FIRST TIME HEARING SABATON - Bismarck (Reaction)

[@willghezzi]

The "Bismarck" , and his sister ship "Tirpitz", were the 2 largest battleships ever built in Europe and they were the pride of the kriegsmarine (Germany's militari navy) during Ww2. The "Bismarck" set sail in May 1941 to reach the Atlantic and destroy merchant convoys, but she was intercepted by the British and during a brief fight, destroyed the former flagship of the British fleet and pride of the Royal Navy, the worldwide famous battlecruiser "Hood", by penetrating her armor and detonating her aft main ammunition magazine and killing all 1900 members of her crew except for 3 men, and heavily damaged the battleship "Prince of Wales". This enraged the prime minister Winston Churcil who ordered all his ships in the Atlantic to abandon their operations and destroy the Bismarck. In total more than 40 ships participated to the hunt, making it the biggest naval hunt in history. Meanwhile Bismarck, who had received a hit during the first battle, was leaking fuel and was trying to reach the French port of Saint Nazaire, in occupied France, for repair. After 6 days of playing cat and mouse with the British, Bismarck was attacked by airplanes launched from the aircraft carrier "Ark Royal" and hit by a torpedo in the stern, which jammed his rudders during evasive manuvers, meaning that he was forced to sail in circles, just a few miles away from reaching air cover. In the end battleships "King George V" and "Rodney", along side the heavy cruisers "Norfolk" and "Dorsedshire" fought the already doomed battleship and, during the following 90 minutes completely destroyed it. However, despite having all her guns destroyed, and having received more than 400 hits (out of the 2800 shells that the British had fired at her) her armor was still mostly intact and the ship was still afloat. So the british launched another 4 torpedoes and she disappeared beneath the waves. After inspection of the wreck however it had been discovered that the torpedoes did no significant damage thanks to the battleship's excellent armor, and that Bismarck had been scuttled by her crew (although it should be noted that many historians believe that it would have eventually sunk due to the damage received). Of the 2200 men that served on her, only 114 survived. The old man seen in the video is the son of the last survivor, who died in 2018, 1 year before this song was released

[@Belnick6666]

yepp, the crew never lied, they said they sunk it themselves and the allies claimed they sunk it, but yea all torpedo walls were intact and only 2 shells had penetrated the ship, way way way above the waterline, where armor were weakest

[@cjthenarhwalking1378]

glad you refered to it has he since thats what the captain called it.

[@justsomeguyonyoutube3258]

Why are you using both "His" and "Her"?

[@cjthenarhwalking1378]

@@justsomeguyonyoutube3258 because while officially the bismarck is a she, the captain claimed the such a powerful ship should be calles a he.

[@justsomeguyonyoutube3258]

@@cjthenarhwalking1378 Not talking about Ernst Lindemann but I'm talking about the comment author why he is using both He and She. It just sounds weird. Probably he pasted this from a history website I guess.

[@Scarletthania]

“War knows no nation. This video is dedicated for those who fought to the bitter end in the Battle of the Atlantic. “

[@martinkarlsson9446]

You have to watch En livstid i krig, live Gothenburg, with CC!!!

[@Killermcknight]

🤘🤘

[@miafranlund6982]

I concur!!

[@pianoblacksky]

Great reaction! Joakim is pronounced something like "Yo-Akimm" in Swedish. It's my brothers name too so I've said it plenty in my life 😂With Sabaton i think it works both ways since it's not really a Swedish word to begin with but in Swedish it's pronounced like "Sabba-tón" with the same "o" sound as in bonfire.

[@Killermcknight]

Tess thank you so much for that!

[@pianoblacksky]

@@Killermcknight Don't mention it. Glad I could help.

[@demonelf2094]

Fun fact: actual sabaton is piece of plate armor that covers weares foot like a boot

[@QuinlanLJ]

No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Video). First Sabaton song & video that made me cry.

[@ryannelson3220]

for me it was either The Final Solution or The Price of a Mile

[@miafranlund6982]

Both Price of a mile and No bullets fly gets to me...BUT En livstid I krig is for me the most epic one (swedish pride).

