First Time Reaction to the Group Powerwolf.

In this video I will be taking my first look at the metal Band Powerwolf. I will be watching 4 different videos to get a sampling of their work. The 4 songs I will be listening to are Army of the Night, Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone, Beast of Gevaudan, and Sainted by the Storm.
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[@benpurcell4935]

Most European bands are signed to one of two record labels one being Nuclear which Sabaton is signed to and Napalm which Powerwolf is signed to. It’s kind of funny because most of Nuclear’s bands come from Western Europe while Napalm has a firm hold on Eastern Europe. Either way the bands that are signed to these labels are incredible.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Ben

[@anhalter1572]

And both Labels are German/austrian nice

[@jean-francoispirenne6518]

Welcome to the wolfpack! There are as many different legends about werewolves as there are regions in Europe. In some parts of Germany, they are the souls of felon crusaders, cursed to raise from the tomb at nightfall and fight the evil forces until daybreak. Hence the numerous religious symbols.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤️

[@kevinkocher9347]

i love that tittle the wolfpack

[@stra1osfer177]

Wolfpack - is german uboat squad

[@Pijanywegorz2137]

I never heard of that legend about undead crusaders. Where can I read about it?

[@Murvelhund]

Yes, you like Powerwolf, and great reaction😁 also Thanks Steven H.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank you M 😊

[@kaygeehimself9027]

Their shows are totally awesome, its really some kind of party, everytime.... really funny guys. And incredible backdrop projections, too.

[@Assassin21BEKA]

Their Ressurection by erection song is really fun

[@fenrisulfur842]

Werewolf fact: between 1763 and 1766 there were dozens of kills in the southern french region of Gevaudan...it was fully documented by the french officials, but till today, its not clear who or what was responsible for a public panic and all the dead...the local answer is and was a Loup Garou...a Werewolf

[@stonewall01]

You have got to react to Powerwolf's song "Armata Strigoi" in particular the - "Armata Strigoi (Live) - POWERWOLF - Lyrics - HD - Masters Of Rock - 2015" - version. They get the crowd involved and it is very good. "In the Name of God" is another good one live. Attila Dorn (Powerwolf's lead singer) is as good live as he is on the studio track, even better the Joakim. lol

[@HellBrYnger]

this

[@RoarOfWolverine]

Armata Strigoi is one of their best. Incense and Iron is also one of my favorite song by Powerwolf. Another one of my favorites is a more obscure song from their early days named Extatum Et Oratum. I don’t know if they’ve even done that song live. I’ve never seen a video of that song live.

[@NQYsarge]

I'd heavily suggest watching Demons are a girl's best friend, Venom of Venus and Resurrection by Erection (yes that is the title of a song) and if you can, get the ones from the Monumental Mass: A cinematic Metal event! Love Powerwolf!

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Sarge

[@terryhiggins5077]

I first stumbled upon Powerwolf a few years back (ironically enough while in the beginning of my own Sabaton journey) with their songs Incense & Iron and Sanctified with Dynamite, and really dug the religious-y werewolf theme, and have enjoyed their music since. Whenever I listen to Incense & Iron I imagine the scene of helms deep from lotr, but werewolves instead of urukhai, decked out in plate armor wielding greatswords.

[@TouchyReactions]

Cool Terry. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

[@hosseinrasouli7]

I love Attila Dorn. His voice is brilliant. The band's musicians are unique. I am from Iran and love metal music 🤘🖤

[@davidmair7497]

Glad you found Powerwolf. I found them a few months ago. Bloody brilliant. Can't believe I have just stumbled onto Nightwish Sabaton, Powerwolf, Beast in Black and also Battle Beast in the last 9 months or so. Must have been living under a bloody big rock. On Powerwolf you got to check out Demons 😈 are a girls best friend, Dancing with the dead 💀 and Venom of Venus. The releases from the Monumental Mass are fantastic. Keep up the good work.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks David 😊

[@DivinityEthereal]

"My Will Be Done" and "Sanctified By Dynamite" are my fave songs of theirs! They're so good.

[@robertkb64]

Die, die, dynamite! My 7 year old daughter sings that to me literally every morning on the way to school. :) Proof I’ve succeeded as a father.

