The Battle of Midway began on June 4, 1942. It marked a turning point in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and was fought almost entirely with aircraft. During this battle, the USA destroyed most of Japan’s aircraft carriers and eliminated its best trained naval pilots. It subsequently ended the threat of a Japanese invasion in the Pacific. Read more about the Battle of Midway 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/battle-of-midway-starts/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/TH-cam ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
If you dig naval songs, you might like Tirpitz by Heaven Shall Burn. Way more intense, musically, but interesting lyrics about the Tripitz a Bismarck-class battleship
@@MercTheGreat it does sound pretty good, but im not a huge fan of that kind of very fast metal i suppose? What i like most is industrial (+ndh) and sabaton's music. My list is public here on youtube if you want suggestions or just to see!
I was 10 long before Sabaton existed. But I love military history and Sabaton could have been designed to my requirements. I hope to hear songs from them about the Battle of Lepanto and the defeat of Jericho. No matter what they choose, though, I know they'll do great work.
Midway was basically the turning point that also was where Japan realized how futile in the end the war against America was going to be, their Kido Butai was shattered, four of six carriers were brought down in a ruthless counter attack. Kaga was pummeled to oblivion with so many bombs that they lost count how many were dropped on her, Akagi was sent up in flames by the mistake of Nagumo by a single bomb from Dick Best, Soryu was brought down low by aircraft by the crippled Yorktown, and Hiryu's pilots gave one last effort but ended up being brought down as well. A battle that was inspiring to America and moral crippling to Japan, several thousands lost in pretty much one battle. Pearl Harbour was avenged, four of its six assailants were defeated, at only the cost of Yorktown and Hammann.
It was like "If the battle of kursk took place in the pacific" with the same consequences too Much like germany after kursk Japan lost the initiative against america and it's going to stay like that until the end of the war
Had Shoukaku not taken severe damage months prior and Zuikaku not lost many of her fighter group, their participation in Midway could of been enough to have changed the outcome of the war. Midway almost went real south for the US Navy as Yorktown's dive bombers lost all of their bombs because of a faulty fail safe device that prematurely dropped the bombs instead of securing it, effectively making them slow lumbering fighter planes that could not dogfight. Enterprise's bomber group effectively got lost and were steering way off course. They were really lucky to have found IJN Arashi, having wasted 30 minutes in a duel against a US submarine that it never sank, realize it would essentially lose contact with the fleet and began streaming off so fast that the Enterprise bombers could tell from the wake she was making what direction the Japanese carrier task force had to be at.
@@WatcherMovie008 I'm pretty sure It'll be an even fight as yorktown wouldn't be injured by the battle of the coral reef as well, but as sun tzu said it best (paraphrased) "The key to not lose is within your hands, but the key to victory lay within your enemy's hands" Which roughly means that the amount of mistakes done by the IJN had given the US the golden opportunity
@@takebacktheholyland9306 They really underestimated how butthurt the average American would get over Pearl Harbor, or how impossibly large America's manufacturing base was compared to basically anyone else at that point. It was a good idea to attack Pearl Harbor, but afaik the actual battle fleet wasn't in harbor, just a buncha old boats being scuttled or repaired. Still, I don't think anyone was expecting America to go from isolationist, to seemingly crippled, to fielding a massive fuckoff military in only like 6 months.
Three, two, one... GO! FAR FROM SHORE A PACIFIC WAR BOMBS ARE FALLING FROM THE SKIES IT'S A BOMB RUN DAY IT'S A NAVAL WAY A BLOOD RED SUN IS ON THE RISE One of the best chorus of all time Powerful like battle of Midway!
Forgot the part just before, Midway! Display their might, Ordering carriers, Admirals at war, We Meet At Midway! To win the fight, Tactics are crucial, Naval War!
This song is an older song, I love how they’re making new lyric videos that are high quality for old songs. It shows the love they put into all their songs equally.
This song flows like crap so many hot spots "Power behind the lyrics" man you got to tell me what you're smoking please explain to me how these lyrics are powerful in any way shape or form?
@@Bigcheese1334 Dude I've seen you around here occassionally and it's quite an eyesore. Unless you're here just to find attention your parents didn't give to you in your younger age just stfu and don't break people's fun. Your existence among these videos ruin the song.
One of my favorite Sabaton songs Then again, most of their songs are my favorite songs Great to see you guys making official lyric videos for your older songs! Rock on Sabaton!
I love this song and to have Yorktown class carrier on the cover!!!! This song needs to be in the set list and played! June 4th is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway!!!
That’s not just any Yorktown-Class. That’s the seventh of her name. Most battle stars awarded during World War 2 and the Grey Ghost herself. USS Enterprise.
@@ph89787 you sure? I’ve always heard that it was Hornet with the flat bridge and Yorktown and Enterprise entire islands were completely identical, at least at Midway. Just looked it up she didn’t get the new bridge until after her refit in 43 so at Midway she would have been identical to Yorktown.
