@@bobmagnoski8526 very much so. My first concert was korn with mudvayne and 10 years back around 07 maybe 08. But in my opinion sabaton put on a better show than korn.
Sweden is and was a Protestant country. The King is the Head of the Church and back then Sweden was an Absolute Monarchy and people believed strongly in Divine Right, as in God Himself placed the King in his role. Thus his will was that of God's will.
"The King is the Head of the Church and back then Sweden was an Absolute Monarchy and people believed strongly in Divine Right, as in God Himself placed the King in his role. Thus his will was that of God's will." A claim invented by the king himself. How very convenient XD
Best thing about the carolus rex album There's an English and Swedish version So you can listen to a song one time in English And again in Swedish, and the lyrics and emotions they evoke are completely different A good example would be A lifetime of war
@@apanapandottir205 then you haven't listened to every song... it's more about sweden time as a great power in europe(songs like gott mit uns and a lifetime of war).
It's about damn time. Remember this is Sabaton, it's a true story. Carolus Rex became king at age 15 and was a brilliant military leader. By his twenties he was going toe to toe with Peter the Great.
He didn't do jihads When he became king Russia, Poland - Lithuania, Saxony and Denmark i think alla declared war on Sweden because they saw this as an opportunity to get some land back. The whole church thing is because Sweden was and is Protestant
Check out "Sabaton - The Carolean's Prayer". This is about the soldiers of Charles XII who were called Caroleans. Religion was heavily used as a tool for discipline and taking the lord's name in vain was punishable by death for example. They were also told that if they were supposed to die in a battle there were no point in taking cover as your fate was already sealed and the Caroleans was famous for walking into a rain of bullets and just marching forward and were told not to fire their muskets before they could see the white in the enemies eyes..
I’ve never heard about that fact about carolean soldiers being ‘fated’, it’s quite interesting since that actually connects somewhat to the old Norse pagan belief about being fated.
This song made me realize how actually powerful the kings were. I have been seeing them more like cartoon figures beforehand, thanks to all the tales ever written and portrayed :D
This seems like a genuine reaction channel, with discussions and comments after the song. Rather than the reaction channels who do nothing. Kudos to you guys
Glad you returned to Sabaton. I would love to see you react to songs like Uprising or Final Solution, mainly for lyrical reasons. Also Hell and Back is a more generic song but with strong lyrics. There are other songs you should hear to. About parts of the music being used. I guess some details may vary from country to country but usually You can take the music and/or lyrics from someone and record it on your style with no problem at all, the problem starts when you want to claim yourself has solo author of the song. In that case you either need to enter in contact with the author and pay him what the author asks or have authorization from the author to do it freely(the yes from a phone call is not enough, you need something written so they can't use it against you later) so you can claim you are the solo-author of the full song. In the case when you don't get free or payed authorization from the author for the royalties of the part of his song you used, than you can't call yourself the solo author of the music, you have to credit the original author on your record and of course part of the royalties from the author part as well. You can always hope no one will ever find or notice the use of someone else content, but today is harder to let go a plagiarism undetected
You should listen to "long live the king" It's a song about his death (Kinda would make a good sequel to react to lol as this was his rise to power, and long live the king is his death/fall from power
Night Witches is amazing. A Lifetime of War is the most meaningful song they have IMO. It's about the 30 year war but can be applied to every war in history. The meaningless pieces of shit war is.
About that "say my name when you pray" thing, lutheran monarchs are the heads of their respective state churches (Elizabeth II is the head of the global Anglican church for example). And here in Denmark to this day, in all churches across the country, we pray for our queen, her family and her government and for their ability to govern.
Great song. Never heard them before. Nice pacing and great sound. I have to check more of them out. That's what I love about watching is you can come across music you never would have discovered otherwise.
Blind Guardian - Mirror mirror | Bard’s song (In the forest) Avantasia - Reach out for the light | The Seven Angels Theocracy - Hide in the fairy tale | Mirror of Souls Kamelot - The Haunting ft Simone Simons Helloween - Straight out of hell Demon Hunter - Not ready to die Demons and Wizards - Fiddler on the Green Powerwolf - Sanctified with dynamite Tengger Cavalry - Cavalry in Thousands
Go to Sweden, Stockholm and visit the museum. See Streif(the horse that he rode on the picture) and learn more about our culture. And why we are a great little country!
This song is badass. The history behind the man the song is about has many crazy stories. He was a man true to his word and a good leader who never started a single war and never lost a battle he was capable of leading himself. He always lead by example he led by saying "come" not by "go". I like your reactions and discussion. You guys should really listen to The Caroleans Prayer frrom the same album. They have included the lords prayer in a way that makes evryone want to be christians. Atleast culturaly. Anyway, that song is BADASS. Please react to it.
