Brad, you are correct. Drummer Hannes Van Dahl is married to Floor and they have a daughter together. The song is about the 1 day western front truce on Christmas Day ,1914 in WWI.
8:55 YES..... A "new" reactor who recognizes Floor's voice. Kudos to you, Brad. That shows you're really in to Nightwish because some of the long time so called "reactors/fans" didn't recognize her at all. How could they miss the most distinctive voice in the world? Stay safe, stay healthy, stay warm and 🤘🤘🤘
Despite being a massive Nightwish fan, I didn't really fancy listening to Sabaton, as most of their songs are written about historical events. I first heard/watched this on Boxing Day and immediately cried. This piece of music captures perfectly, the futility of war, but also manages to recreate the horror of trench warfare. This has become my favourite Christmas track ever (and that is saying something, as I am old enough to remember the classic hits in England in the early 70's. Great reaction guys. Big hug from Blighty x
Sabaton had been working on this piece of history since 2014. They pride themselves at presenting battles accurately, without bias. It took them so long because they wanted to "get it right." Like Nightwish, everything in a Sabaton song has meaning and I think Floor singing the outro is a part of that. Thank you for listening to the very end. Many reactors haven't. I, for one, will listen to this song year round, not just at Christmas.
First of all: Props for catching Floor's cameo at the end. Many reactors miss it by either not watching the credits, or by not recognizing the voice. With Sabaton specifically, however, it is a good idea to watch their music videos to the very end as they like to hide little easter-eggs in there every so often. That said, almost all of Sabaton's music is centered around various historical events (predominantly military history). In a sense they use the medium of music to keep the memory of the events in question alive for future generations without picking a side. And more often than not they spark a curiosity for history in their audience - which is a good thing in my book. As a result of their choice of subject matter, Sabaton songs tend to hit fairly hard on an emotional level. This is particularly well illustrated in the two animated story videos on their channel: No Bullets Fly and Night Witches respectively. In addition to that they also have a separate channel, Sabaton History, on which they go into detail on the events their songs are about. In addition to the two aforementioned songs, I would like to add a few more recommendations: Bismarck - about the hunt for and eventual sinking of KMS Bismarck The Last Stand - about the last stand of the Swiss Guard during the sacking of Rome in 1527 Shiroyama - about the end of the era of Samurai A Ghost in the Trenches - The exploits of a certain First Nations' scout and marksman during WW1. and many, many more....
Yes, that is history. This happened in the same way in WW 1 and never again, because it was a thorn in the side of the commanders to see the other side not only as soldiers but as humen beings who all did not want to be there. Floor's man is the long-haired blonde who first climbed out of the trench death-defying.
Great reaction guys. And, the voice at the end is Floor's. Sabaton writes beautiful songs and we would learn more about history, if teachers were using Sabaton as co-teachers. Sabaton have also an history channel where they explain and tell about the event in their songs. Many of Floor's cover during covid-19 were filmed by Hannes and the music arrangement are also arranged by one of the guitarist in Sabaton. You should check them. For Sabaton: 40:1 in Woodstock (Poland foran 700.000) Ghost Division (same concert) - One of my favourite, the animated Night Wishes (about the russian women pilots that never were recognized for their great contribution to the war effort against Germany) and many more.
Yes of course it's Floor - Sabaton and Floor toured together back in 2014/15 before she disbanded ReVamp and went full time Nightwish. Hannes and her were engaged back then - and it's Sabaton guitarist on some of Floor's covers. Great reaction from you 👍
Great reaction Brad and Lucy. All Sabaton songs are about war history. They write songs about heroic individual soldiers, units and battles. They don't take sides, so they write about Americans, Russians, Poles, Swedes and Germans among others (their latest single "Soldier of Heaven" is about Italian Mountain fighters in WW1) They treat their subject matter VERY seriously, so serious in fact that they have a dedicated war history channel on You Tube called "Sabaton History", where they explain the events behind each song. A suggestion for your next Sabaton Reaction: "No Bullets Fly - Animated STORY Video). Remember to watch to the very end.👍👍
Love you, wife's comment of Floor's mermaid voice. Nice reaction, guys. Your metal journey is getting better and better. I guess Sabaton Bismarck is coming next 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you for your entertaining reactions. Sabaton, like Nightwish is best live. You should check out ”En livstid i krig”, live from Gothenburg. Make sure you put on subtitles. Please 🙏🙏🙏😉
Good reaction. For a Canadian connection, react to their "The Price of a Mile". It is about one of Canada's bloodiest battle in WW1. Sabaton partners with Yarnhub and produce some great animated videos. For a great reaction, I suggest the animated version of "Night Witches" for history few people know about.
Sabaton really know how to tell a story both with song and visuals. Their newest "Soldier of Heaven" hits home for anyone who's served of has had family who served. Re: the "No Bullets Fly" video, watch the Animated one as it has a whole intro and outro about the incident and when it came to public like 40 years later. It's touching and beautiful. Same with the "Nightwitches" video; The ladies of the 588th were cast from tungsten clad titanium, and will always be remembered.
Powerful Song by Great band "Sabaton" (A sabaton or solleret is part of a knight's body armor that covers the foot.) , And Floor's voice at the end ... Now think about that Sabaton song, think about those fallen soldiers, and here is why We call Floor "The Valkyrie"... : In Germanic mythology, the Valkyries were Odin's comrades-in-arms or shield bearers. The Valkyries rode above the battlefields and took the heroes who had fallen in battle to Valhalla... I think, that Sabaton did this part just because of that (At least I hope so)...
