Most of these days finnish doesnt even understand where they are coming, they are still living thinking we are under sweden or that´s how its looks to me.
Man I've just been to Finalnd few months ago, it was so precious event, that's why everybody loves Fin. PS. Except the language - before going there, it seemed nice, but than you realize you don't understand a single word... nightmare! You probably have special people creating it ad hoc in some deep forests...
I'm from Greece. We have a rich mythology, and apart from that, I was interested from a young age in various other mythologies, such as Egyptian, Nordic (viking), Hindu, Meso-American mythologies, etc. I was never into Finnish mythology. I didn't know it was a thing. I was ignorant. That's it until I read Don Rosa's "Quest for Kalevala" in mid 2000s. It was stunning and yes, I learned the basics about Kalevala from an Uncle Scrooge story. Isn't it epic? It made me searching more and more about Finnish customs and traditions. Thank you Finland for contributing to humanity's global mythology pantheon and thank you people for your time reading this comment. Cheers.
Keno Ron Rosa is one of the biggest man in Comics ever born. Do you know Tuomas from Nightwish released a full album about the story of Uncle Scrooge by Don Rosa? I' am a huge fan and I read it to my own daughters a few weeks agos. This book changed my life.
@@simonaubert3778 Ofc I know the album, it's one of my favourites! He grasped the essence of Rosa's masterpiece quite perfectly in my opinion. The book had a great impact on me as well. I still remember the first time I read it. It was 2004, the day my mom got it for me and the same night (it was Friday) I read it from start to finish covered in my bedsheets. I just couldn't stop reading. Uncle Scrooge was already my favourite character and imagine discovering an epic life story of your favourite character...
as a finn I don't know shit about the mythology because I like, more like not even lovecraftian but I guess scp-like stuff. For example: Scarlet king, Hanged king and Broken god type stuff and Finnish mythology doesn't seem like that
I The Birth 00:00 II An Ode to Kalevala 02:44 III The Northland Trials 06:07 IV Old Man's Lament 08:56 V The Forger of Horizons 12:22 VI Witch of the Abyss 16:34 VII Battle for the Celestial Sphere 18:31 VIII Restoring the Sun and the Moon 21:05 IX Eternal Bliss 23:04
I find it hard to listen to this song in parts. I definitely appreciate your effort for separating the parts into timestamps; very cool. But I'm compelled to listed to the whole 25 minutes from beginning to end! This is just that good.
This is the best homework music. No ads for 25 minutes straight. No words so everything is fine and dandy. And it pumps you so you keep going. Yeah for sure once in a while you'll get up and dance. But that's not important The music is amazing
I would recommend checking this out, too: Nightwish - All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World (MUSIC VIDEO) th-cam.com/video/RnOdQ5WNZJk/w-d-xo.html
Hey man, I think I will include you in my PhD "thank you" section. I think I have coded ~10k lines or code or more to sound of this video, and read ~100 papers. To hell with "relaxing study ambiance music
Heh... IKR? This is relaxing *AND* uplifting. Now that someone over on MeWe actually tipped me off to this, I'm adding tracks to playlists from them. It adds to my eclectic mix of New Rock, Heavy Metal, Celtic, and other folk music playlist.
Truly epic. Each part had a distinct tone and story to it, which is hard not to sound repetitive over a 25 minute song. For some reason, though, the absolute most satisfying part to me was the hammer striking the anvil throughout part five. Absolutely awesome.
Interesting. I actually did found it to be a bit repetitive. A lot of variations on the same themes and riffs. Great for movies or documentaries, but not so much as an independent music project.