What makes Midway such a decisive battle is that 5 minutes between 1020-1025 when the Akagi Kaga and Soryu all where hit and later sunk from their damage. Then later when the Hiryu was hit and scuttled. Those 4 carriers were 2/3s or their front line carrier strength and Japan really didn't have the means to out produce the USA in tonnage of shipping. Yes we lost the Yorktown however we still had 4 more carriers left with 15 Essex class on the way plus all of the light carriers under construction.
Lesson taken is: if you're an emerging superpower country and doesn't have the advantage of vast industry and resources, don't try to pick a fight with a bigger bastard unless you want them to drop sun on your ass twice
What's interesting me is how you count 4 carriers? In the Pacific there were Enterprise and Hornet, Saratoga on repair, and Ranger + Wasp were in the Atlantic
@@T1UEscanor soon after Midway the Wasp was transferred to the Pacific Theater. She was lost during the struggle for Guadalcanal on September 15 1942 just over 5 months later. That was the 4th carrier I was talking about.
Is it just me or was the Saratoga under repair for a really long time? They had the Yorktown battle ready in 72 hours after reaching Pearl harbor but the Sara was what? Having her bulkheads padded? The Yorktown took heavy damage at the Coral Sea, the Japanese never expected her to ready for Midway but there she was. I'd also think the Wasp would have far better been used in the Pacific, wasn't she near Gibraltar on anti-sub duty or something? I can't see the CICPAC allocating such a valuable resource to the Atlantic when the needed flattops so badly in the Pacific. Midway was a great victory anyway and the moreso for having shown how fast they could work when they needed to. Without the Yorktown I doubt they would have had the strength necessary for torpedo planes to do their thing. I'm pretty sure all 3 carriers lost all their TBDs, they only carried one squadron each anyway...
@TiberiusMachado Saratoga had taken a long lance style of torpedo in January that destroyed 3 boiler rooms and opened a gash of about 100 feet along her hull in spots. Then she was returned to Bremerton to be modernized with more and better AA protection she got some of the first dual 5/38s in the fleet along with dual and quad 40mm bofors and 20mm orlikins. She also was fitted with a torpedo protection bulkhead for the first time ever along with boiler replacement and machinery upgrades new radars. All this was done in just under 60 working days. So while she missed the battle of Midway she got there on the 6th. She was the ace in the hole so to speak she brought in replacement planes for Hornet Enterprise and Midway itself plus her full airgroup. If Yamamoto had been foolish enough to attempt the landings he would have been facing fully equipped carriers with Midway having a full air wing also. UT would have been suicidal to even think about it.
This song was the first time I heard from Sabaton. That was back in 2012. Ohh the memories of better times. I never forget, listening to some Iron Maiden on YT, when out of nowhere there is a suggestion about a song, called Midway, from someone called Sabaton. I'm just like, hum, did someone write a song about the Battle of Midway? That's cool, let's hear it, see if a like it... That right there, I can put on the list with the best decisions I did in my life, I became a fan right from that moment, and from that moment, it only got better, every time Sabaton does a new song, is like the definitions of epic have been successful update. So afther all this years seing this, is really good surprise. Keep up the good work, and thank you for all the awesome songs you guys gave us every time.
I discovered them basically the same way, but I was watching either Mastadon or Man'O'War when Bismarck popped up as a suggestion. I had heard of the band before that, but didn't know anything about them.
About a decade ago, Van Canto + Sabaton version of Primo Victoria came at me.. then checked out live Carolus Rex .. never looked back. Closet full of their merch, lol.. and there's only 2 bands whose merch I buy (other is Blind Guardian. 3rd was Demons & Wizards, but they dissolved.. after headlining 2019 Wacken with Sabaton 😭)
The only problem I've ever had with this song, is that if it wasn't for the lyrics specifying that it's at Midway, the song could be about any naval battle with aircraft carriers. This song focuses much more on the fact that aircraft carriers are doing the fighting, along with the tactics and naval intelligence that goes along with them than what actually happened in the battle. Keep up making the great music! Maybe you can make an album focusing on the Pacific Theater at some point, and if you do, I hope you come back to Midway and sing about some of the coincidences that led up to those fateful 5 minutes.
This year marks the 80th anniversary!! It’s amazing how, in just a matter of minutes, the SBDs of Enterprise and Yorktown effectively turned the course of the Pacific War!
This one truly hit home for me. My great-grandfather on my Dad's side served in the Pacific Theatre of WW2. He was shot during battle, but lived to tell the tale of the Pacific and its many horrors. Although from what my dad has told me, my great-grandfather didn't really talk about it. Shockingly, this was the very battle during which my great-grandfather was shot.
I never got to meet the WW2 soldier I'm proud to call my great-grandfather. But I love him all the same. Without him, I wouldn't have the amazing father I have right now and the very fact he was a WW2 soldier would've died with my dad. I'm glad I found this out and it makes me interested in learning about the military part of my family.@@wonnijohn2765
A new album on the Pacific Theatre would be amazing. Songs discussing the true combined arms offensive of the Japanese in their Pacific Campaign, massive and tragic events of the Chinese front, the numerous Malay, Filipino, Indonesian, etc. resistance groups, and the rise of aircraft carriers as an icon of naval dominance.
