ITS FANTASTIC | Sabaton - The War To End All Wars Album Reaction
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Since I'm very much late. I'll put the timestamps.
StormTroopers : 0:23
Dreadnought : 7:11
Hellfighters : 15:14
Race to the Sea : 21:07 (In my top 3 now)
I really appreciate it. This comment is absolutely getting pinned. I wouldn’t consider you late ever!!!! Videos aren’t going anywhere 😊
Today I learnt you can only edit your comment so many times before CZcams cucks you.
I'll have to redo my comment over once I finish the video.
@@6th_Army oh lol
absolutely no surprise that this album is topping charts all over europe. so many bangers but dreadnought is the creme de la creme
Dreadnought is probably my favorite song on the album and I love it for three reasons.
1. Chorus is god tier at summarizing what these massive battleships.
2. The way Joakim growls the line "light up the night when cannons roar".
3. The first two verses are great at establishing how much of an untouchable baddass you feel watching this beast of a ship fight for your side, but the third introduces an enemy ship just as big and powerful as yours and all you can do is watch as Godzilla and Mechagodzilla duke it out and hope you don't get caught underfoot.
I absolutely love "they lead the navy into war" that sounds so awesome
My favourites are Dreadnought, Lady of the Dark and Stormtroopers on this album
Seeing her in person is something different
I recommend going to see the USS Texas at least once if you haven't already
Not just an enemy ship just as big and powerful as yours, but a whole fleet: the Battle of Jutland, the biggest naval battle on WWI.
Best you have some historical context on each song:
Stormtroopers - About Germany's breakthrough forces. They would charge the trenches head on, often breaking stalemates in battles. Some were equipped with the MP-18, the first submachinegun in WW1.
Dreadnought - The predecessor of the Battleship class, the Dreadnoughts were an absolute beast in battle. The song also talked about the Battle of Jutland, where German naval units faced off against the British.
Hellfighters - The 369th regiment, better known as the "Harlem Hellfighters", was a regiment made up of African-American and Puerto Rican soldiers who were not allowed to fight alongside normal American regiments. As such, they fought for over six months at the edge of the Argon with French forces and were the first allied unit to reach the Rhine. For clarification, a normal unit that size would've been swapped over at the end of a week or two.
Race to the Sea - King Albert I's order to open the sluice gates at Yser in Belgium, thus keeping Belgium from being completely overrun by the Germans. And during the whole entirety of the war, they kept that sliver of Belgium free from German occupation. King Albert fought alongside his men while the Queen was acting as nurse. It was said the Germans were afraid to shoot King Albert, lest they anger the Kaiser of the German Empire, to whom he was related to.
Lady of the Dark - Milunka Savic took the place of her brother in the army, dressing up to look like a man. She kept this up until she was wounded in battle, where her true gender was revealed. Determined to remain in the fight, she asked the commander of the Iron Squadron if she could stay, to which he reluctantly agreed when she stood to attention for nearly a whole hour. To this day, she remains as the most decorated female soldier in history.
Valley of Death - The Defense of Doiran, a place in Belgium, where a small Belgian army managed to hold off a huge British offensive, beating them back three times. The British tried to rain artillery on them, but due to strong fortifications and tactics, they held.
Versailles - (Must watch Sarajevo) Basically talking about the end of the war, and how it just prolonged another war. When combined with Sarajevo, it really fits the contexts.
The Valley of the death one should say Bulgaria and Bulgarian instead of Belgium
@@somerandomgayweeb ah! Right you are. Got my countries mixed up...
And everyone misses Sarajevo which basicly is the first song of the album 🙄
Also, battleships have been known as such since before HMS Dreadnought (the ship that gave the name to the Dreadnought type of battleship). Dreadnoughts were effectively the form of battleship used until WW2, although it's less common for battleships after the 1920s to be referred to as Dreadnoughts. In fact, many of the battleships in service during WW2 were originally built for WW1, except for Germany. Battleships of the type before HMS Dreadnought are known as "Pre-Dreadnought Battleships" or just "Pre-Dreadnoughts". Despite this, some Pre-Dreadnoughts were actually built after HMS Dreadnought.
Thank you for covering for my absence on the history behind the songs.
I like to think that Versailles goes through the gradual mental thoughts of the period after WW1: the initial triumph, that victorious feeling, the "It's a deal" sort of idea that this is a guaranteed peace to the war to end all war, until you start having doubts, thinking "will this war end all war," "*can* a war end all war," "will this war bring another war," all those insecurities coming up after we get that dread feeling at the end of the guitar solo, where we as an audience in hindsight can wince, cringe, and understand the unfortunate future that awaits, while in that present, where a peace to the world is unfurled, at the same time as consequence, a new terror is born that will have its revenge.
Yep. Even 10 Hitlers and 50 Goebbelses couldn't rise Germany to another world war after 20 years of the previous one, if gernans were not so poor, hungry and humiliated after Versailles
@@Ded_L0L Dude Hitler is the reason they lost, mf shot himself in the foot 4 times then in the head
You should listen to “Sarajevo! It’s a “intro song” to the album, very like Versailles but different! On the real album is Sarajevo the first song… and Versailles is the last song look it up!! And thanks man, stay safe and take care! Ronnie from Sweden!
You could say, Versailles is basically "Sarajevo Reprise" (because it literally is)
@@lykanaslupus It was purposely left off. Its only on youtube or accessible to some special order of the album.
@@matthewprice5797 Oh, okay.
I do find it odd that he did not do it though, seeing as he is on youtube, and Sabaton did put in their youtube playlist for the album.
@@lykanaslupus Sarajevo is actually on the history edition of the album on Spotify, idk if this is a new thing or not.