Proem to the Kalevala: Mastred by desire impulsive, By a mighty inward urging, I am now ready for singing, Ready to begin the chanting, Of our Nation's ancient folk-song, Handed down from by-gone ages. In my mouth the words are melting, From my lips the tones are gliding, From my tongue they wish to hasten; When my willing teeth are parted, When my ready mouth is opened, Songs of ancient wit and wisdom Hasten from me not unwilling. Golden friend, and dearest brother, Brother dear of mine in childhood, Come and sing with me the stories, Come and chant with me the legends, Legends of the times forgotten, Since we now are here together, Come together from our roamings. Seldom do we come for singing, Seldom to the one, the other, O'er this cold and cruel country, O'er the poor soil of the Northland. Let us clasp our hands together That we thus may best remember. Join we now in merry singing, Chant we now the oldest folk-lore, That the dear ones all may hear them, That the well-inclined may hear them, Of this rising generation. These are words in childhood taught me, Songs preserved from distant ages, Legends they that once were taken From the belt of Wainamoinen, From the forge of Ilmarinen, From the sword of Kaukomieli, From the bow of Youkahainen, From the pastures of the Northland, From the meads of Kalevala. These my dear old father sang me When at work with knife and hatchet These my tender mother taught me When she twirled the flying spindle, When a child upon the matting By her feet I rolled and tumbled. Incantations were not wanting Over Sampo and o'er Louhi, Sampo growing old in singing, Louhi ceasing her enchantment. In the songs died wise Wipunen, At the games died Lemminkainen. There are many other legends, Incantations that were taught me, That I found along the wayside, Gathered in the fragrant copses, Blown me from the forest branches, Culled among the plumes of pine-trees, Scented from the vines and flowers, Whispered to me as I followed Flocks in land of honeyed meadows, And the many-colored Kimmo. Many runes the cold has told me, Many lays the rain has brought me, Other songs the winds have sung me; Many birds from many forests, Oft have sung me lays n concord Waves of sea, and ocean billows, Music from the many waters, Music from the whole creation, Oft have been my guide and master. Sentences the trees created, Rolled together into bundles, Moved them to my ancient dwelling, On the sledges to my cottage, Tied them to my garret rafters, Hung them on my dwelling-portals, Laid them in a chest of boxes, Boxes lined with shining copper. Long they lay within my dwelling Through the chilling winds of winter, In my dwelling-place for ages. Shall I bring these songs together From the cold and frost collect them? Shall I bring this nest of boxes, Keepers of these golden legends, To the table in my cabin, Underneath the painted rafters, In this house renowned and ancient? Shall I now these boxes open, Boxes filled with wondrous stories? Shall I now the end unfasten Of this ball of ancient wisdom, These ancestral lays unravel? Let me sing an old-time legend, That shall echo forth the praises Of the beer that I have tasted, Of the sparkling beer of barley. Bring to me a foaming goblet Of the barley of my fathers, Lest my singing grow too weary, Singing from the water only. Bring me too a cup of strong-beer, It will add to our enchantment, To the pleasure of the evening, Northland's long and dreary evening, For the beauty of the day-dawn, For the pleasure of the morning, The beginning of the new-day. Often I have heard them chanting, Often I have heard them singing, That the nights come to us singly, That the Moon beams on us singly, That the Sun shines on us singly; Singly also, Wainamoinen, The renowned and wise enchanter, Born from everlasting Ether Of his mother, Ether's daughter.
I’ve been researching my Finnish roots and had been listening to various folk music and came across this. I love it. Glad the algorithm sent this my way.
My knowledge of the Kalevala was limited to the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version of the rather goofy movie "The Day The Earth Froze", and this is making the story sound far more epic. Which makes sense, since a quest to put the sun back in the sky and save the world from endless winter is about as epic as you can get.
As an official nation it's not old.. but finns/saami are the most ancient culture of europe, even mentioned in roman texts not to mention DNA evidence which clearly shows we are the "indians/aboriginals" of this continent.
@@normoloid Well, you're the aboriginals of the Northern part of the continent. Indo-Europeans (including Germanics, Celts, Italics, Slavs, etc.) are in fact native to Europe as well, albeit the eastern parts of it.
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Antti Martikainen, you have surpassed yourself. What an enthralling and melodious folk metal video you have composed. I will love this until the Gods claim my soul. Cheers from Scandinavia.
I love cold, winter, snow, night, darkness, north, woods, great mountains, neverending landscapes, nordic mithology and nordic music... Definitely, I was born in the wrong place: the south of Spain! (sorry for my english)
I feel the same. Born and raised in the South-East of Spain, in the South of Alicante, dry, scorched-like weeds growing like wildfire as far as the eye can see in the middle of an area where orchards, some wetlands and thousands of pine trees and other, what I call, "non-beautiful" vegetation decorate our landscapes. I came to live in Barcelona and, believe me, the situation doesn't change much. I would very much love to feel around something much more different than this. Snowy steppes, high mountains with whitened tops, houses of wood and stone beautifully built up and the only vegetation were to be deep emerald-coloured lush forests of the evergreen type of trees. So, summarizing, and forgive me for my passionate enthusiasm regarding the topic... Yeah, I understand the feeling😆 P.S. Don't you ever apologize for your English. It's not just that it's good enough already, but at the very least you are one of the only Spaniards who tries his best to speak something different than his own language. Cheers for that, mate!
Man.....this is the reason why I'LL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED by Finnish when it comes to Metal music. Metal or folk Metal doesn't matter, it ends up with me loving them.
greetings from Finland, look up humppa and real polkka and see how fast you want to burn down out entire nation. Once you move deeper beyond the amazing neofolk and metal you will quickly discover old drunks slurring out folksongs about nationalism and alcohol xD in all seriousness tho, not taking anything away from this song or finnish music in general but do realize that this is all inspired by swedish folk and metal. No surprise because we have a deep cultural and political link to sweden. Finland is essentially an island cut off from the rest of europe by russia and the baltic sea so most influences came trough sweden as many Finns speak swedish
This song truly is epic! The more I listen, the more amazing it becomes. It dominates my mind when I can't listen to music. Quite possibly the best composition I have ever heard. VERY well done, Mr. Martikainen!
It is always a pleasure to hear incredible music such as this. It's even better that I can buy it and support artists who so clearly love what they do and gift us with their talents. And wow, so much epic storytelling. The bards salute you!
Romans 10 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."//
In the US much has been lost and forgotten, luckily through TH-cam I am able to listen to this and many other artists from my ancestral homelands across northwestern Europe.
