too close to the moshpit. Was at a Nitrogods concert once with a group of friends, one of them wasn't that well (not really sick, just under the weather). Older rock/metalhead couples who stood in our proximity would come over and ask if everyone was okay, if the friend needed some water or aspirin or something. I'd go into the pub on my own sometimes for just an hour or two, have a beer, chat with random people (never sleazy), or just listen to the music. Never a problem. I'd go home and some biiig evil meeean looking biker-metal dudes would always ask if they should guide me to my car to make sure I'm safe. When I said I only live ten minutes away and would walk, there was always a group of guys, sometimes with their girls, that'd spontaneously come with me, to make sure I'll get home in one piece. Often, I didn't know these people. But that's the beautiful thing, I could 100% trust them. I'd never do this in any other kind of scene. Whether you're a hardcore metalhead or a black jeans, black T casual like I'm most of the time, we take care of each other. Oh, and if you need further proof that rock festivals often happen in small villages where you wouldn't expect it, look up Rock am Beckenrand. It offers a variety of different types of rock, has usually two known bands and many niche and newcomer bands. It's small but charming.

[@Paaanzaaa]

I personally didn't really enjoy the Rock am Beckenrand last year, but yeah, there's a whole lot of festivals going on from a couple hundred to ten's of thousands people

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

One of my favorite festival moments here in Germany was a small one called Break The Ground in 2013. I love Vader and they played Thursday night. Me and some friends went just for this night but it was cold and raining. Many people didnt show up. Maybe there was 200 people there. I had the time of my life!! And got one of Peter's guitar picks!! So, after having seen Vader headline the tent stage at Summerbreeze in front of thousands of people i then saw them at a small fest, in the rain to a small crowd! Such an awesome contrast!!

[@schippes24]

i dunno why i do it, but whenever i see some that looks like they cant handle the crowd suddenly moving (doesnt need to be a full moshpit) i somehow keep an eye on them. to be honest it kinda ruined one or two concerts for me as well.. but hell.. who wants to be in the position to read in newspapers the next day "small girl / skinny guy gets trampled on heavy metal concert" and you'd be like "fuck.. that chick/guy was like 2metres away.. could've pulled them out of the way".. it's like a reflex and hell.. i'm only 1,76m and not like THAT buff guy. i'm average but people should look out for each other every once in a while

[@HerrTelef]

Another experiences in the moshpit: I was in there and it was wild (of course)- suddenly I laid down (cause the floor was slippery by the whole beer) and stand up again in the next second. Two guys take me and cared for me not be harmed or other people felt over me. And so do I. Ok, there is always this high aggressive guy in the pit who didn't get it....

[@annoyingbananana]

that's why i love metal. it's not a scene..... IT'S A LIFESTYLE. You know how many times some guys i've never seen before have picked me back up when I fell down in the moshpit....lol quite a few. No. 1 rule of moshpit madness: When somebody falls, you pick them up. people just look out for eachother. Nice sideffect of metal: the Fantasy LARP scene in europe is literally a family get-together of metalers (from all over the world! i've seen americans at the bigger events here). Same principal... people look out for eachother even when purposely hitting other people with foam weaponry in game. XD

[@YvaneCiece]

The situation: moshpit, circle. Someone screamed: oh no i lost my piercing! - everyone who heared it stopped, formed a circle inside and guarded it from people around, all eyes on the ground, one guy "found it" handed it over, everyone continued. The other day: one found a shoe. holding it up, screaming: who is missing a shoe? suddenly everyone took one of their shoes, holding it up... you know, the usually stuff. everyone giggles. Yes, german metalheads, those big ones who look like grizzly bears... are teddy bears. And you look like one too. i like you :) welcome to germany.

[@daskraut]

this is the only person-from-one-country-living-in-another-country-talking-about-their-experiences-there-channel that i subscribe to in my 13 or so years of being on youtube and i'm doing so after watching exactly 2 of your videos. see you in the moshpit!

[@maikelorenzen1457]

Me too.. I got goose bumps from this video. \m/

[@FynnAkaFynn]

@@maikelorenzen1457 Haha same. I get them every time, somebody shares expereiences with the best thing that has ever been invented - Heavy fucking metal music

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Thank you all!! I hope to meet you in the pit!!!

