Our Reaction to CAROLUS REX w/ Tommy Johansson (SABATON COVER) 

Hello! :)

Tommy was lead guitarist in Sabaton for 7 years. He left this year to focus on his own band Magestica and his You Tube channel. So he has played this song many many times. Tommy is an incredible talented musician, plays at least 11 instruments and have an awesome voice. Erik has also an amazing voice. So 2 fantastic singers together! 😍💯🎸🇸🇪

Glad you enjoyed the video. Sabaton, Tommy and Erik are Amazing. Can't go wrong....

Thanks for listening to Swedish music. Erik And Tommy is amazing. 🎸🎤. Hug from Sweden 🇸🇪

Sabaton has a history channel, where we get to learn more about the people and the events of their songs. If you're curious to learn about Karl XII, or Carolus Rex as he's called in Latin, one of the most wellknown kings in Sweden you could check out this video: Carolus Rex - Charles XII of Sweden - Sabaton History 084 [Official] It's really interesting!

I think this will be the best metal Collab of 2024. 😊👍 ❤

Tommy and Erik together is❤❤Thanks for a great great reaction!!

Sidenote - This song in Swedish version is a true banger when you are on a Sabaton live concert :)

If you want to see some other swedish excilent musicans, not metal, but a blend of a lot! Look for "Dirty Loops - Work Shit Out"! They are extreamly skilled!

Loved that you clipped in yngve malmsten forgotten icon guitarist ❤

Sabaton has a history channel here on RU-vid where they talk about the history behind all their history based songs and why they made the song and also a bit on how

Sabaton also have a history channel where they go in depth about the history and a little about the song itself I highly recommend it there are alot more carolus rex album songs you should do

Carolus Rex (latin for King Charles), as he was called, was a very interesting person and king. He is considered to be the last warrior-king of Sweden, and one of, if not the last, king to lead his troops personally into battle - from the frontline, in the vanguard. His story is absolutely insane, especially compared to the other kings in Europe at the time. Carolus crowned himself as he did not want to swear any oaths to the church, and fully believed the crown was his divine right. (It was otherwise normal for the crown to be passed to the king by the church.) He was taught that the king is only subservient to God, and it was the Lords divine right that made him king. He was born to rule. Trained as a soldier from a very young age, he learned everything about warfare, tactics and how to be a soldier. He preferred the life of a soldier over that of a king, he seldom wore fancy clothes or wigs, instead he clothed himself in a military officers uniform for most of his life, even when he was not in battle. Carolus was his own best general. He was loved by his troops and having him present was a great morale-boost to his soldiers. He never asked anything of his own troops that he himself would not do, and frequently delegated the toughest and most dangerous tasks to himself. The king fought and beat a coalition of several countries, one by one, and his army was greatly feared by the neighboring countries. Eventually he lost, partly because of hybris, and partly because he was the granddaddy of the old "lets invade Russia in the winter"-strategy (which never works). However, Carolus had some great flaws. He hated diplomacy and scheming, which made him terrible at making peace. He was also VERY stubborn, and his word was law. There is a very famous quote by him, here paraphrased: "Any attack against me will be met with force until the enemy is no more". Carolus stubborness to NOT make peace with his enemies became his downfall. He finally died outside a fortress in Norway, which his army was beseiging. It is likely that a grapeshot from a cannon did him in, seeing the size of the hole in his temple. Carolus has a statue in Stockholm, one where he holds a sword with his right arm, and points to the east with his left. He points eastward because Russia is there, and the message is a reminder that the true enemy is always in the east.

The SABATON oigonal song "The Lion From The North" is also great. If you choose the "(Official Lyric Video)" you can read the english lyrics in the meantime.

You should react to En Livstid i Krig! The live one

🎸🔥😄🏆

You are welcome to Sweden and I will show you the southern part of Sweden🇸🇪

Hello Friends 😊 Hope you are doing well ❤ Tommys and Eriks Cover is much better than the original ❤❤❤

You mixed the kings up, Charles XII was shot in the head in Halden, Norway in 1718.

Nestor is a new undiscoverd band for me perfect 10 or on the run but it might take some time before who they are!+

Karl XII is an impressive warrior king. He is called the Swedish Lion and It represents Karl XII's successfully during Great Northern War. So yes his history is interesting and impressive. The only bad thing is that the extreme right, neo Nazis have taken him as a hero and symbol for the pure Swedish. But that is of course BS since he was open for all nationalities and spend a lot of time in Istanbul (where he stole the idea of meatballs and made it to what it is today.

Original is better.