Wintersun - The Dragon Song (Legendary Early Demos)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ธ.ค. 2024
- Wintersun - The Dragon Song (Legendary Early Demos). WINTERSUN ALBUMS MASTER FILES, ISOLATED TRACKS, INSTRUMENTALS, REMASTERS: wintersun.band...
"I wrote and recorded "The Dragon Song" back in 1998. It was the first song I created for my "Fantasy Metal Project." To record it, I used the Roland VS-1680 16-track hard disc recorder, which was a significant improvement from the 4-track and 8-track C-cassette tape machines I had been using before. I think it might have been the first song I recorded using the 16-track. I had been dreaming about the VS-1680 for months, reading all about it in music magazines and imagining the possibilities of what I could record with it. It was a dream come true when I finally got it. It immediately upgraded my production quality and was much faster and easier to use than the old tape machines. I could now explore more with guitar harmonies and add more synths and vocal tracks, and it also had some nice built-in effects. Not only did it upgrade the production quality, but it also allowed me to dream bigger and eventually helped me write the debut Wintersun album. "The Dragon Song" is still a demo, but it's one of my favorite compositions, so I created a little demo video for it. I hope you enjoy listening to the song!" - Jari
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Please put the Fantasy Metal Project on Spotify !!!❤ PLEASE !!!
How is it possible for a treasure like this to be hidden and unpublished for so many years?!
Nearly 3 decades
That's a treasure to you ??? 😂😂😂
@@Absolutely_puck_fakestine He literally said it was, why would you seemingly mock them for such a take?
@@Absolutely_puck_fakestine no estas escuchando la canción? Vete a escuchar Shakira!!! 😅
@@willyrosenkrantz8037 ¿Por qué sharika ?
i swear Jari's songs are all masterpieces. This man is a real genius
Maybe Alexi is World best quitarist, but still Jari is best finnish quitarist.
@@kimmorintamaki4422 Nah Guthrie Govan surely takes spot number 1 as the worlds best guitarist
@@kimmorintamaki4422as much as I love cob and Alexi, Jari is a much better and accurate player. Alexi got insanely sloppy after the first 3 albums due to his addictions. Alexi is still my favorite but Jari is much faster and cleaner
1 Teemu/Jari
@@NGZNJohn Petrucci=Goat
This will be on repeat ALL DAY and nobody can stop me!
Agreed!
same
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Moment of silence for all Wintersun fans who aren't around anymore to experience this (and all other new content).
F
Especially the ones who helped pay for the studio
Most of them I am sure are still around. I supported both crowdfundings, even If I was too growing dissatisfied lately with the lack of apparent progress from Jari. When the package is good and you see the work involved, it's hard not to appreciate (and buy it).
@@vladrusu3077 How does your comment make sense? It‘s obvious that most of the people are still around given that the demography of Wintersun fans won‘t be in their 70s or 80s and are definitely younger. But still the comment is especially paying respect to those who have already passed sadly. Which are definitely a few people given that thousands of people have participated in both campaigns.
They are headbanging and partying In Valhalla with Lemmy, Dio, and all the other greats. they will hear, and appreciate.
Ensiferum would pay great money for this Jari😅 Seriously this is even better than expected. This sounds epic as hell. You really got some fantastic material here, loved every bit of the Fantasy Project, and we are thankful that you are sharing.
Amazing Jari!!!!!!!
Thank you very much for sharing this to us!!!!
For me this is so far the best song from the early demos😳😳
Thank you, appreciate it! 🙂
Jari is the Smaug of musicians, brooding on his musical treasure horde for years. This is only that first chalice Bilbo filched upon their first meeting. In August we take back Erebor!!!!!
Love it! 2 weeks ago I had Smaug tattooed on half my body! This is awesome!❤
That would be Summoning considering they are a tribute black metal band to Tolkien
I always tell people that the reason why I'm a Wintersun fan, is because of Jari's ability to tell stories with music.
