SABATON - Shiroyama (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

[@zajemc2604]

Bismark - in motion. Imperial force - defied. Winged hussars - arrived. Warsaw - Risen up. Ghost division - always ahead. German army - march into the motherland. Everyone joins the battle.

[@pancytryna9378]

Imagine Wermacht made out of Winged Hussars, Samurai, Rommel's panzers with Bismarck's artillery support going to fight the Red Army

[@comradejosefstalin3097]

@@pancytryna9378 And supporting the Red Army is the Zulus, Mujahidin, the Red Baron, the Warsaw Uprising and the Osowiec Defense

[@pancytryna9378]

@@comradejosefstalin3097 Winged Hussars vs Warsaw Uprosing is cursed indeed Especially if the Uprising is in the Red Army

[@comradejosefstalin3097]

@@pancytryna9378 yeah, Warsaw Uprising supporting the Red Army and the Mujahidin supporting Red Army is kind cursed

[@heycunt7186]

@@comradejosefstalin3097 Why would Richthofen support Red Army while he's Germany?

[@10poundsofcarp]

History: EXIST Sabaton: YES

[@davehoffman4659]

dEuS-Vult Sabaton: it's free real estate

[@CaptainMaggott]

dEuS-Vult Sabaton: I’ll take your entire stock

[@adambalaz1699]

dEuS-Vult

[@rubensmarques8970]

We: YEAH!

[@ilsaccottino6588]

IN THE NAME OF GOD

[@dextercochran4916]

Imperial Army: "We have howitzers, gattling guns, rifles, steam engines, and Napoleonic tactics." Samurai: *I DIDN'T HEAR NO BELL*

[@YataTheFifteenth]

"We have badass."

[@jeffthemercenary]

Dont forget : Armstrong Cannons

[@Vesporeon]

@@jeffthemercenary "I have Armstrong Guns!" *"We have 3 units of revolver cavalry"*

[@wiufood]

I wish I could give this multiple likes

[@wolfganggerhard9790]

Imperial Army: We have the God Emperor

[@EntrustWithinChrist]

imagine being a samurai and knowing that in a few hundred years, there are still songs being written about you.

[@Torag55]

I mean some of the old Samurai clans still exist, like the Tokugawa, Oda, and Date still exist.

[@Missing-Ace]

They deserve it for being awesome

[@justavideo6324]

@@Torag55 are they still fighting tho

[@Torag55]

@@justavideo6324 no. Of course not.

[@justavideo6324]

@@Torag55 nice

[@Fingolfin5376]

They died once, now they live forever.

[@nikolaisimeonov6890]

Fingolfin5376 ohhhh the edge

[@f.m.6012]

Pls press „Like“ for this amazing guy!

[@jamiesnack]

Niki Jr Simeonov how is this edgy

[@Creedio90]

i disagree

[@lobosolitario9193]

nice one ! take your like good man

[@alexrecrem9094]

"Sir we're outnumbered 60 to 1" "Then it is a fair fight"

[@Hilversumborn]

I like those odds

[@andrewantrim334]

Staggered lines..

[@xfatoushe-6908]

Brute ships staggered line, Fleetmaster they outnumber us 3 to 1 .... Then it is an even fight. All ships prepare to fire. Burn their mongrel hides!

[@shukes4645]

@@xfatoushe-6908 nostalgic from that

[@alexrecrem9094]

@Tsar Nicholas II what does that have to do with this?

[@FireurchinProductionsByzantium]

I don't care what you say, Sabaton will always be my favourite anime

[@bop660]

Even over Cory in the House and Bin Weevils?

[@anytimeanywhere8870]

Can they please get that; dethklok has a similar thing.

[@madmannn9576]

SABATON IS NOT A SIMPLE WEEB ANIME IT'S A NOBLE KNIGHT

[@joshu6602]

Fireurchin Productions check your spelling

[@burgundy6933]

This comment is underrated

[@banananutmuffin2835]

The way they make everyone feel patriotic for a country they're not even part of truly means how powerful this band is

[@theredguy8746]

"A Samurai warrior does not know meaning of the word surrender!" - Takeo Masaki

[@pikppa]

I'll rescue you Takeo but only because you owe me from last time! - Nikolai Belinski -

[@rubencosta7941]

Of course they didn't speak English

[@Swan_Land]

@@rubencosta7941 lmaO

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Takeo must be doing stand up comedy there’s always a crowd of zombies around him

[@Abc-tx4zr]

accept when he takes his own life

[@js_injection3978]

Bismarck in motion, Facing 500 samurai, then the winged hussars arrived

[@s.t.a.l..k.e.r]

I would pay to see that epic battle

[@MrCouchmen]

All arrived on tea time.

[@ikjjaajjajaja5882]

I wanna see someone animate this

[@sibanbgd100]

@@s.t.a.l..k.e.r Bismarck murdering samurai and hussars with modern weaponry?

[@jandlyt]

And that's when the dead men are marching again

[@theengineerguy8607]

Sabaton - might be the best History Teacher ever.

[@xavmoore136]

I sometimes use their songs to prepare for tests in whatever history class I have

[@samsonlucas6807]

The Engineer Guy definitely more than I've learnt

[@punishedwhispers1218]

You just learn more niche stuff (Albeit my school offers a history of war class)

[@samsonlucas6807]

My school only teaches me about WW1 and 2 where I'd like to learn about Japanese history or at least there efforts in WW1 and 2

[@punishedwhispers1218]

They weren't that great, tbh.

[@arisaga822]

Without a word of a lie, shiroyama is just down the road from where I live. I have lessons to teach to my little one...

[@stewarthodge7634]

what will be tought?

[@spaghettboy2173]

@@stewarthodge7634 How to make a Katana of course

[@arisaga822]

@@spaghettboy2173 on it.

[@coloncrawler43]

@@arisaga822 how to grow the massive balls the samurai had while fighting

[@TheGopnikCurierRU]

Well, it's time to take your weapon and kill some yankies while they too weak.

[@ericyu2108]

For Honor Knight: Last Stand/In the name of god Samurai: Shiroyama Viking: Man of war

[@llamaplayz9477]

Chin Wai nah for Vikings Swedish Pagans

[@Greenierw]

Spartans:SPARTA

[@KatsuKasuu]

Chin Wai good thing I main shinobi

[@MeAndI338]

Last Stand is for the Swiss Guard.

[@breaden4381]

In the Name of God is about modern terrorism...

[@WerterPC]

I think that none of the samurai believed in victory under Shiroyama. Still, they stood up and fell. Not to try to win but to die for what they believed. With a sword in his hand. For that I have unlimited respect for Japanese warriors.

[@mustafaahmad5382]

It is a fact that saigo thought that he would win atleast a month befor the battle. When most of his men were dead.

