Iron Maiden - Paschendale

[@keithpovey4856]

My Grandfather was in the 46th Battallion and was in the Battle of Paschendale. He survived the war and returned home to raise his family. Very proud of him.

[@nashbruce4196]

Wow

[@InfamousB9]

Any good story

[@ericsantana1184]

God praise your grandfather.

[@Benderswe1]

german?

[@foggyfrog1653]

​@@InfamousB9 can there even be a good story

[@Thetenmaumau]

An underrated masterpiece in my opinion.

[@travisreed1730]

History and metal....what a WINNING COMBO.

[@nashbruce4196]

^^^^^because both are brutal^^^^^

[@michaelbujaki2462]

@@travisreed1730 You might like Sabaton and the band Civil War.

[@seanod7157]

Paschendale was known for the mud. Many stories told of men swallowed by mud, their friends unable to pull them out. Horrific.

[@adrians.v.s.k2777]

oh yeah, blood and mud... right I like somme and verdan plus this Oh My

[@Reverant17]

Konig Corvus yeah people say war is bad now (and it is, don't get me wrong.) but back then, war was HELL. WW1 was probably the most brutal of the wars

[@ivangushkov3651]

saddest thing of all is maybe that men my age went en masse to the fronts expecting a glorious honorable battle. Everyone is Europe wanted war before the war. War was considered an honorable duel between 2 lands. Not this time, alliances had been set and when one european country goes to war pretty much the whole world goes to war (all european lands and their colonies). So WW1 changed the rules forever. They had had war before but this was a new beast. WW1 was something else entirely.

[@birgitjanssens3262]

well i for one am proud to be Belgian and an Iron Maiden Fan. Great song

[@darthmeow1370]

Nobody understood what the new tools of mechanized death would be capable of. Repeating, breech-loading artillery and machine-guns and repeating rifles and hand grenades and poison gas made soldiers into meat for the grinder. Nobody could gain or lose ground, unable to advance into the teeth of that buzzsaw, and the leaders with a pistol in their back said go into it or die here and now. Going bought them maybe a minute or two morebefore their blood joined the rest in a great sea of death. Red mud made from the lifeblood of the slain, swallowing the living and the dead alike. A hell of human making beyond all reckoning. We pray never again.

[@constantinoslafkas4727]

I visited Paschendale because of this song and paid my respects to the ww1 cemetery. Such needless death back then, now a peaceful and quiet village on its place. Most of the tombstones had "a soldier of the great war" and "known unto god" on them, nothing else. Up the Irons from Greece!

[@tysonschroder9849]

As a kiwi we suffered our biggest ever defeat there. 3k dead in one charge. Stuck on barbed wire that was never cut. Brings tears to my eyes. Cant image how i will feel on that battlefield.

[@Prognosis__]

Same...Australians ANZAC

[@deaddan2148]

R.I.P. To the Fallen on ALL Sides!

[@mirosusic-gx8uv]

You must be warior to feel it deep inside!!!! I'm vet of 3 wars,i know all missery of war,and i'm fed up!!!!

[@merryrose6788]

I visited Amiens and the Somme Battlefield because of Sabaton's songs about WW1. The battlefield, now used as farmland with tons of the deep orange poppies, is vast and somber. On this land is also the Australian War Memorial with a museum and cemetery. I had no idea about the ANZAC soldiers, or how many countries were involved in this war. So, learning that Sabaton musicians were influenced by Iron Maiden, I looked up the Iron Maiden songs that I'd never heard, and now have another great band to listen to, and hear their songs and lyrics about history and literature.

[@gordonbain5411]

As an ex Serviceman we never learn as a species. RIP to all those who died needlessly in all wars. This is a musical masterpiece.

[@spineshivers]

This is harder to watch than a horror movie. At least you know the horror one is fake. This shit really happened!

[@PVMAS07]

Feel the same bro

[@Unclefeet]

+spineshivers you got that right mate...

[@jimusgrimus]

+spineshivers Much to humanity's shame.

[@crusherbmx]

+spineshivers Even crazier is that this is like the clean, Disney version of WWI. I can't imagine what it was really like.

