American's first time reaction to SABATON - To Hell And Back (Official Music Video)

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The official video clip for Sabaton's "To Hell And Back", taken from the album "Heroes".
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======= To Hell And Back SONG STORY =======
This is the story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier in WW2. There are simply too many stories about his deeds to even try to cover them in such a short text, but among his fellow soldiers he was truly a hero and a great inspiration. When he returned from the war he suffered heavily from post-traumatic stress (back then called shell shock) and after a long time on medicines he finally locked himself into a motel for 1 week to cure his addiction of the drugs. After this he became a very famous movie star and even acted in the movie about himself.
======= To Hell And Back LYRICS =======
A short man from Texas
A man of the wild
Thrown into combat
Where bodies lie piled
Hides his emotions
His blood’s running cold
Just like his victories,
His story unfolds
Bright
A white light
If there’d be
Any glory in war
Let it rest
On men like him
Dead men will never come back
Crosses grow on Anzio
Where no soldiers sleep
And where hell’s six feet deep
That death does wait
There’s no debate
So charge and attack
Going to Hell and Back
A man of the 15th
A man of Can Do
Friends fall around him
And yet he came through
Let them fall face down
If they must die
Making it easier
To say goodbye
Bright
A white light
If there’d be,
Any glory in war
Let it rest
On men like him
Who went to Hell and came back
Crosses grow on Anzio
Where no soldiers sleep
And where hell is six feet deep
That death does wait
There’s no debate
So charge and attack
Going to Hell and Back
Oh gather round me
And listen while I speak
Of a war
Where Hell is six feet deep
And all along the shore
Where cannons still roar
They’re haunting my dreams
They’re still there when I sleep
Crosses grow on Anzio
Where no soldiers sleep
and where hell is six feet deep
That death does wait
There’s no debate
So charge and attack
Going to Hell and Back

[@tancar2004]

Another great thing about this video. The war scenes they show are from the movie "To Hell and Back" it was based on Audie Murphy's own life. Audie who had become an actor by then played himself in the movie. So when you see those war scenes it's the real Audie Murphy. Also the lyric's "crosses grow on Anzio" is from a poem written by Audie Murphy.

[@noxion4143]

"Where hell is six feet deep" comes from his poem too

[@dragonkw213]

Best part to is there is a Movie called "To Hell and Back" as well and it stars Audie Murphy playing Audie Murphy.

[@teemup9247]

5:48 I agree. And Joakim (the singer) has said in interviews about (why) singing about war/historical events is that "there are so many great and inportant stories being forgotten....so why the hell we would write new ones."

[@TouchyReactions]

They are unique in that respect.

[@greaper1976]

Fun Fact 1: Some of the lyrics in this song comes straight from Poems that Audie Murphy wrote. Fun Fact 2: Sabaton used to have 2 tanks on stage. One was called Audie, the other Murphy (They now use one tank on stage only) Love your reactions! Keep the train rolling please!

[@PlanetaryDefense]

Another interesting fact is that the battle scenes are from the 1955 movie To Hell and Back where Audie Murphy is played by... Audie Murphy.

[@TouchyReactions]

He played himself? Cool. Guess the director can't argue with how he played the role. lol

[@TouchyReactions]

I'm going to have to start looking at some live performances.

[@greaper1976]

@@TouchyReactions There's some great live performances in that list I sent last week. Woodstock 2012 and the Great Tour videos are awesome. Wacken is always great too, but they tend to get blocked by Wacken's copyright.

[@DakotaKid95]

I thought the second one was named Walther Wenck?

[@glassen75]

I've always loved how Sabaton refuse to shy away from difficult and painful subjects, but instead decide to use their platform to shine a light on some of the incredibly traumatic and painful sides of war. Great reaction once again, you've earned another subscriber here. Love from Sweden.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank You, Yes they help bring light to issues that people forget about. It's great.

[@stonewall01]

They do several songs that are lighter in tone I guess you could say. The Last Battle, The Lost Battalion, 40:1, Primo Victoria, are just a few. The subjects are still war so it is still serious but doesn't pull at the emotions nearly as much as some others. My personal favorites are "The Last Stand" and "Winged Hussars." Very very good songs!