[@RoarOfWolverine]

You ought to listen to Armata Strigoi or Incense And Iron, two really great Powerwolf songs. Amen And Attack is another great song, a couple of older songs that are really good is Coleus Sanctus , Resurrection By Erection and Sacred And Wild, in fact, several other bands have made a covers of Sacred And Wild, including Epica. We Drink Your Blood is another Powerwolf song that has been covered by a couple of groups. Powerwolf songs get covered a lot. One of my favorite Powerwolf songs is a really obscure, older song from their early days named Extatum Et Oratum. I’m a 62 years old metal guitarist. I played in bands in the 80 and 90s and I really miss metal. Powerwolf is one of the few modern metal groups who I think would have been at home during those decades. I haven’t heard a lead vocalist like Attila in a very long time. What a voice that man has. A lot of their earlier work, like Sanctified By Dynamite and Extatum Et Oratum used a lot of operatic parts sung in Latin. I really fell in love with that sound because it felt so German. Powerwolf is sort of like what Wilhelm Wagner might have sounded like if metal was around in his day. So many great German composers like Mozart, Beethoven or Bach would have wrote metal that sounded similar to Powerwolf, if electric guitars were around in that time period. Listen to some of that earlier work with the opera sounding vocals sung in Latin with the heavy pipe organ sounds and see if it doesn’t make you think of the great German composers of the eighteenth and nineteenth century? A very unique sound to Powerwolf. A lot of their more recent songs don’t have as much of that flavor, but are still good metal songs.

[@aggy81]

oh yes more wolves, please! especially live! attila has a beast of a voice

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Aggy

[@claudiolotito342]

Great power metal band, my favorite song is "Incense and iron" I would suggest to anybody this song to enter in powerwolf army, there is also a fantastic official lyric video.

[@MalachioftheForest]

I'm glad you enjoyed Powerwolf! I feel like I should have given you some background when I suggested them. Powerwolf is a german powermetal band and their music often invokes legends about werewolves and vampires, and also tends to involve mockery of catholicism (like the music video for Demons are a Girl's Best Friend). Other info: the song Beast of Gevaudan is about a historic event in 16th century France in the region of Gevaudan. A wolf-like creature terrorized a 50 mile area killing villagers for 3 years. The church at the time claimed it was a demonic beast sent by God to punish the unfaithful. Since you mentioned Amaranthe, they did a cover of Army of the Night. Might be interesting to check it out! Maybe do a comparison video: pull up the lyrics in an off screen and compare the powerwolf studio version with Amaranthe's cover.

[@FamousGirlfriend]

Ah, maybe I'd connect to the lyrics better if I knew the background stories. Makes sense!

[@TouchyReactions]

They have peeked my interest. Fun stuff. The lead singers voice is very metal.

[@fenrisulfur842]

@@TouchyReactions He was a classical trained Opera Singer before he joined the Band

[@fenrisulfur842]

good job ;) 🐺

[@Thaddeus.McLean]

As a Frenchman, I must make a clarification about the dates. the Gévaudan events took place in the 18th century (between June 30, 1763 and June 19, 1767). In that timeline, between 88 and 124 attacks took place (mostly fatal) and suddenly stopped as they had started. Even today the nature of the beast is debated. Was it a very big wolf ? A hyena or a lion trained to kill ? A serial killer ? A werewolf ? A demon ? Or something else... The mystery still unsolved..

[@keikosman]

I recommend you also check out Armata Strigoi, Danving with the Dead, Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend, Fire & Forgive, Killers with the Cross, Mochnoi Dozor, Reverent of the Rats, Sactified with Dynamite, Venom of Venus, We Drink your Blood. They tend to use religious terminology and imagery in their songs and videos, but lately it seems to not have much of a purpose, besides continuing a trope from previous albums and videos; Beast of Gévaudan is a perfect example.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank you 😊

[@Captainwow11]

Good reaction touchy - for powerwolf I'd suggest Sanctified with dynamite and deamons are a girls best friend

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Cap

[@FamousGirlfriend]

It's nice to see you so excited, Touchy! The second song was my favourite. Thank you, Steven H!! I feel a little silly, I've heard a lot of good stuff about Powerwolf, but I've never listened to them (intentionally, at least, I'm pretty sure I've heard a track or two at a party at some point). I like the music quite a lot, but even though the lyrics are well-written, I can't really connect emotionally to the stories they tell. I can see myself falling with certain songs, though. Again: thanks and cheers!

