FIRST TIME REACTING TO | SABATON - 1916 (Official Music Video) 

Great reaction. Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead wrote "1916" after watching a documentary on the Battle of the Somme. He was particularly moved by an interview with a survivor of the battle who told of holding his best friend as he died. This is a moving tribute to not only Lemmy, but to all the soldiers throughout history who marched off to fight, and often die, for their homeland. RIP, you are missed, and appreciated.

Tommy Johansson is the Guitarrist!!! - Multi talanted. Also equipped with an incredible voice!

I agree with what you said, brother. His voice is what I would call a "Sit down and let me tell you a story..." voice. Once in a lifetime.

I was one of the lead Make-up Artists on this video and I’ve got to say, it is the most powerful job I’ve ever worked on. Even now, it still brings a tear to my eye when I hear it and I love watching all of the reaction videos. It was about the Battle of Somme and so much care and dedication went into the planning of this to ensure that we all did it justice for the Soldiers who lost their lives during those fateful hours. The band are amazing in everything that they do, but especially getting the message across to educate the world of tragic times of wars gone by. The song was originally written by Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead and the video features Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell from the band.

Floor’s husband (nightwish)is the drummer hannes van Dahl

The youngest authenticated British soldier in World War I was twelve-year-old Sidney Lewis, who fought at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Lewis' claim was not authenticated until 2013.

With Sabaton...you get a bonus artist! Guitarist, Tommy Johansson is a genuine power-metal God...with a solo band, Majestica, and a YT channel full of his epic covers of already great songs! Tommy does *upgrades* ! I fully appreciate Sabaton vocalist, Joakim Broden...but Tommy is often referred to as "the male Floor" as in, Floor from Nightwish! You just have to hear the man sing! Check out his cover of Steelheart's She's Gone (from his channel)! Prepare to freak out!

This is a cover of a Motörhead song. The two guys standing in the door opening at 6:18 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The picture is of Lemmy Kilmister, the bassist and singer of Motörhead and the guy holding it is Eddie rocha who was the tour manager of Motörhead and the current one for Sabaton.

Every historical character in the video are references to other Sabaton songs.

All the named soldiers in the credits were real soldiers, both for WWI and WWII but also individuals like Leonidas, and Robert the Bruce. The soldier pulling himself out of the mud, at first I thought he was a member of "The Smoking Snakes" (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes), but doing some more research with the patch on his shoulder as well as his helmet, that's Sgt Henry Johnson of the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, aka "The Harlem Hellfighters". Medal of Honor recipient and recipient of French Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor was awarded to him in 2015. Sgt. Henry Johnson is "one of the five bravest American soldiers in the war." Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his book "Rank and File: True Stories of the Great War" The Asian soldier with the cocked-hat, that's a Nepalese Gurka named Havildar Gurung (per the credits) who earn the Victoria Cross in the Burma campaign off WWII. Sgt Awal Nur, who did a secret mission over the Himalaya, Lt. Audie Murphy, Sgt. Alvin York, both Medal of Honor recipients, just to name a few. I also notice a soldier with the Croix Lorraine on what looks like a French flag arm band, meaning he was a member of the 'Forces françaises libres' forces in WWII. Doing some reading I found out that a large number of French colonial troops from territories such as Chad had joined with the 'Forces françaises libres'. I suspect that soldier is Lt Comba, but I can't find anything on him. As I've been working my way through the names listed in the credits and found another one: Private George Stringer, Manchester, Awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Es Sinn in Mesopotamia. Capt. Dobson, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Killed on 9 July 1916 in Flanders.

My birthday is on the 1st of July and as a kid I was obsessed with the Great War so The battle of the Somme is something very close to my heart, even if I'm neither German or British.

Tommy Johansson,the guitarist, is as others have said well worth exploring on his own. You saw him marching to Joakims left side, almost a head taller, longhaired. He is also the one who arranged this Motörhead song to fit Sabaton. You saw the remaining Motörhead members and their your manager, nowadays tour manager for Sabaton marching with a picture of Lemmy Kilminster, the songwriter. Thanks for a respectful reaction, fitting this song.

The song was by lemmy from Motörhead

This video is absolutely loaded with Historical refrences from their other videos/songs. The empty car represents Franz Ferdinand, the Planes the Night Witches, Robert The Bruce and many other individuals are in the crowd walking with them, the final flyover is from their song "No Bullets Fly".

History teachers should play their music to students, they would be much more interested in history. I just love Sabaton, they make great music and adhere to historic facts.

After I learned this was a Motorhead cover, I was shocked and jawdropping impressed that Lemmy could write such a profoundly deep song. To me, the song is more of a poem adapted with music. It's bloody brilliant and if there was ever a band that could bring it to a higher level, it's Sabaton. Lemmy would've gave them mad props for this.

If you want to react to Sabaton singing in Swedish I would highly recommend "SABATON - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg)" and turn on the english subtitles :)

Sabaton fans can link all the 'appearances' as 'Easter eggs' back to many other songs they do. Guitarist is Tommy Johansson, one of the two Lead guitarists with the band. Tommy is also the higher voice you hear harmonizing with Joakim. This was the battle of the Somme. Christmas Truce is a good one, a true story too.