Timestamps ( *Angry noises directed at CZcams* )
Stormtroopers : 0:23
Dreadnaught : 7:11
Hellfighters : 15:14
Race to the Sea : 21:07
Lady of the Dark : 27:51
Valley of Death : 34:34
VVersailles : 42:54
Sarajevo : ??:??
Unkillable Soldier : In a seperate video
Soldier of Heaven : In a seperate video
Christmas Truce : In a seperate video
Thank you
The Lady of the Dark is VERY reminiscent of Mulan. Also, I love your Sabaton reactions.
Dont get mad but i havnt seen Mulan 😬 Im glad you enjoy the videos!
@@JoJoLewis No worries. It's pretty much Lady of the Dark, except in ancient China, and the person the female replaces is the father, not brother.
@@michaelmccarthy5455 that's the movie, the real legend is even cooler with her family supporting her
The best thing about the album is how great all the songs are. As I watch this reaction among others, I see comments of everyone saying their favorite song and for the most part, it's evenly distributed. When you're "worst" song is Soldier of Heaven, you did something right.
I like how at the end of Versaills the Chorus asks the Question "Will this war bring Another War" and its only Joakim answering that this war will end all wars. Like a Politican making a Promis and the People asking if this can even work.
That's exactly what i thought dude!
Your reactions completed my week. Great stuff!
Dreadnought... what a song.
Just letting you know that there is another song before Stormtroopers. It's called Sarajevo and it's about the buildup and eventual breakout of WW1. It's a song that's not on the digital version of the album. It also makes the end of the album wrap up even better as it's basically a "sister song" to Versailles. You can find the song pretty easily on CZcams since they released a lyric video for it.
It's interesting how you immediately picked up on the speed of stormtroopers. It's really awesome how they use the speed of the lyrics to really show how aggressive and fast these shock troopers were because that trait of catching you unaware from the sheer speed of them is why they were so effective. Considering most of war up to this point was done almost at a standstill in trenches or points of interest this was a vast difference.
Obsessed with this album and love this review; listen to Sarajevo then Versailles right after 👍
Edit: the official music video for Race to the Sea is up and is similar to Bismarck but different, it’s a good time
Im glad you enjoyed it!
This is one of the best albums I've ever listened to, although they are all great songs, dreadnought is my favorite. The song is based on the ww1 battleships which followed the example of "hms dreadnought" the first "modern" battleship in history and the ship which laid the foundation of the design for basically all the battleships of ww1(which would later evolve and improve over the years, culminating in the beasts that were the ww2 battleships). Back in ww1 Germany and the UK had the biggest and most powerful navies in the world, which eventually clashed at the battle of Jutland, where the German "high seas fleet" and the british "grand fleet", both comprised of DOZENS of dreadnought type battleships and battlecruisers, clashed in a 2 days long battle, which would end up being remembered as one of the 2 largest naval battles in history
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the other largest naval battle Leyte Gulf?
@@lionellines6351 yep, that's right
@@lionellines6351 battle of leyte gulf is the largest naval battle involving all kinds of ships and was spread over a very large area, battle of jutland was the largest battleship vs battleship battle that was very concentrated in 2 big lines of battle
@@Deilwynna That’s what I thought. I love Leyte Gulf. It’s a fascinating engagement-especially the Battle off Samar.
Stormtroopers is my personal favorite off of this album, and that is saying something cause Dreadnought is FANTASTIC
I love your analyses on these songs, truly creative and you pointed out stuff that I’ve never even thought of before
i just saw these guys in concert for the first time and i fucking LOVED IT
Reaction of whole albums is something I hope it becomes a trend on your channel. Don't forget to take a look on Sarajevo.
You always hit the nail on the head with the instrumentals fitting the topics. They're so good at matching musical vibe to content, and this album was no different. Even if you don't know the stories, the instruments themselves tell you how to feel, perhaps desperation or triumph, and so on. Another absolutely brilliant album
Sabaton are so masterful at manipulating your thoughts and Emotions when making their songs. In all honestly i didnt know the story for a fair few of these songs but the way the instrumental hits i felt all the emotions That they portrayed through the story
chapeau! had to rewatch the last part again, its so good. Thanks so much
an hour well spent watching! Thanks mate!
Man JOJO this album is🔥thanks for this reaction and album review I would love to see you do more full album reviews or live concert reactions. Be well my friend.
Im thinking about doing more. This was fun im just hoping that this format works well and people like it
Let me know your thoughts on the Album!
This is their best album since Heroes in my opinion, TLS and TGW were also good but i did'n love them very much, this is the album that is making me a Sabaton fan again, my favorite song is Dreadnought but full album is a masterpiece.
its dope af!
Best
So nice to see someone enjoy this type of music as much as myself. Thank you for giving me chills multiple times throughout this video 🙂
I love this album. Might be my favorite along with Heroes. My favorites are Sarajevo/Versailles, Race to the Sea and Stormtroopers.
Hi man! I’m very enjoying your fantastic reactions!!! Good job! And this album is a MASTERPIECE!!! Stormtroopers,Dreadnought, Race to the sea,Lady Of The Dark, Hellfire is my favourites!!!
I appreciate that a lot! This album just keeps getting better the more I hear it!
@@JoJoLewis it's really a blast, I recommend you listen to Sarajevo and then listen again versailles... You won't be able to stop smiling
Chrous from Dreadnough is probably my favourite from this entire album and guitar solo in every song is amaizing
I agree it is your enthusiasm that brings you channel to life.
I really appreciate that thank you so much!
thank you for the review \m/
great reaction and review... first video that i've seen from you and you seem really smart especially about music in general. ^^
also... the 'shrill' guitar sounds at the end of ''Versailles'' reminded me of air raid sirenes... really terrifying to listen to
The Hellfighters were actually called that.
