I'd love to see your reaction to Hatrið mun sigra (Hate will prevail) by Hatari, Iceland's 2019 Eurovision entry. It's this unique electric/pop/metal song with chains and hammers and spikes, featuring a combination of the most angelic and the most throat-hurting voices in the contest.
The singer, Gunnhild Sundli, started singing kvede at age of nine (a traditional Norwegian singing style, people please correct me if I'm wrong) and that's the cool thing she does with her voice. The band has been together a very long time and they have several really amazing songs. They really did not deserve the last place in the competition.
HI, NORWEGIAN HERE, i just found you through these reactions and i adore your energy so much, and this song means so much to me. i'm sad that this will probably be the last time in a long time we will see something this unique from my country. due to how we placed, taking such a big risk, next year will probably have another pop-ish sound.
The guitar trick that this guitarist did, is also done by a different Eurovision act that I recommended a few weeks ago. Finland's entry from 2021: Blind Channel - Dark Side.
Gåte is highly loved in Norway, so when they entered Eurovision there was no doubt who the Norwegian people were going to send. I recommend you react to Norway's 2005 entry, In my Dreams with Wig Wam, which paved the way for Finland's victory in 2006. Wig Wam is an amazing band who also provided the theme song for Peacemaker, an American superhero TV series created by James Gunn for the streaming service HBO Max. The song is "Do Ya Wanna Taste it".
Slovenia does have a fun witchy vibe to it but i think if you're looking to dive further into the Eurovision rabbit hole I'd recommend some entries from earlier years like Finland 2021, Iceland 2019 and even Norway 2005 if you're into glam rock at all
Yay another Eurovision!! This is another great song that didn’t do well unfortunately but seeing people appreciate this song feels good. For some reason it’s super fun watching a metal head react to eurovision, i absolutely love it, please keep doing more x
@@themetalmuse 😂😂 you’ve got the best crew obviously, do not ever lose them 🤣 Bambie Thug is absolutely a goosebump fest. I’ve probably watched their performance hundreds times and still get shivers. I’ll be cheeky and even ask for reactions for older entries as well. I’ll have to check what might be up your valley x
I'm glad you enjoyed it. There probably aren't any others that are you style of music. Someone mentioned Slovenia which is about a witch called Veronica (or historically accused Slovene witch). Maybe if you are bored one rainy afternoon. THanks.
My favorite overall song in the Final this year, though Nemo and Bambie Thug were a close 2nd and 3rd. I have to agree with the person who suggested Slovenia to you. There were some jokes about a "coven" this year made up of Bambie Thug, the lead singer for Gåte, and the Slovenian singer, all with dark, attention-grabbing sound and visuals and amazing vocals. Another song I'd recommend to you is from 2021, when Måneskin won the contest for Italy with my favorite Eurovision rock song/performance to date.
I so love this! Maybe its because I am Swedish and understand the lyrics? Maybe its because I was there in Malmö to listen to it live? Or maybe its bc I love Norway more than my own country? (Love Finland too, Denmark next :-=)
Reacts to Slovenia 2024. The singer Raiven talks about the first woman accused and murdered for witchcraft in Slovenia, it is a very emotional song and with her she pays tribute to her. Veronika was her name.
The lyrics of "Ulveham" are a Norwegian medieval ballad. There is also a Swedish version telling the same story, the only difference being that the main character is not a young woman, but a young man. BTW, the lyrics of the title track of the album "Vedergällningen" (released in 1999) by the Swedish Folk Rock band Garmarna, who also influenced Gåte, are taken from the Swedish version of this medieval ballad. Since you enjoyed the shortened ESC-version of "Ulveham", I recommend to also check out the original version of "Ulveham" which was released last year and is nearly twice as long: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y-qmfItbKqI.html The live and official music videoclips on Gåte's official youtube-channel are also highly recommendable, especially the live-clips of "Knut liten" and "Rideboll og Gullborg" as well as the clips of "Hemnarsverdet", "Kjærleik" (both are acoustic songs) and "Skarvane" (which sounds very electronic). Gåte are my favourite Folk Rock band - I discovered them in 2004 - and they already started in 1999, when their singer was just 14 years old, but at the end of 2005, they went on hiatus and except for a few concerts in 2009/2010, it wasn't before 2017 that they reunited. Last year, the vocalist's brother and co-founding member Sveinung decided to quit the band. John Stenersen, the guy who replaced him and plays the keyed fiddle in the clip you watched, also plays in the female-fronted Norwegian Folk Metal band Bergtatt, who have realeased two albums, "Røtter" (2009) and "Lagnadsoger" (2013). They haven't been very active in the last couple of years, but still exist. If you are curious, check out their song "Huldra" (from their second album "Lagnadsoger"): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3vXPZPt8_7M.html In this song, John Stenersen plays a hurdy-gurdy, as you can also see in this decent recording of a concert they played in Hungary in 2016, which starts with the aforementioned song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rrcHo3jdcU8.html In December, Gåte will be touring in Europe, and they will play two concerts in the UK, in London on December 13th and in Manchester on December 14th.
Top 3 suggestions for metal/rock Eurovision entrys: - Finland: Hard Rock Hallelujah by Lordi (winners of Eurovision 2006) - Italy: Zitti e buoni by Måneskin (winners 2021) - Iceland: Hatrið mun sigra by Hatari (10th place 2019) Hoping you will react to them🤩
I’m very interested in what you would think about Greece and Georgia 2024, they’re very far from the genres you listen to, but I noticed that in the Ukraine reaction you had really good input and comments despite it not being your “thing”, so I felt like it’d be interested if you reacted to some, I guess typical (but still great!) girlbops :D
Great Reaction again! Did you noticed Lord Of The Lost ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dyGR4YWlPEs.htmlsi=OEG60ga_YdelbgQ5 ) and Yoyager ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GSoy_mJMlMY.htmlsi=7jKpM9OAH7mih_xL ) were on Eurovision last year?
Ah, the glorious last place for this song... Some of the pro judges should be pretty embarrassed they couldn't find a single point for this, but no surprise it didn't work for the public casting votes, as it's just not pop enough. The lyrics (which had to be altered for originality) are not exactly 'on brand' for Eurovision either. The performance on the night was good and the lead vocals (the only live thing at Eurovision) were on point. When you have an actual band competing like Gåte, the musicians need to find stuff to do - all the guitar acrobatics is not a million miles from what they do on stage for real. The original Gåte version is almost twice as long but had to be edited down as Eurovision has a strict 3 minute rule. I wish they had kept the harsh backing vocal higher in the mix, even though it wouldn't have helped then get more votes. If you like the music, their discography is worth hearing. They'd be touring in Europe in December, with Manchester and London being their UK dates. I think you've covered the best of this year's competition, although there was some metal-adjacent stuff that didn't get beyond the semi-finals. Last year Germany sent Lords of the Lost to claim the glorious last place, while Australia sent Voyager, a progressive metal meets '80s synthpop hybrid that did reasonably well. Eurovision has become a very impressive and highly entertaining show to watch, but it still offers little for fans of alternative music.
I can understand. I was unfamiliar with this genre and while I realize it takes talent and skill to sing the way she did, I just didn't like the way it sounded one bit. Once I found out it was a story of a wicked stepmom, I hated it more. Sorry. 😢
@@themetalmuse thank you so much. I'm really not trying to make people mad, and I do understand she's very skilled and talented. I appreciate your kindness. So glad I discovered your channel! 💓