[@TouchyReactions]

All of those are on my list. Can't wait. Thanks

[@DGARedRaven]

@@TouchyReactions Looking forward to it :) I am so incredibly tired of people reacting to songs or videos without any care for what they are meant to be. And while I will fully admit that I stumbled over your channel as a member of the Sabaton Army... I watched your reaction to "No Bullets Fly". And I am German. And as they said in the video for the "Christmas Truce"... Lest We Forget. As such, I want to humbly request a reaction to either "Rise of Evil" by Sabaton, or "The Last Battle" by the same Band - both of them quite good, in my opinion. That being said, I fully understand that my requests will take their time as they are low priority... But still, I look forward to it.

[@captain_noo]

en livstid i krig?

[@ReverandSatan]

Sometime after receiving the Medal of Honor, 1Lt. Audie Murphy was asked what drove him to do what he did (I'll just say if you haven't heard/read the story, do it. It's amazing and I would do it no justice.) To which 1Lt. Murphy simply replied, "they were killing my friends." We should all be so lucky to have such a friend, and hope to be one.

[@TouchyReactions]

It's just that simple.

[@zodiachimera7557]

I remember reading somewhere that Lt. Murphy was one of the inspirations for the modern version of Captain America. Small sickly guy, got turned away at first when he tried to enlist, but once he got over there he did so many amazing and heroic things.

[@old-moose]

As someone living with PTSD, I very thankful that I had a wife, friends, and health care workers to help me handle it.

[@DakotaKid95]

You may not notice it as much with the album/music version, but someone made ”Sabaton but it's an epic western soundtrack” and I swear to you it straight up sounds like Ennio Morricone

[@merryrose6788]

Joakim, in an interview, said that he was wanting to write a western-style song, twangy, and then found the story of Audie. It's a great song, and Audie's own son, Terry, approved of it because it wasn't weepy.

[@basztiancooper]

3:09 thats actualy him acting in a movie .

[@seanaries4323]

Oh how I've waited for this one! White death is a great one about the world's deadliest sniper! If you need another for the list

[@TouchyReactions]

That was not on my list, but it is now. Thanks.

[@TheLastGarou]

"Everybody gangsta til the trees start speaking Finnish." - Simo Haya(not really)

[@Kira_Laeloria]

another amazing song about this topic is "wrong side of heaven" from five finger death punch.

[@lup7271]

You would probably like the ballad of bull. great reaction, this song always has me tearing up

[@TouchyReactions]

Yeah it's rough subject matter. Sabaton did a great job on it.

[@zodiachimera7557]

I think 'Ballad of Bull' is such an underrated song of theirs and while I understand why I also say it's a beautiful piece. It's slow and sweet and that's a departure from a lot of Sabaton songs.

[@Nem01]

I'm so glad and thankful to Sabaton to giving this horrible subject that hounts so many of us a voice.😢

[@CediEntertainment]

I am from Germany and my grandfathers rarely talked about WWII. Both were POWs one with US other with USSR.

[@6th_Army]

He didn't get all the big ones. He got all of them.

[@thomaslongar2108]

Five finger death punch- wrong side of heaven It IS going to absolutely gut you when you watch it. And it 100% deserves the time.

[@TouchyReactions]

I have received several requests for this one. I'll probably do it this weekend sometime.

[@WaywardVet]

When you make a PTSD joke and a veteran laughs, but then you're both like, but seriously, get help if you need it brothers and sisters.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks for understanding. Glad you reacted the same.

[@WaywardVet]

@@TouchyReactions I had my rough patch and pulled out. I reach out to my old mates if I sense something is off. Keep the team going!

[@TouchyReactions]

@@WaywardVet Sorry you had to go through that brother. Stay strong.

[@Argyle117]

I knew Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier of the Second World War, but I wasn’t aware about his ptsd until I heard this song. Just goes to show that it doesn’t matter who you are, even our greatest heroes, known for their extraordinary feats and bravery can still be effected by ptsd or as they called it “shell shock”. Audie Murphy, known as the most decorated war hero of the American army in WWII enlisted in 1942 at the age of just seventeen, this kid faced and held back an entire nazi attack with tanks and all, with only a mounted .50 cal machine gun on top of a burning tank destroyer, all at the age of seventeen, the strain on his mind must’ve been immensely devastating. I hold such high regard for soldier for practically sacrificing themselves for the common people such as myself. I admire them because I know I don’t have that courage that they have. Though I don’t support war, I will never go without thanking a serviceman for their service and sacrifice.