[@maikelorenzen1457]

@@FynnAkaFynn so true!!

[@PalmDesertRock]

I think the "uptight german" thing is a difference in "entertainment mentality", for lack of a better word. What I mean by this: If you go to a stand up comedy show in the US, people are ready to laugh. They feel more like a part of the show, as in, if the audience is hyped and ready to laugh, it's gonna be a better show for everyone. In germany, it's more like "okay, I'm here, now let's see what you got. Make me laugh". More a mentality of expectation, whereas in the US it's more a mentality of participation if that makes sense. I think the same is true for concerts, regardless of the genre. Sure, if you go to a concert of a specific band you like, bought the tickets weeks ago, are excited to go there, people are more inclined to party from minute one; but if you go to a festival you're usually excited to see some, but not all of the bands and chances are you don't even know them all. Then you're partying for the bands you want to see, and you adopt this "let's see what you got" mentality for the other bands. Also, if you haven't already, check out Blind Guardian. You just can't talk about german Metal without them. If you ever get the chance, go see them live. I've seen hundreds of bands from all over the world in my life and Blind Guardian, are without a doubt, one of the greatest live acts in the world, period.

[@Uerdinger1980]

In my opinion Blind Guardian is the best Metal Band. But it could be because Hansi is my direct Neighbor. Greetings from Krefeld-Forstwald ;)

[@shovelenthusiast7389]

I drink to that

[@KadurOrdo]

I grew up in a metalhead people's environment. Concerning my youth. And it did me so damn well!! Thanks to all my metalheads that helped me find my way 👏🏻 There will always be a special place in my heart for metal 🤟🏻

[@alferdpacker9910]

What I really love in the german metal scene and what you might see in a different way (because you mentioned it) is the fact that you still can see bigger bands in smaller venues. I like the 'metal family thing', which IS present in the big concerts being even MORE present in the smaller ones.

[@sessyfuchs7316]

I live near a border in Germany and there is a lot of police in train stations. One day I overheard a conversation between two officers: "we don't need to control them. They are metalheads. They don't do drugs. The only thing we would find is beer."

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

This is the greatest thing. Ever!

[@suddeninspirations8184]

i'm a 60's hipster, now "senior", and still appreciate ALL forms of music...........metal included................ there are still lots of us out here that do..........take heart................. : - ))))))

[@cucublueberry8078]

When i go to a concert, I wanna listen to the music and enjoy the atmosphere. Sometimes that includes joining the mosh pit. But most of the time it means standing there with a drink. Doesn't mean that I don't know how to "get into it" or don't know how to have fun. It simply means that i actually wanna listen to the music. Simple as that. :)

[@wuwwle]

Therefore I went for about 20years to my Hurricane festival near by me. Just relax, having fun seeing RHCP or Rammstein. Sadly, that time is over for me but I like to remember.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

yes i know what you mean, and often that is me. But i was referring more to club shows. I love seeing people having fun and often I am upfront headbanging. But I am also the type does not like to stand still, I will move around a lot and watch the band from every point in the room that i can. And i also do not feel bad to walk outside if I don't like the band. I didn't say it in the video but i really dislike the people that don't like the ones headbanging or moshing. I see it a lot, someone just wants to stand and stare but right where the people want to have fun. I don't like these guys.

[@GermanAnimeStriker]

I know exactly what you talking about. But even if you are there just standing listening and watching the show just to have the option to go every moment to the mosh pit and mosh with them is a great feeling. You can just mosh for 30 seconds and go to the back and listen further its all cool and nobody looks at you weird. The only thing what could annoy metal heads is standing in front of them and stealing the view if you are to big xD

[@Lewisking50]

Really the only time I don't "get into it" is when I have a glass in my hand. I'm too much of cheapskate as to potentially waste my drink on someones head.

[@ppnnyyy]

I remember standing in front of the stage at a big festival and someone lost their glasses. Took like a 2 minutes after 15 people stopped in their tracks to help search :D RIP Festivalseason 2020 :/

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

just think about how awesome the '21 season will be!! #Epic2021!

