HEAVY LOAD: Heathens From The North (Swedish Heavy Metal Documentary) RIP Ragne Wahlquist

Heavy Load, Sweden's first heavy metal band album debuted in 1978. They were heavily influential and considered to be the inventors or grandfathers of the viking metal genre. In this short documentary I've compiled music, interviews and stories of this great Swedish heavy metal band Heavy Load. The band behind classics such as Full speed at high level, metal conquest, death or glory and stronger than evil. Enjoy! Rest In Peace Ragne Wahlquist 1955 - 2025. RIP Valhalla Warrior Featuring: Heavy Load, Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott & Eddy Malm. Shoutout to: Rockpages TV, ZTV, Rockklassiker, Studio AMB (Mic Studios), Sweden Rock Festival for the interview clips. All cred goes to them. These clips have been fully translated with english subs. Check out my new merch! https://merch.streamelements.com/ruthlessmetal #heavyload #vikingmetal #heavymetal HEAVY LOAD: Heathens From The North. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Rockpages TV interview 03:25 I Am Me 3:40 Collaboration with Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 4:49 Heavy Metal Angels (In Denim and Leather) 6:05 ZTV interview with Anders Tengner 10:36 Heavy Load Reunion 11:11 Sweden Rock Interview 16:45 The flooding of Thunderload Studios 19:38 Reflections on their legacy 21:05 Walhalla Warriors (Ragne Wahlquist Tribute) Like, Share and Subscribe! RUTHLESS METAL WEBSITE: https://ruthlessmetal.blogspot.com/ RUTHLESS METAL ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/176669589198816 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON AND GET A DISCORD INVITE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=54741783 GET SOME RUTHLESS MERCH: https://merch.streamelements.com/ruthlessmetal SWEDISH METAL - FROM THE PAST ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374325439496042 RUTHLESS METAL ON SPOTIFY: (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wa4VtyihXPu4DcegWcAo5?si=juPwFkA8QBKA141FPSLqag LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE! Music from: Heavy Load.

Added 19 Oct 2026