The chubby younger Empuu is Tommy Johansson, the guitarist of Sabaton. He is an artist in his own right and well worth reacting to. He has an impressive voice and is skilled in dozens of instruments. He make Friday metal covers where he play all instruments and sing all voices. Sometimes he has a guest. With metal I mean he makes any song metal, no matter if it is a metal song to begin with.
Tommy left sabaton, he got tired of people who called them nazis just because they tell their stories in a neutral way without chosing side. The ironic thing is that the same people who call everyone for nazis now support hamas extermination of the Jews from river to sea. Sabaton just keep the blames away from their music. As the next video you can try lady in black, the animated video version, not the pictures version.
@@birrextio6544 Tommy left to pursue his own solo career and his own band Majestica and there was simply not enough time in a day to stay in Sabaton and tour with them as well. Had nothing to do with people calling them nazis, I think we're way passed that by now.
Important tidbit: The fishing boat captain the band met at the beginning of the video was the son of the rescued German sailor, which is how he came to possess the compass bearing the coordinates at which Bismarck met her end. Sabaton are the coolest history teachers ever to pick up musical instruments. They're usually classed as "power metal", but like so many other bands, they often defy categorization. They often write songs about events that, for whatever reason, often elude discussion in even collegiate history classes. Examples include "The Night Witches", about the Russian all-female 588th Bomber Regiment, and "Lady Of The Dark", about WWI Serbian war hero Milunka Savić, who according to Wikipedia is the most-decorated female combatant in the recorded history of warfare.
Is he actually though, or just actor playing a character supposed to be a son of him? Where does this information come from? Never been able to find facts about this when googling, anywhere. Seems to me it's just one of these made up rumors
@@DaP84 I think the fandom has it mixed the son bit up. The actor that plays captain of the fishing boat is not a son of a survivor of the Bismarck. I think the actor, the captain plays. He has his son own son that plays the younger (or older one in the narrative of the) So it's the actor's son not a son of one of the survivors from the Bismarck. I'm not an expert but it makes sense and I can see how the fandom mixes up very easily.
@@teckreactions The story about the boat's captain, and the compass with the co-ordinates where the Bismarck sank, all that is a fairy tale made up for the video. The Bsimarck (and Prinz Eugen) attempted to break out into the North Atlantic, to attack the convoy system bringing supplies from the US and other countries, to the UK. After Bismarck sank HMS Hood, a battlecruiser that was the pride of the Royal Navy, she herslf got hit by a torpedo that jammed her steerting (you see it in the video when a British aircraft hits her), and she was sunk the next morning - May 27 1941. This video is awesome! The details on the ships are so accurate, it's truly a work of art. It isn't perfect, there are a few little mistakes, but having said that, it's amazing they produced such a quality video for a song.
@@Warriorking.1963 I agree with you it's amazing what they managed to get so much information in a music video. The Torpedo tha jammed the rudder two days after the Hms Hood sank Came from an outdated plane, a Swardfish torpedo bober. Ark Royal Sailed from Gibraltar after the order to the fleet came. And on her way from the Mediterranean, she was hit by a German Type 19 submarine, but the torpedo was a dud and dient exploade. And the torpedo run that hit the rudder was the last run Arc Royals planes had fulle and torpedos for. And if Prins of Wales hadn't hitt an oil reservoar on Bismarck she/he would probably have reached Atlantic whit the Prinz Eugene. It is amazing that so much must go exactly just right for this story to play out as it did. And Sabaton are masters to bring as much as possible in to the music video. Best regards from Sweden and I hope you will have Continued pleasant summer 😊☀️
Thank you for your reaction! Almost all Sabaton's songs have to do with war, and are based on historic facts. They even have their own history channel on youtube, which provides the historic background of their songs. They take a neutral position when making the songs and are very respectful to the soldiers who fought in the wars. They also pay much attention to detail in their clips. The next three songs I would suggest are: Christmas truce, No bullets fly and 1916 (a Motörhead cover)
@@teckreactions Make sure it's the No bullets fly animated story video, oh and bring towels because you will probably need it, actually bring it for all three videos. Make sure the other ones are the official videos.