[@brigidtheirish]

Often it's our greatest heroes who are affected by PTSD *because* they performs such extraordinary acts of bravery.

[@lolloblue9646]

He wad 17 when he enlisted in 1942, his most famous acts are from 44 on the Italian and French front. Still incredible he pulled this kinda things at 19

[@maj0raw3s0m3]

The Last Stand is amazing, you should definitely check it out!

[@half-a-man8182]

More than lives are lost in war; arms, legs, eyesight...and a man's sense. Veterans torture themselves by asking the question, "Why did I make it and my best friend didn't?" I thank God I missed going Vietnam. I missed it by 8 months.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank you so much for sharing

[@phil_tony_corky]

the battle scenes were from a movie called " to hell and back, the audie murphy story" in which the true audie murphy stars as himself

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank You

[@wepntech]

oh btw the band name- Sabaton, is one of the names for the boot armour from full plate armour warn by knights of the medieval era... English i think. solleret is the french word i think.

[@PetterVessel]

I just love Sabaton. I hope you do the song "Inmate 4859" and the history part. Regards from Norway.

[@RetourBoise]

Well, on that very specific topic, if you haven't listened to it yet, I HIGHLY recommend you to give a try to Five Fingers Death Punch - Wrong side of heaven. Just be prepared to cry. A lot.

[@TouchyReactions]

It is on my list. Thanks

[@jamesschultz5865]

How Badass was Murphy! The only person they could find Badass enough to play Murphy in "To Hell and Back" was Audie Murphy!

[@Zabiru-]

5:48 - I can only think of one other band that primarily makes music about historical events. The band in question is Civil War. Unsurprisingly perhaps it was started by Ex-Members from Sabaton hehe :D

[@hwheelez24]

The hustle heard throughout the song is a nod to Murphys acting , he acted on spaghetti Westerns

[@BadLogan426]

Look at "Resist and Bite" from the album Heroes or just check out every Sabaton album and Sabaton History on KZbin. My Swedish brothers know their stuff.

[@jamesmccrea4871]

Some of the lyrics are taken from Murphy's poem, The Crosses of Anzio.

[@christinaalgate4899]

I like this video. I liked the movie To Hell and Back and I've read the book. The movie is that Audie was.playing himself. I've seen most of his movies. 82nd All the way was made into a movie about Alvin York. Gary Cooper played him. Audie died to soon.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

What a banger. Love this song.

[@Zabiru-]

Unfortunately some of the lyrics in the captions seem to be incorrect. "That death must wait - there's no wait" is supposed to be "The dead must wait - there's no debate" for example. But I suppose it's still better than nothing. Great reaction! :)

[@jonathanb.benderson9494]

The Ballad of Bull is a personal favorite of mine

[@andreasgaming9765]

I have 2 more i would recommend sabaton soldier of 3 armies and inmate 4859

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks, they are on the list now.

[@tomislavmeeral3810]

4859

[@andreasgaming9765]

@@tomislavmeeral3810 yeah my bad

[@fenrisulfur842]

Algorhythm washed this classic into my playlist....and i realy appreciate

[@martine3293]

Another good song. I enjoyed your reaction. Maybe it would be nice to have a look at some of their live performances at some point, as they are pretty good live too. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@TouchyReactions]

Great suggestion!

[@TouchyReactions]

Do you think folks would like it if I watched the official MV then went straight into a live version on the same reaction? Or would that be too long?

[@martine3293]

@@TouchyReactions I think that is a great idea. I know reactors who do this with Nightwish to get a feeling for the song and the lyrics first and then watch the live performance. I can imagine this working for Sabaton reactions as well.

[@FamousGirlfriend]

@@TouchyReactions It would be lovely!

[@glassen75]

@@TouchyReactions I'd absolutely love that!

