SABATON - Bismarck (COUNTRY GUY REACTS)

[@fredriknilsson6042]

Sabaton writes music about military history and they dont take sides. So there are songs about Russian polish German english Americans and of course Swedish as they are from Sweden. They even have a Sabaton history channel that goes deeper in to the stories of the songs.

[@najroe]

Italian, swiss, Japanese... Sooo many nations and heroes

[@giulianopisciottano8302]

@@najroe there's like one song about Italians and it's about the Austrians as well. I hope they make more on Italian history tbh

[@najroe]

@@giulianopisciottano8302 to be honest just more history from most anywhere, they make one feel patriotic for countries that no longer exists and feel sorrowful for people who you know almost nothing about and they died centuries ago

[@fredriknilsson6042]

@@giulianopisciottano8302 you can write to them and suggest topics, some of the songs have been after fans suggesting

[@RikiCzech]

Czechs too, cause Joakims mom is Czech and he himself still has Czech passport. The two songs about CZ history are 1648 and Far from Fame

[@offgrid4360]

I discovered Sabaton a few days ago because of TOMMY JOHANSSON. I randomly clicked on his Epic Ave Maria video . This was my fathers favorite Song . I'm also very German . Thanks for looking at things logically .

[@mushinbujin]

I can't believe that I just got the "iron and blood" reference, and I've been listening to this song since it was released.

[@Fabi72g]

Happy you enjoyed this, other great videos from them I suggest are "Christmas Truce" about the famous truce happened during the 1st World War, please don't skip the credits on this one, there is a surprise, and "No Bullets Fly (animated story video)", another true and very touching WW2 story I don't want to spoiler,. They are also very very good live and I suggest you "Swedish Pagans" live at Waken 2019, that show was their 20th Anniversary, they played it in 2 stages at the same time, with the current lineup and the old members of the band. "Uprising" and "40:1" from Woodstock 2012, well it's not THAT Woodstock, it's a big festival in Poland and both the songs are about Poland resistence in WW2. The last suggestion is "En Livstid I Krig" live at Gothenburg, Sabaton at home in Sweden, with an amazing sing along by the audience. Enjoy. Sabaton's songs are pretty all about epic war battles, and acts of courage and humanity in war, if you are interested in going deeper into their stories, they have a YT channel Sabaton History, where they explain the stories behind the songs with the help of an history professor, something should be watched at school when approaching war themes, I'm sure history would be much more appealing for the students.

[@Skegget1]

i agree, and also dont forget to check out Tommy Johansson's channel, he is a guitarrist in Sabaton and has his own band Majestica, he releases a cover every friday :)

[@johannessondrup6207]

Hmmm For THE most epic live version, I would suggest 'En livstid i Krig'. It's in Swedish, so switch on the CC. Trust me, it's worth it.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that info. I really appreciate your view and comment. I will definitely check out those songs and be doing more Sabaton.

[@NeoGen1987]

The ship was feared, unless you were a Polan ship saying I am a poll

[@chrisgertz8250]

Welcome to history Sabaton style! Many great lessons to be learned. Christmas Truce, Lady of the Dark, The First Soldier, No Bullets Fly, Night Witches,Race to the Sea and 1916 are all must see.

[@amygoodson-catlady]

The band took that boat out to the final resting place of The Bismarck. The gentleman there at the end is the son of the man featured in the video's story.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow that's cool. Thank you for the info, I really appreciate it.

[@Harbor-S]

Welcome to Sabaton, my friend! My degrees are in History (with minors in psychology and philosophy) with a focus on Western Civ and War history, especially WW2. Sabaton is one of my top favorite bands, along with Nightwish. Both my husband and I are total History nerds, and proud of it! Lol! This is war history at its finest, for audiophiles, without glorifying it nor choosing a side. The way the tell these amazing stories, they somehow manage to imply, regardless of the country or war, that there are never truly any victors in war (as destruction and so much loss, to me, doesn't equate to "victory"); just amazing stories and tales of human beings that chose to do brave and selfless things. They take those stories and teach them in the very best way. I wish History classes would pick up some of this...kids might actually start to enjoy history! Lol! Fun fact - the drummer for Sabaton is Hannes Van Dahl. He is the husband of Floor Jansen from Nightwish. They have a daughter, Freja. Anyway....welcome to the wonderful world of Sabaton and their history classes taught in metal! You'll want to check out No Bullets Fly & Night Witches - for both songs please do the Animated Story Video versions to react to, as that gives you the story along with the song. Their Sabaton History Channel here on YT goes even deeper into the story behind each of their songs. It's really an amazing thing they are doing! Also, check out 82nd All The Way and the official video to Christmas Truce - and watch through the end of the credits for a special and beautiful vocal appearance! Hope you, your son, and your family are more than well! So happy to share yet another musical journey with you! As always, sending blessings to you & yours from me & mine down in Bama!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow I can't thank you enough for your comment. I so appreciate people like you that help me in this journey. May your family be blessed as well. Thank you again, I really appreciate your support!

