SABATON - To Hell And Back (Official Music Video) 

Audie Murphy was one of the most decorated US soldiers of World War II. He gained quite the reputation during his service and was regarded as a brave and daring soldier. Following his service and a battle with PTSD which resulted in a prescription drug addiction, he went on to become a Hollywood star. Read more about Audie Murphy 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/audie-murphy-dies/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/RU-vid ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop

Fun fact about Audie Murphy: By 1968, he was in bad financial circumstances from his gambling and a bad business deal. In spite of his financial difficulties, Audie Murphy refused to star in cigarette and alcohol commercials, mindful of the influence he would have on young people. He was more than just a brave soldier; he was a man of decency and integrity.

Fun Fact: the man you see playing Audie Murphy in the video(the combat scenes), is actually Audie Murphy. After the War they wanted to make a documentary about his exploits and had him play himself

Me: listening to this song Dad: enters the room Dad: pause that song Me: Why Dad: I have bigger speaker here

Yeah, the music is incredible. But Sabaton is doing important work in telling real stories from history. They may not receive the highest acclaim, but they are absolutely one of the most important bands in modern history.

I survived the bombing of Belgrade in '99. I was 13 years old. Bombs were everywhere every night. Now I have neighbours upstairs who make a lot of noise. Every single step and bump from my neighbors explodes in my head. I literally cry every time I watch this video. Don't bomb countries please. Kids will get fucked up. Much love from Serbia.

Going insane cause he's trying to sleep with sabaton playing next door. Poor guy...

when you want to sleep but sabaton is playing some bangers in the other room

Just rediscovered this song. Audie Murphey is still a hero here in East Texas. I once got to read letters home by one of his men, (who apparently moved here after the war). He was there when Murphy stood on the burning tank firing everything the gun had at the Germans. Unlike in the famous movie there was six foot of snow on the ground, and the author of the letter wrote that he asked Murphy why he stood on that burning tank emptying the gun, Murphy replied "It was warm!" A more Texan answer was never given... God rest his soul.

Fun fact: in Audie Murphy's post-war acting he was once asked to show his 'war-face' for the camera, it freaked out the crew so much they did not dare use the take.

Rest in peace, Audie Murphy. You were a legend and a fighter.

Audie: no one will remember my shortness because I’m a war hero Sabaton: a sHoRt mAn fROm tExAS

"Group of Swedish men torment war hero by blasting music while he tries to sleep, then burn the house - 1950 colorized"

Both the actor and the band deserve a high five and a jar full of cookies.

This song and video have only one disadvantage... Way too short.

When asked after the war why he had seized the machine gun and taken on an entire company of German infantry, Audie Murphy replied, "They were killing my friends." That hits me in the feels.

"You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best." -Rick May

Lets talk about audie Murphy CHARGE AND AN ATTACK GOING TO HELL AND BACK

Born in 1925? You mean he did all of his heroic stuff between the ages of 16-20? Wow.

I can’t blame him for having ptsd I mean I would if some geezer with a suit of armour with a Mohawk was aggressively singing at me in the middle of the night