The 369th Infantry Regiment was a segregated regiment of African-Americans and colored soldiers from various American territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There were very few white soldiers amongst them, and they weren't allowed to fight alongside other American forces. The French took them in, and treated them equally to their other soldiers, a treatment which these men had never received.
One of their men, Pvt. Henry Johnson, fought off a large German force, using his rifle until he had expended all ammunition, then with grenades, then with the butt of his rifle, and then with a bolo knife. He earned himself the nickname "Black Death" from the Germans. For his actions, he received the French Croix de Guerre, and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He earned himself the nickname "Black Death" from the Germans.
Near the end of the war, the 369th fought viciously for 191 days straight at the frontline of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. This was the longest any American unit spent at the front line in all of WWI. At one point, they advanced nearly nine miles through heavy resistance, and were nearly cut off from other Allied forces in the process.
They were finally pulled out of the fighting in October, and enjoyed some well-earned rest. They were redeployed on November 17th, six days after the Armistice, and on November 26th, they reached the Rhine river, becoming the first Allied unit to do so.
They were nicknamed "Hell-Fighters" by the Germans, because they fought so hard and bravely under such intense pressure. The nickname later became the "Harlem Hellfighters," because before the war, they had been the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, and had been stationed in Harlem, New York.
The Hellfighters' story is an amazing one, and one which I am glad Sabaton covered.
Oh damn thank you so much for this. I honestly love reading comments like this so I really really appreciate it!!
@@JoJoLewis No problem. Just thought you would want to know. Sabaton have even said of this song that the Harlem Hellfighters have the perfect song title right there in their name: Hellfighters.
Now this is going to be fantastic indeed!
I love the entire album. Sabaton manages to comunicate so much in both lyrics and composition.
What a great reaction!!!
Dreadnought is to this date my absolute bangersong and all time favourite song EVER.
So powerful and despite being a slower paced song it thrives with energy.
When I first heard the middlepart towards the ending solo I literally screamt, soooo dammmn good
Fun fact: the ship depicted in dreadnought is the USS texas the last remaining dreadnought
Probably my personal favorite Sabaton album, it definitely is firmly my favorite album if you view it and The Great War as kind of a whole, given they are sister albums what with both being WWI concept albums.
Joakim's growl in Hellfighters was definitely such a unique vocal sound. I've obviously heard growls in vocals before, but I don't think I've ever heard such a high tone growl like that.
Definitely no skips, but my personal rankings of the tracks now that I've had more time to replay them over and over and over and over again is:
1) Lady of the Dark (while I love every track, this was the only one to get me to *immediately* hit replay, and I heard it like 5 times straight before continuing on with the album)
2) Christmas Truce (very emotional song, a massive break from Sabaton's style, and one of my favorite subject materials on the album)
3) The Valley of Death (that guitar solo man, a prime example of how people say Sabaton can make you patriotic for nations that aren't your own with their songs, while this song is playing I just, I dunno, spiritually feel Bulgarian)
4) Stormtroopers (the pace of the song verges on the edge of overwhelming, fantastically capturing the energy the Stormtroopers brought to the battlefield)
5) The Unkillable Soldier (it's weird to say a power metal war song is a "fun jaunt", but yeah, this song has a bit of a pep to its step, something they channeled with the music video being all comedic and stuff, I dunno, it just like *feels* good to listen to this one)
6) Dreadnought (I *LOVE* how this song is like a "proto-Bismarck" type sound, which perfectly makes sense because the Dreadnought ships laid the groundwork for the type of battleships that would come afterwards, including Bismarck)
7) Race to the Sea (this one grew on me, wasn't sure how to feel about it at first, but the more I've listened to it, the more I feel they get across the desperation of the Belgian people during these course of events)
8) Hellfighters (this one really grew on me the more I listened to it, initially I was a little let down because the song wasn't exactly what I was expecting, and the Harlem Hellfighters are one of my favorite subjects covered by songs in the album, but now that I've settled into what they were going for, I gel with the song a lot)
9) Soldier of Heaven (honestly it kinda surprises me I have this song this low in my rankings, and really I just think this was a testament of how damn strong this album overall is, because I freaking loved this song when the music video hit, it's a really catchy song! Just, you know, some stronger material to contend with for me)
10) Versailles (I really, REALLY love the message and overall energy of this song, I just dunno, I feel these narrative songs are the least likely I will listen to on my own when not doing full album relistens, because all the spoken verses make it harder to just lose myself in the singing along)
11) Sarajevo (To be frank, it's only dead last because something has to be sadly, and I prefer Versailles even though both songs are companion pieces and are supposed to bookend the album, structurally)
amazing read thank you just got the album and listen to it once..gonna listen to it more thank you Peace and Metal \m/
Sarajevo is the first track; when the album playlist was made the song was not put in (I believe) because the track list was copied from an album playlist of another music publishing website which (I think) did not aprove the song. Also, I recommend you listen to different versions of Sabaton songs as well, some have the symphonic version, some have the acoustic version, some have the history version (which include narrator quotes at the start or the end of a song, with symphonic versions of the opening or the ending in the background), some have the demo version, some have the initial version and the remastered version, some have the history channel version (remains a mystery to me, Indy from the history channel is involved), some have radio edits (Sabaton has their own station), some have originals that Sabaton covered, some are Sabaton originals that have covers by others, some have edits with quotes, relating to the people and events the songs reffer to, inserted into the solos, some have and some tracks are a sketch/bit/introduction leading into a main song. There is also a short anti-piracy troll audio.
glad to see you back brah
The song Hellfighters is called Hellfighters, because the 369th Infantry Regiment they are referring to were called "The Harlem Hellfighters".
oh damn i didnt know that. I look like a proper goof now hahahahaha
Awesome reactions as always (and the album 10/10 and on fire in my opinion, as I had expected it to be)! Sabaton History will certainly release videos for all the topics covered here (probably over the coming weeks). They also have small descriptors on their channel already that briefly tell you what each song is about (I think under the community tab). I was also wondering did you react to Sarajevo (it is technically the first song on the track before stormtroopers, and only on CZcams or physical copies of the album, and is quite the good song)! It (Sarajevo) also has some narration and really could be seen as the first part to Versailles as they are so intertwined.