[@jajurvonhohenzollern5542]

Yeah at Wacken some random Dude lost his wallet and his change spilled everywhere. Everyone stopped and helped ihm collect his stuff

[@-Heavy-]

I like you man,you are more than welcome here!And you are right,the Metal Community is like a big family here!

[@nerdtasia]

As a metalhead from germany, espacially from düsseldorf, you rock :D i didn't know, we in germany are so blessed with metal comparing to the rest of the world. Metal is family! No matter where you from.

[@ennowar1990]

I'm glad the German metal community has another family member with you. Maybe we'll meet at a festival. When we do, I hope we'll have a beer or two 😁🤘🏻

[@ratatoeskr-melodicdarkambi7741]

Metalhead from Magdeburg here! Glad to hear what you are saying and glad to have you here! :)

[@FirebladeXXL]

in wacken most who live there love the festival from a financial standpoint alone. it makes up most of their income. many people rent their place for metalheads or sell something or even work at the festival themselfs. id imagine the people who dont like it just go on vacation when the festival takes place, so thats also not really an issue.

[@misanthrophusmisanthropy8589]

Hey Krautsalat, thank you so much for this nice words about our metal-scene!!! We appreciate it! Yes, the Metalscene is like a big family. (Or used to be?). Hope to meet you on a Show, one day. Stay Metal!!

[@PhilTheModMan]

Went to my first Vader show at Summer Breeze in 2016. Absolutely fantastic. Summer Breeze is one hell of a festival.

[@richardkeenahan3803]

Great video and I loved living in Germany and going to concerts and festivals over there.

[@ciddax754]

The metal heads are real welcoming people. At wacken I followed some dudes to their camp, just to have some drinks, chat and so. Their camp ground was supposed to be close to mine. Well .. we talked, we drank but after an hour they went to sleep and I found out, their camp was on the other side of the festival. It took me four hours to get to my camp again. The walking in the mud took more time then usual, but I was invited to many other small camps to have a beer, some chat and checking if I was still on the right track. When I finally hit my camp ground four hours later I was totally wasted but it was a damn fine time.

[@sonja_blub]

Thanks a lot. I´m a big Wacken Fan from Germany and one of the things I love there, there are Fans all over the world and it´s so much bigger and peacefull! When I saw Orphaned Land in 2016 there the lead singer showed with tears in his eyes to a group of metal heads from Israel and Palaestina rocking together.

[@synapsecollapse881]

I had tears of joy listening to you bro! Welcome "home" in germany 🤘

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

As a German metalhead, I love how you refer to most festivals being located in small villages. Wacken is actually a small village, too. But then, there's a flood of about 75,000 metalheads from all over the world coming for their 3-4 days of W:O:A. They made a documentary about it, titled "Full metal village", in which they show how the inhabitants (especially elders) react to the tsunami of metalheads rolling in every summer. They also take a look behind the scenes and show how the villagers participate in the festival. Also, there's a movie called "Wacken- der Film, to which I'll put the link right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHTbYoiBmbmIrdE You can buy or lend it from KZbin if you want.

[@BlackAdder665]

I bought Full Metal Village couple of years ago. I found it to be very funny.

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

@@BlackAdder665 yes, especially hearing what some elders think metal was about. You hear that as a metalhead being like "Yep, I'm totally Satanist, burning churches etc." 🤣🤣🤣 Most are dealing well with it though. I just watched a 2014 movie called "Metalhead" about an Icelandic girl who turns into a full metalhead after her elder brother's death and whom people didn't accept for who she became. In the end, music is all that matters. Music and the attitude. Everyone should just accept each other and their preferences, which Wacken is the perfect place for.

[@Wolfdings]

I've been through many, many genres (and dedicated festivals) and besides reggea concerts where everyone is chill (due to certain reasons) there is nothing more relaxed, corteous and friendly than German Metal festivals. if you stumble in a mosh/circlepit, they stop everyone to not step on you and lift you up. If you don't want to stand in a WOD, they accompany you outa there. They seem dark and evil, but they're so lovely, respectful and fair. Even with officials. The police at Metal festivals is treated with respect and love and they treat the people back respectfully and friendly. This is an outstanding coherence which I missed a lot at pop/rock, electro and other festivals. My kids eventually will go on Metal festivals within the next 2 or 3 years and I will let them go without any doubt.

