_"MoistMan 69 writes, "I have a burning QUESTION." ..... Really? I'm surprised he doesn't have a burning RASH."_ - From The Amazing Comeback of Indy, 2017
the british had the smallest professional army but didn't need to resort to conscription until 1917. actually british solediers especuially who started out, if they survived 1914 often were promoted to other positions for trainnig and command moving them away from the guns
That would depend of where he served. The infantry had most of the losses, but many if not most soldiers were not infantry. And more soldiers would be sent home, because of injuries, then would be killed.
My Great-Great Grandfather was Karlsruhe during that bombing raid by the French his best friend was killed in the circus tent, and that is what caused him to leave Germany and settle in the United States. Really made my day to hear this!
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Bolt Thrower. Their best Album "Those Once Loyal" is all about WW1. It's album cover is a WW1 picture of a British 18 pounder field gun and its songs reference trench warfare, early tank battles, and the hopelessness of being caught in an artillery salvo
MetallicA's One "death has a dignity of its own" (part of the narrated version) based of the book/movie Johnny got/gets(?) his gun, if I remember correctly.
And some takes from the movie of the same name, wich I very strongly recommand as an absolute must for anyone that is interested in the topique of war.
that movie really brought me to tears. its so anti war, in my opinion, everyone, who thinks that this world needs another war, should be forced to watch this film.
Both sides used paper clips in the Great War. The British banned their use due to the large number of eye injuries in the war offices. The Germans never had this problem, probably due to the shortage of rubber bands.
Einstürzende Neubauten released an album about the first world war "Lament". If I remember correctly on "Campfire Songs" from 10,000 Maniacs. The Pogues' "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is about a soldier at Gallipolli. are some songs about WWI. In Dutch: De Kift made some songs about WWI on their album Krankenhaus. Bram Vermeulen on "Oorlog Aan Den Oorlog".
The green fields of France was the first that came to my mind, and I would add the "worker's song" to the list. I know it's not specific to WW1 but applicable to any war and to any of the part taking countries.
There's a german interpretation of that song too. It's called "Es ist an der Zeit" (originally from Hannes Wader altough I personally like the cover from Alligatoah more).
listening to this in 2024, when Sabaton has 2 WW1 dedicated albums released, as well as an extensive collaboration with Indy. This question aged like milk.
According to some sources the first ever bombing with airplanes happened in the battle for Odrin (1912-1913) during the Balkan wars. It proved to be rather useful for overcoming heavy ground defenses in siege type of assaults.
valarrrr If I’m not mistaken it was the Italians were the first who dropped bombs from aircraft. It happen during the Italo Turkish war in Libya in 1911
Metallica's "One" is based on a WW1 book about an American soldier who lost his limbs, eyes, ears and toungue. Its a great song and the book its based on; Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo is my favourite book of all time. I recommend everyone to read that book. You will not regret it.
PLAYING TANNENBURG WEARING VON HOTZNSOCKS ON 1 FOOT AND MACKENSOCKS ON THE OTHER.. and then indie and the team grace me with a video , how can today get any better ?
Warbringer on their latest album "Woe to the Vanquished" deal with WW1 in some of their songs. Especially on the closing track, When the Guns Fell Silent. Truly epic 11 minutes of metal.
Bruce Dickinson is a talented chap. From lead singer of Iron Maiden, GB member of fencing team, and a pilot. To fly a Focker D1 is no easy task. As the engine is bolted to the air frame. So gyroscope laws apply to the aircraft. The controls are almost oppersite to a normal biplane stick controls. A lot of pilots died trying to fly the D1 !
Since there has only been one comment on this subject I'm going to expand. If you want to hear an amazing trilogy of WWI concept Albums do listen to the Dutch death metal band God Dethroned's last three albums Passiondale (Passchendaele) from 2009, Under the Sign of the Iron Cross from 2010, and The World Ablaze from 2017. I will say that God Dethroned is very aggressive, it is death metal after all, so many of your fans that like the more NWOBHM or Power Metal songs might not care for the music, but if you can get over how intense they are you are in for a real treat.
