POWER METAL IS PURE CRINGE vol 2

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Come hang out on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/finnmckenty

[@davemonster2]

Plenty of local dialects of English Roll their R's. Here in Nz people from Gore and Southland and known for it. Its called English dude x'D

[@davemonster2]

4:13 its footage out of the game x'D im sure they just asked the devs for some high quality b roll

[@JM-fo1te]

The generic trap music in your video is cringe

[@7Sabrina7]

I'm sorry man, I love your videos, but I also love sabotan. I've been listening to that band since 2012. By the way, I have my license and I'm going to college lol

[@fueledbypaintwater]

Kamelot actually has a song featuring the chick from Amaranth. It's what got me into them. It's called "Sacrimony" if you want to check it out.

[@rndm7528]

Finn Mckenty : "Power Metal is pure cringe" Also Finn Mckenty : "i absolutely love Cardi B,shes a genius"

[@Andy-up5fc]

Finn Mckenty : "Power Metal is pure cringe" Also Finn Mckenty : "I really like Ameranthe" Me: Wut?

[@sunneh666]

Also Finn. Likes amaranth but bitches on sabaton and proceeds to listen to amaranth covering sabaton

[@Xeroforte]

Finn has absolutely trash takes sometimes but that can make watching his videos really funny to watch. They kinda make up for that last Louis CK special. It was fine, he's kinda over the hill at this point, but Finn is an unintentional comedy genius.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Nope, i am very intentional. And here you are commenting on my video which proves that i’m good at what i do

[@Andy-up5fc]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA I mean, yeah. You got me there.

[@JoseGalvan]

I love Sabaton and I love Finn. Laughed heartily at the original stream and this video and I am 100% positive my fellow Sabaton fans can also laugh along with the video because we get that metal can be FUN!

[@Melatonine1987]

I am almost certain that sabaton looks and music have a huge a piece of selfirony in them. It's also ironic that amaranthe's song which Finn likes is a sabaton cover

[@joystickgenie]

Absolutely. Is it corny and over the top? Yeah, but it is fun as hell too.

[@timarendt2850]

Took the words right out of my mouth. Most, if not all, power metal is cheesy, it’s easy to make fun of and it’s fun to make fun of it as Finn shows. But I still love it.

[@tianixtv]

HEY POWER METAL IS FUN METAL!

[@michaelvandegriff6696]

I love Sabaton too but I'm convinced that they are absolutely serious and I love that and have to believe it because if I don't I truly believe that the Earth will open up and swallow me, Angels will call forth their wrath with flaming swords that smell like Sulphur, and every government and economy in the world will collapse, Love and hope would cease to exist, and puppies will no longer be adorable.

[@MilitantMe]

I served in a tank battalion for 3 years but these dudes probably know more about tanks than I do.

[@benjamineer3045]

2 videos on Power Metal and not single german band covered... What the hell has happened? Has Germany lost its cringe supremacy? I shocked by these developments. Sweden and US have outcringed us

[@Vonblargen]

"Here's a power metal-adjacent band I actually like" *plays cover of a Sabaton song* 😆

[@djomla9999]

Talks shit about power metal, but praises Jeris Johnson for "my sword" which is basically power metal style rap song which in my opinion only amplifies the cringe...

[@redroverredrover679]

Immediately thought about this as well.

[@85vesti]

As someone who LOVES Power Metal - I can take a joke and find the humour in it. However what a lot of people on the outside don't get about Power Metal - is how genuinely emotionally resonant it is. Some music, for example bands like Nirvana - express emotional vulnerability, and people can relate to that. Power Metal is often an expression of invulnerability. It resonates deeply with a fantasy within us to escape from our vulnerable lives. Our mental health struggles(I have Aspergers, but it applies to all fans too). It gives us strength - it helps us feel ten feet tall, like we could conquer the world. It's easy to mock the funny side of it, even I do that myself. But I have to assert that there is an incredible healing quality to the escapism of the fantasy expressed in this music. Sure - Nirvana's vulnerability may have saved many lives. But the invulnerability I've felt when listening to Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Manowar etc. has saved mine. Strength in the darkest of times. As much as we can laugh about it from the outside - from the inside, it means a lot. I make no apologies for unreservedly LOVING Power Metal.

[@ricardosegovia2]

No

[@vector4800]

I agree. Edgy is better.

[@tombstonejones9581]

Valhalla by Blind Guardian SLAPS

[@ethanjagon5514]

@@vector4800 Agreed... if you mean the double-edgy blade of sacred steel

[@ThelastDJ1976]

That was super insightful and thought-provoking, thank you for explaining that. I was half confused and half laughing at these songs but hearing your take on it puts it into a completely different light.

[@coated-coati]

A friend of mine likes Sabaton. He has an iPhone, a drivers license, a car, a job at the bank and he knows everything about any tank. He even bought a hoodie at the German tank museum.