[@ogalo1653]

@@mustafaahmad5382 They still could have surrendered right before/during the battle. There is literally no way that you would look at a force 60 times bigger than yours and still think you would win, so at the actual battle they fought not for victory, but for what they believed. His point still holds true

[@pikppa]

The Bushido Way does not allow surrender. And they would have been sentenced to death anyway, maybe even a dishonorable hanging. Better to die defending your lifetime ideals.

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

bushido teaches one to serve with honor and respect. even if a battle can't be won you're expected to fight and die as a warrior instead of EVER considering surrender. a death in combat is the highest honor a samurai can ever hope to achieve under the teachings of bushido.

[@jasonwasson9645]

My favorite part is where suddenly it yells "IN. THE. NAME. OF. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD."

[@fish3977]

when this comes up on spotify, I have to sing up the "IN THE NAME OF GOOOOD!" out loud even though it isn't there. super awkward in a buss

[@aidanhoughton1799]

Brother

[@MrEgofreak]

The Stand is such a powerful song, it can transport its lyrics into other songs.

[@drakeredwingofficial]

Wrong song mate. Ur looking for The Last Stand

[@GGMathi69]

@@drakeredwingofficial That's the joke my friend xD

[@katsu2504]

Sabatonさん、日本をテーマにして下さってありがとうございます。　感謝です😊

[@badace2198]

僕のヒイヒイ爺さん３人〜4人が西南戦争に西郷軍で参戦しています。

[@ケンヤマ-d4z]

@@badace2198 うちは政府軍👆

[@weed_lover267]

日本国旗の上に放射能マークで「核爆発」の文字があることにお気付きですか？

[@DanTheKendoMan]

My son was hardly 2 months old when we found out he loves this song and The Last Stand. He'll be balling his eyes out, so we would play this and he'd stop right away. we're not even metal fans, but Sabaton is making us cross that bridge in a very pleasant way.

[@Akamaholic]

DanTheKendoMan once you start listening to metal, you never look back.

[@veljkostevanovic7597]

He makes his ancestors proud :)

[@peris_arts_film9699]

Then sir you know your son is safe he will have great respect for past events and will be a better man as he grows That kid has got fantastic taste in music

[@sstrykert]

His history reports will draw A+'s! ;-)

[@ImamShamilLibrary]

Watch out for your son dough you never know when youll accidentaly leave a sword around during one of these songs!

[@alanlee7]

Saigo was not only the leader of those last sarmuri, but also one of the Three Great Nobles of the Restoration (維新の三傑). He spent his half life to build new Japan, and defeated by new Japan.

[@BQD_Central]

alan lee he rebelled against the desolvement of the samurai class. He was a modernizer, but sadly not ready to give up his class.

[@pikppa]

​@AKUJIRULE The Bushido Way does not allow surrender. And they would have been sentenced to death anyway, maybe even to a dishonorable hanging.

[@arro2546]

and your swords face the gun..

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

at least Bushido was dignified.

[@umayyah3475]

@AKUJIRULE “ a true man would [rather] be the shattered jewel, ashamed to be the intact tile “ Japanese armies relied on suicidal attacks and tactics such as the Kamikaze or banzai charge and can you believe that in WW2 they disseminated propaganda that romanticizes suicidal attacks using one the bushido’s virtues as a basis or that by the end of 1944 the government announced the last protocol unofficially named "100 million shattered jewels" implying the will of sacrificing the entire Japanese population of 100 million if necessary for the purpose of resisting opposition forces. So basically the Japanese in their culture idolize honorable death and sacrifice and even suicidal attacks which others like me call a war crime or like yourself thinking of them as fools who fought willingly against impossible odds.

[@Depressbian]

ironically the most positive sounding song in this album is the one where the main army of warriors all die

[@Vesporeon]

spartan phoenix I guess to showcase they were happy to die and wanted nothing else, they did not want to live in a world where they would be obsolete

[@liamleak1272]

spartan phoenix blood of Bannockbourne is upbeat as fuck

[@hankthehandkerchief523]

spartan phoenix its a last stand battle song not a dame sad song

[@DanielDiCenso]

@@Vesporeon Exactly. Better to burn out in a blaze of glory than to fade away, old and useless.

[@aliceetheridge8348]

@Belagerungsmörser the Sheep To be honest, also fun to have in the background while playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

[@warringtonminge4167]

You die three times First when you exhale your last breath. Second when you are laid to rest Third when the last person says your name. Thanks to Sabaton the Samurai will be sung about until the end of time. They are immortal - like the unnamed Soldier of Heaven [War to End All Wars]

[@wyrmlight7446]

No one really thought before putting the Nuclear Blast logo on the Japanese Flag did they? lol.

[@PK-sj4xe]

Or did they

[@jn8712]

Old ways go out in a blaze etc....

[@RAEJDER]

...kek

[@Vollification]

It takes some of the power out of the video. Nukes in war is "god mode, because f you" :P

[@thewildhealer541]

Lel..

[@howwwwwwwwwww]

Factions: exist Sabaton: FOR THE IMPERIAL LAND FOR THE MOTHERLAND FOR THE KRIEGSMARINE FOR SPARTA FOR POLAND FOR BRITAIN FOR THE HOLY LAND and more

[@VersusARCH]

For the Shogunate privileges this time.

[@robertscott4768]

FOR THE FATHERLAND

[@kkkman3682]

FOR SCOTLAND

[@kauanl.5497]

FOR THE GLORY OF DUNDEEE! No, wait...

[@bettymasterofpain2029]

Wait what

[@mikaelkarlsson4268]

The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan] It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of Generals Yamagata Aritomo and Kawamura Sumiyoshi. The battle culminated in the annihilation of Saigō's army as well as his death, marking the end of the Satsuma Rebellion

[@furever5276]

.....................Wikipedia............ .__________.

[@mikaelkarlsson4268]

Of course ;) But was more for those that never looks up Wikipedia!

[@paulawilson1234]

I'm 54 years young and my sons have got me hooked on Sabaton, I woke up this morning singing Great War...just saying I'm a huge fan. Love all the songs and the musicians are awesome..keep up the great work!!❤❤❤

[@TheBlackRuffles]

Welcome to the Club~ Its amazing isn't it?! Cheers

[@Zak-us8ip]

It is

[@midnight985]

young?

[@strawberry_milk6q]

​@@midnight985people say that sometimes

[@midnight985]

@@strawberry_milk6q OK, I can understand that but calling yourself [age] young sounds really dumb

[@lazzerfisk004]

I love how their songs are based on history.

[@nextios780]

I love it too

[@QuestionableAdviser_]

basically and possibly the only metal band with songs that are based on history. This could be a new born genre like "Historical Metal" i mean like seriously it fits perfectly.

[@fijirain3495]

Me too I love history and war

[@M16a4sniper]

Listen to some Rebellion, Grave Digger, Tyr, or even Iron Maiden. Lots of historical songs to be found there.

[@cheesi]

lazzerFISK I've learned more history from these songs (and some Wikipedia searching to learn more about it) than I have in school.

