This band teaches about historical events during the many wars our world has seen, they do not pick sides, they just tell the stories that are worth telling. Bismarck was a German ship in WW2, and like the lyrics say, it was the pride of Germany and was meant to rule the 7 seas, it was an incredibly powerful ship that could change the outcome of any battle. On it's maiden voyage it ran into a bit of trouble and it sank the battle cruiser HRM Hood, the pride of the English Navi, but did not come out of that fight unharmed. It then set sail to reach safe harbors for repairs, but.. the sinking of the Hood was met with so much outrage, that every available ship was send after Bismarck, big, small, anything that had at least 1 weapon on board was send to hunt down Bismarck. Because Bismarck was damaged as well, it was not able to maneuver too well and that eventually proved to be fatal for the ship, once the allied forces found her, every single ship unleashed every bit of fire power they had, and after literally 1000's of shells being fired at Bismarck, it slowly began to sink and revenge was served. Several ships even ignored direct orders to seize their fire and just kept on firing until they depleted all their ammunitions, Bismarck stood no chance. The Bismarck captain scribbled the coordinates into that compass you see in the video, and the captain you see is the grandson of the young sailor who was given the compass by the captain of Bismarck, to ensure that the location of the soon to be a war grave that was/is Bismarck today would not be forgotten. The video was shot at those coordinates, where Bismarck sank, and the (amazing!) special effects were created by the game developers of "World of Warships". Yes a game studio gave us Hollywood quality special effects that could easily be used in a full feature movie about Bismarck, outstanding quality. And early in the video, is my favorite part to be found, the image of Bismarck slowly becoming visible in the mist, and in frame you see the ship they used to get there. The ship they used is not exactly small itself, but the imagery of that ship, and the looming Bismarck... that shows how massive Bismarck was, their "little ship" looks like a rowboat compared to the size of Bismarck, and that one shot from the mist shows that beautifully. And then we got the song itself, a true power metal song that reminds me of 80's power metal, with a hint of modern metal (i love it!), and the power of the song just feels right to tell the story of Bismarck i feel, perfect song for the perfect story, with a perfect video. (that's basically the trifecta of perfection lol) And yes, there is a pretty big link between Sabaton and Nightwish, not only are they good friends, the drummer for Sabaton is married to Nightwish singer Floor Jansen, small world right? ;) I'll end my short book here, because if i do not.. well it'll become a big book hehehe. But that's me, if i respect something as much as this song, i tend to want to add as much information as i can, so you'll have to forgive me for the already lengthy post i've created. Thing is.. this is the least amount of words i needed to tell most of the story details, ah well, it is what it is ;) Ty for your lovely reaction Stacey, i hope you'll do more Sabaton songs, they tell many different (forgotten) stories.

for me there is 2 best emotional strikes from sabaton: "Christmas Truce" and "En Livsid I Krieg" from Goteborg live ( swedish but with english subtitles)

Sabaton is near single handedly trying to make sure history is not forgotten. I would recommend the animated story of their song "no bullets fly" it's a full summary of the event with the song smashed in the middle.

Sabaton is a masterpiece.

Floor's husband Hannes is the current drummer for Sabaton. He is 6.5 and Floor 6.1' so their daughters could be very tall singers later. The captain of the trawler inherited the compass from his grandfather,(the sailor in the water)

The lead singer is totally the “energizer-bunny” on stage. He runs all over the place like a maniac, and jumps about like a rubber ball. He’s through and through an entertainer, and his energy gets the crowd super-pumped. His grin on stage sort of beams out this ridiculously positive fun “let’s effin go!”-energy. 😁

Sabaton has a history channel just called “Sabaton History” where they go through the inspiration and history behind their songs. Definitely worth a look for historical context and would make some good reaction videos👍

If you wanna learn more about the history behind the songs as you go through their catalog, check out the Sabaton History channel, an official channel by Sabaton themselves, entirely dedicated to covering the history behind each of their songs, even the few that are not actually about historic events per say, as well as a little bit about writing each of the songs or why they chose the topic they did and such

