NANOWAR OF STEEL "Valhalleluja" Reaction/Analysis | wishing you a quality, ergonomic Holiday Season

[@jvoxfox]

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you enjoyed this vocal break down and the little -julia's cross over in the intro :) Stay safe and healthy!!!

[@abeldiaz3877]

Merry Christmas to you, too! Have a blast.

[@douglascolquhoun8502]

Merry Christmas, Julia!

[@JanStuivenberg2810]

Happy X-mas Julia. 🤘🎅

[@shirazzza]

This is great! Thank you for it! Hope you had a wonderful day. It was nice here in Vic in the south & today is to recover.

[@evilvolts]

Did you hear Lovebites Christmas gift? They released the title track to their album due out in February Judgement Day featuring their new bassist Fami

[@FranciscoSalgado-ezc]

If you're looking to dip your toes at more nanowar of steel, I would suggest "norwegian reggaeton"

[@Diyel]

No, she needs to go ham and react straight away into the clusterfuck that is 'Barbie MILF Princess of the Twilight' lmao

[@LastofAvari]

Turning on subtitles is highly recommended for that one.

[@Torbjorn.Lindgren]

Odin/Thor is the guest vocal Thomas Winkler, at the time still Angus McFife in Gloryhammer. As with most/all? Nanowar songs it's loaded with references (Guitar techs... Odin's role in Santa Claus myths and so on). My favorite is that "instruction manual" for building a Viking long-boat - in addition to the kit you just bought you need two screwdrivers (flat & cross), a pen, a shield, an axe and beer (so everything else is in the kit). I assume it has to be the same boat we also see in the water later. Also, the area of Sweden IKEA was founded in is known as the Swedish bible-belt because there's a lot of it is small Evangelical churchs which tends to be really into gospel singing. The Christmas dinner at the start is more Italian than Swedish though.

[@alancarter41]

Nanowar is an Italian band, thus the Italian Christmas staples of lasagna and "Trading Places" on the telly.

[@stevensauer8539]

Yes, the Holy Book if IKEA is the instruction manual for assembling one of their products. The name of the product is in the upper corner in Futhark runes, and if translated is a variant spelling for the drakkar, the Viking dragon-headed longship, which is also what is pictured on the manual above the required tools. So, I would think that the boat we see is indeed the assembled version. And perhaps that's why he's so joyous on seeing it, given how he reacts to the still-boxed Kallax at the end - he knows he doesn't have to put it together.

[@MassimilianoSarigu]

Well, of course the dinner is Italian: NANOWAR OF STEEL are Italian :-D

[@russelljohnson4527]

Doing a vocal analysis IN CHARACTER?!? With the Make-up and costume totally on point!!! How lucky I am to be alive today and see this!!!

[@jvoxfox]

so glad you enjoyed this :)

[@davem2369]

I literally can't cope with the adorableness of Ru.

[@Centttttt60]

:3

[@jddorton]

Whatever these mannerisms are, I am absolutely here for it! 💜

[@GiovanniPerini]

Welcome to NanowaR rabbit hole! They have also written a love song: *And Then I Noticed She was a Gargoyle* Very, very moving love song. Maybe for Valentine?

[@GK92__19]

Surprise love is my favorite love song by nanowar

[@childofatom95]

FYI "Falegn-amen" at the end is a reference to Joseph's job as a carpenter, "falegname" in Italian :)

[@Andy_from_de]

Please put the song Krampus by Feuerschwanz on your list for next Christmas. It is just as cosplay worthy! It is full of cosplay costumes itself!

[@neilerator]

I second this, I love Feuerschwanz so much

[@James-lr3xg]

Feuerschwanz is a must react

[@TheMilankr]

Feuerschwanz definitely. I'd recommend to start with "the warriors of the world united" as it might recommend more new bands thanks to it

[@Andy_from_de]

@@TheMilankr Both. Plenty of time next year to do "Warriors of the World" before doing "Krampus" at Christmas. Both is always good. 😀

[@antivanti]

I'm Swedish and I can say that for most Swedes there is very little Christmas in our Yule celebration. Most of what people think are Christmas traditions are actually Yule. The tree, the food, giving presents etc

[@MrGrimsmith]

Wait, what? You've *never* listened to Gloryhammer?! In that case you have a treat in store! I heartily recommend "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee" as it's a fine starter for them, lets you know exactly how seriously they take themselves :)

[@darkxwizzard]

yes! please listen to Gloryhammer

[@TheMilankr]

Hootsforce is also a great one to start with

[@Thessik73]

Seconding The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee. Not only a great place to start (it's the first song on their first album), but also a VERY good song and one of my personal favorites.