As a former soldier and a disabled veteran, I cannot say how truly amazed I am with this band. Not only is their music terrific, they do not play favorites. They are apolitical. They salute soldiers of all stripes, regardless of the flag they fought under. They recognize that the fighting men (and women) of all nations) are united by the sweat and blood that they have shed, whether they wielded rifles or swords or were mounted on warhorse or biplanes and that war is war. Whether the wars are just or not, the men and women that have fought them were more or less much like myself. I was no hero, just an 11M. The injury that I sustained was a training accident and when my unit was deployed to what would become Desert Storm, I was cut loose although I fought tooth and nail to go with them. I was the last M60 gunner in the 3/41st INF, and all they had left were SAW gunners. My departure from the unit left them without my pig. For three years I had struggled with a bad AC joint, no assistant gunner, and numerous problems with my chain of command. I had carried my hog, the spare barrel, the spare barrel, the tripod, 400 rounds of ammo, the rest of my equipment and often been saddled with obstacle breaching gear, to fulfill my job to the best of my ability. I underwent surgery for my busted shoulder but it only got worse and my COC shuttled me from job to job during my recovery. I had stood back-to-back CQ duties. I had served as battalion and company clerk. I had assisted the NBC and communication NCOs. I worked for the S2. I trained soldiers for the EIB in grenade recognition and vehicle recognition. My wife and I drew posters with the grenades on them. I went to the division microcomputer course but ended up teaching it. I loved the Army, but I was in a rotten unit. I was stationed at Fort Hood. We had a 2% re-enlistment rate. Men with 18 years in refused to re-enlist because they had to stay at Fort Hood in the 3/41st. I saw soldier after soldier find ways to take a less than honorable discharge just to get out of the unit. At one time, there were 11 congressional inquiries going on at the same time on my unit. I saw numerous horrendous training injuries and a few deaths caused by careless leadership and indifference. My last captain led us on a night patrol where he insisted on crossing a wadi in blackout conditions with a thunderstorm in the distance. The dismount was halfway across when we were hit by a flashflood. One minute the wadi was dry, the next a waist-high wall of water slammed into us, washing half the dismount element of the company downstream and stringing us out for a distance of around three miles. A ten klick patrol ended up taking us off post and turning into a thirty klick journey to nowhere. We ended up on some civilian's ranch. When we eventually made it back, we were loaded up on the tracks, hauled back to the barracks and had to clean both Bradley crew's and our equipment, as well as that of the officers and command staff. This was SOP for C 3/41. I love the Army. I fondly remember old 2 AD. I hate the 3/41st with a burning passion. Don't get me wrong, not every NCO or officer in the 3/41 was incompetent, mean spirited, or a demon from hell sent to Earth for the sole purpose of making soldier's and their family's lives an unendurable nightmare. It was the few that were, however, and the first sergeants and commanding officers that permitted these individuals to act with impunity or who condoned and encouraged such behavior, that made the 3/41st what it was and what ruined so many soldiers. It is also the reason so many former members of 3/41, like myself, are drawing medical disability.

This is awesome; to me, this shows that the band plays songs about all aspects of war, and that they care about the people it affects. They don't just play songs about great warriors and glory and shit like that.

PTSD was not recognized as a mental illness until 1980. A lot of men from WW1, WW2, Korea and Vietnam went either untreated for years to decades or died before it was recognized. I can remember at one function of a group made up solely of men who had been awarded the Purple Heart on at least on occasion (one Combat Medic from the Vietnam War had 3 clusters on his indicating 4 awards) inexperienced reporters from a small local TV station ask some VERY wrong questions. This was a Saturday night dinner and I spent the rest of the night ferrying guys to our local VA Medical Center due to flashbacks and general meltdowns and it continued on into Sunday. Some of them spent as much as a month in the psych ward due to that. And it wasn't only the Vietnam guys, the absolute worst was a guy from the Korean War who finally unblocked an absolute horror he had seen and went straight off the deep end. He was hospitalized for several months and wound up with 100% VA Disability.

A great actor and true hero . Gone well before his time.

Damn, I started paying attention to Sabaton a couple of weeks ago and it's impossible to get their songs out of your head

Sabaton: teaching history with music. This is why learning history is important. The real history. Not the politically correct or sanitized version.

Many of you may not realize that much of the songs' lyrics come from the Audie Murphy poem "The Crosses Grow On Anzio" The Crosses Grow On Anzio Oh, gather 'round me, comrades And listen while I weep; Of a war, a war, a war... where hell is six feet deep. Along the shore, the cannons roar. Oh how can a soldier sleep? The going's slow on Anzio And hell is six feet deep. Praise be to God for this captured sod That's rich where blood does seep; With yours and mine, like butchered swine; And hell is six feet deep. That death does wait There's no debate; No triumph will we reap The crosses grow on Anzio, Where hell is six feet deep. -Audie Murphy

This was one of the first Sabaton songs I heard, and the one that made me really respect them. Really showing the true horrors of war and the damage done to the survivors. Makes me really proud of both my grandfathers, who did their duty and served in world war 2.

In the Australian Army, even today, if you are reckless and risk your life, people refer to you as an Audie Murphy. The memory of his deeds runs deep.

he attac he protec but mostly important he goin to hel and bac

75 years ago today, Audie Murphy earned his Medal of Honor. He was what every soldier dreams of having the courage to do. He won’t be forgotten.