[@TheRathead80]

+Bob Marley Explain the war in the middle east you think that ww1 was pointless? 20 years in the middle east is useless

[@Martiano]

Dude, I'm bulgarian. My grandfather was officer in the World War 2. He commanded an army, and how I can see and read he did a great job. Now he is 93 years old, he live in my village with little money and he is blind and with a slow moves ... my grandmother takes care for him with her little pension money. I feel so sorry about my hero, I feel him like an idol. I hope he will be alive much more years. Respect for him and respect for your old man too.!!!!!! Sorry for my english too :/

[@pheeshankar6216]

🙏🙏🙏🙏RESPECT ABSOLUTELY RESPECT!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tootsie40]

I hope your grandfather got his just dues from the government. Too often the heroes who mad ethe greatest of sacrifices in blood are ignored and forgotten by those in power. But eventually their tales come out their heroics become the stuff of legend. If your grandfather is still alive, then I wish him many more years of peace and happiness. If not, I pay my deepest respects for him and the many like him that served during those dark times.

[@petertrifonov9543]

ВЕЧНА СЛАВА НА ДЯДО ТИ! ТОЙ Е БИЛ ДОСТОЕН ВОЙН И МЪЖ!

[@rkrokberg]

Still my favorite Maiden song. The more raw and brutal, yet still very melodic sound fits so perfectly with the theme. The song is rather complex, it doesn't follow any typical structure, it feels organic, like you're really listening to a horrifying war story. Half of the story is told with the instruments, through the silent, calm parts between the heavy metal splendour, the outstanding guitar solos and riffs. While the other half is of course told through Bruce's powerful vocals. The lyrics to this song are probably Maiden's best, perfectly describing the brutality of the battle while still making it feel human, and the more philosophical thoughts fit perfectly, neither feeling forced nor cheesy. A truly great piece. Listening to this song feels like watching a movie. The music alone conjures forth everything you need to perfectly visualize it, to be there, and that is just amazing.

[@nolejd50]

You've stolen my words mate. The greatest song Maiden have ever done!

[@Walamonga1313]

Raw?

[@hydroshock1853]

Damn right. This song is terrifying, dark, and gritty. By many artists, there are so many anti war songs, but none of them had lyrics that gave me chills like this. Metallica's One comes close, but this is a whole new level. And I like your reviews, man. Are you gonna review the Book of Souls anytime?

[@laurentiulupoiu7310]

There are some Sabaton songs that fit that especially some like Price of a Mile, Clifs of Galipoli, hammer has fallen. Due to the fact that is Power metal instead that tends to be a bit less emotional. If you want more emotional, darker but more melodic- Savatage-Dead Winter Dead

[@boiseurbanexploration2851]

Couldn’t think of a better way to say this👌🏽

[@Skelatalmaniak]

Why did DICE use a 7-nation Army remix in the BF1 Trailer rather than this? This would have been so much better.

[@haywire9792]

DERPY OCELOT yeah way better

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

+Viper97 Survival and more This or Price of a Mile from Sabaton

[@janbigas2070]

Bad man... BF1 is bullshit... If you want some really good 1WW FPS try Verdun.

[@Gun_Metal_Grey]

+Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi Verdun is a WAAAT better than BF1. Verdun deserves its money

[@orionmelton3226]

Zachary Scuderi I like both. BF1 screws up on the weopons, but they definitely portrayed war as it should be shown.

[@metalfreak4677]

"Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part, Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Guns ready as I stand in line nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go!" Best damn lyrics in any fucking song ever wrote. UP THE IRONS FROM USA!

[@badgermcbadger1968]

agreed.

[@gaysiegelord]

Iron maiden is English, ass

[@ST-cy6we]

Those words take your breath away

[@ArefaKhan-sl9bi]

like+++++....... 😊😊😊

[@simplethunder]

The video combined with the lyrics makes my blood chill. I can't imagine (and don't want to imagine) how the real scene must've looked like, but what I do know is that the selfless sacrifice of millions of soldiers throughout all the wars should never be forgotten. It's scary how easy humanity forgets that soldiers are all men of flesh and blood. Look around you. All the young men you see are the ones that would've died on the battlefields during war. Your father, brothers, family, friends, and so forth, imagine them sacrificing themselves on a battlefield like this.

[@Unplugged1977]

yes, you can make humans do almost everything when tricked and manipulated into beliving they are doing it for a greater good.... sadly

[@doctorfreebase5822]

The last scene of Blackadder Goes Forth, check it out

[@JC-mb3cq]

simplethunder they died for their country the most honourable death

[@m.calabrese7360]

You should read about the actual accounts of this battle from the soldiers' perspectives. No, not really, it's fucking awful.