A truly great show you're making. I'm your fan since 1916 and I can't thank you enough for your great effort and even greater work, Indy and crew! I have a question for OOTT: on numerous occasions Indy mentioned German anti tank units trained exclusively for that purpose. Can you tell us about the training of those units and how exactly were they used in combat?
I'm very surprised that Indy DIDN'T mention the interview posted 21st October, with Pär Sundström of Sabaton in his answer to the question. You would have expected the video to be mentioned straight away, as in "Yes, we do know about the WWI inspired songs by Sabaton as we did an interview with... and here is the link if you want to watch more". It's almost as if this edition of OOTT was recorded prior to that interview.. Interview: th-cam.com/video/iVnMgtC5N34/w-d-xo.html
Yeah sure they recorded the OOTT before meeting Sabaton. They also tend to do the segments in a row, so several OOTT on one day, several "main stories" on another and so on. You'll notice that if Indy tells us he was forced to record OOTT from his home, the chair of Madness will make 4-6 appearances in a row. And obviously when they record "on the road" it's also going to happen in the same few days, but is published spread out over a month and more time. Finally, when they record with Othias it's originally this 90 or 100 minute stream, but then will also be turned into 4-5 10-15 minute segments on one subject like long rifles, small arms, machine guns ...
"MoistMan 69 writes, "I have a burning QUESTION." is jungle rot and trench foot the same? P.S. Found your channel by googling " How do I get out of a trench?"
Another WWI song is "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" about an Australian rover who looses both his legs at Gallipoli. It shows both the horror of the battle and the civilian reactions to the aftermath. I don't remember who wrote it originally, but the Celtic Rock band The Pogues made a great cover of it.
Hi Indy and team, I was wondering about the numerous types and variants of gas masks used during the war. Were there ones specifically used for certain gas, and how much did they vary from nation to nation? Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Al Stewart has multiple songs about WWI, "Old Admirals", "Fields Of France:, "League Of Notions" (About the Treaty of Versailles) come immediately to mind...
Couple of WW1 pop songs: "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" by the Zombies "Some Mother's Son" by the Kinks, not specific to the war but was written in reference to it.
Pink Floyd "Us. Them".... not a metal band obviously but the song deals with futility of trench warfare and the disconnect between the generals and the men fighting, beautifully haunting song in its own right...
Just like to add, apologies to anyone who I've sent a reply to because of the length of the replies haha and apologies to indy for stealing his thunder, am very enthusiastic about history and like to share any knowledge I can. Keep up the great work Indy and Co, your show is fabulously interesting and encouraging of history and generally spiffing. Tally ho.
Hey Great War! Sweet video! I've been working on a rock album about mechanized warfare, there's a lot of Great War stuff in there. When it's done I'll send it your way! Cheers
The "Oh what a lovely war" soundtrack. Not strictly heavy metal, but very historically accurate. That film is absolutely heartbreaking in explaining the way the war was packaged and sold through popular culture, with virtually the whole society conspiring to influence the young men to stampede towards their own slaughter.
Question for Out of the Trenches: Did any of the Allied nationas commit war crimes/atrocities during WWI? Such events caused by the Central Powers are well known (Germans in Belgium, Ottomans in Armenia), but we don't get many details about the other side (I believe Indie mentioned the terrible treatment of Arabs by the British in Mesopotamia in one of the regular episodes, though). Keep up the great work!
What about the trilogy of albums God Dethroned recently completed on the Great War? Ares Kingdom released an amazing album on the war a couple years back called The Unburiable Dead that really needs to be better known. There's also French black metallers Regiment, Sacramento's Minenwerfer, and the harrowing blackened sludge of Ukraine's 1914. "Gas Mask" might be the single most quintessential WWI themed metal song I know of.
May I recommend the back to back songs(they run into each other on the album), "Where the Rose is Sown" and "Come Back to Me" by the Scots band Big Country about the feelings of a young man fresh out of school caught up in the war fervor who heads off, and then about his young love who mourns him when he doesn't come back. Great songs(IMO).