Interesting theory, but maybe a tad too esoteric, when there is another explanation that is much simpler: Christmas is about being with your loved ones (if at all possible) and by bringing Floor in for this song, Sabaton has done exatly that: Husband and wife. Whichever the case, having her take part in this song is the icing on the proverbial cake.
It's all about wars, battles, heroes... with dignity and style. Check out the official lyric videos for "Night Witches" and "No Bullets Fly" and also "Livstid i krig" (live from Gothenburg). Some of my favorite songs for you to hear (and react) also: 'Ghost Division', 'Bismarck', 'White Death', 'The Final Solution', 'Steel Commanders'. In my opinion, Sabaton has no bad songs. Have fun with your journey with their music.
If you want another emotional roller ride coaster from Sabaton, check out "No Bullets Fly Animated Story Video". The story is from WWII and will blow your mind as it actually happened! Also Brad, turn the subtitles on from this point forward. The lyrics in this song are pretty easy to decipher but faster tempo songs not so much. The lyrics are super important in the Sabaton realm. Remember that 99% of what they sing about all actually happened in history!
Welcome to heavy metal history! The band is Sabaton from Sweden! all but one of their albums is about war and history. (The Metalizer album was before they came up with the history idea) They do not pick sides or political ideals in any of their songs they just tell the story. Their most recent and their next album are all based on stories of WW1.
Great reaction. All of Sabaton's music is about historical military events. They have an official YT channel that explains the history behind each of their songs. th-cam.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/w-d-xo.html. Hannes was the German soldier deafened by the grenade in the beginning and the first soldier to step out into no man's land. All of the band members play soldiers in the video. This song really hits me in the feels and does a great job of capturing the brotherhood of arms I felt during my service. Add Floor's epic and divine vocals at the end and this is a true masterpiece of art.
This is a true story. Almost all Sabaton songs are based on real life military battles and situations. Hannes Van Dahl is the blond guy who gets injured by the grenade at the start of the video. Did you recognize the choral voice over the credits? Great ear Brad. The Valkyrie Queen herself. Calling the souls of the fallen warriors to Valhalla! 🙏🙏🙏
Love your reactions, just found this channel a few days ago. Very nice to watch and listen through you, and find an even bigger joy of the things I love myself. Sabaton is so good. And Nightwish ofcourse. There are many epic bands out there, and I almost feel like making a list for you. Would be content for years to come :-) Perhaps I will, allthough many commenters in here will shurly bring them up.
I didn’t see it posted earlier but the band played the key roles: lead singer Joakim Broden played piano, bass player Par Sundstrom was writing in the journal, guitarist Chris Rorland was the officer looking at his family picture, guitarist/keyboards Tommy Johansson played the middle solo and drummer Hannes Van Dahl was the first out of the trench. These guys celebrate heroism, sacrifice and bravery in their historical songs. You want a fun next tune try ‘7 Pillars of Wisdom’ music video about Lawrence of Arabia.
Hannes Van Dahl (the drummer) was the german soldier stunned by the grenade and the first one to come out of the trenches. Floor was the icing on this (christmas) cake. The metal scene is just one great family.
Floor's husband is Hannes Van Dahl. He is the one that nearly get blown up with the hand grenade at the start, and also the first man out if the trenches
Their sound varies with the stories they tell. Almost all their songs (from their second album and forward) are about events, persons or concepts in war history. Suggestions: "The Attack of the Dead Men", "Angels Calling ft. Apocalyptica", "En livstid i krig" (live from Gothenburg, closed captions are availabe), "Cliffs of Galipoli", "Great War", "A ghost in the trenches", "Seven pillars of wisdom", "82nd all the way", and "The Last Stand" Sabaton also has a history channel where they have historians talk about the events/persons the songs are about. th-cam.com/channels/aG4CBbZih6nLzD08bTBGfw.html
All of the songs these guys write her about military history in one aspect or another, one war or another. I’m new into them and only on five of their albums but very good band and extremely excellent storytelling.
@@fredriknilsson6042 oh I see. I’ll see if I can find out which one that is. Great themem to go on with your music though, you never run out of topics for sure.
@@fredriknilsson6042 all right, thanks man. I do have to admit that one thing I really like about Sabaton is the metal backing up the historical military stories but I’d really like to see what they sound like otherwise. Either way I’m glad that they went the direction they did because it’s interesting to learn while you listen. It reminds me of those old iron maiden songs… aces hi, run to the Hills, the trooper.
Sabaton are basically the modern equivalent of the medieval bards. Their songs are for the most part all history based and telling stories of things that have happened or of individual people. They do not take sides or have any bias as they sing songs and tell the stories from all sides be it German, American, Russian or what have you. So yeah all of their music are of things that have really happened or of real people from history. And their videos are top notch as you see, they put a lot of effort and care into them and they are some of the best music videos around. Also their live performances of the songs are just as good as the videos as they put the same amount of effort into those as well when on stage.