[@jakeb3157]

More sad still world war 1 was a just a clash between the old empires of Europe to gain dominance. Millions of people died in a muddy hell hole because the leaders of their nations wanted to play chess with human beings.

[@captaindeadeye788]

Perhaps the greatest Iron Maiden song ever... Maybe even the best of metal ever

[@alexandrerenaud3750]

R.I.P all the men that died in Paschenale. From both sides no matter.

[@StreetBirds]

Ybg Gorot this was ww1 not ww2

[@tyrenhoskins9158]

@@ybggorot1912 You're a fucking idiot. I don't tend to use that term often either.

[@plumbherhub1664]

Lol good talk boys

[@cysillic.7708]

StreetBirds funny thing is hitler was in ww1 but wasn’t leader

[@craigschluter2008]

Giving orders for 18 years to charge to their death by the hundreds of thousands, teenagers seeing human beings being shredded up like paper and to top off the sick misery that pashendale was all the guts, blood, limbs and whatever comes out of people when machined gunned down was left in the mud or more appropriatly the ooze, That allowed the rats and vermin to feed and enjoy a much better existence than all those men there did. I thank Iron Maiden for bringing the sick reality of pashendale to light. I believe there was not a bad guy / good guy in ww1, there was blame to go all around, obviously some much more than others.. I know , thanks to Maiden, that it wasnt those young soldiers fault on both sides. I believe the proof that ww1 was not a great war but a horrendously stupid war of slaughter for simply power and greed -- for the war mongrels who gave us ww2 and brought Mass murder of humans to a whole new level. They got the idea of there genocidal belief when they were just lucky enough to live the insane death charges of ww1. Having soldiers charge into machine gun fire, cannon fire, into mustard gas. Thats not what you order soldiers to do,thats something you would order animals to do. So when the animals took over germany, they started killing people like they were ants and made old Kaiser Whilhelm look like mother Teresa.

[@davidpretorius7285]

What a masterpiece. Maiden's understanding of world history and the pain of the common person at the hands of uncaring powers makes their music more than just brilliant rock music.

[@friday26th]

Many of the involved in the war willingly took part. Northern Soldiers in the battle of the Somme were volunteers, including underaged lads who wanted to fight side by side with their friends and neighbors for their country, for example. The war wasn't just a gloomy experience, it was the entirety of human experience wrapped into a massive bloody event - with many of the participants clamoring for action to escape the unbearable boredom of the trench formed stalemate. That said, Passchendaele was just a bloody fucking mess.

[@CalicoJack1803]

My great uncle was killed at Passchendaele on 27/09/1917. His body was never recovered. He was just nineteen years old. I absolutely love this song!

[@ulsterinfidel9897]

3 of my great great uncles were at Passchendaele, they all were brothers, they served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers but in different battalions. 2 were killed just 4 months apart an buried about 14 miles frea each other. The other brother survived the war. In total I had 12 family members fight in both wars an 6 didn't come home an 1 came home wounded, 1 came home due till malaria an one was a POW throughout WW2. This song is personal till me an so many others. Lest We Forget

[@NoName-to5xl]

Fight for the freedoms your ancestors handed down to you.

[@deaddan2148]

AMEN! R.I.P. TO ALL THE FALLEN! 🙏

[@pheeshankar4731]

100 YEARS TO THE DAY..TO ALL THAT SERVED & TO ALL THAT GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE... ON ALL SIDES..THE UPMOST RESPECT!!!!

[@RomMechEng]

Iron Maiden = History teachers

[@Snubnose456]

RomMechEng Iron Maiden > History teachers

[@michaellundy5226]

Jitse B few know this. but it's I love maiden. respect to you sir for seeing it

[@mon339]

Also Sabaton.

[@robch.2901]

RomMechEng the way they told history throughout music is brilliant! And now we have shitty music that talk about drugs.

[@nicolesmrekar5866]

Sabaton. Just Sabaton.

[@padvinder8]

Since the moment I turned 18, i feel so much for these soldiers. As a kid i had respect, but now i can only think about the fact that i could have been doing the something as soldiers in those wars. It hits me hard everytime. Its really awfull what they had to endure.

[@harryplays7687]

padvinder8 i had the same

[@burzummmmm]

padvinder8 Since they couldn't even endured

[@JeffDbury]

What words , What Adjectives can possibly be used to describe Iron Maiden? Virtuosity , Integrity , Skill , Absolute Beauty!