My top 3 black metal bands which are writing songs SPECIFICALLY about WW I: 1. Ukrainian band called "1914" 2. German band "Kanonenfieber" 3. U.S. band "Minenwerfer" And I also recommend an album "A new kind of horror" by British band "Anaal Nathrakh" also whole dedicated to WW I
A question on military rations. I been reading a lot about the military rations of the WW2, particularly the standardized A, B, C, D, and K rations of the US military. What did the soldiers in the trenches/the front line eat and how standardized were the rations of each nation?
another band and song i would like to recommend is accept - shadow soldiers. it fits the description of a ww2 graveyard better than anything to do with the first world war but it is still a very powerfull song.
Tindersticks have an album called Ypres which is a soundtrack for the permanent exhibition at the In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium. It is a classical piece, but should be mentioned here. I haven't seen the exhibition, but if it's anything like the music it is very moving.
If you like death metal, Delirium X Tremens wrote "Artiglieria alpina" about the Alpini troops and mountain warfare, "Col di Lana, Mount of Blood" about the vicious fights that gave to that mountain its second name and "The voice of the Holy River", in which are mentioned the fights along the Piave river. If you like folk metal, Kanseil wrote "La Battaglia del Solstizio" about the Second Battle of the Piave River. Both acts are italian bands hailing from Veneto, the region in northen Italy where I live, and both have local folklore and history as lyrical themes of their songs. I know my comment is late, but I definitely recommend them! :)
When it comes to music about war, and WWI in particular, it is often presented in a more, shall we say emotional way. Like Sgt. MacKenzie (the song at the very end of We Were Soldiers). No wonder though, as they almost always deal with the loss of life, literally or psychologically. I really do suggest looking into Sgt. MacKenzie, the lyrics are rough, but it does tell it well. Of course it is in Scots so it might be slightly confusing at times.
Sword of glory and Voices from the War are two Motorhead songs that while not necessarily being about the great war they most certainly encapsulate them.
There is a song wich talks about WWI that i don't see any comments. It's called "Butcher's tale" by The Zombies. Not so metal or hard rock but it's a great song.
I'm a new fan of this series, so I apologize if this has already been asked; but could you cover the more "spooky" aspects of the Great War, such as ghost stories, rumors of madmen or ghouls in the trenches etc?
i think, the song "glory days" by "Carl Barât and The Jackals" should be mentioned: "...you should 've known better..." and also quasi out of this topic: the flashbacks in the series "peaky blinders", when they dig and fight below the trenches in france...
Hi I love the show but I am here to ask you a simple question, I have read in many books that the Royal Indian Army have served in the British Army but what I want to know that was their any Maharaja or Maharaja's from India who served under the Union Jack or as a Commonwealth Nation.
In all likelihood no because Maharaja's were as you know rulers of the independent princely states during the period of British Rule, they were concerned with creating support for the British war effort at home, and supporting them by sending their own armies to fight under the command of the British or Indian Armies.
I think Slayer has a bunch. Even if they arent obvious, Mandatory Suicide, Chemical Warfare, War Ensemble just to name a few. They touch on the subject without saying it in the title. I love the show btw, i have always had a fascination with WW1
_"MoistMan 69 writes, "I have a burning QUESTION." ..... Really? I'm surprised he doesn't have a burning RASH."_ - From The Amazing Comeback of Indy, 2017
The burns.
Mmmmmmm moist
Oslo MGTOW I'm moist
How can a burn be so moist? :D
De-stroyed.
How likely is it for a normal soldier to make it to the end of the war if he enlisted on the first day?
my guess is not very high. iirc British has best army at the start but soon they had to cinscript men because all proffesional soldiers were dying.
the british had the smallest professional army but didn't need to resort to conscription until 1917. actually british solediers especuially who started out, if they survived 1914 often were promoted to other positions for trainnig and command moving them away from the guns
Depends on which front u are assigned to. If u are assigned to verdun...
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That would depend of where he served. The infantry had most of the losses, but many if not most soldiers were not infantry. And more soldiers would be sent home, because of injuries, then would be killed.
Depends on the battles he was at
The Legend of MoistMan69
My Great-Great Grandfather was Karlsruhe during that bombing raid by the French his best friend was killed in the circus tent, and that is what caused him to leave Germany and settle in the United States. Really made my day to hear this!
"My Great-Great Grandfather was Karlsruhe"
All of it?
MoistMan69 must be a fan of Cr1tikal
BENDROWNED33 bruh first thing I thought.
bendrowned ? is that not an old creepypasta ?