I appreciate that! This album after listening to it again for me is a 9/10 at the moment most likely to go up. Thank you for letting me know about that Ill go read through them now. I have not heard that song yet i didnt realize it was part of the album. I will have to give it a listen for the official Review.
@@JoJoLewis on Spotify the first song is missing. But on CZcams and the CD and vinyl Sarajevo is the first track and Versailles is the last. The war started in Sarajevo and ended with the treaty of Versailles
It's been said before that the treaty of Versailles was more a 20 year truce between the entente and the central powers. It pretty much proved to be exactly that. I appreciate that the narrator they've been using for the last two albums essentially says yeah, it was just that.
World war I was just a prelude to an even darker chapter in human history with the second world war. And I kinda hope, even though they've done a ton of WWII songs they do a similar concept album with WWII or the Napoleonic wars. As both are topics you could easily do such a thing with.
I'd call this a 9/10.
Really great reaction JoJo!😊 Their new album is awesome!😎🤘🤘🤘 Sabaton is my favorite band!❤️ If you ask me, They are the best band in the world!🇸🇪❤️🤘🤘I love every album and song they have!😊🤘 To me they are more than a band! I'm incredibly proud that it's a Swedish band etc!❤️🇸🇪❤️ To me they are heroes, And will always be!❤️🇸🇪 I just love this band so much!
I fully agree with you Sabaton are something more than a band and i think it is important that they get the recognition they deserve
@@JoJoLewis I really agree with you on that!👍 It's very important! Btw, Did you know that here in Sweden they have an annual Sabaton Open Air in Falun, and a Sabaton cruise from Stockholm?!🙂 People from all over the world come to experience this! I'll see them live in a few months! It will be the 4th time I see them!😎 Your reaction videos are among the best I've seen!😊👍 I love Your videos!😊
It sure is a fricking great album, all songs are playlist worthy!
There is literally not a single skip on this album!
As much as how the Military resisted having minority troops. There are several units that fought with distinction.
Great album, great reaction again JoJo. Try to listen to the actual album from the start. (Sarajevo)... the intro/talk in by the 'female' makes the album flow so well.
The guitar sounding desperate at the end is what I love the most about this song
There is a song MISSING it is called "Sarajevo" it is the first in this album
There’s already a great comment about each of the histories, but another important facet of hellfighters is that the discrimination they faced was replicated in WW2, and, despite the bravery and service they showed fighting for their country, the black and Latino soldiers were disproportionately given higher rates of dishonorable discharges, preventing them from receiving the same benefits that other white veterans got, and, worse, those that DID get benefits, such as what was provided by the GI bill, were then given homes that were redlined, (I don’t know if this is a practice in other countries so in short I’ll explain), basically the government divides up all homes into sectors by ZIP code, and then the banks determine how those codes should be priced. The homes that the government gave to white veterans were kept in what were called blue or green zones (basically, high return on investment, low interest rates, lower mortgage, better benefits for the neighborhood as a whole, etc.), while the nonwhite veterans had homes that were then put into red zones (hence the name redlining), these were the “risky” neighborhoods, all of which “coincidentally” were made up of communities of color, poor communities and certain immigrant communities, and were less likely to be approved for loans, had worse mortgages with higher interest rates, had less community development (ie less taxpayer money was spent on building and making better schools, hospitals, police forces, community centers, public parks, and other quality of life amenities), and the “riskiness” on the loan front meaning there was much less growth in local businesses, leading to less jobs for the people in those communities, and thus keeping them trapped with little to no social mobility thanks to having no way to borrow the money needed to do things like go to college, start their own business, invest in the stock market, any of those things that allow people to accumulate more wealth long-term. This was despite the fact that, at the time, all veteran communities were made up of people from the same background (servicemen) and as such were supposed to be given equal treatment by the banks, and led into the cycle of poverty and race-based achievement gap that we still see to this day. Something which the Supreme Court has said the government cannot address because they were not the cause of the problem (despite creating the ZIP codes, and being responsible for where the housing was placed and being in charge of making sure that veterans were getting the benefits they needed to be successful and oh hey look, the government “happened” to only give those full benefits to white veterans, definitely no systemic racism in the government here!).
The same thing happened with the Hellfighters…they got more awards from other countries than they did from us here in their home nation, because black people were viewed as inferior to white people at that time (sadly some people still feel that way to this day, but thankfully that’s a much less acceptable viewpoint in most of the U.S. now). Just thought I’d input a bit about the horrible way that our government acted towards people who died fighting for their country, as it is incredibly relevant to the Harlem Hellfighters. This is sadly still relevant due to the aforementioned lack of addressing the issue by the government still to this day, and the fact that, unless you’re in more progressive communities, schools don’t even mention this subject in our history classes, and do not go into the level of depth that I went to here(which isn’t even as deep as I could go into the redlining issue), and again, while there has been actions taken to limit the ability to redline, some of the last “official” stops to redlining happened in the 90s, and we still see the effects of redlining to this day. Which is why it is frankly unacceptable that it isn’t taught in every class dealing with 20th century U.S. history here. (Also see the current political debate about CRT for more evidence of why this is still a problem here).