[@damienmaynard8892]

The boat they performed on was named "Primo Victoria" - the name of another of their songs. They froze on that boat, Joakim was bashing his leg to make sure it was still there! The heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was with Bismarck and escaped . As USS Prinz Eugen, after the war ended, it was neglected for months, nuked TWICE, and still did not sink until months later! My Dad was in the RAN on HMAS Australia and hunted Graf Scheer after it sank HMS Jervis Bay, but - lucky for him and me - it got away that time. He was at the Sunda Strait, Lingayen Gulf and Leyte Gulf actions too. HMS Dorsetshire fired the last torpedoes, some of which did not go off, into Bismarck and picked up some survivors but had to leave because of a U-boat. That U-boat rescued more and called a German trawler for those they could not take. Bismarck was scuttled by the crew to prevent capture. The U-boat was late - luckily for the British!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow, that is some great info you told me! Tell your Dad thanks for his service. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@williammelaniegappmayer2655]

Sabaton is, in my opinion, one of the bands that have no bad albums.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

They are very good. I will be doing more of them as well.

[@MacOriginalGamer]

Welcome to the Sabaton rabbit hole! Hope you enjoy your stay. Military History + Heavy Metal = Sabaton!🍺😎

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I sure do! Thanks for the comment!

[@PaulHunter1972]

Great react Travis, amazing band and even though I'm British, the Bismark was amazing, I didn't know this 2 weeks before my grandad passed away I visited him, I asked my grandad about the war, he was stationed on my favourite holiday destination Malta who knew, but amazing he was a gunner on HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN and were hunting the Bismark off the coast of Italy, but never found it, so I love the history behind it, much love from the UK 🤘🤘❤️🤘🤘

[@frontrowchaos4597]

MUCH love back! I really appreciate your view and comment! Thank you for your family's service!

[@duizeltjeeekhoorn6890]

And again you hit the nail on the head with your reaction. I am fond off this song, My dad worked his entire life in te Navy. He was a maintenance officer to the big guns on board. So this song feels like a bit of a tribute to him. He joined the Navy right after WW2. I liked it when you said you felt the pride these man had. I have been on board of some great battleships while my dad worked there and it is a world on it's own. very special. My favourites from this band are Christmas Tuce and Night Witches.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much for your nice comment! I so appreciate your view and comment and your Dads service. Have a great day.

[@brandontolman7812]

To hell and back and Christmas truce are awesome songs. The drummer is married to Floor Hansen

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Good to know, I will add those to my list to do.

[@bobsuisse2]

Rammstein, Nightwish, Sabaton 😂 you are digging deeper into European Metal 🤩. Btw the drummer, Hannes van Dahl, is Floor's husband and the skipper the son of the original rescued German soldier you see in the storytelling of the video. 😊

[@merryrose6788]

That's the cool part about Sabaton, that they include people who are somehow connected to the story. "No Bullets Fly" is another good example. Thanks for the info, as I wasn't sure who the skipper was.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow that's great info. Thank you for your view and comment, I so appreciate it.

[@khakkik]

The skipper being the son of the actual soldier is just a rumor, not true.

[@frankpuncekar5051]

Sabaton is not political again their mantra is “ Lest We Forget”. Their live performances are phenomenal, check out 40-1 live Woodstock Poland. The crowd was estimated at over 730,000. The song is about 1000 polish soldiers holding off 40,000 German soldiers. I have seen history teachers react to Sabaton because their students have told their teacher about the band. Some don’t even like metal and they become addicted to this band. Like Nightwish they have no bad songs but a few of this old metal heads suggestions are En Livid I Krig live in Gothenburg, several of their Animated Story videos, ( a combination of their history channel and music video) No Bullets Fly… please play it to the end, and Night Witches. Wing Hussars , Price of a Mile or Attack of the Dead Men are others their catalogue is huge. God Bless Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@richardjosephus6802]

Saw them live in Atlanta in Oct 2022. Fantastic show

[@frontrowchaos4597]

God Bless you as well. I will add those to my list to do. Thank you so much for your view and comment.

[@najroe]

They have actually won a prize for being so educational, they focus on historical events and persons and really try to get the facts, they are known to not take sides and try to leave political parties out of it. They have covered the Holocaust (final solution) gas warfare (father), Warsaw uprising (uprising) in German occupied Poland, Blitzkrieg against France from the German perspective (ghost division), Soviet fighting against the Germans in ww2 (defence of Moscow) AND ww1 (atack of the dead men). Even Swiss guards stand agains impossible odds when rom was sacked (last stand). Battle of the bulge (Screaming Eagles), how about PTSD and Drug abuse in soldiers and heroes returning from battle (to Hell and back), as you can see the List is looooong. Well over 100 songs and then most of them have a nice history lesson on their history channel here on KZbin,

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that. I will add more Sabaton to my list to do. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@rianavermeulen4316]

Thank you!! Loved your reaction ❤️ Sabaton is amazing ❤️

[@frontrowchaos4597]

They really are amazing. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@buttonanastasia]

Yay, you made it to Sabaton! Two of my favorite songs from Sabaton are "Lady of the Dark" and "Night Witches". Both have been made into animated music videos with Sabaton and are super cool. Personally, as a gal, I appreciate that they do a song about a bad a** woman every now and then. :)

[@johannessondrup6207]

Not a demale, but I agree :) Just take the Animated Video and DO NOT cut of anything, as it will give you the background you need for the historical setting.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for your comment! I really appreciate your support!