[@Leinja]

"Cruelty has a human heart, every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill, the human heart is hungry still." I think these are some of the best, perhaps even the best, lines Iron Maiden has ever written. Chilling.

[@140pro]

My grandad fought at Passchendaele amongst all other battles during the Great war and fortunately survived. I never met him as he died 8 months before I was born. My father always told me he made way for me in this life. I am and will be eternally grateful for his heroics and his comrades heroics for the freedom they gave me/us. This song takes me to him x

[@fusososososo3507]

The problem is that the great war was pointless and avoidable, so basically they sacrificed themselves only for their sons to be killing each other again 21 years later.

[@140pro]

@@fusososososo3507 Good point...but aren't all wars avoidable...they're mostly due to greed, power and more greed. Unfortunately back then, they had no choice once they were in uniform. They did what they were told.. fight, or be shot for cowardice. I am and always will be very grateful for their sacrifices to give us what we have today. Yes the world still has crazy nation leaders, but it's a remarkable place to live. After all, we wouldn't be having our opinions on this subject or debating if they had lost. 'If you are lucky enough to wake up, you have the chance to make a difference!'

[@TheLaship]

Sad and beautiful song.

[@TheStam19]

on of the best metal riffs ever, and very underrated 4:40

[@maegnuz]

...and straight up taken from Judas Priest's "Hot rockin". It takes me out of it every time.

[@giorgiofabietti7816]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill Tim 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and the end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at the cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Fell the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale

[@tomb5782]

Killing time... Not Tim. Poor Tim.

[@vercingetorix3839]

In a corn field he lay, lonely scarecrow endless maize

[@Mimeh53]

Giorgio Fabietti Thanks for the lyrics, Giorgio.

[@carloseduardo-js6kx]

i'm brazilian,in my city have old men that fought in ww2 in italy(1944),specifically in Montese and Monte Castelo,i've the honor of live down the street from one of the heroes that did the history. the history of Brazil in ww2 is not well known by the rest of the world,but they were brave, and I really appreciate his blood shed for us!

[@cristianerosadeoliveira5889]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@HousyFootball57]

Long live the Smoking Snakes. Most people don't even know there were Brazilians that fought in the war. They were so brave the Germans they fought made a plaque at one of the battle sites (I forget which one) to honor them

[@adamewhite]

100 year anniversary today... Tell the world of Paschendale...

[@iancarter4999]

Track always brings me to tears

[@vladdracula9841]

See my spirit on the wind across the lines beyond the hill friend and foe will meet again those who died at Paschendale...

[@VIVACRISTOJESUS402]

3:42 Sinfónica de Iron Maiden - la mejor parte de la obra maestra.

[@garyshymkiw5085]

this music video changed my life when I was like 10, I'm 24 now and I still watch it constantly. BenjaminBreeg91, if you can see this, you're a legend, you created one of the best FMVs ever made for a very obscure movie and great song, and I hope you have/had a happy life, friend.

[@albinthorsen2152]

1:14 gets me every time, pure badassery

[@metalhead2670]

Albin Thorsén I swear I play this song to hear the line and I can’t stop singing it and I think girls at my school question my sanity when they hear me belting out random lyrics of songs like this one because my favorite lyrics are ‘“laying low in a blood filled trench” and “home, far away, from the war, a chance to live again”, and “into jaws of death we go” ( they think I’m talking to them and they just stare at me like I have a gun or something) amongst other big four metal (dio, Sabbath, Maiden, and Metallica ), but I don’t give a shit what the girls think. God gave me this voice and imma sing bout WWI with it

[@MegaMart68]

The film is the 1979 version of All Quiet on the Western Front, starring Richard Thomas and Ernst Borgnine.

[@herojake87]

Why we never learn from the past? Why is there still meaningfull war?

[@TrueArmenianBoss1234]

What a beautiful song. The guitar riffs, bass lines, and vocals tie into one another effortlessly. Nothing feels forced, it's all just so natural. So Iron Maiden. This song represents what Maiden does well and is my personal favorite from the chilling 2003 album.

[@SteveRanke]

Every Iron Maiden song gives me chills. This one is no exception!

[@jeffmeynieu3291]

One of their best, and underrated songs!

