I guess metal is like Nokia - connecting people :) The truth is there's no second band singing about Polish history( not even in Poland) like Sabaton . Songs like 40:1 (about battle of Wizna) , Uprising ( Warsaw uprising) or Winged hussars ( Polish cavalry known as Polish hussars) are just examples why they have so many fans in Poland :) ps. There is no words to describe Pol'and'rock festival- people, atmosphere, concerts, 3 days of freedom .. i can just highly recommend ;) .. and Jinjer is confirmed on 2021 line up!
@@AcMan1990 I have no doubt its a fantastic festival! I havent met one person who has heard of Sabaton that didn't like them. Such an incredible take on history
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@@04me93 I have. My ex. That is one of reasons why she is ex now hahahahahaha
a coment to this, some people when they had negative comments about Britney Spears and her singing, saying that she was bad at singing. Then u had these idiot children who listen to her music and they stated "but its not easy to run around and sing same time" This is something metal singers have been doing since the beginning.
I would recommend "Swedish Pagans" live at Wacken 2019. It was their 20th Anniversary Show so they played on two separate stages at once. They invited former members that haven't been in Sabaton since 2012. They also had special guest appearance by Tina Guo, she played cello on the Wonder Woman theme song and helping on the Wonder Woman 1984 soundtrack. I would also recommend "En Livstid i Krig" (Live "The Great Tour - Gothenburg) it is them singing in their native language and the crowd is great. En Livstid i Krig means "A Lifetime of War"
That Wacken 2019 show was an insane concert and without a doubt the best I've EVER seen of Sabaton. The tank, the guests, the lengths of the show, the pyros... wow...
Aaaand hat's OFF!! :D Yess "Swedish Pagans" live @wacken2019 is one of my favorite performance from them too. (Soo far) also "Night witches" and "Red Baron" live from The Great Tour (you can find them in their official YT chanel) is awesome and a MUST :) (personal opinion) . Enjoy!
Yeah, once I learned this is their normal opener I didn't think it was that bad and it probably got worked out real fast. It's very common to hear that in the beginning of sets for bands with floor monitors, so no big deal. Still loved it!
@@TankTheTech They start with Ghost Division is cause it gets the place pumped right at the start, it's not a technical song, meaning they can rock out and have fun, while the engineers can easily tweak the sound.
40-1 & Uprising at Woodstock should be next. If you want to see some Polish pride, those two songs will display it. There isn't a bad Sabaton song, however there's a noticeable difference in key between album versions & live versions, but there's no difference in energy.
@@TankTheTech Typically they do that because the band doesn't do backing vocals on the album, but they do sing them live, so they play at a lower key so it sounds right since they're a bunch of baritones.
110% need to do Uprising from the same show. It’s about the Polish resistance in WW2. This festival was in Poland and the crowd was insane. They basically are required to play it in Poland cause they’re afraid of riots if they don’t. Also, idk if you saw, but Chris’s custom guitar that he uses now has a camo finish and costs $8,000
That must've been crazy. I saw them in Israel and we nearly brought the club down for Counterstrike. Can only imagine what it looks like X50 in an open air festival. And of course the Polish crowd has 2 great songs :)
It's a four-day festival with the total attendance of 550K in 2013, not just Sabaton's show. Furthermore entry & camping were both free of charge which explains the attendance of over 0,5M people.
@@Happymali10 oohh.. that would be cool, she h!s a mom who can teach her singing and a dad that can teach her to play drums and I guess Hannes can play the guitar aswell so she'll be ready to go up in stage whenever she wants :)
Sabaton goes crazy. Their energy is absolutely through the roof. Their lead guitarist, Chris Rorland, has mentioned a few fantastic guitar influences that I am a big fan of. Adrian Smith, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani. Plus, he's got some damn good gear I would kill to have. I went and did some digging and found his guitar roster over the past few years. I would say 82nd All The Way is a great one to check out, and then one that i'm personally biased towards "Ghost In The Trenches", is about the most highly decorated Native American soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. But all in all, you really can't go wrong with anything these guys do. Killer video as always, bud! Looking forward to the next one!