[@acevanherwaarden8051]

The drummer and Floor live together in Sweden and have a child together. Imagine the musical talent that child might have.....

[@frontrowchaos4597]

For sure! Thanks for the view and comment.

[@audioweasel6997]

This is one of those precious things where the music and the video match up gloriously. It absolutely an experience the first time.

[@audioweasel6997]

Not to mention the fact that really, this actually happened

[@pannemanbroeker8018]

Great reaction . Sabaton and Nightwish share the same fans .

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thats great to hear. Thank you.

[@peterkensborn8035]

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Sabaton. If you keep on this path you will find some really fantastic music. A couple of must see, if this is your first encounter: 'No bullets fly', the animated story 'En livstid i krig' live from the Great Tour in Gothenburg. (Its in Swedish but use the subs) 'Christmas Truce' For starters, there are much more.... And if you want to learn more about the event in the song, check out their official Sabaton History Channel. Some short videos were they tell you about the background of the song and how they come up with it. Recommended! Nice reaction!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much for your info. I really appreciate your view and comment.

[@agpv1975]

They have a channel called "Sabaton History" with the history behind every song if you want to learn more about the topic in the song.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will check that out. Thank you.

[@Frostrazor]

Did you notice the young sailor that made his way to safety - he had the pocket watch from the captain. The older gentleman sending them to look for the wreckage had the watch - implying he was the guy pulled from the water all those years ago.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

It was his son that played him in the video. He died one year before the video was out.

[@dennisthemenace671]

It wasn`t a pocket watch it was a Compass , n I think the Capt. inscribed the coordinates of were the Bismarck sank .

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Good to know. Thanks for the comment.

[@trossk]

@@frontrowchaos4597 also, the latitude/longitude is the actual spot of the fight/sinking, that he scratched into the watch,

[@jarichardson66]

"Sabaton" is a Band that writes all their Songs based on Historical Events (Mostly War Related).. Bismarck is a Great Song.. Another to Check out and is an Emotional roller coaster is "No Bullets Fly" the Animated version.. Just incredible... Side note.. The Drummer for "Sabaton" is Married to Floor Jansen of "Nightwish" 😊

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I really like their sound and their video. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@SeanWinters]

Welcome to the sabaton army, brother! New reactions is always great

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you!

[@damonbryan7232]

This IS history metal. Iron Maiden did a few. Yet Sabaton has taken it to god level. Also check out their Sabaton History channel for more info and some behind the scenes stuff.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will do that, thank you.

[@RonniePeterson]

The rabbit hole widens and methinks you are going to enjoy more Sabaton! Trust the suggestions below.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will definitely be doing more Sabaton. Thanks for the comment.

[@TimoArula]

Sabaton and Nightwish have some connections. They are the best storytellers, they don’t play music, they play feelings, they have the most amazing couple in metal and they have the most devoted fanbase. If there is a war in metal, the Nightwish Army and the Sabaton Army would be allies. Hannes (drummer) once said when Sabaton was traveling with Nightwish, he saw this woman with a whiskey in one hand and a cigar in the other hand, and knew immediately this woman he will marry. Her name is Floor Jansen! And they Did!!! The "Bismarck" , and his sister ship "Tirpitz", were the 2 largest battleships ever built in Europe (250 meters long, 36 meters wide, and displacing more than 50.000 tones) and they were the pride of the kriegsmarine (Germany's military navy) during Ww2. The "Bismarck" set sail in May 1941 to reach the Atlantic and destroy merchant convoys, but he 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 Churchill 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 maneuvers, 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", alongside the heavy cruisers "Norfolk" and "Dorsedshire" fought the already doomed battleship and, during the following 90 minutes completely destroyed it. However, despite having all his guns destroyed, and having received more than 400 hits (out of the 2800 shells that the British had fired at it) his armor was still mostly intact and the ship was still afloat. So the british launched another 4 torpedoes and he 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 his 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 it, 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 NWSU 🤘😎🤘.

[@fredriknilsson6042]

Not to forget that she was listening to Pantera that he also love

[@moniquevanaken2638]

Floor was actually touring with Revamp (one of her former bands) in 2014 together with Sabaton as support acts to the band Iced Earth and in Grand Rapids (MI) the love story of Floor and Hannes started❤. Btw Hannes had dyed his hair black at that time haha which didn't suit him imho

[@rianavermeulen4316]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fredriknilsson6042]

@@moniquevanaken2638 2014? That cant be om right. Floor started in Nightwish 2012

[@moniquevanaken2638]

@@fredriknilsson6042 When her first band After Forever disbanded Floor started a new band Revamp but had to put that aside because she joined Nightwish in 2012. After the tour with NW ended in 2013 there was time to tour with Revamp before going into rehearsels with NW for the EFMB album. In that gap Floor and Hannes met.

