ROADIE REACTIONS | "Eluveitie - King"

[@timhutchinson8485]

I love how Anna is just back there wind-milling away during the flute solo.

[@Triskaan]

Eluveitie, Ensiferum, Skalmold, Finntroll, Amorphis, Korpiklaani, Tyr, Moonsorrow... yeah, Folk/Pagan Metal is always a fucking win. :)

[@nkidd3358]

I would love to see him do a reaction video for Skalmold's Hel live with the symphony

[@Triskaan]

@@nkidd3358 Been my hope as well since he started his channel... Hel or Kvadning, or even better, a double reaction to both. :)

[@TankTheTech]

Soon. I promise! My dad has been hounding me to do them too. HAha

[@Triskaan]

@@TankTheTech Hahaha. Take your time but I'll definitely be there when it will finally come. :D

[@CrazyIguanayt]

Really love Tyr! They're the shit!

[@s1lentsymphony607]

Hell yes! Dude, all of Helvetios, and all of Origins. Don't even worry about a reaction video. They are albums that will blow your mind.

[@cristiaolson7327]

I'd like to request something a bit out of left field. If you haven't already seen it, could you possibly react to Christopher Lee's work in Metal. As probably the oldest person ever to enter the Metal scene, and with a life story more Metal than all of us put together, I think it deserves a look. That guy was a special agent, a soldier, survived a bombing attack and six bouts of malaria, hunted nazi war criminals, played Dracula & Saruman, and was the oldest person to win "The Spirit of Metal" award. Lee worked with Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire, and later did two albums about Charlemagne, from whom he descended, or with the holidays approaching soon, you could opt for his Heavy Metal Christmas stuff instead if you aren't looking for something too serious.

[@brendo9672]

As a huge Rhapsody fan for about 16 or so years, when I heard Lee's duet with Fabio I was just in AWE. Still am

[@ursmetzger]

PS: wow.... you pronounced Chrigel nearly perfect ... I'm impressed ... greetings from Switzerland 🤘🏻

[@Shaltinanwenor]

I randomly discovered Eluveitie 10 years ago (god time flies) at a small local festival where they weren't even headlining And it was fucking awesome, and they've pretty much stayed my favourite band since then. Their take on the folk metal sound is just out of this world Don't wait, just get their entire discography and start blasting it, from the acoustic concept albums to their usual heavy duty sound, they don't have a single bad song

[@LionheartSJZ]

Eluveitie songs always have a heaviness and melancholy to them which makes them sound soooo deep and meaningful. I love it!

[@LauraRamirez-mc3pi]

Therion is an underrated band, creators of symphonic Metal with Haggard. Therion doesn't even have a front man, The singer changes depending on the song.

[@Pygmyer]

May I point out that the female vocalist of this era is the highly talented Anna Murphy, all our favourite female vocalist next to Melissa Bonny - who has recorded several duetts with Anna, on her project right before Ad Infinitum, called Evenmore. Highly recommended!

[@michaelmcandrew9350]

The lineup change mainly involves Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi, & Merlin Sutter, who left to form Cellar Darling. I think there were some others who left aswell.

[@adorabell4253]

The session violinist left as well.

[@Kanas83]

Annah Murphy the orignal clean singer/hurdy gurdy, that drummer and the strat guy left to form Cellar Darling

[@valonberchtold]

Best band from Switzerland! Helvetios never fails to fire me up. I think I might know some relatives of their tour manager as well... it's a small country! If you want to learn about HurdyGurdies, their current player Michalina Malisz has a KZbin channel where she talks quite a bit about them.

[@one42chrisp]

I was fortunate enough to see them live before Merlin, Anna and Ivo left to form Cellar Darling and it was awesome. Because they were not supposed to be headlining, but were because Epica had to pull out of the tour, they performed an amazing acoustic set that hardly anyone wanted to end. The violinist with them on that tour was Shir-Ran Yinon, she had been with them for about two weeks and sounded as though she had been with them for many years, absolutely fantastic!