[@darthplagueis13]

I actually live only about 10 kilometers away from Dinkelsbühl which is the location Summerbreeze is held at. It's funny, when you go shopping there at the time, you can still hear the music from really far away... And another nearby town, Feuchtwangen is now also holding a (much smaller) festival in autumn combined with their renaissance fair, mostly because they like competing against Dinkelsbühl. It's quite neat, been there twice so far (not been at the Breeze yet because just a little *too* big for my taste), they got a good selection of bands later in the evening.

[@iamnotkurtcobain]

Schön dass du da bist!

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

I come from a small town in Baden-Württemberg, where we have our own little Metal Festival each summer. Although it's rather small, we've already had some awesome bands like Destruction, Pain, Visions of Atlantis, Pro Pain, Leaves Eyes just to mention a few. The music can be heard all over the place. You just have to open your window! Some people in my town like to complain, but most are rather tolerant. At the Festival you can see metalheads in full regalia, but also many ordinary people like me who don't consider themselves metalheads, but enjoy the music. I think, Metal is very mainstream and widely accepted here in Germany. You're not frowned upon if you confess your love for metal.

[@kuroservamp6827]

One of my coworker retired last year because of age, not like any injury or stuff. he still went to wacken that year and had a great time. We heard about that he went and where all shocked because he normally wore suits to work and was really professional as a programmer for high end clientele

[@Pendragon667]

One word: Blind Guardian. Those guys (especially Hansi, the lead singer) is a national treasure. I wouldn't consider myself a Metalhead; in fact i listen to almost everything. But yeah: Metalheads (in germany) are among the nicest people you'd ever meet.

[@jochentram9301]

BG is also one of the bands that get their crowds moving. You ain't heard "Bard's Song" until you've heard it sung by the entire crowd in front of the stage. All the way up to the big crowd at Wacken.

[@Pendragon667]

​@@jochentram9301 Absolutely! There's this video from WoA from 2016 were they performed The Bard's Song followed by Valhalla: gives me Goosebumps everytime!

[@EliytresFlatterratz]

Nice channel! I grew up with the metal- and goth scene here! :) Greetings from bavaria.

[@BlackMetalButterfly]

Nice to have gained a new addition to the metal family

[@jacksonmayham4875]

If you can try to check out the Metal Scene in the Ruhr Area, I think it's mostly in September. There are some fantastic city festivals in Bochum and Essen (Bochum Total and Essen original, are the names). All totally free and right in the city. The Turock Open Air is legendary. They get some huge bands there in one of the essential Metal scenes in Northrhein Westphalia. Rheinischer Platz in Essen. A whole Piazza dedicated to Heavy Metal. Good times.

[@LukenBaby]

Love how passionate you are about it, very authentic video! Sympatisch :)

[@Marquess271]

All your memes are so funny during the video :D Keep on rocking! Greetings from Hannover (y)

[@chiefbac0n511]

I am from germany and i really gotta say, since i have never been to the US myself, i really like the comparisons you make and the different approaches you take. Other videos are often just about the food or language but it can be so much more! Looking forward to seeing more videos! Appreciate the work and effort! Keep it up \m/ PS: My first festival ever was summerbreeze in 2011. Immediately loved the vibes you get there! Unfortunately this year will be a very sad season for festivals :/

[@SirTato1992]

This is why I love to be a part of this big family It's welcoming and warm hearted, no matter where you're from

[@steffent.6477]

I listen to metal and show that (shirts and stuff) in university and everywhere else so people know it. Once my professor gave me his headset and showed me the new Blind Guardian album during a lecture break. Earlier he gave me ideas about the best metal pub in the city. Metal is everywhere. You can talk about it even between prof and student very easy.

[@TuraxChaizo]

Very Good Video, it Warms my Metal Head Heart, to see someone From a different Country enjoying the german Metal community so much!