[@Kay_The_Coffee_Weirdo]

Sabaton is an incredible band. One of my favorite bands currently making music. They make music about military history, regardless of sides. They've done a few about American military history too. "Christmas Truce" is one of Sabaton's most popular songs. One of my personal favorites from them is "Valley of Death", which is about the Battle of Doiran during WWI. The Bulgarians (extraordinary outgunned) were actually able to hold off the British. It is considered one of Britian's greatest military losses in history. Sabaton is a genre called Power Metal, which is pretty popular in European metal. It uses operatic and orchestrational elements to make a very uplifting sound. It's supposed to get you pumped and feeling good. A very popular power metal band is named NightWish. And the drummer of Sabaton is married to the current singer of Nightwish. Her name is Floor Jansen, and she has an incredible operatic voice.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that. I will add those to my list. I appreciate your time.

[@Templarofsteel88]

as a side note here (if no one has mentioned it) the name they gave the boat @ 2:33 is taken from an older song by the band, from the older set up of the band.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Wow, good to know. Thank you for that.

[@xScooterAZx]

At dawn on 27 May,1941, two British battleships, King George V and Rodney, were finally in range and they opened fire on Bismarck. In support were Norfolk and, a little later, the cruiser Dorsetshire. All five ships fired their guns. One by one, Bismarck's giant turrets were blasted out of action. Before she was crippled the Bismark could hit a target from 14 miles away.

[@anneliendekramer9243]

Sabaton is my favorite history teacher.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Mine to. Thanks for the comment.

[@jasonmarshall7572]

Sabaton does these amazing war stories but from another perspective. Hannes the drummer is married to Floor Jansen from Nightwish. Another great song of theirs is Christmas truce Floor Jansen sings the end credits.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I have that one on my list to do. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@zoesumra9152]

It's great to see this song reviewed by someone who knows military history. I've seen reactions to this by people who didn't, who then wanted to find out more about it, but I'm loving your response. As a child, the Bismarck's story made me want to join the Royal Navy!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your time viewing my channel. Thank you!

[@jenniferparker5189]

Sabaton is an amazing group from Sweden. I see a lot of the most popular titles in your comments below. I wish they taught history like this when I was in school! Some of my favorites are very popular choices(Night Witches, 40:1, Christmas Truce) but there are some others that I recommend that are not mentioned; Screaming Eagles, Panzerkampf, Great War, and Wolf Pack are some of my favorites as well. The best video for Wolf Pack that I've found is actually one with movie clips from a Tom Hanks movie called Greyhound.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Ok, thanks for that. I will add those to my list to do. Have a great day.

[@teknicron1080]

It gets crazier when you realize the Bismarch wasn't sunk by weapons fire, but because it's rudder of all things was disabled. The captain was then ordered to scuttle the ship because it could only move in circles. It took so little external damage that, though mainly as a result of poor firing from the allies that got to it (Think someone said they engaged too close for their cannons to do much good). It really was a beast of steel.

[@coyotej4895]

In 1935 one of my grandfathers had just graduated from college. He was specializing in the new Radar technology and got a job in Hamburg at the Bloom and Voss shipyards helping to develop a malty use Search radar that had Naval applications. It would be fitted to both Bismark and his sister ship Tirpitz. He was inducted into the Kriegsmarine in 39 and went abord Bismack as a Damage control Officer. He was fortunate to have survived and was interned in Nothern Ireland as a POW and moved to Fairs Idaho after the war.

[@ljusfen]

Welcome to the Sabaton rabbit hole and Sabaton army 🤘💯🤘 swedish heavy metal 🤘❤🤘🖤🤘💯

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you! So glad to be here!

[@bigfoot_huntr2964]

Theres so much rich history here to learn from sabaton. Christmas truce, verdun, attack of the deadmen, Dreadnaught, primo Victoria, steel commanders, so much to learn and watch. Hope you enjoy the group!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add those to my list to do. Thank you so much for your view and comment!

[@ginnydileo5168]

So happy you took this leap. Sabaton is an amazing band and you should never miss the chance to see them live. Try and check out Attack of the Deadmen and Soldier of Heaven. One piece of advice, look up the subject matter before you do a Sabaton reaction. Knowing the backstory makes the experience even better. Also, the animated story videos for No Bullets Fly and Night Witches. Word to the wise, have some tissues handy.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

It really is a toss up to do research first or after my reaction. Most seem to want me to not do any research first and then others say to. I guess I could just wiki some info before my next reaction. Thank you for the view and comment.