For me, while this song is absolutely about the brave men who fought more ferociously than any other U.S. division in WW1, it’s also a song about the strength of the black and Latino communities to continue pushing, and fighting through the hell that white people, both historically and now, continue to deal to them.
Stormtroopers is so fast paced as it matches the troop movement it's about; Blitzkrieg, where the soldiers rush at the enemy all at once and encircle them from all sides. The Wehrmacht did it again in WW2 on a much grander scale and it's how they took Europe so quickly.
You should listen to red baron. Also "stormtroopers" is about the german stormtroopers/sturmtruppen/Sturßtruppen that were essentially the elites of the german army, killing hundreds when they were only 25
49:12 notice, too, how the song fades out with the chorus repeating as if baically a cycle in thought or the cycle of war: this war will end all war, will it end all war?, can it even end all war?, will this cycle continue?, no this cycle won’t continue! Then it slowly fades out as if emphasizing the fact it just continues.
I would love to see you reacting to Cliffs of Gallipoli, its an old one, but stil a good one. One of my personal favourites to be exact.
Ill make cliffs of Gallipoli my next sabaton reaction!
@@JoJoLewis Thank you, that really would make my day
The Stormtroopers were a specific special force from the German army that were developed at the end of WW1. They used new tactics and even the first bullet proof west invented by Germans. The idea was Aggressiveness, Speed and Deadlines so they were the best of the best and not normal infantry. They were supposed to get around enemy trenches and clean them up.
Also a cool fact that they had new tactics that still many countries use today. So they were very modern like everything what the Germans invented and did ;-)
And yes they were a great inspiration for the Star wars Stormtrooper.
I thought i was the only one who got Ukraine vibes from Race to the Sea. Glad to see you saw the similarities too
I didnt wonna say anything too direct but yeah gave me mad Ukraine Vibes
@@JoJoLewis yeah no worries we all understand you’re definitely better off staying somewhat neutral, even in a conflict like this. You’re not a political channel so no reason to piss off viewers on either side, though I’ve yet to meet anyone who is validly on russias side lol
Simply put, Joakim spits BARS
may i leave some thoughts about the things you said...in the mid 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci had the idea to build heavy armoured vehicles with a superior firepower to make wars obsolete, its what the Brits called "Tank" in 1916, during a war which was called "The war to end ALL wars"... 1939...1950...1965...1991...1995...2001...Mankind is not able or willing to learn from mistakes already made before
"It came in so quick"
Well it's about stormtroopers so yeah
If possible, get your hands on the history edition. It will make things a lot clearer for you when you listen to he songs.
I keep forgetting you're a fellow Aussie. No offence. Nice reactions and even better breakdowns. Love it.
In the album is also song Sarajevo and it is super song : )
Great reaction :D You missed Sarajevo tho as it’s not on Spotify should be the first one as it’s the reason world war 1 started
Thank you! I missed Sarajevo unfortunately because its not on the Spotify album. I saw it on YT but didn't think it was part of the album. Thats my goof.
@@JoJoLewis Happens haha still awesome reaction
I love the connection between Sarajevo and versaille great storytelling and song writing. And the music fits the story so well all the time
Yep, fantastic album, that im gonna listen to, over and over again for a long time, damn i would love to go to that Sabaton tour where Epoca is special guest.. but its in the US, im from Denmark, and low on cash..lol
Surely a contenfer to album of the year for me.. with good odds to win.
Yeah i agree its early on in the year but i have to say this is front runner for Album of the year at the moment!
They are in playing in Royal Arena 30th of april 2023
About the Stormtroopers:
Stormtroopers were specialist soldiers of the German Army. In the last years of World War I, Stoßtruppen ("shock troopers" or "shove troopers") were trained to use infiltration tactics - part of the Germans' improved method of attack on enemy trenches.
The creation of these units was the first, and perhaps most innovative, attempt by the German army to break out of the impasse of trench warfare. With the use of well-trained soldiers, commanded by NCOs with autonomous decision-making capacity, an attempt was made to overcome the no man's land and to break through enemy lines in predefined points, in order to allow subsequent waves to liquidate the now confused and isolated opponent, opening large gaps in its defensive systems and then resuming maneuver warfare, which would have allowed Germany to win the conflict.
The new tactics developed by Captain Rohr, building much on his own previous experiences from the front, was based on the use of squad sized stormtroops, supported by a number of heavy support weapons and field artillery that was to be coordinated at the lowest level possible and rolling up enemy trenches using troops armed with hand grenades. These tactics were tested the first time in October 1915 in a successful assault on a French position in the Vosges Mountains.
The first major offensive led by the new Assault Detachment was the initial German attack at Verdun in February 1916. Stormtroops were in the first wave, leading some units into the French trenches, attacking seconds after the barrage had lifted. This generally worked very well, even though it worked much better against the first trenchline than against the less well-known enemy rear-area.
On 1 April 1916, the Assault Detachment was redesignated "Assault Battalion Rohr". Around this time it was expanded from two to four pioneer companies. At the same time, several Jäger battalions began retraining as new Assault Battalions.
In World War II- World War I style shock troops ceased to be relivant- due to mechanization. The strategy that the press dubbed blitzkrieg calls for tanks backed up by mechanized infantry, artillery and air power to punch holes into the enemy lines. Though these whole might get punched by airborne and commandos wreaking havoc to draw off enemy forces.
These guys were terrifying, allthough they usually suffered heavy casulties.
About Dradnought:
Just before four o’clock on the afternoon of May 31, 1916, a British naval force commanded by Vice Admiral David Beatty confronts a squadron of German ships, led by Admiral Franz von Hipper, some 75 miles off the Danish coast. The two squadrons opened fire on each other simultaneously, beginning the opening phase of the greatest naval battle of World War I, the Battle of Jutland.