[@TheMilankr]

@@Thessik73 It certainly is a great and enjoyable song, it belongs to my most favourite along with Hootsforce, rise of chaos wizards and siege of Dunkeld

[@dcohen1359]

It's too bad that Angus Mcfife isn't in the band anymore.

[@MountainMetal]

Ha Haaaaaaa! Julia! What a treasure you are. That was so fun I don't even have words for how fun it was, but I laughed, I think harder than I've laughed all year, and I think you're easily one of the most adorable reactors in all o' Utubelandia. Bless you and all your Julias (and all your furniture!), for ever and ever, Aaaaaaaaaaaay MENNN!

[@jvoxfox]

Glad you enjoyed the video!! :)

[@MJ-92]

Norwegian Reggaeton next; You'll enjoy it immensely, I think.

[@Beautiful-Vampire]

What a wonderful makeup! 😻💖 NANOWAR have many more such masterpieces very much worthy of making reactions to them: "Uranus", "Call of Cthulhu", "And then I noticed that she was a gargoyle", "Heavy metal kibbles" (Parody of Judas Priest's "Painkiller") and so on... 😺 ))

[@Robert_Herring]

Fantastic reaction, Ru. Thanks to Julia for letting you do this. Nanowar of Steel are comedy, and they make fun of how seriously many metal bands take themselves. Musically and satirically they are among the best. For most of their 20 year existence, this was merely a very serious hobby, with the musicians having other jobs, like accounting and astrophysics. "Uranus" is delightfully juvenile, "Bestie Di Seitan" is vocally wonderful, and "La Polenta Taragnorack" was written during a livestream with input from their fans.

[@Wrathlon]

Uranus is also lyrically brilliant "I'll send my probe, voyeur 2, 19 AUs deep into..." Voyager 2 passed Uranus at 19AUs from earth haha

[@mn6334]

@@Wrathlon apparently the Bass player Nanowar of Steel has a Ph.D in Astrophysics so they were probably pretty likely to get some correct facts in the lyrics.

[@chrisjung7139]

@@mn6334 he is full time working for university of Israel. The band is his part time hobby.

[@nightmusic8]

Merry Christmas Julia, and also for all here in this channel.

[@jeffhall2411]

i have watched people react to this a million times, and i still learned a ton of stuff from you today! Way to Educate!

[@BracchiAlessandroFineArt]

Just a couple of things they replaced the hebrew " Shema Israel, Adonai eloheinu Adonai ehad" (more or less listen Israel , the Lord is our God , the Lord is one) to "Shema yggdrasil (the cosmic tree) Odinai eloheinu Odinai Echad (Odin is our God , Odin is One). and for non italian speaking the FALEGN-AMEN joke , falegname is the italian word for carpenter.

[@doncoon3146]

Never knew Rudolph was such a voice/speech expert, way cool. Merry Christmas Julia.

[@ytnamax]

Come on! Julia wrote all that for Ru, obviously.

[@JesseCohen]

Recite along with me… “Doe” Ray “Fawn” So La Tea “Doe”.

[@adam346]

I love how this song starts out with a Viking feast and slowly transforms into an epic Ikea commercial... so much fun, so much confusion for my family whenever I play it... especially since I am grinning like an idiot he entire time.

[@threadfall100]

Never knew how much I needed an adorable reindeer to teach me about tongues, belts and flappy bits... or how difficult it would be to phrase that in a way that doesn't put me on some kind of list

[@jvoxfox]

hahaha glad you enjoyed it :)

[@jedinxf7]

this is a Christmas song like diehard is a Christmas movie, i.e., in every way and without room for debate

[@craigcolduck2077]

Best Christmas song ever, because it reveals the true origin of Santa Claus before it was hijacked by Coca-Cola (he wears red and white for a reason) - Odin. Only Odin's magical, eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, (eight legs, eight reindeer, coincidence? not buying it) could fly all over the world in one night to bring gifts to the good children from the white-bearded All-Father. Angus McFife (Thomas Winkler) played and sang Odin in this video in his traditional Gloryhammer outfit. NOS lead singers are Carlo Fiaschi (main character) and Rafaello Venditti (Odin's priest). NOS are an Italian parody metal band. They take the piss out of a lot of European metal bands, but they're mostly musically pretty good. The whole Gloryhammer Angus McFife saga(s) are magnificent.