Graet Reaction. Below an overview of Sabaton and the Bismarck Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal band known for its distinctive style that often revolves around historical themes, particularly focusing on military history and warfare. The band was formed in 1999 in Falun, Sweden, and its name is derived from a type of military footwear, "sabaton." The lineup of Sabaton has undergone changes over the years, but as of my knowledge cutoff in January 2022, the members include Joakim Brodén (vocals, keyboards), Pär Sundström (bass), Chris Rörland (guitar), Hannes van Dahl (drums), and Tommy Johansson (guitar). Sabaton's music is characterized by powerful vocals, catchy melodies, and heavy guitar riffs. They have gained international recognition for their energetic live performances and the unique approach of creating concept albums based on historical events. The lyrics often tell the stories of battles, heroes, and other significant events from different periods in history. Some of Sabaton's most well-known albums include "Primo Victoria" (2005), "The Art of War" (2008), "Carolus Rex" (2012), and "The Great War" (2019). "Carolus Rex" is particularly noteworthy, as it focuses on the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire during the reign of Charles XII. Sabaton's popularity has extended beyond the metal community, and they have gained a diverse fan base worldwide. The band's dedication to historical storytelling and their energetic performances have contributed to their success in the metal scene. The Bismarck refers to the German battleship Bismarck, one of the most powerful warships of World War II. The ship was named after the German statesman Otto von Bismarck and belonged to the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany. Construction of the Bismarck began in 1936, and the ship was launched on February 14, 1939. It was one of the two ships of the Bismarck class, the other being its sister ship Tirpitz. The Bismarck was approximately 251 meters long and had a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h). It was armed with eight 38-centimeter guns, a formidable arsenal that made it a formidable opponent. On May 18, 1941, the Bismarck became infamous during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, where it encountered the British battleships HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales. The Bismarck sank the HMS Hood but was damaged by the Prince of Wales. The Bismarck managed to escape but was later sunk by the British Navy on May 27, 1941, during the Battle of the Atlantic. The sinking of the Bismarck was a turning point in World War II, illustrating the vulnerability of even the most powerful warships. The British navy launched an extensive hunt to locate and destroy the ship, ultimately involving the British battleships King George V and Rodney, along with aircraft from the Royal Navy. The Bismarck was eventually sunk by torpedo attacks and gunfire. Only 118 of the approximately 2,200 crew members survived the sinking of the ship.

The genre here is powermetal. Related with symphonic metal. By the way: My grandfather served on the Bismarck's sister ship, the Tirpitz. Sorry for my english.

Sabaton is awesome in concert too 🤘 i saw them in ANtwerp in feb 2020 and it was awesome i managed to be in the frond of the stage in the pit 😁😁

The battleship Bismarck had a crew of 2065 officers and men. Only 115 were rescued.

The songs Soldier of Heaven and Dreadnaught have amazing guitar solos imo

The name of the boat they were on "Primo Victoria" is another of their songs. The guys froze making this video - Joakim, the singer, was probably bashing his leg to make sure it was still there! My father was in the Royal Australian Navy in WW2 so this video means a lot to me. His ship, HMAS Australia, chased the KMS Scheer but lucky for him and me they didn't catch him that time! He also survived the kamikazes at Leyte and Lingayen Gulf. KMS Bismarck was the most powerful battleship of its time and sank the pride of the British Royal Navy, HMS Hood, before the RN fleet hunted him down. He was scuttled (sunk), after being heavily damaged by the British, by his own crew - to avoid capture. HMS Dorsetshire fired the final torpedoes into the sinking ship but most did not go off. They then rescued some survivors but had to leave because a U-boat was in the area. edit: There is an old, 1950's, movie "Sink The Bismarck" which explains a lot!

Another rabbithole to fall down will be their lead guitarist Tommy Johanssen who has his own channel of cover songs. He is an awesome musician and will not disappoint !!!

"A rock star pirate." I never thought I would hear anyone describe Joakim, the lead singer, like that. But I love it. Other Sabaton songs to react to. "Night Witches." "Christmas Truce." "1916." "Dreadnaughts." "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." "No Bullets Fly." "Screaming Eagles." "Primo Victoria." "40:1."

The lead singer did an interview with 'the Charismatic Voice' where he explains that he rolls his R's because English is not his first language and he finds it easier.

Think of Sabaton as more like historical storytellers than just a metal band. Christmas Truce is one you'll never forget.

I've been waiting for this... I know I told you a lot about this band, so I'm not going to repeat all of that. The end says "War knows no nation. This video is dedicated to those who fought to the bitter end in the Battle of the Atlantic" Sabaton takes ideas from songs from their fans, and the Bismarck was one of the most requested topics. They recorded this as a stand-alone single as it didn't fit onto an album, but they released it as a thank you to their fans, This video was made by Wargaming as part of a promo for the World Of Warships game. They really outdid themselves with the graphic work in this clip. [They also did the Steel Commanders and Primo Victoria videos for World Of Tanks, but sadly the Primo Victoria video's sound mixing is terrible so I won't recommend that one] Sabaton is more Power Metal than Symphonic Metal, but their drummer is married to Floor, so there is a Nightwish connection. Tommy Johannsen (on guitar) also have his own channel where he releases a cover every Friday.. and they are always brilliant! Some little easter eggs.. the name of the boat they were on said "Primo Victoria" - that was the name of their first album. The boat's captain had the compass that the young guy took from the Bismarck, because it had the final coordinates of the Bismarck engraved in it (by the captain in the video), and apparently the captain of the "sabaton boat" was the son of the last survivor of the Bismarck.