What an AMAZING 🌟CHRISTMAS🌟 Song by SABATON. The lyrics and the MUSIC inspire You. And the Video, Unbelievable. All Band Members play a Role. Also the HUSBAND from FLOOR JANSEN, The DRUMMER van SABATON, HANNES VAN DAHL. He was the wounded SOLDIER. It's also a piece of history. You can learn a lot. and it is very EMOTIONAL 😢 And at the end the Voice of FLOOR JANSEN, makes it extra Beautiful...💫 ☃️🎄🕊️ We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... We are all.... FRIENDS 🤝🤝 For Me The CHRISTMAS SONG of the Year 2021...💫 A little PEACE 🕊 and LOVE ❤️ for Everyone 🌹 WARS are TERRIBLE... Let's all think a little bit about 🌟 CHRISTMAS TRUCE🌟 this is so often FORGOTTEN!!!! Thank you this was AMAZING. Love and Peace 🕊 I Love SABATON 🌟 And NIGHTWISH 🌟 Love from the Netherlands ️❤️🤍💙 🇳🇱 🙋🏼♀️
Sabaton also has a History Channel on TH-cam you may like to check out at some point if your into learning the history that goes with each song they do
We the army welcome you to the world of Sabaton. This song is from their upcoming album that will be released in March. I recommend you to check out some of their other songs... Official musicvideos; Bismarck Screaming Eagles Soldier of heaven 82nd all the way Great war To hell and back Ghost in the trenches Angel's calling ft Apocalyptica Live videos; Uprising live Woodstock En livstid I krig live Gothenburg (caps on) Ghost Division live Woodstock Swedish pagans live Wacken Animated videos; No bullets fly animated story Nightwitches full animated story Sabaton is all about history, they never takes sides, they never glorifies war. They just tell the story as accurate as they can, both in lyrics and their videos. They also make you curious about history and have their own Sabaton history channel in co-op with Indy Nidell, there you can watch episodes with the backstory from every song. Btw..liked and subscribed 😀
Thank you for a great reaction & post. This event actually happened all along the Western Front on Dec 25, 1914. There are two memorials (that I know of) commemorating the event one (The Cross) in Ypres, Belgium and another ((Two soldiers playing football/soccer) at Liverpool, UK. Fantastically, the front line soldiers are responsible for the event. The military leadership was totally against it at the time (Go figure, huh). Take care and best to you and yours.
Sabaton is a Swedish band that writes and sings about Actual historic events, battles, moments of heroism and wars, but hey don't glorify war whatsoever. They will be releasing their 10th studio album on March 4th 2022. Nice thing about them is that their video's never blocked so it's TH-cam safe. (except for some Wacken video's that gets blocked by Wacken) If you really want to go down the Sabaton rabbit-hole, I would recommend these: (These are all from the Sabaton Channel, and they never block videos so it's safe to use) [live at Woodstock 2012]: Ghost Division, 40:1 and Uprising [Great Tour Live Videos]: En Livstied I Krig (make sure to turn subtitles on), Red Baron, Swedish Pagans, Primo Victoria, Fields of Verdun, Devil Dogs & Angels Calling [Lyric videos]: Attack of the dead men, The Final Solution, In Flanders Fields, 82nd All the way, Sparta, Shiroyama, Cliffs Of Gallipolli and The lost betallion [Music Video's]: Bismarck, Christmas Truce, Steel Commanders, Defence of Moscow, Livgardet (make sure to turn subtitles on), Fields of Verdun, Rourke's Drift, Screaming Eagles, Uprising The Future Of Warfare (Building Blocks Video) & Seven Pillars of wisdom [Animated History Video's]: Night Witches and No Bullets Fly (not animated music video's, the animated history/story video's) [Covers]: Kingdom Come [Offical video] and I'm sure people told you but in case, Sabaton have another channel (Sabaton History Channel) where they do a deep dive into the history behind the songs with Indy Nidell.
My entire family and I are huge Sabaton fans! 🙂👍🏻 I would highly recommend “Bismarck” for your next song on your Sabaton journey. But the newer songs like “Soldier of Heaven” and “Defense of Moscow” are great too. For live songs, “Uprising”, “40 to 1”, and “Ghost Division” live from Woodstock, “En Livstid I Krig (A Lifetime of War) live from Gothenburg, (be sure to put on English subtitles for that one), and “Swedish Pagans” live from Wacken are great. Some of my other favorites are “The Last Stand” … and “Night Witches” and “No Bullets Fly” - both are great with the Yarnhub Animated Story versions. Great reaction to a great band!
Have you heard the other side of the Human nature Album from Nightwish there's this video the fans made that got approval from the band. It has a lot of beautiful visuals of nature I'm sure you'll both love it. Hannes is a great drummer and Sabaton worked hard to make this film I think they acted it out very good. The guy who walked out of the trench first with the long blond hair the guy who almost died from the grenade is Hannes. Check out more Sabaton they bring out war theme songs but they always have a message that makes you think and I like that. Thank you.
sabaton is a true epic band but even for sabaton this video was indeed a real short movie. but it's actually not about this song that makes it great but the emotionally content. especially cause we know it's about one of the most special moments in the history of WWI. it make that we connect the video and the song combined with our inner emotions that makes this song outstanding.
This "unreal" story really happened in WW 1 in Belgium between soldiers of Germany, England and France and the Germans started singing Christmas songs on this day, Dec. 24 1914. They stopped shooting for one day against all orders and come together on Christmas day.
From History channel I (recommend to look) b4 each song there are rather soon published on what occasion each song is based on. In this once in a history (I sure wish it would not be) took part round 100k soldiers and front line officers
all of sabatons songs are based on actual events...floors husband is hannes the first long haired blonde soldier ......you should check out no bullets fly
This old metal/rock head is so much obsessed with Sabaton. Sabaton is not political, their mantra is, Lest We Forget, they sing about military sacrifices throughout history of known and unknown stories. This band is right up there with Nightwish, Tool, Pink Floyd for me. They have their own history channel, Sabaton History it explains the factual history behind a lot of their songs. My suggestion would be Do the official animated story video’s, No Bullets Fly and Night Witches. Their animated story videos merges Sabaton History channel with the songs so make sure you put Sabaton animated story to No Bullets Fly & Night Witches. Like you did in this video make sure you go all the way to the end lots of reactors don’t they may miss a lot! The soldier that almost gets blown up by the grenade , and goes into no man’s land is Haines the drummer of Sabaton & Floors husband. Anything they do is fantastic, Live I recommend 40-1 in Woodstock, Poland as your first venture into this incredible band! I wish I could send you the links but don’t know how I’m old! Stay Safe Rock On!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
They make incredible movie like videos.. but you should check out some of their live stuff. but also check out No bullets fly and night witches the animated stories and The Bismark.