[@Eastbirch]

As a European I don’t understand how people can not like this? I’m generally into Lorna Shore and that kind of music - but Sabaton is what I listen to at the gym and at the after party. Sabaton is the band that my 70 year old mom is headbanging to in the front row at the summer music festivals. And then. Just wait until you’ve attended a Raubtier concert. Woop woop

[@MrNiceguyofficial]

People not liking power metal is the most understandable thing in the universe.

[@itsmini6175]

Cool mom

[@thomashammerheart3915]

I’m American and I love Sabaton. I also don’t get why some people don’t like them. I guess their tastes are just so tuned to screaming that any kind of singing just sounds “weak” to them

[@danielpicon8012]

It's cuz it sucks.

[@emilianodeleongarciaguzman8869]

Raubtier fucking rocks, I love it and I also love sabaton

[@darkdudironaji]

Fun Fact: Majestic's front man is Tommy Johanson, the guitarist for Sabaton. The band used to be called Reinxeed because Tommy used to call himself Tommy Reinxeed and he played all the instruments on the first album. He is an absolute monster musician and didn't get nearly enough credit until Sabaton picked him up.

[@samer-sultan]

Tommy's other band Golden Resurrection would have been funnier content for this video. Power Metal is primarily what i listen to but you gotta be able to take a joke, Finn Is pretty funny tbh

[@darkdudironaji]

@@samer-sultan Yeah, but I don't know if he wants to go making fun of Christian lyrics. That's a much more sensitive topic than power metal as a whole.

[@danielvalmonte2873]

Yup and he’s an insanely good singer. Filled in on vocals for Twilight Force and nailed the vocals lives more than either of their full time singers.

[@a105-t5m]

The fans of this band know everything about a tank but that gratuitious chick cello player is a lore beyond the realms of knowledge.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

"Some german admiral" ==> literally the man who forged the german states into a unified country. (Pre WWI) He essentially started a fight with france that galvanised the germans behind him and Kaiser Wilhelm I (at the time King of Prussia) Also my GF has an Iphone and at least 3 Sabaton shirts. xD

[@laowhy86]

Do you have a driver's license?

[@Isdezenaambezet]

@@laowhy86 yup, and a passport too. 2 forms of photo id. Though I do admit i conform to every other power metal stereotype.

[@OZUndead]

It's called college education.

[@jebgue3]

100%.

[@WillowGreenheart]

@@OZUndead They don't have this luxuries in the US Mate. They're too busy having life and ID cards.

[@SportsMetalBizkit]

legitimately, the funniest part of this video is that finn exposed himself as an apple user

[@an_38kitkashyap]

@Ken Severo as a student in India, no thanks. I'll get when I have enough money to buy it myself. Your 1$ is 72 freaking rupees here 😐

[@darkdudironaji]

"Here's a power metal band adjacent band I actually like." *Proceeds to play them covering a Sabaton song*

[@richardb2652]

Finn: "Why would you do this, why, why, why?" Generic Power Metal Band: "Because we can!"

[@theanalogkid_4588]

I love sabaton because 1. I love history in general and 2. the cheesy-ness of it keeps it lighthearted and fun

[@rorybell2161]

"power metal is pure cringe" says the bloke hawking snake oil anti baldness shampoo.

[@DrNoxin]

😂

[@RAAAHHHHHHHH1214]

Lol true tbh

[@verobx7201]

Let him get his bag

[@IH8MEATriders]

But power metal is cringe thoo da man fin is just spittin fax🤣🤷‍♂️

[@AngryBob4213]

Click bait titles get views + sponsors get money ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyone in his position would do the same

[@mattmiller7990]

One thing I think is important to give some credit to these bands for though Finn, one thing that you've been very critical of with lots of other bands, is that their videos are really creative, have a concept, and generally have a VERY high production value. Contrast that with all of the bands rocking out in warehouses or djenting in coloured rooms! Power Metal may not be your cup of tea musically (which I can mostly agree with you on), but you have to give some credit where credit is due.

[@beyondtheradio]

They're also very very talented musicians. Above and beyond 90% metalcore/pop punk bands.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Good PLAYERS, yes. Wouldn’t call them great musicians.

[@luisemilianogonzalezvinces3400]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA still better than Metalcore

[@shadowrealmentertainment666]

Finn Mckenty got his ass whooped in a mosh pit for crowd killing and have been hating metalheads ever since. 😂

[@billhilly773]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Very interested to see what you’d consider a “great” musician Finn? *Inserts generic heavy/angry (totally not cringe at all) metalcore/deathcore/deathmetal band*

[@Arseni118]

I genuinely love Sabaton, I think they are one of the best power metal bands around. I think we can all agree it's not exactly high art though. Great music to work out to.

[@totaltakeovergames7275]

Absolutely, Sabaton pretty much got me into music and they are *probably* my favorite band, but I completely agree that they really are not super high quality, genius music. But they’re undeniably fun, and that’s more than enough for me lol.

[@RAAAHHHHHHHH1214]

@@totaltakeovergames7275 and they sing history lessons through music

[@danielvalmonte2873]

Plenty of power metal IS art though. Finn is just focusing on a bunch of (mainly) Euro cringe

[@Bloink]

They're sickeningly good. ART of the highest order, live and records.