I would love a sabaton song dedicated to Naval battles in the pacific: Leyte Gulf, Surigao Strait, the legend of the USS Enterprise or the showdown over the Marianas
I love this song, maybe one day they’ll make a song about the naval battle that took place around the Philippines. Its the largest naval battle and has many key points like when IJN Musashi was sunk to USS Johnston making an epic last stand. Was also the last battleship Vs battleship fight. Personaly I think this battle deserves its own song.
@@loriclimie4883 ironically a LOT of the Knife fights between IJN and US ships were pitched battles of a destroyer or two facing down battleships... kind of like Laffey, demon of the solomon isles
My grandpa got one of his 4 battle stars being in Halseys fleet during Midway. He was on an ammo boat for the US Navy. After the war he worked on sonar for the US dept of defense. I wont forget him he was a great guy.
This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs, but I especially like the line "a blood-red sun is on the rise". Because if you think about it, that's literally the flag of Japan: a blood-red, rising sun. Really clever!
Non song is identical to another, yet they all tell the same story of courage with the right amount of energy to bring over the intensity of each battle. I have never seen a better way to teach history, bring such songs in every school, and the lessons will be learned far better than with just reading out a text or asking questions. Keep up the good job you all have such a great talent, and there are still so many goods themes out there, just look at Ukraine and the fight the fighters in the Azov-Steelworks are putting up, this is the stuff legends are made of, and tales about them will still be recounted around camp fires in 100 years!
Hollywood did make a movie called Midway. But it was 50 years ago, i watched it when i was 10. Sabaton members weren't even born yet at that time. So i would say, that Sabatron made this song based on history first and maybe a bit on the movie, as well.
Yes, but showing the ideals of courage, bravery, and sacrifice to the very end is the very definition of honor. Death is honorless, but the way you face your ultimate demise can be one of the most honorable actions in your entire life.
I'm glad you didn't say TBD. Although the glory goes to the dive bombers If it hadnt been for the unintentional sacrifice of over 40 torpedo planes and all but one man, luring the Zeros down to sea level, having them give up altitude and expend ammunition... I guess that's the point isn't it. And the intuition of the leader of one of the dive bomber squadrons, who accidentally dropped his own bomb prematurely while arming it, but kept with his squadron and led them to the enemy. Several other planes also dropped prematurely but they also pressed on. They could give the impression of larger numbers, split up the AA and fighter protection and even go down to the deck to straff.
Моя самая любимая песня у Sabaton, а на моменте 1:34 я просто ухожу в отрыв от этого звука надрывистой гитары такой проникающий и колкий звук черт возьми я не знаю как у парней из Sabaton получилось сделать этот звук но ни где до этого и после я не слышал ничего подобного. Просто боги
Japanese Naval Soldier: "Sir there's another ship!" Japanese Naval Commander: "What is it?" Also Japanese Naval Soldier: "There is a Swedish Heavy Band in midway!"
This is my newest favorite video from Sabaton. I absolutely LOVE this song, I just like Naval History, so with any song that is based on Naval History, I grow some affection to it. But this, THIS IS A MASTERPIECE! (Yes I know Coat of Arms Album was release quite a bit ago, but I love these new lyric videos format).
Might take a while but I'm sure that eventually we'll also get new lyric videos for Attero Dominatus and Primo Victoria. They've already made new ones for Heroes, Art of War and now Coat of Arms.
The Battle of Midway began on June 4, 1942. It marked a turning point in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and was fought almost entirely with aircraft. During this battle, the USA destroyed most of Japan’s aircraft carriers and eliminated its best trained naval pilots. It subsequently ended the threat of a Japanese invasion in the Pacific. Read more about the Battle of Midway 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/battle-of-midway-starts/
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Great video. I enjoyed it. I wonder how you would sing about Washington's attack on Trenton during the Revolutionary War.
Great song by you guys, should do a song on uss enterprise while on the subject 😊
It is okay. A little short, but good.
Как всегда шикарно! Пожалуй вы единственные кто развивает свой жанр так,как это должно быть!
wunderfull
One reason why the Sabaton community is so positive is that there isn't anything to argue about.Everyone agrees that every song is the best one.
Yes, this song is so great! Fun fact: Hollywood made a movie with the same name based on this song!
@@DANGVINH17 Pretty sure its not based on the song but on the battle itself
@@fbrauss He/She/They/(Sth that means the Vietnamese name) probably trying to do meme.
*cough* blood of bannockburn *cough*
@@AjarTadpole7202 I am currently on Antarctica in search for who asked
The “We’ll meet at Midway” is so commanding. Like he’s saying “No, that isn’t a request. You WILL be there, and you’re gonna like it!”