[@phoenix9448]

If you think this is cinematic you gotta check out "The Christmas Truce". Incase no one has mentioned it. The gentleman with watch is the son of the the seaman pulled out of the water. I have yet to see any of their videos that aren't great. They are awesome story tellers.

[@frankwoods4132]

Yes very awesome story teller's and my favorite band because I love history

[@davidmair7497]

First Sabaton song I ever heard last November. Living under a rock no more. Have not listened to anything else since. Well apart from Nightwish. Fecking awesome band and you learn about history. Look forward to you're future reactions.

[@Killermcknight]

Thanks David! I was under the same rock!

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@Killermcknight you have to check Fields of Verdun. It is about longest battle and we are talking war on the trenches, brutal to the point there are acounts and historic pieces remaining from knifes with brass knucles hanguard attached and spikes sharpenned by the ones using it to sharpened shovels etc...people used whatever available when it came to close mellee.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

Welcome to the rabbithole of Sabaton. Not only are their videos really something else AND teach you a lot about history, but they also like to hide easter-eggs in them. Which is why it is a good idea to keep paying attention to the very end. Not only due to dedications such as in this video here, but also things that add entire layers to a given song (such as at the end of Christmas Truce for example). Another easter-egg hidden in this video can be seen at 3:44 of your reaction-video: Primo Victoria - which is the title of their first album all the way back in 2005.

[@srg08]

Just wanted to let you know about Sabaton related fact is that they are closely followed by their fan that is the Sabaton army, they are helpful, driven, respectful and there is not a single troll in there. So long story short your in good company with them.

[@psychopad584]

It's perfect timing, I just listened to the discography in 2 days and I was finishing the album "The Last Stand" when I saw your notification. This video is amazing, with the number of views I have on it, it pays for a quarter of the production ! :p Speaking of Rammstein, Sabaton did a very good cover of the song "Feuer Frei". Otherwise here are some old songs you should really listen to ;) : - Primo Victoria - Attero dominatus - Metal Crüe - The Art of War - Unbreakable

[@Killermcknight]

🤘 hell yeah that's awesome man

[@srg08]

@@Killermcknight be forewarn that Primo Victoria is best view the live version since in the music video there is other “noise” that sometime drown the music… As for live I would suggest the Sabaton Primo Victoria at Woodstock 2012 . Since it live show you might want to attach your headphone to your head… it a headbanger ;p

[@agnieszkazuk]

Thank you for your both reactions to Sabaton! I love them, you have such a fresh view on the band:-) All Sabaton songs are recommended to watch with the captions on for better understanding the story, as Sabaton tell history stories like the medieval bards :-) Bismarck video was made with Wargaming as the precious gift to their fans only for the Internet, for free, not selling, for their 20th anniversary in 2019. Liked and subscribed and can't wait for more Sabaton!

[@lizasvensson1437]

New subscriber here. Thank you for Your reaction and welcome down The rabbithole of sabaton 😁🇸🇪 Looking forward to your next sabaton reaction! Greetings from Sweden!

[@PetterVessel]

I love Joakim's voice. From songs like Stalingrad, The Great War and The Price of a Mile, to Ghost in the Trenches, Soldier of Heaven, and Christmas Truce. And the stories they tell... whoah!

[@ryannelson3220]

bet you cant wait til March 4th, huh??

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

@@ryannelson3220 Well, i already got a notification that it is in the mail, so I may not even need to wait until the 4th...

[@ryannelson3220]

@@ranekeisenkralle8265 you better not get it before me........LMAO...... all of my copies are digital, so i have to wait til its released...... its ok, still spreading the word about

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

@@ryannelson3220 I'm fond of physical media (be that CD or book). Even though I do tend to put it on a USB-stick for use in my car anyway. I just sometimes wish reactors would also give attention to some of the lesser-known songs as well - such as Blood of Bannockburn. But then, there isn't much in the way of a music video for that as far as I'm aware.

[@ryannelson3220]

@@ranekeisenkralle8265 its out there already, just look it up on here

[@omotola73]

I think this should be the Navy Academy's commissioning song 🎵.