Good one guys, it did happen. Briefly.there were little truces to bury the dead along the way for the next 4 years Bosses weren't happy with this one , re deployed.
Im not really in Sabaton, This Part is filled by my 15 Year younger then me Angel,that insist to marry me;) been to 2 of their Concerts, great Show, very Impressive life, and great Production. They get much more adulescent since starting Performing also in Song writing, sometimes ist just Rock not Metal in my Ears. If the Style hit you, they are an great Choice in Versality and Musicmanship. nice Recap, stay Healthy, NW Army Bavaria out.
Maybe you would be interested in finding a war hero from the WW2 in Canada?? If that is the case.... Then check out: -SABATON- , -No Bullets Fly- Animated Story. 8 min, 47 sec. (if you choose the shorter one, you will loose the whole story ) . Much Love 💙💛💙
Is it just me, or is the sound out of sync? All the band were being actors! Hannes was the one concussed by the grenade, and walking out of the trench. Joakim on piano is awesome, they have their own military history channel. That voice! Yay! She can bring men to tears too. Album, "The War to end all Wars", coming soon.
great reaction, another good song and music video on this topic is 1983 Paul McCartney - Pipe Of Peace deff worth a watch. there is a decent movie (2005) "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas) shows the German, French & British (well a Scottish unit) , sadly when word of these events got out many units were punished and relocated to other sections of the line were the fighting was more savage. and then they made sure on holidays they would launch attacks and such. but the war took a turn and got more deadly esp once GAS started to be used in 1915 some soldier tried to repeat the event of 1914 but were shot. also Sabaton has their own "Sabaton History Channel" were the cover the topic of the song for this song - th-cam.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/w-d-xo.html
It's a beatiful song for sure, I would recommend en livstid i krig th-cam.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/w-d-xo.html, it got subtitles, swedish song but they are amazing live. I saw them and this song makes me cry, if u don't get goosebumps, you are a hard ass :)
for your own interest here is the animated story done by Sabaton with more details about this Truce which I enjoyed even though I knew the story th-cam.com/video/QSUclZ6Ma28/w-d-xo.html
So you tasted the Sabaton, ye be warned! All of the Songs are based on real events or Persons, just like Christmas Truce! This happened on 24th December 1914...oh and btw, the cross which was portrayed in the video is real, its still there on a field in france
please, for next Sabaton song try react to "no bullets fly" th-cam.com/video/dslO-3GgenY/w-d-xo.html like this one is from a true story and to be watched to the end
Worth reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce It wasn't just this event though, similar things happened in many places along the front and after Christmas the commanders had units moved to other areas, even so many refused to fire on their "friends" or to deliberately aim off and were field executed together with some shell-shocked and mentally destroyed troops. The whole mess is not happy reading.
Sabaton is all historical events that tend to just represent the events without bias. Recommend no bullets fly but be sure it’s the animated story.
Brad, you are correct. Drummer Hannes Van Dahl is married to Floor and they have a daughter together.
The song is about the 1 day western front truce on Christmas Day ,1914 in WWI.
Hannes was the blond guy almost getting blown up by the grenade at the beginning, and the first one out of the trenches.
This is a great Anthem of humanity. And then there's Floor. 💗👸
The cross in the end actually exists. It's located somewhere near Ypres in Belgium. It's a memorial for the Christmas truce and was put there in 1999.
It's in the village of Ploegsteert,indeed near Ieper.
@@patverum9051 I didn't know that, thanks for the info.
8:55 YES..... A "new" reactor who recognizes Floor's voice. Kudos to you, Brad. That shows you're really in to Nightwish because some of the long time so called "reactors/fans" didn't recognize her at all. How could they miss the most distinctive voice in the world? Stay safe, stay healthy, stay warm and 🤘🤘🤘
Her voice is very distinct. Love it 😁
Despite being a massive Nightwish fan, I didn't really fancy listening to Sabaton, as most of their songs are written about historical events. I first heard/watched this on Boxing Day and immediately cried. This piece of music captures perfectly, the futility of war, but also manages to recreate the horror of trench warfare. This has become my favourite Christmas track ever (and that is saying something, as I am old enough to remember the classic hits in England in the early 70's. Great reaction guys. Big hug from Blighty x
AWESOME VERY IMPRESSIVE SONG and FLOOR with her OUT OF THIS WORLD STUNNING VOICE at the end .My God SO BRILLIANT.
Sabaton had been working on this piece of history since 2014. They pride themselves at presenting battles accurately, without bias. It took them so long because they wanted to "get it right." Like Nightwish, everything in a Sabaton song has meaning and I think Floor singing the outro is a part of that. Thank you for listening to the very end. Many reactors haven't. I, for one, will listen to this song year round, not just at Christmas.
First of all: Props for catching Floor's cameo at the end. Many reactors miss it by either not watching the credits, or by not recognizing the voice. With Sabaton specifically, however, it is a good idea to watch their music videos to the very end as they like to hide little easter-eggs in there every so often.