In case you didn't notice, the boat captain that was on their ship was the young sailor who escaped the Bismark. They had the same pocket watch/compass

Sabaton is a swedish metalband with a drummer married to a dutch valkyrie 🤘😉 I highly recommend the song "En livstid i krig" live in Gothenburg. BUT if you do it make sure it had SUBTITLES cos they sing in swedish. A very emotional song about swedes being sent to the 30 years war in Europe in the 17th century. Excellent reactions and I am glad you have also found Sabaton 🇸🇪🤘

Sabaton: Entire band, entire albums and entire songs are completely masterpieces. All Sabaton concept is our own mankind's history.

Welcome to history class Sabaton style! Please do more. They will educate and rock you at the same time. No other band like them! I recommend Christmas Truce, The Red Baron, Lady of the dark,1916, No Bullets Fly are must see. Watch the animated story videos when possible. Except Christmas Truce..official video definately recommended for that one. Enjoy the ride!

I highly recommend watching the lyric videos “The attack of the dead men”, “Father”, “Dreadnought”, “Stormtroopers”, as well as the clips “Steel commanders” and “Christmas truce”. In general, Sabaton is famous for its ability to show stories from the outside, without indicating who is good and who is bad, and to evoke conflicting emotions, as in the track “Father” (my favorite track at the moment)

Your movement to the songs is just so cute. I love it! Please more Sabaton content.

Hi Stacey! So glad you opened the rabbithole of Sabaton. Sabaton is a swedish metal band and all their songs are about historical events in wartimes. And they do not glorify war or pick sides. They choose to tell the stories of those involved in these historical events. They actually will celebrate their 25th year as a band in 2024. They have their own history channel here on youtube where they inform you more in detail about the songs and stories behind them. Sabaton are frontman and singer Joakim Brodén, Bas guitar Per Sundström, Guitar Chris Rörland, Guitar Tommy Johansson and finally Drummer Hannes Van Dahl. Hannes is married to Floor Jansen from Nightwish. And as you mentioned Sabaton reminds a little bit of Rammstein in how Joakim and Till Lindeman sound and act on stage, the same epic energy. Sabaton are known for their epic live conserts. Some of their videos are animated and others just as grand as this one. If you you are going to react for more of them I would like to suggest these songs/ Videos. Christmas Truce, No bullets fly, Animated video, Make sure to watch to the end. That story is so heart warming. And one of the best live videos ever, En Livstid I Krig / Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg. And remember to turn on the captions because this is in swedish. But you will get the message for sure. A video with the best fan crowd I have ever seen, Or heard. Well I hope this was a little help and I am looking forward for more awesome reactions from you so thank you! Love from Sweden! 💙💛💙

History buff you say. Well Sabaton - Christmas truce (official music video) is probably right up your alley. Even if you don´t know the story. It´s about the truce between the germans and the allies on Christmas 1914. Make sure to listen even through the credits. There´s an easter egg there that you might enjoy

More Sabaton please! And if you want more symphonic metal bands, Epica is your next stop on that ride. They do some duets with Floor Jansen as well.

Sabaton : how to enjoy metal music while learning about history in a great, educational and fun way. They are an incredible band, much different from all the others. Enjoy :)

Hi Stacey! The Bismarck was the strongest and greatest ship in the german navy in ww2 . The Royal navy were Hunting the Bismarck in the Atlantic ocean. First the Bismarck destroyed the British Battle Ship Hood. After that the Navy started the hunting of the Bismarck and destroy this ship . Great reaction. Sabaton is a Swedish metal band with stories around history. the drummer is the husband from Floor Jansen. The Guitar Player Tommy Johanson is also a unique singer!

I've seen a few interviews of British and German Navy servicemen and the way both explain how the events of the Bismark's final days went down is actually heartwrenching. The German sailors were actually sad and fairly stoic when they sank the Hood, and the British sailors echoed that same thing when the Bismark fell below the waves. This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs.

Great reaction. You are goin to enjoy so much of your trip into Sabaton-rabbithole.

Actually, fans requested that they made a song about Bismark, and they did. They also teamed up with War Gaming for the music video. (War Gaming have a game called World of Warships, so the cinematics fit right up their alley. They actually helped out in other music videos as well.)