[@1982jeepcj8]

SABATON has no bad songs, there is a sabaton history channel that tells the background history on each song. They all deserve a reaction. Sabaton tells the tales, that need to be remembered, learned from without blame, without politics, without apology. This music video was in collaboration with Wargaming, makers of World of warship. The fishing boat Captain is the son of one of a bare few Bismarck survivors from its sinking. They took the concert to the battle field, to commemorate this period of history, and froze their ass off doing it.

[@michaelmccarthy5455]

No bad songs, just dark songs about some of the horrors in history (I.e. The Final Solution).

[@1982jeepcj8]

@@michaelmccarthy5455 while true, those thing need to be, no MUST, be remembered, less they repeat in history, The Final Solution, does a good job of memorializing what was lost, on what is a difficult subject to cover, I recommend the Sabaton History episode to explain what the bands feeling on making that song and performing it. Keep in mind that there are a growing number of people that deny that it even happened, but if you visit one of the camps, or a holocaust memorial, such as the one in Boston, MA there is a unbelievableness to the loss that is palipable. The Holocaust is something that should leave a scar on society, people learn from scars,

[@michaelmccarthy5455]

@@1982jeepcj8 I agree. These tales need to be told. It's just not their usual style.

[@1982jeepcj8]

@@michaelmccarthy5455 to be honest, should it be their normal sound???, they admit that it is hard to be rocking out to such a subject, in fact I have heard them experiment with the style to be more of a derg. But I applaud them for having the courage to make something addressing the subject, because kids these days do not know anything bit maybe the barest minimum about it, if a metal song with a history lesson attached is what it takes to educate even a little bit then that is a net positive.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will be doing more Sabaton for sure! Thanks for the view and comment.

[@HH-hd7nd]

Kriegsmarine was just the German Navy in WW2. Krieg means war and Marine means navy; therefore the exact translation of Kriegsmarine would be war navy.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@basicallyjustcoolstuff]

Definitely agree with the recommendations for Christmas Truce, En Livstid I Krig, and No Bullets Fly, to that I would add Attack Of The Dead Men and Soldier Of Heaven. Also, in a similar music style I recommend My Will Be Done by Powerwolf!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list to do. Thank you.

[@leechowning2712]

I daresay you've noticed that we have descended on your channel. Sabaton fans thoroughly enjoy watching people react to some of our favorite songs.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for your support! I greatly appreciate your view and time! Have a great day!

[@freedomhiking4050]

welcome to the sabaton army my dude ! Best regards from Sweden !

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you Sweden! I appreciate your view and comment.

[@paisa20]

Thanks, welcome now to Sabaton, greetings from Colombia

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Welcome Colombia, glad to have you with me! More Sabaton to come!

[@toast5kagen709]

Show 'The last stand' to FRC guys and see reaction, the live one with lyrics let's go🙆‍♂

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list to do. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@Shiftry87]

There are many small detailed around the sinking of the ship and they even showed what is historicly belived to be the kill shot that sealed the Bismarcks fate, The torpedo hit that toke out the rudder probadly the only place on the ship that could have doomed the ship and caused the ship to lose its manuevrability. Even after close to 400 shell hits it still refuced to sink and its also belived that the Admiral on the ship ordered the ship to be scuttled. James Cameron have done a documentry showing him documenting the battle dmg and from there hull survey theres no chans it sunk becouse of battle dmg. Other then the torpedo hit on the rudder the torpedo dmg they found barelly was enough to break the torpedo armore belt. The dmg above the waterline was extreme ofc but below the waterline no chans it was enough to sink it from that alone.

[@mavfin8720]

Oh, another rabbit hole to fall in! These guys absolutely rocked the Ryman in October. If you love history and metal, you're sunk, so to speak! When you find the surface again after Sabaton: next suggestions: The Warning --> EVOLVE or DISCIPLE, and Halestorm-->I Am the Fire or Love Bites (and So Do I). Enjoy!!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you!

[@michaelmccarthy5455]

The production value of their music videos (like this, Soldier of Heaven, Race to the Sea, Christmas Truce, Livegardet, and the Unkillable Soldier) are off the charts! They also do collaboration videos with Yarnhub. As of right now I think there at least 4 animated story videos that do the history AND song. The four I can think of are Lady of the Dark, Night Witches, Red Baron, and No Bullets Fly.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Added! Thanks for the info, I really appreciate your view and comment. They really are a very good band!

[@dennishurt1122]

Hello Again Front Row Chaos, And Welcome From The Nightwish Army! Nightwish Lead Singer Floor Jansen Has Also Done Recent Guest Appearances With Other Symphonic Metal Bands. Her Good Friend From The Group Epica, Simone Simons (They Are Both From The Netherlands) Invited Floor To Sing A Duo With Her Which Is Fantastic. It's Called "Sancta Terra" . Be Sure To Listen To The Live Version Featuring Floor. You Will Be Knocked Out, I Promise. Enjoy My Friend, And Again Welcome To The Music Of The Best Symphonic Metal Band On The Planet...Nightwish!!!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for your view and comment. I appreciate it very much.

