ALL people you see on stage are regular band members, even the 2 background ladies. I believe, one of them even is the tour manager. 😉 Feuerschwanz shows are always a big party, no matter if they play in Wacken or small music club!
Wow, Daniel, I'm feeling exhausted now but it's a great feeling! I've never heard of this band but I'll certainly be checking out their catalogue now, this was amazing and just absolute fire actually. Thanks so much for doing this, I think we all had a great time and I got some really good recommendations, thanks guys! So hyped now, just what I needed as well, Daniel! I missed a bit at the beginning so I'm going to watch it now! 😊😊
They released an album this year, “Warriors”, which consists of 10 of their songs translated into English, plus two new songs in English. The songs MEMENTO MORI, UNTOT IM DRACHEMBOOT and DAS ELFTE GEBOT are all on it in English. A quick breakdown of who’s who - they all go by stage or character names but their real names are known: The knight in armour is Hauptmann (“ Captain”) and is the founder of the band. The other singer is Hodi, aka Ben Metzner. Guitarist - Hans (which is actually his real name as well as stage name) Violinist - Johanna Bassist - Jarne Drummer - Rollo Dancers (the Miezen or “Kitties”) - the blonde is Musch Musch and the redhead is Myu. Love this band!
Hauptmann (Captain) Feuerschwanz (chainmail guy) is the last remaining founding member. Dancer/ stage & video performer Mieze Musch-Musch (Kitty Puss-Puss, the blonde one) is with them at least since 2009. If appearing outside of Feuerschwanz she mostly goes under the stage name Hexe (Witch) which is also her real life nickname. Mieze Myu (Kitty Myow) is with them since about 2012, since 2016 they are the exclusive Miezen. Myu was guest musician on a few songs with her harp, credited under her real name Jenny, she is also the harpist of The Dark Side Of The Moon. Memento Mori is Latin for "Remember Death" / "Remember Your Mortality": You'll take nothing with you into the grave, except you coffin. Untot im Drachenboot (Undead on the Dragon Boat), English version on the "Warriors" album titled Death on the Dragon Ship. Zombie Vikings, what more could one wish for. Metfest (Mead Feast [Renaissance fair I guess]) has some heavy play on words: first chorus starts "Ich will jetzt sofort auf ein Metfest" = "I want to go to a Mead Feast immediately", second chorus starts "Drum (short for Darum [yes, we do shorten words by one letter and call that German efficiency 😅]) haltet besser eurem Met fest" = "That's why you better hold on to your Mead tightly". Ultima Nocte is Latin for "Final Night" / "Last Night" (... before the battle). When they do outdoor shows during daytime or when they are in a venue with fire safety restrictions, the Miezen substitute the fire fans with actual fans that have flamelike dyed clothes attached (as seen in the official video for Metfest). Schubsetanz is a made up word (literally pushy dance/ shoving dance) referring to do the mosh pit, or, as Suzanne Victoria mentioned in the chat: pogo (which I guess is from the UK punk scene, but not sure about that). They weren't able to translate it properly into English for the Warriors album, as it has too much play on words in the lyrics, so they dropped it. Methämmer (selfexplanatory) was the title of their 8th studio album in 2018 (Schubsetanz & Die Hörner hoch are from that one too), after that, they got signed by Napalm Records. Hodi introduced Dragostea Din Tei as the melody played when the Vikings arrived at Mallorca (Majorca) in the year 739 to go on vacation 🤣. It was the suggestion of violinist Johanna to cover this song. "Metalheads are scary and worship Satan!" meanwhile at Wacken: "Majah Hii! Majah Huh! Majah Hah hah!..." One could tell by your facial expressions, when the first "Majah Hii" was to be heard in the back, what thoughts went through your mind: "Wait, was that..., no it couldn't... or was it... no they can't actually... but it sounds just like... THEY REALLY DID!" Rohirrim is the horserider army of the kingdom Rohan from The Lord Of The Rings, the song is loosely based on the speech of Théoden, King of Rohan, when he leads them into battle. They payed tribute to actor Bernard Hill, who portrayed the character in the movies, on their social media, after he passed in May of this year. It's the only song from the setlist that has no official video. Das Elfte Gebot (The Eleventh Commandment, English version titled The Forgotten Commandment) first chorus: "Because the 11th commandment tells to live as if death is waiting tomorrow, tomorrow death is already waiting. Yes, that's what is written in the 11th commandment", second chorus: "Because the 11th commandment tells to live as if death is waiting tomorrow, tomorrow death is waiting already. Yes, the 11th commandment tells to love and to burn up in flames ablaze (not properly translatableI think, literally it probably would be "glow down in flames ablaze", to me, burn up seems to not represent the range of "verglühen" in all it's tragic). The Miezen do that dance, representing life & death, in the original video too. I saw them live last year, it was the second (of four) shows where TDSOTM was guest on (Warkings was the official support band) so Melissa Bonny did not only joined them on WotWU but also on Ding. The venue went absolutely nuts on that one, even harder than Dragostea Din Tei!