I've been watching a good number of your reaction videos, and just wanted to let you know you're definitely one of the more likeable "reactors" I've watched. Maybe it's because you're something of an "insider" and actually know what you're looking at and hearing, and the lifelong musician in me simply appreciates that more than reactions from non-musicians. But a lot of reactors' reactions start coming off as rehearsed and over-the-top for the benefit of the camera. It's also nice to hear comments about more than just the lead singer and lead guitarist. Granted, a lot of reaction channels are along the lines of "vocal coach reacts to...", so I suppose it's natural that they'd focus on the singer; or "hip-hop fan reacts to metal", so you've got somebody who really doesn't know what they're hearing or simply isn't conditioned to pay attention to the "backup musicians". Oh, and I may as well give a band suggestion while I'm at it. It's not metal, but in the early 1970s there was a fantastic, all-female band called "Fanny". Very good players, they all sang, and they wrote most of their own stuff. Check out their song, "Blind Alley" - ruclips.net/video/bE3uwtegPEY/видео.html
I got to see them live a few years back in Denver, CO. They were touring with Trivium and by God they tore down the house. I managed to get close enough to toss my hat on stage, (I got carried away in the moment..) and Joakim actually bent over mid song and picked it up and put it on his head. Man oh man, I wish I wouldve gotten that on video.
Have seen them 3 times now. And beeing from Germany im also enjoying the "NOCH EIN BIER" for quite a lot. The most fun and some of the most intense concerts I've ever been.
I was already a big fan of Sabaton but after watching several of your reaction videos to them, I can't wait to see them live. I'm hoping to go to the show in Orlando in September!
you should to the battle of the bands ! Sabaton - 82nd all the way. And after that its Amaranthe - 82nd all the way(sabaton cover) both are just pure awesomeness
Sabaton live is incredible. And Joakim has this kind of energy the whole time. I totally recommend to see them live if you have the chance. I have seen them multiple times and they always start with Ghost Division and they are running on the stage with the first line: "Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun". Other recommendations: The whole Wacken 2019 concert the bands 20th anniversary concert on 2 stages simultaneously (3 songs are on RUclips ruclips.net/video/vPbaLrbU6Ho/видео.html, the rest was available on magenta music). On their RUclips channel they are currently releasing a new live video from "The Great Tour" (Start of 2020) every Sunday. This year they played on Wacken world wide on the XR Stage (available on Magenta Music) Then there ist their History channel Sabtaton History where they go in depth on the songs background. Song recommendation i don't know where to start: 40-1, Night Witches, Winged Hussards, Midway, Carolus Rex, Swedish pagans (do this one on a live video). And before i forget: NOCH EIN BIER
They are the best live show ive ever seen. So much fun. Getting and entire theater singing Swedish pagans at max volume or night witches! I raise you a beer and then the winged hussars arrived!
Thumbs up for Fear Factory! Carolus Rex is a beast of a song by Sabaton 😊 There's a live version at Woodstock if you wanna check out. But I personally like the studio version for its epicness. Another killer performance by them from the same show is Uprising.
Ahhh Sabaton. The band that you can go nuts rocking out to, or just quietly listen and learn about history. They're hilarious, amazing, and an absolute beast as a live act.
Dude, I have had the pleasure of seeing them twice now, and both times they played a tiny, maybe 300 person venue in Calgary and both times they were amazing. They were fun, they goofed around with the crowd, they put on amazing sets, and are 100% worth seeing live. Correction, I've seen them three times.
I would recommend their "En livstid i krig" live in Gothenburg just because the cool way it was filmed. Also song Great war has some epic pyro shots in official video.
I had the privilege to see Sabaton live in Edmonton last year during their Great War Tour. The power and energy, even in such a small venue, was Insane!
You should really listen to “en livstid I krig - live in Gothenburg”. The performance is amazing and it’s a bit different from what you’ve seen, I really think you would enjoy it. And it would be interesting to se you listen to them sing in Swedish (turn on subs to understand the lyrics). Cheers!