Sabaton is Swedish power metal with an occasional Symphonic touch thrown in .

Ok, short history about the German battleship Bismarck: it was, at the time, the largest and arguably most powerful battleship ever built. The US and Japan built bigger and more powerful, but they weren't in service yet. Bismarck sailed out on its maiden voyage with a cruiser escort, got intercepted by the Royal Navy's flagship HMS Hood and its escort. In a brief but very violent battle, the Bismarck got a lucky hit on a powder magazine on Hood and blew her up, with 3 survivors out of 1418 crew. Hood was very beloved by the British, so her loss and in such a sudden and violent manner shook the nation. Churchill gave the command for the *entire* Royal Navy to go out and "sink the Bismarck", which, after a several day chase and some dumb luck, they did. Out of 2300 crew on Bismarck, 115 survived. The video, produced by Wargaming (the company behind the naval fleet battle game World of Warships) depicts key moments in the battle to sink Bismarck. War is hell.

other Sabaton songs i'd recommend would be No Bullets Fly, Christmas Truce, and 1916

The Bismarck, just as the Tirpitz, were the proud of our Navy (Kriegsmarine) in WW2. We really could use them in modernized forms today.

Fun facet the drummer in sabaton is married to floor jensen from nightwish 🤟

Quick facts about Sabaton The drummer (Hannes Van Dahl) is married to Floor Jansen The guitarist who played that solo is Tommy Johansson, he has his own YT channel and does a lot of covers and turns them more metal a couple more Sabaton suggestions (always watch to the end of the videos, every second is important) Lady of the Dark kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aaejhcmU18DJhXk.html Christmas Truce kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fraUe8552NKqeYk.html No Bullets Fly kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtmcgpBkrM3Jno0.html

great reaction, more please. Sabaton is a Swedish band with a loooong list of history based music. Sabaton also has an award winning history channel that gives background to over 100 if their songs (not music award, academic, aimed at education of the public) . Sabaton videos are often have dedictions and/or messages at the end, perhaps not always but... watching to the very end is frequently well worth it. Animated STORY videos (short Animated history lessons with music videos in them) No bullets fly, enemy showing mercy to injured aircrew in a nearly wrecked aircraft bare still flying, even escorting them to safety. Night witches, Young (17-28) fenale bomber pilots in ww2 fighting the Nazi despite the discrimination theh faced and being given obsolete equipment, aircraft ... Lady of the dark, female fighting alongside nen during ww1 and being highly respected and even more decorated. Red baron, the famous fighter pilot of ww1 l first soldier, unlikely French hero in ww1. Epic ORIGINAL videos. Bismark, about the sinking of the ship Christmas truce, about the spontaneous truce in some parts of the western front during Christmas 1914 40:1, about polish soldiers, badly outnumbered (just under 750 in all) facing 42 000 germans, they where BADLY outgunned desperately defending against the German invasion 1939 (with odds actually close to 55:1 they held for 3 DAYS when ammunition and supplies ran out. Uprising, the Warsaw Uprising against the nazi germans during 1944. To hell and back, they tell the story of Audie Murphy (highly decorated) and his struggle AFTER the war, so about PTSD and drug addiction that returning soldiers can face. Fields of verdun, the 300+ day long battle fought there. Price of a mile, about the battle of Passchendaele Screaming Eagles, about the battle of the bulge Live performances 40:1 from poland Uprising from poland En livstid I krig live from Göteborg Sweden (in Swedish but there are subtitles) , very heavy again, about thoughts of a young man going to war. Two covers that are good Defence of Moscow, self explained 1916 about the devastating battle of the somme in ww1, casualties topped 1 milion if you count both sides, all for 6 miles of ground, these are just some, there are plenty more.

This is to contribute toward the hunt for the bismarck when they sunk the mighty battlecruiser hood killing 1415/1418 of her crew leaving 3 survivors, the royal navy wanted revenge on bismarck, so they sent out as many ships as they could to sink the bismarck, they started attacking with planes for the ark royal aircraft carrier, then 2 battleships and 2 heavy cruisers sent bismarck to the bottom of the sea

The Bismarck was a world war 2 German battle ship that had the life span of a butterfly. It was sunk by the British navy before it could escape in to the open Atlantic Ocean where it was supposed to participate in commercial ship raiding when the Germans were trying to strangle British supply lines from the US. There's a good documentary done by James Cameron.

My favorite Sabaton song. I have always been interested in the Kriegsmarine so this was right up my alley.

Sabaton celebrates their 25th anniversary this year! No surprise, they have quite the portfolio by now.