[@johannesschmitt794]

The participation thing you mentioned, is something that I’ve experienced especially at my first concert I went to. It was a kvelertak show, and I went alone, since none of my friends had time or wanted to go. Normally I’m very shy around new people, but already in the waiting line I met some new people, and they asked me directly, if I wanted to have a beer with them, since they had some left from the drive there. Then, when we were in the venue, we started talking about the band, our favorite bands and sub genres, and they directly cracked jokes with me, as if we had been friends for years. At the time the singer came rushing on the stage, one of them realized that there was a mosh pit in the making, so he grabbed me by the shoulder and shoved me into it ! I’ve never had so much fun in my life ! And since it was my first concert, they really looked after me, making sure that I wasn’t alone in the pit, had someone accompany me when I got something to drink, and they even drove me home (turns out that we lived in the same general region of Germany). Best night of my life!

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

We´ve been to Summer breeze lots of times, and made some amazing friendships with swedish, dutch and british people. We even had friends come from Australia for a festival summer tour.

[@Paaanzaaa]

Yep...good ol' Nay xDD

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

@@Paaanzaaa angeblich kommentierst du hier rum. 😂

[@Paaanzaaa]

@@TrommelmonsterBVB09 nicht nur angeblich xD

[@insomaniac2010]

Funny fact: in 2017 i had the opportunity to see Iron Maiden live in Chicago. It was an open air concert at the amphitheater. Most of the visitors had actually brought camping chairs or picnic blankets and sat for most of the time. My wife and I felt a little strange ^^

[@drstihl2007]

I went to the Party San Open Air (that you have also mentioned, in my opinion THE best festival Germany has to offer) completely alone as everyone else who would have went with me were busy. I got out of the car, unfolded my chair, ripped open a beer and then the neighbours already asked whether i was alone. Upon saying yes "right, come over to us, you are no longer alone". Didn't even take a minute.

[@floere]

Callejon - Snake Mountain 1:14

[@tobi01451]

I am from the Rhine area, where the people are more festive than in most other places, but I have to say that the Ruhr area have the most passionated and craziest Metal crowd in Germany. You can compare it with the Bay area. Kreator and Sodom are coming from there and they have a living Underground scene.

[@joergn.1800]

Yeah, i think thats true. I am living in Bochum and (without Corona) you can go allmost every Day to a Festival,a Konzert, a Metal Party somewhere in Dortmund,Bochum,Essen, Oberhausen and so on. And we have a kind of good Metal Pubs/Clubs,too. Like the Nord and Turock in Essen,the Blackend in Dortmund and the Helvete in Oberhausen... Not to forget Bands besides Kreator and Sodom: Grave Digger, Van Canto,Rage,Axel Rudi Pell...

[@TheWasteed]

There is an interview coming to my mind, where was said that many bands actually like to come here, because there are always many people at the concerts, no real matter which band is playin or which day of the week it is. And I remember that Lemmy himself once said that the german crowds were always nice to them, even in bad times they came to chear. Guess that fits to what you said.

[@Dystopian63]

yo, glad i found this channel, Horns up yo! Here in L.A. audiences for metal are usually pretty good, depends on venue a lot.

[@Agent66692]

Great video. I hope i run into you some times on one of our big festivals here in germany to have a little chat and a beer ^^

[@Paaanzaaa]

Been there on the 'breeze in 2011 too, it was awesome!

[@Hexenkind1]

Makes me happy that you talk with such passion about it. Welcome here in germany. :)

[@psylia1]

I was born in Wacken, grew up with the Festival 😏

[@falconsh92]

NEID!!! 😲

[@dereine2473]

Mein Glückwunsch und jetz

[@swordcoregamer3740]

if someone is trve, then it's you

[@psylia1]

@@swordcoregamer3740 huh?

[@swordcoregamer3740]

@@psylia1 what's unclear?

[@chazhartwayne6493]

Repping my bandshirts Daily here :D Also it's always good to recognize a fellow Metalhead in the streets.

[@ZaxDrumsGolfandMore]

Great video it made me laugh with your added clips!! But I agree with you being American and living here for over 20 years!! We have had a good couple of years here in Mannheim area with concerts!!\m/!!