[@theyonlycomeoutwhenitsquiet]

I remember seeing them that tour too. Epica pulled out, and as I understand it their replacement for Calgary was The Agonist. Eluveitie’s performance was so…. So good

[@druidtrucker6038]

I have seen them live twice out here in UTAH, and they never fail to perform. I love this band so much. The second time I saw them, they played an all ages show, and Merlin gave my daughter his drumsticks from that night signed by everybody. Of all concerts I have seen in my 45 years of life, I have never respected anyone more than Eluveitie.

[@Flol23]

I think it's time for some Cellar Darling now ;)

[@timhutchinson8485]

Yes! 100% yes.

[@Greengridge]

Yassss !

[@narinthebeardedalien2994]

Insomnia is my fave. idk if im in the minority but i love the off tempo parts :)

[@Greengridge]

Insomnia & Death are my lullabies 🤍🖤

[@timhutchinson8485]

@@Greengridge fortunately, there are great official live videos for both :)

[@nkboz28]

Christian has some of the best metal vocals in the genre, an absolute monster

[@andreipintea9333]

YES!!! I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD REACT TO THIS GEM OF A SONG!

[@leeana6394]

ikr, the violin solo here is killer

[@MagicianOfOz]

Tank: "You might not get more reaction videos on this band, cause I'm not sure I can hold myself from rocking out to this on my own." Me: "Reasonable, and understandable. " 😁

[@markfrancis6886]

Could be worth giving Arkona a go, they have a Russian folk metal sound of their own and a top vocalist

[@seanbyarlay3737]

Eluveitie even does a version of one of their songs featuring Masha!

[@johnmulhearn1479]

Love the older eluveite stuff never fails to get you going, gotta admit I,m a big fan of Cellar Darling too

[@Vodkapic]

- So you play in a metal band ? - Yeah. - So badass ! What instrument ? - The flute.

[@Mantis.Sartinoli]

man, this band is so unique...This is a good one to show to people that think all metal sounds the same...I love European metal in general...so much melody!

[@titezazou7963]

I think it's an easier music to understand and appreciate for people who just began to listen to metal too, with the melody, different instruments, etc.

[@katybalu1157]

Your word at the end: that is the reason why I fall in love with Elu in 2008. Grow up with irish folk music and than fell in love with Metal.

[@raiderfn49]

I love that I got to see them live upstairs at the Worcester palladium super small stage packed full with all the members. Keep up the great content Tank

[@Soviet_Saguaro]

Saw them live last year with Korpiklaani and it was phenomenal. Their live mix is brutal and you can hear every instrument perfectly

[@Mark_-jq6wg]

I have never heard of this band before!! but now I have and will definitely be listening to more! Folk/Celctic metal does the same for me, just draws you in everytime. Such a banger. Adding to my daily playlist right now!

[@horscategorie]

They are awesome live... Bonus for being willing to visit Baltimore! So many afraid to come... yet we have a music underground :)

[@eLWacKaZ]

This is one of my favorite Eluveitie song ever. Pretty much everything on their last album Ategnatos is worth listening to.

[@cyberdan42]

100% I adore this band, seen them a couple of times and this band is amazing, the live performances are top notch. Simply awesome, always happy to see your reactions to these folks, spreading the word with your insight and enthusiasm.

[@stevehill9167]

I love Eluveitie, both with the original members and with the new members too. Fantastic reaction Tank, and some proper head banging. Great stuff. I see all the other folk metal bands I was going to recommend have already been mentioned below. The whole folk metal genre is awesome. 🤘🏻🙂

[@jscam4387]

Awesome Tank! I am fully in agreement with your evaluation. Eluveitie are fantastic - and Swiss!

[@luralisk]

As Eluveitie is one of my favourite bands it makes me happy how they resonate with you. Eluveitie is one of my many reasons why I love Hurdy Gurdy and I actually got my very own Hurdy Gurdy from Michalina's (their current hurdy gurdist) own hurdy gurdy project!

