SABATON Like You’ve NEVER Heard Before | Patty Gurdy – “The Red Baron” Reaction

Sabaton meets folk! In today’s reaction, we’re diving into Patty Gurdy’s folky reimagining of “The Red Baron” — one of Sabaton’s most iconic anthems. This isn’t your typical metal cover — Patty takes the legendary war-themed track and transforms it with hurdy-gurdy tones, ethereal vocals, and bass-nyckelharpa layers that feel like stepping into a medieval battlefield dream. If you’ve never seen Patty Gurdy before, she’s an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer known for bringing the hurdy-gurdy into the modern era. Her work blends Nordic, Celtic, and symphonic folk influences with cinematic flair — and this version of “The Red Baron” feels like something out of a fantasy film soundtrack. With over 470K subscribers and a dedicated fanbase, Patty has just announced she’s joining Sabaton on tour as a soloist for their legendary orchestra, which makes this cover even more special. You can hear her love for the original song while giving it her own haunting and heroic twist. In this reaction, I’ll share my thoughts on: ⚙️ How the hurdy-gurdy and nyckelharpa completely change the song’s atmosphere 🎤 Patty’s angelic-meets-warrior vocal tone 🔥 The arrangement and pacing compared to Sabaton’s version 🪖 Why folk metal crossovers like this deserve more love Crack open a cold one and join me as we fly with The Red Baron once more — this time through a folky, mystical lens. If you enjoy metal reactions, interviews, and festival coverage, hit subscribe and join the Metal on Tap Brew Crew! 🍻 ‪@PattyGurdy‬ ‪@Sabaton‬ #PattyGurdy #Sabaton #TheRedBaron #FolkMetal #HurdyGurdy #MetalOnTap #Jaimunji #ReactionsToMusicThisWeek #SabatonCover #FolkyVersion #WomenInMetal 🍻 JOIN THE BREW-CREW ON DISCORD:   / discord   🍻 Hang out with fellow metalheads, share tunes, talk gigs, beers & all things heavy! Follow Jaimunji on:► 📺 Twitch:   / jaimunji   📸 Instagram:   / jaimunji_   🌐 Website: https://metalontap.com 👍 Facebook:   / metalontap   Music from https://www.bensound.com I do not own the rights to any of the featured song clips on this video. All credit to the artists and labels. These fall under fair use based on sufficient transformation for the purpose of review, promotion, and commentary. " Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses-such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research-as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use."