Mad respect to Thomas .. he obviously was sick as hell. Still managed to put a lot of energy in his performance. No playback, no excuses ... just performing no matter what. A lot of bands would probably cancel the show or perform playback vocals or something. A lot of hate for his voice in the comments - should be the other way round. The crowd was obviously having a great time with Gloryhammer - this is what Metal is all about.
Angus McFife XIII refused to give into Zargothrax' evil spell and cancel the show this time, and that's why the next time he tries he used something that no mighty hero can ignore, the weather.
He should try adapting his vocal style, it's awesome but you can see how he begins to struggle after the half of the show, that or do shorter shows :/.
According to Chris Bowes it was just a real bad show all around and Thomas had some issues with his IEM and had to use wedges, apparently couldn't hear himself or anything else really. Everyone has a bad day I guess.
It's actually painful to watch as it goes on. He knows his voice is dead and he's doing his best. He wanted this to be the best he could make it, but the universe wanted revenge for getting set on fire. He really is an amazing singer.
Most "singers" in the modern music scene can't carry those tunes even fully warmed- up and healthy... Most of those songs are quite demanding... it doesn't even matter when- and if- his voice breaks here and there...What makes me even more of a fan is that he WON'T GIVE UP- no matter what- and SMILES ALL THE WAY during the set.... it's like a statement "I'm sick, well.. fuck it, let's give' em all fuckin' hell".... Love the band and now on I've got even more respect for Thomas- KILLER job man! Just KILLER... Both thumbs up! fuck the haters!
I could not agree more. I have a band that employs the same fantasy type story and once we announced our characters and our stories, everyone made fun of us, making us clowns and stuff like öh you are a D&D/Classic WoW"band and we showed them what for by raising 150 likes in under 36 hours.
I saw this performance. Never heard of them before. Was immediately captivated. Perfect show. 10/10. Became a rabid fan afterwards. First time I've watched this since then, I had no idea Thomas was struggling due to illness. I'm gobsmacked. I would have sworn under oath he was note perfect, it was so good. Just goes to show you - you can nail a show if the band goes in like a bunch of pros still having some fun.
I bitch and complain about playing violin when I have a cold (holding it against my neck pushes on my swollen lymph nodes). But here he is **singing** anyway at Wacken of all places. Mad respect. 🤘🏻
The way Thomas is fighting despite his ruined voice on that day is so much more impressive than any of these cheesy perfect world live acts the big record companies are trying to sell us. THIS IS METAL!
I first thought wtf what's wrong with his voice?! I was there and saw them last week again and it was great! But if you hear him before and while Universe on Fire... You can hear that he was definitely sick at this concert. :( 34:50 :( Normally his voice rocks!
I fucking love what bands like Gloryhammer and Twilight Force are doing for the Power metal genre. I love how they enjoy performing live and make fun music. We definitely need more of this.
You know what they are doing? They just take 1 aspect of the genre and push it to the edge. Nothing against Gloryhammer but you cant rly compare them with Rhapsody, Stratovarius or Avantasia whey they were in their best times cause they create it all and every single band has very unique way how they made power metal so rich but bands like GH or TF only fulfil the formula writen by others (musicaly and lyricaly even more) and tryin to make it sound epic and modern. If I should name 1 band who push borders for power metal so its Beast in black.
Much respect to Angus for the performance he put on, it was very obvious he wasn't feeling well and it was showing towards the end. I'm glad he didn't do any real harm to his vocal chords straining like that to keep singing.
I watched this only now. Seems like Thomas is really sick there, losing his voice towards the end, but still performing the whole set that was probably intended to. Wow. I love this band.
Does he sound as good as when he isn't sick? Nope. But even if I sing my absolute best I still sound like a cat drowning in porridge. Mass kudos to him for going out and giving the fans a great show.
Yes same,... 100% Sick,... i hear him 2 weeks ago,... and,... no coment that show was total AMAZING,... Here at Wacken is biggiest "sickest" warrior ! Rescpect ! :D :) Cant wait to next show,...