That said, almost all of Sabaton's music is centered around various historical events (predominantly military history). In a sense they use the medium of music to keep the memory of the events in question alive for future generations without picking a side. And more often than not they spark a curiosity for history in their audience - which is a good thing in my book.
As a result of their choice of subject matter, Sabaton songs tend to hit fairly hard on an emotional level. This is particularly well illustrated in the two animated story videos on their channel: No Bullets Fly and Night Witches respectively. In addition to that they also have a separate channel, Sabaton History, on which they go into detail on the events their songs are about.
In addition to the two aforementioned songs, I would like to add a few more recommendations:
Bismarck - about the hunt for and eventual sinking of KMS Bismarck
The Last Stand - about the last stand of the Swiss Guard during the sacking of Rome in 1527
Shiroyama - about the end of the era of Samurai
A Ghost in the Trenches - The exploits of a certain First Nations' scout and marksman during WW1.
and many, many more....
Yes, that is history. This happened in the same way in WW 1 and never again, because it was a thorn in the side of the commanders to see the other side not only as soldiers but as humen beings who all did not want to be there.
Floor's man is the long-haired blonde who first climbed out of the trench death-defying.
Great to see you discovering Sabaton. React to their animated story video of No bullets fly. It's also another touching story in war context.
Great reaction guys. And, the voice at the end is Floor's. Sabaton writes beautiful songs and we would learn more about history, if teachers were using Sabaton as co-teachers. Sabaton have also an history channel where they explain and tell about the event in their songs. Many of Floor's cover during covid-19 were filmed by Hannes and the music arrangement are also arranged by one of the guitarist in Sabaton. You should check them. For Sabaton: 40:1 in Woodstock (Poland foran 700.000) Ghost Division (same concert) - One of my favourite, the animated Night Wishes (about the russian women pilots that never were recognized for their great contribution to the war effort against Germany) and many more.
Yes of course it's Floor - Sabaton and Floor toured together back in 2014/15 before she disbanded ReVamp and went full time Nightwish. Hannes and her were engaged back then - and it's Sabaton guitarist on some of Floor's covers.
Great reaction from you 👍
The monument is real and in Belgium, although placed only 25 years ago. As mentioned by others, FLOOR singing the outro😍
Great reaction Brad and Lucy. All Sabaton songs are about war history. They write songs about heroic individual soldiers, units and battles. They don't take sides, so they write about Americans, Russians, Poles, Swedes and Germans among others (their latest single "Soldier of Heaven" is about Italian Mountain fighters in WW1) They treat their subject matter VERY seriously, so serious in fact that they have a dedicated war history channel on You Tube called "Sabaton History", where they explain the events behind each song. A suggestion for your next Sabaton Reaction: "No Bullets Fly - Animated STORY Video). Remember to watch to the very end.👍👍
Love you, wife's comment of Floor's mermaid voice. Nice reaction, guys. Your metal journey is getting better and better. I guess Sabaton Bismarck is coming next 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you for your entertaining reactions. Sabaton, like Nightwish is best live. You should check out ”En livstid i krig”, live from Gothenburg. Make sure you put on subtitles. Please 🙏🙏🙏😉
Choice reaction!!! Incredibly well done video for sure!! And having Floor involved just makes it that much better! Cheers!!
Good reaction. For a Canadian connection, react to their "The Price of a Mile". It is about one of Canada's bloodiest battle in WW1. Sabaton partners with Yarnhub and produce some great animated videos. For a great reaction, I suggest the animated version of "Night Witches" for history few people know about.
Sabaton really know how to tell a story both with song and visuals. Their newest "Soldier of Heaven" hits home for anyone who's served of has had family who served.
Re: the "No Bullets Fly" video, watch the Animated one as it has a whole intro and outro about the incident and when it came to public like 40 years later. It's touching and beautiful. Same with the "Nightwitches" video; The ladies of the 588th were cast from tungsten clad titanium, and will always be remembered.
Powerful Song by Great band "Sabaton" (A sabaton or solleret is part of a knight's body armor that covers the foot.) , And Floor's voice at the end ...
Now think about that Sabaton song, think about those fallen soldiers, and here is why We call Floor "The Valkyrie"... : In Germanic mythology, the Valkyries were Odin's comrades-in-arms or shield bearers. The Valkyries rode above the battlefields and took the heroes who had fallen in battle to Valhalla... I think, that Sabaton did this part just because of that (At least I hope so)...
Interesting theory, but maybe a tad too esoteric, when there is another explanation that is much simpler: Christmas is about being with your loved ones (if at all possible) and by bringing Floor in for this song, Sabaton has done exatly that: Husband and wife. Whichever the case, having her take part in this song is the icing on the proverbial cake.
@@ranekeisenkralle8265 True also , but I am Huge Floor Fan , so I am Not Sorry 🙃.
@@TimoArula Fair.
It's all about wars, battles, heroes... with dignity and style. Check out the official lyric videos for "Night Witches" and "No Bullets Fly" and also "Livstid i krig" (live from Gothenburg). Some of my favorite songs for you to hear (and react) also: 'Ghost Division', 'Bismarck', 'White Death', 'The Final Solution', 'Steel Commanders'. In my opinion, Sabaton has no bad songs. Have fun with your journey with their music.
I was there in Gothenburg and I can only agree with you. Sabatons drummer (Hannes Van Dahl) is married to Floor yeah.
The animated versions
If you want another emotional roller ride coaster from Sabaton, check out "No Bullets Fly Animated Story Video".
The story is from WWII and will blow your mind as it actually happened!
Also Brad, turn the subtitles on from this point forward. The lyrics in this song are pretty easy to decipher but faster tempo songs not so much.