Narrator: they didn't like it.
@@prince_julius yeah the japs definitely didnt
Unless your Japanese
@@anidiot2284 They didn't like it either, but none of them complained.
Hell yea. One of my favourite song. Wish there was more naval songs, they are always amazing with sabaton!
If you dig naval songs, you might like Tirpitz by Heaven Shall Burn. Way more intense, musically, but interesting lyrics about the Tripitz a Bismarck-class battleship
People waiting for hms hood by sabaton:
💀
I would love one about the battle of diu
That battle is a revenge for a son agaist their kings will and the born of the first modern and global empire
@@MercTheGreat it does sound pretty good, but im not a huge fan of that kind of very fast metal i suppose? What i like most is industrial (+ndh) and sabaton's music. My list is public here on youtube if you want suggestions or just to see!
Dreadnaught 👊😎👊
Why is this song so underrated? This got to be one of the best songs Sabaton ever made. Keep going on like this guys :D
Thanks for that!
@@Sabaton If you guys do a deal with Paradox to make a third music DLC for Hearts of Iron 4, this and Bismarck need to be in it.
I always listen to ett slag färgat rött by sabaton when playing empire total war
Honestly, They never fail to impress everyone of their songs... I love it
I've been listening to Sabaton since I was 10. Been listening 6 years and Sabaton will always be my favorite band.
I started listening to them when i was 10, incidently you weren't even born then. I feel old 🤣
I was 10 long before Sabaton existed. But I love military history and Sabaton could have been designed to my requirements. I hope to hear songs from them about the Battle of Lepanto and the defeat of Jericho. No matter what they choose, though, I know they'll do great work.
You’ve had 6 years to discover other metal bands and this is your fav?
@@elkrumb9159 Why tf are you watching this if you don't like it? lmao
@@elkrumb9159 stfu i love this band and no one can change my mind ( plus if you don't like it don't watch it)
Midway was basically the turning point that also was where Japan realized how futile in the end the war against America was going to be, their Kido Butai was shattered, four of six carriers were brought down in a ruthless counter attack. Kaga was pummeled to oblivion with so many bombs that they lost count how many were dropped on her, Akagi was sent up in flames by the mistake of Nagumo by a single bomb from Dick Best, Soryu was brought down low by aircraft by the crippled Yorktown, and Hiryu's pilots gave one last effort but ended up being brought down as well. A battle that was inspiring to America and moral crippling to Japan, several thousands lost in pretty much one battle. Pearl Harbour was avenged, four of its six assailants were defeated, at only the cost of Yorktown and Hammann.
It was like "If the battle of kursk took place in the pacific" with the same consequences too
Much like germany after kursk Japan lost the initiative against america and it's going to stay like that until the end of the war
Had Shoukaku not taken severe damage months prior and Zuikaku not lost many of her fighter group, their participation in Midway could of been enough to have changed the outcome of the war. Midway almost went real south for the US Navy as Yorktown's dive bombers lost all of their bombs because of a faulty fail safe device that prematurely dropped the bombs instead of securing it, effectively making them slow lumbering fighter planes that could not dogfight. Enterprise's bomber group effectively got lost and were steering way off course. They were really lucky to have found IJN Arashi, having wasted 30 minutes in a duel against a US submarine that it never sank, realize it would essentially lose contact with the fleet and began streaming off so fast that the Enterprise bombers could tell from the wake she was making what direction the Japanese carrier task force had to be at.
@@WatcherMovie008 I'm pretty sure It'll be an even fight as yorktown wouldn't be injured by the battle of the coral reef as well, but as sun tzu said it best (paraphrased)
"The key to not lose is within your hands, but the key to victory lay within your enemy's hands"
Which roughly means that the amount of mistakes done by the IJN had given the US the golden opportunity
@@WatcherMovie008 A Japanese victory at Midway only delays their inevitable defeat.
@@takebacktheholyland9306 They really underestimated how butthurt the average American would get over Pearl Harbor, or how impossibly large America's manufacturing base was compared to basically anyone else at that point. It was a good idea to attack Pearl Harbor, but afaik the actual battle fleet wasn't in harbor, just a buncha old boats being scuttled or repaired. Still, I don't think anyone was expecting America to go from isolationist, to seemingly crippled, to fielding a massive fuckoff military in only like 6 months.
This song was so awesome that the US NAVY named a Aircraft Carrier after it...
*entire bunch of aircraft carriers
They named it a type of carrier
😂🤣
And she was such a work horse that ship is still around. And she is immaculate if you haven't been.
Midway is the carrier that the new Top Gun movie premiere or something like that is happening on.
Sabaton has song about Bismarck, song about Dreadnought. Now I hope Sabaton can make a song about Enterprise, she deserves it
She does, a song to carry on her legacy.
Would definitely have to be called the Gray Ghost
Don't forget the Texas. Gotta be a menace to gangsta-lean a whole ship just to get enough elevation for a direct hit.
