Short version it was a war between protestant’s and Catholics in Central Europe 1618 -1648. Approximately 8 million people dyed

If I am not mistaken, Sabaton in ancient Swedish translates to “I am Floor’s Husband which makes me the happiest man in the World.”

One of my favorite Sabaton songs, for many years. I don't speak Swedish, but I learned to sing it and I could have joined in that crowd, had I been there. One day...

Guys,, you have only scratched the surface of Sabaton.

Sabaton really come alive when you see them live. The thing I love most is how you can see no matter how big they have got their still on stage to have fun with almost child like wonderment when fans join in .

You should check out their brand new song, released today, "SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)" about the Christmas truce of 1914 in WW1. Floor Jansen (From Nightwish, Hannes' wife as people probably have told you a thousand times) of also sings in the end of that song. It´s epic and emotional, a really beautiful Christmas song.

Well done Alex and George. These guys are a different animal, the Red Baron also from the Great Tour is a fine choice. Then again I would suggest Night Witches or No Bullets Fly - the animated story videos for these.

Great video! One thing to remember with Sabaton: it's worth watching their Official Lyric Videos, they are always higher quality than you'd expect and include a lot of additional information about the song

When you have a chance to go to a Sabaton gig, no excuses, just go, you won’t be sorry!!

This song made me tear up when I first heard it and I'm not even Swedish

Did you know that Hannes the drummer (he up on the tank) is married to Floor Jansen, singer in Nightwish.

Sabaton is amazing band...The voice of Joaquin is powerful....Hannes Van Dahl is a great drummer is married with The Queen Floor Jansen . Powerful couple🤘❤

12044 is capasity at a hockey game in Scandinavium. 30 year war was about the reformation of the church. Love from Gothenburg

En livstid i krig means A life-time in war in swedish. The song is about the 30-year war that ended with Westphalia treaty

Good one guys. It's a tank on stage :-) It's Hannes drum riser and pyro launcher They have a real one back home

😢 every time I hear this song, especially with this live performance. The lyrics hit me deep.

No bullets fly, Nightwitches, Ghost divison are all great songs, or why not Winged Hussars, that song isnt often reacted too.

Gosh, just watching this video and listening to the crowd sing the lyrics made my skin go into goosebumps. Might have to look for a show to attend in the future!

Red Barron on Night witches Live next with night witches do a double header of the animated story followed by the live version. For another IKEA banger it is important that you listen to nanowar of steel and valhalleuja.

Red Baron live is an awesome video to react to. These guys have so many great songs and really put effort in to their videos and live gigs. Their history channel is really great as well, they have at least one episode about the history behind each of their songs. I guarantee you will have a good time discovering this band.

I know you touched a bit upon it but here is some info. This song is about the Thirty Years' War that dominated central Europe in the 17th century (1618-1648). To this day it is one of the longest and bloodiest wars in history, with the death toll falling between 4 million and 8 million. Many of the fatalities were not even from active warfare, but famine and disease also plagued the area, upping the casualties that much more. Casualties reached such a high number that many Swedish men were forced to fight when they had barely reached manhood, and sometimes even before then. Which really makes the title of the song ("A Lifetime of War" in English) hit a little harder. Men basically spent their entire lives at war, no chance for a peaceful life. The was about the battle between Catholics and Protestants, and at some point during the war almost every major player/Country in Europe was a part of it. This Swedish version of the song tells the story from a Swedish soldier's point of view. You should also check out the English version; it is not a direct translation from the Swedish, but it rather tells the story of the war from the perspective of the outside people, those not involved directly in the war but were affected by it. The lyrics hits hard, but it also shows that even when times change, new technology comes, one thing remains constant and that is the horrors of the war, both those who fall in it and those who survive and have to live with nightmare every day (ptsd). Greetings from Denmark

As so many of Sabatons songs and videos it gives me chills every time. And this crowd. Wow!! Shortly after Hannes van Dahl (Floor's husband) joined Sabaton in 2013 he got an e-mail from Pär (the bassist) in which he asked him what the measures of his drumkit were. Hannes said "about 3x3 m". Got a mail back "no... the exact measures". Oh..OK. But why and what for? Then Pär send him a blueprint of the tank! I would have loved to have seen Hannes's face!🤣 Don't know how they set it up, and I don't know if it's true, but Hannes said in an interview that it works like an IKEA package!😂 Cheers guys. Have a nice day. Oh and "The Red Baron"...🤘

Great reaction, thank you :) Greetings from Finland

thx for doing this awesome track, i shared your reaction to the Nightdreamers Reacticide Discord so more ppls. will follow soon.... looking forward to your Red Baron Live reaction...grts from a dutch Nightwisher in Sjermanie and pls stay safe !!