The lyrics are super important in the Sabaton realm. Remember that 99% of what they sing about all actually happened in history!
Bring tissues for that one. It pulls at the heart strings.
Welcome to heavy metal history! The band is Sabaton from Sweden! all but one of their albums is about war and history. (The Metalizer album was before they came up with the history idea) They do not pick sides or political ideals in any of their songs they just tell the story.
Their most recent and their next album are all based on stories of WW1.
Congrats you got Floor right . Her husband Hannes Van Dahl is the blonde guy blown up in the beginning & 1st on out of the trench
Great comments. Greetings from vienna
Great reaction. All of Sabaton's music is about historical military events. They have an official YT channel that explains the history behind each of their songs. th-cam.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/w-d-xo.html. Hannes was the German soldier deafened by the grenade in the beginning and the first soldier to step out into no man's land. All of the band members play soldiers in the video. This song really hits me in the feels and does a great job of capturing the brotherhood of arms I felt during my service. Add Floor's epic and divine vocals at the end and this is a true masterpiece of art.
Not all music, the first was just metal
@@fredriknilsson6042 My bad. Thank you for the correction.
Welcome to Sabaton! Glad you enjoyed it.
This is a true story. Almost all Sabaton songs are based on real life military battles and situations. Hannes Van Dahl is the blond guy who gets injured by the grenade at the start of the video. Did you recognize the choral voice over the credits? Great ear Brad. The Valkyrie Queen herself. Calling the souls of the fallen warriors to Valhalla! 🙏🙏🙏
Love your reactions, just found this channel a few days ago. Very nice to watch and listen through you, and find an even bigger joy of the things I love myself. Sabaton is so good. And Nightwish ofcourse. There are many epic bands out there, and I almost feel like making a list for you. Would be content for years to come :-) Perhaps I will, allthough many commenters in here will shurly bring them up.
Thank you so much!!
I didn’t see it posted earlier but the band played the key roles: lead singer Joakim Broden played piano, bass player Par Sundstrom was writing in the journal, guitarist Chris Rorland was the officer looking at his family picture, guitarist/keyboards Tommy Johansson played the middle solo and drummer Hannes Van Dahl was the first out of the trench. These guys celebrate heroism, sacrifice and bravery in their historical songs. You want a fun next tune try ‘7 Pillars of Wisdom’ music video about Lawrence of Arabia.
Hannes Van Dahl (the drummer) was the german soldier stunned by the grenade and the first one to come out of the trenches. Floor was the icing on this (christmas) cake. The metal scene is just one great family.
Floor's husband is Hannes Van Dahl. He is the one that nearly get blown up with the hand grenade at the start, and also the first man out if the trenches
Their sound varies with the stories they tell.
Almost all their songs (from their second album and forward) are about events, persons or concepts in war history.
Suggestions: "The Attack of the Dead Men", "Angels Calling ft. Apocalyptica", "En livstid i krig" (live from Gothenburg, closed captions are availabe), "Cliffs of Galipoli", "Great War", "A ghost in the trenches", "Seven pillars of wisdom", "82nd all the way", and "The Last Stand"
Sabaton also has a history channel where they have historians talk about the events/persons the songs are about.
th-cam.com/channels/aG4CBbZih6nLzD08bTBGfw.html
You have just scratched the surface of your Sabaton journey.
10:45 Floor's husband is the soldier who leaves the trenches first.
I love your emotional reaction.
All of the songs these guys write her about military history in one aspect or another, one war or another. I’m new into them and only on five of their albums but very good band and extremely excellent storytelling.
Not the first album
@@fredriknilsson6042 oh I see. I’ll see if I can find out which one that is. Great themem to go on with your music though, you never run out of topics for sure.
@@robertdysonn sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_for_Fight it is not on Spotify but Metalizer is almost the same album
@@fredriknilsson6042 all right, thanks man. I do have to admit that one thing I really like about Sabaton is the metal backing up the historical military stories but I’d really like to see what they sound like otherwise. Either way I’m glad that they went the direction they did because it’s interesting to learn while you listen. It reminds me of those old iron maiden songs… aces hi, run to the Hills, the trooper.
Great reaction!!
An amazing song!
The beautiful voice at the end is indeed Floors voice.
Yeah! New members to the Sabaton Army! For a different feel try Bismarck from them. ;)
Keep cracking-on. Look at "Bismarck" next. Fantastic. (-:
Hey, you should definitely check out Sabaton The Bismarck official music video, thanks requesting 😎
Go Sabaton, Go Floor!!!!!!
I do like this band and the history songs. Very awesome!!
Sabaton are basically the modern equivalent of the medieval bards. Their songs are for the most part all history based and telling stories of things that have happened or of individual people. They do not take sides or have any bias as they sing songs and tell the stories from all sides be it German, American, Russian or what have you. So yeah all of their music are of things that have really happened or of real people from history.
And their videos are top notch as you see, they put a lot of effort and care into them and they are some of the best music videos around. Also their live performances of the songs are just as good as the videos as they put the same amount of effort into those as well when on stage.
A great reaction. Good that you noticed Floor. A lot of reactors skipped the credits.
What an AMAZING
🌟CHRISTMAS🌟
Song by SABATON.
The lyrics and the MUSIC
inspire You.
And the Video, Unbelievable.
All Band Members play a Role.
Also the HUSBAND from
FLOOR JANSEN,
The DRUMMER van SABATON,
HANNES VAN DAHL.
He was the wounded SOLDIER.
It's also a piece of history.