[@sn1perk1llrbrasher76]

Fun fact: the Bismarck’s guns tracked too fast to hit the sopwith camel aircraft the British were using. It allowed multiple torpedoes to be fired at the waterline and sealed the terror of the seas fate…. Take that.

[@LaserSeQ]

This music video was made in cooperation with Wargaming, wich have a game called World of warships (wich initially) was centered around 1st 2nd world war warships, so the CGI and acting etc is alot from them

[@LaserSeQ]

they have another coop with Wargaming, but that game is World of Tanks (see a connection here? :P) called Primo Victoria, wich they name the ship at the beginning of this video as throwback

[@Killermcknight]

That's awesome I've heard of the games before as well so super cool

[@greaper1976]

@@LaserSeQ The Sound Mix on the Primo Victoria video is terrible though. Rather watch Steel Commanders for a World Of Tanks video

[@qqchan]

Other Sabaton song I’d recommend are The Lost Battalion, Rorke’s Drift, Nigh Witches, Ghost Division, Primo Victoria and The Last Stand. Some songs with a Swedish version which I prefer, but understand why a non Swedish speaker might opt for the English versions are Gott mit uns (same in english), Lejonet från norden (The Lion from the North), En livstid i krig ( A Lifetime of War), Ruina imperii (no english version) and Livsgardet (The Royal Guard).

[@leftyme4568]

Primo victoria as they wrote on the ship is from their first record, and they play it at every concert!

[@fenrisulfur842]

welcome to Sabaton :) always remember, all the songs are based on real events or persons, so enjoy my tip is the ANIMATED VIDEO of No BULLETS FLY....its the next shot to be inside the spiral ;)

[@samuelthe2nd207]

Sabaton makes me interested in history. i wish i knew sabaton earlier when i was in school

[@Templarofsteel88]

As a side not here, the name they gave the boat at 3:44 is taken from an older song by the band (from the older set up of the band)

[@bobbysawtelle3561]

I have a model of the Bismarck in my collection. Absolutely love this song

[@frankwoods4132]

I wish i had a model of the Bismarck because Bismarck is my favorite battleship and it took so many rounds to sink the Bismarck

[@bobbysawtelle3561]

@@frankwoods4132 there’s a few songs about the Bismarck . I have had quite a few models of famous ships and vessels.

[@frankwoods4132]

@@bobbysawtelle3561 I never had a model of a famous ship because I never came across a model of one I can't wait for sabatons newest album and the song hell fighters about the Harlem hell fighters in WW1 because I find them interesting and I never knew that they existed until battlefield 1

[@bobbysawtelle3561]

@@frankwoods4132 mine are all hand built. Keeps my hands busy. Very time consuming

[@frankwoods4132]

@@bobbysawtelle3561 nice I'm a little too clumsy to build a model of a ship sadly

[@matthewconner7800]

Oh, you thought Carolus Rex got in your head and is catchy? Here, hold my battleship…

[@Killermcknight]

lol frick I know!

[@KaliFlamingo]

You've discovered Sabaton, now you need to check out Tommy Johansson, who is the lead guitarist. His voice is absolutely incredible, though he only does backing vocals in Sabaton. He also fronts his own band Majestica, but also does some mind blowing solo work. His most popular cover at the moment is She's Gone, but he does everything from Disney to ABBA to Queen to even Sabaton. He's known for his strong metal belting voice, but also for his almost 4 octave range and his vibrato.

[@merryrose6788]

Chris Rörland and Tommy have been the two guitarists. I think no one is labeled as lead guitar on any of their albums. In the Hellfest 2019 video, Joakim lost his voice. So Tommy and Chris took turns singing the songs. I'm sure you would enjoy this performance. And yes, you are right to tell the reactor to check out Tommy and all the work he does when he's not playing with Sabaton. BTW, I went onto Wikipedia to double-check that there are no "lead" guitarists. Even though Tommy will play on this North American tour, Wikipedia already has Tommy listed as a former member of Sabaton. I know we are all fine and wish Tommy the best:) But the Wikipedia listing without Tommy still was a bit of a reality setting in.