The Battle of Jutland-or the Battle of the Skagerrak, as it was known to the Germans-engaged a total of 100,000 men aboard 250 ships over the course of 72 hours. The Germans, giddy from the glory of Scheer’s brilliant escape, claimed it as a victory for their High Seas Fleet. At first the British press agreed, but the truth was not so clear-cut. The German navy lost 11 ships, including a battleship and a battle cruiser, and suffered 3,058 casualties; the British sustained heavier losses, with 14 ships sunk, including three battle cruisers, and 6,784 casualties. Ten more German ships had suffered heavy damage, however, and by June 2, 1916, only 10 ships that had been involved in the battle were ready to leave port again (Jellicoe, on the other hand, could have put 23 to sea). On July 4, 1916, Scheer reported to the German high command that further fleet action was not an option, and that submarine warfare was Germany’s best hope for victory at sea. Despite the missed opportunities and heavy losses, the Battle of Jutland had left British naval superiority on the North Sea intact. The German High Seas Fleet would make no further attempts to break the Allied blockade or to engage the Grand Fleet for the remainder of World War I.
Fun fact: USS Texas, the only dreadnought still in existence, was launched in 1912 and is now a museum ship at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. Texas saw action in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. Texas was decommissioned in 1948, having earned a total of five battle stars for service in World War II.
About Hellfighters:
The 369th Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Division, formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, was unique.
on 8 October 1917 the Regiment traveled to Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where they received training in actual combat. Camp Wadsworth was set up similar to the French battlefields. While at Camp Wadsworth they experienced significant racism from the local communities and from other units. There was one incident in which two soldiers from the 15th Regiment, Lieutenant James Reese Europe and Noble Sissle, were refused by the owner of a hotel shop when they attempted to buy a newspaper. Several soldiers from the white 27th Division, a New York National Guard organization, came to stand with and support their fellow New York soldiers. Lieutenant Europe, however, directed them to leave before violence erupted.
There were many other shops that refused to sell goods to the members of the 15th Regiment, so members of the 27th Division told the shop owners that if they did not serve black soldiers that they can close their stores and leave town. The white soldiers then stated "They're our buddies. And we won't buy from men who treat them unfairly."
The 369th landed at Brest, France, in December of 1917.
In March of 1918, the regiment began training under French command due to their need for replacements.
By summer, they were fighting in the Champagne-Marne Defensive and the Aisne-Marne Offensive.
It would be then that the Harlem Hellfighters would see grisly combat during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which began on Sept. 26, 1918.
As part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, in which more than a million American and French troops attacked the German lines, the 369th suffered some of the worst casualties suffered by an American regiment in the war, with 144 killed and almost 1,000 wounded.
"What have I done this afternoon?” wrote Captain Arthur Little in his memoir, From Harlem to the Rhine. “Lost half my battalion-driven hundreds of innocent men to their death.”
In recognition of their bravery during the offensive, 171 officers and men received medals and the entire regiment received the Croix de Guerre from France. The 369th returned to a huge victory parade in New York in February of 1919.
Among the more than 14,000 total American soldiers buried at Meuse-Argonne is Freddie Stowers, a member of the 93rd Division, 371st Infantry Regiment, and the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor from WWI.
These all-Black units, which served under mostly white officers, readily took up arms with their fellow Americans, hopeful that their patriotism and service would lead to better treatment at home.
In the end, the Harlem Hellfighters, as they were likely first dubbed by their German adversaries, spent more time in continuous combat than any other American unit of its size, with 191 days in the front-line trenches.
The unit also suffered 1,400 total casualties, more than any other American regiment. Many of those soldiers are buried or memorialized at American military cemeteries overseas managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
About King Albert I and the Battle of Yser, Race to the Sea:
At the start of World War I, Albert refused to comply with Germany's request for safe passage for its troops through Belgium in order to attack France, which the Germans alleged was about to advance into Belgium en route to attacking Germany in support of Russia. In fact, the French government had told its army commander not to go into Belgium before a German invasion. The German invasion brought Britain into the war as one of the guarantors of Belgian neutrality under the Treaty of 1839. King Albert, as prescribed by the Belgian constitution, took personal command of the Belgian Army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and France to prepare for the Battle of the Marne (6-9 September 1914). He led his army through the Siege of Antwerp (28 September - 10 October 1914) and the Battle of the Yser (16-31 October 1914), when the Belgian Army was driven back to a last, tiny strip of Belgian territory near the North Sea. Here the Belgians, in collaboration with the armies of the Triple Entente, took up a war of position, in the trenches behind the River Yser, remaining there for the next four years. During this period, King Albert fought alongside his troops and shared their dangers, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. During his time on the front, rumours spread on both sides of the lines that the German soldiers never fired upon him out of respect for him being the highest ranked commander in harm's way, while others feared risking punishment by the Kaiser himself, who was his cousin. The King also allowed his 12-year-old son, Prince Leopold, to enlist in the Belgian Army as a private and fight in the ranks. In the final offensive of the war, he commanded the Groupe d'Armées des Flandres at the Fifth Battle of Ypres.
On 21 October, the Germans established a small bridgehead on the west bank, despite a counter-attack by the French 42nd Division, which had just arrived and the last bridge was blown on 23 October. Diksmuide was constantly bombarded and attacked but the defenders managed to hold on. Grand Quartier Général, the French high command, planned to flood the land to obstruct the Germans, which would trap the Belgian army between the flood and the Germans or force them to abandon the last part of unoccupied Belgium. The plan was postponed because the Belgian army was preparing to flood the area between the Yser and its tributary canals.