Like there are bands which you like to listen to because they are heavy, or because of complexity. But Jari's music is the type of music where you just close your eyes and let your imagination go.
The level of visual landscapes this guy can create with music is just impressive.
Jari uses sound like a paint brush.
This inspires me to make good music for my video games.
imagine listening to wintersun on magic mushrooms, i did on my first time trying them and it's still one of the best moments in my life, only surpassed by seeing wintersun live in 2018 (sober ofc :P)
Wintersun has really cemented its place as my favourite band, I can’t wait for time II and your future releases. It’s hard to quantify how much your favourite musicians impact your life ❤
Same here! And Jari is by far my favorite musician - everything he creates just blows my mind!
Amazing "demo" quality.
It would be interesting if after all the demos are released, wintersun gets like the top fan selected demos and then they re-record the ultimate fan demo collection
Nope, ALL of them \m/
That would be awesome ❤
I would love this too! Many demos are great but some sound too raw, I mean, too "blackish"
This ‘demo’ sounds better than a lot of bands final mixes
put that on the bingo card along with 'sounds like bal-sagoth'
@@msum23, that's a thing?
@@AUM_-po9scevery second comment on most of these fantasy songs is about bal-sagoth :P
@@msum23 , huh, maybe I'm lucky, because I've never seen a single comment like that.
Also, are these people okay in the head? Because "every fantasy sounds like Bal - Sagoth" can be a serious condition:P
@@msum23 hurr durr bal-sagoth used a synth so all bands that use synth sound the same hurrr.
Jari. You make all of us feel much better.. The waiting was long. But now, we are marching all together to a great musical future ! Thank you. Merci.
It's as if Jari possesses time travel abilities. Listening to this, it's as if I'm living the early 2000's again. I love it. The Time package is surely worthy of its name!
This has been the biggest release of metal I think we've ever seen in a single campaign event.
I haven't been on social media for months but I hope people aren't shying away from how massive this move is, just from a band management perspective!
When's the last time we saw a band release 2 completely reworked albums, a new album, and 5 hours of demos and early archives before??
I don't think we ever have.
Where is it for sale?
This sounds like the closing track to the most epic Ensiferum album that never was - holy crap. Jari, thank you for releasing this!
Jari, what did we do so bad to you to have this masterpiece hidden to us?
Not intentional! 😃
@@WintersunJari Maybe at some point in your career you can do a legendary demo tour❤
Sounds better than a lot of current metal songs
What a killer song \m/
Lyrics now updated as of the Time Package official Fantasy Metal Project booklet:
0:18 And I saw an old dragon captured in a circle of flames
0:26 And inside his eyes I could only see sorrow but his heart was firm as a stone
0:35 The arrows could not make him flee
0:38 And he laughed at the shaking of spears
0:43 Upon the earth there is not his like
0:47 Who is made without fear
1:09 When the breath of wind caresses the earth
1:14 And the seas wail again
1:18 Then you can see the dragon fly
1:23 Through eternal dreams
1:27 The rain kept falling into the great woods of magic
1:37 where the dragon had gone to rest
1:44 the flames of the bonfire leaped
1:49 high into the night
1:53 challenging the rising moon
2:45 Then the vast horizon flickered suddenly
2:49 And the lightning started to shout
2:54 When the darkness took over
2:56 The shifting landscape
2:58 To vanish the rainbow above
3:03 Fly into your freedom
3:07 O' great and mighty dragon
3:11 Search for a silent place
3:15 Where you can find peace in your heart
4:50 And I saw the dragon flying into wilderness
4:56 With the wings like an eagle
4:59 This memory I shall not forget
5:02 Until I take my final breath
5:08 The arrows could not make him flee
5:11 And he laughed at the shaking of spears
5:16 Upon the earth there is not his like
5:20 Who is made without fear
5:42 When the breath of wind caresses the earth
5:46 And the seas wail again
5:51 Then you can see the dragon fly
5:55 Through eternal dreams
5:59 As the dragon flew over the earth
6:04 The forces of nature were afraid
6:08 He beholdeth all high things
6:12 He is the king of the realms of ice
6:17 He is the king on the field of skies
Great job. I too wondered about the lyrics, here are some poor guesses / what I thought I've always heard:
0:26 And inside his eyes I could only see sorrow but his heart was as firm as a stone
1:27 The rain kept falling to the grave ??? of? magic
1:44 The flames of the ??? fire
2:45 And the last horizon flickers suddenly and the lightning darkens the sky
6:04 The forces of nature were fried?