[@MalachioftheForest]

Sabaton and Powerwolf have been my favorites for quite a while. I enjoy the fast pace of Powerwolf's music and I've always liked stories of vampires and werewolves.

[@TouchyReactions]

Yeah, that 2nd song was my favorite too.

[@FamousGirlfriend]

@@MalachioftheForest Yeah, the fast pace is what hooked me, but I really enjoyed how intricate the music felt. I mean, some people go on and on (and ooon and ooon) about the "superiority" of "complex" music, and I can't judge those things (plus, I find that kind of talk obnoxious and pretentious), but at least it felt very well thought out.

[@Northman-from-the-North]

Sabaton, Powerwolf and Brothers of Metal are my favourite bands. 🤘

[@S_047]

Glad you enjoy and keep reacting to some of my fave bands/genre. Mentioned it a few months ago but Blind Guardian is a must. Not trying to squeeze a double feature from you (lol) but Bard's Song and Valhalla are a good pairing because of the live performance of both songs at Wackn '16.

[@cameronwulff]

Fun fact the lead singer attilla dorn is a trained opera singer. He was actually going to school for opera before joinfthe band

[@TouchyReactions]

That makes sense.

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Good luck going to Wacken. Next year’s festival was sold out in 5 hours 😉

[@TouchyReactions]

I'll get there one day

[@ShadowhispersBand]

@@TouchyReactions You can try the waiting list. It opened today. I was late one too one year, but got my tickets there

[@giovannimarangon2455]

Saw them live two weeks ago....fucking wild

[@kevinkocher9347]

22:38 the one fan is rocking out with a wolf stuffy in hand

[@birgersandman2662]

I really hope you react to more Powerwolf, they really are an awesome band - especially live!

[@Northman-from-the-North]

I think I requested this band when you just started your channel. The Beast of Gevadun is the story of a man-eating beast that terrorized the province of Gevadun in France between 1764-1767. Victims were often killed by having their throats torn out. The kingdom of France used a considerable amount of money and manpower to hunt the Beast responsible, including the resources of several nobles, soldiers, royal huntsmen, and civilians. A study, made in 1987, showed there had been 610 attacks, resulting in 500 deaths and 49 injuries; 98 of the victims killed were partly eaten. And suddenly in 1767 the attacks just stopped. The Beast of Gevadun was gone and back then many saw it as a punishment from God. The story are interesting though.

[@LongandWeirdName]

Highly recommend a lovely 2001 movie about The Beast of Gevadun called Brotherhood of the Wolf (French: Le Pacte des loups).

[@fenrisulfur842]

remember, Wacken is a small Village in northern Germany, 360 days a year nothing happens xD maybe a cow breaks out and is on the loose

[@BryonAutry]

Not the live performance of that song I would have chosen personally, but "Army of The Night" is definitely a favorite of mine. The 2015 performance was a better recording (cause it was made for a DVD release), but still, great stuff! Powerwolf is in my top 3 favorite bands, along with Sabaton and Battle Beast. Ironically, Amaranth did a cover of the Powerwolf song "Army of The Night" that was included on a bonus CD for their album "Sacrament of Sin". The bonus CD was all Powerwolf songs covered by other bands like Epica, Battle Beast, Amaranth, Eluveitie, etc.

[@TouchyReactions]

Cool. Thanks for sharing

[@jsol0077]

Time to choose a karaoke track😅 10k views 🎉 Also, if you research a little more, look up "Red Aim" band. This was their previous band half same and different band members 😅 Very American style band back then. I went to PowerWolf in their USA tour, when they played in Los Angeles at The Wiltern this year of 2023 in March.🔥 🤘

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks for the info!

[@MacOriginalGamer]

IIRC I think Attila is a classically trained opera singer but don't quote me on it. lol

[@dieterjohann6781]

a voice like a werewolf!

[@kevinkocher9347]

this is a treat wether you like it or not thats your taste

[@sephuris5555]

Powerwolf has a lot of good tracks.