Joakim conducting a choir of thousands...

Next should be No bullets fly, animated!

👍 Great to see you as always guys, you are Great! /Johan of sweden 🤘

sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_svenska_krig We swedish have a long long history of war. And this song very emotional thinking of our ancestors even if we the recent time have had peace.

10:28 there are tommy Johansson, what you dont know he sings world class and got so many talents tommy match Queen and Elton John as well Josh groben, like you raise me up 1 octave Challenge, the sabaton family are big, Chris marriage to floor jansen as you allready know, but tommy he got his own band majastic (ReinXeed before) as well tommy easy can go world solo

I really love how fun you have together. Warms my cold heart. Also...THE INTRO... deserves an award for coolest retro throwback! Well Done! Much Love 💙💛💙

Must sees by Sabaton are: "Ghost Divison" and "40:1" live from Woodstock in Poland The lyric video of "No Bullets fly". But have your tissues ready!

“ No bullets fly” animated video! Check that out, it’s great and really emotional…

Loved it! There's actually a theory circling around the dark sides of the interwebs you know. It simply proposes that there's not a single bad song made by Sabaton. I think it's pretty sound. Try some older stuff like '40:1', 'Uprising' or 'Ghost Division' from Woodstock in Poland (550k-750k people in the audience). And yeah... live long and prosper guys! Greetings from Dover, UK.

The Thirty Year's War actually involved several European empires and kingdoms. I've come to say that it should be considered the first world war (and that the Seven Year's War should be considered the second).

I love Sabaton, but I haven't heard this song, it's amazing. Thanks for the reaction. Hello from Russia.

Need to hear NIGHT WITCHES this is about Russian women pilots who attacked the Germans at night

Great reaction, thanks. I was at that gig... Im so glad it was recorded. Hope you do more Sabaton. Cheers!

its an epic band with meaningful lyrics

Great! And now do their newly released Christmas Truce! :D ( no command, it's my heart dreaming)

Great reaction!🤘 I highly recommend "Red Baron" from the same tour. The footage is from the show in Berlin. Btw, the concert in Wembley Arena was sold out on this tour... 😉 They're really awesome live! I also have another suggestion for you history buffs... "Blood of Bannockburn" by Sabaton (official lyric video). I don't think that one needs any further explanation... 😉🤘 It's another catchy banger!

Can never get enough of reactions to this song. This was from the last show I saw live, less than a week before *the thing* broke out in Europe and fucked everything up. 18 months later, concerts are finally starting up again in Sweden. Anyway, great reaction. You got a sub.

you two are the "monty python" of reactions! i love it :D I WANT MORE! :D red baron is a great choice :D

“War Is A Racket, And Always Have Been” General Smedley Butler MOH

I was at this show (sitting somewhere in the middle of the platform to the left from the view of the stage) It was a truly awesome night, sadly this was just before covid broke out and started canceling shows ( I had for once gotten tickets for around 5 shows and 1 festival that year and this was the only one I got to attend) Just before this clip started Joakim (the singer) asked everyone in the crowd to hold up their cellphones since no once carries around a lighter anymore.

Keep up and keep doing this. I love it👍😊

82nd all the Way is about Medal of Honor Sgt York in WW1. Amaranth toured with Sabaton for a while and did a cover of it. There is a video of both together playing it live. Triple header :D

Enjoyed this video very much. It was helped greatly by the lyrics so we knew what was said and could follow the story. The special effects were great but did not overtake the music but enhanced it. Well done.

Wow, absolutely great song. Thank you for another great reaction, G & A!

Keep up the great stuff

Loved that! (-:

Huge WW2 history buff was stationed in Berlin in 70s Traveled to Austria went to the Eagles Nest. Love these guys

Awesome intro🤩

So great reaction. I have tickets for Sabaton at Falun 12 of february in Sweden. It will be great dudes. Take care and thanks for a great channel.