[@fostena]

Santa being red because of Coca-Cola is a half myth. They contributed in popularizing the red Santa iconography in pop culture, but they haven't invented it, it was there way before the commercials, is just that many cultures around the world dressed Santa however they wanted.

[@jamescowing829]

Finally listened to this enough times that I can stop giggling long enough to consume vocal analyses. I got distracted, though, when you said "flappy bits." All I could think was "Say it. You KNOW you want to. SAY it. Say 'Whacka-whacka-whacka!' I'm sure Elizabeth hasn't copyrighted it yet, so is not theft, just HOMAGE [a word that must be uttered in comically haughty tone, of course.]

[@joergojschaefer3521]

🎄Jul with Julia? 🎄 Why not? 🎄Letsgettoit! 🎄 🎄And of course : Happy Holidays and a good start for 2023 to all!🎄

[@alancarter41]

And Julia reveals her true persona as Ru, the spirit of Christmas for cool people. You and Elizabeth need to get together and cosplay the heck out of Gloryhammer. Merry Christmas And happy Samhain to all. See you at the Yule bonfire and don't forget the mead.

[@danarchy4all930]

This was an amazing reaction! Thank you so much for blessing us with it. I hope you have the greatest Christmas ever! As others have said you will really love their song Norwegian Reggaeton.

[@MrDanilop45]

Merry Christmas, happy you find NanowaR of Steel, they are awesome, every time you need to cheer up, try a couple of their songs. Work like medicine.

[@KinslayerOfDoom]

For example, "And Then I Noticed That She Was a Gargoyle".

[@Paulfighteronline]

Your holiday videos are such a delight! Your goofiness, excellent analysis, and commitment to the character and costume are a great recipe for entertainment. Happy holidays to Ru and all the versions of Julia😁💫

[@mnewm21]

Rude-olf poking your tongue at us on Chrissie day 🤣 Have a great festive season Julia hopefully sunny for you as it is now rainy for us up on Cape York! (which is better than stinking hot)

[@Simba368986]

In the words of late Sean Lock: "That's a challenging wank."

[@kurthaubrich9829]

Julia Ru! So nuts but so wonderful. Awesome Christmas present. Thanks and keep up the great and creative work.

[@rnowak85]

Love all of your characters. They are so much fun. One bit of info, Systembolaget is the National Swedish Liquor store chain owned by the government.

[@tmt7265]

And Happy New Year! You are the best of the best. Thank you for your dedication.

[@chrisw9920]

I thought nothing could beat the Grinch, I was wrong! I love Ru! Love the way you react and teach us with each video you react to, but, loving the cosplay so much more with the reacts! Great work and please keep them coming!

[@skarin4247]

Great Vid and Cosplay.:) Merry Valhalle-Julia.^^

[@donnilloyd1355]

Great make-up this year, and AWESOME connection with this year and last year. I never would have thought of that. Many KUDOS on that, Ru. I mean Julia. And thanks for continuing the Characters this year too.

[@BartdeBoisblanc]

Woah I didn't expect manic depressive Ru-dolf. When it Raindeers it pours. There There Ru you can always work at Ikea, 😁 Great cosplay by the way.

[@captainkh28thewickedtwiste12]

❤😊. Rudelie the beautiful reindeer great job on the video. And merry Christmas and happy new year.

[@abeldiaz3877]

This was very fun. I enjoyed this reaction and analysis very much. As well as the new Julia delusional personality.

[@andryuu_2000]

Came here for my fellow-Italian comical power metal and laughs, stayed for the interesting voice analysis, I wasn't expect that.

[@Stuart_Lonewolf_Holloway]

As much as I enjoy your breakdown of the voicings utilised your make up commitment surpasses everything. Happy Seasonal Greetings to you and all viewers. Stay happy healthy and wholesome. 🐺❤️

[@gregkozier5229]

Merry Christmas Julia!! 🎄

[@danielgay4924]

Love your costume Julia. Happy New Year to you. Hope for your continued success this coming year.