[@JohnSmith-kb4re]

_My ancestors are smiling at me Imperials, can you say the same?_

[@wetcat6514]

*chops*

[@epsilon6516]

YOU IMPERIAL BASTARDS!

[@strathattack4325]

@@epsilon6516 JUSTICE

[@Lo-tf6qt]

But there was one they feared, in their tongue he's 最後の侍大場

[@declan7551]

This comment is gold

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Y'know who could've help the 500 Samurai? The Winged Hussars

[@mpitt0730]

lol

[@thender31]

How History could have changed

[@davidsandoval4290]

Damn right

[@8elementallords]

Winged Hussars make everything better. True facts.

[@mykelliboro697]

then the winged hussars arrived

[@おいこぷるうら]

bushido dignified it's the last stand of the samurai 死の間際まで誇りを持ち続けた侍達に感じる尊敬の念が詰め込まれた最高の歌詞だと思う泣ける

[@ncorcione41]

So for anyone who doesnt know what shiroyama is about and people who want to learn more here's i summary i made based on wikipedia: in 1877 The japanese government was beginning to change laws and policies towards a more imperial empire and some people (mostly traditional people) didnt like the idea of leaving the culture of samurais and other traditions in favor of a more imperial government so they revolted various times.The Satsuma rebellion is one of those (and the last) rebellion that lasted from 1877 january 29- September 25. The first major battle of the satsuma rebellion was the siege of kumamoto castle, a strong fort in the island of Kyushu. The rebels, led by Saigo Takamori, to capture Kumamoto on February 14. When they arrived the defenders opened fire on the rebels attempting to force themselves in. On february 22 the main rebel army arrived and attacked kumamoto head on, fighting continued in the night and the imperial forces fell back and the generals lost control for a bit. despite their sucesses the satsuma army failed to take the castle. after 2 more days of attack the rebels dug in around the castle and tried to starve the defenders in a siege. the situation was especially desperate becasue the defenders already had low supplies because of other recent rebellions and a warehouse fire that happend recently. On april 8 a force from kumamoto opened a hole in the sutsama lines and gained supplies that they needed. The imperial army arrived at kumamoto on april 12 outnumbering the rebels and putting them to flight. The battle of Tabaruzaka (which happened at the same time that the siege of kumamoto was happening) was a very bloody 8 day battle that started when an imperial force that was on their way to aid the defenders met a rebel force. the rebel force was outnumbered 6-1 (15,000 samurai vs 90,000 imperials) and after 6 days of fighting the rebels ran out of supplies and were forced to fight by sword and the imperial forces just gained supplies and men so after one more day of fighting the rebels fleed too kumamoto. After the failed siege and the battle of tabaruzaka the satsuma army retreated from kumamoto saigo made his men march to hitoyoshi. morale was very low and there was no strategy so the forces just dug in and waited for another wave of the imperial force however the imperials were out of supplies and fighting paused for several weeks. when the fighting began again saigo had to retreat to miyazaki leaving some samurai to apply guerilla tactics on the oncoming imperial force. On july 24 the imperial army forced saigo out of miyazaki and then out of Noboeka. while the rebels retreated the imperial forces catched up to them and encircled them from east and west, however the rebels cut a hole in the imperials and got to escape out of the encirclement. by August 17 the satsuma army had been striped from most of their modern firearms and artillery and they had about 3000 men left. The surviving rebels made a stance on Mount Enodake and were soon surounded. not wanting to let the rebels escape again, the general of the imperial army sent a force of about 20,000 that outnumbered the satsuma army 7-1. Most of the rebels at this point commit seppuku (kinda like suicide but with glory) or surrendered. Saigo escaped with his remaining 500 men to Kagoshima on september 1st and seized Shiroyama hill. Now we get to the main topic of the song: the battle of Shiroyama. Saigo was pushed to Shiroyama and he only has about 500 samurai left. the imperial army outnumbered them 60-1. the imperial forces didnt want to leave anything to chance so they brought a shit ton of men (30,000) to kill 500. the imperials also spent days building complex ditches and walls and other stuff to prevent escapes, plus they also brought 5 warships to be 100% sure that they couldnt escape. Saigo was sent a letter that offered surrender but he refused, after that The imperial generals ordered a full frontal attack on the samurai on September 24. by 6 am only 40 samurai were left and Saigo was mortally wounded by a bullet that hit his stomach. One of saigo's men, Beppu Shinsuke, noticed that Saigo had died and cut his head and hid it to show respect for him. After the death of saigo, the remaining samurai drew their swords and charged against the imperial force to their deaths. With these deaths the Satsuma rebellion ended. Quite the tale if you ask me. also sorry for the grammar mistakes i made a shit ton of them and im too lazy to fix them plus english isnt my first language. If i got my facts wrong tell me in the comments so i can fix them. Hope this helped :D

[@metricsystem1123]

Do you know how many imperial forces survived?

[@trippieheadd-trippie]

Wtg

[@culannthehound94]

@@metricsystem1123 From the battle of Shiroyama? Officially only 30 imperials soldiers died but eye witness accounts claim that there was a melee and Saigo's line held for a "short" time. Considering imperial soldiers had zero training in close quarters combat it's safe to say that the Samurai inflicted more casualties than 30 men. However given how badly the samurai were outnumbered it isn't very likely that they managed to kill thousands, possibly hundreds assuming that a melee did occur. After scouring the internet for a few hours trying to find out how many died, I couldn't find decent source outside of the 30 imperial soldiers from Wikipedia. If you're asking about casualties of for the Satsuma Rebellion officially ~15,000 imperials died and rebels lost ~21,000. The imperial army strength for the campaign was around 227,000 and the rebels had around 25,000. For clarification casualties in this context includes wounded I couldn't find any credible information on how many actually died in the conflict. Last bit of clarification the term rebels isn't exactly accurate as Saigo wasn't rebelling against the Emperor post Meiji restoration, he supported the Emperor during the Boshin war and he also supported the reforms. Prior to the conflict Saigo was a senior member of the government who resigned due to a rejected plan to invade Korea (his plan was for him to go to Korea and act in such an insulting manner that the Koreans would kill him providing a casus belli to invade Korea). Due to rapid changes in Japanese society ex-samurai who were in the police and military forces had no role and many left with Saigo after he resigned. Saigo set up over 100 artillery schools in his home province that created a paramilitary force. These schools alarmed officials in Tokyo they sent men to investigate these schools who were captured and confessed under torture that they were sent to kill Saigo. The government responded with seizing weapons from an arsenal in Kagoshima (Saigo's hometown) which escalated the conflict. Ultimately fearing widespread rebellion as other parts of the country was sympathetic to Saigo and his mens' plight Meiji government sent the imperial army to stamp this out.

[@metricsystem1123]

Culann The Hound thanks

[@spetsnazknife2250]

knock it off just a quotation from Wikipedia.

