SABATON - Killing Ground (Official Lyric Video)

[@Sabaton]

During the Battle of Fraustadt, the Swedish forces faced an army almost twice its size and were victorious. On that day the Swedes showed the world its superiority during battle. Read more about the Battle of Fraustadt 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/the-battle-of-fraustadt/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/KZbin ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop

[@YourLocalMusketMan]

Bro Sweden Really Pulled A 40:1

[@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754]

yes...

[@sergejbeck6106]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Jakub310]

I have a report for History tomorrow. And this is a great topic.

[@juanantonioluna7227]

Sabaton is the best Swedish Power Metal band Avantasia is the beast German Power Metal band Dragonforce is the best british Power Metal Band Dark Moor is the best Spanish Power Metal Band Beast in Black is the beast Finland Power Metal band

[@mr.macgregor5203]

I love how Killing Ground ends and seedlessly transitions into Poltava. From The Swedish Empire's greatest victory to its most disastrous defeat.

[@tree4104]

This battle wasnt necessarily the Swedish Empire's greatest victory but it was one of the earliest decisive victories of the great northern war that established Sweden as a formidable force. The Swedish version of the song has a much bigger emphasis on the attrocities committed by Swedish forces to the captured enemies (not my translation): "See how the Russians surrender, Begging for mercy Mass murder, not heroism Caroleans take revenge honor is lost." I like to think the brutality shown by the Swedish is perhaps one of the contributing factors that motivated their enemies to keep fighting despite losing so badly time and time again. Eventually this would culminate in the disastrous Battle of Poltava that effectively neutered Swedish military might. The Russians simply returned "an eye for an eye"

[@m0nkEz]

That... is not in any way, shape, or form what the song is about. It's literally about war crimes. It's not even subtle. "Even though you surrender... you will never survive."

[@flameofmage1099]

@@m0nkEz Though I don't know Swedish according to translations I found the swedish version says things like "Honor forgotten" and "The swedes break the war code"

[@bialykocik]

Damn, you're right. There's the same chorus on the end of the "killing ground" and the beggining of "Poltava"

[@rogaldorn605]

But you gotta admit, these warcrimes BOP!​@@m0nkEz

[@Mister_IRA]

Sabaton is literally the cool history teacher

[@woooful4699]

Mf farming likes:

[@kokichiouma7097]

real

[@SWZ1]

*Greatest

[@zuppa0497]

*coolest

[@juanantonioluna7227]

English is not your native language The Cursed pirate

[@Haldir3003]

I always thought that the English and Swedish songs from Carolus Rex were quite identical. Today I learnt, they are not. The English version almost glorifies the battle and Swedish heroism while the Swedish version deals with the far more severe topic of war crimes. Fascinating!

[@comediccomrade5716]

And they both sound great.

[@corystewart4081]

I'm curious if Swedish history paints a different light on the battle, than English/USA historians?

[@Haldir3003]

@@corystewart4081 I assume you are from the US? How is the battle's perception in the US? And what makes you think there's a difference?

[@m0nkEz]

@@Haldir3003 there is no perception of it in the US. The only battle from the Great Northern War I recall learning about in AP European History was Narva.

[@Hockey-gn2tj]

@@m0nkEzour class talked about Narva when my teacher started rambling on about underdog stories and he said Narva. Never went over as topic though.

[@SgtPrice1000]

The Caroleans really are one of history’s most under-appreciated fighting forces. Sure they only had a 40 year heyday, but they were truly elite soldiers. This whole album and this song in particular give them the recognition they absolutely deserve.

[@AntalBoti250]

I think less people heard of the black army

[@saiyanelite338]

I will admit there one of my favorite unites in Civ 5. its shame my knowledge of them was so limited for so long.

[@regalblade8171]

The Caroleans were considered one of the best units during their prime, because of their fearlessness, devotion to The Lord, being able to win battles against armies twice their own (which Killing Ground shows due to covering the Battle of Fraustadt) and the fact they used PIKE formations in an era of muskets

[@Juhnimus]

@@regalblade8171 Yes and their ability to walk under fire about 10m away enemy line before firing devastating volley on enemy line followed by melee charge.

[@regalblade8171]

@@Juhnimus the enemies has horrible hit rate because "Strong Faith", "Reputation" and "Discipline" lowered it to such a degree

[@a21npilot91]

Killing ground is one of Sabaton‘s underrated song, I love listening to it, happy to have lyrics video now.