I think all three Yorktown’s deserve a song and I think this song is perfect. As this was their battle as sisters.
*From the waters of Earth to the Final Frontier,
Enterprise lives on!*
Three, two, one... GO!
FAR FROM SHORE A PACIFIC WAR
BOMBS ARE FALLING FROM THE SKIES
IT'S A BOMB RUN DAY IT'S A NAVAL WAY
A BLOOD RED SUN IS ON THE RISE
One of the best chorus of all time
Powerful like battle of Midway!
Forgot the part just before, Midway! Display their might, Ordering carriers, Admirals at war, We Meet At Midway! To win the fight, Tactics are crucial, Naval War!
@@kousand9917 I agree with this
Short, yet very satisfying to hear. Love this groups power behind the lyrics. Another great song. Keep them coming.
This song is an older song, I love how they’re making new lyric videos that are high quality for old songs. It shows the love they put into all their songs equally.
@@robertcurry389 I cant wait to see if they go back to the very start
There is an 1 hour version on repeat. I use it in the gym 💪
This song flows like crap so many hot spots
"Power behind the lyrics" man you got to tell me what you're smoking please explain to me how these lyrics are powerful in any way shape or form?
@@Bigcheese1334 Dude I've seen you around here occassionally and it's quite an eyesore. Unless you're here just to find attention your parents didn't give to you in your younger age just stfu and don't break people's fun. Your existence among these videos ruin the song.
I recently got into Sabaton on February this year and I love most of not all of their songs. I haven’t listened to every song yet but I will do it
I very much recommend: Saboteurs, Ruina Imperii, Long Live the King, Light in the Black and Counterstrike, some of my favourites
bro please listen to their ww1 songs its really good
@@Rakuzzzz Really good recommendation. I wanna add hearts of iron, lifetime of war and firestorm to ur list
Imma drop in a few of my favourites : Resist and Bite , Inmate 4859 and Soldier of 3 Armies
I highly recommend To Hell and Back, Wolfpack, and Swedish Pagens
One of my favorite Sabaton songs
Then again, most of their songs are my favorite songs
Great to see you guys making official lyric videos for your older songs!
Rock on Sabaton!
I started listening to sabaton when i was 9 and it still makes good music
Thank you for all your long time support Nina!
@@Sabaton Wow, they keep reacting to their fans, that's why Sabaton is the best
How many times have you watched the Midway lyric video?
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I watched everyday when I go to work please do the Grey Ghost the U S S ENTERPRISE herself please.
20 times. Which is severely not a lot. I need to listen to it more.
Not enough
Lost count
Around 5 as for now
I love this song and to have Yorktown class carrier on the cover!!!! This song needs to be in the set list and played! June 4th is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway!!!
tomorrow 🙌
That’s not just any Yorktown-Class. That’s the seventh of her name. Most battle stars awarded during World War 2 and the Grey Ghost herself. USS Enterprise.
@@ph89787I don’t see a 06 on her deck so it could also have been her twin sister.
@@jdog345 at the time of Midway. Enterprise has a flat bridge. Whereas Yorktown had a protrusion.
@@ph89787 you sure? I’ve always heard that it was Hornet with the flat bridge and Yorktown and Enterprise entire islands were completely identical, at least at Midway.
Just looked it up she didn’t get the new bridge until after her refit in 43 so at Midway she would have been identical to Yorktown.
What makes Midway such a decisive battle is that 5 minutes between 1020-1025 when the Akagi Kaga and Soryu all where hit and later sunk from their damage. Then later when the Hiryu was hit and scuttled. Those 4 carriers were 2/3s or their front line carrier strength and Japan really didn't have the means to out produce the USA in tonnage of shipping. Yes we lost the Yorktown however we still had 4 more carriers left with 15 Essex class on the way plus all of the light carriers under construction.
Lesson taken is: if you're an emerging superpower country and doesn't have the advantage of vast industry and resources, don't try to pick a fight with a bigger bastard unless you want them to drop sun on your ass twice
What's interesting me is how you count 4 carriers? In the Pacific there were Enterprise and Hornet, Saratoga on repair, and Ranger + Wasp were in the Atlantic
@@T1UEscanor soon after Midway the Wasp was transferred to the Pacific Theater. She was lost during the struggle for Guadalcanal on September 15 1942 just over 5 months later. That was the 4th carrier I was talking about.
Is it just me or was the Saratoga under repair for a really long time?
They had the Yorktown battle ready in 72 hours after reaching Pearl harbor but the Sara was what? Having her bulkheads padded?
The Yorktown took heavy damage at the Coral Sea, the Japanese never expected her to ready for Midway but there she was.
I'd also think the Wasp would have far better been used in the Pacific, wasn't she near Gibraltar on anti-sub duty or something?
I can't see the CICPAC allocating such a valuable resource to the Atlantic when the needed flattops so badly in the Pacific.
Midway was a great victory anyway and the moreso for having shown how fast they could work when they needed to.
Without the Yorktown I doubt they would have had the strength necessary for torpedo planes to do their thing.