Saw your first reaction to Sabaton and you said that youre intrested in other languages. Then i suggest you watch Sabataon - En Livstid i krig Live from Gothenburg. That is a really cool video and a really good song in Swedish with Sabaton. Dont forget the captions doe!

Damn right to do what you like .. that’s the mark of a good channel😀 .. as well as listen to your audience .. you need balance 🔥 Oh and the one on the guitar is Tommy Johansson .. he also a plays keyboard, bass and drums .. and sings . He actually are a sort of hidden talent in Sabaton. He has his own band Majestica ( if you want to check do “above the sky” ) AND does covers on his YT channel. First suggestion for the covers (if you decide to check those out) usually are “she’s gone by steelheart but you pick a genre and song you like if you don”t like that one he has a wide array to choose from ☀️

Its a song about the battle of the Somme in WW1, but it is also a tribute to Lemmy of Motorhead and also everybody who has ever fought in a war.

This emotional song most definitely resonates with many of us. Our great grandfathers fought during WW1. Personally, both of my great grandfathers fought at the Somme. Unfortunately, one of them died and the other was wounded, losing his left eye. He was with the Manchester Regiment, one of the few regiments that faced heavy casualties. I know that my great grandfather James was originally with a cavalry regiment, but for some reason, he ended up with the Manchester boys. He was from Lancashire, specifically a town called Accrington, which had its own regiment called the Accrington Pals. Throughout the town, there are manorial artworks and actual photos of the whole regiment together, dating back to 1914-1915. As for me, I served as a crewman in the Royal Tank Regiment with the Challenger 2. Our emblem is the big Willie, one of the first main battle tanks produced during WW1. And of course, our motto is 'Fear Naught.' Regardless of how many times I hear the song, it always evokes strong emotions in me.

That line up is essentially soldiers from throughout the ages humanity fought wars. Not all of them just the songs created by sabaton

A great Sabaton experience is 'En livstid i krig ' live from Gothenburg. It's in Swedish, Sabaton's mother tongue. There are English subtitles.

I think you react to "Devil Dogs" by Sabaton, and react to it with someone who serviced in the Marine Corps.

The germans in ww2 had the same on there beltbukkelt.. GUTT MIT UNS. GOD IS WHIT US.

I love your reaction! If you get a chance, visit some of these WWI battlefields in northern France. Today, the battlefields are covered with crops, but along the roadways are thousands and thousands of the orange poppies, as if to remind all of us of all the soldiers who suffered and died. I saw the Australian war memorials. I didn't even know that Aussie soldiers fought in WWI, but as part of the British Empire, they did. You might also listen to The Red Baron, and also see the Sabaton History Channel's episode. Interesting that though the Red Baron was the enemy, a German pilot, he showed some courtesy to his foes, to the point that when he was shot down and died near the Somme River, he received a respectful burial, and the Aussie soldiers gave him a gun salute.

good video... please react to "The price of a mile" by Sabaton. 1:42 yes it is crazy but also the crusades are a great example that everything was "in the name of God" and that "God was with them for such an honorable mission"

Tommy on guitar check out his channel, also Sabaton has a history channel.

That was Tommy Johansson on the guitar, by the way, since you asked. Incredibly talented, not only with the guitar but also with vocals. He's got his own channel on youtube you should absolutely check out, even if you don't end up doing any reactions for it (as well as another band of his own, Majestica, where he does the vocals). I can also personally confirm he's an absolutely wonderful person to interact with, since I had the pleasure of meeting him (as well as Chris Rörland and Hannes Van Dahl) after a show. All three of them were incredibly friendly and accommodating, and I'll remember standing around behind the venue shooting the shit with those guys until the day I die. They were just that genuine and personable. One of these days I'll get to meet Par and Joakim, but it's not like I've got any complaints as it is.

My 21 yr old said he’s learned more from Sabaton than he ever did in all his years in school…. Sad.. No Bullits fly was the mother you were talking about. There’s a book that tells the whole story. Bismarck is a great song, any of their songs are great, they are from Sweden but they research all history. 82nd all the way, Hell and back etc..

Literature sums it up the best. "It will be called the Battle of the Somme. It will begin on a date that will be called July 1, 1916. In this charge, on the first day twenty-thousand men will die. Twenty-five thousand more will be wounded. But most will survive, and charge again another day. Belisarius shook his head. "How-?" We do not know. We do not fully understand humans, even the Great Ones. But you will do it. You will do it again and again and again. And you will survive, again and again and again. We do not know how. But you will." - Belisarius Series

His voice makes you feel like, “I’m just going to do what he says “

The song is meant to teach through the lyrics. The end of this one is ment to give respect for all the soldiers through history.

This is anthem to every man and woman who have fought since the beginning of time.

Lieing about your age to go to war was common back then. My grandfather did it in WW2 to go fight in france. Back in the day people viewed war as "an adventure" and with the fact ww1 was what we know today as the last war of the monarchs many of those young boys thought they were going to be heroes of the empire.