[@MassimilianoSarigu]

Please, note the reference to "Trading Places" movie on the TV: in Italy, they have been broadcasting it on Christmas Eve every year since 1997 (for the last 25 years)

[@Badabinger]

You're just the right kind of weird Julia 😉 And yes some Christmases I definitely also wish I could stay in a fantasy. Thanks for adding a bit of light to the holiday season 👍

[@LupusSanguis]

A Julia jule with Ru Julia Dolph talking about so much tongue use is brilliant for this time of year. Merry Christmas Julia, great reaction, stay awesome!

[@DrumsAndGadgets]

Merry Christmas, ms NIllon. Always fun to watch Your reactions! Greetings from Finland!

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

So i was curious and googled Systembolaget It is a swedish state owned chain of liquor stores that is used as an instrument to assert the swedish policy on alcohol. It has a monopol over the sale of all alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of more than 3.5% vol (7% proof). So if you are far away from Systembolaget, you can't buy a drink.

[@StefanoMei]

Sweetest Ru ever! Hail to our italian brothers Nanowar of Steel!🤘🏼

[@frerkshow9874]

Hey, all the best wishes from Germany! Love your channel, your knowledge and your creativity! Have a turbo 2023!

[@vagabond142]

3:13 Low just how absolutely Australian the "Hello! Mah name's Ruuuuu!" was. Completely adorable ^_^

[@DarrellW_UK]

Looking in a very festive mood, looks like we’re about to have some fun 🎊 🎉 😊

[@tribaltalker1608]

I really enjoy Caption Julia and Editing Julia. But chemically enhanced Julia is on another plane. Great fun and matched the "Valhalleluja" vibe. Brilliant.

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

A good example for the use of porosidy is Chuck Roberts "In the beginning" There are versions on youtube that only contain the lyrics. i highly recommend them to anyone who want's to jack.

[@MustaLaatta]

We in Northern Europe are used to eating Rudolf cousins. Reindeer meat is GOOD!

[@Tillmen.007]

Your editing has come a long way, i love it!

[@natehaux7575]

This was fantastic and made me laugh like hell, especially after the storm here in new englandyesterday. THANK you so much!

[@jvoxfox]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nightdriver4155]

Have to watch 3 times: Once for the vid with the blues brothers James Brown vibs,.. then for the analysis to gain a understanding why I enjoyed the vid so much. Thirdly for the reaction of R.J.D. which did make this a joyful and merry event. Thank you again for your sharing of the knowledge, time and good feeling

[@zoiksy]

Love the effort that you clearly put into this! A very Merry Christmas to you Julia! Ru is super cute ❤

[@timthompson9724]

Merry Christmas from Nashville !

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

Adorable out fit and cosplay performance! Analyst was great and fun. Thanks Julia!

[@swbigfan1]

It's always worth an Ikea trip just for the food!

[@Trident2113]

He sings about systembolaget. Its where you can buy stronger alcohol in Sweden. Its the government who has the monopoly of that. You can get beer up to 3,5% and cider etc in the stores the rest is in systembolaget. And the choir are chanting Ikea furnitures from the Swedish Ikea catalog.

[@Stratos85]

Oh my, the make up really got me good. Julia you look lovely but quite funny, love it. 😂 Thanks for the video, hugs from the UK.

[@TheSeeking2know]

You win the costume reaction Internet once again!

[@ewan121]

YES! I've been waiting for this reaction for so long!

[@TheSyncos]

Well that was really fun. Also there was a song in there somewhere.

[@robvandeschepop8595]

Hi Julia, thank you for this fantastic reaction video! Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from the Netherlands

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Oh, this was perfect! I love Ru-Julia-dolph! And the song is, of course, a complete belter, but with tongue lodged firmly in cheek. (Two qualities that are de rigeur from Nanowar of Steel.) I like that you clearly made Ru a fallow deer. For more marvellous vocals from Angus McFife, I strongly recommend The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee. Which is a song about how Dundee was invaded by unicorns. Believe me, it might sound crazy but it works.