[@kimeklund8880]

🤘

[@Olaus_]

It wasn't two million soldiers, it was eleven.

[@kevinramsey417]

I had a great uncle who was killed at Anzio. Anyway it really gets on my nerves to know that the government, no matter which party is in power, fails our veterans so consistently. They get treated like gods and goddesses when they're on active duty but once those discharge papers come in they get dropped like a bad habit, it's not right. Not all wounds are caused by bullets. Veterans like you put everything on the line for their country and the people who sent you and your brothers and sisters to bleed for them need to make good on returning that commitment.

[@TouchyReactions]

Sorry about your uncle.

[@ThomasVanhala]

The fictional character Rambo is partly based on Audie Murphy, with that said it is the book version not the movie version.

[@Nem01]

Nice reaction.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank you 😁

[@ericalarochelle3779]

I would be interested in reactions to Sabaton's history channel on the stories behind the songs!

[@TouchyReactions]

I'll consider doing a few to see how they perform.

[@ericalarochelle3779]

@@TouchyReactions That and if you enjoy them at all, of course!

[@tomislavmeeral3810]

I hope you also put "Uprising" on the list, it's my favorite and it gives me goosebumps every time.

[@TouchyReactions]

It is near the top of the list.

[@connydely1460]

Oh yes, and hopefully the live one from Woodstock 2012

[@srg08]

For uprising both are great to see and if i may so bold to ask a double reaction of both of them. Live = energie and crown interaction Video = the feel and storie. Trivial fact of the music video the Poland underground general is in fact a real General from Poland army .

[@connydely1460]

@@srg08 you are absolutly right,both would be great 🤘

[@jean6686]

Hey Touchy, greetings all the way from South Africa! Just another Sabathin fanboy here, but I really think you will enjoy this. Even if you don't react on it, give it a listen, its one of my all time top songs - five finger death punch, wrong side of heaven. It is absolutely brilliant!

[@TouchyReactions]

I'll add it to the list.

[@jean6686]

@@TouchyReactions I just realized its veterans day for you guys in the US. Do yourself a favour and watch it today, it is VERY fitting. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZDPZXSYaquFra8

[@2104dogface]

Another great reaction, if you want a fun live version check out - Swedish Pagans - Live at Wacken Open Air 2019 (And then the Winged Hussars Arrived!!!) deff should start doing reactions to Sabaton History

[@TouchyReactions]

It is now on the list. Thanks.

[@karenm5681]

Sobering to think how high the cost actually is, and not in terms of money.

[@TouchyReactions]

Yes, it's sad

[@BackyardBooster]

Great reaction as always!

[@TouchyReactions]

I appreciate that

[@vakistania]

For those days you want to react but aren't in the mood to get hit in the feels (which is totally understandable, I often get teary eyed from their songs) and need some more "uplifting" songs from them, i'll just list some here: Bismarck, Art of War, Winged Hussars, Rorke's Drift, Sparta, Coat of Arms, Red Baron, Ghost Division, 40:1, Ghost in the Trenches, Resist and Bite, Battle of Moscow, Panzerkampf, Steel Commanders, Unbreakable, Primo Victoria, Attack of the Dead Men, Defense of Moscow and as I said in another comment the whole Carolus Rex album, which I recommend to do back to back to get a good full story of the Swedish Empire (watch out with En livstid i krig though, that one hits hard). These songs are just as heavy but in a way that makes you pumped. And yes, it's a big list, but it is very hard to find songs of them that aren't good. Three live versions that are especially good would be 40:1, Ghost Division and Uprising from Woodstock Poland, amazing energy and an amazing crowd of 500 000+.

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks, a lot of these are already on the list but i'll add the rest.

[@jean6686]

PS, enjoying the Sabathon marathon

[@Arcalargo]

If you want to hear an amazing solo and video, check out Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Also, for a good story, Attack of the Dead Men is another good one.