[@roadhouse6999]

During the U.S.'s grueling advance through Italy in 1944, a Japanese-American company from the 442nd Infantry Regiment found themselves pinned down by German Machine gun fire. Out of ammunition and unable to call for fire, they fixed bayonets on their M1 rifles and charged out of their foxholes at the Germans screaming "BANZAI!" at the top of their lungs. Almost 60% of them were killed, but the German machine gun nests were captured and the Americans won the fight. Can't help but wonder if this historical event was going through their heads when it happened.

[@malgorzatakawken]

I want to know more about this charge, if anyone has links it would be appreciated

[@Imperial_Remnant]

@@malgorzatakawken Hei, this is the best source I could find on yt, enjoy kzbin.info/www/bejne/baeQdaavlN-IsKM

[@gsearingg]

@@malgorzatakawken My Dad served in the 34th Division and told me a story about being pinned down on a hill by a German tank...the Nisei 442 Bazooka team ran past the pinned down infantry up to the tank and while lying down...blew it to pieces.... Its his story... but sounds pretty believable when you know that battalion's record! GO FOR BROKE!

[@joaolimao9381]

the germans must have been confused

[@phucphangiatoan4873]

@Jonathan Navarro More like confused Garand noises

[@AustroStudios2003]

Surrounded and outnumbered THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

[@theamphibinator]

The Whole last stand album but every time someone is about to lose, the winged hussars arrive

[@loadeddice4696]

"But they're heathens!" "Sure, but are they Turks?" "Well, no" "RIDING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE"

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

I can never get the image of Polish Hussars saving samurai now lil

[@amandeepgill5206]

69 likes ya welcome

[@rustkarl]

I think my sides just went atmospheric

[@hh-zo9du]

最高！サバトン大好きです!侍の精神は未だに途切れてはいないはずです!。この音楽をありがとう!

[@SergioVerdejo-py6ss]

サバトンいいね！

[@weed_lover267]

日本国旗の上に放射能マークがある事に気付いてない日本人が多すぎる…

[@theortheo2401]

the build up at 2:50 overwhelmed me so much I legit shed a single tear while shouting "SHIROYAAMAAAAA" alone in my house

[@veliest1886]

thats the spirit

[@gabizord7779]

Dude same!!!!!

[@crusadingtemplar]

not on your own....

[@PersephoneSkye_]

hah! I didn't shed a tear but my arms do wild things :D

[@LilKrobik]

teacher: Our next school trip will be in Japan weebs: Yeah, I like anime. men of culture:

[@TheoZaHero]

Or alternatively, to fill both categories: I love Samurai Shodown!

[@elainaeverson]

@Amandeep Gill hey, you are from what country?

[@shuliu4804]

Me who is Chinese: **nanking flashbacks** “listen here you little shit,”

[@dungeonmaster7974]

@@shuliu4804 Chinese can get away with it so you'll be fine

[@lunamoonfang2]

@@shuliu4804 Me, who is Mongolian: *double typhoon flashbacks*

[@Jazmillenium]

This song is pretty sad when you think about it. It wasn't a slow transition of samurai being brought to a close like other cultural and battle driven things. It was a very sudden and violent one. Imagine those 500 people knowing they will die, but they will die living by the code of honor that's run through their history and blood for hundreds of years. The rest of the country has moved on, be it willingly or by force, but they will die as they lived. With honor, and in the face of battle.

[@junehollybell5977]

samurai really didnt have much of a code anyways and werent particularly honorable they were more or less mercenary groups and would more or less do anything for their master. it was common for them to take bribes from other lords and betray their masters and friends and such lol ( dosent stop them from being badass though) from what i know samurai are akin to what a knight is in europe and are a step above peasants the ideal samurai is honorable and just but ofc many of them abused their powers to use them over peasants and such

[@junehollybell5977]

wasnt really excluding knights really i was just using them as a good comparison lol

[@ruadhrio2037]

Didn't you know that samurai are trained to want to die. In their eyes their life is sacrifice. They are told that they are already dead and their only goal is to fill out their honourable goals and the goals of their master. They don't want to die like pussies of old age. They want to die filling out their masters goals and litter the ground around them with as many mangled bodies as large as possible. Oh and they probably have big dicks as well

[@ruadhrio2037]

Really!? What you're talking about are Ronan. A lot of samurai abused their power and we're dickheads but they were literally expected to kill themselves if they ever lost a battle. And they weren't supposed to kill themselves quickly with a flintlock ball to the dome or hand themselves, they were supposed to stab themselves in the stomach then force it sideways to ensure optimal splatter. Also they we're supposed to do it voluntarily and OFFER to kill themselves if they ever do so much as fail the spelling bee. Does that look like not dedication!!?

[@junehollybell5977]

i didn't say they weren't dedicated i said when you think about it they arent honorable at all, they may follow one man and do what he asks to a T but if that involves slaughtering innocent pesants regardless of how you look at it it isnt honorable or noble is it? samurai were no better then knights and knights werent very chivalrous at all ( unless to other nobles ) lol

[@ericduan19]

I visited Kagoshima this year. I went to Shiroyama & where Saigo finally laid rest. When im reading the history, this song was always playing in the back of my mind. It really captures the spirit of the samurai's last stand.

[@what2449]

Nuclear blast logo ... Japanese flag... nuclear blast logo... Japanese flag... Some shit aint right there.

[@alexfelton5299]

*some Japanese dude just playing some checkers precursor on his porch with an old university colleague* *pauses* "Wait... where did that second sunrise suddenly come from? There shouldn---"

[@potatosalad1093]

Enola gay Edit:no homo

[@54321blader]

@Thanh Tsunami Another Nuclear Attack!

[@Portokalein-xv6ey]

Funniest thing i heard this week

[@triangulum8869]

uh oh

[@lexsamreeth8724]

Now I just imagine a game where you play as a samurai, and the last encounter in Shiroyama. Objective: Fight to the death

[@landrylongacre6391]

I want a game where you have to fight in the most famous last stands in history and Shiroyama is the climactic finale where you take out as many as you can and there’s a secret ending where you win and restore the samurai in Japan, really just a secret ending for each of them depending on if you win or lose.

[@mandast7455]

Pretty sure there's a total war game in these times

[@landrylongacre6391]

@@mandast7455 no but the dlc fall of the samurai is during the war that preceded the rebellion that this last stand was a part of and thats as close as it gets.

[@gater8893]

@@landrylongacre6391 you can recreate it in the custom battle

[@Sircreepington9th]

Current Objective: Survive

[@youri6691]

if you google the battle of shiroyama and go the the Wikipedia page it mentions sabaton on the bottom of the page

[@The_Mothman_cometh]

Every song or person they reference in their songs usually mentions them. "White Death" is mentioned on Simo Hayha's page, "Winged Hussars" is mentioned on the page for the Battle of Vienna, "Rorke's Drift" is mentioned on the page for, well, Rorke's Drift, etc.