[@mikewhicker9771]

As a kid, my great grandfather sparked a love of history with his tales of his time in the British Homeguard during WW2. Then as a teenager school was hell bent on extinguishing that interest, that passion! I'm glad I found sabaton in my 20s to reignite that passion! Especially carolus. School barely covered our own history, they really didn't bother with world history. Hastings, the somme and D Day. That was your lot in my school! Soon as time travel is invented I'll take my sabaton cds to my teenage self and say "Here, thank me later!"

[@Sabaton]

We're glad to have you on board Mike

[@NiclasHorn]

same here, the thing i got told was about and from the Nazi side. i am a Swede, my fathers family side is German ( few generations ), my grandfather´s brother lived in Germany joined the SS early on. and fled to Swede as many Germans did in the end of the war. and after the war. He told me a lot of stuff then i was young.

[@LyricalSteeler]

​ @NiclasHorn My grandfather was one of the many Nazi Germany sympathizers in Sweden during WW2. Was involved in some organized youth movement. His tales made it very clear to me that there was so much more such sympathizers in our country than our history books and media gives the image of.. times before the world knew the crimes and horrors revealed in the post war era

[@Albert_1_of_Belgium]

In Australia, you get Gallipoli. Not even the Western Front!

[@retrogalaxies9219]

never thought i’d see a “historic metal” band but here came sabaton! got into their stuff about 2-3 months ago and this song is one of my personal favorites, behind 1916, long live the king and stormtroopers. keep this up! your music not only inspires, but educates. night witches was the reason i started more research on the soviet union! props to you all.

[@TheIfifi]

Sabaton was hardly the first. Iron maiden were historically inspired as well.

[@marinamucic908]

One of my favourite songs from Carolus Rex, especially Swedish version. Who am I kidding, every song from this album is my favourite!

[@fakerizzler]

As Swede i have to say i'm very proud Sabaton is from my country. Tack så mycket Sabaton

[@jeffsyndrome4812]

As you should, though I wouldn't be proud of the particular moment in history the song describes haha Sweden is awesome though

[@hgamer7116]

@belisarius_ as a fellow swede i couldn't agree more. Länge leve Sabaton

[@zoomskiller]

I just found your music a few days ago and I CAN'T STOP!!! SABATON FOREVER!!! ☦

[@Sabaton]

You're most welcome on board!

[@Это-же-Лимонный]

Кадр из фильма "Слуга Государев", шикарная постановка Полтавской битвы. Сабатону - величайший респект!

[@danwoort8953]

Хоть песня об убийстве русских пленных, на видео - именно подлый русский закалывает в спину каролинера. Уж не знаю, что именно хотели сказать этим Сабатоны, то ли сгладить впечатление от военного преступления, о котором поется в песне, то ли подменить понятия.

[@2ez4me50]

@@danwoort8953 тот же вопрос

[@yaroslavfedorov5425]

@@danwoort8953 ну, объективно, шведы тогда вообще были те еще "лапочки". но картинка да, очень странная.

[@КутыревГеоргий]

@@danwoort8953 Очевидно, картинка напоминает, что после Фрауштада была Полтава и конец Шведской империи.

[@СветланаЯ-ч6ю]

@@danwoort8953 на войне в спину врагу нельзя? Нужно попросить повернуться)))

[@HisMajestyGreatBritain]

Fun fact: the picture on the Video is from a Movie scene of the Battle Of Poltava, One Swedish Soldier dual wielding a sword and his musket was rampaging the Russian Line during the Swedish Charge, until A Russian Soldier stabs him in the Back, that soldier must've have a good time rampaging until some Russian Guy says "Sorry Man, but Peter Told me to Do it"

[@thelonelyghostN]

I thought i was the only one who recognized it!

[@NiclasHorn]

@@thelonelyghostN pff i am still mad tho, ending his killstreak like that.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

I said that too but the British empire got more attention Similar to people when we say “Swedish empire”

[@ihackedyourtoaster]

It’s called the lord’s servants

[@Lanselots-light]

Великолепно! Сабатон в очередной раз очень порадовали меня и я уверен,что не только меня.Парни,вы лучшие!Желаю вам дальнейшего процветания и вдохновения!

[@theodortemplar2881]

В очередной раз порадовали чем? Халтурным клипом на песню десятилетней давности?