I got translated lyrics for some of the songs: Feuerschwanz - Memento Mori I saw the ferryman He was so terrifying and beautiful In his barge have sailed those who passed away They were not poor and they were not rich And their eyes so pale They had nothing of use in the realm of the dead And that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave Except your coffin Memеnto Mori I felt the breath of the plague Touched the cold earth But in passing away, life has seduced me anew I have loved and lost But I rose again With my naked fist raised against the sky I have sworn And that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave Except your coffin That's why we live here That's why we live now Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave Except your coffin Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here) That's why we live now (That's why we live now) Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave Except your coffin
Feuerschwanz - Untot Im Drachenboot (Undead in the dragon boat) Dragons made of wood and sails Warriors, wild and daring Valhalla waits for every man Only he who dies on the battlefield Holds the axe firmly in his hand But what if you can't die? Off to your death With the dragon boat Into the steel sea And we sail across the sea Join our army Into the spray With the dragon ship Into the bloody sea And the sea turns red Our sail brings death Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!) Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!) In dark harbor taverns You can hear the sailors murmuring Draugr, out there for 1000 years Our ship fast and agile Neither dead nor alive Cursed to eternal privateering expeditons On to death With the dragon boat Into the steel sea And we'll sail the sea Join our army Into the spray With the dragon ship Into the bloody sea And the sea turns red Our sail brings death Undead in the dragon boat On to death With the dragon boat Into the steel sea And we sail across the sea Join our army Into the spray With the dragon ship Into the bloody sea And the sea turns red Our sail brings death And we sail across the sea Into the spray With the dragon ship Into the bloody sea And the sea turns red Our sail brings death Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!)
Feuerschwanz - Schubsetanz (Shoving Dance) We are warriors - real guys But what knight likes to dance? We hate salsa and waltz and rumba Schuhplattler and Cha Cha Cha Our genes are pre-programmed We're conditioned for fights Are neither dancers nor acrobats More like primates in the kindergarten Dear ladies and lords Do you know the magic word? A little bit of beating and getting along again Shoving dance (Pogo dance) is knightly sport Dear riffraff, dear rabble Pull the stick out of your ass That's not very fine just a bit mean, because Shoving dance is knightly sport Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving dance is knightly sport Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving dance is knightly sport When I stand at the altar one day Sail dutifully into the harbour of marriage You can wait a long time for the wedding dance Cause I'm gonna start a pogo Instead of a jazzy wedding chapel There'll be metal straight from hell I'll wear a helmet and armour And then the priest will ask Dear ladies and lords Do you know the magic word? A little bit of beating and getting along again Shoving dance is knightly sport Dear riffraff, dear rabble Pull the stick out of your ass That's not very fine just a bit mean, because Shoving dance is knightly sport So I have only one request Make room in your midst Like Moses once parted the sea Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance But please don't beat yourselves up too much Shoving, Shoving Shoving, Shoving Shoving, Shoving Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance Shoving dance is knightly sport
Feuerschwanz - Das Elfte Gebot (The eleventh commandment) The last battle has been fought Lead-gray haze drifts over barren land You lie there on a stretcher Beside you grins the Grim Reaper He speaks to you, asks for the truth How you're doing and if you're happy Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow Yes, that's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment Ten commandments written in stone The Godfather pronounces his judgment God is dead, only I remain And my commandment is the eleventh Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow Yes, the Eleventh Commandment bids you to love And to burn up in flames ablaze Yes, that's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment The Eleventh Commandment Nothing is dead what lies eternal Until time defeats death Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow death waiting tomorrow death waiting tomorrow Yes, the Eleventh Commandment bids you to love And to burn up in flames ablaze That's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment
Feuerschwanz - Ultima Nocte You warriors gather in the firelight. (Hu! Ha! In the firelight.) Because tonight we do not fight alone. (Hu! Ha! Not alone.) Tonight we fight for life and limb. (Hu! Ha! For life and limb.) And on that we'll raise our horns. (Hu! Ha! Raise the horns.) Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky? Do you hear the horns and the war song? The armies are marching over dark lands. Ultima Ultima Nocte. The last night before the battle. Call all women and men to arms. (Hu! Ha! To arms.) Because from the north come the fire dragons. (Hu! Ha! Fire dragons.) Not too long is our time on earth. (Hu! Ha! Time on earth.) Because someday we all must die. (Hu! Ha! All must die.) Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky? Do you hear the horns and the war song? The armies are marching over dark lands. Ultima Ultima Nocte. Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky? Do you hear the horns and the war song? The armies are marching over dark lands. Ultima Ultima Nocte. The last night before the battle. Ultima Ultima Nocte. Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky? Do you hear the horns and the war song? The armies are marching over dark lands. Ultima Ultima Nocte. Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky? Do you hear the horns and the war song? The armies are marching over dark lands. Ultima Ultima Nocte. The last night before the battle.