I felt the same when I first watched Sabaton's video song - so exciting, entering something very interesting, wow!

Thanks for your reaction. The Bismarck was the second largest battleship built in Germany. It was only surpassed by its sister ship Tirpitz. Only slightly more than 100 crew members could be saved. The others were either killed by the shelling or sank with the ship. The sinking of the Bismarck led to Germany focussing more on submarine warfare

The bismarck was one of the biggest and terrifying battleships in europe. It was build by the germans and named by otto von bismarck the cancelor of the german empire. It was in the service of the german navy the kriegsmariene. A little fact that the old sailor in the video is the son of one of the last bismarck survivers who died in 2018.

Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) was a Prussian and later German statesman and diplomat German battleship Bismarck launched in February 1939 Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany

This song covers the Battle of the Denmark Strait which is a epic naval battle in early 1941. Very much a nail-biter for the British and the Allies

Tommy their lead singer actually has an amazing voice and does solo stuff, you should check some of his stuff out. Also after seeing your reaction to the crowd with Ramstein you should check out Sabaton's En Livstid I Krig (With subtitles on). I think I binge watched all of your reactions last night and I am hooked to your energy and genuine reactions and emotion. Great job and keep em coming!

Kudos to Sabaton for actually going out on the open sea in a small trawler to film the band segments instead of using a green screen in a warm and dry studio. Sabaton videos are very well produced and detailed (for more information on the behind the scenes stories, the Sabaton KZfaq channel has several videos about making their music videos) while their live shows are epic and intense with amazing crowd interaction. They frequently team with gaming and animated companies to make the videos, in this case World of Warships created the battle scenes. BTW, internet rumor is that the swinging legs seen briefly as the band ascends the stairs belong to one Floor Jansen, wife of the drummer Hannes van Dahl.

bismark was the pride of the german navy and its sinking is legendary, i highly recommend looking it up. Sabaton sing about historical events, battles and people deserving of recognition on either side.... and yes as the comments will no doubt be informing you as i type this, the drummer is indeed married to Floor Jansen

At the beginning he looks at the pocket watch, then the captain of the Bismarck carves the coordinates of the place where the ship is sinking. Then he gives the watch to the sailor and he is rescued and has the watch in his hand. And at the end he looks at the watch again. So he is the sailor who was on the Bismarck,or the son

Anything Sabaton is great. One of my favorites is The Winged Hussars performed live in Warsaw Poland Totally epic

🇬🇧 Norfolk with you , history with a beat ! A great rabbit hole to fall into 😊

Welcome to Sabaton friend reviving legacies and telling stories so that they may not be forgotten.

Fun fact: The captain of the fishing boat is the son of a sailor from Bismarck who passed away shortly before the videos production

KMS Bismark was a monster of a Battleship. 40% of his displacement mass was devoted to its armor belts. The German navy sent jt out with the escort of KMS Prinz Eugen to act as commerce raiders in the North Atlantic. Spies in Norway were able to alert the Allies that he had sailed and orders came down from Churchill: "Sink the Bismark!". Two Royal navy cruisers, HMS Norfolk and HMS Suffolk shadowed him from outside of weapon range and rltracked it with their radar. HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales engaged Bismark and wounded him, causing an oil leak, but the Hood was blown apart with one solid strike. The Grand fleet was also deployed to hunt him down, and Swordfish torpedo planes engaged him after a PBY patrol plane spotted him, and were able to get a torpedo strike on the rudder, causing irreparable damage and causing the strike to be stuck in a turn. Now crippled, the Royal Navy was able to converge on him and they pounded the hull with everything they had. Reports were that the hull was so how from internal fires that sea water was boiling around the water line. The Captain of Bismark finally gave the order to scuttle the ship so that the allies couldn't learn anything from it, nor tow it home as a prize.

FYI the boat Sabaton was on under this song was named Primo Victoria, which is latin for Victory First, or The First Victory.