I love this song so much, no matter how many times I hear it I turn into a blubbering wreck. Haunting, visceral, brutal, and absolutely beautiful in its unashamed reality check.

Its funny how you start the video saying that Sabaton reactions arent your most popular content but this video now has 20K views which i'd say is damn solid! Nice and heartfelt reaction man, keep it up.

Keep doing Sabaton, I love it.

I've learned more of history from Sabaton than I had in school

Casualty means both dead and injured soldiers. So 1 million casualties, of which, 300.000 were killed in action. So 700.000 men were wounded, captured as POWs, or taken out of battle in a different way. (those numbers included losses and such from both sides)

They have anothrr song about the same battle called price of a mile. So i did some math. 300k dead for 6miles of land is 7.5in per man, if you use the total casualties numbers for both sides at the Somme it drops to juet over 2in

Causalities doesn`t mean killed. It counts all injured men who had to be send back for medical treatment(~70% of those would return after around 2 weeks), disable people and of course the killed. Sometimes even deseurters are included. The ratio is different for each battle, but I have heard you can roughly assume 3 injured, 1 disabled/critical injured, and 1 killed out of 5 causalities. But this is a common mistake, done by many articels and even some books.

Ghaaa, THEY WHERE KIDS, 16, youngest in ww1 wasb13 if I remember right. someone did some math dividing the area won with the number of casualties, he got about a grave for each casualty, just under 2 square meters... insanity! Sabaton is a Swedish band with a loooong list of history based music. Sabaton also has an award winning history channel that gives background to over 100 if their songs (not music award, academic, aimed at education of the public). Sabaton videos are often have dedictions and/or messages at the end, jusg like you saw here, perhaps not always but, watching to the very end is frequently well worth it. Animated STORY videos (short history lessons with music videos in them) No bullets fly Night witches Lady of the dark Red baron first soldier epic OFFICIAL videos. Bismark, about the sinking of the ship Defence of Moscow, self explained. Christmas truce, about the spontaneous truce in some parts of the western front during Christmas 1914 40:1, about polish soldiers, badly outnumbered (just under 750 in all) facing 42 000 germans, they where BADLY outgunned desperately defending against the German invasion 1939 (with odds actually close to 55:1 they held for 3 DAYS when ammunition and supplies ran out. Uprising, the Warsaw Uprising against the nazi germans during 1944. To hell and back, they tell the story of Audie Murphy (highly decorated) and his struggle AFTER the war, so about PTSD and drug addiction that returning soldiers can face. Fields of verdun, the 300+ day long battle fought there. Price of a mile, about the battle of Passchendaele Screaming Eagles, about the battle of the bulge Live performances 40:1 from poland Uprising from poland En livstid I krig live from Göteborg Sweden (in Swedish but there are subtitles) , very heavy again, about thoughts of a young man going to war. these are just some, there are plenty more.

Thank you for your great reaction.

All of the military marchers are from songs that Sabatons sang. I think the woman in uniform in the doorway might be Night Witches

They have a history channel called Sabaton History..

React to more cricket videos. I know you like playing cricket vr.

In my opinion one of my favourite songs is attack of the dead men by sabaton

"God is by my side". Ironically, German soldiers in WWI and beginning of WWII had the sentence "Gott mit Uns" engraved on their reglementary belt buckles...

Tina Guo on cello....

You have to go and se them live man! They've awesome live!

For anyone interested in learning more about this subject I would suggest the documentary “We shall not grow old” by Peter Jackson it’s about the British soldiers of ww1. It was so powerful that every school in Britain was given a copy and students given the opportunity To watch it.

Tommy Johansson on guitar

Jo dude I don't comment a lot but I have to here... I mean holy word Your voice is like butter to my ear... keep it up :)

1 Million for 6 Miles? Thats a bargain for WWI Generals....Check out Sabatons "The Price of a Mile" or "Fields of Verdun"

I think if given a chance you ought to use sabaton in your lesson plans maybe it will help a student succeed in history

To give you an idea of the scale of the casualties, 165 men died over the course of this reaction.

sabaton epica and nightwish my top 3 bands so do Epica Unleashed live official video subbed ya !

I think you should do Poland - Unconquered, short animated movie narrated by Sean Bean

The credits are long because the credits are the point of the song.

2 years to our ages... That's funny no no it is not those. kids died they all did in a battle they had no idea what "modern" was, was going to be. Ww1 was nasty at the start as that kind of war was a first, they had no armour to back then up till 5 years later when tanks were invented for this very war.

You need to check out Sabaton History Channel on youtube

while i like what Sabaton did with the song, but the Motorhead original song is superior in every way

While a great cover, I would definitely recommend you listening to the original version by Mötorhead, it's much more stripped back and Lemmy's vocals fit the song even better. I strongly recommend you listen to the original.

God on my side, and a gun in my hand.... Yeah... You shall not murder!!! Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17

weren't those 6 miles won just left alone, with the allies falling back and the Germans just occupying those 6 miles again?

Check out there song the price of a mile

16 year olds lying about their ages to go to war is not funny, one bit.

You had to be 16 to join which means that some were actually 14.

it's funny , huh........nothing funny in this slaughter