[@ProudTarjaholic]

Not sure about the venue at 22:11, but the comparable rectangular one with balconies at 19:29 is definitely Ancienne Belgique (or AB) in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 great atmosphere 👍

[@optimusprime9456]

Thanks for this reaction!) It was funny to see "Music is my religion" in your wall, while PowerWolves in interviews always say, "Metal is our religion" =)

[@fenrisulfur842]

now you´re official Werewolf approved 🐺

[@louiscliffordmcmullen954]

Hey Great reaction, lm 55 and have all their albums.the two guys on guitars are the Wolf Brothers. They are amazing. I only wish they would come to America. Alive or Undead is my fav. Check out Septicflesh and Meshuggah 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@mushinbujin]

Powerwolf is interesting. They are not my favorite band but I do enjoy their songs about werewolves and vampires being devout Catholics and fighting endless wars (or... well, it's something like that, I'm pretty sure!) They do have some absolute bangers even if the lyrics don't make sense at times. In fact, if I'm honest, the whole Powerwolf "universe" doesn't always make sense but I don't think you're supposed to read into it too much. I'm really glad you jumped on this group. I followed you for Sabaton but I got into these guys a year or two later, so it's great to see what you think of their act. Their album Sacrament of Sin sums it up nicely: they're good guys and bad guys at the same time, heroes scarred with sin. It's a feeling that resonates with their fans.

[@spinax22]

Hell yeah! Powerwolf is my FAVORITE band ever, even more than Sabaton.

[@alech3614]

Attila dorn (lead singer) is classically trained. Absolutely beautiful and powerful voice. I saw them live here in the states and it was euphoric. I cannot express how so much fun they talented they are

[@AHVENAN]

About the guy with all the wristbands, I've seen some people who after each festival was over, removed the wristband, and sewed it onto their clothes, seen some who had them on their battle vests and so on, but my favourite is one guy who was filling up one leg of his jeans with the bands wrapped around the front, it looked so cool! 😎🤘

[@olvairewk2885]

The "music is my religion" in the back fits well with this video

[@seorsamaclately4294]

They are from my hometown.

[@belabruekers4566]

My favourite powerwolf song is Venom of Venus!! It’s totally worth checking out!!!

[@Cydonius1]

Powerwolf are amazing, they have werewolf /religious themes as in werewolves are the "good guys" fighting the evil powers. You need to watch Armata Strigoi, We drink your Blood, Demons are a Girls Best Friend, Dancing with the Dead and so many more. Each of their videos are extremely high quality productions, almost like short movies.

[@fenrisulfur842]

I really recommend "Dancing with the Dead". The Video is like F Scott Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby has a meeting with Edgar Allan Poe

[@insanelynerdy649]

If Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone isn't played at my funeral I wont attend it.

[@TouchyReactions]

Lol awesome

[@damiensurnameless4586]

Not sure if it's been said already or not, but those wrist bands can actually be removed without permanently destroying them, and they also sell sheets of those snap-cap like things by the dozens on pre-cut sheets for pennies on the dollar. They're actually rather interesting. KZbinr DeviantOllam has a multi-part series where he tampers and messes with them, might be something worth checking out in your free time. Keep up the videos!

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Damien 😊

[@fenrisulfur842]

if you ever come to France, Le Béte du Gevaudan is still in the public mind. In the last years there was a french Movie "Pact of the wolves" which was inspired by the 250 years old cold case

[@richdemanowski2575]

Powerwolf are awesome to watch live. Their stage presence and theatricality is up there with the likes of Iron Maiden and Dio. And while they do (mostly) sing in English, they are a German band, and the singer does have a noticeable accent. For a fresh, new, young power metal band, check out Frozen Crown.

[@SmellsVishy]

I wouldn't say that there is not much new metal coming from the US, however, it is a fact that the symphonic and power metal scene is extremely small in the US, compared to other kinds of metal. Those genres are more popular in Europe, hence there are plenty of bands that do stuff like this. Most US metal bands tend to go the heavy route, with a lot of harsh vocals and really heavy instrumentation. And since you mentioned that you aren't into this kind of metal, it's only natural that you aren't aware of those new bands. But they do exist and the metal scene overall is on the rise again worldwide.