[@gavinriley3046]

It’s history now

[@michalcieglewicz]

They are so epic. They were there :) and now they are teaching

[@joaolimao9381]

does anybody ever noticed how this perfectly fits the sinking of the Yamato? "When the nee meets the old it always end the ancient ways the old always goes out in a blaze" It fits as to how the age of mighty battleships is over and aircraft carriers is to begin

[@mattbagley7827]

I think about this, and the Pacific theatre, literally every time I hear this song. It works for the Satsuma rebellion but it also works for WWII era Japan so well.

[@GargoyleHunter]

Have you noticed sabaton is right? They're speaking generally based on battles, and this is just a very great one.

[@gtifighter]

Until the Dawn they hold on, only 40 are left at the end. None alive, none survive. Shiroyama I dont know why but these lines always drive the tears into my eyes. Great song. Breathtaking band. Great topic. Great battle in history and the bravery of the 500 should never be forgotten.

[@thepodcastcrew1113]

I have to agree with you on that, they were fighting for what they believed in but ultimately it wasn't enough

[@BIackMass]

That "Shiroyama" gives me the chills

[@LoborianProductions]

Same, man

[@gabizord7779]

Same man, I cried like 40% of the song

[@DAM-bl1qv]

All song give ne chills and make me want to cry, fr ;-;

[@plasmakitten4261]

What I love about this song is that although, out of all the heroes and armies Sabaton has written songs about the 500 Samurai were perhaps the most doomed to defeat, they got one of Sabaton's most triumphant and uplifting riffs. Although the Satsuma Rebellion waa never going to succeed this song makes it seem like a great victory for the cosmic forces of good that it happened at all. Reminding us that even in crushing and futile defeat, great acts of heroism will be remembered.

[@captaintorchman1046]

"None alive, none survive..." *inhales* "SHIROYAMA!!!!* Best part when singing it

[@MISTERTR-rh9mg]

IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED

[@fa1con730]

@@MISTERTR-rh9mg FACING 500 SAMURAI

[@balazsbagameri8250]

SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED

[@MISTERTR-rh9mg]

@@balazsbagameri8250 60 to 1 THE SWORD FACE THE GUN

[@tony-bf8bm]

@@MISTERTR-rh9mg BUSHIDO DIGNIFIED, IT'S THE LAST STAND OF THE SAMURAI

[@mrd7562]

Listening to this whilst playing Ghosts of Tsushima

[@monarchistemu6054]

You are a legend

[@connorhealy1562]

Ah, a fellow man of culture i see

[@OLLG89]

Now we need a song about the kamikaze and the mongol invasion of Japan

[@josephmcloughlin8694]

I did this during the final boss fight and won first try. NO JOKE

[@slavkogigos9494]

sounds appropriate

[@aerohydreigon1101]

Smile Sweet Sister Sadistic Surprise Service *_SIXTY TO ONE, THE SWORD FACE THE GUN!_*

[@Pálinka_enjoyer]

Smile Sweet Sister Sadistic Surprise Service SHIROYAMA

[@usuariogenerico8278]

Is better this way: Smile Sweet Sister Sadistic Surprise Service SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED, 60 TO 1, THE SWORD FACE THE GUN

[@Sumschmuck]

holy alliteration batman

[@antgorianmapper3564]

Smile Sweet Sister Sadistic Suprice Service IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED ITS THE LAST STAND OF SAMURAI

[@crispchad3476]

I read this as it was sung in the song and died

[@SantiFiore]

1:17 Bushido, dignified It´s the last stand of the Samurai Surrounded and outnumbered- THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@raptin1595]

No then Godzilla' arrived

[@danielcisneros6941]

ghidorah the three-headed monster arrived

[@m4n0fsteel23]

IN THE NAME OF GOD! FOR THE GRACE AND THE MIGHT OF THE LORD

[@wyattamarzon3931]

JANISSARIES ARE YOU READY TO DIE!!

[@DnBastard]

imagine if the hussars teamed up with the samurai to take out imperial japan then marched on russia to destroy communism

[@yonimaist9394]

THIS IS GOD DAMN AWESOME

[@VRTO92]

nah

[@KoteDarasuum]

i agree

[@noogi4204]

GET THE FUCK OFF BEFORE I GOT SAMURAI ON YOUR POONTANG BITCH ASS VRTO92

[@xexious2]

yes! I am glad this meme is spreading :D

[@roycethefox]

you have a minecraft profile picture... youre 5 years old

[@kidz4p509]

“I have dreamed of a unified Japan. Of a country strong and independent and modern. We have railroads and cannon, Western clothing. But we cannot forget who we are. Or where we come from.” - Emperor Meiji.

[@wargamesmaster]

Last Samurai movie quote?

[@fvriovs5502]

This song is fucking badass. But god dammit I want that credits song pronto!

[@aleksander10101]

me too fam

[@kodata1021]

I want the last stand full album now! :D

[@HjalfnarFeuerwolf]

I think I have some work to do...Shogun 2 vid for this one, Medieval 2 for Blood of Banockburn...any ideas for The Lost Battaillon?

[@fvriovs5502]

Hjalfnar Feuerwolf Well I know it's out by some years but you could do Empire or Napoleon. Closest I can think unless you went for other genres like Hearts of Iron or something.

[@NuclearBlastRecords]

It's the title song 'THE LAST STAND'

[@vincentheartland2088]

Me: Yo pass the aux cord Shōgun: Okay, but you better not lead a revolution against the imperial modernization effort Me:

[@17-MASY]

Survey corps Vs beast Titan

[@robertharris6092]

Saigō*

[@KaptenN]

Wasn't the Shogun abolished by then?

[@ohyeahyeah6430]

@@KaptenN that's what I thought

[@hellacezkie]

​@@KaptenN Exactly, this guy doesn't know about the Boshin War.

[@ricard6735]

Our men are running from the battlefield! Shamefur dispray!

[@Babcemakedonce1]

spert battrefierd wong

[@thearchivist7824]

Shogun 2 for any occasion.

[@ricard6735]

Babce GodRealm That is a shamefur dispray!

[@Babcemakedonce1]

its been a while since i played that Q_Q my bad

[@RainbowLizardRacing]

That game turned me into a weeb lol. Although without the anime love.

[@BAN-gr2ov]

いや、かっこよすぎてヤバい。ガンダムのあの曲に似てる。 Sabaton好きで良かった。日本国民として感謝。

[@weed_lover267]

曲は良いのに初っ端で日本国旗の上に放射能マークと「核爆発」の文字がね…

[@Valtsuuu]

Then the winged samurai arrived.

[@steeltalen3486]

If that had happened all of the world would be Japan by now

[@gabzdark07]

I for one, welcome our new samussar overlords.

[@liammckenna7122]

Nice

[@Nachokioyu34]

JAPAN STRONK

[@murderouskitten2577]

Make it Winged Spartan Samurai Phalanx and you pretty much covered anyone worth mentioning in history :)

[@John_Souls]

Best dong from the album so far

[@PrincessJasmineh]

And we all love dong.

[@jacksheridan7318]

I love this dong too

[@darrylwoodbury]

I'm glad you like this dong. I don't judge. Whatever floats your boat. Like all the dongs you want.