@@noot871 Thanks for the help! I believe your interpretation of 0:26 is better than mine, I will change it!
1:27 I think I hear the word "grave" too! But right after that I'm fairly certain it's "once" or something without an F
1:44 you might be correct but it seems to also have something with a T sound after "fire", maybe "lit"?
Perhaps "The flames of the born fire lit", but I'm not too confident about this one
2:45 "And the last horizon flickers suddenly and the lightning darkens the sky" that sounds really on point, but "lightning darkens the sky" doesn't make much sense because lightnings are bright 🤔 I will change it regardless because it sounds exacly like it!
6:04 Upon listening a few more times I believe the word "wrathed" could also fit here
I hear "great woods of magic" at 1:27
"capture in a circle of flames"
@@Magn0Dota in 1:44 I hear moon fire
Luca Turilli dances around in joy ❤⚔️🐲
Luca Turilli collab with Jari would be epic!
lets goooo!!! August 30th seems so far away!!!!
Then.. I'll be back under your comment the August 30th.
Fus Ro Dah!
That's a nice way to start the day! coffee + wintersun 😍
Enjoy the coffee! Tomorrow morning, Wintersun Podcast #25 and coffee! 😉
Exactly what Im doin now! 😉❤
I have a problem. I will take a test on May 5th and I have to study at least 12 hours a day. When I watch Jari's videos in the morning, I want to watch them all day long. And now the dragon 💖
THIS CANT BE TRUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Really cant even understand why you kept this gem soooo long hidden.
But to be honest i think i now understand why you keep on saying that this was the perfect TIME . THANK YOUUUUU
Nervous like a child for this release, crying for happiness at 3:00 chorus, grining wide at the end - thank you Jari for these emotions!
That solo, omg this is so beautiful 3:21
Release is getting near and I love every Minisecond of this video, this song, this lyrics and the feeling to be able to listen to such mastery! Thank you Jari! Thank you Teemu! Thank you Kai! Thank you Jukka!
I discovered Wintersun while I was playing the Skyrim for the first time back in 2014. This song is a huge throwback to good ol' school days for me. I guess it's time to head back to Tamriel now 😁😁. Thank you Jari! Keep it going!
Honestly I've listened to this non stop since you released it, and this might be in my top 5 Wintersun songs of all time. It's that f-ing good.
Oh.. My... GooooD!! I was literaly hypnootized by this awesomeness! Such a legendary folk-medieval dragon song! The begining reminds the Game of Thrones themes, but the almighty music... All Hail Sir Jari! One of the best songs of your, congratulations, so epic! And btw. I love those visual videos. Wish there will be more and it would be so awesome to listen to each song from Time Package with the special visualisation videos. God bless You Jari and... Thank You! Waiting patiently for my Time Package to arrive
Finally! Thanks for releasing this early! Listening to it right know! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
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Oh man... if this is the demo, and has a leve that surprasses the quality of quite a number of projects already published... can't wait to see what the final thing is going to be like. I'm getting very excited, thanks for creating and sharing this majestic masterpiece that even the highest metal gods and demons will love.
Wintersun should add Dragon Song and Powers Inside to live setlist.
Holy shit I’m crying tears of happiness. This is beautiful and reminiscent of the early Ensiferum, but with that beautiful Wintersun taste to it. I’m in love!