[@Nanashi_MYOB]

Since you are the first reaction I've seen to mention the cinematography, I will drop a history nugget the initial onslaught by plane, the one that drops the torpedo and sorta curses himself for missing the mark was possibly the most important shot in the battle. This shot, though not on mark, did disable the main rudder. Allowing the allies to track the ship when they realized what was going on.

[@randycampbell6307]

Glad you enjoyed it, Sabaton tends to work with the game developers behind "World of Tanks/World of Warships" which provide most of their CGI work. They do a lot of historical songs but they pay great attention to detail. For example here they call the "Bismark" a "he" rather than the more common "she" because that was/is in fact how Germany 'designated' it's warships. In "The Lost Battalion" (a WWI song about the US Liberty Division) they electronically replace a lot of the instrument sounds with things like rifle bolts and machine gun mechanisms which lends a great deal of pathos to the song. One line in the song "Devil Dogs" (US Marines obviously) the lead singer was having trouble with in that he could not figure out how to sing it till the rest of the band explained he wasn't supposed go sing it, but shout it as had originally happened. ("Come on you sons-of-bitches! Do you want to live forever?" :) ) I'd recommend "The Last Stand", "Winged Hussars", "Steel Commanders" and frankly any Sabaton song.

[@merryrose6788]

Glad you found Sabaton. Nice reaction! Though I always quibble about people doing what they have to do for their country. Being a peace person during the Vietnam War, I saw on tv every night the stupid tragedy of war. So, what if they gave a war and nobody came? That's why I love Sabaton. Christmas Truce is about people who just didn't see a reason to fight, though eventually they did. En Livsted I Krig's theme is also about feelings of people sent off to fight. Their songs all ignite interest in these historic events. It's so nice to see people fired up about history, and feeling companionship with other countries.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I agree, I wish war did not exist but that is never going to happen. All we can do while we are here is just try to get a long and do the right thing. Thank you for your view and comment, I really appreciate it!

[@luffegasen7711]

ONE word: Christmas Truce! Also Sabaton. Talk about movie production quality! ;)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Added! Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

[@five_eleven_tac3393]

The guns on the Bismarck were 380mm. They were like “lets put 8 long barreled Sturmtiger’s on rotating platforms.”

[@margaretsargent1084]

THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE OTHER REALLY GOOD PATRIOTIC SONGS !

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for the comment, I will try and find those songs to react to.

[@mongo5888]

As a history fanatic, Sabaton is one of my favorite bands. I highly recommend their songs "Dreadnought" and "No Bullets Fly". Great reaction, I just subbed. 🤘

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you so much for your view, comment and SUB! I have those songs added to my list to do. Thank you.

[@hikaritsukino198]

If I remember correctly the Bismarck's main guns was never meant for a ship but to be land base naval guns due to their power so much so the guns actually caused damage to the Bismarck's sonar when fired but the ship had a literal Achilles heal with the rudder being g its main weakness as the Armour of the Bismarck was among the best in the world that it took the rudder being stuck when it was making a turn and then 1 or more fleets to whittle it down to the point the Bismarck crew scuttled her also kriegsmarine was the nazi Germany navy of WWII

[@marcelrohart6030]

Hello from France. Another song by Sabaton: WolfPack, German submarines

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Gotcha, will add that to my list. Thank you France!

[@jamesmccrea4871]

The great thing Sabaton does is honor the soldier and damn the war. They are apolitical, and as a rule they don't take sides, they just tell the history in a soundbite. You can also check out the Sabaton History channel on KZbin, and while you are enjoying that channel with Indy Neidell, check out Indy's channels: The Great War, World War 2, and TimeGhost. If you are new to Sabaton and want a cross-section of their music style, check out The Ballad of Bull, Cliffs of Gallipoli, and Christmas Truce. Their sound is odd is that it's clearly their own and easily identifiable (and I don't mean just because of Joakim's voice), despite seeming different in genre. As far as their topics, it's 99% military history, with some tribute songs here and there early on. Their songs are on sometimes surprisingly various topics: The Final Solution (a great song about a terrible topic, the Holocaust) Light in the Black (UN Peacekeepers) The Price of a Mile (Paschendale) and Cliffs of Gallipoli (both about the senseless waste of life) To Hell and Back (Audie Murphy and PTSD) No Bullets Fly (honor and brotherhood between ex-foes) Smoking Snakes (about the little-known Brazilian Expeditionary Force in WWII) The Final Battle (about one of the last battles of WWII where US and Wehrmacht troops (and a few surprising additions) fought side-by-side against Waffen-SS troops.) They also have some "fun" songs, such as Man of War (the lyrics are titles of Manowar songs) and Metalizer (the lyrics are song titles from various bands), also Metal Crüe (the lyrics reference heavy rock and metal band names.)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I noticed that they just told a story and did not choose a side. I like the history lesson you get with them. Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it!