[@funnyjupiter4499]

@@totaltakeovergames7275 depends on what you mean with super high quality, do they put a huge amount of effort and work into their sound and albums and music videos and research of the history behind every song, yes they do, in fact, i do not think there has been an objectively bad Sabaton album aside from maby there first one ever and even that on was not completely terrible, so they do have high quality for what they go for, that being said are they a music culter elite kind of band or the most complex band out there, no not really and they should not be, when peapol listen to a new Sabaton album they expect Sabaton with some tweaks here and there but nothing that changes the core, is that for everybody, of course not and they are not perfect either but what Sabaton goes for it does very well

[@tuttomoltodisagio]

When a sponsor understands perfectly the influencer's viewers demographic. Love your vids finn

[@an_38kitkashyap]

🤣

[@craigsmith3741]

I wish I could afford it

[@zackaryford3315]

This is so funny haha

[@bennymountain1]

Not all heroes wear hair.

[@revivedfears]

@@craigsmith3741 those new hair systems look better than those medical options ever could be. Once you stop taking the meds your hair falls out again anyway.

[@laowhy86]

European Android users who don't have a driver's license, or a photo ID. Can tell you about a German WW1 tanks tread pattern, but he can't give you a fuckin ride to the mall.

[@luay0004]

Sorry for having superior public transport and better road infrastructure for cycling in our cities, compared to the "best country in the world" 🤷‍♂

[@mikehawkisbig9791]

Woah didn’t expect to see lao here, anti China but pro punk 💪🏻

[@mikehawkisbig9791]

@@luay0004 yeah sharing an old bus with a mix of refugees and bearded power metal nerds is so much better than driving your own car freely on superior open roads, it’s almost as cool as your TV license requirements and flavorless food

[@kevinnardo5914]

I absolutely love power metal, but these roasts are 100% accurate and deserved hahaha The cheese is part of what makes it so great and fun

[@quesoblanco444]

I feel words like "cheesey" and "cringe" are kind of self depreciating words we use when something seems like "to much fun".

[@craigsmith3741]

I kinda hate the music but I'm not gonna lie, I kinda want to hang out on a barge and ride jet skis

[@CarloNassar]

Not really. There are much better and also more serious examples of power metal than what Finn showed.

[@tobiassteier3031]

"Look guys, they don't even use Apple. Haha. And we all know that you're only a cool person if you have an Apple device, right?" - a 43 year old dude

[@an_38kitkashyap]

🤣

[@sepulmattica7649]

I agreed with you until Iced Earth…I’ve noticed many of their songs come from all perspectives, even from the Native American perspective, and yes I’m Native American, and really appreciate that. They have a few songs that honor the Native American bravery. Yes some of their shit comes off a little cheese, like Power Metal usually does…but I digress, Iced Earth are cool to me, we prolly won’t see eye to eye on them.

[@fueledbypaintwater]

Their guitarist was seen at the capitol insurrection. I'm part native american as well, so I get what you are saying, but at the same time, their guitarist clearly supports Trump who isn't exactly known for helping our families on the rez.

[@sepulmattica7649]

@@fueledbypaintwater respect…didn’t know that, I guess I’m going off the lyrics written before people lost their shit and went all hardcore in one political direction…it’s too bad. What tribe you from? I’m Ojibwa, family is from Leech Lake Rez, Minnesota

[@fueledbypaintwater]

@@sepulmattica7649 yeah it's a bit disappointing. I'm part Creek Muskogee (registered). I don't have a lot, but I'm still a part of my tribe. Most of my native family is in Oklahoma, but some of us are here in Texas.

[@nuryuzlucellat]

I don't have anything against Iced Earth. I mean they love Spawn, how could I not like them?☺ But there are other bands honoring Native American culture. I mean, most or all of their lyrical content being about Native American culture. I'm not a native American, (actually I'm across the ocean) so sorry, I wouldn't want to look like trying to teach your own things to you. No offense. But maybe you can search about Dreamcatcher, Wardance, Warpath, Crows etc. Some of them are from US, some of them not. I haven't listened to any of them, only searched in metal-archives, filtering by lyrical themes. So, this is just a little good-willing reminder across the ocean😊

[@BiteTheHook]

@@fueledbypaintwater unironically calling it an insurrection is dumb and you should feel silly for saying that.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

The Iced Earth song, that 'demonic' union soldier has a strong resemblance to many period cartoons depictions of the Irish! So it is not plucked from thin air.

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

It looked like Eddie from Iron Maiden a little bit, too.

[@diamandidiamandiev3547]

Love how Finn is making fun of swedish person speaking English, yet he is limited to English

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

I can speak spanish reasonably well and a bit of vietnamese but go off

[@johnindigo5477]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA nice

[@rndm7528]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA es mentira

[@m8rte]

He does not speak English, he speaks American. Very different shit

[@euromaldito]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA I heard you pronouncing Factoria de miedo in one of your videos and that was not good, trust me! Please don’t make fun of other people’s accents who took the effort to learn a language, or do you make fun of your father in law’s vietnamese accent? I love your videos overall, but you can do better than this! (Sorry to sound like a damn Karen btw)

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

Power metal is about taking the best of old school metal and making it faster and more catchy. The musicians are some of the most skilled on their respective instruments (not something punk rock cares about i know 😝) maybe the historical elements don't translate in a country with barely 200 years of history but if you focus on image rather than music then you miss out on some good stuff.