I think he was the last king who fought with his men in Sweden. He was 18 years old when Denmark, Russia, and Poland/saxony declared war on Sweden. From my point of view he did pretty good he fought for 18 years and died when he was 36. Sweden lost 1/3 of the male population.
@@dkfdhdsj6261 I didnt decrease but the growth stagnated. There was something like it during what we call the 30-years war. This time around the Soldiers were recruited from Sweden+Finland. There were a few from the provinces but they were primarily used as guards in various forts. I looked into the source and the 3 million that you claimed is the "general" number for the entire empire. The source I have says 1.3m in Sweden, 6-700k in Finland. about 45% male and 6 children/woman. One soruce say 200k dead of a population of 2 million (that must exclude the regions in germany and the baltic states) That would give us something like 22-25% dead, where very few actually died from battle. Frankly it's kinda hard to make any certain claims. There are evidence that there was a lack of adult men, but to what degree is hard to say when one looks closer.
"Say my name when you pray" is also a clear relation to the fact that he made the latest Swedish Bible. It was called "Karl the XII's Holy Bible" in Swedish, a moder ozation of the last "Gustavs II Adolphus's Holy Bible"
Considering this is the song "Carolus Rex", i have never heard anyone NOT liking it. It is one of their best songs to date. This song is a good choice if you want to get 'into' Sabaton to be honest. Love it! (Carolus Rex is made both with Eng and Swe lyrics)
As practicing Christians I know you guys tend to really favor anything mentioning God/Christianlty, you ought to check out Sabaton - The Last Stand. It's about the Stand of the Swiss Guard (they protect the Pope and are the defacto Vatican Army till this day) during the sacking of Rome in 1527. They made their stand on the steps of the Basilica defending the Pope and later escorted him to safety. It's not a religious/praise song, but it's an amazing story from history and something the Swiss are very proud of, I know you guys will dig it.
Lyris translated from the Swedish version My time approaches, this time is coming to its end. The whole of Stockholm sees me being crowned, cannons shoot salute! No oath taken, no oath I swear! The crown doesn't come from the church, it came directly from God. I show my strength through battle. Born to reign, to wage war. Knee by knee! My time is here Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given Over and over Sing Carolus' song The art of war I master Let my name spread fear Over and over Sing Carolus' song One more time, sing Carolus' song Born to rule, lead my men in battle. No man can me command! I'm governed by God. Hear my command, do not question me! Know that such is my will, and thereby it shall be so. Side by side into battle, with Caroleans I fight, knee by knee! My time is here Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given Over and over Sing Carolus' song The art of war I master Let my name spread fear Over and over Sing Carolus' song One more time, sing Carolus' song [Spoken words by singer Joakim Brodén:] Forwards, Caroleans! The judgment over the enemy is here Let us crush them Throw them through the gates of hell Everything I see, want more, who could stop me? The whole of Europe shall bow for my army What is yours shall be mine when I slay you My will be done! Prove my strength through battle. Born to rule, to wage war. Knee by knee! My will be done! My time is here Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given Over and over Sing Carolus' song The art of war I master Let my name spread fear Over and over Sing Carolus' song One more time, sing Carolus' song
He actually crowned himself since he was, as his father, an absolute monarch. Karl XII or Charles XII. In latin Carolus Rex = Karl King. Sweden was actually an empire and the soldiers were called Karoliner. From "carolus"
I just discovered sabaton a few weeks ago. Ive been away from power metal for about 10 years. My spirit in this music is renewed. I remember the exact moment and everything i was doing when i heard carolus rex......fucking awesome sing
I like Manowar but it would be a boring reaction/review. Not much to discuss exept they made cool songs.. Exept if they want to discuss swords and thunder and stuff lol
Carolus is also the swedish name of the North Star another fact his father called himself the "Sun King" and it was an ultimate screw you too his father which it basically stated like this "Yes you are the sun but you have too set, i am the north star and i am always present day or night" the reason for this is that very far north the north star is visible even in broad daylight.
You had North. That is hardly ''half of Europe'''. But Carolus realy was serious guy. Unfortunatly sometimes too much. For example that whole ''Augustus II. the Strong must leave Poland'' thing. In the end it's cost him the war.
@Knasterreal1 I think if he would agree with August's peace offer and let him be the king then he could also make Russians surrender. After Narva, he gave to Russians too much time for everything they needed, by fighting August (for years) and trying to make the king of Leszczyński. Instead that, he could pressure the Russians, march on Moscow and make Peter I. ask for peace. Maybe, especially not long after Narva, even without some big battle. But Carolus just had to be the one who created the peace terms and one of them was: ''August must abdicate and Leszczyński must be the king''. The time he spent on it was the problem, not, like you said, August himself. On the other hand, I'm just talking about ''if''. So it could happen like I said or also absolutely different way. But I really belive, that his hatered for August II. was the key reason for his loss.