[@МелинаАрутюнян-щ5з]

@@theodortemplar2881 Это не клип

[@danimeutm4972]

One of my all time favourite songs!!!!!! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@N_Zerow]

🇵🇹

[@Robodroide-NPC]

🇵🇹

[@dwex39]

pt caralho

[@Martim.dl05]

🇵🇹

[@pavelkotelnikov136]

Привет из России!

[@Dominus_PrincepsCXVII]

I've never heard this song before, there are no words to describe this song it's so awesome. Thanks a lot for the lyric video and the song.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

their carolus rex album is filled with these

[@Sabaton]

Thank you for supporting us!

[@Aryan_Karadkar]

So many people forget about how powerful the Swedish empire actually was. Thank god Sabaton exists

[@thefirstmilk8779]

Never heard this one, glad they're releasing videos of old songs.

[@marinamucic908]

Listen to Swedish version, there is a lyric video with translation on KZbin. It's even better and it gives another perspective on this battle and what Caroleans did to their prisoners

[@gyurmagyuri6440]

„See the Caroleans standing tall, All for one and one for all, Enemies fall at their feet, Begging for their mercy” These lines are still very catchy, love this song! 👌🔥

[@mighty_spirit8532]

this surely has to be one of my favorite songs about commiting war crimes!

[@ImperiuStar.]

My Hero Academia moment.

[@MrJamesBanana]

I agree, but would also like to say that the English version doesn't capture the clarity of the Swedish version in this part. It still mentions the atrocities commited, just in a slightly toned down way.

[@ImperiuStar.]

@Hannah Smith is a consecuence of being fan of that anime.

[@Myomer104]

I can hear an error in the chorus: The text reads "At the Battle of Fraustadt." The vocals say "As the Battle of Fraustadt turns."

[@kkkools8283]

Yes I second this. Still a masterpiece of course, but a correction may be good.

[@mattheww3232]

i mean that's so elongated and loud that it sounds like "charge" as much as it does "turns" so i guess it'd be up to the listener's interpretation

[@Myomer104]

@@mattheww3232 Well, whichever it actually is, it doesn't show up in the video's lyrics.

[@mattheww3232]

@@Myomer104 ah well

[@MAGNATEO]

This picture shouldn't be on Poltava?

[@serenavitto8077]

One of my songs that I love the most. They should have your songs listened to in schools so kids would study history much more willingly and at the same time listen to great music 🤘🤘🎶🎶🎸

[@jerryjordan145]

Another amazing track, great music and lyrics!!! Absolutely amazing for me!!! Thank you Sabaton 💪🤟😊😉

[@Sabaton]

Thank you for your support Jerry!

[@alexribalko7835]

Как всегда ШИКАРНО! СПАСИБО, ребята. Спасибо "SABATON"! 👍👍

[@rodowo8363]

Very good song

[@Patman78190]

Amazing video this song has always been a hidden gem

[@insertcoolnamehere6293]

I love this song , it's been in my head for a week. And now you post it!

[@HermanForssell]

this song give me chills in my body. Great band

[@Lancista]

_Forgotten Masterpiece from thier Golden Years._ 🤘🔥

[@nuggatcreme6256]

Love it

[@minotaur3092]

Like how I love your mom

[@CZG_GAMER.2022]

Hello SABATON Your music is so valuable and meaningful. i like it very much It was like studying the history of the world. Thank you so much SABATON

[@Sabaton]

Thank you for your message!

[@nickseraphin3988]

Love you Sabaton! Saw you guys in Chicago during your US tour. Awesome show 😎 🤘

[@Sabaton]

Thanks a lot for coming Nick!

[@ethancopeland403]

Will sabaton come back to the US in future years?

[@Goondiver]

​@@ethancopeland403 I think your question may have been answered.

[@youtubewatcher1309]

Bless you Sabaton for another great song..

[@whitewolfcrowley6550]

10 years later and they finally made a music video for this masterpiece.

[@personpersonson1771]

The opening gives strong "The Trooper" vibes

[@fallschirmjagerthegffan]

Sabaton SHOULD make other songs about Asia, like Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, or the Chinese in war against the Japanese, maybe India fighting the Japanese at Burma. Anyways, Sabaton songs is literally one of the best at explaining the lore of history!

[@CountryBallHistorian]

Like the Battle of Manila in WW2 since it's the Asia's Stalingrad

[@Dr.-Wind-from-the-EC]

Battle of Shanghai, Ankara or Wuhan maybe?