Lads the amount of people unreal imagine having to go pee trying to find ur way bk and like u dan i understand nothing but the music is class love the bagpipes and the fiddle /violin
ALL people you see on stage are regular band members, even the 2 background ladies. I believe, one of them even is the tour manager. 😉
Feuerschwanz shows are always a big party, no matter if they play in Wacken or small music club!
Wow, Daniel, I'm feeling exhausted now but it's a great feeling! I've never heard of this band but I'll certainly be checking out their catalogue now, this was amazing and just absolute fire actually. Thanks so much for doing this, I think we all had a great time and I got some really good recommendations, thanks guys! So hyped now, just what I needed as well, Daniel! I missed a bit at the beginning so I'm going to watch it now! 😊😊
They released an album this year, “Warriors”, which consists of 10 of their songs translated into English, plus two new songs in English. The songs MEMENTO MORI, UNTOT IM DRACHEMBOOT and DAS ELFTE GEBOT are all on it in English.
A quick breakdown of who’s who - they all go by stage or character names but their real names are known:
The knight in armour is Hauptmann (“ Captain”) and is the founder of the band.
The other singer is Hodi, aka Ben Metzner.
Guitarist - Hans (which is actually his real name as well as stage name)
Violinist - Johanna
Bassist - Jarne
Drummer - Rollo
Dancers (the Miezen or “Kitties”) - the blonde is Musch Musch and the redhead is Myu.
Love this band!
Hauptmann (Captain) Feuerschwanz (chainmail guy) is the last remaining founding member.
Dancer/ stage & video performer Mieze Musch-Musch (Kitty Puss-Puss, the blonde one) is with them at least since 2009. If appearing outside of Feuerschwanz she mostly goes under the stage name Hexe (Witch) which is also her real life nickname. Mieze Myu (Kitty Myow) is with them since about 2012, since 2016 they are the exclusive Miezen. Myu was guest musician on a few songs with her harp, credited under her real name Jenny, she is also the harpist of The Dark Side Of The Moon.
Memento Mori is Latin for "Remember Death" / "Remember Your Mortality": You'll take nothing with you into the grave, except you coffin.
Untot im Drachenboot (Undead on the Dragon Boat), English version on the "Warriors" album titled Death on the Dragon Ship. Zombie Vikings, what more could one wish for.
Metfest (Mead Feast [Renaissance fair I guess]) has some heavy play on words: first chorus starts "Ich will jetzt sofort auf ein Metfest" = "I want to go to a Mead Feast immediately", second chorus starts "Drum (short for Darum [yes, we do shorten words by one letter and call that German efficiency 😅]) haltet besser eurem Met fest" = "That's why you better hold on to your Mead tightly".
Ultima Nocte is Latin for "Final Night" / "Last Night" (... before the battle). When they do outdoor shows during daytime or when they are in a venue with fire safety restrictions, the Miezen substitute the fire fans with actual fans that have flamelike dyed clothes attached (as seen in the official video for Metfest).