@@ghost500eI think maybe you should read something. Sweden ruled over Pomerania, the city of Vismar and the bishop of Bremen-Verder. Really small part of what Germany is today and what 'German's Europe' was back in the day. But they had some power (for a while) in HRE, that's true. Also, if we are talking about "Swedish Empire," Sweden has never ruled over Poland or any part of it. Karl XII. only wanted to change the king, but never waned to rule over Poland himself or somehow control the new king. Sweden had Finland, Estonia and parts of today Norway, Latvia and Lithuania plus those germans piecis.
AWESOME STUFF A cool thing about the song 1648 on the Carolus Rex album, the Swedish version speaks on the Swedish POV and the English version speaks on the POV of the city of Prague.
More than any other band, Sabaton is METAL AS FUCK! They have dozens of songs that are just overpoweringly brutal. Caroleans prayer. Ghost division, Primo Victoria, wehrmacht, final solution, the price of a mile, and many MANY more.
Ah Sabaton! Love the Swedes for their historical power metal! So much good songs to pick from aswell... this is a good starting point! Swedish Pagans and Night Witches are personal favourites.
6:56 I totally get her reaction. A climactic note followed by suspenseful silence. Silence properly used in music can have just as much impact as notes. It’s like that Japanese art style that only uses a few strokes then lets the negative space complete the picture.
Sabaton does have a christian song. well, not really but it has been made into one. The Last Stand. It is about the sack of Rome in 1527 where 189 swiss guards had their last stand protecting the Pope .
As a swede this is very interesting to listen to this guy going off.. Its like looking at a carpenter who got all the right tools for the job and pretty good know-how but he still misses that nail at every swing..
Lutheran, Swedes, and in the era of the Swedish empire rulers were usually ascending to the throne before 20, but not his successor, his sister who ruled two years before abdicating to her husband, but a lot of these rulers died in battle, Gustavus Adolphus was a predecessor of his, died at Lützen in the 30 years war, 1632, he took control at age 17, and died a year after his greatest victory in Fraustadt
Also, check out their songs "The Lion of the North" and "Breitenfeld" Both songs are about King Gustavus Adolphus the Second of Sweden. Each of these Kings 9Adolphus and Charles) Ruled from their fifteenth birthdays until their deaths in battle. Adolphus during the Thirty Years War and Charles during the Great Northern War.
I personally would love to see you two react to Resist and bite, Night witches, Shiroyama, Sparta, Blood of Bannokburn, The Last Stand, Lifetime of war, and 40:1
One thing that might help understand this song: Sweden was not Catholic anymore at this point, but rather protestant, which means that he couldn't care less about what the Pope said. Also, in protestant monarchies it was/is not rare for the king to be also the head of the church, which would make him much more influential than he already was inside the country. Lastly, the idea of a "divine right" to rule was very widespread in European absolute monarchies at the time
Carolus or Karl XII was a son of the king of Sweden, Karl XII was 14 when he came to rule Sweden, surrounding countrys saw a chance to invade Swedens since it was ruled by a young boy, but this young boy was special and won every battle, even tho he was outnumbered, until it fell apart, maybe by arrogance? historians believe he was shoot to death by his own, but we wont know i guess. During this time Sweden was protestant country and the church ruled much of the every day lives of the people in Sweden. This album is a historic view of Sweden during its era of great empire, and before release the lyrics was examined by a historian. The album was released in both swedish and english I love this album and recommend it to everybody, not only is it great music but also a nice way to learn a little history :)
"historians believe he was shoot to death by his own, but we wont know i guess" No they don't Patrik. This theory has been disproven by new research and historians generally shun it.
He also came to power at 15, he was also Lutheran (a division of Protestantism). He was kinda arrogant but was an extremely gifted commander. It is only by sheer luck that the battle of Poltava went badly, due to a shot to the foot that left him unable to command.
Sweet! I was hoping you would do Sabaton again 🤘🏻 this whole album is a masterpiece that tells the story of the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. Try some older Sabaton in the future. Primo Victoria, Panzer Battalion, The Art of War, and 40:1. The last one should be live from 2012 😉 Helloween ☆ Keeper of the seven keys 🎃
Swedens last warrior king. Carolious rex. Crowned at 15, went to war at 18. Died in norway 1718 at the age of 36, by a bullet in the head. They carried the king back to sweden and half the men died in a blizzard. AND they walked thru my home town of Vänersborg ☺
Now that I've watched the video I KNEW y'all would appreciate this song. King Charles XII is an interesting monarch for sure. If ya get a chance listen to the song Caroleans Prayer which came before this on the album, and Killing Ground which came after on the album. The whole album is about the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. Carolus Rex being it's final monarch. (Part of why Sabaton did this album, they're swedes, this is their history) Hell, Gott Mit Uns (translated as God With Us) off the same album about the battle of Britenfeld would be a HELL of a song to react to as well. Dunno if y'all can tell, this is a favorite album.