1:35 Me going home from school

4 years of suffer, food, water and electricity shortage. Thousands of dead. Most of them children. War is hell, from Sarajevo, Bosnia.

the reality of planet war. You go to planet war, but you never come back. Something does, looks like you, sounds like you, But isn't really the you that left for that mythic land known as down range. Rest in peace, Maj Murphy. "Yet the poor fellows think they are safe! They think that the war is over! Only the dead have seen the end of war." -George Santayana

This man is a hero. But he's no different then EVERY single soldier who served in WW2. They are ALL heros.

"dead men will never come back" *the attack of the dead men*

I love the way Joakim Brodén looks at 0:36, almost to say, "Get ready to get really depressed yet still rock out."

Somehow, I do not know if the visuals match the music all too well, but its a very well made video nonetheless and great that the issue of PTSD is brought up. We seem to forget veterans of older wars suffered from it too.

Sabaton should really make a song about battle for Kosovo not the modern one the one with king Lazar when we held back an entire Turkish army from entering balkans it would be a great last stand song

"Where hell's six feet deep" Hits different

productor: how many croaches and snakes you want? Sabaton: yes

My uncle was a marine in the first division, he joined in 1935, and retired in 63(?) Reached the rank of major, fought in every major battle of the Pacific and Korea, earned every single medal there was including multiple purple hearts and 2 bronze stars, with the exception of the medal of Honor. He would never tell his stories, never. War never leaves a man's soul. Once he is there, he will never leave, and he will die a warrior, whether on the field, or at home.

I proudly named my English Mastiff Puppy Audie Murphy after my late Vietnam Combat Vet Father’s favorite hero/ soldier of all time. I grew up on war movies and visited “Murphy’s” grave at Arlington as a kid. Dad shockingly passed on 7/3/20 to heart failure. I found this apricot mastiff puppy “Tank”, born on the 4th of July, the day after we lost our Dad. It was meant to be. I discovered this band and this incredible tribute to Audie by visiting a local pet store here in NJ. A young lady named Sarah told me the story of Sabaton and this song. She plated it on her phone and I just lost it right there, blubbering snot bubbles in the kibble aisle with a perfect stranger. I was just bringing the dog in to get a bone and left in tears of compassion, reverence and humility. Another random act of kindness inspired by our mutual love of animals, history and rocking music. Another kid at UPS also recognized his name and told me about your band. Your band is kinda famous in New Jersey! Amazing song! Incredibly honorable tribute. Ive been recently diagnosed with, and I’ve learned I’ve been living with CPTSD my whole life. My Mother’s late Father was a WW2 POW and coupled with my Dads combat experience, ny family’s dysfunctional issues are undoubtedly and indirectly due to the effects of WAR. It’s been a hell of journey! I’m pushing 50 here, and life’s taken a strange turn the last couple years! I’m working on my memoirs about my life’s experiences, titled “Hell or Hollywood” in honor of Audie Murphy’s “To Hell and Back”. It’s incredible that Audie isn’t forgotten and I’m amazed at the number of young people in this area who not only know of Murphy’s story but are huge fans of his! Thank you Sabaton. 🙏🏼❤️ Thank you for your Service Audie, Dad and everyone else who served in the Armed Forces.

Went through hell three times. Once in europe Relived it making a movie about himself Then getting off the drugs.

People need to let Sabaton shine forth as one of the greatest bands to ever exist. It's so obvious they are so much more than the next band.

Sabaton IS best metal band ever!!

The introductory whistle is one of the best things I’ve ever heard

I’m fascinated by PTSD and how the brain can MAKE you relive your worst memories by just going “Yo dude, remember that one time.”

RIP Audie Murphy and Alvin York. You both are an inspiration.

The acting in this video is outstanding!

I think Sabaton are an incredible band I have been honored to meet them and see them in concert. I also think it's amazing how they intertwine real military history within their songs

One of my relatives died at Anzio's coast, to defend his country, now his body rests in peace in the cemetery Campo Della Memoria Anzio-Nettuno

RIP Audie, proud to call myself a native Texas born and raised

Sabaton, you uphold the honor of our European race warriors, doing their duty. World War Two must always be remembered as the largest war in human history. Unfortunately, the ruling class on all sides also exploited the common soldier. Thank you, Sabaton for your art that shines the glory of our kind. We will always remember the fallen heroes! Salute!

Вечная память тем, кто пал в войне с фашизмом, спасибо ВАМ! Благодаря вам мы живем.