One obvious Sabaton video to watch is the official animated story video of "No Bullets Fly". Link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dslO-3GgenY.html
Sabaton doesn't really write standard "war songs", but songs about what war does to people - it's often the good qualities it brings out (bravery, determination, compassion, ingenuity), or else about the tragedy of lost potential. They have been described as anti-war but pro-soldier, and you've already seen how much effort they put in. I recommend the music videos for _Christmas_ _Truce_ and _1916,_ plus the animated STORY video for _No_ _Bullets_ _Fly_ next. Always watch to the end!
@@teckreactions En Listvid I Krig is a great song to demonstrate this, though you’d need to turn on subtitles to see its English translation. Still worth it to hear a good song and see an awesome crowd singalong.
The captain of the Bismarck was apparently quite the old school type and wasn’t a fan of Hitler. He even refused to use the Nazi salute when Hitler visited the ship, choosing instead to use the traditional naval salute.
Next on the Sabaton list should be "Christmas Truce", "1916" (tribute to Motorhead), "No Bullets Fly" (anim. story version), "En livstid i krig" (Live in Gothenburg, Sweden), "Night Witches" (anim. story version), "Lady of the Dark" (anim. story version), "Red Baron" (anim. story version), (see a pattern here? 😉) and many, many more. With Sabaton always turn on captions, and ALWAYS watch to the very end (incl. credits), you might miss something important otherwise. Also check out their Sabaton History channel here on YT where they dive deeper into each song's actual history. Cheers from Sweden! 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Bismarck. The only ship in history to heroically earn the title HE. Normally any vessel is a she; this ship one shotted a battle cruiser and took down a couple other boats as well before being hunted down, disabled and essentially ultimately being sunk by the crew lest she fall into enemy hands. That broadcast in the beginning was the actual broadcast of the reports of HMS HOOD essentially being one shot killed by Bismarck.
The Swedish Navy discovered that Bismarck had set out to sea and headed for the Atlantic. They notifired the British navy through inofficial channels. Bismarkc sunk the British battle crusier Hood and the Royal Navy begun the hunt.
Sabaton has a DEEP libary of songs and most of them have historical significance. They also operate a second youtube channel that is about each of their songs that goes into detail about the making of the song & the history of the song itself.
Christmas Truce next please....Floor sings the Outro. Sabaton has it's own history channel. Have you seen the Nightwish movie?. It stars the band Anette era it's called Imaginaerum 2012 Film.
Sabaton is one of the greatest Metal Bands of all time. 🤘❤️🔥🤘 I love so many of their songs, it is hard to choose suggestions. I especially love the Winged Hussars and Carolinus Rex but perhaps it would be best to choose some of their American Glorification type songs, like "Devil Dogs", "To Hell and Back" and Purple Heart . 🥰🥰🥰🇨🇦
The coordinates on the compass at the beginning are the actual coordinates for the Bismarck's location. Lying almost a mile under the surface, no real point in worrying about scavengers going for the wreck. As many other have pointed out, Sabaton sing about military history. No glorification of war, no painting opinion, just telling what happened in a badass way.
If you want to go on another side track, check out Tommy Johannson's channel. He is the "young" guitarist you mention in this video. He recently left Sabaton on good terms to pursue his own path. His vocal range is insane. I suggest giving You Raise me Up (one octave challenge) a listen as well as Alone by Tommy. It is so good
I noticed your T-shirt, may i suggest New Horizon with King of Kings? Its a Swedish band, and their songs from their new album are about historic events and figures. This song are about Jesus.Its power metal and Nils Molin on vocals are one of swedens best vocalists.
This video was made in conjuction with Wargaming, the creator of (amongst others) World of Tanks and World of Warships. They do the CG for this music video.
Sabaton is history metal! Check out the animated video for "no Bullets fly" the video gives amazing background to what Sabaton are singing about. Also it hits me in the feels every time.