[@Daddy_Skeletor]

I've got a friend who is way more openly a Metalhead then I am and this also goes for her mother. That lady is THE metalhead-festival mother, knowing half the people at Wacken, being there since the beginning, having seen more bands then I could remember and having met most of them personally. She is pretty much a legend and the living proof for the "Metal Family"

[@iron_side5674]

Some of my favourite Bands are Edguy and Iron Saviour, but also J.B.O. Theres a lot of people you can have an in-depth conversation about metal with in germany. Culture wise and especially considering how openminded it is, im really glad i was born here.

[@MrManuelCRO]

Metalhaeds here in Augsburg/München are full of energy on Concerts and Festivals. 3 Months ago i was on Sabatons Concert in Munich. Jesus so much energy an power from the crowd

[@Lusor_Elges]

Yea i could have gone there too but well noone had time as always

[@neutronpixie6106]

I had plans to come see the Igorrr tour that was originally scheduled for April. Yeah, not a German band, but was looking forward to seeing the metal scene firsthand in Hamburg and Berlin. When the world starts working again and they reschedule the tour, who knows? Maybe I'll catch up with you at one of the shows. I'll buy you a beer. One former Florida resident to another.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

nice! and i possibly would have been to the Hamburg show too!! I had a lot on schedule but i think Author and Punisher were playing that show too (but i may be mistaken) that dude is awesome!!!

[@Kaiza1405]

Feierabend und Wochenende die schönsten Wörter 🖖🏻

[@ROG_Ghost_BC]

Hey and Servus :) I just discovered your channel and was instantly fascinated! You are a real authentic, honest guy (and metalhead as I've seen😉). Keep up the good work and I'm really looking forward to enjoy upcoming videos! Maybe we meet one day at a metal concert or open air?! Would be a great honor to me! Servus from Bavaria, Chris

[@volkerwestphal3746]

You're a fine guy. Good man. Glad you're here!!!!

[@minipeini161]

Servus. I found your Channel today and I love it! Hopefully we can go to a concert soon.

[@NinaFelwitch]

I'm really proud to call myself a Metalhead. My favourite German metal band is Sulphur Aeon.

[@greedo_rodian]

you have a really great personality and are very likeable. like most metalheads :) by the way, i'm one of those who suck up a concert without partying. i enjoy it and don't want to miss anything.

[@Luziemagick]

Ahaaahaaa..the little Korn- kids on the backseat..lovely!!! I love Korn❤

[@hanniballeckda5485]

Your passion and love about the whole thing just reminded me of the good old days of my life. When everybody hang out, went to festivals, concerts and our favourite metal clubs and bars ....oh man, those were the days... now everyone is 'old' and has other responsibilities and i myself (i have to admit) has become pretty lazy

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Thank you! And it seems like the younger crowd is not there so much. But I hope you still get out once in a while and enjoy a good concert!🤘

[@gilliantracy7991]

Awesome perspective! Thanks for sharing.

[@user-dj6sk2uo8g]

Just stumbled across this channel, I don't know how long you already are in Germany, but: Herzlich Willkommen! Awesome that you like our festivals, even though Covid-19 denies us these this year :/

[@dorainbowsciencetilldeath9798]

This Video Made me as a german happy and excited for festivals!

[@ReatusJuilfs]

Man.. I just want to hug you and give you a beer. You seem like it is a hard time for you to talk about all of this, but you still do it, because is is your passion. I appreciate it. Next Wacken, if we meet: You get a beer!

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Thank you! 🍻

[@lreneh.5318]

The soutside festival is near my city every year. You don't notice any of it. But the day after you can hear on the radio how many campers have left their tent there. In addition, supermarkets no longer accept deposit bottles.

[@demuluxphotography2748]

Some days ago I helped some other metal heads and me as a guy who started listening to metal with an age of 8 or 9 immediateley felt like familiy members came to visit after a long time. They gave me 2 sixpacks of beer and weed and we ended up having a chat and had a great time listening to some music. Metal is love, Metal is life.

[@d2dMiles]

I live in Gelsenkirchen, which is "invaded" every year for Rock Hard. I think most people here have no problems with these guests, because they are usually peaceful, friendly and like drinking beer. Like us ;).