You can learn a lot.
and it is very EMOTIONAL 😢
And at the end the Voice of
FLOOR JANSEN,
makes it extra Beautiful...💫
☃️🎄🕊️
We are all....
We are all....
We are all....
We are all....
FRIENDS 🤝🤝
For Me The CHRISTMAS SONG
of the Year 2021...💫
A little PEACE 🕊 and
LOVE ❤️ for Everyone 🌹
WARS are TERRIBLE...
Let's all think a little bit about
🌟 CHRISTMAS TRUCE🌟
this is so often
FORGOTTEN!!!!
Thank you this was
AMAZING.
Love and Peace 🕊
I Love SABATON 🌟
And NIGHTWISH 🌟
Love from the Netherlands
️❤️🤍💙 🇳🇱 🙋🏼♀️
Sabaton are a Swedish band and you will love the other videos they have made.
Sabaton also has a History Channel on TH-cam you may like to check out at some point if your into learning the history that goes with each song they do
agreed
Hannes is Floor's husband. If you want to see him. There is a video on TH-cam that Hannes did a week ago.
We the army welcome you to the world of Sabaton.
This song is from their upcoming album that will be released in March.
I recommend you to check out some of their other songs...
Official musicvideos;
Bismarck
Screaming Eagles
Soldier of heaven
82nd all the way
Great war
To hell and back
Ghost in the trenches
Angel's calling ft Apocalyptica
Live videos;
Uprising live Woodstock
En livstid I krig live Gothenburg (caps on)
Ghost Division live Woodstock
Swedish pagans live Wacken
Animated videos;
No bullets fly animated story
Nightwitches full animated story
Sabaton is all about history, they never takes sides, they never glorifies war. They just tell the story as accurate as they can, both in lyrics and their videos. They also make you curious about history and have their own Sabaton history channel in co-op with Indy Nidell, there you can watch episodes with the backstory from every song.
Btw..liked and subscribed 😀
Thank you Mia 😊
Thank you for a great reaction & post. This event actually happened all along the Western Front on Dec 25, 1914. There are two memorials (that I know of) commemorating the event one (The Cross) in Ypres, Belgium and another ((Two soldiers playing football/soccer) at Liverpool, UK. Fantastically, the front line soldiers are responsible for the event. The military leadership was totally against it at the time (Go figure, huh). Take care and best to you and yours.
Sabaton is a Swedish band that writes and sings about Actual historic events, battles, moments of heroism and wars, but hey don't glorify war whatsoever.
They will be releasing their 10th studio album on March 4th 2022.
Nice thing about them is that their video's never blocked so it's TH-cam safe. (except for some Wacken video's that gets blocked by Wacken)
If you really want to go down the Sabaton rabbit-hole, I would recommend these:
(These are all from the Sabaton Channel, and they never block videos so it's safe to use)
[live at Woodstock 2012]: Ghost Division, 40:1 and Uprising
[Great Tour Live Videos]: En Livstied I Krig (make sure to turn subtitles on), Red Baron, Swedish Pagans, Primo Victoria, Fields of Verdun, Devil Dogs & Angels Calling
[Lyric videos]: Attack of the dead men, The Final Solution, In Flanders Fields, 82nd All the way, Sparta, Shiroyama, Cliffs Of Gallipolli and The lost betallion
[Music Video's]: Bismarck, Christmas Truce, Steel Commanders, Defence of Moscow, Livgardet (make sure to turn subtitles on), Fields of Verdun, Rourke's Drift, Screaming Eagles, Uprising The Future Of Warfare (Building Blocks Video) & Seven Pillars of wisdom
[Animated History Video's]: Night Witches and No Bullets Fly (not animated music video's, the animated history/story video's)
[Covers]: Kingdom Come [Offical video]
and I'm sure people told you but in case, Sabaton have another channel (Sabaton History Channel) where they do a deep dive into the history behind the songs with Indy Nidell.
Thank you for that 😁
check out their new album. released last week. my favorite is "race to the sea"
According to Tank the Tech, there are 93 names on the credits.
My entire family and I are huge Sabaton fans! 🙂👍🏻 I would highly recommend “Bismarck” for your next song on your Sabaton journey. But the newer songs like “Soldier of Heaven” and “Defense of Moscow” are great too. For live songs, “Uprising”, “40 to 1”, and “Ghost Division” live from Woodstock, “En Livstid I Krig (A Lifetime of War) live from Gothenburg, (be sure to put on English subtitles for that one), and “Swedish Pagans” live from Wacken are great. Some of my other favorites are “The Last Stand” … and “Night Witches” and “No Bullets Fly” - both are great with the Yarnhub Animated Story versions. Great reaction to a great band!
Have you heard the other side of the Human nature Album from Nightwish there's this video the fans made that got approval from the band. It has a lot of beautiful visuals of nature I'm sure you'll both love it. Hannes is a great drummer and Sabaton worked hard to make this film I think they acted it out very good. The guy who walked out of the trench first with the long blond hair the guy who almost died from the grenade is Hannes. Check out more Sabaton they bring out war theme songs but they always have a message that makes you think and I like that. Thank you.
sabaton is a true epic band but even for sabaton this video was indeed a real short movie. but it's actually not about this song that makes it great but the emotionally content. especially cause we know it's about one of the most special moments in the history of WWI. it make that we connect the video and the song combined with our inner emotions that makes this song outstanding.
This "unreal" story really happened in WW 1 in Belgium between soldiers of Germany, England and France and the Germans started singing Christmas songs on this day, Dec. 24 1914. They stopped shooting for one day against all orders and come together on Christmas day.