There's raw energy dripping from every note! You can feel Jari pouring his soul into this song. It absolutely explodes with a sense of high adventure - makes you want to grab your sword and leap into the unknown! Thanks, Jari! Here's hoping we get lyrics soon, these need to be sung!
This is one of the best you've released Jari! Fucking legend.
I'm stoked for Time II, but these fantasy demos have me freaking giddy. August can't come fast enough! Jari, you brilliant man.
Absolutely beautiful and majestic, I know I will be listening to this one for years to come.
If only my demos would sound half as good as this...
Now, after the arrival of the dragon, surely there's "fire burning in our hearts"!!!
Thank you for sharing this with us!!!!
An epic soundtrack for a dragon movie, nice and beautiful video. Great job Jari.
Jari you are one of the greatest musicians of all times I mean it with all of my heart I wish I could shake your hand . Thank you for this pure music full of soul timeless infinte masterpiece
I'm playing Dragon's Dogma while listening to this absolute banger. What a time to be alive ❤️🔥
This is one of those epic music videos that I will rewatch over and over again and will be listening to it till I hate it lol. I love it! It has everything I love in music. Just cannot understand how it is called "Early Demo", other groups and bands are creating worse official singles that that masterpiece. And it's not a single, it's an early demo! Dude, what a song, what a sound. Shiverrrss!
I don't even listen to that much of metal anymore - but I will always come back for Wintersun!
What a musician. Jari is incredible. I hope this all goes well because can you imagine what the next wintersun albums will be like? Insane .
Always nice to wake up and see there's a new Wintersun song. Jari you have made my year with all of this. Only 4 more months!
Jari this is amazing! I can't believe we're gonna get such amazing songs (and quality production!) with the legendary demos. Thank you so much!
It's crazy that with 275 comments so far, only one person talked about Eternal Wait haha
Damn I knew it seemed familiar... So that's it! ty for leaving this comment
@@fartz3808 Glad I could help! :D
I was waiting for this since you announced the Time package, I played The Dragon Song so many times in that video. I am gonna do the same with this. This is beautiful, thank you so much!
I hope, that these demo songs we all can hear also live. These gives so much positive shivers.
With every demo released I get more happy that I bought this Package. this one and Fountain of life especially are really good
Oh man you're uploading so many hidden gems. We all appreciate it all!
You really make us to want to listen to everything right now, the wait is so worth it!
What I've told my friends listening to Wintersun, patience is key!
I swear the more I listen to this the more I love it, the opening is just so fucking good.
This is seriously my favorite song now..
*Pressing like before even starting the song.
1998 is insaaaaane, I was 3 years old! this sounds so much more modern than that!!! fantastic stuff as expected, Jari 💙💙💙
I was born in that year
Excited for the launch, been desperately waiting since 2012
JARI you are the maestro of metal! 30 yrs of your music sometimes waiting a or what seems like a lifetime, you are IMO the metal God or ODIN, FUC KING LOVE you man
I was finally able to order the Time Package, can't wait for August!
Thanks for the music, you're easily one of my all time favourite bands, I'm sure the album will be worth the wait!
I love how you use the simple chord progression and lead the seventh note to the root note back. To feel come back and to be home. Such a wonderful piece. Thank you Jari for release some songs of this album earlier. 🔥😊 You are a big inspiration..since i played a lot of Wintersun, my guitar skills have improved. Keep it up.
This song would KILL if you play it live one day! Thanks for all these awesome little gems ♥
They went silent for years and now dropping banger after banger as DEMOS and we haven't yet heard Time 2 my gawd!
Thanks for uploading ❤️ regards from Norway to all the people out there. Love you.
This truly made my weekend! I come home from work to see this video. The song is amazing, a real treasure! Thanks so much for releasing a few song early for us to enjoy, and make the wait a little easier.
This is a masterpiece Jari! Thanks for this beautiful song. Love from Bahrain.