[@pardisazizi7703]

So true. I love your name btw

[@twosilesias7502]

Expect when bands hyperfixate on the same war (which we carried anyway lmao) and the fact the music is heavily reflective of the dorky and cheesy image these bands project. These bands couldn't hold a candle to Sabbath or Priest anyway. Punk isn't good though I'll agree with that

[@GordonSlamsay]

It's impossible for me to dislike sabaton. They're just so corny and over the top... and epic Kamelot is alright too.

[@carlosmartinez6227]

Saw them live peak metal. Like watching that Adult swim metal show and I mean that with love they are amazing love them unironically

[@MrTifux]

@@carlosmartinez6227 to be honest seen sabaton twice...theyre amazing live specially during the swedish carolus rex tour...best band live ive ever seen

[@fueledbypaintwater]

I can rock with some Kamelot. I'm more of a symphonic metal person, but they are pretty awesome.

[@GordonSlamsay]

@@fueledbypaintwater I don't listen to they're stuff much anymore but I can say they're songs are a lot more tolerable than say Sonata Arctica or Rhapsody of Fire. (I went through a phase some years ago)

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

Same thing with me and DragonForce. They’re just too good!

[@chrisanderson9256]

Been to a Sabaton show and can confirm everything you said in this video 😂😂😂 but all seriousness they are amazing live and really put on a show

[@brandoncollins4125]

Nerdy, yet stupid. I’ve never had such a succinct description for myself

[@stifm3ister]

quick storytime about sabaton: i‘m from germany and started taking driving lessons at age 17 and on my very first drive on the autobahn (it was dark, really cold and there was a rainstorm happening) and on the way back (it was like a 90min drive) my driving instructor told me that i should drive faster (i drove at like 170km/h or 105mph) and then he turned on the radio and he started playing sabaton (i think one of the songs was „ghost division“) i almost shat myself because i couldnt see a thing driving faster then i’ve ever had and my teacher is blasting sabaton on full volume and then he starts to tell everything he knew about tanks, war and all of that sorta stuff. Long Story short: he got fired about 2 weeks later because other students filed several complaints against him. So now every time i hear sabaton i think about the time i almost died on the autobahn lol.

[@DareBear2099]

I got dragged to a sonata artica concert in 2008. I’ve never seen so much cheese onstage at once. Their lead guitar player had a legit pedal that turned on a fan and spotlight on himself whenever he broke into a guitar solo so his long hair could flow in the spotlight

[@LadyStudio1]

😬

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

That's amazing! I used to listen to a shiiit ton of Sonata 😊

[@DareBear2099]

@@butHomeisNowhere___ super talented guys honestly. Cheese and all

[@lil8iTcH]

U weren't dragged lol. Admit it 😆

[@iamwontolla]

that's genius

[@AxemaN64]

Power Metal is my favorite sub genre in Metal and these roasts had me laughing the whole time. Thanks for that. Please do Folk Metal next.

[@IsakMagnusson01]

I genuinely don't understand the powermetal hate. I don't think there is any need to call powermetal fans "losers" or that they "suck at life". It's a fun genre with fun melodies and fast riffs and solos. I love that shit. Doesn't make me a loser tho...

[@randybrown1318]

Personally, I love Power Metal. I listen to a wide variety of music but always fall back on Punk and Power. The music is serious but the band usually isn't.

[@Nwing2365]

I can tell you exactly who Sabaton targets - guys like my 58 year old uncle who was in the military and now he only reads books about war and cowboys. On the weekends he goes to the bar and shows other veterans these "Sabaton guys" on his android that he only uses for Facebook.

[@bennymountain1]

None of my friends who like Sabaton went to the military, even though they kinda had to because we have draft. But guess what, they dodged it.

[@Nwing2365]

@@bennymountain1 I didn’t say the other veterans -like- sabaton, they just get to sit there and listen to my uncle show them videos 😂

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

He sounds kinda awesome. I’d like to watch him do that

[@Quileryn]

Aaaww... that sounds really wholesome. ♡

[@quesoblanco444]

It does speak well of metal folk that the responses here by power metal fans are so good natured. Seems a bit healthier than all the sad infighting amongst vid game, comic book and wrestling fans.

[@Sephaizen]

I'd say its cooler than punk, where everyone dresses like they're 15 even though they're all pushing 50 and balding, while talking about the establishment (while being very careful to never say anything that upsets it)

[@orlock20]

The show Max Headroom made fun of the elderly punk rockers when punk rock was still young.