[@sgtspiffywiffy5799]

ye this dong is amazing

[@ParanoidAlaskan]

Sabaton always has the best dongs my friend.

[@2424Showtime]

Time to go watch "The Last Samurai"

[@C0vert_F0x]

*lol* 'The Last Samurai', starring the white savior Tom Cruise.

[@CenturionRyan]

+Fenrir The Unchained His character was a real person

[@LordVader1094]

Time to play Shogun 2.

[@LordVader1094]

+CenturionRyan The character wasn't a real person, but took inspiration from a real person who was a Frenchman.

[@sonic1292]

you got the name wrong 2424Showtime it's called The First Weeaboo

[@MALITH666]

'wake the fuck up samurai... we gotta rebel path to choose' - Takamori

[@enrisek610]

Teacher: Ok guys, we are going on a trip to Japan. Girls: Oh no, I don't know how to speak Japanese Boys:

[@Nightwalk444]

Ho mukatte kuru no ka?

[@enrisek610]

@H2O Addict Archive Star platinum!!!

[@warspitebstwaifu6453]

@@enrisek610 WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@frothier76]

Omai wa no shinderu... NANI

[@vladprus4019]

はい、カズマです、。

[@SmerchBM]

"...60 to 1 facing the gun, 60 to 1 culture undone in the NAME OF *GOD*..."

[@dm7131]

FOR THE GRACE AND THE MIGHT OF THE LORD

[@cheesi]

Desmond Murphy FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY!

[@LordThatch]

LagG_ DEUS VULT MISERI INFIDELES

[@apachehelicopter2494]

Cheesio FOR THE FAITH FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD

[@baconabobora]

GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY

[@sadlobster1]

Of course, while the old must give way to the new. Japan must never forget the words of Emperor Meiji. "We cannot forget who we are or where we come from." So happy that, to a degree, Japan still respects and honors the old ways/culture. Something the rest of us could and SHOULD learn

[@reidparker1848]

sadlobster1 Well, we in the West are busy drowning in self-loathing because of our post-1960s anti-patriotic, anti-family, anti-Judeo-Christian values Left Wing.

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

@@reidparker1848 Shut the fuck up.

[@Wortlethal]

@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor who's gonna listen to a lobster?

[@Pokesus]

@@reidparker1848 Im anti fanatism . Just that.

[@zayray4283]

@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor Why you mad

[@Zero3384]

1877 500 samurai charged 30,000 imperial soldiers in a last stand to defend their honor led by Saigo Takamori whom many described as the last great samurai and hero of the Japanese people

[@khaias7822]

When you find out you’re 0.2% Japanese

[@dh3725]

@AKUJIRULE how do you think genetics works

[@alankush7444]

It’s better when u do have samurais ancestors.

[@moonofterror]

@AKUJIRULE a wild smartass has appeared!

[@heycunt7186]

@AKUJIRULE ... Don't you think you're basically roasting yourself? No offense there

[@plartoota4584]

Alan亜嵐 s/o to a fellow samurai

[@superlukey3]

It would appear that Sabaton has, in fact, survived the lineup change. I, for one, am pleased.

[@yourwebsitesucks8601]

They're still incredible live too. I was them open for Amon Amarth back in October 2014 and they were amazing, I also had the pleasure of seeing them live at Heavy Montreal 2 weeks ago, and they stole the show :)

[@____Michael_____]

I saw them in 2014 aswell, got to meet them and then traveled to see them in 2015, got to hang out with Joakim for a bit and now going to see them in September! My favorite band!

[@metallord1972]

Saw them for the first time at the corner hotel in richmond victoria australia , sunday13th january 2013 . i knew they would be good , in front of 300 fan's , thier energy was amazing , and the crowd went absoloutly apeshit ...i night i will never forget...then saw them the next two nights opening for nightwish ..no disrespect to nightwish...they were great...but sabaton took it too a whole new level ...:)

[@KoteDarasuum]

+metallord1972 swedes won fins GOD DAMN IT!!! DAMN SWEDES :,(

[@____Michael_____]

metallord1972 They were great with Nightwish, that was the first Sabaton concert I went to and Floor Jansen hung out

[@doobiescoo8148]

Its official. I have songs to listen to for every faction of For Honor

[@pepitojudeallen797]

Doobie Scoo, Viking?

[@RanplexLP]

swedish pagans?^^

[@bubakiin9663]

Knight?

[@RanplexLP]

The Last stand and/or In the Name of God(from powerwolf, not sabaton)

[@aqueousdog]

bubakiin DEUS VULT

[@antalpoti]

I discovered this song just now, which is sad, because it's a banger!

[@eszeveszett00]

valóban

[@mihajlojankovic1497]

better late than never

[@tgstudio7]

Nagy kár 💀

[@funnyguy2711]

Japan Zero Fighters: WE MUST WIN OR DIE!!!!! 500 Hundred Samurai: First Time?

[@bomcstoots1]

Laughed harder than I should have

[@thethatone2166]

five hundred hundred

[@josephfelder33]

Russians in Ocoweiz: "Yeah, I remember my first time dying, too."

[@FrenzyyLumina]

500 hundred

[@YataTheFifteenth]

50000 huh. They multiplied I see.

[@ErisFalling]

Blood of Bannockburn: "It's different, so it's shit." Shiroyama: "It's the same as all their old stuff, so it's shit." Some people...

[@VRTO92]

nah

[@KhudurLagamar]

Exactly.

[@ArdnuR]

If only it was the old stuff...

[@asriel1725]

True.

[@Lotuzyo]

Well said.

[@user-hd4pj8yf9s]

i love how they make songs on underdogs. sure, they don't really always succeed however it's the bravery and courage that's admirable and that makes it epic. sabaton makes excellent history songs

[@Xios505]

ElliottFox None of their WWII songs treat the Third Reich as underdogs, which they obviously were.

[@Xios505]

If you'd spent 20 years of your life locked in a cage by some nasty gang that took everything that was yours, destroyed your home, enslaved your family forced you to live in abject poverty, what would you do when you finally broke free? Dwell in misery and pretend it never happened? Or make sure it never happens again? The German people chose the latter.

[@山坂弘]

サバトンの曲で今眠っていた日本の侍達が目を覚ます

[@kazanshin4108]

目覚めよ、失われし大和魂。闇に覆われたこの世界を今一度、日出光で照らすため。

[@weed_lover267]

なんか褒めてるけど初っ端いきなり日本国旗の上に放射能マークと「核爆発」の文字があることに気付いてる…？

[@山坂弘]

@@weed_lover267 nuclear blastは核爆発じゃなくてドイツのメタルバンド。核のマークやけど緑のこれはnuclear blastのマーク。

[@山坂弘]

@@weed_lover267 その文字はドイツのバンドで核のマークはそのバンドのマーク。何かしかそのバンドが関わってるんちゃう？

[@キャプテンスーパーマーケット]

@@weed_lover267 ニュークリアブラストっうレーベルのマークだよん

[@LerminTheGamer]

You would not believe your eyes, if 500 samurai,

[@winterstar5750]

LerminTheGamer Defied the force of a thousand weebs

[@SleepDaMouse-xd8dn]

Winter Star lol for now on the enemy were weebs

[@ExiledSummoner]

this comment has given me the highest form of cancer possible

[@definitelynotatroll285]

LerminTheGamer Top kek.