The Chronicles Of Grimkazor yes
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Bolt Thrower. Their best Album "Those Once Loyal" is all about WW1. It's album cover is a WW1 picture of a British 18 pounder field gun and its songs reference trench warfare, early tank battles, and the hopelessness of being caught in an artillery salvo
Dude, they left out ALL death and black metal...
MetallicA's One "death has a dignity of its own" (part of the narrated version) based of the book/movie Johnny got/gets(?) his gun, if I remember correctly.
The whole song is based on Johnny got his gun. Most of the lyrics are taken directly from the book
And some takes from the movie of the same name, wich I very strongly recommand as an absolute must for anyone that is interested in the topique of war.
that movie really brought me to tears. its so anti war, in my opinion, everyone, who thinks that this world needs another war, should be forced to watch this film.
don't forget the historic epic of Rah Rah Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine.
But it was a shame how he carried on, so...
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the czar...
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
His magic had to go declared his enemies, but the ladies begged don't you try to do it please
THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT
IT'S AN ARMY ON THE MARCH
KNEE-DEEP IN MUD
STUCK IN THE TRENCH WITH NO WAY OUT
THOUSANDS OF MACHINE GUNS,
KEPT ON FIRING, THROUGH THE NIGHT
MORTARS PLACED AND WRECKED THE SCENE
GUNS THE FIELDS, THAT ONCE WERE GREEN
You mixed the first half of the chorus with the second
Saxon's song is called 'Kingdom of the Cross'. It also incorporates the poem 'In Flanders Fields' by a Canadian, John McCrae.
Hey how many paper clips were used in ww1
Both sides used paper clips in the Great War. The British banned their use due to the large number of eye injuries in the war offices. The Germans never had this problem, probably due to the shortage of rubber bands.
17
Doge
12 for every tank
17 million,one hundred and forty six thousand
Larry Schwartz over 9000!
And now you host Sabaton history!
Thanks for mentioning 1916 from motorhead, also Saxon! Of course War Piga is probably the first metal anti war song? All great music!
Of course Bruce Dickinson would have his own WWI fighter.
However, the fighter lacks a cowbell.
well of course, he is a pilot after all
"Where Greater Men Have Fallen" by Primordial is also a really powerful song about the horror of war.
One, For Whom the Bell Tolls and Disposable Heroes by Metallica.
Einstürzende Neubauten released an album about the first world war "Lament". If I remember correctly on "Campfire Songs" from 10,000 Maniacs. The Pogues' "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is about a soldier at Gallipolli. are some songs about WWI. In Dutch: De Kift made some songs about WWI on their album Krankenhaus. Bram Vermeulen on "Oorlog Aan Den Oorlog".
Thank you Indy and crew for introducing me to Abstain. I appreciate it.
Best WW1 song: "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle, as covered by the Pogues, about Gallipoli.
The Green Fields of France by Dropkick Murphys.
The green fields of France was the first that came to my mind, and I would add the "worker's song" to the list. I know it's not specific to WW1 but applicable to any war and to any of the part taking countries.
There's a german interpretation of that song too. It's called "Es ist an der Zeit" (originally from Hannes Wader altough I personally like the cover from Alligatoah more).
listening to this in 2024, when Sabaton has 2 WW1 dedicated albums released, as well as an extensive collaboration with Indy.
This question aged like milk.
According to some sources the first ever bombing with airplanes happened in the battle for Odrin (1912-1913) during the Balkan wars. It proved to be rather useful for overcoming heavy ground defenses in siege type of assaults.
valarrrr If I’m not mistaken it was the Italians were the first who dropped bombs from aircraft. It happen during the Italo Turkish war in Libya in 1911
Perhaps you are right. It probably depends on who you ask, in other words the sources where the information is taken from.
valarrrr search on it, it was an Italian pilot who drop a small bomb on the turkish forces
Hm. That’s interesting. Thanks for the little tidbit, I love learning about the world wars.
As mentioned earlier the Drop Kick Murphy's have a beautiful song also. Thanks Flo and Indy for continued great episodes
Metallica's "One" is based on a WW1 book about an American soldier who lost his limbs, eyes, ears and toungue.