Wish I could have been there. Looks like so much fun. This band has quickly became my favorite band since I discovered them a few months ago. When COVID-19 starts to die down, I hope for them to come to the U.S.
one of the best live bands of all time. allthough thomas seemed to be sick and losing his voice it was still a fucking great performance. looking forward to Cannstatt 2018 \m/
No else is gonna say it huh... that dude they have filling in for Chris Bowes isn't actually playing a darn thing on that keyboard and it's fairly obvious
This is a motivational video for me, no bullshit. Go and perform, whatever happens. Thank You, Thomas. Btw. at last I had the chance to see then live a few days ago, they were great. 🙂
Saw these legeneds at a really small show in australia. Was to this day one of the best concerts i have seen. Putting it up[ there with maiden, sabbath/dio etc.
Awesome, just stumbled across these guys. Looks like a fun show. Everyone talking crap or apologizing for the vocals in the comments, sounds good to me. Singer is really animated.
I followed blind guardian around the uk last year, deeply fell in love with these guys. It's nice to have a full hd show on CZcams, but dang I'm sad about his voice not being on point. :( they need to release a live album tbh.
As a Dundonian, My address: The Universe The Milky Way Earth Europe United Kingdom Scotland Angus Dundee Just wanted to let you know i am alive and well!
This show was amazing. I'm not sure if drinking cheap whisky from a foldable water bottle for the half hour beforehand was a great idea or a terrible idea. Can't wait to see them again!
Imagine a tour with Gloryhammer, Alestorm, Bal-Sagoth, Turisas, Dethklok and Austrian Death Machine with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Depp as guest stars, the very structure of reality won't be capable to endure such singularity of awesomesauce, multiple dimensions and convergent timelines will be needed as backup.
It's amazing they managed to pull this show off with his voice so fucked up from the sickness. You gotta give it to him. Most other vocalists would just fuck the show off and skip it....
people tend to forget how hard singing can be on the voice , I did a show once where I was a lead singer and the fog liquid from the stage dried out my vocal chords not to mention in addition to my awfully bad stage freight I could barly let my voice make a whisper , the nerves didnt help much as I was straning to sing ...I know this isnt the case here as I am sure Thomas is confident on stage but the fog juice doesnt help matters at all especially if I singer is having vocal issues as well
Respekt an Thomas das er dennoch Live gesungen hat ! :) Schade nur irgendwie das es fast die einzige richtige Live Aufnahme von ihnen ist ! :D Ich hoffe es erscheinen bald noch ein paar weitere Live Aufnahmen von den Jungs ! :)
Mad respect to Thomas .. he obviously was sick as hell. Still managed to put a lot of energy in his performance. No playback, no excuses ... just performing no matter what. A lot of bands would probably cancel the show or perform playback vocals or something. A lot of hate for his voice in the comments - should be the other way round. The crowd was obviously having a great time with Gloryhammer - this is what Metal is all about.
I'm so glad you're the top comment
I was live at that show, i was amazing, everyone heard that he had problems but were still amazed.
you are gay like gloryhammer. This is not metal.
No U
@@drohnenderdonner3672 das ist Metal, schade wenn du das nich erkennst
Angus McFife XIII refused to give into Zargothrax' evil spell and cancel the show this time, and that's why the next time he tries he used something that no mighty hero can ignore, the weather.
The *BIG* respect for Thomas.. The best!
Tu Cię mam 😅
BIGGEST! \m/
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What happens, when Thomas is sick?
They turn into a melodic sci-fi-death metal band.
Respect!
Hell yeah, that's what i thought \m/
And he starts to growl:)
Poor Thomas, he clearly went sick on stage, didn't notice it live tho, incredible show!
Yup, did not notice at all. The vibe was too powerful!
Bagdadbrot007 obviously you could tell when he talks but even then he did his best
He should try adapting his vocal style, it's awesome but you can see how he begins to struggle after the half of the show, that or do shorter shows :/.
Adrian I would like to hear you sing for an hour while having a fever though.
According to Chris Bowes it was just a real bad show all around and Thomas had some issues with his IEM and had to use wedges, apparently couldn't hear himself or anything else really.
Everyone has a bad day I guess.