RIP every Swede or Finnish who ever fought to defend the Swedish mother country.

The 30 Years´ War, was a religous war between protestants and catholics beginning in 1618 and ending 1648. Combined with this war are some other conflicts, like the last phase of the dutch independence war against Spain (1568-1648), a war between Spain and France and between France and Austria. Leader of the catholic league was Austria, leader of the protestant union was first the Duke of the Palatinate, then the King of Denmark and then the King of Sweden (Gustavus Adolphus the Great, Sabaton is a swedish band !) Main battlefield was the Holy Roman Empire (approx. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria today). Since it was mainly a religious war, the war parties fight to the bitter end and conscript every man to the army they could find, this could also be 14, 15 or 16 years old boys. In this time a soldier could be away from home for years, this means no contact to home -- modern telecommunication did not exist--. This situation is described in the Song. After the war, more than one third of the german population was dead. More than 50% of the land was devasted. In 1648 the parties signed a peace in Münster, Westphalia, (ü=ue) not because there was a victor, but because they are out of the ressources (men and money) to sustain the war. The peace cemented the independence of the protestantic faith, it also lays the fundament of the modern international law.

Sabaton ft Radio tapok The Attack of the Dead Men live Tapok is an Russian guy who do covers of Sabatons songs in russian, this song they performed in Russia

Another good one from this tour DVD is "Night Witches." I'd call it a Koenigsegg banger.

I hope you will also be able to see a few songs from the concert from the Woodstock festival in Poland. I especially recommend: Ghost Divison, Uprising and 40:1 (the last one can be problematic, because it was taken off from YT, the only way is a movie from the whole concert and there, if you set it to 1:20:32, a verbal introduction and then a song begins, it is also worth staying a bit after it to see how crowd that came to the concert sing the Polish national anthem.)

First of all, great reaction!! Second, i know you would love Sabatons latests video ”Christmas trues” Third, the 40-years war was a very bloody war. Basically it was between the protestant countries and the holy roman empire. It involved most countries in Europe and was devastating for the civilians. Sweden took a lead role in this was with our king Gustavos Adolfi (Gustaf II Adolf). The bloodiest war if you count people killed was second world war. But if you look at the percentage based on the population at that time this war was much worse. In WWI about 3% of the population (military and civilians) in the involved countries died. In WWII about 6-10% died. In the 30-years war about 20-25% of the population died

The Brits sense of history is reflected in the Americans..

Huraaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! Another SABATON vid

People like yourselves got me into Sabaton in the first place. You should start a podcast, because I could hear you waffle for hours, honestly. Do the Sabaton Starterpack! You've already done Bismarck and this, so: No Bullets Fly (the animated *story* version, very important, also: Alex will cry), Uprising (the official music video), The Great War, Night Witches (the animated story version) and the Royal Guard (the official music video). ⠀⠀...then there's always Ghost Division (live) Swedish Pagans (live), Carolus Rex, Devil Dogs and 22nd All the way (+ the Sabaton history episode of it, it's reaaally short and positively insane). I'd recommend that one checks out the official music video or lyric video BEFORE the live performances. I also love the English version of Carolus Rex, even if I get that the Swedish version is more impactful to the Swedes (the Swedish lyrics are richer, too - after all, it's their native language). The fact that you're so entertaining to listen to would make discussions about Sabaton history episodes hilarious. Don't feed the beast too quickly, though; you'll be doing Sabaton reactions until you die now, so take a breather now and then. Sabaton fans are really... Let's call them "committed" and "enthusiastic". You've earned yourselves a sub, gentlemen. Cheers!

Love it, love you, just want to mention the V-sign bit is a myth:)

Pro tip: Yesterday they released a new single (and video) from their upcoming album. The song is called "Christmas Truce" about the infamous real life story from World War 1 when soldiers on opposing sides pretty much celebrated christmas together, hung out, played soccer, exhanged prisoners and gifts etc. The song and video is incredible. I suggest you react to that one.

The 30 th war was between 1618-1648. It was between the prothestants and the katolics in Germany. The Swedish king was Gustav II ( the lion from the north).

