Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark - Bardcore 

"I love iron maiden!" meant something totally different in 1485.

When you're the best bard in town but need to be back home before the street lights run out of oil.

This unironically started my journey into listening to metal music. I used to be (and still am) really into folk music and those bard-core covers, and after listening to this I checked out the original Maiden song, and now I own a couple Maiden CD's I like them so much. Thanks so much for this!

There's a fine line between band geek and rock star. This man unifies both groups.

If this guy doesn't get a cameo in some tavern in the next season of the Witcher then everyone's time has been wasted.

When the band starts to play this at the kings wedding, you know you arent the only time traveller around.

This proves great music isnt limited by instruments

This channel is must have for DnD players who love playing Bard but can't play instruments in real life

Iron Maiden has always been medieval stuff played on modern instruments.

If time travel ever becomes possible "medieval people react to Iron Maiden" has to be the first thing we do

I am a hema practitioner, a medieval history nerd and a die hard Iron Maiden fan. Words cannot describe how I got filled with joy while listening to this.

Every song that Algal takes and transforms into a medieval version is one better than the other, exceptionally rock

Who would have ever guessed that Iron Maiden could be such an influence on medieval music?

I remember this guy when he was just a fledgling at the bards college in Solitude. Glad to see him doing so well!

Back in the old days metal bands had some of the most hauntingly beautiful melodies.

Guaranteed chart topper in the era.

- Dear algorithm, thank you for bringing me here. - You're welcome. Here is your quest by the way.

When travelling in Tallinn, Estonia in 2001, I saw a trio playing 'heavy metal' with medieval instruments...That was magical to see this great performance in the old city.

This is the cover we all needed.

I'm in a curse of strahd D&D campaign and the DM uses this as our theme music when we start

Fear of the Drought. Fear of the Drought. I have a constant fear that me harvest will fall out...

This already has a place on my D&D campaign.

Iron Maiden's music does not have an age. It has always existed and Mr. Harris, Mr. Murray, Mr. Dickinson gave it light from the Universe's darkness

First of all, Fear of the Dark is already beautiful, so I don't know how it got even better. Secondly, I'm showing this to all my friends

Not sure why Iron Maiden hasn’t played with a live orchestra. They are the absolute perfect band to do it.

Would someone please mod this man into Elder Scrolls, for heaven's sake?! I want his songs in every tavern across Skyrim, with Algal the Bard as headmaster of the Bard's College in Solitude!

Always from Iron Maiden, you should cover "Afraid to shoot strangers", the melody and the chord progression are amazingly melancholic.

I wish I could upvote this multiple times.

The tavern be getting lit to this.

When you find the pick of destiny in 1262:

To capture "the groove" with acoustic instruments is incredible !

This song is extremely harmonious, lively, beautiful. This song is both sad and life-affirming at the same time. Let all wars on the planet end. I wish peace and love to every family on the planet. Respect each other. Human life is very short in fact, appreciate every moment of your life. With best wishes from Russia. Sorry for my english

My dad used to say that if you can't play music classically, then it can't be considered real music. Hate to tell you dad... I was right all along to be listening to Maiden.

This does something that most Bardcore doesn't, it actually sound bardic.

Nothing short of magnificent 💥🏆💪

Бардовская средневековая версия намного лучше чем оригинал. Спасибо за такую чудесную музыку!😊

Iron Maiden: The ONLY band to be influential both forwards AND backwards in time. Up Thee Irons!

This version of the song is way funkier because of the slower pace of the beat. Instead of having this running sensation where something is chasing you, it's more like Sneaking through the dark trying not to get noticed by the horrors that lurk within it.

you know what the saddest thing about music is? All the amazing music that got lost in time by various musicians and we will never know what those songs were

I never heard the Iron Maiden song itself. But your style automatically resonates so well that I would change the title of this version to Light In The Dark.

As a die-hard Iron Maiden fan, I'm kind of surprised by how much I like this. Up Thine Irons!

Doth Thou Fear the Dark?

Чувак - ты мастер это шедеврально

“A vida é como a música. Deve ser composta de ouvido, com sensibilidade e intuição, nunca por normas rígidas.”

+50% immersion , +20% inspiration , -10% concentration , +100% bad ass music.

Everyone in American public school system, "We will never use a recorder in real life." Young Algal the Bard, "Nay..."

I never realized how Celtic this song and a lot of Iron Maiden actually sounds. Neat! I love both versions of this song

An excellent production: beautiful, balanced, and elaborate

It seems to me that Iron Maiden was made to be Bardcore😂. Amazing

imagine sitting in a tavern after a long journey there and having a mug of beer by the fireplace a group comes up and plays this song exactly like that........just fantastic

This group really gets the listener involved

this song has been redone in multiple styles , they all work , Orchestral , medieval , it’s it doesn’t matter all great

One-man-band was never more genuine than this!