[@Greengridge]

Loved the reaction dude 💚 Istg this band will never ever disappoint you, been a fan since 2015 & I listen to them every single day!

[@DernhelmTheSheildmaiden]

I've been fortunate enough to see these guys 3 times in the states, and this song never fails to get the pit going. The second time I saw them they played their entire Helvetios album and everyone was fighting the Roman hoards along with band. The energy was incredible. The third time I saw them they played some of their music acoustical and it was awesome. Dammit Tank I miss live shows, this is killing me too.

[@KreshDraven6]

These solos are just mesmerizing, love this song

[@guimich2478]

Tank! You were so pumped here! This song brings joy!

[@leone.6190]

Was playing "molly ban" and other folk songs a few ours ago.I was and am still wearing my Elu Hoodie, whilest watching your awesome reaction. :D 👍🤘

[@outi3852]

What a song 😍 Thanks for the reaction & to the person who suggested this.

[@billmelater6470]

If you like metal infused with traditional sounds, I'd suggest Whispered, specifically their strong "Strike" or "Jikininki". At the risk of sounding like a total Weeb; they're a Finnish band that uses Japanese styles and mythology as their base and I'd say it's done pretty damn well.

[@alanthompson2753]

So glad you love them. Have got to check out Slania (2008), its my favorite album from them. Eluveitie are excellent in Folk Metal (w melodeath influence), but please consider checking out some OGs from Ireland, Cruachan. They pioneered the subgrnre along with 2 other bands in the early 90s. Ossian's Return or The Siege of Kinsale will do nicely.

[@LowendNate]

I miss when Anna was in the band i loved her vocals (perhaps i am biased because i found the band when she was in it lol) this band is always great though never disapoint! kind of like you tank never disappoint with the reactions!!

[@deanwyman5257]

Dude! I knew you’d truly enjoy this absolute banger!

[@enescustef6154]

Please check out Cellar Darling, it consists of 3 ex-Eluveitie members and I like it so much more, it's so much more haunting. Perhaps check out their concept album The Spell. ( the visuals for every song are amazing ) Edit: I see you have heard of them, no excuse now :)

[@brendo9672]

My friend's band toured with them in Japan :)

[@topimikkola2485]

Right up there with Eluveitie is a band called Ensiferum, which is from Finland, and has Finland let you down so far? I'm almost certain that Ensiferum will find a very special place in your heart since you like folk metal so much.

[@cliff_garcia4229]

I love these reactions finally someone I can rock out with

[@leeana6394]

My most favourite song by them. Someone finally reacted to it 😍

[@hansherrera5321]

This was a pretty cool reaction video, very insightful!

[@LunaBianca1805]

Anna and part of the others that left the band are now in Cellar Darling, where Anna does most of the vocals. They're two albums in now and definitely did some touring with Delain (another nice one :), I never would have stumbled across Merel Bechtold and her work if it , who's been in Delain for a while. Not sure what the current state of them is but her album with Purest of Pain is awesome and she started a new project called dear mother, too) so there might be some actual life footage to react to, but they're definitely worth giving a listen to even if there isn't. I wonder if that tin whistle works like a regular register 🤔 That's the only instrument I actually managed to learn in primary school (I really am no good with any instruments, so... 🤣)

[@MrMan-iq6bu]

I'm new to this but Holy shit! My fav punk is irish and I grew up with metal. What an insane rabbit hole I've been on! Ur reaction to this only helps to solidify this bands rank for me in its genre!!

[@MrMan-iq6bu]

#1 btw

[@27Colombia]

Did you already check out "Flogging Molly"? Song recommendations "Devil's Dance Floor", "Drunken Lullabies" or "Requiem for a dying Song".