On 25 October, the German pressure on the Belgians was so great that a decision was taken to inundate the Belgian front line. After an abortive attempt on 21 October, the Belgians managed to open the sluices at Nieuwpoort during the nights of 26-30 October, during high tides, steadily raising the water level until an impassable flooded area was created of about one mi (2 km) wide, stretching as far south as Diksmuide.
The Germans attacked again on the Yser front on 30 October, overran the Belgian second line and reached Ramskapelle and Pervijze. Belgian and French counter-attacks recovered Ramskapelle and the final attack, planned for the next day was called off when the Germans realised that the land behind them was flooding. The Germans withdrew in the night of 30/31 October. On 10 November, Diksmuide fell and the fighting continued further south until 22 November, in the First Battle of Ypres.
The victory at the Yser allowed Belgium to retain a small strip of territory, with Germany in control of 95 per cent of Belgian territory, which made King Albert a Belgian national hero, sustained national pride and provided a venue for commemorations of heroic sacrifice for the next hundred years.
The King Albert I Memorial in Nieuwpoort is dedicated to king Albert and the Belgian troops during the Great War.
About Milunka Savić, Lady of the Dark
We don’t know the exact year of Milunka’s birth, but it was around 1890. She was born in a poor village Koprivnica (southern Serbia) as the oldest of four children. She had two sisters and one brother, Milan. None of them went to school.
Although she was a beautiful girl at 20, she didn’t think of getting married. In 1912, her younger brother got call-up papers with mobilization for the First Balkan War. Milunka decided to sign up instead of him. She cut her long dark hair, bound her breasts, and put on her brother’s clothes. In the Army, they registered her under the male name Milun Savić.
They placed her in the infantry and she soon received a medal for bravery. After almost a year of fighting in the First Balkan War, she went back home.
When the Second Balkan War started in 1913, she applied for the army again. She got wounded in the chest in the Battle of Bregalnica. When they took her to the hospital, doctors were in shock. Brave Milun was a girl! Field Marshal Radomir Putnik believed there was no place for women in the front line. He wanted to transfer her to the nursing corps. Milunka was insulted and insisted on going back and fighting for her country. The commander was hesitant but, in the end, he sent her back to the infantry. He didn’t reveal the true identity of soldier Savić to anyone.
World War I started in 1914 and Milunka became a part of the elite Iron Regiment. She was a bomber in the horrific Battle of Kolubara. It caused over 20,000 casualties on each side (both Serbian and Austro-Hungarian). For her bravery, she received the Serbian Karadjordje Star with Swords.
In autumn 1915, Milunka was wounded in the head. She crossed Albania in the Great Retreat of the Serbian Army in the winter of 1915-16. In the withdrawal that lasted 45 days, over 240,000 people died in the snowy mountains. By the end of the retreat, only 150,000 people reached Greece. Milunka got to Salonica and received medical treatment in the British Field Hospital.
In her book Sisters in Arms Julie Wheelwright, senior lecturer at the University of London, writes about this woman’s bravery. At that time Flora Sanders, the only British female soldier in WWI, was also in the same hospital. She saw this stubborn Serbian girl who couldn’t walk. One day, she got out of bed. She still limped with crutches and left the hospital without the doctors’ permission. Nurses were astounded by such behavior. After they brought her back to a tent, Milunka set it on fire.
In 1916, in the Battle of the Crna Bend against Bulgaria, she single-handedly captured 23 enemy soldiers. For this feat, Serbia awarded her the second Karadjordje Star with Swords.
News of her courage surpassed borders. After WWI finished, the French were so impressed that they offered Milunka accommodation and a French army pension. She rejected the offer and stayed in Belgrade without any permanent accommodation.
With no formal education, she was a manual worker after the wars. She worked as a cook, as a nurse, and in a military factory. In 1927, she became a cleaner in the State Mortgage Bank.
In her mid-thirties, she married a younger man and had a daughter, Milena. They adopted three more daughters: Milka, an abandoned girl she found on a railway station; Višnja, her younger cousin; and Zorka, a handicapped girl she took from an orphanage. However, the marriage didn’t last and Milunka raised the four girls all by herself.
Between the two world wars, the general public forgot her. Still, the great powers didn’t. They invited her to celebrations. She went in a Serbian folk costume decorated with war medals.
During the German occupation in World War II, Serbian General Nedić invited Milunka to a banquet attended by German officials. Milunka refused to go. As a punishment, they took her to the Banjica concentration camp, well known for executions. She was imprisoned there for 10 months.
In 1945, she got a state pension and continued to live in bad conditions. Whenever someone asked her about her wartime adventures, she’d reply: “I’m a soldier, not a storyteller.” She felt uncomfortable talking about her accomplishments.
Milunka was a soldier with a soft heart and she managed to raise about 30 children. She’d take them from her poor village and raise them in the capital city.
Later, she attended the World War anniversaries. Military officers found out about her brave actions. Finally, she got some recognition at home.
During her service, she earned these medals:
-Order of the Star of Karađorđe
-Légion d’Honneur (twice)
-Russian Cross of St. George
-Miloš Obilić medal
-Croix de Guerre with gold palm
About The Valley of Death:
Long story short, British got their ass beaten at Doiran by Bulgarians. British lost around 12 000 men and defending Bulgarians lost 2000. Bulgarian commander Vladimir Vazov was promoted to Major-General and his successful defense of Doiran made him a hero to the Bulgarians. British were the ones who named Doiran a Valley of Death. No wonder if you look their casualties.