[@TouchyReactions]

That's great for all of us Vish. Thank you 😊

[@RavensBruise]

I will say Powerwolf is my current .favorite.. Demons are a Girls Best friend. Armitage Strigoi Fire and Forgive We Drink Your Blood All We Need Is Blood.. Check out Bloodstock 2018 Or Wacken 2019.. down right awesome

[@Scott-J]

American metal isn't dead! It just changed a bit. If you want another 4-plex check out Animals as Leaders - The Woven Web / CAFO / The Brain Dance (Dunlop) / Red Miso

[@Pvt.Private]

Not gonna lie, when I saw the thumbnail, I thought Atilla Dorn made a KZbin account and started reacting to his own music

[@TouchyReactions]

You're not the first to say that. LOL

[@kristiandahl1310]

IF you havn't checked out Beyond the Black, might be worth a shot.

[@jacqueline23788]

beast of gevaudan middle age true story in gavaudan france

[@94djanek]

Amaranthe covered Army of night🙂

[@Carvetii]

Where the wild Wolves have gone is just epic. what a tune i am a brit and love Powerwolf although i have seen Iron Maiden 32 times to date lol

[@tomislavmeeral3810]

Please do powerwolf "higher than heaven"

[@RavensBruise]

Another group with great stage presence is Orden Organ... good music and great vids

[@TouchyReactions]

Many thanks!

[@therealmagineer]

"I have a hard time understanding the singer" ... while explicitly watching a lyric video. 🤣 Other than that, finally! Great you made your way to the almighty Powerwolf. Usually people start with the more popular songs, though (Demons are a girl's best friend, Sanctified by Dynamite, etc.). But ... oh well ...

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Marcus. These are the songs my Patron specifically requested.

[@therealmagineer]

@@TouchyReactions Makes sense. Thanks for explaining. And feel free to check their whole collection out. There's lots of fun in there.

[@AHVENAN]

Yo need to listen to the studio version of Army of the night, the audio on the live one you watched sounds nowhere near as powerful and bombastic, specially that vocal intro! Army of the night was the first PW song I ever heard and I remember that vocal intro absolutely blasting me through the wall and I was hooked, they got me hooked within 5 seconds of the first song I ever heard

[@_blood_moon_proto_1500]

i find my favourite to be werewolves of Armenia, its either that or its incense and iron

[@HellBrYnger]

as for the festival wristbands, the dude in the picture is an amateur. i had them up to my elbow one time, and you just shower with them and soap them up real good, it's like a sleeve you cant take off ;D

[@TouchyReactions]

Good to know!

[@merileopardisaksassa7030]

I could never make it beyond 5cm on the wrist because I have always had unusually huge forearm muscles so they ended up literally cutting into muscle. Got fed up with always cutting off an old one for a new one as well as taping them to all hell for sports, so I cut them all off at once and made bracelets out of them. Now I can wear them whenever I want in whatever combination or put them on my legs too, even if they look kinda finny with the silver chains for adjustment. If anyone has similar issues, look up ways to make bracelets! It's so nice to be able to keep these mementos without being forced to keep them on at all times.

[@timothydingman587]

They just opened up for kiss and Iron Maiden

[@TouchyReactions]

Nice

[@HellBrYnger]

powerwolf live always attracts the hottest girls for some reason, i always wonder where they are in my day-to-day schedule.

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

lol nah you can get the wrist bands off just not easy to do unless you know the trick.

[@adeptinept3659]

If you like bands with personas you should TOTALLY check out Gloryhammer

[@leonzoful]

If you see Powerwolf's logo, you'll see a reference to the Chi Rho symbol, a Christian symbol that combines the Greek letters X P. ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ or “Christos,”

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks Leonzo

[@williammoring9676]

Try Peyton perish Valhalla calling me duet version

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks William 😊

[@darklycan4009]

I love all of these songs but I don't think sainted by the storm is the best song to start with if you want to get to know powerwolf. The ship theme is very strong in that one but doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the bands music.

[@tatesmith9085]

An odd song set choice. Songs like Demons are a girl's best friend, and Amen and Attack. Corleus Sanctus are a bit more rooted in what their style is.

[@BCJAZZZ]

Well You really look a bit like Attila (Karsten)... so go figure... :D

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks 😆

[@cytorakdemon]

American Atheist reacts to German Catholic Werewolf/Vampire Metal Band.

[@TouchyReactions]

Gotta love it