[@cristiaolson7327]

Requiem For A Dying Song is awesome

[@TankTheTech]

Been listening to Flogging for about 15 years. 🤘

[@lexel90]

@@TankTheTech but what about "fiddlers green" a german band somewhere in the range of "flogging molly" which calls their style "irish speedfolk" even as a i feel the speed and irish parts were a bit lacking on the last 2 albums, but they have lots of older albums (first album in 1992) and coming album seems promesing for a song in that flogging molly range i would say "Bugger Off" (it even has a funny music video) more folk style would be there cover of "Boat on the River" from "Styx" and more irish would be something like "Star of the County Down" or "Rocky Road to Dublin" Another german band you can check out for something like Flogging Molly would be "The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats"

[@rockriverash3120]

I really like your reactions Tank! I love Eluveitie, have for a long time! In looking at your video list, it seems like we have a similar taste in music 🎵🎶 I look forward to checking out lots more of your vids. 🤘🎸🙏

[@TankTheTech]

Thank you!!!

[@antlereddruid8359]

What I have noticed between rebirth and king ist that you can exchange the drumbeat of King in the opening riff with the drumbeat of the main riff of Rebirth and it gives the song a totally different but odly perfect vibe.

[@SOLIDERjee]

some songs for you: Ignea - Alga (official video has lots of gear) DOLL＄BOXX - Take my Chance (lots of gear in this one too) Kobra and the Lotus (any song from them) Turisas - Stand up and Fight Kontrust - Butterfly Defect (live from Woodstock poland) or Sock n Doll (official video is one of the most oddest and greatest videos ever) Butcher Babies - I smell a massacre (official video has gear too) Semblant - What Lies Ahead Like a Storm - Become The Enemy (there is dude playign digeridoo that is on fire, do i need to say more) Battle Beast - King for a day

[@stuartwilson3842]

A band I have known the name of but never got round to listening to about to rectify that wow they're awesome

[@sidredding6683]

Feel the same way Tank, they are extremly addicting.

[@simeik]

Yes! Since the first reaction you did to Eluveitie, I hoped you would do this one :D Amazing song! ^^

[@brianalberico9171]

Brothers of Metal have a music video shot in 360. Fire Blood and Steel. Its a faux live performance that gets silly as it goes on. With it being shot in 360 you can pan around and check out all the gear. Everything is really close to the camera. It's not my favorite BOM song, but I thought you might like the novelty of the 360 video. Plus BOM is great.

[@charliethetraveller]

Glad you discovered this amazing band. Probably the most reacted folk metal band on youtube. Now react to Ategnatos with the beautiful ginger Fabienne

[@stefangerber6566]

Tolles Video!! Lieber Gruss aus der Schweiz

[@seanbyarlay3737]

One of my favorite folk metal bands has the lead singer also play mandolin, and of course complete with whistles and winds. They are called Valhalore and are from Australia. Only one album and an EP so far, but their stuff is amazing. Good place to start is their music video Legacy (not to be confused with the recently released Unleash the Archers song 😁)!

[@letsfight2000]

Oh my gosh. This remembers me how much i miss Anna in Eluveitie -.-

[@rileyxxxx]

anna murphy was my favorite bandmember, sadly she left :/ but she formed her own band a while after.

[@ruy3467]

Nice video, Tank! I definitely second some of the comments telling you to check out the album “Origins” on your own time (definitely a much better experience than reacting/listening stand alone songs. At least for this album). It is an amazing concept album telling an awesome story and it will transport you out of this world for sure. Perfect for a rainy afternoon 👌🏼 Cheers man

[@stevehill9167]

Oh, also get onto Brothers Of Metal, check out their songs Prophecy Of Ragnarok, Yggdrasil, The Mead Song and Njord.

[@pipaa010]

My mans headbanging so hard he ran out of breath. If you wanna hear something else besides the most kwnown of their songs i recommend Tegernako, Jezaig and Neverland.

[@brendo9672]

Tegernako is one of my favourites. Spirit was amazing

[@pipaa010]

@@brendo9672 The early years in general is a masterpiece. Aidu, Siraxta and the re-records, god i love them.