It's actually painful to watch as it goes on. He knows his voice is dead and he's doing his best. He wanted this to be the best he could make it, but the universe wanted revenge for getting set on fire. He really is an amazing singer.
Ha, nice Theory ;)
Nah, Zargothrax used his dastardly magic
Ngl, kinda like this raspy version. Nay, not as good as “non-sick” Thomas, but still
He still sounds sick
There's something to be appreciated about a dude singing with his voice busted, but pushing through until the end.
Giving everything by the end, even though he has nothing left to give. This is a metal performance for the ages. Bravo Thomas.
So now we know...
when Thomas is sick, he sounds like an angry grandma
I'm dying 😂
Most "singers" in the modern music scene can't carry those tunes even fully warmed- up and healthy... Most of those songs are quite demanding... it doesn't even matter when- and if- his voice breaks here and there...What makes me even more of a fan is that he WON'T GIVE UP- no matter what- and SMILES ALL THE WAY during the set.... it's like a statement "I'm sick, well.. fuck it, let's give' em all fuckin' hell".... Love the band and now on I've got even more respect for Thomas- KILLER job man! Just KILLER... Both thumbs up! fuck the haters!
Wow... Just wow. This singer must have balls of steel to power through, despite being sick like that. Respect!
The singer is hilarious. We need more of that in Metal as far as I can tell.
I could not agree more. I have a band that employs the same fantasy type story and once we announced our characters and our stories, everyone made fun of us, making us clowns and stuff like öh you are a D&D/Classic WoW"band and we showed them what for by raising 150 likes in under 36 hours.
Allen Ellsworth. Yes. And Christopher Bowes Is amazing on Keyboard !
@@radubadea9592What is your band called? If I haven’t already stumbled across it.
@@NASCAR_Junk my band is called Dark Aeclipse :D
You can find us on CZcams and on Spotify :D
@@jovisgonorway1001 Also amazingly racist
I saw this performance. Never heard of them before. Was immediately captivated. Perfect show. 10/10. Became a rabid fan afterwards.
First time I've watched this since then, I had no idea Thomas was struggling due to illness. I'm gobsmacked. I would have sworn under oath he was note perfect, it was so good. Just goes to show you - you can nail a show if the band goes in like a bunch of pros still having some fun.
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same here man, never heard of them and I think the vocals are so good. Everyone is saying he's sick and sounds like shit.... WHAT?!
"We sing songs about Hammers
and this one is called
LEGEND OF THE ASTRAL HAMMER"
If you don't love this band yet you are more sick than Thomas!
Thomas was sick!? He gave that performance sick!!? Damn...
He is clearly sick right there x)
5:40 "GLORY HAMM" oh yeah... it didn't exist yet.
3:07 - The Unicorn Invasion of Dundee has already begun lol
I bitch and complain about playing violin when I have a cold (holding it against my neck pushes on my swollen lymph nodes). But here he is **singing** anyway at Wacken of all places. Mad respect. 🤘🏻
Poor Thomas :( Hope he is feeling better! That guy has some serious pipes normally.
The way Thomas is fighting despite his ruined voice on that day is so much more impressive than any of these cheesy perfect world live acts the big record companies are trying to sell us. THIS IS METAL!
I was fucking there, can't believe it! Going again this August, from Uruguay to Wacken!
No big Festival in Uruguay?
See you there... hello from Canada.
I feel that distant travel problem. Nothing like 30 hours on a plane to make you appreciate a festival! See you there!
See you there :D
greetings from germany !
This man is the man! Have fun in Wacken bro :D
I'm a couple of years late, but this is amazing.
I first thought wtf what's wrong with his voice?!
I was there and saw them last week again and it was great!
But if you hear him before and while Universe on Fire... You can hear that he was definitely sick at this concert. :(
34:50 :( Normally his voice rocks!
I think he really breaks on Angus McFife. You can really hear his voice die there, but the crowd does a good job.
His voice rocked now too, Just in a different way
Seen them opening for HammerFall, where his voice was amazing! He is definitely sick here.
ye ! me2 in Zlin,... Was amazing, much better that in videos,... most powerfull concert ! ! ! 100% sick here :)
I fucking love what bands like Gloryhammer and Twilight Force are doing for the Power metal genre. I love how they enjoy performing live and make fun music. We definitely need more of this.