Its a great song and the book its based on; Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo is my favourite book of all time. I recommend everyone to read that book. You will not regret it.
Hello Indy and crew, just wanted to tell you that I love the show. You all are great preserver's of history.
“YAY LOOK A CLOWN HAHAHHA”
“Whats that noise”?
*bomb drops threw*
3:08 "Hans, do you know how many anti-aircraft guns the british have?" "Nein, hundred anti-aircraft guns?"
Please do a Kaiserreich video for April fools
Turmunhk Ganba Just imagine a lets play of HOI4 Kasierrech with Indy
*DIRECT RULE FROM THE CHAIR OF WISDOM*
PLAYING TANNENBURG WEARING VON HOTZNSOCKS ON 1 FOOT AND MACKENSOCKS ON THE OTHER.. and then indie and the team grace me with a video , how can today get any better ?
Thanks for another great video. I really liked the information about the bands who do WW1 in their songs.
great big seas recruiting sergeant tells of the blue puttees quite vividly, worth a listen.
*MoistMan69*
The folk song "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" by Eric Bogle could bring tears to a glass eye.
I LOVE this channel!
I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention that you interviewed one of the bandmembers from Sabaton not too long ago.
Soviet Doge probably this was filmed first
I saw Saxon in Times Square in 2011 and they ROCKED!!
Warbringer on their latest album "Woe to the Vanquished" deal with WW1 in some of their songs. Especially on the closing track, When the Guns Fell Silent. Truly epic 11 minutes of metal.
Bruce Dickinson is a talented chap. From lead singer of Iron Maiden, GB member of fencing team, and a pilot. To fly a Focker D1 is no easy task. As the engine is bolted to the air frame. So gyroscope laws apply to the aircraft. The controls are almost oppersite to a normal biplane stick controls. A lot of pilots died trying to fly the D1 !
Bruce Dickinson even have his own T 34 tank .. I love that man .....
Since there has only been one comment on this subject I'm going to expand. If you want to hear an amazing trilogy of WWI concept Albums do listen to the Dutch death metal band God Dethroned's last three albums Passiondale (Passchendaele) from 2009, Under the Sign of the Iron Cross from 2010, and The World Ablaze from 2017. I will say that God Dethroned is very aggressive, it is death metal after all, so many of your fans that like the more NWOBHM or Power Metal songs might not care for the music, but if you can get over how intense they are you are in for a real treat.
awesome show indy !
Sabaton!
Between that first question's side comments and the talk about heavy metal music this episode was not what I was expecting this morning
you would make an awesome history teacher indy
A truly great show you're making. I'm your fan since 1916 and I can't thank you enough for your great effort and even greater work, Indy and crew! I have a question for OOTT: on numerous occasions Indy mentioned German anti tank units trained exclusively for that purpose. Can you tell us about the training of those units and how exactly were they used in combat?
Song from the late 80s "Remembrance Day" by Big Country
I'm very surprised that Indy DIDN'T mention the interview posted 21st October, with Pär Sundström of Sabaton in his answer to the question. You would have expected the video to be mentioned straight away, as in "Yes, we do know about the WWI inspired songs by Sabaton as we did an interview with... and here is the link if you want to watch more". It's almost as if this edition of OOTT was recorded prior to that interview..
Interview: th-cam.com/video/iVnMgtC5N34/w-d-xo.html
I am pretty sure it was. They record these like 2 to 3 months ahead from what I know.
Yeah sure they recorded the OOTT before meeting Sabaton.
They also tend to do the segments in a row, so several OOTT on one day, several "main stories" on another and so on. You'll notice that if Indy tells us he was forced to record OOTT from his home, the chair of Madness will make 4-6 appearances in a row. And obviously when they record "on the road" it's also going to happen in the same few days, but is published spread out over a month and more time. Finally, when they record with Othias it's originally this 90 or 100 minute stream, but then will also be turned into 4-5 10-15 minute segments on one subject like long rifles, small arms, machine guns ...
Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace
"MoistMan 69 writes, "I have a burning QUESTION." is jungle rot and trench foot the same? P.S. Found your channel by googling " How do I get out of a trench?"
Bolt Thrower -Those Once Loyal a Album About WW1
'Paths of Glory' by Faith No More is a reference to the movie of the same name, which is about WWI. Great song, too.