[@CountryBallHistorian]

@@Dr.-Wind-from-the-EC The Battle of Shanghai is also a good pick since its the Chinese Stalingrad

[@Dr.-Wind-from-the-EC]

@@CountryBallHistorian Exactly, maybe the Sakarya or Ankara battles for Turkey since they are our stalingrad? So many good picks from asia. Maybe the battles in the phillipines.

[@CountryBallHistorian]

@@Dr.-Wind-from-the-EC I also hope that SABATON can make a song about the Battle of Yultong and about the Turkish war of Indenpendence

[@gryffinthebaron2585]

i absolutely love this song, this song and a few others are my favorites, im not from Sweden but makes me proud for that country.

[@SuperLimeMan]

"Killing ground, even though you surrender" Very nice people indeed.

[@OlgaH1999]

Only russians were executed. Saxons survived the capture, as I remember. Definitely not without reasons, heh.

[@ladywaffle2210]

@@OlgaH1999 IIRC, the Saxons were killed too, because some Russian soldiers turned their coats inside out to look like Saxon soldiers

[@Akillesursinne]

@@ladywaffle2210 Nope. The letter from Rehnsköld, written a short while after the fact, makes it clear the russians were the victims. He explains that no quarter could be given due to the amount of prisoners and the battle still being in full effect.

[@joshfernandez2262]

The Enemy General told his men “show no mercy and take no prisoners” first, once you throw that gauntlet down their is no taking it back. “Oh apparently we’re getting our dicks kicked in by the Swedes, just kidding about the whole no mercy thing”

[@nietzschesideal9837]

To be fair, the Geneva Convention hadn't happened yet

[@SoliferiKaliperi]

Sabaton crew could be the history and music teacher, Good work!

[@darkstryker0168]

Как всегда великолепно!🤘

[@karlmikhailtibule1481]

Yeah this is one of the most epic Sabaton songs i've heard.🔥🤟

[@daxcurh284]

I love all Sabaton songs

[@クレイジーナチス]

Another amazing song as always. Sabaton I live by them. Greetings and congratulations from the Czech Republic🇨🇿

[@Celestial_Being666]

Masterpiece 🔥🤘🏽

[@catlovingtrio]

Evil Caroleans be like: I will spare the surrendering Saxons' lives.

[@Igorilianu]

oh yes one of my favorite songs from sabaton and carolus rex, absolute banger

[@fishnujish1511]

This song just screams the theme "the wrath of the underdog against the overconfident bully". That's why I like it so much.

[@MAGNATEO]

I love this song, and it's so much underrated

[@ΜαρίνοςΦαρσαράκης]

Love every single one of your songs 🤟🏼😎

[@paulhappyyt]

Amzing as always

[@a1exsios]

Обожаю вашу музыку, вокал сильный очень бодрит и поднимает дух💪

[@Alphisus]

Amazing work as always

[@mercifulmoff]

Sabaton telling the history of their homeland in the best way possible.

[@metalzonereactions]

Another kick ass Sabaton song, I really liked checking this one out!

[@DezionTEX]

Thanks @Sabaton Greetings from Germany

[@Sabaton]

Greetings from Sweden!

[@gizmoandbackgaming]

Bringing history to life with music is the best. These guys make it so interesting to learn it.

[@Sabaton]

Thank you!

[@kajritto4932]

Sabaton is literally a history teacher

[@daspuguh6136]

ah, sabaton in midnight, again

[@aestronk-hungryball]

2:09 this has to be one of my favorite parts of carolus rex

[@mtaffer]

One of my favorite Sabaton songs. I love how they are going back and making all of these lyric videos for unreleased songs!

[@MOON-SHADOW-ANNE]

Awesome song. 🤟

[@SHDUStudios]

Love this so much, you guys got me into Swedish history.

[@321321kf]

The Battle of Fraustadt. Sweden vs Saxony and The Tsardom of Russia. Sweden lead by Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld had 9400 men (3700 infantry, 5700 cavalry). Saxony & Russia lead by Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg had 20000 men (16000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 32 artillery pieces). Sweden won while only losing 1500 men (452 killed, 1077 wounded). Saxony & Russia lost 15000 men (7377 killed, 7300-7900 captured).

[@ch3rp1]

"Sweedes, stop, this is overkill at this point"

[@WitoldMakowski]

I'm from Wschowa(Fraustadt) and when listening to the music I become your fan!!