There is an animated (fan made?) video of "No Bullets Fly" that I think you'd enjoy.

Oh holy fucking shit! I remember that old logo/Intro! This takes me back quite a few decades, and not in a bad way!! Came here for brits reacting to Sabaton, but now I find myself revisiting old BBC shows!! Love it, or as Rik Mayall would have said: Aw-right! Let´s not try to be complete arseholes about this.. Right?:D On topic: Sabaton kicks arse when it comes to the good old power metal! Pure scandimetal!!

I really suggest that you react to the song "Great war", the officialvideo. There you also can se the involvement of the tank that the drums are set on 😀. Liked and subscribed for further Sabaton.

Ghostdivision live at woodstock is epic

Great reaction guys. My favorite song by Sabaton is Carolus Rex. If you have time, please do that one.

"30 years war? Must be a Swedish thing" More like a European thing, almost everyone was involved. Sweden, Denmark, France, Holy roman empire (Germany), Spain, the Dutch, Romania but also used mercenaries from all over like Croatian cavalry and Scottish troops. Britain was one of the few european countries that didnt join which is probably why you guys never heard about it. (unless its a skit by Fry and Laurie kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZOHgppkqc6boo0.html )

For crowd involvement, you need to do 40 to 1 at Woodstock Poland. 500K + fans in attendance.

another bismarck design flaw was the cabling from the firecontrol(tells the turrets and guns how to position themselves) to the turrets was above the armour and got shot by the british shortly afterwards rendering the bismarck virtually useless. Also shout out to the polish crewed destroyer who challenged the bismarck with the following signal "Come fight me I'm a pole". Keep in mind there bismarck was about fourty times heavier then said destroyer. For other sabaton songs Fields of verdun, The last battle, resist and bite, Nucvlear attack, Back in control, wolfpack, midway and Devil dogs. Also shout out to Christmas Truce

"The rudder was an Achilles heel". Or maybe even an Achilles Keel! 😉

Morning The Thamesmen. Thanks for another great video reaction. Sabaton are a great live band and they are touring next year (The Tour To End All Tours) so get yourself along to one if and when they do North America- you'll not be disappointed. Camouflage trousers are mandatory btw. For getting your war nerd on, I'd recommend 'No Bullets Fly' kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtmcgpBkrM3Jno0.html as your next watch- it gives you an idea of just how far what they do as a band goes and how far music can reach. Keep up the good work and have a most excellent day.

Thanks for this reaction , I really hope you do more Sabaton , give Primo Victoria a reaction it’s a Slanger . Also check out Sabaton history channel.

The song is about a soldier and his story and at that time many formed a family early and those who did not have money were called up for the war at 16 or if it was 18 years old and were married with children then the soldier was both father, husband and son to its parents, but the song has a different meaning in the English version and I recommend that you check out the story on their second channel. Then I want to recommend that you watch 82nd all the way from Oslo but also check out the story behind first and there is a music video and a cover with another band that you can also watch if you want to make a longer video with all 4 if you want compare 82nd All The Way - Alvin York - Sabaton History 029 [Official] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLpip8-im9TTf58.html SABATON - 82nd All the Way (Official Lyric Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kM2Wdripq6ubiHU.html AMARANTHE - 82nd All The Way (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/js6Vo9qlsLiZnJs.html SABATON - 82nd All The Way ft. Amaranthe (Live - The Great Tour - Oslo) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5x9lLyYkrKyiIE.html but I also recommend these and if you want a background, check out the story before the song No Bullets Fly - Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler - Sabaton History 016 [Official] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grmFaquWybi6d40.html SABATON - No Bullets Fly (Animated Story Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtmcgpBkrM3Jno0.html Night Witches - Female Soviet Pilots - Sabaton History 050 [Official] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7GUZcJ4rNqygqs.html SABATON - Night Witches (Animated Story Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7-AopurqdHaqWg.html 40: 1 - The Battle of Wizna - Sabaton History 001 [Official] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9aSa8qFuLO5kqM.html 40: 1 Pt. 2 - Another Polish Last Stand - Sabaton History 079 [Official] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZ92ns-l0dSxYIE.html the opening song so little talk before and it is both current members and former members of the band who are here Sabaton - 40 - 1 (Wacken Open Air 2019) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rb6mrNCe1dCVpH0.html

More suggestions: No bullets fly, Defence of Moscow, Devil Dogs to name a few, they are all good but it's impossible to sit still when listening to the last one - that's extremely catchy and is about how the US Marines (allegedly) got their nick name "Devil Dogs" in 1918 at the Battle of Belleu Wood.