[@mikehawkisbig9791]

I used to be so into punk, but as I got older realized it’s probably the only thing almost as cringe as power metal. Like dressing like a 15 year old and going to shows to fight actual 15 year olds is actually lamer than just being some power metal nerd enjoying a beer at some fun cringe fest with jet skis lol

[@omegazx7236]

Are clothes age restricted now? 😂

[@NeoSoldner]

Finn out here letting us all know he slept though history class

[@morgoth1877]

In an intervew Joakim Broden (Sabbaton’s vocalist) said that he rules the R’s to make an extra syllable in the lyrics

[@drbones1967]

Sorry Finn, but I have to call you out on this one. I just happen to love Sabaton as a guilty pleasure, and not only do I have an Iphone, I have never owned an android phone. I had the opportunity to see Sabaton live along with the bands Amon Amarth and Skeleton Witch. Not my genres but I was out of town and they were playing at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland Oregon. I will go to any live show I can make it too. I just love the live music experience. Sapaton is a lot of fun live, and just super nice guys. I have never watched one of their videos, and I do not have a drivers license, but that is because I am blind not because I am a fan. I'm not saying you are wrong but...

[@godsxin]

So I'm from Ireland, went to WackenOA Festival in Germany 2019. The most shocking thing in the world however though was when they came out to headline, over two stages. I legitimately had never seen that many people in my life. I saw Eminem at Reading a few years before and it legit wasn't as big an audience as there was for Sabaton. Was so lost for words, because you'd assume it's like a niche thing but those dudes are superstars. Massive tank on stage and everything.

[@evanhancock4657]

I'm not into power metal but I do love Christopher Lee (like all people should), so I really dig the stuff power metal band Rhapsody did with him.

[@owenwexler7214]

I like Saboton and power metal in general (best road trip music for the last 1-2 hours of the trip when you're tired seriously, power metal has gotten me home alive on many a road trip) and these roasts are mostly accurate. Power metal is so ridiculous that it's actually awesome and that's why I love it. I am a Saboton fan who does in fact own an iPhone though.

[@powersurge_beast]

Most alpha music ever. Fanbase is 50% dweebs, 50% literally real life tanks

[@boejudden9011]

Virgin "I'm Not a Nazi I'm Just Into German WW2 Military History" versus Chad "I'm Not a Nazi I'm Just Worshipping the Ancient Aryan Gods"

[@tbw666]

if anyone ever lived in Sweden then you would know that the national "rock station" plays nothing but Sabaton. literally. every. other. song. is a sabaton song.

[@kornaros96]

My second broadcast on Studio FM1 105.4 ...

[@goonsquad8258]

I have a weird relationship with Sabaton where I feel like I have a right to shit on them because I've been a fan forever, but I suddenly get defensive when other people make the same criticisms that I do. Sabaton has one of the worst fanbases on the internet. While most of their fans are pretty normal people, the vast majority of people you'd find actually discussing Sabaton online are going to be 13 year olds who think they're geniuses because they corrected their 8th grade history teacher on the name of a tank once. I know this because I was that kid back in maybe 2014 or 15 when I started listening to them.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

Finn making fun of guys playing Bass with fingers. Davie 504: I feel a disturbance in the atmosphere

[@groalerable]

"music exists where people play something other than a constant line of 8ths/16ths 32nds??"

[@Stormpage28]

"This game is incredible. I mean broken and horrible, but great." I'm gonna give cyberpunk another chance.

[@Puckrocker]

“Jetskis aren’t metal”? You’ll never reach true Chad-dom thinking that way.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Touche

[@jakehadlock]

Yeah Kenny Powers would strongly disagree

[@corm1000]

The demon looking thing is Iced Earths mascot, Set. I always thought this mascot was an eddie Ripoff.

[@GiganBuzzSaw]

I absolutely love these! Next time you should check out this band called Gloryhammer. It's LARP metal to the extreme. They have a song called "The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee." Perfect material for your twitch!

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

That track needs a cartoon so badly

[@aoifemcneill3714]

Just wait until you find out that Dundee is a real place, and that unicorns are the national animal of Scotland, because they wanted to annoy the English.

[@SunnySuzu_]

Glory hammer needs a stage play

[@RomeoColeman]

That android sabaton dig hurt me to my soul because it was so true

[@mr.seanburk200]

Can you believe these dudes aren't ashamed to be white??? I mean wtf?? I'd love to see fin do a cringe comp of all the rap videos wearing tribal gear in Africa, or the guys that wear myan shit, that will never happen, thier culture is real unlike ours. 🤔

[@jimbodice2672]

The Gettysburg song is about the fighting 69th. An all Irish battalion that fought for the union army against the confederates. Most of them were young immigrants who hadn't been long in America. They really didn't have a reason to fight however they joined anyways to preserve the new country they found themselves in. Its not really my type of music either. However, It's a pro union song but you projected your own thoughts and biases and assumed it was pro confederate. Really bad take dude.

[@felixmorin9320]

I like bands that dont take themself too seriously, for exemple, Alestorm, the musicians are good but because its fun it makes it even better(*Writing comment on my Android phone*)

[@manueliniesta1345]

Finn: *making fun of Europeans* Europeans: *Laughing in rich culture, free health care and education, good public safety and quality of life*

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

I hope you enjoy the protection of NATO!