[@azathoth420]

KEK

[@jimmin190]

If Sabaton dies and that is a big if. I SWEAR ON MY LIFE I WILL MAKE A NEW BAND TO KEEP THEIR LEGACY GOING!

[@adisharma1353]

I will join if you need someone.

[@jimmin190]

Adi Sharma Thanks that would be awesome

[@adisharma1353]

Master of Sweden Yeah of course.

[@Nameless_Ghoul666]

Hah, im in😂

[@KatsuKasuu]

Vampire Slayer dibs on bass

[@christosmytaras218]

Two more days until the winged hussars arrive

[@JuggernautSPQR]

hahaha :) Can't wait ^_^

[@Cybermat47]

I'm just hoping they make a song about you some time, mon Emperor.

[@F4bi4n.]

I feel like Winged Hussars is the most hyped song and the MAIN song of the whole album.

[@kabob0077]

The Meme definitely didn't help lower the Hype for the Hussars, it made the Hype soar to new heights the likes of which have never been seen before! SO LET THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVE!

[@matejspevacek1226]

OH BOY TOMMOROW

[@The66Monkey]

This is by far one of the most emotional songs Sabaton has made. It's a glorious and tragic story about tradition, the human condition and change.

[@maf9079]

すごいかっこいい曲すぎだろ❣️

[@ryanyuukifunakoshi]

日本人やっとみつけた

[@chancellorpalpatine5871]

@@ryanyuukifunakoshi 俺もようやく見つけた

[@エビアンエビ]

日本人いたぁ...( ´;ﾟ;∀;ﾟ;)

[@weed_lover267]

曲は良いのに初っ端で日本国旗の上に放射能マークと「核爆発」の文字で違和感がある

[@ThunDagaFlare]

top 10 anime openings

[@oskarsternik9056]

Top 1

[@moderador417]

That one Life is Strange fan more like anime endings, if you catch my drift

[@VivisSymphony]

Santi Modera eyyyy

[@TheCatVtuber]

Now i'd like an anime opening using this song. That'd be truely epic.

[@vaegir6822]

No anime

[@neimnewasd2842]

none alive, none survive, SHIROYAMA

[@captainzao791]

Neimne Wasd HIROSHIMA

[@jeezyluizy1661]

dammit I was just about to say that, but then I saw yours so... NAGASAKI

[@Rybakov22]

Nuclear Blast proudly present!

[@ΝικοςΚαλαμακης-ν6κ]

Meh, may as well do it. *FUJIYAMA!*

[@Greenierw]

Atom bomb

[@TheSmilingSun2510]

The dedication to honor, virtue, dignity…it brings up tears. We desperately need this today.

[@angelalex6944]

Idk why but this song really depresses me ... Like imagine everything you've known and grown up looking forward to completely changed because the rest of the world decided to do something else

[@Matt-cz6ti]

Fucking hell this is brilliant

[@stevenlornie1261]

How so? It sounds like everything else they have done.

[@chazhartwayne6493]

+Steven Lornie so..?

[@hpmcginny]

yeah...which was also brilliant

[@SnowHawkX]

+Steven Lornie Yeah, and everything else they have done is brilliant.

[@stevenlornie1261]

Mattias Gabrielsson I really enjoy this band and the song is okay, I'll be seeing them on their next UK tour but brilliant is not the word I'd use. Rush are brilliant, Yes, Jethro Tull, ELP, Deep Purple, is brilliant. This band is stereo typical simple heavy metal. Far from brilliant.

[@wolfslave1]

I got goosebumps! Epic song.

[@pshyraf181]

Same

[@KoteDarasuum]

same :D

[@Overpusher]

This is the second Sabaton song that literally made me cry. The first was " The Price of a Mile ".

[@CmAlex95]

Add Cliffs of Gallipoli to that list :D

[@stollkoloss2689]

+Overpusher add the Final solution

[@madisondean1074]

Even though I'm an American, ever since I was a little girl (I'm almost 21 at the moment) I've always regarded Samurai as the legendary warriors of the ancient world. They say legends never die. The Samurai truly fit that very description. As far as I know, Japan still continues to hold them in high esteem. Such high esteem is very well deserved for the warriors that protected Japan for many centuries. Even at the very end, they still stood up and fought while knowing that it was a battle that they couldn't win. They did not think of victory. In reference to another comment, the Samurai died for what they believed in. 100% legends 100% strength 100% power

[@bdeamon1]

I think that's a valid perspective, but right before the end/the influx of western culture, samurai would have been considered quite cruel and hedonistic as a whole by most standards. They were ruling class after all and didn't really have to fight very often after Japan's Sengoku period, which was a stretch of time that had a lot of civil wars. They were considered great warriors when they did fight because they could afford the best armor, weapons, training, and could record their bised version of events afterwards, kind of like western knights. At Shiroyama, the culture they were fighting for was the one where their group as a ruling class were back in power and in charge of everyone and they had the most rights, not as much for a moral high ground against the west even though that was a part of it. If I were to remove all context, I could call it petty rich people throwing a fit that rich foreigners bought up all the land. That's not to take away credit, just want to round out the perspective. The last samurai were very brave for sticking to their ideals against the odds, and I think the idea of samurai as nobel warriors along with notable individuals in their history is generally something good to aspire to

[@madisondean1074]

@@bdeamon1 No one is free from mistakes. As noble as the Samurai may be, even they have their own faults. Like you said, the influx of Western culture considered Samurai to be rather cruel and hedonistic. But the part that made me see them as legends was that they did not surrender unless they had to. Most people in their situation would've raised a white flag. But they fought until the last man.

[@bdeamon1]

​@@madisondean1074 I agree. Also it's not like western culture is a bastion of morality. It pretty much has the same problems. And plenty of other samurai groups in japan did surrender. The Satsuma group were specifically were the ones who were fighting in the battle of Shiroyama. I still think their motivations were kind of misguided, but I also think they did genuinely fought and died on their own terms as warriors, which isn't a bad way to end the era of the Samurai

[@danny8861]

When only 500 weebs last on the area 51 raid

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

Thinking they can out Naruto run the bullets...they thought wrong they discovered as they were left crying in weeb.

[@reudiger8510]

@@cheshire_skatkat9093 naruto runner never dies he just naruto runs

[@thisguy4345]

How sad to see what they became, once they were real men! now they are a bunch of weeaboos .

[@joshuajustice8109]

I am one of the weebs >:3

[@manuelamarcano817]

IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED

[@CODtriggerhippy]

Did the winged hussars arrive?