Charles was Protestant, Sweden had been for decades. The Protestant Church in Sweden used the Carolean Bible (that he had published) until 1917. King Charles XII was going by the Divine Right of Kings doctrine, as developed by James VI of Scotland as a protestant idea.
The swedish Carolean Battlecry at this timne was Got mit uns witch means God with us. Sweden at this time was a very religus country and one of the reasons why the caroleans was so feared on the battlefield was their religous fervor they showed, they went into every battle with the knowledge that god had preordained who would live and who would die beforehand.
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Sabaton recent launched a channel called sabaton history with annother youtuber to tell the hostory behind their songs
Who the heck are these bands?
@@richbeckage2515 sabaton is a sweedish band that does war history themed songs.
@@aftonblau2615 ,thanks
And incredible live.
@@bobmagnoski8526 very much so. My first concert was korn with mudvayne and 10 years back around 07 maybe 08. But in my opinion sabaton put on a better show than korn.
Finally we need more Sabaton! :)
For what? All songs are equal. It's so boring. More Iron Maiden!
@@Damie For what? All songs are equal. It's so boring. More Sabaton!
bring up panzerkampf
@@d.p.s.678 lol
Swedish lyrics are fun to sing tbh
Än en gång, sjung Carolus sång
Sweden is and was a Protestant country. The King is the Head of the Church and back then Sweden was an Absolute Monarchy and people believed strongly in Divine Right, as in God Himself placed the King in his role. Thus his will was that of God's will.
"The King is the Head of the Church and back then Sweden was an Absolute Monarchy and people believed strongly in Divine Right, as in God Himself placed the King in his role. Thus his will was that of God's will."
A claim invented by the king himself. How very convenient XD
Tönt.
@@petercarlson811 That's just how it was back then. I didn't say it was good nor bad.
@@apanapandottir205 Mmmmkay!
@@SkurtavusGrodolfus I know.
Best thing about the carolus rex album
There's an English and Swedish version
So you can listen to a song one time in English
And again in Swedish, and the lyrics and emotions they evoke are completely different
A good example would be A lifetime of war
Oh yes. I love the swedish songs more but Maybe just because I understand the language
I love their native Swedish versions
I agree En liftid i krig is probably my favourite song.
i think much of sabatons songs work better in swedish because they where based on the swedish language
it is really intresting that the english and swedish tells diffrent view points of the songs on that album.
Sweden at the time was protestant not catholic
Still is Protestant.
@@strangelyjamesly4078 Yeah technically but back then there wasn't religious freedom like there is now.
Whole premise of 30 years war was conflict between protestants and catholics as far as I remember
Well, the initial cause or excuse, anyway. As it went on I guess it was more about power and who hated the Habsburgs more (or vice versa).
Now it's Islamic
The whole Carolus Rex album is about Sweden
It's about one of our old douchebag kings lol
@@apanapandottir205 then you haven't listened to every song... it's more about sweden time as a great power in europe(songs like gott mit uns and a lifetime of war).
@@apanapandottir205 Carolus was stubborn but great.
@Knasterreal1 Haha, chillax. I'm actually a supporter of anyone that fight to keep the filthy danish horde at bay! :P
Specifically it's about the Swedish Empire era. From Gustav II Adolf to Karl XII.
It's about damn time. Remember this is Sabaton, it's a true story. Carolus Rex became king at age 15 and was a brilliant military leader. By his twenties he was going toe to toe with Peter the Great.
Well, and got his arse handed to him.
PojkenZombie more like his head as he got shot in the head
Akar Dragoneye Point. By a button no less.
and it took 30 years fot him to come home to Sweden again. So much for the love of Sweden.
@@JohanHaagg Never in combat except when they were depleted.
He didn't do jihads
When he became king Russia, Poland - Lithuania, Saxony and Denmark i think alla declared war on Sweden because they saw this as an opportunity to get some land back. The whole church thing is because Sweden was and is Protestant
Check out "Sabaton - The Carolean's Prayer". This is about the soldiers of Charles XII who were called Caroleans. Religion was heavily used as a tool for discipline and taking the lord's name in vain was punishable by death for example. They were also told that if they were supposed to die in a battle there were no point in taking cover as your fate was already sealed and the Caroleans was famous for walking into a rain of bullets and just marching forward and were told not to fire their muskets before they could see the white in the enemies eyes..
I’ve never heard about that fact about carolean soldiers being ‘fated’, it’s quite interesting since that actually connects somewhat to the old Norse pagan belief about being fated.
Swedish version is so much better lyricly and feels like its more passion and more raw. Maybe becuse Im swedish
I agree and I'm not even Swedish but I have been learning Swedish for a few years.
No, your right.
...yeah its because you're Swedish lol.