In the beginning of the Video, you can hear the Radio in the beginning, when the are driving is talking about How the Bismarck have blown the "The might cruiser Hood" That lead to the British Navy got the message that Bismarck must be destroyed at all costs and lead to Battle of The Denmark Strait. The Kriegsmarine was Nazi Germanys Navy. The Video was made with help from the company behind "World of Tanks" that needed some material to their game "World of Warships". And yes Sabaton really played on a boat in the "middle of nowhere". "From Wiki" (just a short version). Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power. In the course of the warship's eight-month career under its sole commanding officer, Captain Ernst Lindemann, Bismarck conducted only one offensive operation, lasting 8 days in May 1941, codenamed Rheinübung. The ship, along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, was to break into the Atlantic Ocean and raid Allied shipping from North America to Great Britain. The two ships were detected several times off Scandinavia, and British naval units were deployed to block their route. At the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the battlecruiser HMS Hood initially engaged Prinz Eugen, probably by mistake, while HMS Prince of Wales engaged Bismarck. In the ensuing battle Hood was destroyed by the combined fire of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, which then damaged Prince of Wales and forced her retreat. Bismarck suffered sufficient damage from three hits to force an end to the raiding mission. The destruction of Hood spurred a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy involving dozens of warships. Two days later, heading for occupied France to effect repairs, Bismarck was attacked by 16 obsolescent Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored a hit that rendered the battleship's steering gear inoperable. In her final battle the following morning, the already-crippled Bismarck was severely damaged during a sustained engagement with two British battleships and two heavy cruisers, was scuttled by her crew, and sank with heavy loss of life. Most experts agree that the battle damage would have caused her to sink eventually. The wreck was located in June 1989 by Robert Ballard, and has since been further surveyed by several other expeditions..

I like to call Sabaton, "Valor Metal'. They sing of Honor and Bravery in battle. Bismarck was the most feared Battleship in the Atlantic during early WW2. The USS Iowa class was based on lessons learned from the Bismarck. A good movie to watch to better understand The Battle of the Atlantic would be the 1960 movie "Sink the Bismarck". It is free here on YT. It was one of my inspirations to enlist in the US Navy in 1984. I went on to serve on a aircraft carrier in it's engine rooms.

Here is something: 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 militari 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 Churcil who ordered all his ships in the Atlantic to abandon their operations and destroy the Bismarck. In total more than 40 ships participated to the hunt, making it the biggest naval hunt in history. Meanwhile Bismarck, who had received a hit during the first battle, was leaking fuel and was trying to reach the French port of Saint Nazaire, in occupied France, for repair. After 6 days of playing cat and mouse with the British, Bismarck was attacked by airplanes launched from the aircraft carrier "Ark Royal" and hit by a torpedo in the stern, which jammed his rudders during evasive manuvers, meaning that he was forced to sail in circles, just a few miles away from reaching air cover. In the end battleships "King George V" and "Rodney", along side the heavy cruisers "Norfolk" and "Dorsedshire" fought the already doomed battleship and, during the following 90 minutes completely destroyed it. However, despite having all 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... 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 of Sabaton) 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 (And he did!!!). Her name is Floor Jansen 🤘😎🤘

Sabaton history channel if you wanna know the story behind their music. Great reaction 🎉🎉❤

The battleship Bismarck is my favorite because I studied at a German school in Peru and many teachers and parents of my classmates fought in the Second World War. The father of one of my classmates had been on the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen that escorted the Bismarck that time. That had a big impact on me because I could also hear the Germans' point of view firsthand.

StaceyRPG if you dont know there is a Sabaton History channel, they talk about the history behind all the songs. The sinking of the Bismarck is an historical event. If the Bismarck and his "brother ship" were allowed to roam the seas our history would look very different. Yes the Bismarck was a he and not a she like most ships.

Christmas truce is an amazing song with a totally different tone. Gives you a good view into the band's range.

Consider also doing Tommy's ( of Sabaton) solo "YOU RAISE ME UP (1 OCTAVE CHALLANGE) - TOMMY JOHANSSON" Awesome as he also plays most if not all the instruments.

Sabaton has a history channel here on KZfaq where they talk about the history behind all their history based songs, why they made the song...

You got to read the story of the Bismarck. It's short, but it could be a script for a movie. The Bismarck was new and she was incredibly mighty. She had 15" artillery, could go 30knots and was heavily armored. Together with the heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen" she was heading for the Atlantic to hunt allied convoys. The Britains knew, these ships mustn't reach the open atlantic, for when they would, it would be like the fox in the chickens place. So 2 patrolling british heavy cruisers sighted the german ships and radioed for support. Two british ships were sent to stop the germans. The "Prince of Wales" a new Battleship, and the "Hood" a Battlecruiser. The Hood was a symbol for every british as "Britannia rules the waves". She was the biggest ship in the british home fleet and was called the "mighty Hood". At Dusk the ships came into each others sight ... . to lazy to write on > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait

So happy for this one 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

This ship was a beast, For 74 minutes they pounded Bismarck with their big guns it’s estimated that the ship was hit by more than 500 shells of 13.3 cm or larger and fired torpedoes at her. Finally, pounded into a blazing wreck, Bismarck went under. Even then its still wondered if the navy sunk it themselves after the rudder was hit.

battle of the atlantic which my uncle was in as a merchant seaman [he was sank 3times mainly by u boats]later joined the army and was in the tanks that went in to belsen

If you are serious about wanting to learn more of the history behind each Sabaton song, they have a second KZfaq channel where they talk about the history behind each song in great depth

Stacey, to learn more about the ship, visit "sabaton history bismarck". (Almost all Sabaton songs have a short history video explaining them.)