May he live on eternally as a role model for those struggling addictions of any kind; with enough grit and determination, you can and will overcome it.

I love this band!

This song was the first song I heard by Sabaton I had just read a biography about Audie Murphy and I was looking on youtube for More information about him. I instantly fell in love with this song and started listening to other songs by Sabaton falling in love with many of them as well. This is a beautiful song about a Extraordinary Man. After his service Audie broke with the tradition in the U.S Military of ignoring the longtime Traumatic Effects that War has on the heroes that fight in them. He was criticized for speaking about his struggles after the war but felt that it was important the public know about the War that continues inside of every Veteran. He spoke out to raise awareness about what would soon be called PTSD and why soliders brave as they may be all need help in adjusting to life after war. This song is a great Tribute to an amazing man. Audie Murphy was a Hero in multiple ways and one of the greatest examples of American Men. Rest in peace and thank you for your service.

They all say: "OMG Sabaton replied to my comment!", but no one asks how Sabaton's RU-vid guy is doing. So yeah, how are you doing Sabaton's RU-vid guy?

Скорбим. Помним. Светлая память солдату.

1:16 When you step on a lego

2:54 Audie must've been like SHUT UP IN I'M TRYING TO SLEEP IN HERE In all seriousness though the actor did an amazing job. It's a really convincing performance. It shows what war does to people. He really must've been suffering after the war

Song: English Band: Swedish Comments: Russian Hotel: Trivago (edit: i wasnt the one to come up with this i just wanted to remember it}

Not being American, I had no idea who Audie Murphy was before listening to this song. Did a little research on him and found he's a fucking badass and a legend. Stayed alone on a burning disabled tank to shoot the 50cal machine guns, killing or wounding 50 German soldiers... That's some shit you only see in video games and movies.

Audie Murphey: *Tries to sleep* Sabaton: no.

Soldier: Suffering from the horrors of war Swedish man: appears,out of no where

Он бравый солдат. Он отважен и смел. Армия Радио Тапка ! Вы здесь?! 🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥 Hello from central Asia Kyrgyzstan. Radio Tapok followers.

There are some that don't understand the power of a Sabaton song. Life hits different when someone makes an accurate song about it. Thanks guys. There are a lot of veterans out here struggling and don't know which way is up. I thought I was alone.

to all the modern women that say that size matters in terms of how tall a man has to be to be a protector and to make them feel safe. Do not judge a person by what they say (although that is more than evident on social toilet, I mean media. This is a fine example that it isn't the size of the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog that matters.

PTSD: Like fighting three tigers at the same time with a kitchen knife. Not something I'd wish on my worst enemy.

I really like how Sabaton doesn't just sing about historical events, they tell it from the perspective of the people involved. Really makes it feel more personal.

I listen to this song every time I think of my grandfather. He served on “The Big E”. Used to tell me of the reality of the war to a star struck child who loved Naval ships the most. The Sadness of losing friends in the pilots that went up. The joy of seeing them return home. I hope some day I can hear a song written about “The Grey Ghost” that my grandfather served on. I still sleep with All his medals above my bed. So Thank you Sabaton. I’ve only been listening for 3 years but your music means a lot.

bright a white light if there'd be any glory in war more meaningful than ever these days...

It such sad that pure good souls are so strong despite the stupid and weak evil

I beat an opiate/fentanyl addiction. I thank Sabaton and their true storues for that. But that pain is something no one can understand unless you've been there. Plus I've never been to war. May he and they all be at peace now because that is all you want during that fight. Love and respect to you all. Share a pint with you brothers and sisters anyday. Stay together and stay strong.💪 from 🇨🇦.

It's bad enough to have PTSD, but to force yourself to go cold turkey on the drugs that were supposedly helping you... What an incredible man.

out of all songs,This one is my favorite one.

He charge He attack But most importantly He went to hell and came back

Surprisingly impactful and hard to watch for a Rock song, just goes to show how Sabaton isn't all about the glorification of war and realizes the bloody nature and the mental imprints that war leaves behind on soldiers for the rest of their lives.

The intro motivated me

From Finland: grandma says he never woke without sweat and shout.

