Blind Guardian - The Bard Song and Valhalla 2.0

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  @music2seeconcertphotograph457 · 5 years ago

  If you pass Wacken grounds and if you listen carefully, you can still here them singing

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• TO

  @toddmiller2759 · 5 years ago

  The Bard's Song is more than a mere song or melody; It's a Power Metal hymn.

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• CH

  @cheesepie72 · 5 years ago (edited)

  "He looks like a dad" I mean, he is. He's been doing this for like, 40 years. These guys are the Grandfathers of metal (but especially Power Metal)

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  @ComicalHealing · 5 years ago

  In 2015 when they played in in NYC they didn't have time to play Valhalla, so as the stage was being cleared the audience began to sing it. Every single word, even as security kept inching us closer and closer to the door, the audience sang.

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• DA

  @davidbonar5190 · 5 years ago

  when your fanbase is so devoted they pay to sing your songs at you :D

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• BU

  @Buboenik · 5 years ago (edited)

  In my experience, the metal audience is the most relaxed of all. Yes, there are walls of death, pogo-pits/mosh-pits, yes they scream and drink beer, but there is no aggression. They come for the music, atmosphere and beer. There will always be exceptions, but I have been to many concerts, a lot of them on my own 'cause most of my friends don't like metal, and have never encountered trouble, aggression or harassment. If somebody falls down, twenty hands to help him/her up, pat on the shoulder and move on. I wish the audiences of all genres were like them.

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• HE

  @HeyHeyDoYouLikeTacos · 5 years ago

  "It's hard to review a singer when he lets the audience sing the entire song" THAT JUST MEANS MORE BLIND GUARDIAN RECTIONS! WOOOOOOO!

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• NI

  @NikkhtTkG · 5 years ago

  My grandma (and I'm 45...) always asks me and my kids to sing "The Bard's Song" at the Christmas table...

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• KA

  @kastork82 · 5 years ago

  The &quot;ethos&quot; is the community. The &quot;ethos&quot; is a feeling of brotherhood, connection. We may squabble, like brothers, about which subgenre of metal is &quot;best&quot; - but as brothers we tend to lookout for one another and support each other in enjoying metal as a whole. Those huge festivals full of rugged &quot;scary&quot; long haired, beardy tattoed types are the safest mass event venues I&apos;ve ever been at.<br><br>For a better idea of the incredible range and abilities of Mr. Hansi Kursch, please take a look at Demons &amp; Wizards &quot;Heaven Denies&quot; or basically anything off Blind Guardian&apos;s &quot;Nightfall In Middle-Earth&quot;. My favourite off that one is &quot;Time Stands Still (At the Iron Hill)&quot;. It&apos;s all Tolkien inspired, mostly Silmarillion.

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• BO

  @bowanthebeast · 5 years ago

  Hansi is such a great singer, but honestly, this video doesn&apos;t highlight that at all. There are so many songs that are more interesting and showcase his voice better than valhalla. The energy in this performance is insane, though, no argument there

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  @OsoSospechoso · 5 years ago

  Metal is like whiskey. Some prefer it neat, but you can also find folks who are willing to mix it with just about anything.

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• PA

  @patrickmundhenk-koch7407 · 5 years ago

  Sitting here at home, crying my eyes out because I miss live-music.

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