That's normal. Just braid your new beard and you'll be able to blend in with the normal people in no time. Bonus. You're suddenly more bad ass than everyone around you.
Who dafuq would downvote such a masterpiece?? Both visually and audio, Antti, you've done an excellent job! A perfect mixture of metal and folk. Just perfect.
@@Mp57navy Every genre of music has its fans. In my opinion, I never downvote for music that I don't like if its made with skills and passion. I just stop listening to it and go on with music I like (or even not, I'm always ready to discover new styles of music). Downvoting is for things that are badly made and sure this is not the case here, so I doubt that real metalheads downvoted this. Maybe fanatic religious people downvoted because it's kind of pagan and it's about a spherical Earth. But no problem, calculated today the downvotes are only 1.34 pct.
I'm a metalhead through-and-through, but I grew up southern so I have a love of old folk music as well. This genre is my go-to when I wanna listen to something a little harder, but still kinda folk-like.
Honestly, mate, you should consider turning this into a real band with vocals and everything. This is solid work and there will definitely be a market for it!
Beyond Epic! Your Finnish brothers and sisters in America represent with incredible zeal and ferocity. The West Remembers their Roots! Emme Koskaan Unohda Kotia!
I'm finally advancing with a research article thanks to your beautiful music. I was curious and pulled by the title Kalevala, since I have a copy of the tales myself, wierdly though since I'm far away in south America, but listening to this... this is pure art, kiitos paljon for this gem.
You've got to spend money to make money. I live in the US and I'll bet a lot of people would like this music even better than: Kookaw Sen Sauna Lammittaa.
Google him. There are no instruments, just one guy, his computer, and some other equipment I don't understand, lol and he doesn't supply sheet music for any of his music.
Dunno how I got from a finnish man screaming at a black bear to this, but I'm not dissapointed in the results! Nicely done with this whole album, Antti. You're phenomenal at this stuff!
Just wanted to say thank you. Your music is how I calm myself after difficult days. A friend of mine put me on to you after I mentioned that I was looking for the soundtrack to a particular game. Thank you for creating such beautiful music.
I like the build-up composition, starting with 'everything is fine' to a climax when Earth is in great trouble (Battle for the celestial sphere) with the snow storms, to a moment that everything has calmed down (start of Eternal Bliss at 23:05), but knowing that Earth became powerfull again (the subtle music change with the waterfall at 24:06).
I like to go back to this song every so often. I can feel the nordic power in the song transporting you to a world where you are a character in a greater story. The rawness, the powerfulness, is so majestic, and is honestly your greatest work by far, and what I will remember the creator for. Keep experimenting and making great music my man.
i've been actively making music for 14 years and there is not much that can give me goosebumps when i listen to it. but your songs definitely do. amazing work!
@@toaninh9120 Kalevala literally means Land of Kalev, Kalev was believed to be first king of finns and book of Kalevala tales is about sons of Kalev. I could also say I live in Kalevala because it is just one name for Finland and I live close to Väinölä which is mentioned in Kalevala too where Väinämöinen lived. Väinölä translated is "Land of Väinö". "la" or "lä" refers to place
Thank you for this music... Today is a sunny spring-like day in Switzerland and your music reminds me of the time when I travelled to Finland several times a year :) I used to listen to Ensiferum's Unsung Heroes album in the plane and this sound is stuck to my ears forever ahah In two days I have very important exams for my future profession and your music added to all this light in my kitchen just gave me a lot of mental strength for revisions !! Woohoo
When I saw the title I was like "Wait, is he doing music based around the Finnish Epic? The one that deals with Väinämöinen... the guy who was pretty much Finlands Gilgamesh." Why... yes... yes he is.
Have a short story from 2021 for you: The song at 18:30 is memorabled forever in my heart... for hours I hiked + ran up to a high mountain in valais ( later listened to this music) and the last 30-40 meters I climbed free solo.. at my mental, emotional and physical limit , I reached the top. The sight + the feels were undescribable!
Famous or not, I dont care. This is really well done, and a joy to listen to! And by the way: if you've composed and performed all of this, (compostions), by yourself I'll say you are a musical genious. Very good job 👏👏👏
This came up on my Playlist for some unknown reason. All I can think is that the gods of metal placed this in my path to change the course of my life forever. This is epic.
This is only another boring shit. Gods of metal listen to the absolutely different "Kalevala". Like this one, for example) th-cam.com/video/trrtsdy4EL0/w-d-xo.html
@@bruda_magie5485 It's been 27 years since I last visited, but I'm pretty sure that's the Athabasca Glacier that OP was pointing out - an outgrowth of the Columbia Icefield. Despite the name, it's actually in the province of Alberta, rather than neighbouring British Columbia. As OP says, it's not a view that one easily forgets.
00:00 - part 1 the birth 02:45 - an ode to Kalevala 06:07 - the northland trails 08:56 - old mans lament 12:21 - the forger of horizons 16:36 - witch of the abyss 18:31 - battle for the celestial sphere 21:04 - restoring the sun and moon 23:04 - eternal bliss
THAT WAS AMAZING! I love your music so, so, so, so much! They're so epic & so groundbreaking. Keep up the good work, man. You are my favorite music composer.