This is absolutely epic, masterful, and beautiful. I love dragons! I'm a dragon and married a dragon, 12 years older than me. I will be playing this over and over ❤ You are the best Jari 🤘
Never heard this, awesome in terms of music, but whoever did the artwork did an incredible job.
Congratulations Master Jari!!
Greetings From Argentina
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Oh ,Lord ! It's qwite, absolutely gorgeous , Wintersun !!! 😊👏👏👍. Many thanks you for sharing this truly powerful song , guys !!!🙏😊👍❤️
I ordered the package today. It is not my finest era financially, but supporting the greatest composer of our time is something I can remember and tell to grandchildren someday 😁
Thank you! 🤘 Bragging rights! 💪😃
Thank you for giving us samples and full songs. I will listen these while waiting for late august. Never couldnt imagine how much new music we would get. Thank you so so much! ❤❤❤
Great music, amazing vocals and fantastic instrumentals ! ❤
Yari, your music is incomparable! Finally, I again feel the emotions of genuine joy and delight! Many of my favorite groups ceased to delight me, but here is a new sip of air! Thanks again!
LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOO.... WINTERSUN IS BACK! Jari please put this up on Spotify so I can have the strength of dragons when I workout!
Within the first ten seconds you know, it is a masterpiece and you intuitivly know the genere is Jari Mäenpää. Wintersun is timeless music. After 20+ years it's still sounds so epic.
Jari, our hero of musical treasures - thank you so much ! ❤
This Winter has been much easier due to the great return of Wintersun!
Jari,you are a real Masterpice!Greets from Germany
Love this! It has inspired me to create art today... something that hasn't happened in a while. Thank you!
really crazy how amazing this song is! both the music and the images are great! thank you so much for this "demo"!
My birthday is in August and I couldn't wish for a better present than the release of these treasures. Thank you Jari and the whole band for giving us hours of joy! Greetings from Germany 🤘
Those legendary demos are gonna be like... The best Ensiferum album ever lol
Fucking Epic!!! Loving the dragon artwork and backgrounds on this. Song has a ye' oldie feel to it. Like you took an ancient bard song and grew it some steel balls.
I just have no words to express how great this is!
My god this is beautiful! 3.00- 4.30 i'm literally crying of happiness, emotions flowing though me! Thank you Jari.
Glad to hear it! 🙂 Thanks!
Jari, you are the ultimate metal Wizard no doubt. Why have you made us wait this long?
What an epic piece of music, thank you Jari. Incredible, mesmerisingly beautiful. Plus point for the visuals 🤘
That was beautiful! Love it too cause it sounds like Amon Amarth a bit here and there.Gorgeous❤❤❤
I genuinely think that this is one of the best songs that anyone has ever made, across any genre. I seriously hope this is something that you'll consider playing live Jari!
The long awaited song at lastttttttt, thank you wintersun!
Amazing. I honestly can’t remember the last time I’ve been so excited for an album.
Why can I only hit the Like button once? I want to like this a thousand times!
Dear Jari! You are the musical dragon of this world.
GREAT MASTERPIECE!!!!
WTF!!! I don't have words to explain how this is SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!
Already buy the time package and i know is one of the best decisions in my life!! 😆
Jari’s REDEMPTION! 🫡
Eternal gratitude and salutations from Morocco! 🤘🏼
I came a few days ago to hear some Wintersun songs without knowing anything about them, but the name of the band. Hearing Teemu playing with Megadeth gave me the motivation to play the guitar again. And thanks to him I'm here hearing all this masterpieces. Jari is a truly musical genious. Hope to see Wintersun in Argentina soon.
To keep this song in storage for 26 years is just hard to imagine for me.
This... gave me goosebumps
It's 9:30pm in Australia, was about to go to bed. Now I have to listen to this song at least another ten times. LOVE IT!!!
Love, love, LOVE!! @Wintersunjari this is pretty much stunning as it is, though it would be fantastic to hear more clean singing in it. So empowering!