I'm pretty sure all 3 carriers lost all their TBDs, they only carried one squadron each anyway...
@TiberiusMachado
Saratoga had taken a long lance style of torpedo in January that destroyed 3 boiler rooms and opened a gash of about 100 feet along her hull in spots. Then she was returned to Bremerton to be modernized with more and better AA protection she got some of the first dual 5/38s in the fleet along with dual and quad 40mm bofors and 20mm orlikins. She also was fitted with a torpedo protection bulkhead for the first time ever along with boiler replacement and machinery upgrades new radars. All this was done in just under 60 working days.
So while she missed the battle of Midway she got there on the 6th. She was the ace in the hole so to speak she brought in replacement planes for Hornet Enterprise and Midway itself plus her full airgroup. If Yamamoto had been foolish enough to attempt the landings he would have been facing fully equipped carriers with Midway having a full air wing also. UT would have been suicidal to even think about it.
This song was the first time I heard from Sabaton. That was back in 2012. Ohh the memories of better times. I never forget, listening to some Iron Maiden on YT, when out of nowhere there is a suggestion about a song, called Midway, from someone called Sabaton. I'm just like, hum, did someone write a song about the Battle of Midway? That's cool, let's hear it, see if a like it... That right there, I can put on the list with the best decisions I did in my life, I became a fan right from that moment, and from that moment, it only got better, every time Sabaton does a new song, is like the definitions of epic have been successful update. So afther all this years seing this, is really good surprise. Keep up the good work, and thank you for all the awesome songs you guys gave us every time.
I discovered them basically the same way, but I was watching either Mastadon or Man'O'War when Bismarck popped up as a suggestion. I had heard of the band before that, but didn't know anything about them.
About a decade ago, Van Canto + Sabaton version of Primo Victoria came at me.. then checked out live Carolus Rex .. never looked back. Closet full of their merch, lol.. and there's only 2 bands whose merch I buy (other is Blind Guardian. 3rd was Demons & Wizards, but they dissolved.. after headlining 2019 Wacken with Sabaton 😭)
Same but ghost division
One of my favorites. A very interesting battle. Naval battles are always great. And one of the turning points in WW2 as I've come to understand.
The only problem I've ever had with this song, is that if it wasn't for the lyrics specifying that it's at Midway, the song could be about any naval battle with aircraft carriers. This song focuses much more on the fact that aircraft carriers are doing the fighting, along with the tactics and naval intelligence that goes along with them than what actually happened in the battle.
Keep up making the great music! Maybe you can make an album focusing on the Pacific Theater at some point, and if you do, I hope you come back to Midway and sing about some of the coincidences that led up to those fateful 5 minutes.
This year marks the 80th anniversary!! It’s amazing how, in just a matter of minutes, the SBDs of Enterprise and Yorktown effectively turned the course of the Pacific War!
This one truly hit home for me. My great-grandfather on my Dad's side served in the Pacific Theatre of WW2. He was shot during battle, but lived to tell the tale of the Pacific and its many horrors. Although from what my dad has told me, my great-grandfather didn't really talk about it. Shockingly, this was the very battle during which my great-grandfather was shot.
Underrated coment
I never got to meet the WW2 soldier I'm proud to call my great-grandfather. But I love him all the same. Without him, I wouldn't have the amazing father I have right now and the very fact he was a WW2 soldier would've died with my dad. I'm glad I found this out and it makes me interested in learning about the military part of my family.@@wonnijohn2765
Happy 80 years Midway anniversary. Greetings from 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷.
A new album on the Pacific Theatre would be amazing. Songs discussing the true combined arms offensive of the Japanese in their Pacific Campaign, massive and tragic events of the Chinese front, the numerous Malay, Filipino, Indonesian, etc. resistance groups, and the rise of aircraft carriers as an icon of naval dominance.
The battle of Samar would be an epic song.
I would love a sabaton song dedicated to Naval battles in the pacific: Leyte Gulf, Surigao Strait, the legend of the USS Enterprise or the showdown over the Marianas
@@julianpichardo5045 a song about enterprise would be cool
@@ThatWelshGuy. i mean they made one about the Bismarck which pales in comparison to the Enterprise’s feats
@@julianpichardo5045 i know about bismark
Not only is this one of my favorites, the art of the planes descending from the thunderstorm is just badass!
I hope one day Sabaton you immortalize Pearl Harbor. My grandfather was on Ford Island that infamous day 😢 he lost many friends that day.
Midway is a short song that is perfect for doing chores while feeling like you are in a battleflied getting your weapons ready to a figth
I love this song, maybe one day they’ll make a song about the
naval battle that took place around the Philippines. Its the largest
naval battle and has many key points like when IJN Musashi was sunk
to USS Johnston making an epic last stand. Was also the last battleship
Vs battleship fight. Personaly I think this battle deserves its own song.
USS Jonston was a fletcher class destroyer.