The swedish version is way better
Every song from this record is better in Swedish 😁🤘🏻
This song made me realize how actually powerful the kings were. I have been seeing them more like cartoon figures beforehand, thanks to all the tales ever written and portrayed :D
This seems like a genuine reaction channel, with discussions and comments after the song. Rather than the reaction channels who do nothing. Kudos to you guys
If you want a TRUE christian (well, Catholic to be honest) song from Sabaton, check out The Last Stand. Incredible song.
Jesus Christ Denton. Yes, this - I'm not religious, but a great song.
the last stand is about the crusades (?
@@TheCreedEvolution No, its about Swiss Soldiers/Templars
@@TheCreedEvolution It's about the Swiss guard that protected the pope during the sacking of Rome 1527.
Do you realize I was joking right?
Glad you returned to Sabaton. I would love to see you react to songs like Uprising or Final Solution, mainly for lyrical reasons. Also Hell and Back is a more generic song but with strong lyrics. There are other songs you should hear to.
About parts of the music being used. I guess some details may vary from country to country but usually You can take the music and/or lyrics from someone and record it on your style with no problem at all, the problem starts when you want to claim yourself has solo author of the song. In that case you either need to enter in contact with the author and pay him what the author asks or have authorization from the author to do it freely(the yes from a phone call is not enough, you need something written so they can't use it against you later) so you can claim you are the solo-author of the full song. In the case when you don't get free or payed authorization from the author for the royalties of the part of his song you used, than you can't call yourself the solo author of the music, you have to credit the original author on your record and of course part of the royalties from the author part as well. You can always hope no one will ever find or notice the use of someone else content, but today is harder to let go a plagiarism undetected
oh, final solution for sure!
or Rise of evil
Final Solution would be a great reaction. Night Witches and Midway would be good too.
@@Simbstah1 *3 years later* Yes, RoE and FS are GREAT!
You should listen to "long live the king"
It's a song about his death
(Kinda would make a good sequel to react to lol as this was his rise to power, and long live the king is his death/fall from power
The should do Poltava first as that is the turning point for him. And then long live the King 😊
Goolash b
Sabaton - Night witches, and of course Deathspell Omega Kenose I
Night Witches is amazing. A Lifetime of War is the most meaningful song they have IMO. It's about the 30 year war but can be applied to every war in history. The meaningless pieces of shit war is.
I wish they'd do the whole Kenose, but that may be too much to ask.
@@Acrochordus it's not too much, it would be natural to do whole kenose after I, and i shall keep asking for it :)
Yussss night witches
Sabaton and DsO in the same sentence! 😂😂❤
Sabaton is great because their songs are based on real people and real world events in history
Sabaton- ghost division, 40:1, primo victoria, soldiers of 3 armies, night witches....please do these next
The live version of 40:1 in Poland is the best!
@@bamafan3435 I agree they need to react to 40:1 live at Woodstock 2012.
slight correction Soldier of 3 armies is about Lauri Torni a Finnish Soldier in WWII who served with the Finns Soviets and the American Army
@@elismith6706 He didn't serve with soviets! He joined Germany to fight the soviets cause he really hated communism
@@HessuXX thanks for the correction I mind farted.
Hessu: What is your favorite Sabaton Song?
About that "say my name when you pray" thing, lutheran monarchs are the heads of their respective state churches (Elizabeth II is the head of the global Anglican church for example). And here in Denmark to this day, in all churches across the country, we pray for our queen, her family and her government and for their ability to govern.
You should check out Sabaton's History Channel on youtube. They know what they're singing about. :)
Winged hussars by Sabaton. And the final stand
Great song. Never heard them before. Nice pacing and great sound. I have to check more of them out. That's what I love about watching is you can come across music you never would have discovered otherwise.
Blind Guardian - Mirror mirror | Bard’s song (In the forest)
Avantasia - Reach out for the light | The Seven Angels
Theocracy - Hide in the fairy tale | Mirror of Souls
Kamelot - The Haunting ft Simone Simons
Helloween - Straight out of hell
Demon Hunter - Not ready to die
Demons and Wizards - Fiddler on the Green
Powerwolf - Sanctified with dynamite
Tengger Cavalry - Cavalry in Thousands
Go to Sweden, Stockholm and visit the museum. See Streif(the horse that he rode on the picture) and learn more about our culture. And why we are a great little country!
This song is badass. The history behind the man the song is about has many crazy stories. He was a man true to his word and a good leader who never started a single war and never lost a battle he was capable of leading himself. He always lead by example he led by saying "come" not by "go". I like your reactions and discussion.
You guys should really listen to The Caroleans Prayer frrom the same album. They have included the lords prayer in a way that makes evryone want to be christians. Atleast culturaly. Anyway, that song is BADASS. Please react to it.
You should also react to En livstid i krig, 40:1, The Last Stand, Ruina Imperii, Gott Mit Uns and Carolean's Prayer.
I think he was the last king who fought with his men in Sweden. He was 18 years old when Denmark, Russia, and Poland/saxony declared war on Sweden. From my point of view he did pretty good he fought for 18 years and died when he was 36. Sweden lost 1/3 of the male population.