You know what they are doing? They just take 1 aspect of the genre and push it to the edge. Nothing against Gloryhammer but you cant rly compare them with Rhapsody, Stratovarius or Avantasia whey they were in their best times cause they create it all and every single band has very unique way how they made power metal so rich but bands like GH or TF only fulfil the formula writen by others (musicaly and lyricaly even more) and tryin to make it sound epic and modern. If I should name 1 band who push borders for power metal so its Beast in black.
Seeing them both on the boat in less than two months!!!!
Much respect to Angus for the performance he put on, it was very obvious he wasn't feeling well and it was showing towards the end. I'm glad he didn't do any real harm to his vocal chords straining like that to keep singing.
What a great singer , Thomas.. Even if he wasn't at his best, he still rocked the show, I wish I was there!!
I watched this only now. Seems like Thomas is really sick there, losing his voice towards the end, but still performing the whole set that was probably intended to. Wow. I love this band.
Even when sick he still sings better than most singers XDDD
Does he sound as good as when he isn't sick? Nope. But even if I sing my absolute best I still sound like a cat drowning in porridge. Mass kudos to him for going out and giving the fans a great show.
Man is a real hero by doing the show despite being sick as hell
Yes same,... 100% Sick,... i hear him 2 weeks ago,... and,... no coment that show was total AMAZING,... Here at Wacken is biggiest "sickest" warrior ! Rescpect ! :D :) Cant wait to next show,...
Thomas is awesome. He was obviously sick and he still went on stage and did an awesome show
...and the band thanks Thomas for his efforts by kicking him out of the band via mail. This is just sad!
Sickness may bring Angus mcfiffe XIII to his knees, but he still fights regardless! Hail hoots
That singer is a true warrior.
He sounds fine to me, he gets mad respect for performing epic as always while feeling like hell. How many pansy ass bands would do this today????
I kinda noticed it in Hollywood Hootsman
Wish I could have been there. Looks like so much fun. This band has quickly became my favorite band since I discovered them a few months ago. When COVID-19 starts to die down, I hope for them to come to the U.S.
one of the best live bands of all time. allthough thomas seemed to be sick and losing his voice it was still a fucking great performance. looking forward to Cannstatt 2018 \m/
I feel bad for the band after Gloryhammer. Cause that is fucking amazing! With a busted throat no less! That is gonna be hard to top.
*pops on the video* Hmmm, lead singer's voice is deeper then I expected. *reads comments* Damn, he's good. Putting on a good performance even sick.
No else is gonna say it huh... that dude they have filling in for Chris Bowes isn't actually playing a darn thing on that keyboard and it's fairly obvious
Makes sense. Probably doesn't know how.
How? its DI'd in the studio and DI'd live, of course its going to sound perfect!
Thomas, what a fucking trooper. Powering through it like a space bulldozer even though he was sick.
respect. dude blew his voice out and still goes.
Gotta give props for still performing while sick.
I just love how thomas is so fucking excited
You can't have anything but respect for Thomas, for performing in a poor physical/vocal condition. Well done SIR.
Damn he nailed The unicorn Invasion Of Dundee even though he was sick as fuck and that was obvious ih Universe On Fire. Mad and utter respects on him.
I am really looking forward to the "HammerHammer" tour this saturday in Kaufbeuren
ebenfalls anwesend :D
Boah, das wär schon geil.
Have fun! :)
Was that the ominous GloryHammerFall tour? :)
Live it was great! Now listening to it someone clearly was sick :D
This is a motivational video for me, no bullshit. Go and perform, whatever happens. Thank You, Thomas. Btw. at last I had the chance to see then live a few days ago, they were great. 🙂
Making him sick for the show... that is low, even for zargothrax
Huge respect for Thomas, he rocks this til the end obviously sick as hell 👍
Saw these legeneds at a really small show in australia. Was to this day one of the best concerts i have seen. Putting it up[ there with maiden, sabbath/dio etc.
Awesome, just stumbled across these guys. Looks like a fun show. Everyone talking crap or apologizing for the vocals in the comments, sounds good to me. Singer is really animated.