[@tobiassteier3031]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Well, Europeans get protection from Putin and Russia, whereas Americans get easy access to free-market economies and allies for wars and military operations like in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Sounds kind of like a win-win deal. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lmc4964]

@@tobiassteier3031 One thing that never happened to my kids, needing to do school shooter drills. Americans are a collection of walking memes.

[@Oldmarty]

A who votes for Trump, who has the death penalty, who has a drug problem, who tapes nipples, who has an abortion law like Texas etc should be nice and quiet

[@fpavic2885]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA Glad to have a country on my side that lost the war against farmers in Vietnam and goat herders in Afghanistan. That comment of yours tells that you support US imperialism. My country fought fought people like you for centuries and we still have our language, people, and history.

[@samer-sultan]

There's no way Finn knows this much about power metal and isn't a fan. :D

[@cheebsgod]

The power metal christmas carol was better than the local production of a Christmas carol that my mom made me go to a few years ago

[@TonyMetal]

I can see this guy getting canceled in the near future for making fun of accents and putting people in boxes e.g "Europeans like bad music". Someday some word will slip out and there goes the channel.

[@kostassalerakis1024]

Not knowing who Bismarck was is a bit cringe ngl

[@PetarMakesNoise]

Gotta say, I agree with you on bunch of things, gave me a lot of laugh especially since I grew up listening to power metal, but: - Sabaton - absolutely there with you - it's just a band that's made to monetise over a nerd niche that likes tanks and history and shit - Those dwarves - also super cringe :D - Kamelot - well - you got that one pretty wrong imho. Khan (singer from Norway) is one of the best (and that era you've shown) singers in metal ever. Has a very unique and theatrical style. Does a band look a bit cringe? Sure, it does. Is it cheesy? Not really compared to everything out there ... - Iced Earth - I don't like what John did etc at all, and I don't like their songs about revolution, American south history and all the shit, they were much better when they were writting about vampires, greek mythology, and actually music from their first couple of album is outstanding. They have a huge fanbase here in Europe (especially Greece and Germany). But yeah, once John started going full-right-wing nut, his music started to suffer a lot, and became a cringe. - Amaranthe - super confused that you like this shit honestly :D Because it's like 90s euro trash music combined with techno and metal. It's aweful. Again - another band like Sabaton made for monetisation and just spitting out whatever targets the widest audience. Imho you could have listened to Rhapsody of Fire for example, which are the staple of power metal. Extremely good musicians from Italy, sure, texts are D&D LARP, but worth it, Christopher Lee (actor) used to guest on their albums doing narations etc. Blind Guardian - again - staple of power metal from Germany. Again LARP. Helloween, Gamma Ray, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica etc etc ... There are many good bands, and imho only their texts are usually cringe. But then again, I cringe at metal core, crab core, death core, whatever core bands as well, no real value there texts wise :D

[@tsvetanlozanov3984]

"Why do people love this?" Say it with me: Epic catchy long choruses!

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Good to see you not completely dunk on Kamelot, hahaha 😂 As I said in the last video, for how admittedly terrible their band name AND album artwork are, the music is actually great, they are amazing songwriters and DO NOT sing about wizards or tanks 😂😂😂 And their singer Roy Khan is the only one to get away with "sun grabs", because, as cringey as those are, he definitely has the charisma and vocal timbre to back them up

[@freekout1]

the SINGER of iced earth was canadian and not involved in january 6. Schaffer was the founding member and guitar player.

[@Andy-up5fc]

Honestly, I can never tell whether Finn is one of those jaded former punks who constantly gatekeeps and punches down, or if he's actually laughing along and just sucks at being clearly joking/sarcastic. There's so many parts of these two videos where I'm laughing along, but then he's going too far with it and I'm no longer able to tell if he's in on the joke or just being a dick. These two videos do demonstrate why I hate the internet's concept of cringe though. 90% of the time the cringe thing is just people having fun and not giving a shit about the opinions of the people calling them cringe. Which all of these videos are definitely examples of. And suddenly the irony of a former punk calling things cringe just hit me. Weird. Edit: Also, it also just hit me that the previous video I watch that got me here was just Finn talking about how metal and rock are dying out because rock isn't fun anymore... Double Edit: The fact that he likes Amaranthine does make me think he's in on the joke at least lol

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

You definitely shouldn’t overthink things. Jokes are fun.

[@Andy-up5fc]

​@@FinnMckentyPRMBA I'm glad to see the edit, because my overthinking was what made me think you were joking. Jokes are fun when everyone is in on the joke.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Obvious jokes are obvious

[@jakehadlock]

How are you not picking up on how sarcastic Finn is?? Assume you don’t watch most of his videos.