You forgot the plague and famine in especially todays Finland, but also Sweden. People died like flies..
@@dkfdhdsj6261 I didnt decrease but the growth stagnated. There was something like it during what we call the 30-years war. This time around the Soldiers were recruited from Sweden+Finland. There were a few from the provinces but they were primarily used as guards in various forts. I looked into the source and the 3 million that you claimed is the "general" number for the entire empire. The source I have says 1.3m in Sweden, 6-700k in Finland. about 45% male and 6 children/woman. One soruce say 200k dead of a population of 2 million (that must exclude the regions in germany and the baltic states) That would give us something like 22-25% dead, where very few actually died from battle. Frankly it's kinda hard to make any certain claims. There are evidence that there was a lack of adult men, but to what degree is hard to say when one looks closer.
You should listen to the entire album, to be honest. Makes a great story.
"Say my name when you pray" is also a clear relation to the fact that he made the latest Swedish Bible. It was called "Karl the XII's Holy Bible" in Swedish, a moder ozation of the last "Gustavs II Adolphus's Holy Bible"
Considering this is the song "Carolus Rex", i have never heard anyone NOT liking it. It is one of their best songs to date. This song is a good choice if you want to get 'into' Sabaton to be honest. Love it! (Carolus Rex is made both with Eng and Swe lyrics)
As practicing Christians I know you guys tend to really favor anything mentioning God/Christianlty, you ought to check out Sabaton - The Last Stand. It's about the Stand of the Swiss Guard (they protect the Pope and are the defacto Vatican Army till this day) during the sacking of Rome in 1527. They made their stand on the steps of the Basilica defending the Pope and later escorted him to safety. It's not a religious/praise song, but it's an amazing story from history and something the Swiss are very proud of, I know you guys will dig it.
Absolutely have to review the last stand song
Lyris translated from the Swedish version
My time approaches, this time is coming to its end. The whole of Stockholm sees me being crowned, cannons shoot salute! No oath taken, no oath I swear!
The crown doesn't come from the church, it came directly from God.
I show my strength through battle. Born to reign, to wage war. Knee by knee!
My time is here
Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
The art of war I master
Let my name spread fear
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
One more time, sing Carolus' song
Born to rule, lead my men in battle. No man can me command! I'm governed by God.
Hear my command, do not question me!
Know that such is my will, and thereby it shall be so.
Side by side into battle, with Caroleans I fight, knee by knee!
My time is here
Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
The art of war I master
Let my name spread fear
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
One more time, sing Carolus' song
[Spoken words by singer Joakim Brodén:]
Forwards, Caroleans!
The judgment over the enemy is here
Let us crush them
Throw them through the gates of hell
Everything I see, want more, who could stop me?
The whole of Europe shall bow for my army
What is yours shall be mine when I slay you
My will be done!
Prove my strength through battle. Born to rule, to wage war. Knee by knee!
My will be done!
My time is here
Over the North I rule, with the legacy I was given
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
The art of war I master
Let my name spread fear
Over and over
Sing Carolus' song
One more time, sing Carolus' song
He actually crowned himself since he was, as his father, an absolute monarch. Karl XII or Charles XII. In latin Carolus Rex = Karl King. Sweden was actually an empire and the soldiers were called Karoliner. From "carolus"
Such an epic song! had this one on repeat for a good while when i first heard it!
You guys should check out Windir - Journey to the End, Burzum - Det Som Engang Var, and Elder - Sanctuary!
I just discovered sabaton a few weeks ago. Ive been away from power metal for about 10 years. My spirit in this music is renewed. I remember the exact moment and everything i was doing when i heard carolus rex......fucking awesome sing
I would love seeing you guys react to more Sabaton! A few song recommendations: The last stand, lifetime of war, caroleans pray, lion of the north.
Congratz on 100.000 subscribers, y'all are literally the best ''reaction'' channel.
As a total history nut, Sabaton is my favorite band. I recommend 40:1, The Last Stand, Primo Victoria, or Screaming Eagles.
Really been looking forward to more Sabaton
Manowar - Hail and kill
Savatage - Power of the night
Dream evil - The book of heavy metal
Running wild - Conquistadores
Definitely ManOwaR, although I'd suggest Under Jolly Roger.
@@MajesticDemonLord "Death Or Glory" would be a great choice too.
I like Manowar but it would be a boring reaction/review. Not much to discuss exept they made cool songs.. Exept if they want to discuss swords and thunder and stuff lol
@@didde00 Maybe "Mountains" would be a better choice - not that kind of lyrics
Fuck yes to Dream Evil! 🤘
The King of Sweden is both the King and Pope of the Swedish church.
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Carolus is also the swedish name of the North Star another fact his father called himself the "Sun King" and it was an ultimate screw you too his father which it basically stated like this "Yes you are the sun but you have too set, i am the north star and i am always present day or night" the reason for this is that very far north the north star is visible even in broad daylight.