[@theflyingdropbear2009]

as someone once told me about war, "there is no such thing as glory, just pain, suffering, and death"

[@geoffmacneill5803]

Proud to be Canadian. A lot of lives were lost in this war. Young men on both sides fought and died for all the wrong reasons. May they all rest in peace

[@CyanUK]

Vimy Ridge, their finest hour

[@thethatone2166]

@@CyanUK My twice great grandfather was a trench sapper at the ridge. I can't imagine going through something like that

[@Baraka_Obama_]

Canadians are so friendly yet in WW1 they were savages!

[@nolejd50]

I personally consider this the best song Iron Maiden have ever written. I mean, they really have awesome masterpieces that are really really great, but IMO this is in general the greatest song ever written. As rkrokberg said: "Still my favorite Maiden song. The more raw and brutal, yet still very melodic sound fits so perfectly with the theme. The song is rather complex, it doesn't follow any typical structure, it feels organic, like you're really listening to a horrifying war story. Half of the story is told with the instruments, through the silent, calm parts between the heavy metal splendour, the outstanding guitar solos and riffs. While the other half is of course told through Bruce's powerful vocals. The lyrics to this song are probably Maiden's best, perfectly describing the brutality of the battle while still making it feel human, and the more philosophical thoughts fit perfectly, neither feeling forced nor cheesy. A truly great piece. Listening to this song feels like watching a movie. The music alone conjures forth everything you need to perfectly visualize it, to be there, and that is just amazing."

[@rsbreth]

It's one of my tops for them too. Just sobering, chilling.

[@johnallison6474]

100 years today the battle began we will remember them.....Lest we forget

[@iantan42]

One that always brings tears

[@TheSavagederek]

One of Adrian Smiths finest songs , UP THE IRONS \m/

[@Dueville7777]

6:00 R.I.P Ian Holm **SALUTS** Corporal Himmelstoss.

[@unclep38]

The video is from the movie All Quiet On The Western Front based on Remarque's novel. The novel ends: He fell in October 1918, on a day so quiet and still on the whole front, that the army report confined itself to a single sentence: All Quiet on the Western Front

[@Shellshock69]

I see alot of mention about the gallantry of the Candian corps ( and rightly so) but dont forget the ANZACs ! ..........from a Brit

[@matthewisaac6895]

And the French.. they suffered horrendous casualties - 5.5 million - 60% of French men aged between eighteen and twenty-eight either died or were permanently maimed. Its unthinkable now.

[@darkgrievous423]

This song is beautiful,it doesn't only applies on pashendale but on the whole world war 1.Its really good.

[@Sam-yo9hp]

I went to Tyne Cot cemetery in Belgium the other day and a choir was rehearsing this (without the metal aspects). It was beautiful.

[@Sicksoullleee]

3:42 simply epic :)

[@jimsyme3167]

100 years never have so many died for so little. May they all rest in peace

[@stewartwest347]

And the preceding Second battle of Ypres. My Great Grandad was there. I hadn't known this until this week. One of the first times Germans used chlorine gas- in April 2015. My Great Grandad was British and he served with the Canadian Princess Patricia's Light Infantry. He Survived.

[@CORTINAMK3]

The battle of Passchendaele,or it's correct title,the third battle of Ypres, took place in 1917.The German soldiers in this video are still wearing Pickelhaubes,the spiked helmets.These were phased out in 1915-16 because they were no protection to shrapnel.The film is actually the remake of "All quiet on the western front".

[@lavrentivs9891]

+Ray G. Not to mention the french infantry and complete lack of brits and canadians^^

[@LordVader1094]

There's really no other footage to use.

[@lavrentivs9891]

LordVader1094 Yepp, hollywood isn't as interested in WWI as WWII =(

[@ivain8704]

+Ray G. All quiet on the western front should remain the only movie made of WWI until better literature comes out to base it on. It may not be fully factually accurate, but it captures the emotions involved in this war like nothing else has since.

[@Dslayer066]

Lavrentivs don't get me wrong, these mens endure probably the most horrific war ever in the history, and i think thats why you don't see movies about it, what can you rescue from it? these soldiers were so brave, yet they were butchered, obliterated, there was no black or white on this war like on WWII, this war was a Hell for all individuals on it.

[@skiddymark]

my pop was there. i am here. i am thankful

[@CDMJDMHHC]

history through rock'n roll !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mineguy98]

+Jason Mitchell *Metal

[@CDMJDMHHC]

+mineguy98 Yes, all Metal is rock'n roll but all rock'n roll is not metal!!