[@Andy-up5fc]

@@jakehadlock The trick with sarcasm is not always being sarcastic. Otherwise how will anyone who's not familiar know you're being sarcastic? Imagine someone who's always sarcastic; they'd probably just sound like an asshole if you didn't know better. That's why most comedians break character and let you know they're laughing with you. Makes everyone feel like they're in on the joke, and not the joke itself. Like I said, I kept thinking he was joking, and then he'd push it far enough where I'd have to take a pause. I'd be like "ha, that's true... wait are you being serious?" IDK, his other reply to me said his goal was to make someone like me wonder if he was being sarcastic or a dick, so I guess he nailed it. I'm glad it was sarcastic. I meet to many people Finn and I's age that are pretty much exactly the character he was playing. I also just wrote a post on youtube long enough that I'm questioning how much cold meds I've taken today. Fuck covid.

[@Trhrha]

“There is not a single IPhone user in the sabaton fandom” me: am I a joke to you?

[@glenndanzigsmanycats2045]

When finn said the whole thing about "oath keepers" being a sketchy white supremacist group, I decide to look it up myself. He wasnt wrong.

[@claypattison2245]

There’s a guy further down in the comments who had some stuff to say about them lol

[@glenndanzigsmanycats2045]

@@claypattison2245 I couldn't find the comment ;-;

[@mikehawkisbig9791]

Yes he is, they’re “sketchy” cause they’re an fbi honeypot and they aren’t even white supremacists. Don’t you guys ever get tired of calling everything white supremacists and making that word mean nothing? What happens when actual nazis come and no one takes it seriously after all your cry wolf bs

[@LutherusPandragon]

You think this is cringe? Wait till you see people holding d&d core rule books in first row of Blind Guardian. I know. I was one of them.

[@alexamerling79]

Sabaton is my favorite band. I love how they sing about military history.

[@carmelosolivan3139]

Love the content! Was wondering if you had any updates on the christcore part 2 vid? Been keeping a lookout for that one.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Its coming!

[@filipnassen9076]

I find Finn way more cringe than any of the bands in this vid.

[@brandonschneider3993]

Awwww you gonna cry about it?

[@filipnassen9076]

@@brandonschneider3993 Like you? Nah, I'm good.

[@lordmagnos]

Please Finn, PLEASE make this a series. Or t least do many more. I will never get tired of you ripping on power metal, and just Europeans in general. I'm a North American living out in Europe so this is a gold mine. You're accuracy is astonishing.

[@m8rte]

A metal version of christmas carols? Thats awesome! How did i never hear of that? Yes, Im european

[@User-54631]

The Irish reference in the civil war song probably came from the United States government giving the Irish (the major immigrant at the time) citizenship for service in the civil war.

[@UltimateTMF3]

Who gives a shit about what phones people use? Lol

[@davyrando1203]

First Sabaton Song: Wow, this song fucking SLAPS Second Sabaton Song: Wow, this still slaps! Third Sabaton Song: Wow... they all sound the same.

[@marcusg5665]

The first minute of this Sabaton video is better than any hardcore or punk video I've ever seen. I honestly don't get the rip.

[@RevStickleback]

Hardcore took the worst of punk and the worst of metal, and combined them into an unlistenable dirge, loved by people who think it makes them edgy to like stuff other people hate...but that could be a generalisation.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

DUUUUUUDEEE!!!!!! I would have NEVER thought to hear anybody mention Arcanum, ever!! I feel like it was pretty niche here in Germany, but I loved the game? And I think the by far greatest reason is the soundtrack. To have the whole soundtrack being just string quartett pieces, what an amazing creative decision this was! It created such a great atmosphere. Also I didn't know about the concept of steampunk until solid ten years after playing it 😂 So the whole concept of magic vs. technology I also found super interesting

[@N.E.2000]

Dude now you're just being excessively nasty. It's like you think you're being clever, but your comments are starting to sound more cringy than these bands.

[@carlosmartinez6227]

Eh let him joke. I hate music critcs like him but he is the best one. Like most of the time i wanna punch a music critic in the face cause they are so smug but at least this dude seems blue collar. I will take jokes from blue collar people all day but not a spin reporter

[@chippsdubbo89]

Your cartoonish, grade-school concept of the Civic War is cringe.

[@sheeppeace]

Did you know that 82nd all the way is a cover song? The original was made by Sabaton. I know they are pure cringe but they are my guilty pleasure.:D And yes, i am european and i love history:D also you don't have to tell europeans about who was who in your civil war, we know it.:)

[@JesseNeckred]

The best power metal band is Helloween imo. Why? They actually sound aggressive, at least their first album. They're just as close to NWOBHM as power metal though. Also Rhapsody deserves honorable mention. Their best material reminds me like grandiose pop punk. That said, I never listen to either anymore lol.

[@xenos_n.]

Helloween is 100% the best, everyone else pales in comparison.

[@KnivingDispodia]

I’m pretty sure a “metal-cello” is a very underrated Italian cocktail.

[@C0unt_Zero]

You mean, like limoncello, but instead lemon, it contains scraps of tank steel?

[@kevinerhardthansen9016]

I went to an Ed Guy and Hammerfall concert once and I had never seen so much air guitar and air drums in the audience ever at a metal show.

[@shawn9366]

dang man, the anti-gatekeeper guy is really starting to gatekeep, all it took was power metal LOL

[@brandonharris9160]

Power metal is about as cringe as the hardcore and punk bands this guy worships. At least the power metal bands can play their instruments. This guy is to music what politicians are to humanity

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

You think i worship punk?