[@randomlymatt8505]

My cousin justin after his 2 tours to iraq and afghan with the 82nd Airborne he was shot multiple times in the back after his humvee exploded he had ptsd and alcoholism hit he drank liters of vodka a day ended up passing out in a hot tub with blood alcohol level of .39 and he died this song hits hard i was one of the few people out of my family he entrusted with telling about his honorable discharge and purple heart he said he didn't want that to define him so he hid it until his death

[@TouchyReactions]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is tragic that we lose so many returning service members who can't get the help they need after the horrors they have lived through.

[@randomlymatt8505]

It is tragic at his funeral one of Justins combat buddies broke down crying at his funeral saying he was my best friend

[@entireanarchy2293]

Imo it's kinda unfortunate this video doesn't explain what he did to earn the metal of honor, yarnhub has a good animated story of what happened but the summed up version is he managed to hold off an entire battalion and panzer force by himself with nothing but a .50 cal on the roof of a burning m10 and artillery support he was calling by himself while shooting the .50 cal.

[@ysjhdhd2601]

I recommend you Carolus Rex, Long Live The King, Panzer Battalion, Ghost Division, Panzerkampf. Quick to mention that in the new album for The Great War how is coming soon will finally have a song for Bulgaria my motherland. The song's name is The Valley of Death really looking forward to hearing it and i hope that you will react to it as well when it comes out. Remember to keep up the good work ☺️

[@TouchyReactions]

Thank You all those are on the list.

[@dariusissobel5470]

Audie Murphy was a real captain America yet they dont teach people about him in schools ... my question is WHY?!

[@dutch-dillon71]

Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland

[@TouchyReactions]

Vielen Dank aus Amerika

[@ysjhdhd2601]

@@TouchyReactions really nice that you replied in German

[@lovrosedej7655]

You should also check out some live videos of their, 40:1, Ghost Division and Uprising at Woodstock, En Livstid I Krig (with captions because its in swedish) at The Great Tour, and my personal favourite Carolus Rex also at The Great Tour. Oh and i almost forgot they also have 82nd all the way preformed live with Amaranthe who also made a cover of it, great fun all around. I posted this comment at the Christmas Truce reaction but i figured i'd better post it at the most recent Sabaton video too so you have a good chance of seeing it. No pressure for you to react to it but those usually do well on youtube and you'd probably have a lot of fun watching them. No need to react to this but if you personally want to know a bit more about the song and to maybe understand some lyrics or the context of it all, they have the Sabaton History channel where they give you the full backstory on the history and even some talk about the song itself with a bandmember.

[@TouchyReactions]

I watched the 82nd all the way with Amaranthe. It was awesome. I thinking about adding a live version to each Music Video reaction.

[@lovrosedej7655]

@@TouchyReactions im honestly just really glad you're enjoying the music, after all thats whats its all about

[@johanstang8298]

Great reactions! Here is a Sabaton rabbit hole for you! :-) SABATON - The Red Baron (Live - The Great Tour - Berlin) SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg)

[@TouchyReactions]

Thanks, There were 7 of these that were not on my list. They are on now thanks to you.

[@johanstang8298]

@@TouchyReactions Awesome! :-)

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

Please check out white death by Sabaton

[@TouchyReactions]

Will do. Thanks

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

@@TouchyReactions awesome !

[@jclindsay007]

Just discovered ya, going through your vids now, but if you haven't I would highly recommend a lot of five finger death punch's stuff, though the one that's most in common with To Hell and Back is Wrong Side of Heaven. I will warn you, it covers much the same themes as this song does.

[@TouchyReactions]

It's coming out soon

[@richardwest6358]

Please Google Audy Murphy - in not sure you realise just how famous an actor he was.

[@franksummers7591]

React to new America by nick nittoli next please 🔥🔥🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@leftyme4568]

yea...just medicate them is always USA`s first choice

[@TouchyReactions]

It's sad.

[@jonashansson2320]

About the treatment of PTSD around the world. "Luckily", that is mostly a problem in USA. All other civilized countries takes better care of their citizens, and USA is the only "democracy" that keeps invading other countries. So you have it doubly bad because of that. It's of course a problem all over the world, the prople suffering from it are suffering from it no matter where they are from, but the rest of the world have much fewer cases and since we treat them much better, I suspect they also suffer a lot less.

[@TouchyReactions]

Yeah the US probably has the most problems with PTSD. I hope all who need help can get it.