Dudes, you need to look into what Sweden did back in the day. We took half of europe. This guy was dead serious.
@Knasterreal1 Cutting Denmark off from the world is a very noble mission!
You had North. That is hardly ''half of Europe'''. But Carolus realy was serious guy. Unfortunatly sometimes too much. For example that whole ''Augustus II. the Strong must leave Poland'' thing. In the end it's cost him the war.
@Knasterreal1 I think if he would agree with August's peace offer and let him be the king then he could also make Russians surrender. After Narva, he gave to Russians too much time for everything they needed, by fighting August (for years) and trying to make the king of Leszczyński. Instead that, he could pressure the Russians, march on Moscow and make Peter I. ask for peace. Maybe, especially not long after Narva, even without some big battle. But Carolus just had to be the one who created the peace terms and one of them was: ''August must abdicate and Leszczyński must be the king''. The time he spent on it was the problem, not, like you said, August himself.
On the other hand, I'm just talking about ''if''. So it could happen like I said or also absolutely different way. But I really belive, that his hatered for August II. was the key reason for his loss.
@Knasterreal1 Denmark returns to war after Poltava, not before Narva.
@@ghost500eI think maybe you should read something. Sweden ruled over Pomerania, the city of Vismar and the bishop of Bremen-Verder. Really small part of what Germany is today and what 'German's Europe' was back in the day. But they had some power (for a while) in HRE, that's true. Also, if we are talking about "Swedish Empire," Sweden has never ruled over Poland or any part of it. Karl XII. only wanted to change the king, but never waned to rule over Poland himself or somehow control the new king. Sweden had Finland, Estonia and parts of today Norway, Latvia and Lithuania plus those germans piecis.
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A cool thing about the song 1648 on the Carolus Rex album, the Swedish version speaks on the Swedish POV and the English version speaks on the POV of the city of Prague.
More than any other band, Sabaton is METAL AS FUCK! They have dozens of songs that are just overpoweringly brutal.
Caroleans prayer. Ghost division, Primo Victoria, wehrmacht, final solution, the price of a mile, and many MANY more.
Vinand sori they are touring this year in the states, i would recommend catching them if they are laying near you. their live show is INTENSE!
MANOWAR - The Power Of Thy Sword
MANOWAR - Guyana
MANOWAR - KIngdom Come
Ah Sabaton! Love the Swedes for their historical power metal! So much good songs to pick from aswell... this is a good starting point! Swedish Pagans and Night Witches are personal favourites.
React to Sabaton:
-Gott mit uns
-The Last Stand
-Lifetime of War
6:56 I totally get her reaction. A climactic note followed by suspenseful silence. Silence properly used in music can have just as much impact as notes. It’s like that Japanese art style that only uses a few strokes then lets the negative space complete the picture.
Do Caroleans Prayer next!
It's also about Carolus and his Army known as the "Caroleans"
Carolus meaning Charles/Carl, and that name meaning "free man", Caroleans meaning "free men".
Much respect from sweden! 🤟😉
Nice to see more Sabaton, would love to see your reaction to The Final Solution or The Last Stand from Sabaton or Brothers of Metal - Freya
the live version of this song blows the album version out of the water. the crowd will always sing along too :) lotta fun
Sabaton does have a christian song. well, not really but it has been made into one. The Last Stand. It is about the sack of Rome in 1527 where 189 swiss guards had their last stand protecting the Pope .
As a swede this is very interesting to listen to this guy going off.. Its like looking at a carpenter who got all the right tools for the job and pretty good know-how but he still misses that nail at every swing..
The Last Stand!
happy you did this reaction on the day of my birthday, i love sabaton
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Lutheran, Swedes, and in the era of the Swedish empire rulers were usually ascending to the throne before 20, but not his successor, his sister who ruled two years before abdicating to her husband, but a lot of these rulers died in battle, Gustavus Adolphus was a predecessor of his, died at Lützen in the 30 years war, 1632, he took control at age 17, and died a year after his greatest victory in Fraustadt
This album is not only about Karl, they also sing about Gustav II adolph
Actualy interesting toughts from you guys
Carolus Rex - Latin name of king Karl XII of sweden our bigest war king he was awsome at wars he was a great king
I love this song! Sabaton have some of the catchiest songs ever! :)
You guys would like Last Stand, but you should also react to swedish pagans, Primo Victoria, Ghost Division, PANZERKAMPF and there are many more!!!
14:50 That's exactly what the swedish lyrics say. It's pretty much "My will be done".
the Album is about the rise and fall of the Swedish empire
Soraka dude ?
Really ?
What's the name of the first song? I've gotta listen to iiiiiiiiiiiit!
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23:25 Sometimes, cheesy can be good.