I was feeling down in the dumps and just happened across this song on a random recommended and I'm so glad I did. It sounds cheesy but honestly your music in general helps me to get out of depressive episodes and focus on what I need to focus on. Thank you so much.
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don´t be fooled people, these are just nature sounds of finland
TheDreamBullet rock music and all
Yes, your right. Should be also readed whole story whit words ;)
Most of these days finnish doesnt even understand where they are coming, they are still living thinking we are under sweden or that´s how its looks to me.
Yeah, this is just what the birds sing while windmilling on a branch. I’ve seen it.
Man I've just been to Finalnd few months ago, it was so precious event, that's why everybody loves Fin.
PS. Except the language - before going there, it seemed nice, but than you realize you don't understand a single word... nightmare! You probably have special people creating it ad hoc in some deep forests...
Fun fact: All of the footage used in this video was filmed from the back of a dragon.
I'm from Greece. We have a rich mythology, and apart from that, I was interested from a young age in various other mythologies, such as Egyptian, Nordic (viking), Hindu, Meso-American mythologies, etc. I was never into Finnish mythology. I didn't know it was a thing. I was ignorant. That's it until I read Don Rosa's "Quest for Kalevala" in mid 2000s. It was stunning and yes, I learned the basics about Kalevala from an Uncle Scrooge story. Isn't it epic? It made me searching more and more about Finnish customs and traditions. Thank you Finland for contributing to humanity's global mythology pantheon and thank you people for your time reading this comment. Cheers.
Keno Ron Rosa is one of the biggest man in Comics ever born. Do you know Tuomas from Nightwish released a full album about the story of Uncle Scrooge by Don Rosa? I' am a huge fan and I read it to my own daughters a few weeks agos. This book changed my life.
@@simonaubert3778 Ofc I know the album, it's one of my favourites! He grasped the essence of Rosa's masterpiece quite perfectly in my opinion. The book had a great impact on me as well. I still remember the first time I read it. It was 2004, the day my mom got it for me and the same night (it was Friday) I read it from start to finish covered in my bedsheets. I just couldn't stop reading. Uncle Scrooge was already my favourite character and imagine discovering an epic life story of your favourite character...
lol, when I read the "Quest for Kalevala" I moved to Finland for 6 months :) I know how you feel :)
Well, don't you think you were the only one x)
as a finn I don't know shit about the mythology because I like, more like not even lovecraftian but I guess scp-like stuff.
For example: Scarlet king, Hanged king and Broken god type stuff and Finnish mythology doesn't seem like that
I The Birth 00:00
II An Ode to Kalevala 02:44
III The Northland Trials 06:07
IV Old Man's Lament 08:56
V The Forger of Horizons 12:22
VI Witch of the Abyss 16:34
VII Battle for the Celestial Sphere 18:31
VIII Restoring the Sun and the Moon 21:05
IX Eternal Bliss 23:04
Thank youu
I find it hard to listen to this song in parts. I definitely appreciate your effort for separating the parts into timestamps; very cool.
But I'm compelled to listed to the whole 25 minutes from beginning to end! This is just that good.
*hmm....* This is great!
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Thank you, I was to lazy to read the description, so I read the comments instead.
My cat listened to this and now he's a saber toothed tiger.
This is the best homework music.
No ads for 25 minutes straight.
No words so everything is fine and dandy.
And it pumps you so you keep going.
Yeah for sure once in a while you'll get up and dance.
But that's not important
The music is amazing
I'm a professor at a university, and I can say it is definitely also the best music for grading homework.
@@antoniusmetal haha awesome!!
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I would recommend checking this out, too:
Nightwish - All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World (MUSIC VIDEO)
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@@MikkoRantalainen Kiitos! Tack👍🌟
Hey man, I think I will include you in my PhD "thank you" section. I think I have coded ~10k lines or code or more to sound of this video, and read ~100 papers.
To hell with "relaxing study ambiance music
Heh... IKR? This is relaxing *AND* uplifting. Now that someone over on MeWe actually tipped me off to this, I'm adding tracks to playlists from them. It adds to my eclectic mix of New Rock, Heavy Metal, Celtic, and other folk music playlist.
I agree. Music like this feels more motivating and makes me feel better when I have to get things done :D
I have just started my PhD, and veeeery happy to have stumbled upon this!
Here: ☀🌞
you're cool dude, let us know how your phd went
Truly epic. Each part had a distinct tone and story to it, which is hard not to sound repetitive over a 25 minute song. For some reason, though, the absolute most satisfying part to me was the hammer striking the anvil throughout part five. Absolutely awesome.
Interesting. I actually did found it to be a bit repetitive. A lot of variations on the same themes and riffs. Great for movies or documentaries, but not so much as an independent music project.
Mum: Let's go, we're getting late
Me: Okay mum just one song..