Schubsetanz is a made up word (literally pushy dance/ shoving dance) referring to do the mosh pit, or, as Suzanne Victoria mentioned in the chat: pogo (which I guess is from the UK punk scene, but not sure about that). They weren't able to translate it properly into English for the Warriors album, as it has too much play on words in the lyrics, so they dropped it.
Methämmer (selfexplanatory) was the title of their 8th studio album in 2018 (Schubsetanz & Die Hörner hoch are from that one too), after that, they got signed by Napalm Records.
Hodi introduced Dragostea Din Tei as the melody played when the Vikings arrived at Mallorca (Majorca) in the year 739 to go on vacation 🤣. It was the suggestion of violinist Johanna to cover this song.
"Metalheads are scary and worship Satan!" meanwhile at Wacken: "Majah Hii! Majah Huh! Majah Hah hah!..."
One could tell by your facial expressions, when the first "Majah Hii" was to be heard in the back, what thoughts went through your mind: "Wait, was that..., no it couldn't... or was it... no they can't actually... but it sounds just like... THEY REALLY DID!"
Rohirrim is the horserider army of the kingdom Rohan from The Lord Of The Rings, the song is loosely based on the speech of Théoden, King of Rohan, when he leads them into battle. They payed tribute to actor Bernard Hill, who portrayed the character in the movies, on their social media, after he passed in May of this year. It's the only song from the setlist that has no official video.
Das Elfte Gebot (The Eleventh Commandment, English version titled The Forgotten Commandment) first chorus: "Because the 11th commandment tells to live as if death is waiting tomorrow, tomorrow death is already waiting. Yes, that's what is written in the 11th commandment", second chorus: "Because the 11th commandment tells to live as if death is waiting tomorrow, tomorrow death is waiting already. Yes, the 11th commandment tells to love and to burn up in flames ablaze (not properly translatableI think, literally it probably would be "glow down in flames ablaze", to me, burn up seems to not represent the range of "verglühen" in all it's tragic). The Miezen do that dance, representing life & death, in the original video too.
I saw them live last year, it was the second (of four) shows where TDSOTM was guest on (Warkings was the official support band) so Melissa Bonny did not only joined them on WotWU but also on Ding. The venue went absolutely nuts on that one, even harder than Dragostea Din Tei!
I got translated lyrics for some of the songs:
Feuerschwanz - Memento Mori
I saw the ferryman
He was so terrifying and beautiful
In his barge have sailed those who passed away
They were not poor and they were not rich
And their eyes so pale
They had nothing of use in the realm of the dead
And that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives
Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave
Except your coffin
Memеnto Mori
I felt the breath of the plague
Touched the cold earth
But in passing away, life has seduced me anew
I have loved and lost
But I rose again
With my naked fist raised against the sky I have sworn
And that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives
Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave
Except your coffin
That's why we live here
That's why we live now
Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives
Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave
Except your coffin
Memento Mori, until death grinds the knives
Yes, that's why we live here (That's why we live here)
That's why we live now (That's why we live now)
Memento Mori, because you take nothing with you to the grave
Except your coffin
Thanks for doing a reaction to this concert. I adore Feuerschwanz and they are always fun to watch.
Feuerschwanz played the night slot after headliner Slipknot. They are a regular in Wacken and will appear there again in 2024.
Feuerschwanz - Untot Im Drachenboot (Undead in the dragon boat)
Dragons made of wood and sails
Warriors, wild and daring
Valhalla waits for every man
Only he who dies on the battlefield
Holds the axe firmly in his hand
But what if you can't die?
Off to your death
With the dragon boat
Into the steel sea
And we sail across the sea
Join our army
Into the spray
With the dragon ship
Into the bloody sea
And the sea turns red
Our sail brings death
Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!)
Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!)
In dark harbor taverns
You can hear the sailors murmuring
Draugr, out there for 1000 years
Our ship fast and agile
Neither dead nor alive
Cursed to eternal privateering expeditons
On to death
With the dragon boat
Into the steel sea
And we'll sail the sea
Join our army
Into the spray
With the dragon ship
Into the bloody sea
And the sea turns red
Our sail brings death
Undead in the dragon boat
On to death
With the dragon boat
Into the steel sea
And we sail across the sea
Join our army
Into the spray
With the dragon ship
Into the bloody sea
And the sea turns red
Our sail brings death
And we sail across the sea
Into the spray
With the dragon ship
Into the bloody sea
And the sea turns red
Our sail brings death
Undead in the dragon boat (Undead!)