[@leandrog2785]

Metal isn't Rock'n Roll. You could fit it in a broad definition of "Rock", but definitely not Rock'n Roll

[@alexamerling20]

RIP to all those brave men who died on both sides

[@JR-jd4ip]

Thank God i woke up and i am free to do good and bad things, cause of the sacrifice of those soldiers. many died with their dreams. no turning back. really brave man

[@AymanHadramot]

8. Paschendale [Smith / Harris] In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Feel the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale

[@justanunluckyirishmaninabl5178]

When you learn more history from a few hours worth of songs by Iron Maiden and Sabaton than in 4 years of conventional course in school

[@AdamRanke-k2r]

If that chorus doesn't give you chills, you aren't human!

[@TheHumancleric]

"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[@TheHeadbanger222]

For a metal song about war, I think this song almost rivals 'One' by Metallica, and before all Maiden fan's rip the shit out of me for mentioning Metallica, my favorite band is Maiden. Up the Irons!

[@LP_Amadeus]

Jeez, what is up with these wars between Metallica and Iron Maiden? I mean cmon, they're both legendary

[@TheHeadbanger222]

Aye, very true.

[@Silverlance988]

Tiramisu Megido Well they are different genres and styles. For me Iron Maiden is infinitely better. True European quality music. :)

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

For Whom the Bell Tolls in my favourite metal war song. But One a Paschendale are tied for second.

[@brandonwb1973]

I recommend 1914 by motorhead as well. Very atypical of them, but a poignant tune nonetheless

[@LudusAurea]

We used to listen to this song on the way to high school some days in senior year and it took exactly one Paschendale from the time I got in the car to the time we got out of the car.

[@tun04]

War? War never changes.

[@Meech1456]

My favorite part is when they show the German soldiers in the trench about to go over the wall. All of them show fear or regret in doing this.

[@jjrj8568]

heard this epic song with my headphones this september at Tyne Cot cemetery; I was barely able to hold back the tears

[@Sfzplk228]

Bakhmut....

[@TheBlackestKey]

Fun fact: the song goes from soft to heavy super quick to reflect the stillness of night and the rage of battle the soldiers experience. Also that tapping guitar part is ment to sound like Morris Code.

[@lizziebennet2700]

Morris who?

[@twinzzlers]

​@@lizziebennet2700He meant morse code

[@heavyduty96]

such a great song

[@romanstasak6692]

Nice tapping intro on guitar...

[@battlebae12]

it's cold, I say it's cold to lay here. Will I go home to my dry land, the trolley has stopped my brothers. please get up, now I lay with em a top a brother I cant see his face. the sky its blue, such a beautiful site... wait a brother, no move him... it's dark, please, can you hear me. so alone.... so alone, my brothers can't hear me. we are all silent to each other's cries. when will I go home. I am lost.... in the mud of war.....

[@ivangushkov3651]

holy shit where is that from? please i need to know

[@battlebae12]

I made that myself....

[@ivangushkov3651]

Brett Strongquill gj dude

[@battlebae12]

Thanks how I came up with it was listening to iron maiden and reading history. The men lost in the ww1 marshes will never be found and the bodies burried by the hundreds could never be replaced. It just brings sorrow and sometimes a good paragraph.

[@schaffergallops]

I respect your grandfather brother! many respects for him!!

[@Vicioussama]

On this day, the memorial day of the initiation of World War 1, let's all remember the war and how terrible it was. And glorious Maiden to help show how terrible one of the bloodiest battles was.

[@jerrie35]

"Cruelty has a human heart, and the man does play his part. Terror of the men we kill, the human heart is hungry still." Hard words but they're speaking the truth.

[@novelinodeastra6674]

stunned by both video and song...

[@luckymetigaming]

That shovel gives me nightmares...Bf1 memories

[@DemilitionKiwi]

Stop it this comment was 3 years ago its giving me PTSD

[@prayerpowersr854]

Today the 100th anniversary of the battle of passcendale is commemorated in Belgium.

[@zoza21]

I've watched this video like six times today. Seen it many times before, but it is just brilliant. Well done.

[@travast8182]

100 years ago today.

[@СергейКоролев-м2е]

Bruce, Steve, Janick, Adrian, Dave, Niko, you have erected the best ever monument to those who had fallen. May God bless you.