Cheesy bread, cheesy pizza, cheesy macaroni, cheesy power metal... 🧀
@Vin, There has even been a time where there was 5 rulers for rome, 193AD to be exact. It is also reffered to as the year of the 5 rulers.
Should do Sabaton Carolean’s prayer or The Last Stand. Basically what I'm saying is: React to all their stuff lol!
Yes! More Sabaton!
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Also, check out their songs "The Lion of the North" and "Breitenfeld" Both songs are about King Gustavus Adolphus the Second of Sweden. Each of these Kings 9Adolphus and Charles) Ruled from their fifteenth birthdays until their deaths in battle. Adolphus during the Thirty Years War and Charles during the Great Northern War.
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I personally would love to see you two react to Resist and bite, Night witches, Shiroyama, Sparta, Blood of Bannokburn, The Last Stand, Lifetime of war, and 40:1
In Sweden we are lutheran. 1600-ish were in war partly because we wasnt very fond of Catholics :D
One thing that might help understand this song: Sweden was not Catholic anymore at this point, but rather protestant, which means that he couldn't care less about what the Pope said. Also, in protestant monarchies it was/is not rare for the king to be also the head of the church, which would make him much more influential than he already was inside the country. Lastly, the idea of a "divine right" to rule was very widespread in European absolute monarchies at the time
Carolus or Karl XII was a son of the king of Sweden, Karl XII was 14 when he came to rule Sweden, surrounding countrys saw a chance to invade Swedens since it was ruled by a young boy, but this young boy was special and won every battle, even tho he was outnumbered, until it fell apart, maybe by arrogance? historians believe he was shoot to death by his own, but we wont know i guess. During this time Sweden was protestant country and the church ruled much of the every day lives of the people in Sweden.
This album is a historic view of Sweden during its era of great empire, and before release the lyrics was examined by a historian. The album was released in both swedish and english
I love this album and recommend it to everybody, not only is it great music but also a nice way to learn a little history :)
"historians believe he was shoot to death by his own, but we wont know i guess"
No they don't Patrik. This theory has been disproven by new research and historians generally shun it.
He also came to power at 15, he was also Lutheran (a division of Protestantism). He was kinda arrogant but was an extremely gifted commander. It is only by sheer luck that the battle of Poltava went badly, due to a shot to the foot that left him unable to command.
@@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yes he was shot by norwegens
Sabaton songs are the best history lessons ever! I wish they were my teachers when I was in school. I would have paid more attention!
Sweet! I was hoping you would do Sabaton again 🤘🏻 this whole album is a masterpiece that tells the story of the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. Try some older Sabaton in the future. Primo Victoria, Panzer Battalion, The Art of War, and 40:1. The last one should be live from 2012 😉
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KING OF THE NORTH
Love your videos keep it up. Really hoping you will do a video on "Long live the king"
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Swedens last warrior king. Carolious rex. Crowned at 15, went to war at 18. Died in norway 1718 at the age of 36, by a bullet in the head. They carried the king back to sweden and half the men died in a blizzard. AND they walked thru my home town of Vänersborg ☺
To hell and back is probably the best sabaton song
Aw yeah! This is a great choice off their best album! Definitely excited to see your reaction to this track.
Now that I've watched the video I KNEW y'all would appreciate this song. King Charles XII is an interesting monarch for sure. If ya get a chance listen to the song Caroleans Prayer which came before this on the album, and Killing Ground which came after on the album. The whole album is about the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire. Carolus Rex being it's final monarch. (Part of why Sabaton did this album, they're swedes, this is their history)
Hell, Gott Mit Uns (translated as God With Us) off the same album about the battle of Britenfeld would be a HELL of a song to react to as well.
Dunno if y'all can tell, this is a favorite album.
Sabaton - Winged Hussars next please
Just found you guys, I like you! keep it up!
Listen to Sabaton-Carolean's Prayer, or for better experience, listen to the swedish version, Karolinens Bön.
Great discussion. Great reaction. Awesome song!
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The drummer from Sabaton, Hannes van Dhal has a daughter named Freja with Floor Jansen the current singer of Nightwish😎
Sabaton-Lion from the North,40:1,Uprising,Ghost Division
More sabaton pls
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Also there is a band called Al-Namrood. Black metal from Saudi Arabia... Will you dare? :)
Charles was Protestant, Sweden had been for decades. The Protestant Church in Sweden used the Carolean Bible (that he had published) until 1917. King Charles XII was going by the Divine Right of Kings doctrine, as developed by James VI of Scotland as a protestant idea.
Decades? The Lutheran reformation in Sweden started in the 1520s with Gustav Vasa, so it was more like 150 years.
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The swedish Carolean Battlecry at this timne was Got mit uns witch means God with us. Sweden at this time was a very religus country and one of the reasons why the caroleans was so feared on the battlefield was their religous fervor they showed, they went into every battle with the knowledge that god had preordained who would live and who would die beforehand.