[@Belnick6666]

Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages, Finnish It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah".

[@titaniac3037]

The only part of the video that was actually recorded, was the intro and the band on the fishing boat. Other than that, all the clips involving the Bismarck and such, were made using computer animation technology.

[@justmenicole4842]

Also Sabaton loves musuc reaction videos, no need to stop them ;)

[@lapisinfernalis9052]

If you like the cinematics here, try and watch their video "Christmas Truce".

[@zfgdun]

Awesome man. liking em so far

[@mavfin8720]

Still my favorite of Sabaton's songs. As far as the expense? Wargaming paid for this one for World of Warships. You can also find this video on their channel. There's a 'making of' video somewhere, too. I saw these guys in St. Louis last September (2021), and when they launched into this the wall of sound literally pushed me back into my seat. It was epic.

[@redguern]

Christmas Truce official video. Listen to it to the very end and you will have a big surprise!

[@mrlizardtx]

You think you're watching a movie here, you should see The Unkillable Soldier or The Christmas Truce.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

...or the animated story videos of No Bullets Fly and Night Witches...

[@matthewconner7800]

Seconded for Christmas Truce. It’s less a music video and more a short film, full of joy and tragedy.

[@miavarghund]

You have to react to "en livstid i krig" live from gothenburg. Swedish pagans live at wacken And carolean's prayer. LOVE THIS SONGS 🤘

[@ianfrood]

This may have already been pointed out, but this video was a collaboration with the World of Warships video game.

[@thesage1096]

wall art is dope

[@joey_556]

Bismarck's full combat weight was 50,300 tonnes

[@Archangel1862]

If I remember correctly according to Pär the bassist after one show Joakim’s know was black and blue

[@tapsavaan1671]

I'm from Finland. The best or worst that has been achived in my neighboring countries is Vladimir Putin and Sabaton.. Greetings from could Finland (sorry my english) btw.. Sabaton - no bullets fly animation version. React it !!!!

[@Belnick6666]

Bismarck displacement 52,600 tons Nimitz class aircraft carrier displacement of 97,000t and if you know how huge those aircraft carriers are

[@LaserSeQ]

Sabaton, from the French word (i believe) for leg protectors, so the prononciation should be there i guess :P

[@ryannelson3220]

if you look at the S in Sabaton, you can see what it is, its not really a leg protector, more like a foot protector for knights wearing armor....

[@tancar2004]

The video was a cross promotional deal with the video game "World of Warships" they did all the CGI ships for the video. If you like that cinematic look might I suggest you react to "Screaming Eagles" or "Uprising".

[@lostonessoul5154]

it's Saba TON. Like the piece of foot armor a knight would wear.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

All battle scenes were made with models from World of Warships by Wargaming.

[@mudshark5393]

Check "Uprising" from Sabaton live 2012 Woodstock Festival Poland, well... any song from that festival would do. For example, "Primo Victoria" would be better experienced live at that festival than via the official video, just sayin'. Joakim, the name has 3 syllables, Yo-ah-kim... he appears in many of the history videos, and (often) presents himself there. Pär, on bass, is pronounced much like "pair", he is also a frequent history video participant.

[@2104dogface]

also need to watch "Sabaton History" and learn the history behind the song - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGanZKqJpsl8fZY and they have released 3 new songs "Christmas Truce" / 'Soldier of Heaven" / Unkillable Soldier"

[@leechowning2712]

Who has the budget for these? Simple. Sabaton has a very dedicated following, and is affiliated with several gaming companies, including World of Warships who did the graphics on this one. Go check out Christmas Truce next. Trust me, it is worth it. And so you know, since this is a worry for all reactors Nuclear Blast, who produces for Sabaton, has a policy of supporting reaction channels. As long as you are reacting to one of the official vids from the Sabaton, Sabaton History or Yarnhub channels you will not get strikes. The lyric videos are nice, but trust me you want to see the originals. Of their 10 albums, soon to be 11, only the first one is not focused on actual history. As they say, with as many incredible events and people in reality, why make up a story. The true ones are better anyway. Welcome to the Sabaton Army.