Why do they sing about the Bismarck? Because that is what they do. They sing about history. War history to be exact. They are basically musical history teachers. They tell the stories to make sure that they aren’t forgotten. They don’t take sides; they just tell the factual stories, and always do so from a human perspective.
Were you not aware that ALL Sabaton songs are historical military lessons? If not, well, you are now 🙂 I am partial to Christmas Truce. which can be listened to year round.
Soon you will get enough subs to start making more and more money. Very little money now but good money with lots of subs. Also, all equipment is a tax write-off. Nice trips to concerts to create videos for your channel are also tax write-offs. Airfare, hotels, food, premium concert tickets, even merchandise that is presented in your videos. Getting tax write-offs and having the time of your life, just like congressman do it, ha ha.
I did not know about ONE ship from ONE battle from a war that lasted six years - and the comment is “get smart or get out?” I bet you’re a treat to be around.
"Why are they singing about a Nazi battleship?" Because that's what they do. They tell stories about history, battles, units, heroes and yes, sometimes also ships. Bismark was a beast of a ship, and it took like third of the whole Royal Navy to sink it. So it was definitely a historically interesting event, and that's what Sabaton is all about. They tell stories from history, usually military history, from all eras and all parties. The genre is power metal. The video was made in collaboration with the game company that makes a game called World of Warships, so they had 3D models of the ships and rendering expertise already in house. As far as I know, all the footage was either shot or rendered just for this music video.
@@teckreactions Just look at the 1916 Tribute they made to Motörhead they show soldiers from the roman times up to like WW2, they also have a history channel where they talk more about the event and why they made a song about it, Bismark was heavily requested by the fans so they made it.
It was not a "Nazi Battleship"... or do you think that all murican Navy Vessels are suddenly orange, or Trumpsters, when that nasty F was/is president???
Sabaton is a great Swedish metal band. The majority of their songs deal with military-historical themes, many of which have a connection to the First or Second World War. Now you definitely have to react to Tommy Johansson (the guy at 5:18). He left Sabaton, but has his own YT channel and uplaods every Friday. Like Dan Vasc he turns all kinds of songs into metal. Tommy has an impressive range.
I love Dan's Sabaton covers (The Last Stand and Smoking Snakes). I discovered Sabaton through his covers & absolutely love them...almost as much as Dan.
The true story of THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914. React to the official music video to their song Christmas truce. It´s amazing. And listen to the whole song, even through the credits. An Easter egg is planted there. Their cover to Motörheads song 1916 is also amazing.
Sabaton were running out of ideas to write about, and asked the fans for suggestions. They got enough ideas to last them for years, and this stand alone single was a sort of thank you. They're sponsored by the computer games company that makes World of Tanks, and World of Warships, and they helped with this historically accurate video. Sabaton's history channel is excellent, and goes into the stories behind their songs in depth. They remain strictly neutral and don't take sides.
Sabaton was founded in Sweden in 1999 and is currently the most successful power metal band. They are fascinated by war in all its facets. In addition to the expected heroes, they also see soldiers who fraternize with the enemy to preserve their own humanity, or the suffering and death of the many nameless soldiers who never became heroes. As you have discovered, they have a website and videos where they explain the background to their songs with a historian. The Bismark was the largest warship to date. When it sank the British Hood, they sank a ship that represented the entire British Navy. The British were accordingly hit hard morally. That is one reason for their fame. The other is the circumstances of their sinking. Due to a lucky hit, the Bismark could no longer change course and finally sank after a long battle. For a long time, it was disputed who sank it. Finally, the film director Cameron financed a dive to the wreck. He could not prove any critical hull damage. The German captain had sunk the ship himself because of the fires and damage to the weapons. The Bismark remained undefeated. The sister ship Tirpitz survived the maiden voyage, but was then sunk in the harbor in a major operation. The Japanese then built even larger battleships, all of which were sunk. Aircraft carriers have taken over their function today. SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video)
Thank you ! Fun to hear You making a reaction to Saboton from my country Sweden. The young dude on the guitar is Tommy Johansson and he has now left Sabaton and is making his own music. He is using the drummer from Sabaton, Hannes Van Dahl and plays all other instruments and sing. Your next reaction should be Tommy Johansson and You can chose between Holy Night, Hallelujah, Phantom of the opera, The show must go on and Bohemian Rhapsody but my favorite is Paid my dues by Anastasia. 🙂 looking forward to it !