[@HumusVernascher]

Die verbotene Stadt 😂

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

I have friends that love going to Rock Hard, so its on my list of "must go to" fests

[@EveRoxAnne]

German metalhead girl here - actually, this family "adopted" me in my early teens, for it was the only community of people that would not be into bullying. About 15 years later now I can only be thankful for these guys - although I don't know them anymore. But this family is so huge, and you immediately get adopted in every new city. Not because of pity - but because of humanity! And - what I recognized as well (don't know if it's true for every community) - they don't push you into hard drugs (some other communities connected to some kind of music do). And that's what I really like - especially for teens who are still in the process of finding themselves! So then - welcome to this big ass family here! And don't be surprised, that there are dudes who want to share a drink with you - you seem a good guy, and we like to have drinks with good guys. Prost!

[@jm-je4tl]

Which community is that and which kind of music?

[@EveRoxAnne]

​@@jm-je4tl I really don't want to generalize here, be sure about that. Certainly, not all communities that listen to a certain kind of music push you into hard drugs! However, I experienced that MDMA, Speed, Cocaine (etc.) are more common in the communities of electronic music (Techno, Deep House...) than in Metal. If you're a responsible adult and decide to take those - go for it at your own risk. But when you're an adolescent, struggling with life in general, getting some "fast cures" like drugs that "make you happy" and you cannot yet estimate the consequences, could be crucial. Please note, I don't want to catastrophize a whole scene or community. Many, many people who are active in the electronic music scene are wonderful individuals :-)

[@jm-je4tl]

I understand you.

[@svejobaron]

One of the best things is when you're in the moshpit, get tackeled left and right, but if someone fell or lose something you see a ring of people protecting those on the ground and help you up, or pick up your stuff, I love this hard shell soft core mentality😍

[@swanpride]

I think one of the reason why they are so accepted is because they contrast with the Techno scene….You see the Love Parade (when it was still a thing) with all the drugs aso, and then you see by contrast Wacken, and it looks fairly tame if you compare it. I mean, yeah, the people look wild, but Wacken is well-organised and not known for anything overly excessive. And the WGT (not Metal, I know, but also a huge festival, and there is some overlap) involves whole families turning up, and the participants not just going to concert, but also taking the opportunity to watch events put on by the city of Leipzig itself. If you see the same people going to a ballet before partying through the night, it doesn't look that scary anymore. And I think this acceptance for the WGT community helped to make Metal more acceptable too.

[@lemmykielmister7303]

I literally had to stumble over your channel by accident... Wtf is wrong with the KZbin algorithm?! Aber jetzt bin ich hier, alles ok! Sofort abonniert!🤘 Ich bin aus Kiel in Norddeutschland, ca 3h von Wacken entfernt. Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns dort mal. Bis dahin, *Prost* mein Freund! 🍻♠

[@rahlap2449]

Best german metal band is Blind Guardian by a long shot. All in all I love to live in Germany. Our metal scene is really cool and welcoming.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

Lets say thats a matter of taste. I have a video coming about German metal, stay tuned...but, i warn you, i do not talk about Blind Guardian. Es tut mir leid. However, i agree, the German metal scene is great and very deeply diverse (i go more into this direction)

[@rahlap2449]

Thats ok, I can understand why some people dont like Blind Guardian :) In the end Blind Guardian is a power metal band and that metal genre is only really popular in the EU anyway. So I do understand why it's not that well known/liked outside of the EU. Your video about german metal is really good tho, like all the videos you make. Its really funny to see your thoughts on the land I was born in. Glad you like it here. Btw, my beer recommendation is "Schlappeseppel Special". It has won several international beer awards and comes from my beautiful hometown of Aschaffenburg. If you ever have the chance to drink one you should do so :) Have a nice day and thanks for your videos again. PS. my favorite metal band isnt german nor is it from the EU. Its Iced Earth. Just so good, at least in my ears

[@KleinSushilein]

As an Austrian living in Germany since a few years I totaly understand your "loosen up a bit at concerts"! It seems strange at first but I noticed that it depends on the Genre and Location/Region you're at. Also the "family feeling". I worked for 2 years in a Metal Bar in Austria and my mum was very concerned in the beginning. But after meeting some of the people (she would pick me up after the night shift because I haven't had a driving licence in the beginning) she stopped worring at all and preferred me going there (if I didn't have to work) instead of going into "regular" bars and clubs.