From History channel I (recommend to look) b4 each song there are rather soon published on what occasion each song is based on. In this once in a history (I sure wish it would not be) took part round 100k soldiers and front line officers
all of sabatons songs are based on actual events...floors husband is hannes the first long haired blonde soldier ......you should check out no bullets fly
Bela reação, bem vindos ao Mundo Sabaton. Por favor façam a reação das músicas: BISMARCK - SOLDIER OF HEAVEN - GREAT WAR - NO BULLETS FLY
This old metal/rock head is so much obsessed with Sabaton. Sabaton is not political, their mantra is, Lest We Forget, they sing about military sacrifices throughout history of known and unknown stories. This band is right up there with Nightwish, Tool, Pink Floyd for me. They have their own history channel, Sabaton History it explains the factual history behind a lot of their songs. My suggestion would be Do the official animated story video’s, No Bullets Fly and Night Witches. Their animated story videos merges Sabaton History channel with the songs so make sure you put Sabaton animated story to No Bullets Fly & Night Witches. Like you did in this video make sure you go all the way to the end lots of reactors don’t they may miss a lot! The soldier that almost gets blown up by the grenade , and goes into no man’s land is Haines the drummer of Sabaton & Floors husband. Anything they do is fantastic, Live I recommend 40-1 in Woodstock, Poland as your first venture into this incredible band! I wish I could send you the links but don’t know how I’m old! Stay Safe Rock On!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
The first guy you see in the trench is Hannis Van Dalh, Floor's Husband!!!!
SABATONNN YOOO
Sabaton En Livs Tid i Krig live from Gothenburg with English subtitles.
Great reaction! You may want to check out "Soldier Of Heaven" if you haven't already. 😊
you should definitely check out " Steel Commanders "
They make incredible movie like videos.. but you should check out some of their live stuff. but also check out No bullets fly and night witches the animated stories and The Bismark.
Soldier of Heaven next. 👍
Watch the animated story video of this song and you Will find out the story about this song👍🤘
Good one guys, it did happen. Briefly.there were little truces to bury the dead along the way for the next 4 years
Bosses weren't happy with this one , re deployed.
History with a beat!
And Floor to sing us out , all there hits are to do with historical events and they have a history channel
Im not really in Sabaton, This Part is filled by my 15 Year younger then me Angel,that insist to marry me;) been to 2 of their Concerts, great Show, very Impressive life, and great Production. They get much more adulescent since starting Performing also in Song writing, sometimes ist just Rock not Metal in my Ears. If the Style hit you, they are an great Choice in Versality and Musicmanship. nice Recap, stay Healthy, NW Army Bavaria out.
Maybe you would be interested in finding a war hero from the WW2 in Canada??
If that is the case....
Then check out:
-SABATON- , -No Bullets Fly- Animated Story. 8 min, 47 sec. (if you choose the shorter one, you will loose the whole story ) .
Much Love 💙💛💙
May I suggest Final Solution by Sabaton also...
I wouldn’t have been first outta the trench. No way in hell. Maybe 452nd. I bet the piano regrets leaving. RIP Wagner piano.
Is it just me, or is the sound out of sync?
All the band were being actors!
Hannes was the one concussed by the grenade, and walking out of the trench.
Joakim on piano is awesome, they have their own military history channel.
That voice! Yay! She can bring men to tears too.
Album, "The War to end all Wars", coming soon.
Yes, it was at the end. I'm working on that 🙂
11:55 wait till you react to Bismarck..
Sabaton, Nightwish, Rammstein... still Epica is missing 😂
great reaction, another good song and music video on this topic is 1983 Paul McCartney - Pipe Of Peace deff worth a watch. there is a decent movie (2005) "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas) shows the German, French & British (well a Scottish unit) , sadly when word of these events got out many units were punished and relocated to other sections of the line were the fighting was more savage. and then they made sure on holidays they would launch attacks and such. but the war took a turn and got more deadly esp once GAS started to be used in 1915 some soldier tried to repeat the event of 1914 but were shot. also Sabaton has their own "Sabaton History Channel" were the cover the topic of the song for this song - th-cam.com/video/LJq64dF5ZfQ/w-d-xo.html
World War 1 ( 1914 - 1918 ).
It is floor she is married to sabaton drummer
It's a beatiful song for sure, I would recommend en livstid i krig th-cam.com/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/w-d-xo.html, it got subtitles, swedish song but they are amazing live. I saw them and this song makes me cry, if u don't get goosebumps, you are a hard ass :)
for your own interest here is the animated story done by Sabaton with more details about this Truce which I enjoyed even though I knew the story th-cam.com/video/QSUclZ6Ma28/w-d-xo.html
So you tasted the Sabaton, ye be warned! All of the Songs are based on real events or Persons, just like Christmas Truce! This happened on 24th December 1914...oh and btw, the cross which was portrayed in the video is real, its still there on a field in france
It is, in the actual spot.
Incidentally, IIRC, you have the same name as Floor's huge Irish Wolfhound.
Hej i skal høre soldier of heaven .
please, for next Sabaton song try react to "no bullets fly" th-cam.com/video/dslO-3GgenY/w-d-xo.html like this one is from a true story and to be watched to the end
At the end at the cross that was Hannes.
No, Hannes was the one wounded by the grenade. Pär was carving 2021 in the cross
@@PatrickVanDijk_NL You're right, stupid of me.
Worth reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
It wasn't just this event though, similar things happened in many places along the front and after Christmas the commanders had units moved to other areas, even so many refused to fire on their "friends" or to deliberately aim off and were field executed together with some shell-shocked and mentally destroyed troops. The whole mess is not happy reading.