The Song:
Proem to the Kalevala:
Mastred by desire impulsive,
By a mighty inward urging,
I am now ready for singing,
Ready to begin the chanting,
Of our Nation's ancient folk-song,
Handed down from by-gone ages.
In my mouth the words are melting,
From my lips the tones are gliding,
From my tongue they wish to hasten;
When my willing teeth are parted,
When my ready mouth is opened,
Songs of ancient wit and wisdom
Hasten from me not unwilling.
Golden friend, and dearest brother,
Brother dear of mine in childhood,
Come and sing with me the stories,
Come and chant with me the legends,
Legends of the times forgotten,
Since we now are here together,
Come together from our roamings.
Seldom do we come for singing,
Seldom to the one, the other,
O'er this cold and cruel country,
O'er the poor soil of the Northland.
Let us clasp our hands together
That we thus may best remember.
Join we now in merry singing,
Chant we now the oldest folk-lore,
That the dear ones all may hear them,
That the well-inclined may hear them,
Of this rising generation.
These are words in childhood taught me,
Songs preserved from distant ages,
Legends they that once were taken
From the belt of Wainamoinen,
From the forge of Ilmarinen,
From the sword of Kaukomieli,
From the bow of Youkahainen,
From the pastures of the Northland,
From the meads of Kalevala.
These my dear old father sang me
When at work with knife and hatchet
These my tender mother taught me
When she twirled the flying spindle,
When a child upon the matting
By her feet I rolled and tumbled.
Incantations were not wanting
Over Sampo and o'er Louhi,
Sampo growing old in singing,
Louhi ceasing her enchantment.
In the songs died wise Wipunen,
At the games died Lemminkainen.
There are many other legends,
Incantations that were taught me,
That I found along the wayside,
Gathered in the fragrant copses,
Blown me from the forest branches,
Culled among the plumes of pine-trees,
Scented from the vines and flowers,
Whispered to me as I followed
Flocks in land of honeyed meadows,
And the many-colored Kimmo.
Many runes the cold has told me,
Many lays the rain has brought me,
Other songs the winds have sung me;
Many birds from many forests,
Oft have sung me lays n concord
Waves of sea, and ocean billows,
Music from the many waters,
Music from the whole creation,
Oft have been my guide and master.
Sentences the trees created,
Rolled together into bundles,
Moved them to my ancient dwelling,
On the sledges to my cottage,
Tied them to my garret rafters,
Hung them on my dwelling-portals,
Laid them in a chest of boxes,
Boxes lined with shining copper.
Long they lay within my dwelling
Through the chilling winds of winter,
In my dwelling-place for ages.
Shall I bring these songs together
From the cold and frost collect them?
Shall I bring this nest of boxes,
Keepers of these golden legends,
To the table in my cabin,
Underneath the painted rafters,
In this house renowned and ancient?
Shall I now these boxes open,
Boxes filled with wondrous stories?
Shall I now the end unfasten
Of this ball of ancient wisdom,
These ancestral lays unravel?
Let me sing an old-time legend,
That shall echo forth the praises
Of the beer that I have tasted,
Of the sparkling beer of barley.
Bring to me a foaming goblet
Of the barley of my fathers,
Lest my singing grow too weary,
Singing from the water only.
Bring me too a cup of strong-beer,
It will add to our enchantment,
To the pleasure of the evening,
Northland's long and dreary evening,
For the beauty of the day-dawn,
For the pleasure of the morning,
The beginning of the new-day.
Often I have heard them chanting,
Often I have heard them singing,
That the nights come to us singly,
That the Moon beams on us singly,
That the Sun shines on us singly;
Singly also, Wainamoinen,
The renowned and wise enchanter,
Born from everlasting Ether
Of his mother, Ether's daughter.
me and my friend love you, you're a saint
One of the best I had read!
incredible
I’ve been researching my Finnish roots and had been listening to various folk music and came across this. I love it. Glad the algorithm sent this my way.
I was melting candles but now i'm suddenly melting iron
This song has quickly become one of my all time favorites. It's so easy to get lost in and to imagine the story the music tells.
My knowledge of the Kalevala was limited to the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version of the rather goofy movie "The Day The Earth Froze", and this is making the story sound far more epic. Which makes sense, since a quest to put the sun back in the sky and save the world from endless winter is about as epic as you can get.
God i love Finland, just the talent of music artist alone made me love Finland. Cheers from the US!!
Bought a copy of The Kalevala after listening to this. Amazing song and visual!
Same. Went to Play Music and bought it right away! :D
I have been wading through my 2 book copy for about 2 years. Am on the tormenting of the bride
im about to lol
PA suomi on mailman onnellisin maa
@@juhanaliesjarvi9139 Kyllä olet oikeassa, minä raskastan Suomea! ^_^
Epic Folk Metal: Put this in the category of "I didn't know I needed this in my life." Blown away, and I'm not normally a metal person.
Same!
Happy 100th birthday, Finland!
My Grandpa is 108 :)
It was part of Sweden before hand.
and a big thank you to Simo Hayha for not letting them fall to the reds
As an official nation it's not old.. but finns/saami are the most ancient culture of europe, even mentioned in roman texts not to mention DNA evidence which clearly shows we are the "indians/aboriginals" of this continent.