But the Johnston fought like a battle ship
@@spectre9611 the body of destroyer fighting spirit of a battleship
@@loriclimie4883 ironically a LOT of the Knife fights between IJN and US ships were pitched battles of a destroyer or two facing down battleships...
kind of like Laffey, demon of the solomon isles
@@loriclimie4883 Technically, but the sheer weight of the crew's giant adamantium balls put her in battleship displacement.
I love this lyric videos for older songs, there are some serious gems there. Keep it coming 🤘
I'm Japanese but I like this song🇯🇵❤️🇺🇸❤️🇸🇪
Sabaton unites us all
Greetings from the U.S.
Greetings from the US.
Japan had great carriers and battleships, so did we( the US). Especially the one and only, Enterprise
@@brennanleadbetter9708 Enterprise is my favorite US aircraft carrier
@ベルクト she was a beauty
Чем нравится Сабатон. Не только своим творчеством, но и то что не прогибается под "повесточку"!
В этом ему респект и уважуха!
dude the opening riff
just
DUH DUH DUH DUH
DUH DUH DUH
DUH DUH DUH DUH
The one benefit of war- Sabaton songs
My grandpa got one of his 4 battle stars being in Halseys fleet during Midway. He was on an ammo boat for the US Navy. After the war he worked on sonar for the US dept of defense. I wont forget him he was a great guy.
I just discovered this amazing song and it has quickly become one of my favourites.
Happy 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway!!!
This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs, but I especially like the line "a blood-red sun is on the rise".
Because if you think about it, that's literally the flag of Japan: a blood-red, rising sun. Really clever!
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On this day 80 years ago American and Japanese Airman and Sailors partook in one of the most influential Naval battles of WW2
It has been a year and a half I have been listening to Sabaton, yet everyday I find new songs, incredible.
Thanks for following us!
My all time favourite.
I hope you guys had fun making this song since honestly, it's a masterpiece I love to listen.
It’s good to see Naval battles starting to be covered. Keep it up lads!
This band just never stop to impress us
Non song is identical to another, yet they all tell the same story of courage with the right amount of energy to bring over the intensity of each battle. I have never seen a better way to teach history, bring such songs in every school, and the lessons will be learned far better than with just reading out a text or asking questions. Keep up the good job you all have such a great talent, and there are still so many goods themes out there, just look at Ukraine and the fight the fighters in the Azov-Steelworks are putting up, this is the stuff legends are made of, and tales about them will still be recounted around camp fires in 100 years!
versailles and sarajevo have the same melody
@@parabolaaaaa4919 Must have missed that!
@@parabolaaaaa4919 that was intentional, they’re meant to tell one story in two parts
HAPPY 80TH MIDWAY
I love this song. my top most favorite in the album. Im currently watching the 2019 movie while humming the song.
A surpirse,but a welcome one.
i saw someone say this song was bad so i listened to it, they weren't wrong
they were incredibly wrong
Hollywood did make a movie called Midway. But it was 50 years ago, i watched it when i was 10. Sabaton members weren't even born yet at that time. So i would say, that Sabatron made this song based on history first and maybe a bit on the movie, as well.
What about the 2019 film?
@@jamescampbell6724 Is there a 2019 remake ? Well, if it went unnoticed under the radar, it mustn't stand up to the original.
@ Critics hated it Audiences love it. Made a 27% profit. Does Pearl Harbor better than 2001’s Pearl Harbor.
@@jamescampbell6724 I don't give a shit, i watched it 50 years ago, end of story.
Sabaton manages to get both history nerds and metal heads together. Respect
A powerful theme! Thank you SABATON! Death is not honored.
Courage, bravery, sacrifice and honor are honored!
Yes, but showing the ideals of courage, bravery, and sacrifice to the very end is the very definition of honor. Death is honorless, but the way you face your ultimate demise can be one of the most honorable actions in your entire life.
I like the way you say "MIDWAY DISPLAY THEIR MIGHT ORDERING" CARRIERS part u sing, thank you Sabaton hope you have wonderful time in ur life :D
I blast this song in my car, and it makes me feel like I’m piloting an SBD Dauntless.
I'm glad you didn't say TBD.
Although the glory goes to the dive bombers If it hadnt been for the unintentional sacrifice of over 40 torpedo planes and all but one man, luring the Zeros down to sea level, having them give up altitude and expend ammunition...
I guess that's the point isn't it.
And the intuition of the leader of one of the dive bomber squadrons, who accidentally dropped his own bomb prematurely while arming it, but kept with his squadron and led them to the enemy.
Several other planes also dropped prematurely but they also pressed on.
They could give the impression of larger numbers, split up the AA and fighter protection and even go down to the deck to straff.
Как всегда - шедевр! 👍👍
Не...
@@dree-ja1078 Не нравится, не слушай
@@Ani_D16 А я и не слушал, уши по вяли от первых секунд
@@dree-ja1078 ну так и не пиши всякий высер в комменты
@@dree-ja1078, не удивлюсь если вы слушаете Фонк, особенно под вида Junk. Самый худший жанр в моем мнении, даже классическая музыка будет получше.