[@vikingfan453]

they'll arrive in about a week

[@maxsrbczv]

they always arrive in the last moment

[@Chromefall]

This may be the first time a Sabaton song has become a meme. AND I LOVE IT

[@hellhoundactual8201]

You haven't seen the few Primo Victoria Memes floating aroudn then :V

[@PTS_Solairee]

Can't fucking wait for the album to come out

[@Xibral]

First time listening this: it's cool but not that much. Second time: IT'S THE LAST STAND OF THE SAMURAI

[@erliLila]

can relate

[@temshoptemmie4627]

Also can relate

[@vegasspaceprogram6623]

Me

[@sirwannabeguy4886]

The Sabaton Effect

[@then00brathalos]

SHIROYAMA !!!

[@julesbenedictcatalan4904]

I love that everything is all Japanese in this lyric video. The font used for the lyrics, the imagery and the banners.

[@aspenostrom4015]

Can we all just agree that Sabaton is the coolest band?

[@ErnestGamingway]

Holy mother of epicness!!!

[@legion9353]

Kraul sall man

[@Seb420-u7s]

Iti place roku?

[@Diss-jd2un]

=)))))))))))))) ce faceti?

[@thebismarck4903]

Sup Bitch

[@blueghost3649]

Asculti Sabaton?

[@claytonruminski5387]

Didn't people bitch that Blood of Bannockburn was too "different" and not in their normal style? And now people are bitching that this is just more of the same from previous albums?

[@miruina]

people bitch no matter what tis the way of the world

[@oscarlinde7097]

Haha yup.

[@Finnofenno]

This!

[@fromtheinternet42]

Simple, people like complaining

[@Alex-fn3ep]

I really love this song! Bannockburn was different, but that was also a good sobg. People have to realize that Sabaton has a distinct voice, you can easily recognize if it comes on the Radio. Just like I can easily notice Disturbed or Sevenfold because of their distinctive sound! :) This comment was a good one ^^^

[@alexaldea6102]

Sabaton-they unified the power of music,the power of lyrics with the power of history!The message is always heroism to defend your creed,ancestor's values,what you love!

[@thrillseeker3528]

The comments must be like: 99% memes 1% history

[@AlexGNR]

True

[@deusvult9439]

*actualy scrolling* Mmh Yes.

[@patrikjahoda475]

This is the way

[@zajemc2604]

100% history memes sir yes sir

[@stewarthodge7634]

Depends on the song and the commentor

[@lowiet8979]

How to become a samurai? Wait this isn't google.

[@federicoamati9184]

Lowie T Read rhe:"Bushido",the way of the warrior and remember...THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI IS THE DEAD.

[@trekt9641]

Lowie T This is Patrick!

[@liammckenna7122]

@@federicoamati9184 I don't know why the samurai had to die out... when matchlock came out they used them why not modern rifles as this battle and the war on terror has taught us is that close quarter combat is not dead.

[@yoyoyeah9083]

Liam McKenna hahaha lol the samurais used the same bolt action rifles and preww artilleries as the imperial force they only revert back to their ancient weapons cuz they ran out off ammo they were never stupid enough to charge at guns without reasons

[@warpuppythedragon659]

@@yoyoyeah9083 no they didnt samurai used swords and bows not artillery and muskets. certain Japanese community's did use guns though

[@masashijpn5186]

My province was in new government side in Meiji restoration. But I respect Saigo. Thank you Sabaton for introduce Japanese history!!

[@radoslavivanov7672]

WOW! A Japanese person who likes metal? Impossible! Wonderful to see you guys exist, I haven't had luck in finding any of you.

[@酒-t3h]

@@radoslavivanov7672 Heyo! I like metal too! My family served as a Buccaneer early into the Meiji Period. An Imperial Raider... Nice name... We were formerly pirates in the Edo period!

[@radoslavivanov7672]

Eee!? Amazing! It's so great to know what you family did so long ago. I have no idea about what my family did. Which bands do you like? Do you have recommendations about a Japanese band? 私は日本語を勉強しています。よろしくお願いします。

[@radoslavivanov7672]

@@酒-t3h forgot to tag you:D

[@masashijpn5186]

@@radoslavivanov7672 Desecravity is Japanese great death metal band!

[@GeorgeOrwellsBookuhhhh1984]

丂卄丨尺ㄖㄚ卂爪卂

[@jeryro1642]

Amazing

[@TheRadioactiveBanana32]

How'd you do that

[@ronin2387]

Cool

[@funfactor4528]

This is amazing

[@TheAutisticKiwi]

How do you tipe that shit

[@Renate_Montana]

Именно эта песня заставила заинтересоваться, что там вообще было в этой битве. Спасибо Sabaton за прекрасное переложение истории в песню.

[@tyberfen5009]

"In the name of God" has by now become an important part of the song

[@Missing-Ace]

The crusaders show up at the last second and help the samurai

[@Cah013]

I loved but Where's the winged Hussars?

[@Redzus]

they still didn't arrive

[@TheRagingStorm98]

They will arrive soon enough they will save everyone ;)

[@bondris011]

U know Poles arrive last minute to save the day for everyone ;) (yes it is Vienna reference)

[@questlordjake3563]

lol they haven't turned the tide yet.

[@alarabi98]

Give them time, They'll arrive soon. And they shall turn the tide!

[@nickcook2775]

Accidentally bringing reserve planes to a Tier 2 battle in War Thunder be like:

[@comradejosefstalin3097]

if it's Japanese just bring glory to the Emperor

[@vojtakkojecky7765]

FR i once accidentaly turned on arcade instead of realistic so i had F-16 and thr rest was 3.0 ish planes.... I still took down an A-10 and F-104

[@Sandbar3D]

Could they even make a bad song if they tried?

[@maxstirnersego]

Giraffeseatwindmills yes, but it would only be bad in comparison to their other songs

[@LordVader1094]

Blood of Bannockburn was as close as they've gotten to a bad song since their very early non-historical albums.

[@davehoffman4659]

Giraffeseatwindmills I personally don't like Wolfpack that much, but it's definitely not a bad song.

[@annkathrin9516]

Dave Hoffman I dont like wolfpack as the studio version. But did you hear that song live? it's fantastic, I really love it in Concert. (the Version "live in Nantes" on KZbin is great)

[@ivangushkov3651]

Midway is quite bad xD

[@Hampo03]

So they were outnumbered 60:1 and they were 500 samurais. 500 * 60 = 30 000 vs 500

[@kristinarnold7792]

Yep.

[@gaybee7217]

32 000 to be precise

[@polakzwschodu]

Kinda unfair

[@dhycortex]

Were they better than Polish soldiers then?

[@U0XOfficial]

@@dhycortex no because the polish charged like chads

[@anastasijajelic3298]

There is no "the best Sabaton album so far"...they are all the best!

[@batistasrt8729]

この曲を聞いて、城山の戦いについて知るきっかけになりました❗ありがとうSABATONさん