Wow, Daniel. You do this awesome concert Thanks from northern Germany 😊
Feuerschwanz - Schubsetanz (Shoving Dance)
We are warriors - real guys
But what knight likes to dance?
We hate salsa and waltz and rumba
Schuhplattler and Cha Cha Cha
Our genes are pre-programmed
We're conditioned for fights
Are neither dancers nor acrobats
More like primates in the kindergarten
Dear ladies and lords
Do you know the magic word?
A little bit of beating and getting along again
Shoving dance (Pogo dance) is knightly sport
Dear riffraff, dear rabble
Pull the stick out of your ass
That's not very fine just a bit mean, because
Shoving dance is knightly sport
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving dance is knightly sport
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving dance is knightly sport
When I stand at the altar one day
Sail dutifully into the harbour of marriage
You can wait a long time for the wedding dance
Cause I'm gonna start a pogo
Instead of a jazzy wedding chapel
There'll be metal straight from hell
I'll wear a helmet and armour
And then the priest will ask
Dear ladies and lords
Do you know the magic word?
A little bit of beating and getting along again
Shoving dance is knightly sport
Dear riffraff, dear rabble
Pull the stick out of your ass
That's not very fine just a bit mean, because
Shoving dance is knightly sport
So I have only one request
Make room in your midst
Like Moses once parted the sea
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
But please don't beat yourselves up too much
Shoving, Shoving
Shoving, Shoving
Shoving, Shoving
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving, Shoving, Shoving dance
Shoving dance is knightly sport
As always, thanks to Dan for setting up this awesome concert! I would literally not have heard of these guys without you!
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Feuerschwanz - Das Elfte Gebot (The eleventh commandment)
The last battle has been fought
Lead-gray haze drifts over barren land
You lie there on a stretcher
Beside you grins the Grim Reaper
He speaks to you, asks for the truth
How you're doing and if you're happy
Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live
As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow
Yes, that's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment
Ten commandments written in stone
The Godfather pronounces his judgment
God is dead, only I remain
And my commandment is the eleventh
Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live
As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow
Yes, the Eleventh Commandment bids you to love
And to burn up in flames ablaze
Yes, that's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment
The Eleventh Commandment
Nothing is dead what lies eternal
Until time defeats death
Because the Eleventh Commandment commands you to live
As if death is waiting for you tomorrow, death is already waiting tomorrow
death waiting tomorrow
death waiting tomorrow
Yes, the Eleventh Commandment bids you to love
And to burn up in flames ablaze
That's what's written in the Eleventh Commandment
Feuerschwanz - Ultima Nocte
You warriors gather in the firelight.
(Hu! Ha! In the firelight.)
Because tonight we do not fight alone.
(Hu! Ha! Not alone.)
Tonight we fight for life and limb.
(Hu! Ha! For life and limb.)
And on that we'll raise our horns.
(Hu! Ha! Raise the horns.)
Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky?
Do you hear the horns and the war song?
The armies are marching over dark lands.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
The last night before the battle.
Call all women and men to arms.
(Hu! Ha! To arms.)
Because from the north come the fire dragons.
(Hu! Ha! Fire dragons.)
Not too long is our time on earth.
(Hu! Ha! Time on earth.)
Because someday we all must die.
(Hu! Ha! All must die.)
Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky?
Do you hear the horns and the war song?
The armies are marching over dark lands.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky?
Do you hear the horns and the war song?
The armies are marching over dark lands.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
The last night before the battle.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky?
Do you hear the horns and the war song?
The armies are marching over dark lands.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
Do you hear the horns there on the edge of the sky?
Do you hear the horns and the war song?
The armies are marching over dark lands.
Ultima Ultima Nocte.
The last night before the battle.
Yes you‘re right, Ben (or Hodi which is his stage name in Feuerschwanz) is also the singer of Dartagnan ✌🏻
Lads the amount of people unreal imagine having to go pee trying to find ur way bk and like u dan i understand nothing but the music is class love the bagpipes and the fiddle /violin
The video of Dragostea Din Tei is HILARIOUS! It's the one maya he maya huu. They also covered Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! by ABBA
actually they did 17 covers in total (16 songs on "Todsünden" and Vahalla Calling on "Warriors"). And ALL, yes ALL, are better than the original. 🥰
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So spencer did uk dan does wacken