[@zzzzzzzzzxxzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Обожаю вашу группу. На своём заводе уже всех замучал включать)))))

[@Varjagen1916]

I Just love that song! Cheers from Hungary!!!🇭🇺

[@errorchonager1745]

Glory to the Russian auxiliary corps, that despite the betrayal of the Saxons (who began to flee from the battlefield), the French and Swiss mercenaries (who immediately surrendered and turned their weapons against the former allies) put up fierce resistance to the enemy and the surviving remnants of which still managed to break through and retreat.

[@fallout44454]

What are you talking about? Most of the russians were cut to pieces by the swedes and the finns as revenge for the horror the russians were carrying out in Finland.

[@henriotfr9767]

And another Sabaton song that will end on my gym playlist 😂

[@chrisvanderschyff245]

THIS IS A GREAT, I ENJOY THEIR MUSIC , NOT JUST HEAVY, THE LYRICS IS CLEAR AND SO MUCH WAR HISTORY GIVEN, THAT'S WHATS SO UNIQUE ABOUT SABATON. KEEP IT UP BROTHERS. FANTASTIC JOB

[@adamquinn3230]

LETS GOOOOOOO SABATON LYRIC VIDEOOOOOOO!!!

[@Lamonous]

GO SABATON!!!

[@Wolfdancer4859]

Never a bad song with sabaton!!

[@vanduzer1969]

If this was the open song of a tv show who would watch it

[@zeusz3237]

Awsome, as always!

[@PuppetGirl40442]

Sabaton I think you already know what I think of your videos! can't even put what I think about sabaton into words.Too amazing!

[@Sabaton]

Thank you Kate

[@jeremiahchavarria]

I like to use the music in my imagination to think of myself as a war hero

[@Thomas.Wright]

Was listening to this album this afternoon while driving!

[@UncleRJ]

So I just showed Sabaton to my little brother. He said the vocalist sounds like Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob 💀

[@aestronk-hungryball]

joakim x mr krabs

[@martinlindqvist5077]

The Caroleans encirclement of the city of Grodno in the same year was also a massacre for the enemy. Sweden lost only 100 men and the Russians 17,000! The difference is unimaginable! During the encirclement, Peter the Great was in Belarus with his army but did not dare to try to come to the rescue. Then you understand the deep respect Peter must have had for Carolus Rex and the Caroleans.

[@brainrotking6273]

Is it me or is Sabaton releasing all of the songs about Sweden again?

[@rawchicken3463]

I think they're giving new lyric videos to their Carouls Rex album

[@aronmarkovits5396]

@@rawchicken3463 they are doing just that

[@grandroyal7886]

SABATOOOOOOOON LETS GOOOO

[@semjonboitsov7381]

Merry Christmas friends. Happy new 2023. С Новым годом друзья. С новым 2023 годом. Ураааа!

[@Beencheeling]

Sabaton won't want us to miss a detail on that picture of a Sweedish soldier

[@leilagarcia5542]

I Love it! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@leonardocapparella422]

Grandissimi io sono italiano vi amo e l'italia ama voi io anche sono batterista e mi ispiro a hessen per le canzoni bravissimi io e mia sorella vi ascoltiamo sempre .

[@sabaton_no.1_fan]

Hello sabaton, you r the best

[@DishaLeftWhiteBlueWhite]

I can't stop hearing it. Thanks a lot. And I read about this battle

[@TheTurtleGamer196]

Carolus rex: breaking the geneva suggestion before it was cool (or even existed)

[@IronOrderArmy]

I would love to see my history teacher play sabaton for what we are learning

[@jojomania1105]

Way too underrated song

[@catlovingtrio]

This is what armies in EU4 hear when they get stackwiped.

[@cassieheadley4738]

Finally! Thank you!

[@loveskngm31hstsdaily1]

GRILLING SPREE

[@Berlina08482]

Banger

[@mariaralte6315]

beginning: Attack of the dead men ending: Poltava the rest: Pure GREATNESS

[@biohazard1471]

Saboton really helps in history

[@wendyraymond1751]

Phenomenal incredible amazing artist thanku so much love an God bless always from Cyprus x

[@zarkopetrovic7472]

We are waiting for you in Belgrade to make another crazy Monday!

[@martinlindqvist5077]

Once again, Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld showed why he is considered one of Sweden's most skilled generals of all time...