Very interesting thoughts about the solos on the songs :)
I tend to let my imagination run a bit when it comes to these things haha Hopefully it makes sense haha
@@JoJoLewis it does, you decribed them very well
yeah bro...its really a good good album sabaton just delivers no matter what year it is
u should defo do full runs of older albums
legit have nothing bad to say about any of their albums
That sounds like a great Idea I think i might actually do that!
@@JoJoLewis i defo need more of you losing your sht over sabaton haha
i love a good genuine reaction
There's not à winner and a loser in war, i've learn that in some wars before and after the 2 world wars, there were treaties that make a good or a "real" peace, because the treaty wasnt made to choose a loser but to stop the war and the "loser" wasnt destroyed by the treaty like Germany after WW1 because like u said, it will create anger, humiliation or/and revenge ideas like before WW2
Its been a while since i've learn that so i dont have any exemple right now but i know that this kind of treaty existed, if there's one thing that i remember from my geopolitical class, that's it
Don´t know if you´ve already done it (just found your channel) but if you want to know more about "Lady Of The Dark", check out the Sabaton/Yarnhub collab video about her.
Hell, check ALL the Sabaton/Yarnhub collab-videos! They are beyond awesome!
Lady of the dark is my favorite gotta say.
and u missed Sarajevo :) cant stop listening to this album
Am I the only person whose favourite song is "Hellfighters"?
It's a fucking masterpiece
FYI the song hellfigthers its based on the Harlem Hellfigthers unit in ww2
Hay JoJo can I throw a few songs ur way to have a gander at for I want to see u watch either TWRP's starlight brigade or NSP's the mystic crystal please I really want more ppl to see this songs
Hi Jojo, sorry I was late. Enjoyed seeing you listen and commenting to the album 😁. Isn't the album great??!!!😁
Don't apologies I appreciate you stopping by in the first place. This album is easily one of the best albums Ive heard in a long time!
@@JoJoLewis I totally agree with you, it's an amazing album!!
it's sad that the lyric videos don't have the short history text during the solo like we got with the great war lyric videos
Could you please react to the live version of "Ghost division" from Woodstock 2012?
You really should make a similar listen to Ghosts new album Impera. For all the genius Sabaton brings, Ghost might have them beat with their new album.
Funny you mention that because Im recording it right now!
Lady of the Dark is basically the true story of Mulan. She took her brothers place.
Now try the entire Carolus Rex playlist or Attero Dominatus
you did miss the intro of the album that's a mirror of versaille basically
Did you react to Sarajevo separate from this
When I reacted to this I was following the Spotify album so I didn’t actually know Sarajevo existed. I’m planning to give it a listen in the near future
@@JoJoLewis oh yeah I forgot about that 😅 I gotcha👍
I recommend masters of the galaxy by glory hammer
I would like if you react to their sabaton history episodes
Ive actually been thinking about giving that a shot!
@@JoJoLewis if you do I will be a granted like
WHAAAAAT
Is it just me, or does Hell Fighters sound like a megadeth song that belongs on the rust in piece album
you would like into the fire
Sorry to tell you this but you have missed a song and that is sarajevo and sarajevo is the first song of the album. The song is only available on youtube and on physical copies. Otherwise great reaction!
Dont apologise. You just majorly helped me out! Ill absolutely be sure to listen to it for the Album review!!!
It's a shame you didn't start with Sarajevo (track 1). You'd see how the last song, Versailles, ends with the same melody as the beginning of it all and not without good reason.
I usually like when some1 who doesn't play guitar starts to explain how it went...sometimes good...mostly bad.
This album is absolute masterpiece. Every song is so damn different!
I highly suggest you to check out this interview with Joakim, super chill and interesting interview! czcams.com/video/zmMhdtUH5hw/video.html
Keep up the awesome work buddy!
I appreciate that. Thank you for the interview link ill check that out now actually!
War is part human Society since we were just Ooga bunga
You missed sarajevo, the opening tack.
Yeah that's my goof. I didn't see it on the Spotify playlist so I didn't know it was part of the album
@@JoJoLewis no problem my man
He missed Sarajevo ;w;
Time stamp please!
My bad I thought i did it but i guess i didnt save it. Ill get it done asap! Thank you for bringing it to my attention!
Stormtroopers is the best song on the album.Change my mind
In my opinion, all the songs on this album are extremely good and generally well-rounded. The three unbeatable juggernauts of this album, however, are Dreadnought, Race to the Sea, and Christmas Truce. Three very different types of songs, but absolute behemoths in their own rights. Each of those songs alone could EASILY carry an entire album, and there arse THREE on one album. And this isn't to say the other songs are garbage bc none of them are, so its absolutely mindblowing.
As an American history nerd, I would 100% sacrifice "Devil Dogs" on the alter of Sabaton so that "Hellfighters" had a hook that was not also embedded in the chorus. And that more detail was put into it the entirety of the song. Like I said, that's a me thing, but I think that bc EVERYONE knows the US Marines, but the Harlem Hellfighters should be known to the world at large. They are an integral part of Black American history who are not given their due and this song could have just been THAT much better.
Shame you didn’t listen to the intro
tbh if they gon make lady on the dark movie, snowflakes will just call it a woke/feminist movie even if its based off real story xD
yeah unfortunately you're probably right
Ha ha.... well bro , she is most decorated female soldier in history. Ask anybody in Serbia today . Anybody would tell you who she was . Now she is NOT Mulan like somebody here sugessted . She was human beeing who as we , sons and daughters of Serbia appreciated FREEDOM above all ,Thru many generations we were thought that its better to die on your feet than live beeing enslaved. Her name was Milunka Savic and we in Serbia really do know who she was/ is . Along with many other unsung heroes of our land. ...But we are not bragging about that. That`s who we are. Here`s something about her
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milunka_Savić
I was excited .... but you're not reacting to the whole album, disappointment is real :(