So about the Bismark, there was a very good doku about it here on yt, but I can't find it anymore, so I try a little recab (feel free to correct me): The Bismark is something like the Titanic of the warships. It's the second largest battleship ever build. She was made in WW2 by the germans. They tryed to hide her presens and she was 'only' guarded by one other ship on her way to the atlantic. The UK heard about it and send their best ship the Hood to destroy the Bismark. They met and through a very 'lucky' hit the Bismark sunk the Hood within seconds. There was actually only one survivor (not sure, if he's still alive, but he was in the doku). After that the UK send everything they could to destroy this "horror of the seas", but they didnt know, where the Bismark was exactly. Then the captain of the Bismark did a grave error. He thought, that the enemy already know their position (because they got a hit from the Hood and where leaking oil, leaving a trail) and so he made a very long and detailed call with Berlin. The UK cought that and so learnt their position. In the following fight, one of the torpedos of the UK planes detroyed the rudder of the Bismark, so she was only able to drive in circles. 3 to 5 battleships surrounded the Bismark and shot several hours at her, before she finaly sunk, still fireing around like a wounded dinosaur. As the english ships pulled the german saloirs out of the sea, a message of a german submarine made them stop. They were forced to leave half of the survivors of the Bismark back for death. Later they learned, that the message was a fake. Did I missed something imporant? (Prince Eugen is not very important to me)

Other great songs: "En Livsid I Krieg" about swedish cavalry in 17th century, "Primo Victoria" about 6th june normandy operation, "Soldier of Heaven" about 1 World War on Winter mountains

"I like this intro - It's very dramatic." Pretty much describes any Sabaton video. Great reaction.

You gonna love Sabaton they only sings about history

Apparently a lot of Sabaton fans sent messages to the band asking them to do a song about the Bismarck specifically. As I recall, it was their most requested topic for a song and they decided they had to do it justice. What's even crazier is that this isn't even necessarily their best music video. It was only their best music video at the time it was released. A note on genre: Sabaton is frequently called "power metal" but they will argue if you say that to them. I like to call them "Swedish military history metal." One of the things that makes Sabaton so powerful, in my opinion, is because they sing about major events that really happened. The world we live in today exists largely because of the events you hear about in Sabaton's songs. Also, the bit at the end says "the Battle of the Atlantic." That just means the part of World War II that occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. Here's another fun fact: This is not the only song written about the Bismarck. Johnny Horton also wrote a song called Sink the Bismarck. I liked it a lot when I was younger.

Also, remember that Sabaton doesn't take sides in the conflicts the sing about. If they sing about the Civil war, they just want to give you the perspective that a soldier has. Every soldier is a person that fights a battle ordered by it's government. North or South... Allies or Nazis. They are not interested in doing anything else then describing what happened to the ones involved. Much love ❤

A Christmas truce, 1916, No Bullets fly animated version are also great songs. They sing about true history

Nice reaction.😀 Finally you found sabaton.🤩 Next song=Christmas truce.☺ Then you mustn't forget Tommy Johansson.😍 Guitarist in Sabaton.

The Bismark was a heavy battelship of the germans . The song of sabaton is amazing.

I would recommend No Bullets Fly (animated story video) next. Don’t forget to bring your tissues.

Note: I can't give a thumb's up for music as this will either insert or start a new playlist. So 👍 Sorry got the unintended link - had zero idea

They also have a youtube channel called Sabaton History where they talk about the history of their songs

Bismarck was the flagship of **zi Germany, Tirpitz was the same class. The allies ofc wanted to sink it, but capture the flagship of the enemy nation and show it to the media, humiliating adolf more, so the german crew sunk the ship themselves, most likely by placing explosives on the inside of the ship. Bismarck had only been penetrated two times from all the cannon fire, and it was high up, far away from the water line, where the armour were the very thinnest, everything else missed or bounced off. a Torpedo hit Bismarck rudder, so it could only go in circles, or it would have reached safety. the wreck was found found, the coordinates you see in this video, and they checked all the torpedo walls, all were found and not a single one showed any damage at all. so no enemy torpedo did any real damage that could have sunk the ship. It had to be done ofc, but it is a shame we do not have Bismarck/Tirpitz or Yamato in a museum somewhere

Love your reactions. Sabaton are going in studio this year. I hope you are with us reacting to new stuff as they are being released.