Man I love this song

Герой клипа: грустит Пацаны: *звуки жесткого флекса*

I suffer from Combat Induced PTSD; i was also a civilian nurse who worked with the Combat related PTSD patients at our VA hospital. I thank the Vets there, who were my patients, they were a great help in learning to cope with the nightmares. PTSD, may mellow over the, but, the nightmares never go away, it has been 31 years and those nightmares are as fresh as if the incident happened this morning. No one can understand it, until they have lived it. This video is more than just of Murphy, it is about and for all who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A Veteran of the 1st Gulf War, Army, 1991 A Việt Nam War Era Veteran, Navy, 1967-78

My grandfather was in the Winter War, and when it ended he would continue to fight in his dreams. The war was tough for the soldiers, but so was life after.

Someone commented on a post I made on Veteran’s Day about listening to Sabatron and how they honor the military in their songs. I love that they do that, especially this song. Audie Murphy was a very great soldier.

Joakim just standing there in the beginning with his hands on his hips like: “Seriously? Why the f**k would yo do that?” Cracks me up

A cheerful song, like an army song 💖💘

he charge he attac but most importantly he went go hell and came bacc

He Protecc, He Attacc, But most importantly, he went to Hell and came Bacc

Day 40 : I have severe PTSD. but these Swedish dudes. Just won't stop playing loud music. Ever.

Hell isnt 6 feet deep, its as thin as your eyelids when they close at night.

I still get goosebumps every time I listen to this song. PTSD is the worst thing a man could get.

I swear texans are a different breed man, we had a guy from Austin in my unit in afghanistan and he got so involved when we took contact that we had to practically grapple him to take care of the bullet hole he got in his forearm from an AK that he didnt even notice he had

Legend has it that Sabaton recorded Hell and Back at the ceremony where Audie Murphy was decorated with the Medal of Honor

Спасибо за альбом. Вы как всегда молодцы

This song has, in my opinion, THE best modulation in all of music industry. It might not be as heavily harmonized as on some other songs, but the effect it has on the tone of the song and ESPECIALLY on the lyrics (normally it would be "Crosses grow on Anzio..." whereas now it is "He saw crosses grow on Anzio"). The modulation and the two words in it change the whole chorus drastically. Typically in the the stories of Sabaton the hero is a soldier, and soldiers have the tendency to die. Especially as the chorus talking about death enstrengthens the grim image. But in this song, as the last chorus starts with the modulation, the listener is greeted with Audie Murphy who survived the war and is now talking about it afterwards. The mental image is so strong, in the first choruses it is just crosses on the fields of Anzio, and in the last chorus it is Audie Murphy peering over the crosses. He survived and he went to Hell and back. The modulation makes it even better as the lead guitar hits a higher note after the first line. It brightens up the melody, as the note formerly played on that place is hit multiple times in the lines of the melody. The new note brings the line a minor third higher. A modulation of a minor third is powerful, as the root note of the second chord of the chorus becomes the root note of the first one. Also a minor third up is way to find the root note of the major key when the minor key is known. This minor-to-major feel gives the melody even more brightness and warm tone, as it nearly feels like being in a major key even though it is in a minor key. That is an essay and a half.

Oh, gather 'round me, comrades; and listen while I speak Of a war, a war, a war where hell is six feet deep. Along the shore, the cannons roar. Oh how can a soldier sleep? The going's slow on Anzio. And hell is six feet deep. Praise be to God for this captured sod that rich with blood does seep. With yours and mine, like butchered swine's; and hell is six feet deep. That death awaits there's no debate; no triumph will we reap. The crosses grow on Anzio, where hell is six feet deep.

Děkuji za tuto píseň o tématu, o kterém se ví tak málo. Kdo nezažil strach, neví co to je.

I have listened to the this song three separate times. Every single time without fail I'm an emotional mess. Bawling my eyes out to point of insanity. The power of Sabaton and their dedication to history goes far and beyond. Knowing the story of Audie makes this song a Battlefield in itself it's that moving. He grew up as a child wanting to be a soldier. He wanted to be a Marine (would've been a great one in my opinion) but was deemed too small by the recruiter when he went to join during World War II. Audie joins and finds out war is not honorable, but a hellish nightmare concocted by the devil himself. No matter, Audie ties up the bootstraps and fights on. He keeps his men fighting. Pushes them and himself farther than what can be conceived. Then comes back to hell, something he thought was over. Audie is what all soldiers should aspire to be. He's a picture perfect example of what it means to be a soldier. Rest in Peace Audie. Heaven is much safer with you at watch.