@@normoloid Well, you're the aboriginals of the Northern part of the continent. Indo-Europeans (including Germanics, Celts, Italics, Slavs, etc.) are in fact native to Europe as well, albeit the eastern parts of it.
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Antti Martikainen, you have surpassed yourself.
What an enthralling and melodious folk metal video you have composed.
I will love this until the Gods claim my soul.
Cheers from Scandinavia.
Love Scandinavia from Italy! Hail the Gods! Hail pagan Europe!
I love cold, winter, snow, night, darkness, north, woods, great mountains, neverending landscapes, nordic mithology and nordic music... Definitely, I was born in the wrong place: the south of Spain! (sorry for my english)
Me too, very very in the south
I feel the same. Born and raised in the South-East of Spain, in the South of Alicante, dry, scorched-like weeds growing like wildfire as far as the eye can see in the middle of an area where orchards, some wetlands and thousands of pine trees and other, what I call, "non-beautiful" vegetation decorate our landscapes. I came to live in Barcelona and, believe me, the situation doesn't change much.
I would very much love to feel around something much more different than this. Snowy steppes, high mountains with whitened tops, houses of wood and stone beautifully built up and the only vegetation were to be deep emerald-coloured lush forests of the evergreen type of trees.
So, summarizing, and forgive me for my passionate enthusiasm regarding the topic... Yeah, I understand the feeling😆
P.S. Don't you ever apologize for your English. It's not just that it's good enough already, but at the very least you are one of the only Spaniards who tries his best to speak something different than his own language. Cheers for that, mate!
Man.....this is the reason why I'LL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED by Finnish when it comes to Metal music. Metal or folk Metal doesn't matter, it ends up with me loving them.
greetings from Finland, look up humppa and real polkka and see how fast you want to burn down out entire nation. Once you move deeper beyond the amazing neofolk and metal you will quickly discover old drunks slurring out folksongs about nationalism and alcohol xD
in all seriousness tho, not taking anything away from this song or finnish music in general but do realize that this is all inspired by swedish folk and metal. No surprise because we have a deep cultural and political link to sweden. Finland is essentially an island cut off from the rest of europe by russia and the baltic sea so most influences came trough sweden as many Finns speak swedish
This song truly is epic! The more I listen, the more amazing it becomes. It dominates my mind when I can't listen to music. Quite possibly the best composition I have ever heard. VERY well done, Mr. Martikainen!
It is always a pleasure to hear incredible music such as this. It's even better that I can buy it and support artists who so clearly love what they do and gift us with their talents. And wow, so much epic storytelling. The bards salute you!
I love nordic music and snow, but literally i live in a place that never has none of this. Sergipe, Brazil. A dream to meet nordic countrys
I can totally relate. Always daydreamed of myself in this atmosphere, when in fact the sun burns brighter here in Pernambuco, Brazil. lol
Same. I'm from Bahia
@@kamabokogonpachiro2570 aí dentro kkkkk. Fala português, porr@ kkkk
Just come live in Curitiba, the sun never shows up here anyway
@@RangelGabriel então fala em português comigo, Caraí kkkk
This is just fucking AMAZING, one of the most epic tracks I've ever listened to, along with The Greatest Show On Earth by Nightwish
I love that one. Maybe not as much as this.
This is my new favorite type of music.
Romans 10
8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."//
In the US much has been lost and forgotten, luckily through TH-cam I am able to listen to this and many other artists from my ancestral homelands across northwestern Europe.
I grew a beard after two minutes of this. Someone help me get out of my house.
I just checked to make sure my sideburns didn't grow out. LOL!
That's normal. Just braid your new beard and you'll be able to blend in with the normal people in no time. Bonus. You're suddenly more bad ass than everyone around you.
that's gold ha ha ha
That's true dedication right there :-)
Hahaha, you made me laugh!
I love this track a lot. It makes my mind wonder to distant wild mountains in which wolves run free. Amazingly made
Who dafuq would downvote such a masterpiece?? Both visually and audio, Antti, you've done an excellent job! A perfect mixture of metal and folk. Just perfect.
Those retards who does not appreciate art,visual and music
@@eternalchemaline4833 It's a bit too mellow for metal-heads. Maybe as a background noise? Not really interesting enough tho.
@@Mp57navy Every genre of music has its fans. In my opinion, I never downvote for music that I don't like if its made with skills and passion. I just stop listening to it and go on with music I like (or even not, I'm always ready to discover new styles of music).
Downvoting is for things that are badly made and sure this is not the case here, so I doubt that real metalheads downvoted this.
Maybe fanatic religious people downvoted because it's kind of pagan and it's about a spherical Earth.
But no problem, calculated today the downvotes are only 1.34 pct.
@@duudsuufd Agreed on all accounts.
@@Mp57navy Definetely not too mellow. It is great!
I didn’t know this type of music existed and now everything has changed
That's how I felt about skin flutes
@@smokeypotter5876 Classy.