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) by The Zombies is another great song about the war. That song still gives me the chills.
Another WWI song is "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" about an Australian rover who looses both his legs at Gallipoli. It shows both the horror of the battle and the civilian reactions to the aftermath. I don't remember who wrote it originally, but the Celtic Rock band The Pogues made a great cover of it.
Hi Indy and team, I was wondering about the numerous types and variants of gas masks used during the war. Were there ones specifically used for certain gas, and how much did they vary from nation to nation? Thanks again and keep up the great work!
WHAT ABOUT THE DROID ATTACK ON THE WOOKIES?
Just kidding.
What did the Germans do with unidentified enemy corpses?
KommandantMakaröwitz Probalby bury them as "Unbekannter französischer Soldat" (Unknown French soldier)
Al Stewart has multiple songs about WWI, "Old Admirals", "Fields Of France:, "League Of Notions" (About the Treaty of Versailles) come immediately to mind...
Couple of WW1 pop songs:
"Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" by the Zombies
"Some Mother's Son" by the Kinks, not specific to the war but was written in reference to it.
I love that the Great War guys are metal fans.
Pink Floyd "Us. Them".... not a metal band obviously but the song deals with futility of trench warfare and the disconnect between the generals and the men fighting, beautifully haunting song in its own right...
Just like to add, apologies to anyone who I've sent a reply to because of the length of the replies haha and apologies to indy for stealing his thunder, am very enthusiastic about history and like to share any knowledge I can. Keep up the great work Indy and Co, your show is fabulously interesting and encouraging of history and generally spiffing. Tally ho.
Hey Great War!
Sweet video!
I've been working on a rock album about mechanized warfare, there's a lot of Great War stuff in there. When it's done I'll send it your way! Cheers
To know history is to be able to spot trends and to know the future.
The "Oh what a lovely war" soundtrack. Not strictly heavy metal, but very historically accurate. That film is absolutely heartbreaking in explaining the way the war was packaged and sold through popular culture, with virtually the whole society conspiring to influence the young men to stampede towards their own slaughter.
Question for Out of the Trenches:
Did any of the Allied nationas commit war crimes/atrocities during WWI? Such events caused by the Central Powers are well known (Germans in Belgium, Ottomans in Armenia), but we don't get many details about the other side (I believe Indie mentioned the terrible treatment of Arabs by the British in Mesopotamia in one of the regular episodes, though). Keep up the great work!
Thanks for introducing me to Sabaton. :)
Scorpion band too refers most of their song from war(mostly cold war)...
What about the trilogy of albums God Dethroned recently completed on the Great War? Ares Kingdom released an amazing album on the war a couple years back called The Unburiable Dead that really needs to be better known. There's also French black metallers Regiment, Sacramento's Minenwerfer, and the harrowing blackened sludge of Ukraine's 1914. "Gas Mask" might be the single most quintessential WWI themed metal song I know of.
May I recommend the back to back songs(they run into each other on the album), "Where the Rose is Sown" and "Come Back to Me" by the Scots band Big Country about the feelings of a young man fresh out of school caught up in the war fervor who heads off, and then about his young love who mourns him when he doesn't come back. Great songs(IMO).
3 years I've been watching you guys, but this was the first time I busted out laughing. 🤣
would do special forces episode on ANZACs or Canadian troops
Carolus Rex - Sabaton is a clear favorite of mine in this regard
My top 3 black metal bands which are writing songs SPECIFICALLY about WW I:
1. Ukrainian band called "1914"
2. German band "Kanonenfieber"
3. U.S. band "Minenwerfer"
And I also recommend an album "A new kind of horror" by British band "Anaal Nathrakh" also whole dedicated to WW I
A question on military rations. I been reading a lot about the military rations of the WW2, particularly the standardized A, B, C, D, and K rations of the US military. What did the soldiers in the trenches/the front line eat and how standardized were the rations of each nation?
another band and song i would like to recommend is accept - shadow soldiers. it fits the description of a ww2 graveyard better than anything to do with the first world war but it is still a very powerfull song.