[@richardhall6034]

Hi from the UK 👋 🇬🇧 sabatons drummer is married to the main singer floor jansen ( the vakyrie) from the symphonic metal band Nightwish From Finland 🇫🇮 ( she's Dutch) you might like to check them out thay have a massive following in Europe and the Internet the go to song to start your Nightwish journey down the rabbit hole that is Nightwish Nightwish ghost love score wacken open air concert 2013 And prepare for the Nightwish army arriving at the door 🚪 lol 😄

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Welcome UK, I appreciate your info. Thank you so much!.

[@adaliadurron6111]

Welcome to the Sabaton Rabbit hole, follow us down, you won't be disappointed!

[@ske1etor914]

I'll be brief... it was fun to see you movin' in your chair and having a good time (nice duck shirt also)... I hope you didn't catch too much drama for this video... I understood your meaning about people having to do what they have to do... individuals just fighting for their country the way they were raised to support their homeland, we are all just human, and not every Axis fighter in the war wanted genocide and world conquest. Anyway, i know this social media stuff can get cruel and I hope you had a good experience overall with this one. Thank you so much for replying to my comment from yesterday, I wasn't sure how it would be received lol, but you have a good nature about you and I hope people keep that in mind if they have issues with you on vids like this. I was touched by the reply though, so ty for taking the time. I'll make a habit of dropping a comment here and there if you really have the energy to be reading them and taking them to heart. Keep doing great content my friend. Hugs.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment. Have a great day!

[@fenrisulfur842]

But if you want to be told a story of humanity during the war, check out "No Bullets fly" by Sabaton, but make sure its the long animated story video, and watch it to the end. You wont regret it :)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Added. Thanks for the comment.

[@mikaelengdahl4135]

I would really recommend you to react to " No bullets fly".... I would assume that this would be something for you !!! Great reaction btw.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Added! Thanks for the view and comment!

[@fenrisulfur842]

Speaking of live videos, pleeeease listen to " Enlivsid e Krig" live in Gothenburg, but make sure the subtitles are on👍(its in swedish :P)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list to do. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@maxtroy]

Your reaction mirrored mine exactly.

[@fenrisulfur842]

Kriegsmarine is the name of the german Navy till the end of WWII. Today its called the "Bundesmarine"

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that.

[@fenrisulfur842]

Well acutally, I´m german, and my Grandpa served in the Kriegsmarine during WWII. And i dont feel any pride. Actually, my Grandpa served on a Torpedoboot, a smaller, much faster Corvette, and their job was to give escort for home coming U-Boots to occupied France, and for Bismarck as well. But Bismarck didnt make it back home...There is no pride. In the city of Laboe is the german Navy memorial, a huge Bricktower shaped like a U-Boot turret, and in front is on of the last remaining Type VII-C41 Boats, U996. And there is something very similar to the Vietnam Memorial in DC. Endless walls with names of Sailors who stayed on sea...there is no pride. All these lives on both sides lost in a war, started by a maniac who wanted to rule the world. There is no pride, only grieve

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Pride is for the people of every nation that come when called by their country. Right or wrong there is pride in doing that. Thanks for the comment.

[@xScooterAZx]

YES! Im dead certain the historic video you mean by Rammstein is "Deutschland". The second most expensive video created when it was released,coming in at 6 million US dollars.

[@zodiachimera7557]

The sinking of the Bismarck was, in my opinion, a real case of "deal with the problem now before it becomes unsolvable". If the Bismarck had been permitted to carry out his mission of harrying supply convoys in the Atlantic, then England very well could've been starved into surrender, and WW2 could've gone very differently. His threat was simply too great, and the sinking of the Hood was a personal slight on top of that. It HAD to be done ASAP.

[@grimly8352]

Sabaton, the greatest history teachers in the world 😀

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I agree. Thanks for that.

[@promnightdumpsterbaby9553]

Nothing wrong with respecting soldiers and sailors from any nation or time. Credit where credit is due.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

So true. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@-Griffin-]

Dont stop in a middle of a verse, don't stop at the climax, very important for the nexts songs ! ... :)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Sorry about that, will try and stop where appropriate from now on. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@colleenevans4716]

This is my son’s favorite band he loves war history he’s 21 he wishes they would come in concert where we live i really love there Christmas song there so good compared to these singers these days

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Yes, they are really good. I will be doing more of them soon. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@alcatraz0643]

Exactly what you said there is just human blood spilled in wars, no veteran ever said war was good, only those who dont know war are speaking about it like heroism. And yet survivors are saying those who died were heroes. And when we look today ...... nothing changed we are still stupid and we still do same mistakes, its like they fought for nothing.

[@therealmagineer]

Reaction was good, but it'd be great if you could rewind for about 5 secs after each stop - I can't imagine getting the full experience of a song when you hear it for the first time and chop it up without going back a bit at least.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Will do that more in the future. Thanks for the comment!

[@dementiamaster2]

Nice reaction :)

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you!