I'm a metalhead through-and-through, but I grew up southern so I have a love of old folk music as well. This genre is my go-to when I wanna listen to something a little harder, but still kinda folk-like.
Nightwish happened
Dude Bro totally in agreement.
Honestly, mate, you should consider turning this into a real band with vocals and everything. This is solid work and there will definitely be a market for it!
Gives me the taste of Stratovarius with Nightwish in the Last of the Wilds
I was thinking it sounded a little like Last of the wilds too
This is the kind of music that turns writing a paper into an epic quest for knowledge! Thanks Antti for the awesomely epic tunes!
So much Finnishness distilled in that song! Great one Antti!
Jorg juli is that you? 😮
Living in a crowded Asian city, I almost forgot how beautiful nature is🥲
This is insanely beautiful 😍 It feels like I'm in some kind of magical world with dancing elves or ogres crushing rocks.
Tolkein was inspired heavily by the Finnish language and culture. In a sense, modern fantasy stems from the Kalevala.
Beyond Epic! Your Finnish brothers and sisters in America represent with incredible zeal and ferocity. The West Remembers their Roots!
Emme Koskaan Unohda Kotia!
This is great! Väinämöinen would be proud!
This is my ancestral music. It makes me grow horns and massive chest hair.
Always love Antti's epic musical voyages! From one Finn to another--Kiitos! Kari--aka Willie
I'm finally advancing with a research article thanks to your beautiful music. I was curious and pulled by the title Kalevala, since I have a copy of the tales myself, wierdly though since I'm far away in south America, but listening to this... this is pure art, kiitos paljon for this gem.
And now, a live concert please. Seriously, this would be a great show to see. All there instruments and players, choirs. Man...
That would be insanely expensive. :(
You've got to spend money to make money.
I live in the US and I'll bet a lot of people would like this music even better than:
Kookaw Sen Sauna Lammittaa.
Google him. There are no instruments, just one guy, his computer, and some other equipment I don't understand, lol and he doesn't supply sheet music for any of his music.
@@darcylinebeck4874 Most of the today's songs are simply made with computers. You could go live but you just need in this case A LOT of people to play
Considering this song is 100% MIDI, composed and played by one man entirely on a keyboard, well..
This takes 'Epic' into a room and gives it a good talking to. Epic emerges chastened and humble, never to repeat its mistake.
Dunno how I got from a finnish man screaming at a black bear to this, but I'm not dissapointed in the results!
Nicely done with this whole album, Antti. You're phenomenal at this stuff!
You mean the "Finnish man vs a bear" -video? I have to correct you, it was a brown bear. No black bears in Finland.
@@jussieronen3707 Brown bear isn't a species. A brown bear is just a brown colored black bear.
@@braedenjensen5761
Brown bear= ursus arctus
Black bear= ursus americanus
There is a small difference between these two.
Haha i know that video and as a Finn i love that video 😂
The music is good, but the scenery is breathtaking. What I would give to be able to see all of it in person. I am mesmerized.
It has become a daily ritual to listen to great pieces of this song and send myself into a meditative state. I wish you great joy.
I swear I can feel my beard getting longer as I listen to this... Such an amazing composition.
Just wanted to say thank you. Your music is how I calm myself after difficult days. A friend of mine put me on to you after I mentioned that I was looking for the soundtrack to a particular game. Thank you for creating such beautiful music.
I like the build-up composition, starting with 'everything is fine' to a climax when Earth is in great trouble (Battle for the celestial sphere) with the snow storms, to a moment that everything has calmed down (start of Eternal Bliss at 23:05), but knowing that Earth became powerfull again (the subtle music change with the waterfall at 24:06).
Woow adoro esta clase de musica te motiva y fortalese exelente trabajo saludos desde uruguay
I like to go back to this song every so often. I can feel the nordic power in the song transporting you to a world where you are a character in a greater story. The rawness, the powerfulness, is so majestic, and is honestly your greatest work by far, and what I will remember the creator for. Keep experimenting and making great music my man.
Absolutely Gorgeous
Absolutely Wonderful !!! Epic and very inspiring music !!! You are very talented Antti !!! Continue your good Work !!
Simply beautiful......
Damn this is really good
i've been actively making music for 14 years and there is not much that can give me goosebumps when i listen to it. but your songs definitely do. amazing work!
I live in Kalevala and I can confirm this is the sound of our nature
"live" in Kalevala? dude Kalevala is an epic comprised of folklores and mythologies
@@toaninh9120 a village in Russia was named after the epic
@@toaninh9120 Kalevala literally means Land of Kalev, Kalev was believed to be first king of finns and book of Kalevala tales is about sons of Kalev.
I could also say I live in Kalevala because it is just one name for Finland and I live close to Väinölä which is mentioned in Kalevala too where Väinämöinen lived.
Väinölä translated is "Land of Väinö". "la" or "lä" refers to place
You are really at the cross roads of Two Steps from Hell and Ensiferum. Nice work.