[@35i_Hearse_Driver]

Buddy... Wacken is a family meeting with 75.000 people. I just love it. Dunno how many times I've been here, but I love it everyfkntime!

[@Gulliolm]

About fitting in: I went to a saxon concert in Chicago in 2016 and I was accepted from the spot. Everyone i talked to was really nice but all of them where at least 55 years old

[@tohuwabohu5968]

Awesome to have you, brother! \m/

[@alexanderbar8102]

THX for talking so good about Germany....greets from Munich!!

[@Dani004able]

Summer Breeze '11 was my first festival ever !

[@melterface]

You really need to visit Greenfield Festival in Switzerland its awesome

[@catriona_drummond]

I am not a metalhead myself. But metal is in fact instrumental to my mental health. If I am really frustrated and sad, I put in the old "Schweisser" CD - and I scream it all out. it is brilliant.

[@KrautsalatAnAmericaninGermany]

I am a metal singer, so i can totally relate to that! Thanks for sharing that! 😁

[@richardmoss5633]

57 years old Metalhead I saw Grave Digger Blind Guardian together here in Philadelphia in a small venue was awesome I too like you enjoy German metal running wild is my favorite band

[@miketrudelle769]

You are so right bro. I had the time of my life. I miss it every day.

[@julyisblue1880]

Schön, dass du da bist. Willkommen in der Familie 🤗🤘🍻

[@ynot3575]

I stand there like That too i dont get loose a Little Bit But i enjoy the concerts like hell

[@lurkyfroggy]

I just love LOVE L O V E the German Metal scene! Festival Season is the best part of the year, you just see people with festival bands all up to their elbows and beyond, and it's so diverse. A festival buddy once described Wacken as a big drunk family and he is so right!

[@kyokoneko8336]

Thanks for your warm words. You pointed out, what you personally don´t like about german festival visitors. I am from Germany and I have started loving metal in 1980 with Maiden´s "The Number Of The Beast", followed by german metal band Accept´s first album. Many others followed. By now, it´s still the classic metal bands I love (btw: it´s HELLoween, not HelloWEEN), but my favourite today would be Dream Theater (feat. Portnoy). So now, at 52 years of age and being a teacher in real life, I don´t look like a metal head anymore and my leather jacket and my "Kutte" do not fit me anymore, because I have lost my skinniness over the years :D . If I would visit a festival, I would certainly stand there with my drink, soft-headbanging to the music - because that would be the reason for me to be there: not partying, not getting hammered, but seeing the bands live, enjoying the live and handmade music - and perhaps seeing a new band I hadn´t known before. I would love to talk to other people, getting to know them. But you certainly wouldn´t approve with my conservative hairstyle and with what I would be wearing, aging with dignity :D - I have experienced metal heads being the most tolerant people on this planet, so I doubt, I would get into trouble, but I certainly would get the looks, you are describing, even without a tie. And that´s why I do not go to festivals. Rock on, party on - and defend the faith! ^^

[@rolfengel9316]

Hi, what you tell about metal music in Germany is very interesting. I’m not a metal head at all but the few times I went to a metal concert, I always got the feeling to be accepted and welcome - a great experience for a man who’s older than 60. You claim that it’s strange for you when there are people at a live performance, who are cool and don’t making party. Let me tell you a short story. Sometimes I’m organizing concerts in a small venue (just a hobby) and some years ago there was an Australian / US band named “Riddle and the Stars” and the audience was very quiet when they played. After some time the bass player / singer Tracy said: “You are so quite when we play - it’s so strange for me and makes me a little bit nervous - I’ve never seen anything like this before”. One auf the audience answered: “Oh, we like and enjoy your music and performance, for this reason we listen very careful”. As a musician you can’t get a bigger compliment - can you? Think it’s a specialty of German culture. Even today many people like to go to classical concerts - just to listen and enjoy the music. I hope my comment can turn your frustration to better understanding. By the way - I like and enjoy your videos very much!

[@fetterpapa]

I like especially the small festivals in Germany. They are often in special locations and you meet the same people every year. My favourite is the Dong Open Air on top of an old spoil tip (Not an dirty one it's beautiful landscape with a great view in all directions.)