I remember seeing this dude back in Dec 2011 when I first got to Solitude. He was merely a rookie that just joined the Bard's College. So happy to see him pursuing such an honorable path

Это лучший кавер. Мне очень нравится Iron Maiden. Спасибо этому парню.

"Iron Maiden, Excellent!!" - Bill and Ted

Fear of the Harp. Fear of the Harp. I have a constant fear that someone's always playing near.

‘Fear Of The Dark’.... and on the equinox no less! Well-timed... Bravo!

Questo ragazzo è fenomenale. Mi ha trasmesso tanye emozioni. BRAVISSIMO!!!

Iron Maiden fits totally perfect to this Medieval style....😃🤘🤘🤘🤘 Btw, you're such a talented musician...I really like your music...thank you.

Made by hands, played with heart, and it touch my soul's strings.

This music makes me impatient for the plague of 2020 to be over so I can go once again to the local tavern with my best blokes for mead and ale and dice games.

Unglaublich toll interpretiert! Sehr gut!

Красиво исполнено! Молодец, спасибо за проделанную работу!

Imagine eating a meat pie to this in a pub smoking on a long pipe filled with morrocan hash and drinking mead and this guy comes in the tavern

Me: let's see how this goes Me at 0:01 : you deserve your like good sir

Maravilhoso!!!💗👏🏻linda versão .. 🥰

This is amazing ... I love Iron Maiden and this song is one of my favorites.

Man this is like it was written 500 years ago. Listening to it while reading some good heroic fantasy, this is perfect 👌👌🤗🤗

Lo, I the man doth walk alone An as I travel a dark road At night or strolleth i' the park An as the light doth begin its change I shalt feel a wee bit strange I shalt feel anxious when tis dark Fear o the dark, fear o the dark I hath a constant fear that something lurketh near Fear o the dark, fear o the dark I hath a phobia tis someone e'er there Hast thou run thy fingers cross the wall An hast thou felt thine neck skin crawl As thou searchest for a light An sometimes thou dost fear to take a look Unto th'corner o the room Thou sensest something spyest thee (CHORUS) Fear o the dark (×8) Watchest horrid plays before Debatest witches an folklore These unknown troubles i' thy breast Mayhap thy mind it playest tricks Thou dost sense thine eyes doth fix On shadows as they steal thy rest (Chorus ×2) An as I travel a dark road I be the man who doth walk alone

Este tipo de versiones sobre temas de Maiden, son geniales!!

Beautiful rendition. Thank you for this.

Imagine this being played in a medieval castle... simply epic.

Name: Algal Class: Bard Skill: Fear of the Dark - Activates Frenzy in allies in a fight against all dark type enemies, decreasing 25% of def and increasing 50% of attack power, 50% of attack speed and 15% of crit chance.

One of my favorite Iron Maiden songs. And it's sounds awesome!!!

musical genius cant wait to buy all your songs! I want a cd of all of these songs every one in this style it makes me cry damn near...

professor: how many instruments do you want to learn how to play algal the bard: yes

I got in a big argument with my Music Teacher when I was 13... Internet was not as established as today) He said "modern music" was simply not possible on medieval instruments, and i called bs on that. It was just about the people's mentality at the time, so even if somebody composed stuff like this, nobody wanted to hear it back then... It is so nice to see this, and to know that I was right is just the cherry on top.

Simply perfect.

A work of art! A real masterpiece!

You know when a song is truly great when its bardcore version still kicks ass

Only thing that would make this better is having Bruce sing with him 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Oh, this is brilliant! Love it❤️

Превосходно! Прокайфовал

Such a peaceful-sounding cover of a song about being terrified of things you can't see in the dark. Love it.

The cover is godly as always. And the clean tune just show how Iron Maiden song are simple, yet beautiful- genius.

I love Iron Maiden and medieval music! This is perfect, you're wonderful. Thank you so much for this 🙏

I love this so much! You managed to get this amzing song so good, it gives me shivers!

"Bardcore" is a genre I never knew I needed. Thank you for this.

No electric guitars and I still be headbanging Edit: Imagine this guy opening for Maiden

Sensacional! I shivered! Beautiful!

Just one of the most amazing things I’ve ever heard ❤

This is pure talent and effort. Congratulations on making this channel for our amusement. We need these covers on Spotify ASAP.

Making Eddie proud 🤘

I like this channel , plus i like the song fear of the dark so this is a magical combo for me . Thank you for making this

I really hope the channel op enjoys making these, because I LOVE hearing them and hope there are many more in the future.

The algorithm is a kind god. Praise be to the suggestion. This, as the kids say, is fuckign amazing.

I couldn't help but think of other Maiden songs that would fit well with this style...Blood Brothers, anyone?! 😃

O medo da escuridão ficou luxo com esses instrumentos 👏👏👏👏

AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. Great job!!!