Just a note.. Sabaton has more followers than Nightwish in most social medias in general.. why even compare them.. they are two totally different bands and genres. ”Sound like Nightwish.” why not the opposite? Sabaton never had any interest in sounding like Nightwish, they always had their own style and sound and writes music about war heroes and events no regarding to country. History music with harsch male vocals vs imaginary operamusic with female singer, why is that even close to eachother? Because Hannes (Drummer in Sabaton) is married to Floor Jansen (singer) in Nightwish? Dont take my words as critical pls,i love both bands.. but tired of comparison.
Hi! Sabaton is amazing. They have a lot of songs wirh amazing stories.. i suggest to take a look to "Christmas truce"; "no bullets fly (animated story); "the night witches" (animated story); "lady of the dark" (animated story); "1916" (cover of motorhead); "in livstid i krig" (live).. etc etc... The animated stories have a lot of history and context to song, the story and the lyrics.
Good evening Tech, Great Review My Dude, most of what you need to know has been said below, To Add to this would be a waste of time, as it has All been said below, With the Exception That Hannes Van Dahl, Sabaton Drummer, and Floor Jansen's Husband, Use's only A Yamaha Drum Kit, and a few facts for you, A few months After the Bismarck had put to sea, it found and Sank The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, a Massive Cruiser Class Battle ship, with only one salvo of Gun fire, but shot when right through the Amour of the Ship, which was only very, it sacrificed speed of protection, and shells that hit it, they went right through the thin Amour plates and into the ships Magazine and Boom, IT Blew up and sank, with a huge loss of Life, So the Royal sent many ships to go and find, and sink the Bismarck, and it was hit many times, But the plane you sore carrying the torpedo's, The ship took hit to its Sheering gear, and rudders, and the ship could not anywhere, as it could now only go round in circles, sitting target you might say. The ship took over 220 hits, and it was still afloat, and the theory is. That The Bismarck Captain ordered for the ships sea cocks, (water Valves,) to be opened Inside the Ship which flooded the ship with water, which indeed was the main course of why it sank, so quickly, it was done To stop the British Navy, from leaning the secrets of this beast, from its 15 inch Guns, to its massive Amour Plating, and it was reported that very near to 2000 German Sailor's went down with it, with little chance of getting off it. and the Compass you sore, had the latitude and longitude on it, of where the ship sank. Great Review. Thank You
Sabaton doesn't pick sides in their history songs. they just highlight important battles or heroic actions. Their songs also are highly researched for accuracy and a lot of the song themes are discussed in more detail on their history channel. You could do a few weeks just on their videos, it is difficult to pick just a couple of favorites. No Bullets Fly, Defense of Moscow, Night Witches, Christmas truce, 1916 and a lot more. All their videos are done so good you feel like you are watching mini movies a lot of times. If you love history you can learn a lot watching their music or their short videos on their history channel. Good reaction just suscrribed
Thank you for your reaction!😊👍... I just love how this band have made so many great songs REAL history events. Greetings from Finland! (by Nightwish fan since 1998)
Great reaction to my favourite band!🤘 Check out "Screaming Eagles" (official music video) and also their Sabaton History Channel episode for that song. Also their animated music video for "No bullets fly". (Tissues needed...) Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪 Edit: Btw, you might have a new "army" marching in... 😁
Welcome to the Sabaton rabbit hole! They are awesome musicians, storytellers and history teachers! I'd recommend checking out their music video for Christmas Truce next. Soldier of Heaven, The Last Stand, To Hell and Back, Winged Hussars, Uprising, Primo Victoria, and the animated video for No Bullets Fly are some other favourites of mine.