Angus McFife
I followed blind guardian around the uk last year, deeply fell in love with these guys. It's nice to have a full hd show on CZcams, but dang I'm sad about his voice not being on point. :( they need to release a live album tbh.
11:09 there it is... he was very very sick
Even sick your voice is amazing!!
his voice is FUCKING AWESOME!!
edit: and now I'm reading that he was sick? Damn, this dude is unreal!
So Zargothrax is a shapeshifting evil wizard who rides undead unicorns. Is there something he can't do ?
Chug alcohol
Be lead singer of alestorm at the same time. Wait...
As a Dundonian, My address:
The Universe
The Milky Way
Earth
Europe
United Kingdom
Scotland
Angus
Dundee
Just wanted to let you know i am alive and well!
Blair Fyffe Right next to the Tay right!?
This is suffering for your art.
Respect
Mad Respect .... Sick but the Show Must Go on \m/
Que agradable Power Ranger
Such a great singer!
They didn't play Heroes Of Dundee? That surprises me.....
36:01 "Omg these notes, I know them, where have heard those before??? AAArrrggghhhhh!!!" two hours later: "Oh yeah finally, the final countdown!!!".
I saw them last year with alestorm played the exact setlist but after Hollywood hootsman it was universe on fire the Angus mcfife
the show went on - fuck yes - true metal warriors #GloryHammer
This show was amazing. I'm not sure if drinking cheap whisky from a foldable water bottle for the half hour beforehand was a great idea or a terrible idea. Can't wait to see them again!
I had about 10 beers just before the concert, it was a good idea!
So it is decided! A GREAT IDEA
Imagine a tour with Gloryhammer, Alestorm, Bal-Sagoth, Turisas, Dethklok and Austrian Death Machine with
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Depp as guest stars, the very structure of reality won't be capable to endure such singularity of awesomesauce, multiple dimensions and convergent timelines will be needed as backup.
Sick Angus McFife still sings much better than me.
I really love hammers.
Sebastian Vettel powering through illness like a champ.
36:45 "you're my ghedin sight" he's clearly sick
Fantastic band
Wait, the Legendary Astral hammer is made of beer can?
I saw this band 2 times in live. It was awesome
It's amazing they managed to pull this show off with his voice so fucked up from the sickness. You gotta give it to him. Most other vocalists would just fuck the show off and skip it....
Great show and great fight from Thomas. The show must go on, even if you are ill.
The Unicorn in the front row looks very entertained
people tend to forget how hard singing can be on the voice , I did a show once where I was a lead singer and the fog liquid from the stage dried out my vocal chords not to mention in addition to my awfully bad stage freight I could barly let my voice make a whisper , the nerves didnt help much as I was straning to sing ...I know this isnt the case here as I am sure Thomas is confident on stage but the fog juice doesnt help matters at all especially if I singer is having vocal issues as well
Good songs, I liked a lot.
Excelente banda esperemos su tercer disco
Respekt an Thomas das er dennoch Live gesungen hat ! :) Schade nur irgendwie das es fast die einzige richtige Live Aufnahme von ihnen ist ! :D Ich hoffe es erscheinen bald noch ein paar weitere Live Aufnahmen von den Jungs ! :)
#GLORYHAMMER 🤘🤘🏻🤘🏿🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾
Angus mcfife doesn’t take sick days 🤘
They just turned into a death metal band in this show
Yeah, "Universe on fire" with growling and "Unicorn Invasion of Dundee" got this greavlly noise :D
He can still handle it. 🤒
This band needs to come to Canada, preferred Ontario...
Man’s losing his voice but he still sounds amazing
Excelente Band!!!!
Love it again and again ❤❤❤❤ auch wenn man es live gesehen hat und es so geil war aber es ist schön es wieder und wieder zu sehen
Honey and Lemon for Angus McFife me thinks! (Poor Bloke!)
The legendary beer can astral hammer* I love it! 9:05
Zargontrax kneel down before mighty Hoots 😍
Angus Are the fucking King! No playback!! This is so freaking cool!!
Bass guitar sounds fucking EPIC here!!