[@TheGertL]

Hey Tank! Nice reaction as always!! I consider reacting to someone you know quite well but not in this setup... Demons &Wizards: Fiddler on the Green live at Wcken 2019!! You may know one or two members of this band :) the ones Name is Hansi ;) the other one's is Jon (but I'm not aware if you know Iced Earth that well) Just watch it, listen to the lyrics and try not to freak out completely by the end of this song :) Keep up your good work!! Cheers

[@gnihi1]

If you wonder why there are no original band manbers anymore, Chrigel talked about that in an interview at Beth Roars (I think). Its mostly because the band members were mostly (and partly are still) hobby musicians. So if all the traveling around and stuff become to much they leave the group without hard feeling from both sides. Especially in context of those rare instruments, there is mostly just a hobby behind it and this is an adventure that will come to an end eventually. I donßt like to see so much changing an a band, but in this case i became okay with it and see it as a .. characteristic of this band.

[@jahrolo]

That is my favorite song from Eluveitie! Have heard it only 3 times today, I´m ready for a 4th time ;)

[@patriksjovag1479]

Nice! some Eliveite!!! As allways, awesome vid man!

[@PinguWithAnAxe]

If you're heading down the Folk Metal path I'd love to see a reaction/gear rundown of Dread Crew of Oddwood. The video for "Dead Man's Medley" has some pretty decent shots of their gear.

[@spartan480bce]

Would love to see your reaction to Demons and Wizards playing the Fiddler on the Green live at Wacken last year, Hansi (singer of Blind Guardian) has such a powerful and unique voice.

[@Greengridge]

Also Check out an Underrated folk metal band from Italy, it's called FUROR GALLICO....."Banshee" or "Canto d'Inverno" would be perfect songs to start with

[@freekeemonkee]

Sprinkling in a few vids with recommends like you give Chase would not be innapropriate. Would be a way of getting things in that you just can't resist listening to.

[@rob3040]

Dude I have that same whistle. ALSO, check out the live version of King. Really captures the vibe.

[@SirStangelot]

Loved youre reaction as always Tank. If youre interested in some australian metal give "Polaris" with the song "Landmine" a try. One of the heaviest breakdowns I heared so far. Have a great one

[@Kampfknusperli]

Plz check out some Bands from Austria ! 1) The Sorrow -"Knights of Doom " or "Where is the Sun?" 2) Everlasting Dawn-"Faint" 3) Artas-"Rassenhass" 4)Norikum-"The Worlds Desease" 5) InDorsia-"Two Face" 6) Drescher-"First Blood" 7)Reset the World/"Forever Young" 8)Kill The Lycan-"Cronus" Have Fun ! Greetings from Austria!

[@AClockworkWizard]

Really enjoying watching your reactions for the bits of industry knowledge. Also great to see someone getting so into the music. Would be great to see your take on Verba by MOTANKA.

[@fritsyt2090]

Yesssss more Eluveitie!!! Also Epica pls!!

[@Histrionia]

Sorry for the few views of your Video reaction to "To Mega Therion" and "Cults of the Shadows", It's from the father of the Symphonic metal Therion.

[@surtrgio]

I can recommend some cool early years song that are absolutely fantastic like: Tegernako, Uis Elveti, Your Gaulish war or Thousandfold.

[@dmphax]

Don't hold back, go listen to all the Eluveitie. 🥰

[@bubs45]

my favorite is Call of the Mountains

[@maybeiamdan]

Time to react to some cellar darling then. The band Anna, merlin and ivo founded after they left this band (that's the line-up change you recognitioned). I recommend "black moon" from their first album.

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

I know this is an old video, but you sound just like me when I discovered Eluveitie. I had never heard anything with more perfect riffs that manage to blend metal with folk music at such a highly produced level. Still haven't found a band that I like better in the genre. When I first got into collecting vinyl records (not collecting for monetary value, just collecting albums I love) Slania was the first record I bought.

[@christophersims3319]

I was at the last show of this lineup. Fortarock in Holland. Choose to see that show instead of AC/Dc with Axl in London on the same day.