I love this. The only band smart enough to create a lyric video for almost every track for every album. Love it!! 🤘🏾🤘🏾
Seriously, has Sabaton ever made a bad song? I don't think so!!
Pretty much every song in the Metalizer
@@adsoyad7271 i have to say i actually like plenty of songs in metalizer but its everyones perspective :D
@@adsoyad7271 the hammer has fallen is alright
@@adsoyad7271 I understand that you have your opinion but personally I like basically all of the Metalizer album
@@adsoyad7271 Hmm not every one in metalizer....
The only bad thing about this song is that its short
I really do appreciate that you make time to create such amazing music for us thank you!🥰
This has to be one of the best songs I always turn it up. I wish they would have played this song in the concert I went to
One of the most important battles of the war, one of the best songs to accompany it
Finally, Sabaton makes an official lyric video for the first sabaton song I ever heard!
Моя самая любимая песня у Sabaton, а на моменте 1:34 я просто ухожу в отрыв от этого звука надрывистой гитары такой проникающий и колкий звук черт возьми я не знаю как у парней из Sabaton получилось сделать этот звук но ни где до этого и после я не слышал ничего подобного. Просто боги
Everybody's gangsta until Enterprise activate her skill
Owari Da!
owari_da.mp4
What skill is that? Never being sunk?
That's handy for sure.
Especially when you're the only operational carrier in the entire PAO for months on end.
I always play midway at the last minute of going to school.FOR THE HYPE!!!!!!!!
Japanese Naval Soldier: "Sir there's another ship!"
Japanese Naval Commander: "What is it?"
Also Japanese Naval Soldier: "There is a Swedish Heavy Band in midway!"
Instead of a small fishing boat like in Bismarck, Sabaton "borrows" USS Texas to perform on her during Midway lmao
@@regalblade8171 that would be amazing
When someone gets accused in Among Us, but they say they have scan, and visual tasks are on:
*MEDBAY!*
*WE’LL MEET AT MEDBAY!*
This was great 👍
Midway being one of my favorites song you guys released. Have a nice day to you guys
I love how sabaton makes music so frequently with good music videos too
I had to return today. The turning point of the Pacific war. 80 years.
Same
the beginning of the pacific suprise buttsex session
1:33 The greatest guitar solo exists
Discovered this band back in 2014. Coat of Arms led me to it.
Here's to the forthcoming 10th anniversary 🤘
Love you music.
Hell yeah will meet in midway
This song is just loud sounds with screamy voice in it too. AND I'M ALL HERE FOR IT!
Its the sabaton equivalent of "we meeting up after school" after the detention
I love sabaton
Your music makes me extremely happy no music made me ever feel this way before I'm for real!
On this day we’ll meet at midway
You are the only heavy metal band that i can listen to. Thank you for the amazing music youre making.
I never knew I could learn history just by listening to music
Finally the song has a lyric video 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This is my newest favorite video from Sabaton. I absolutely LOVE this song, I just like Naval History, so with any song that is based on Naval History, I grow some affection to it. But this, THIS IS A MASTERPIECE! (Yes I know Coat of Arms Album was release quite a bit ago, but I love these new lyric videos format).
June 4th, 1942- June 4th, 2022. 80th Anniversary.
I really hope we can get a "Stalingrad" and "Nuclear Attack" Lyric video soon.
Might take a while but I'm sure that eventually we'll also get new lyric videos for Attero Dominatus and Primo Victoria. They've already made new ones for Heroes, Art of War and now Coat of Arms.
"Far from shore a pacific war, bombs are falling skies. It's a bombrun day it's the naval way there's a bloodred sun on the rise!"
Goes hard asf
So great song !
Finally, glad to see they have not forgotten this song
My father was in the Navy (Korean war) I am so proud. Thank you guys⚓
Midway will be 80 years old on 4 June. A stunning victory for the US Navy.
when every sabaton song is good
Jak zwykle w dychę 😉😉😉😉👍👍👍👍🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘Poland
100% one of my favorites
Gotta be my favourite sabaton song.... then again every song from sabaton is my fav
Sabaton yet again coming up with a banger
Its an old song
This song is like 10 years old still a banger though
One of the best Sabaton songs for sure!
0:41 1:12 2:03
One of my favourites songs with "Hearts of Iron". Thanks for upload with the lyrics.
The Japanese: "We will fight a war of attrition against the USA!"
US Navy: "I don't think so"
some scientists in Los Alamos: "Do you like the Sun?"
ya i never going to bored hearing this all day
I love Sabaton!
Heil Usa?
@@EinOffizier Нет, я россиянин!
@@agenthitlerfbi8774 аххаах я тоже, просто у тебя ник Agent Hitler FBI
@@EinOffizier У меня в начале даже мысли об этом не было.
@@agenthitlerfbi8774 расслабся это просто шутка, Слава России.