[@ziomalxxz]

next Sabaton Midway or Firestorm

[@lastwolflord]

I also hate how youtube vids have 9 million tags in them. Miss they days when youtube vids didn't have that at the end of them.

[@metalcrusader6666]

Please react to HammerFall and their new song ”Brotherhood” if you like this, Then make sure you check their new album that came out yesterday. They are also a Huge Swedish band. They became super big with their 2 first albums back in the 90s

[@leftyme4568]

A Sabaton is a midevil foot bracer!

[@neilhale4529]

Taun Taun

[@selonianth]

Joakim has several times made the joke that he doesn't have enough hair to bang the head, so he must instead bang the knee.

[@SirPanda86]

Sab-a-tawn

[@fenrisulfur842]

anyway, after watching "En Livstid i Krig" live in Gothenburg, you are beyond the line of no return...but be sure to have subtitles on, unless youre fluent in swedish :P

[@Killermcknight]

Thanks for the tip! I definitely want to check out en livstid i krig!

[@fifi23o5]

Actually, all their music for more than last15 years is based on history, historic facts, actually. I this video was sponsored by the company which created War Thunrer videogame.

[@hakannorlings2439]

You should watch Christmas truce (Official Music Video). I saw you have reacted to this song already, but not this video, it's amazing(!!!

[@ludovica1914]

Whichever way is fine. It is a little different with different accents.

[@gnarl80fi]

"Saba-ton" and its Jo-kim

[@AmarettoTheFurry]

It is Saba-tawn

[@thormichaelpleym4975]

tån, like tone. / Micke P

[@Flokarl1]

YO-A-KIM

[@ryannelson3220]

actually, i think its "yo ah keem"

[@lazarbauk1343]

You need to react to Sabaton no bullets fly animated video

[@vidopliasov]

Support Ukraine and Ukrainians, this is important for us now! Thanks in advance.

[@cjthenarhwalking1378]

most people pronounce it a with an o.

[@NovaLight1990]

go to settings and turn annotations off it removes the tags lol

[@Killermcknight]

haha THANK YOU!

[@NovaLight1990]

@@Killermcknight you're welcome :)

[@bobbysawtelle3561]

I guess it’s a good thing you never let me plug my zune in lol. You wouldn’t have too many bands to discover that missed out on .

[@matiascampbell2464]

Ton not tun the band is literally named after a piece of medieval armor.

[@Alithia451]

No Ayreon or Blind Guardian? Staples of all reactors.

[@Killermcknight]

I have blind guardian but no unfortunately haven't gotten to ayreon yet.

[@Alithia451]

@@Killermcknight bard's song & valhalla 2016 wacken? Ayreon - The day that the world breaks down. What about acapella metal? Van Canto feat Joaquim - Primo Victoria

[@Killermcknight]

Yeah the bards song and Valhalla the reaction got blocked worldwide so I trimmed out the copyrighted content so people could at least get my take on the songs at least. I'm definitely going to get to Ayreon people have been recommending me them since I started the channel just with my limited time that I get to spend on recording reactions I haven't been able to get to them just yet.

[@agnieszkazuk]

@@Alithia451 Yes!! Van Canto feat Joakim - Primo Victoria my favourite cover of Sabaton song, (except of Radio Tapok, of course) - I've listened to it every day for a month! :-)

[@dorothysimpson2804]

Try the Miracle of Sound Peyton Parrish.

[@justmenicole4842]

Ton tawn

[@kollen1234]

They are way better than rammstein

[@LostAgain1970]

Mention awesome swedish bands. Check out Orbit Culture. A little bit harder than this...

[@НесінБорис]

Hi, can you please react to the song "Romax - Батько Наш Бандера". This is a Ukrainian song, and given the Russian invasion, it would be a kind of support for the Ukrainian people in the fight against the dictator Putin. Thanks))

[@dorothysimpson2804]

The video showed the action from a Tom Hanks movie.

[@leftyme4568]

last one...not the ton