[@Mannyxz]

As someone from Asia, I appreciate Sabaton really much as they tell history in the form of music videos. We don’t learn the history of Europe, this detailed in our schools. And of course, there is this propaganda that is being spread saying white men are evil and stuff which is complete bs. Stay strong people of the western nations 💪 ❤.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I hope we pull our head out before it's too late. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@mikkitoro8933]

The wehrmacht were the soldiers, luftwaffe the airforce and kriegsmarine the navy. I think in war, the only bad people are the ones in charge. The cause was bad, but the military accomplishments up until Moscow and Stalingrad was amazing(in the context of how much can you take in a certain amount of time while taking minimal losses).

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I agree. Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

German navy = Kriegsmarine German air force = Luftwaffe German army = Heer Entire German armed forces = Wehrmacht.

[@ТушканчикПолевой]

Thank you very much for the great reaction, I would like to see the next reaction to the song Sabaton -Dreadnought, a very strong song with a great guitar solo

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will add that to my list to do. Thank you for your view and comment.

[@elsa7801]

Listen to a final solution, no word needed💔

[@darkiee69]

Bismarck only sunk one ship in her short life, the British battle cruiser HMS Hood, and she damaged the battleship HMS Prince of Wales

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Good to know, thanks for your view and comment, I really appreciate it.

[@Medley3000]

6:42 "Kriegsmarine" the word means nothing other than navy. Literally "War Navy" in contrast to the civilian "Handelsmarine" = Merchant Navy.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@squidwarddiesel8462dannyantrim]

Happy birthday bismark 🛳

[@frontrowchaos4597]

HBD! Thanks for the comment.

[@MattBKn]

You mentioned that didn't know what the kriegsmarine was. Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy in World War II (Similar to Royal Navy for the British Navy, Marine Nationale for the French Navy, and Regia Marina for the Italian Navy)

[@moniquevanaken2638]

Wow, you're really into this one! Well, no surprise there haha! Sabaton's songs are all about wars, battles and persons who played a significant role in them. They put a lot of research into their songs as to make them as true and accurate as possible and they don't take sides! They also have a phenomenal History Channnel on YT with backgrounds to their songs. A Sabaton is a medieval iron shoe the Knights wore as part of their harnesses. One of their great songs is "No bullets fly", a very emotional one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqSsgGBpfMyYpLs It is an animated story but beautifully made! But imho their masterpiece is "Christmas Truce" kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHHeZ5-qK55f7c Enjoy!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you! I really like this band and will be doing more of them soon.

[@michaelmccarthy5455]

You should react to 1916, it's Sabaton's cover of the Motorhead song.

[@freedomhiking4050]

that proud.... they do to all the songs.... you fell it .. trust me... just go on down the rabbit hole and you will understand what i meen and what you feel

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I do feel it. I will definitely be doing my Sabaton. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@MarLin67]

Thats Sabaton for you! Awesome music, Awesome stories and awesome videos! All about historical events during war. Sabaton are epic in how they make their videos. If you liked this you should check out, Defence of Moscow, Steel Commanders, The unkillable soldier and A must see is their live video En livstid i krig (A lifetime of war) from Gothenburg. And turn on close caption since it is in their native language swedish. If you don´t cry to that one there is something wrong with you! 😂

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for the info. I will add that to my list to do. Appreciate your view and comment.

[@andyohil7465]

Sabaton do only songs about true themes of war… so, try next: Christmas Truce ❤

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I have that on my list to do. Thanks for the view and comment.

[@petritormanen8318]

Look the video again and follow the kompass from start 🇫🇮🇸🇪👍

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Will do, thanks for the comment.

[@ryanmichael457]

Pretty cool video! I hear you!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Really is. Thanks for the comment!

[@PetterVessel]

Welcome to the rabbit hole, or should I say foxhole of Sabaton. You will be entertained!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you.

[@johngiaccardi2299]

Great one You should do BABYMETAL METAL KINGDOM LIVE THIS TWO BANDS ARE ABOUT TO START A TOUR ALL OVER EUROPE THE TOUR TO END ALL TOURS By the two best live performers in the world

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thank you for that info. I will add those to my list to do for sure. Have a great day!

[@魔王-c1e]

You should really do more Sabaton!

[@frontrowchaos4597]

I will for sure! Thanks for the view and comment.

[@pontiacfan76]

The video was done by World of Warships.

[@TemplarbladeDK]

The Kriegsmarine was just the name for the German navy forces during the Nazi Germany reign, Krieg means War so War Navy.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Thanks for that. I appreciate your view and comment.

[@ISAFMobius18]

Thing is, Bismarck's reputation was very overhyped and contributed very little to the war. On her maiden operation, she only sank one ship, the Hood, and was in turn destroyed on her way back for repairs. So in reality, she didnt perform up to the propaganda that backed her. Her design was also very flawed which also led ot her downfall. Her sister Tirpitz was even less useful when she was hid away in a Norwegian Fjord, where she also eventually ended up being destroyed without doing much of anything.

[@frontrowchaos4597]

Good to know. All you have ever heard was how great the Bismarck was. Thanks for the info, I really appreciate your view and comment.