[@jaytea4093]

Even just watching this video, I can see why the horrors of World War 1 caused so many people to believe that it was the war to end all wars, as the human cost was so tragically massive. It's even more tragic that war only got more deadly in the next 100 years.

[@lordlousos2770]

Yea, but Allies made a huge mistake in Versailles with big reparations especially for Germany. This + economic crisis in 1930 leaded world into WW 2.

[@jaytea4093]

+Lord Lousos Absolutely, the Allies also made a mistake by ignoring almost all contributions to the Treaty of Versailles by the empire of Japan, which was, at the time, part of the Allies. This was just one of the many mistakes that brought Japan to the edge, and eventually to the Axis Powers.

[@LeHappiste]

Versailles wasnt harsh and the reparations were a joke Getting tired of uneducated cretins like you who spout memes they learnt in "educational" youtube videos... The truth is that Versailles was too lenient. Germany was left a united country, free on any foreign occupation and the reprations were cancelled as soon as the global economical crisis (Great Depression) hit them You can compare that with the much harsher Post-WW2 peace by the US and the Soviets that left Germany divided in two and constantly occupied (still is to this day) by foreign militaries. And huess what? This harsher peace worked better. Germany was extremely nationalistic in 1918, and they'd have tried to get revenge regardless of how Versailles had turned In the end, Versailles being too lenient is what allowed them tro try and get their revenge by starting WW2

[@keletisarok]

In a foreign field he lay, lonely soldier, unknown grave. On his dying words he prays: Tell the world of Paschendale! Távoli réten nyugszik ő magányosan, sírján nincs kő. Halálakor azt kérte még: Meséld el nekik Paschendale-t! (Hungarian translation by Sipos László)

[@markdunthorne3482]

To stand there on that battlefield like I did this year in Belgium, and I did play the song, was so moving to think of all those souls that gave there lives for our freedom ( I salute you)

[@khav11]

their best 21th century album, never mind the album cover.

[@ivangushkov3651]

Nah i think book is way better :P

[@kitomir9962]

i'd say 2nd worst

[@ghostie1683]

Lol at 3:08 look at the fat guy slowly making his way across the field XD

[@LordVader1094]

+GhOsTiE ^^ He isn't going to tire himself before his imminent death.

[@DrRieux78]

Superb ending scene: Paul Baumer vigiling on the enemy French soldier coinciding with lyrics "Friends and foes will meet again, tell the world of Paschendale".

[@ecouture33]

Adrian Smith at his best, as far as song writing goes!!!

[@ilyakats54]

One of the best Metal songs ever from an underrated album with one of the worst Cover arts ever.

[@holydiver.2578]

Just..AWESOME!

[@Walamonga1313]

Shovel is OP, please nerf DICE.

[@albinthorsen2152]

AhaahaXD

[@MISANTHROPE00]

defenses are OP, it's a fucking campfest, they fixed it with tanks on the 1916 DLC

[@mgeiger2341]

+MISANTHROPE00 excuse me, it's the Somme DLC, and there are barely any of them.

[@LiGhTy_BF]

Dice are all cunts lel

[@Walamonga1313]

MISANTHROPE00 Having played the Beta finally, it really is a campfest. It's full of spawn traps and tank campers.

[@Lastindependentthinker]

What a mixed up species humanity is. one that lacks priorities. how do we create a disincentive to spend money on war and war machines, greater than the disincentive to spend money on the development of space technologies, science and tech etc. i'm not a peacenik. but how many wars do we have to have to prove we are good at it?

[@fleckx]

"You know all that money we spend on the military ever year -- trillions of dollars? Instead, if we use this money to feed and clothe the poor of this world, which it would do many times over, then we can explore space, inner and outer, together, as one race" - Bill Hicks (RIP)

[@PhoenixKDIX]

A lot. Humanity will never be extinguished by war between ourselves. Before anyone says it, no, massive-scale nuclear war will never occur, and even if it did there would be enough survivors to continue the human race. However, if we meet a hostile society after we finally get out into the stars, we're going to need everything we've learned from centuries of war to defeat them. All the tenacity, tactics, and rage we can muster is necessary to ensure a human victory over an alien society. If the society is more advanced technologically (it's very unlikely we'll be about even) then we'll need every espionage tactic ever devised. If they're bigger and stronger than us we'll need the courage of our men at arms, not to mention their training. If they're more numerous than us we'll need the practice rebuilding our society if our worlds get cracked by the enemy. War may be devastating in the short term, but it has turned Humanity into a race of tough fighters that can endure.