[@gasmaskestore8018]

I know a couple of girls that were literally pissed on by the Sabaton guys, they're into that shit, imagine receiving a golden shower from the band that talks about war tanks and wear vests...feel very sorry for those girls.

[@infinite_ammo]

did someone force them?

[@gasmaskestore8018]

@@infinite_ammo pretty sure I never implied that in my comment, no, as far as I know nobody forced them

[@beyondtheradio]

Pretty sure that never happened.

[@gasmaskestore8018]

@@beyondtheradio k

[@sonnylockwood7098]

I don’t understand how we have gotten two episodes of this and no gloryhammer. I fkn love them but they are so cringe 😅

[@throwdown47]

Power metal is just irresistible for me 🤷‍♂️

[@marcusg5665]

December 13th 1862 is about the Irish not being accepted by the American North and them sacrificing their lives. I've never heard a song saying 'We love racism and slavery' lol

[@marcusg5665]

A state right cannot override a federal law. But yes anytime a state today says states rights it always gets tied to a non serious argument made in the 1860's; unless your state has a 'state right' law about legalizing drugs when the federal law prohibits it. Then states rights doesn't get tied to racism.

[@adamnitzkowski2814]

Funny how much of a boss Finn thinks he is

[@ultrviolence369]

Fun fact. The Nazi Germany company that produced the Bismark continue, and they make mega yachts for the uber rich among other things. I mean as long as we are on the Sabaton thing haha

[@thommysguitarcorner4687]

Amaranthe are pretty awesome. They even have songs that are pretty close to metalcore.

[@Hy-jg8ow]

Power metal is musically way more sophisticated than metalcore, its cringy how you think that metalcore is some metric of quality.

[@thommysguitarcorner4687]

@@Hy-jg8ow well, thats taste. And just because there are a few more weedly-weedly guitar solos doesn't necessarily make power metal a superior genre 😅

[@Hy-jg8ow]

@@thommysguitarcorner4687 Its way more complex than just guitar solos. This video and the other one went out of its way to show the cringiest aspects of PM, and in some instances it can be stupid indeed. That being said, I think most genuine power metal music is both compositionally and technically [Unleash the Archers, Stratovarius, Kamelot, Symphony X, etc] superior to metalcore. Not to mention vocal performance. Rhytmically some metalcore bands can get quite complex tho, and I like some of those [mostly from the progressive metalcore field]. Overall, in my opinion power metal showcases one of the best musicianship after prog rock/metal. :)

[@thommysguitarcorner4687]

@@Hy-jg8ow god, you power metal elitists are so annoying. Musicianship doesn't depend on genres. There's insanely good musicians in both genres. And: just because it's complex doesn't mean it's better. On the contrary.

[@Hy-jg8ow]

@@thommysguitarcorner4687 To each their own, for me complexity [compositionally, instrumentally, emotionally, etc] gives enormous pleasure, and thus for me that is always a +. That's why I like prog metal and rock the most. Simple music is boring, brainless and uninteresting

[@antiembishop07]

Power Metal still rocks. Good work out music.

[@owiec8240]

Sabaton is meme in Poland because song 40:1 is a hit in young nationalist groups claiming disliking the band is anti-polish, but they are forgetting Sabaton likes to appeal to many other countries strictly for publicity

[@craigsmith3741]

I can't help but feel that finn is getting closer and closer to the edge of bullying. Ive been a fan for so long but this feels like the jocks picking on the nerds in high school. It's funny...kinda , but who made you the arbiter of what's cool. I'm kinda over this

[@craigsmith3741]

Just so I don't come across as some whiny mega woke millennial, that I am not, let's keep it in context. Looking at the hardcore scene objectively for example, people like Roger Miret from AF and later Freddie from Madbalall, with there fucking bandanas repping street cred is kinda laughable out of context. Or the weird Ten Yard Fight, Wide Awake style connecticut hardcore thing with the football letterman jackets and the champion brand hoodies doing windmills in the pit, picking fights with kids for smoking cigarettes (firestorm) was all part of the "scene" when I came up and Finn participated in this to some extent. It's so cringe now to look at it retrospectivly. Sure we move on when we're in our forties, thank God, but we defended being mocked for our choices despite the fact that we knew it was far from the mainstream. I'm just saying, having a laugh at others expense is ok when we can laugh at ourselves but I would prefer a video highlighting this power metal culture that I genuinely do not understand with out endlessly taking the piss out of the people who are into it.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thanks for watching, Craig!

[@craigsmith3741]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBA your welcome mate

[@ianbarrett4166]

@@craigsmith3741 it’s just a bit of fun

[@craigsmith3741]

I woke up this morning and remembered to change my tampon. Suddenly my desperate attempt at moral superiority was ripped out from under me and I lay wading in a pool of fangirldom because finn replied to my message. I'm such a sucker. Tell all your friends.

[@senditsammy144]

power metal is just butt rock for euros but more cringe