[@jim7174]

Great song and break down merry Christmas Julia from the UK 🍻

[@marcbauder1002]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Julia

[@BurpleRX7]

Ok there’s my new favourite Julia character, Resplendent

[@MannifestGaming]

OMG, you are soooo adorable and cute. Thank you for beeing the manifestation of the christmas spirit. You warm our hearts.

[@dancarter8389]

Did not know I'd need to see something like this today, but here we are. Happy holidays.

[@dancarter8389]

@Julia_Nilon. Hi. Am I doing this right? Bit of a dullard concerning such things.

[@Lougimbook]

Ru was SO CUTE!!!!! This video was amazing! I love your energy so much!

[@Lougimbook]

@JULIA_NILTON julia....nilTon? 🙃

[@darthmagnum2007]

My deer, A phenomenal holiday season to you as well. If no lucky lads or lasses are in your book this year, may you find them at IKEA. As to other great and unconventional seasonal hits go, Feuerscwanz's Krampus is popular in the comments, but I particularly like Sabaton's "Christmas Truce", Corey Taylor's "XM@$", and Set It Off's "This Christmas". The Dropkick Murphy's "The Season's Upon Us" is particularly close to family as well, for better or worse...

[@klaymor73]

Gloria patri furnituribus to all!

[@bazkeen]

Awesome job 🤣🤣 Loved the effort you put in 💞💞

[@ladislaualbert2807]

Great costume!!! And review!! Merry Christmas 🎄!

[@svt9800]

Julia always making special videos for special days¡¡ really creative¡¡¡ great job¡¡

[@Werewolf914]

Valhalleluja is one of the funniest songs ever, I'll never get tired of it I could have it on repeat every day glad you finally got to hear it

[@slagdale8100]

Love this song and can't wait to hear Angus McSix (former Angus Mc Five) with his new and own project soon again!

[@paulriddle7818]

Another fantastic job Julia or Ru Julia. Im guessing that your hooves were wearing off so they had to go.

[@eduardcros2028]

I learnt an important lesson in this reaction: it is very important to know how to use the tongue.... besides that, great and funny song and reaction (and costume), I discovered Nanowar of steel with Norweigean Reggaeton, which you can say by the title it is worth reacting to it too, but when I came to Valhalleluja it became clearly my favourite. Merry xmas!

[@PlacidDragon]

Merry Christmas Julia, and you look absolutely adorable :)

[@Psym00]

You should definitely hear more of Nanowar (I think you'd like the one about a gargoyle) but also definitely check out Gloryhammer or some of the other songs by Angus. He's now Ancus McSix (with songs expected soon) but his voice is amazing in everything he does

[@shortstuff780]

I love how you're 100% analyzing this song

[@nathantumulty7172]

The singer with the big hammer is a different singer. He's the lead singer of Gloryhammer.

[@vinceblasco]

Very much enjoying this Roo-lia character and her flappy bits.

[@hawaii2k]

I love everything about this video!

[@martinstromgren8925]

This is the best commersial for IKEA ever, and IKEA had nothing to do with it 😄 Nanowar of Steel are amazing 😃

[@justinvermilyea7640]

Very cute Julia you still look beautiful 😻❤️

[@Murvelhund]

You are so wonderful, my cheeks are sore from smiling all through your reaction.

[@garricksmalley1733]

I wish Lolli (The Fairy Voice Mother) and you had been in the same room for the tongue talk. Thank you for this it did raise my spirits.

[@elvwood]

Fun _and_ informative! Merry Christmas, and don't let that slavedriving Santa wear you down!

[@skyfirezn]

Omg your costume is amazing 💜💜💜

[@skyfirezn]

Your make-up and character are awesome. why did you not keep the black hand's link in the make-up video? I think that looked cool.

[@Fellfire]

I love the effort you put into these!

[@jaxtracrat1775]

Any wine for Ru Julia Dolf? ;-p Looking forward to the analysis/reaction as always ;-)

[@domb6183]

Wine? Surely something more festive for RuJuliadolf, eggnog maybe?

[@rollingmetal949]

I nearly choked on my drink so many times😂😂

[@williamgan2616]

there are actually a lot of rock and metal references in their lyrics and compositions with the occasional nod to current issues. practically all of their music is technically good and funny but also potentially much less family-friendly and their humour might not be for everyone, but at least check out "uranus" and "norwegian reggaeton", their more mainstream releases.