Check out Saboton’s album, The Great War ( about WW1) it’s epic! Great job as always. Stay Safe Rock On from this old Metal/rock ( including super nerd).Rock On Stay Safe!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

There is a better translation somewhere for the song. "Because war it can destroy a man" (not "because war, destroy a man).

Great reaction guys. Was that a great live performance or what? And don't feel bad about not knowing much about the thirty years war, I don't think you are alone in that department (it was a while ago after all...). Besides, that's easily remedied by watching the corresponding Sabaton History channel video...👍 As for your next Sabaton reaction, my suggestion would be "Night Witches" - animated STORY video (it's the one that's 7.22 minutes long) it's GREAT! The subject matter in that one is the simply awesome Russian all female WW2 588th night bomber regiment. Comprised of girls as young as 17, that kicked some serious Nazi butt in outdated bi-planes. Greetings from the land of reindeer banger's... Mmm, reindeer banger's, the food of the old Norse gods!😁

Ok, bad timing from me considering this is a sabaton vidio, but I would love to surgest another one, a music vidio released a few hours ago - christmas truce. Apparently there first one about peace rather then war (oh well.. for a day..). The song is not there most bombastic one, far from it, but the vidio was amazing and at one moment my eyes had an alergic rection and started leaking. Its on there youtube Chanel, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fraUe8552NKqeYk.html

Defence of Moscow really good

Pls something from Woodstock… sabaton - nightwitches

Really quickly, you mentioned Johnny Depp, Amber beat him up, he did not beat her up.

Svensk stolthet över vårat rike! (Swedish pride over our kingdom!)

I Think its bit funny swedes sing a song like this, a nation which has not bee in war over two hundred years. The last one was when riket lost Finland to Russians. We call ourselves a front guard of Sweden here in Finland. Heja!

Its a great song and that concert was amazing 🤘BTW the translated lyrics on this video is a bit off haha.

The lyrics are not perfectly translated.but it gives a gist of of it. God damn Google translation. For example; war "might" destroy a man or "could" destroy a man. Another example, So see me for what I am a husband a friend, father and son. Etc. it goes on. Anyway it hits you more if you know about the thirty year war and that the Swedish soldiers went out to war with their fellow men from the same village together. So fathers went out and when their sons became fighting age, it's their turn, again fighting with the people you grew up with. I hope I made some sense with all this rambling.

You must do the RED Baron now you put it out there.

Pls listen to procul Harum live performance in Denmark 2007, A whiter shade of pale

Sabaton dropped a new one! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fraUe8552NKqeYk.html

We pronounce "i" like you say "e". Otherwise you got it right. :)

PLEASE Finnish band. BATTLE BEAST - Master Of Illusion official music video 2021. Noora Louhimo GREAT voice.

Great reaction! Love the song. I would say that you should be careful with spreading accusations even if they are alleged, at least if you are not up to speed on the story. I'm not going to recite it here because I don't want to turn your comment section into a cesspool of arguing, but there have been quite some development so if you are interested read up and draw your own conclusions.

Is a "history buff" - Doesn't know what the 30 years war is. Yep.

It's cute that you think the 100 years war was a big thing...

Nice reaction. should have used the video i recommended tho. Better translations of the lyrics and also explains the 30 year old war in the beginning. I honestly cringe everytime i see the Captions on the official video. Dont get me wrong. its better than nothing. But it still feels like a middleschoolers school project who translated it. But yeah. No bullets Fly Animated version. has a wholesome twist at the end as well

I wish to see your funny reaction to Rina Sawayama "STFU". Rina is a british singersongwriter, actress and model which released her first album in 2020. She produced some quite good Videos for her songs, the mentioned you find here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtWagJV1mKyRdJc.html

As a Swede. Reading the translation from "För kriget det kan, förgöra en man" to "Becuase of the war, destroy a man" it's super cringe on how bad the translation is. Not even close to what he sings. Even Google translate did a better translation and that says something.