So much to be said here, but I'm glad you were prompted to see one of the coolest rock bands out there. Regarding the history of the subject matter, check out Sabaton History channel as they have a full treatment of it there, and it's very entertainingly presented, alongside one of the band members. But essentially it was about the final tracking and destruction of Germany's biggest and baddest sea monster, which Churchill rightly identified as a mortal enemy to England's existence. Other notes: The band has a connection to Nightwish through their drummer, Hannes, who is married to Floor (the man has excellent judgement hehe).

The actor that played the Captain of the Bismarck, was the son of the sailor that was the last one who had seen the actual Captain alive (a character in this clip aswell)

The Bismarck is a battle ship and it was the biggest of its kind at the point of time, if you want to know more about the history behind all sabaton songs check out sabiton history always channel

The Battle of the Atlantic. Bismarck was Hitler's main Battleship, she/he was launched in 1940 and sank by the UK in 1941. The Kriegsmarine was the Nazi Navy. Bismarck sank HMS Hood and threatened the UKs supplies from Canada, we could not let the ship continue into the North Atlantic. The man with the compass was a relative of the Bismarcks Captain. Sabaton filmed this at the Bismarcks location.

Bismarck is one of my favotite Songs from this Band. Thank you for the Reaction.

This was great glad your channel got suggested to me~

Sabaton has also been the only band to have received the Swedish academys educator of the year award. Also, from many commentators here on KZfaq I've seen that many history teachers around the world use their music in their classes. My cousin is one or those teachers, she finds that it grabs her students attention and fascination for new chapters and events through her classes. 😊 Oh, BTW! Welcome sister, to the wonderful rabbit hole that is Sabaton fandom!

Song is amazing, the guitar solo is a masterpiece, and i love how the tempo of the song change twice towards the end.

Fun fact: Sabaton Bismarck was produced by Wargaming; a Video Game Development Company that created multiplayer video games like: World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and also World of Warships. In World War II history, there were 4 so called "Super Battleships," Germany's Kriegsmarine Battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz. Then the Japanese had their two Super Battleships, Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato and Musashi. The Battleship Bismarck and Tirpitz were little over 50,000 tons when fully loaded, but they were not the largest Battleships because the Japanese Yamato and Musashi were over 72,000 tons. That is not all, Yamato and Musashi had the Largest Naval Guns (Cannons) that were ever used in the WWII Naval History, if you wondered, the Bismarck and Tirpitz had 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 Naval Guns, both had 8 of them with 4 turrets, and with 2 Naval guns each. The Japanese Imperial Navy's Yamato and Musashi had the 46 cm (18.1 in) 45 Type 94 Naval Guns, both had 9 of them with 3 turrets, and with 3 Naval guns each. There are links to learning about the Bismarck and Yamato Battleships. - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5tnksh32Lq2oHU.htmlsi=ctIj07soKnQ6iXud - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sL-inZaY377LlXU.htmlsi=3PTkwmnjyWVSC0fD - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/psVoophivrW-iWg.htmlsi=S2FBlSSH_PA7Pbln There was supposed to 5 but the fifth one was planned to built but WWII ended. The US Navy were planning to make they're own Super Battleships but like I said WWII ended. US Navy's Montana Class Battleships, the first battleship of course was going to be named, 'USS Montana."

Thank You for the great Reaction 🙂 So you might want to check out one more Band of this genre? Go for Visions of Atlantis. They are great life; saw them in Aschaffenburg/Germany in April last Year. Founded in Austria they become a real European Band over the Years, The Drummer (one of the founders) and the bassist are from Austria, the guitarist from the Czech Republic, the singer is from Italy and the beautiful female soprano singer Clementine from France. After a lot of changes is this the actual line up for a while now and works fantastic together. Btw. The Drummer is the CEO of Napalm records Beside Nightwish they become very fast one off my favorite Bands. You May check out some of their songs like "release my symphony" official life, "Master the Hurricane" or "Legion of the Seas" ore the “deep and the dark“. Also beautiful but slower is "the last home" which I like so much and "Nothing last forever" Please give this Band a try which is in my opinion underrated and deserves much more attention. Many greetings from Germany, Martin

1916 Motorhead tribute Sabaton did an amazing job show casing both WW1 and the remaining motorhead members.

Great reaction. Keep up the great work. Greetings from the big Sabaton fan from Murmansk, The Russian Federation!) The text in the end of the music video says the following: "War knows no nation. This music video is dedicated to those who fought to the bitter end in the Battle of the Atlantic"