The Bismarck was the Flagship of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in early WW2 until it was stopped and eventually sunk. Sabaton's discography is very much "war is terrible, and can make people do terrible and terrific things"
Legend has it that in the very beginning when the band is going up the stairs, you briefly see a pair of legs swinging. Legend has it they belong to Floor Jansen.
The (made up) flag on top of the ship is the Nazi German flag with the swastika replaced with an iron cross. Both the correct flag (the war flag) and the Nazi German flag with the swastika are illegal to show in many countries (including in Germany).
I call Sabaton the Metal History band. Most of there songs are accurate stories of historical events. They even have a Sabaton History channel on RU-vid.
Several "musts" of Sabaton (always a choice!): Christmas Truce, Night Witches, No Bullets Fly, En Livstid I Krig live in Gothenburg, 1916....always neutral historical presentation with the caveat that they inevitably take the soldiers pov...videos cinematic works of movie quality every time
Thanks for your reaction to this great band. I agree with all the suggestions but you should really also check out their live performances. En Livistid i krig, Carolus Rex, Red Baron, To hell and back and many more! Also check out Tommy Johansson, he is an excellent singer and musician and a wonderful human being!
the video was made by wargaming (world of warships/world of tanks)... The coordinates are secret. Very few people know where the Bismark sank. They want to prevent the wreck from becoming a place of pilgrimage
Funny that you liked Sabaton and now you are going to know more about Sabaton and they are probably almost completely different from other artists and bands, except that all the music is about real war stories through the centuries. Sabaton doesn't have a music manager, instead they run everything themselves. Sabaton is run as a company with 100 people they have employed. They do all gigs, booking arenas/venues, booking hotel rooms and plane tickets themselves. They also manage the sales of souvenirs and records themselves. Sabaton owns 8 trucks themselves that will transport all the instruments, the things they will have on stage. Because the drummer sits on the turret of a tank and the cannon barrel remains, and then the scene should look like a trench. as well as all gas tubes used for fire shows. all souvenirs and records they will sell when they tune. In addition, own buses to transport the personnel such as stage builders, sound engineers. So thanks to Sabaton, they manage everything themselves and don't have a music manager who costs a hell of a lot of money, so the ticket price is kept down as they also manage the sale of the concert tickets themselves. So when Sabaton did the Sweden tour in 2022. the ticket only cost 46.18 pounds / 51.02 Euro, then they sold a number of tickets where the fans got to meet the band before the gig and these cost 55.25 pounds / 61.04 Euro
If you want an awesome live song with Sabaton you should react to en livstid i krig (a lifetime of war) live Scandinavium Gothenburg 2020. The album Carolus rex they had released during that time is about a part of Swedish history called the era of great power (stormaktstiden in Swedish) from when Sweden was a much bigger nation with ambitions of expanding. The album was released with both an Swedish and English version, the difference being that the Swedish one tells the story from our/a Swedish soldiers view while the English is more from an outsiders view. It is the Swedish version they played at that show so be sure the subtitles are on, I was at that show and all I can say is that you will not regret it. As a side note, the name they gave the boat at 5:01 is taken from an older song by the band, from the older setup of the band. The last part of the text you could not see was the atlantic.
What you are watching are the Ghosts of the Battle. Taken back in time to witness events as they took place. Many people do NOT realize the German Navy never used the Nazi Salute on board ship. They refused to dismiss Officers with Jewish Blood. Do not mix up a political party with a race of people. People that admire warships from ALL nations can do so without agreeing on that nations ideology. Bismarck was one hell of a Battleship. He was surrounded and had a damaged rudder. The British Navy with Battleships King George the 5th, Rodney and the Heavy Cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire, Maule the Bismarck for two hours scoring over 400 hits. Finally after the Germans set off scuttling charges He rolled over and sank. I served in the Army, 2nd armored Div. We had the M1 Abrams tank. We admired many tanks from history. Like the British Churchill and the German Panther and Tiger tanks. it didn't mean we agreed with the Nazi's.