Tindersticks have an album called Ypres which is a soundtrack for the permanent exhibition at the In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres, Belgium. It is a classical piece, but should be mentioned here. I haven't seen the exhibition, but if it's anything like the music it is very moving.
If you like death metal, Delirium X Tremens wrote "Artiglieria alpina" about the Alpini troops and mountain warfare, "Col di Lana, Mount of Blood" about the vicious fights that gave to that mountain its second name and "The voice of the Holy River", in which are mentioned the fights along the Piave river.
If you like folk metal, Kanseil wrote "La Battaglia del Solstizio" about the Second Battle of the Piave River.
Both acts are italian bands hailing from Veneto, the region in northen Italy where I live, and both have local folklore and history as lyrical themes of their songs.
I know my comment is late, but I definitely recommend them! :)
Love Sabaton to death and "Paschendale" from Iron Maiden is truly a masterpiece from a msic composition perspective as well!
It's hard to listen to 1916 by Motorhead without getting a little emotional. One of the most moving songs Ive ever heard.
When it comes to music about war, and WWI in particular, it is often presented in a more, shall we say emotional way. Like Sgt. MacKenzie (the song at the very end of We Were Soldiers). No wonder though, as they almost always deal with the loss of life, literally or psychologically.
I really do suggest looking into Sgt. MacKenzie, the lyrics are rough, but it does tell it well. Of course it is in Scots so it might be slightly confusing at times.
Sword of glory and Voices from the War are two Motorhead songs that while not necessarily being about the great war they most certainly encapsulate them.
The singer of Slipknot/Stone Sour is also a history geek. He also uses references in his lyrics and originally wanted to become a history teacher.
We need Moistman
There is a song wich talks about WWI that i don't see any comments. It's called "Butcher's tale" by The Zombies. Not so metal or hard rock but it's a great song.
There is also Green Fields of France by Dropkick Murphy
Wow, didn't know Indy knew so much about music!
I'm a new fan of this series, so I apologize if this has already been asked; but could you cover the more "spooky" aspects of the Great War, such as ghost stories, rumors of madmen or ghouls in the trenches etc?
i think, the song "glory days" by "Carl Barât and The Jackals" should be mentioned: "...you should 've known better..."
and also quasi out of this topic: the flashbacks in the series "peaky blinders", when they dig and fight below the trenches in france...
"All Your Friends" by Coldplay
Hi I love the show but I am here to ask you a simple question,
I have read in many books that the Royal Indian Army have served in the British Army but what I want to know that was their any Maharaja or Maharaja's from India who served under the Union Jack or as a Commonwealth Nation.
In all likelihood no because Maharaja's were as you know rulers of the independent princely states during the period of British Rule, they were concerned with creating support for the British war effort at home, and supporting them by sending their own armies to fight under the command of the British or Indian Armies.
I'd add "Butcher's tale" by the zombies, very powerful song about ww1 soldier dealing with ptsd and strong anti war message
The Green Fields Of France - particularly the Dropkick Murphys version - is a must for this list.
We must not forget the infamous "snoopy and the red baron" by the Royal Guardsmen :) xD
If you want metal based on history, look up Charlemagne: Omens of Death by Christopher Lee (the guy who played Saruman and Count Duku)
FarawayWayfarer "I shed the blood of the Saxon men!"
Don.t forget that Moby did a song when the last WW1 vet died.
One song, also by sabbaton, called the lost battalion is about World War One, and is one of my favorite songs
I have a question for out of the trenches were there any naval invasions in the western front
I think Slayer has a bunch. Even if they arent obvious, Mandatory Suicide, Chemical Warfare, War Ensemble just to name a few. They touch on the subject without saying it in the title. I love the show btw, i have always had a fascination with WW1
Erich Burdon and the Animals 1968 hit "Sky Pilot"
Aleister Crowley is another historical figure with significance to WWI who has been themed in a heavy metal song.(RIP Randy R)
Aleister Crowley Memorial Boogie?
Mr. crowley?
Yes. During ww1 he was in the USA (got there on the Luisitania) writing for ”Fatherland”, a pro-German propagandist paper.
Mr.crowley! What went down in your head! 🎸da da di du daada🎸
You should check out the song "Nachts weinen die Soldaten." (literally: "At night the soldiers weap.") of the German band Saltatio Mortis.