[@deathsicon]

Well if you don't have the patience to stay away then go on a binge and do a bunch of reactions, them release them over a week or 3, or maybe dedicate a full week to them, and you definitely missed out last year when they toured the states with Korpiklanni and Gone In April, most fun show I've ever been to

[@Mr12BOOMHS]

Hey Tank! Be amazing to see a reaction video to Amorphis- Silent Waters! It is my wife's (of 10 years now) favorite song and I'd love to show her! Awesome episodes BTW keep em coming!

[@demonwentthatway]

Dunno what your opinion on the bagpipes is, but if it's something you might want to try, I can heartily recommend Skiltron. Either Bagpipes of War, or Lion Rampant for sure.

[@adventuresofnitz1997]

React to A Rose for Epona by them. It's very awesome song & you will definitely like it. The song is from their album 'Helvetios' (2012)

[@Vinnuci]

Anaal Nathrakh - Endarkenment Seriously.. as a lapsed metal head since 2014 this song blew my brain

[@donchaffins1313]

In the people I may know section of Facebook I have been seeing Chrigel, Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed and Doc Coyle of Bad Wolves/God Forbid. I feel weird trying to add them though, lol.

[@golferjim628]

If you review another...you have to do Inis Mona ...its from 08 but they close every show with this song and it has so many gear shots that you would be able to break down and the sound of it is fantastic even still in 2020

[@metalfanfromhell]

I'd recommend reacting to Parkway Drive - Crushed, and then preferably a live show from their 2018 tour, it blew me away when I saw the song and the effects on that tour and specifically that song

[@jefflew358]

I notice you enjoy bands with non-traditional modern/metal instruments, like Eluveitie with Folk/Celtic instruments. I also remember you mentioned anime before. Have you heard of, or listened to Waggaki Band? They are a Japanese band, that plays traditional Japanese music (they have begun writing modern songs as well). They use traditional Japanese instruments, with modern instruments, with a modern adaptation. Waggaki is the name of a traditional form of Japanese music. They are a performance group as well as a band, as they normally wear traditional clothing. They also have huge production and tend to perform in large stadiums/arenas, to allow for their stages. I would recommend: 和楽器バンド / 「起死回生」6/21発売「和楽器バンド大新年会2017東京体育館 -雪ノ宴・桜ノ宴-」より - Wagakki Band / "Kishikaisei" released on 6/21 from "Wagakki Band Daishinkai 2017 Tokyo Gymnasium -Yukino Feast / Sakura no Feast-" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmm0aWh_pdx2hpY You may not find the band as heavy as you normally listen to, but I think you would enjoy the music, and appreciate the production and performance.

[@Konghest]

Hey Tank! Love your reaction vids :) I think you should check out King of Asgard. They did a lot of great songs, but "The Nine Worlds Burn" is a great place to start. Hope to see it on the channel - keep up the great work!

[@mx3batdude]

Since you love folk rock/metal, definitely check out Wagakki Band - Homura live! They kinda like Eluveitie but Japanese...

[@victorvendruscolo2719]

Dude... You need to hear the ex-Elveitie members band. It is awesome. They have the dense of the Nighthwish, the beauty of the Eluveitie but they are completely Prog Metal

[@dariaregec9077]

Please react to Eluveitie's "Calling the Rain", and if you want to hear Anna Murphy (previous female vocalist) try "Slania' Song" or "Rose for Epona" or "Quoth the Raven". :)

[@markgreen950]

If you like a violin solo in your metal then you should check out Turisas.

[@sley08]

I've loved these guys foreverrr, got super heartbroken when they split.. but still love to cover their vocals both Chrigel and Anna's! Anna's Cellar Darling is good too but nothing like this old school eluvietie

[@titezazou7963]

A few other interesting folk/pagan metal: Arkona, Heidevolk, Manegarm, Myrath (saw that you already reacted to Bloodywood and The Hu but I wish for more as for Jinjer