This is very cool, lovely music. 5 part especially like/
Большое тебе русское спасибо
I love this
Thank you for this music... Today is a sunny spring-like day in Switzerland and your music reminds me of the time when I travelled to Finland several times a year :) I used to listen to Ensiferum's Unsung Heroes album in the plane and this sound is stuck to my ears forever ahah
In two days I have very important exams for my future profession and your music added to all this light in my kitchen just gave me a lot of mental strength for revisions !! Woohoo
When I saw the title I was like "Wait, is he doing music based around the Finnish Epic? The one that deals with Väinämöinen... the guy who was pretty much Finlands Gilgamesh." Why... yes... yes he is.
Amorphis did it a long time ago ;)
✨Excelente!! Faz nos sonhar e recuar no tempo numa viagem medieval incrível ✨🆒🇵🇹
Nem mais
Ikävä todeta, mutta kuulin tästä vasta nyt..loistavaa🍀❣🙏🏻
Hey in "old mans lament" there is a kind of flute playing in the background. Like a whirling sound. What instrument is that?!
I love the bagpipes at 18:50!
Well. This certainly beats any bedtime meditation I was planning on lol. Pure heavy metal beauty. Awesome stuff.
DAMMNNNNN, I stumbled upon this after talking to my Finnish wife about the Kalevala. Purchased!
02:44 that always sends chills down my spine
Have a short story from 2021 for you: The song at 18:30 is memorabled forever in my heart... for hours I hiked + ran up to a high mountain in valais ( later listened to this music) and the last 30-40 meters I climbed free solo.. at my mental, emotional and physical limit , I reached the top. The sight + the feels were undescribable!
That’s epic! 😃
16:30 this transition is fucking epic I cried
Famous or not, I dont care.
This is really well done, and a joy to listen to!
And by the way: if you've composed and performed all of this, (compostions), by yourself I'll say you are a musical genious.
Very good job 👏👏👏
Aye.
5 minutes in, started wearing the axe on my belt
A real pleasure to listen and watch this many times...
Petit commentaire en passant d'un amoureux de la Nature quelque part en France
пофиг! похоже на Славянскую музыку.Одни истоки ;)
This song is so hype. I cannot stop listening to it
Is it possible to get Antti's song on The Witcher coz I feel they should
Witcher of Blaviken,Butcher of Blaviken ,Fucker of women will kill
This came up on my Playlist for some unknown reason. All I can think is that the gods of metal placed this in my path to change the course of my life forever. This is epic.
This is only another boring shit. Gods of metal listen to the absolutely different "Kalevala". Like this one, for example) th-cam.com/video/trrtsdy4EL0/w-d-xo.html
Dat damn nature....Skyrim has become real.....
the final part is truly an eternal bless...such harmony and peace, brings me to tears.
i’m far from belonging to finland or even europe but i fell in love with the kalevala and the old mythologies from the north of europe 🤍
Каееееееф! Получила истинное наслаждение от музыки. Хочется танцевать и трясти хаером одновременно!))
@@Umnyi8K это же супер!)
3:19 this is canada!!!!!!! would recognize my beloved rocky mountain icefields anywhere
Where exactly in Canada? If you would like to share :)
@@bruda_magie5485 It's been 27 years since I last visited, but I'm pretty sure that's the Athabasca Glacier that OP was pointing out - an outgrowth of the Columbia Icefield. Despite the name, it's actually in the province of Alberta, rather than neighbouring British Columbia. As OP says, it's not a view that one easily forgets.
@@adreabrooks11 Thank you
Music so good it's crashed my computer.... it's awesomeness cannot be contained
00:00 - part 1 the birth
02:45 - an ode to Kalevala
06:07 - the northland trails
08:56 - old mans lament
12:21 - the forger of horizons
16:36 - witch of the abyss
18:31 - battle for the celestial sphere
21:04 - restoring the sun and moon
23:04 - eternal bliss
No matter how many times I listen it on repeat, it's still as stunning as the first time.
Ilmarinen part kicks asses !
Sama juttu mulla. Aina vaan palaan kuuntelemaan Antti Martikaista. Yleensä kuuntelen Jarkko Martikaista ja YUP:tä ja Amorphista.
Still coming back to this day. What an awesome song.
I think I will be buying Northern Steel to play in my car.
So Beautiful! is taking me straight to Finland and I haven't even been there!.
wow just wow this music is mastercrafted.
This is just what I was looking for. Thanks Antti Martikainen!
THAT WAS AMAZING! I love your music so, so, so, so much! They're so epic & so groundbreaking. Keep up the good work, man. You are my favorite music composer.
It doesn't get more epically beautiful than this. Mother of god!
I am going with bilbo baggins to return the ring to the fire from which it was forged.
If the footage wasn't epic enough (hard to believe it's still our Earth) and there is also this music.
This is saving my life right now. Lol
If you're reading this let me tell ya, your musical tastes are exquisite...
I was feeling down in the dumps and just happened across this song on a random recommended and I'm so glad I did. It sounds cheesy but honestly your music in general helps me to get out of depressive episodes and focus on what I need to focus on. Thank you so much.
Same here,this music just puts me in another zone.