Welcome to Sabaton. They tell stories, no matter when nor which side. So we dont forget our past! Cheers from Germany, we are a Navy and Army Familie. During WWII my Grandpa was drafted to serve the Kriegsmarine, he was one of the boys at this time deployed in occupied France on the smaller vessels to give escort to Bismarck and other ships, which never happened...send out to dying for nothing
That guy you said he was shubby .... that's Tommy Johansson. You should check him up. One hell of a singer and guitarist. He has a band Majesty and you should check them up too. The drummer is amazing in that band. Well Hannes (Married to Floor Jansen) are not a bad drummer :)
They are from Sweden. Formed in 1999, most of their songs (9 of 10 albums) are about Military History. Lead singer Joakim Broden and bassist Par Sundstom are the primary songwriters, and only original members left. Guitarist Chris Rorland joined in 2012, drummer Hannes van Dahl (Floor's hubby) joined in 2014. Seen here is guitarist Tommy Johansson (the guy you thought looked like Emppu), he joined in 2016 and just recently left the band. Thobbe Englund has come back to the band , he was the one Tommy replaced. No it wasn't fun for them recording on that boat, it was cold and wet. The name painted on that boat is 'Primo Victoria", which is the name of the first album released , the title track is about D-Day at Normandy. A 2019 stand alone single , the video was made in conjunction with Wargaming, the company that makes the 'World of Warships' game, that's why the graphics are so good. Since you love history, check out their history channel here on yt, they go into detail on the story behind the music. At least 1 episode for every song.
Sabaton Songs you should react to: Christmas Truce No Bullets Fly To Hell and Back The Last Stand Night Witches Father The Unkillable Soldier (Unbelievable that Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart survived all those Wounds) The First two song will guaranteed restore Faith in Humanity.
Sabaton gives historical backgrounds to all their songs & they also have a 24-hour RU-vid channel. Their drum set base is one of 2 custom-made tanks. Their behind the scenes stuff is hilarious. The guitarist you questioned in the beginning is Tommy Johannsen, who recently left the group on good terms to pursue other ventures. You should check out his solo stuff which is great & often quite funny, too. He does a funny cover of Rednex version of Cotton-eyed Joe and his Abba cover "Money Money" is fantastic (better than the original).
You love history? This band will educate you! Keep them coming! As a side note.. I would love to see you do a reaction to Stryper. Transgressor to start. If you like drums, I think you'll enjoy the music and the message.
Sabaton has on RU-vid: Sabaton History. www.youtube.com/@SabatonHistory. Where a Historian tells the stories of the events that Sabaton set to music. Among other things then Bismarck - Battle of the Atlantic - Sabaton History 012 [Official ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r5D3wSqdIG4.html .This is how you get an immersion in the history of various wars through the centuries.
The energy of the boys of SABATON, brings the HISTORY to life .... INCREDIBLE! The Video and the performance and music are AMAZING💪🏼💪🏼 Sabaton are my History - Books 📚 👉🏼 The CAPTAIN of this SHIP⚓ is the SON of a Bismarck SURVIVOR and portrays his FATHER 🤎 Thank you so much, from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Is he really son of the surviver, or just the roll of this actor? Never been able to find info that comfirms this anywhere. Seems to be a false rumor to me
One that might be interesting to you is The Last Stand from the album with the same name. It's about the Swiss Guard and their defiant defensive action during the sacking of Rome in 1527.
If you want a new rabbit hole you should try The Hu, a Mongolian metal band who play traditional instruments and throat-sing. Their mega-reviewed video is Wolf Totem but any of their others are awesome.
Hi! If I recall correctly, they made the video, at least partially in partnership with the video game World of Warships, which is how most of the battle scenes are shown. Like others have said, a lot of their songs are military history, always seen from soldier's perspective, never taking sides which is why they can do a song about the Bismarck and one about D-Day (Primo Victoria) for instance. As for the next song, I recommend Night Witches for a more fast paced, punchy (not Joakim's thigh this time) song!
Sabaton makes a lot of music about historic WW2 stories... They've made a lot of great videos based on that. There are some great live ones too... I'm not the right one to make suggestions though. The Christmas Truce thing was good though.