[@fleckx]

Kuran Nasir War no longer serves that purpose. War is now some unmanned machines in a field. The scummiest people with the most money now are the only ones who ever stand a chance. I guess it's good to be scummy and rich huh?!

[@TheIfifi]

You must also keep in mind that war does further technology. Rockets designed after German V2's... Don't think I'm trying to justify it. By no means, just keep it in mind.

[@fleckx]

TheIfifi Not any more.

[@phobos3898]

This is the song i grew up with. just found it again after i forgot it. already in love again. my dad showed me at the age of 6. i am now 15 and love it still.

[@fallguye6011]

WIll Thompson Look up Passchendaele/Third Ypres and see what you get. Probably third worst battle of WWI behind Verdun and Somme, but the battlefield was an absolute nightmare. 500000 dead, 400000 wounded. Men, mules, and horses drowned in mud.

[@Tacomadome24]

God bless the Fifteen thousand plus Canadian lives lost there as well.

[@floydismydog]

and my british nan's uncle

[@1594simonsays]

Tacomadome24 and Australians Irish Scots...etc

[@hunkydory7139]

And Germans, Austrians and Hungarians. They deserve to be remembered

[@darkages9507]

My friend, you should not tell with such high zest , To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. AND yours did not even die for their motherland.

[@Deathbyreality1]

From InRange again.

[@RebSike]

InRangers reporting in

[@Deathbyreality1]

@@RebSike Love these little tidbits at the end of the recent videos.

[@RhodanWasTaken]

Teacher had us watch this in history class today. No regrets there.

[@daytonhamilton1975]

Same!

[@kembrowski]

War is the only game of rich that poor can play

[@monstermanprod]

The rich are the players the poor are the pieces

[@TrooperLFC]

well said lad

[@bobbyadkins3917]

we are the pawns in their chess game of life

[@titouanremaoun8521]

@@khav11 this way but with the rich risking their lives too

[@13BadassMetal]

The only one they let us play.

[@Rider]

E esse Código morse ai na música? kkkk

[@mateusgreccomanfre7739]

na verdade a intenção eh msm ser um código Morse:a música fala sobre a Batalha de Paschendale na Primeira Guerra Mundial e o Morse era utilizado como comunicação pelos soldados, inclusive a sequência de 3 notas curtas significa "S" e 3 longas "O", que acabam formando no ritmo o conhecido S.O.S.

[@Rider]

viu flash

[@emmerieherrera915]

you suck

[@Nay-kp6uu]

I can't believe they showed us this in high school but I'm glad they did. I loved it. But one of those movies I don't want to revisit.

[@maureenwagg5305]

Conservative govt in Canada wants to shut down Veteran's affairs offices across the country and snubbed Vets that came to negotiate in person in good faith. They were treated very badly. This video is a salute not just to the dead but also the survivors of all the wars including the current ones.

[@prespos]

From a Canadian perspective: WW1 is very important in our military history. Most of the Canadian soldiers that died, they died in WW1. Their deaths were needless, bad strategy & tactics. I encourage everyone in our Armed Forces to learn more about WW1. Every Canadian soldier is a potential general. As a general, the highest priority is the safety of the common troops under your command. In a military sense, WW1 was our greatest failure. So many died under bad leadership. In the sense of remembrance, I ask all of our Canadian soldiers to study, and, remember the history of WW1. In a military sense, in the sense of tactics & strategy, I believe WW1 was our greatest failure. Remembrance, John of Canada

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

+John Scott Lest we forget.

[@ivain8704]

+John Scott It wasn't necessarily bad leadership. They just used line-based tactics against the new invention of gatling guns, and commanders had no idea how to react to the many new changes. still, so many lives lost. If the Netherlands had taken part as well, we would be a part of germany right now, since we would have lost too many to resist at all in WW2.

[@jeffbarr119]

Thank you. My great grandfather was a LT. Col in the first World War fighting for Canada. I have pictures of him in his uniform, and his son (my grandfather) was a tailgunner in the Avro Lancaster.

[@retiefgroves9256]

All sides made a contribution. Canada, Anzacs, U.K., USA etc. but you know India wasn't so remembered as well as every other side

[@prayerpowersr854]

+retief groves india contributed in excess of 1million volunteers to fight in the war.

[@jamiehenshaw1902]

Awesome song and put to this vid makes it even better. Thanks.