Woodstock is absolutely a legendary performance from these guys but I definitely recommend seeing more recent live videos! They've been posting videos from their most recent tour that got cut off from covid 19. Must see recrnt videos include: The Red Baron, Night Witches, and En Livstid I Krig (this one was magical). Thanks for the reactions man, keep rocking 🤘🤘
For cool ass live shows I’d recommend “Night Witches” and “The Red Baron” from the 2020 Great Tour (they went through Europe and a couple of shows in Russia before everything shut down). Both songs are fast and about pilots, Night Witches about the WW2 all-female Soviet 588th Night bomber regiment and the Red Baron about a German WW1 flying ace (whose name escapes me at the moment) with 80 confirmed kills. Both have a really interesting and fun camera angle, Night Witches dials up pyrotechnics to 11 (to someone with no experience in pyrotechnics) and the Red Baron shows off a lot more audience interaction and awesome props/customized instrument/what ever you can call what they did to that organ. It’s likely not gonna be to hard for you to find a show when we get the current situation under control, as in a normal year I’ve heard that they tour over 200 days. If you wanna check out some other music videos, my recommendations would be “Fields of Verdun” and “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”, both very well directed. The first showing some of the brutalities of WW1 trench warfare, and the second being filmed on location in the Sahara Desert with Indy Nidel who is the historian in Sabatons own history channel (heading back from shooting the band got into a pretty bad car accident, enough so that they had to cancel a couple of shows but they recovered, Indy wasn’t in the accident as he had an extra day of filming on camel back (they show some really cool photos from that on the relevant Sabaton History episode))
I was very blessed to see them live in a comparatively small venue (a decade ago... my how time flies) and Yes Joakim runs/ cannonballs around like that all show.. incredible band.. hope you keep checking them out.. and hope you get to see them live!
Sabaton is pretty much my number one favourite band overall, seen them live 9 times and counting, first two times at a small local rockbar where the band could barely fit on stage, and they still tore the roof of the place!
"The audio is gonna be killer.." 😬 Saw them live last year and I wish I had 10% of Joakim's energy. That dude must be drinking redbull like water or something.
You can never go wrong with any of their songs. How about something different? Sabaton did killer covers for Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls and Rammstein’s Feuer Frei. Maybe Battle of the Bands with Sabaton soon?
Probably said before but reading up on the historic event the song is about beforehand gives an deeper understanding and appreciation of the lyrics and their meaning. 40-1 is a great example. The only thing most people have heard about Polish troops is the horse riding cavalry attacking German tanks. 40-1 tells the truth that the Polish could, and did, kick ass with the best of them.
I've gotten to see Sabaton live once and it was absolutely awesome. Small venue so nothing too crazy happening on stage, but they absolutely had the same energy as if they were playing for a huge crowd. They opened for Nightwish and it's the only time I've gone to a show and one of the opening acts was just as incredible as the headliner.
I saw them open for Amon Amarth in 2014 or 15 in a small American venue (Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont). They are every bit as good on a small stage as they are on a big one.
Saw these guys in Houston back in 2015 when they opened for Nightwish. Not sure who got the better reception, Nightwish or Sabaton. The show was killer.
they had very little pyro on that festival/tour compared to what they do bring on tours today. today they even bring their own drum riser in the shape of a model tank. latest tour to support their "the great war" album, they brought barbed wires, wide stairs for their choir to stand on and LOTS of pyro (both flames and fireworks)
I love this song from them, especially considering that Rommel was the leader of the Ghost Division. The man sent telegrams as if he lived in 2021. "Am on the coast" - Erwin Rommel Aside from that, I've seen them live twice. They're so amazing. They have amazing energy, Joakim smashes his knee over and over, and they have a great stage precense. They're also hilarious (though I think many of the jokes they cracked are just because of the many feuds Sweden and Denmark have had, and I saw them in Copenhagen the second time around(first time in Belgium)). Sabaton is one of my favorite bands. Not exactly what I look to listen to every day, but by god, would I go see them live again if I had the chance. This band is amazing, and educational at the same time. All around amazing.
Sabaton "en livstid i krig - live gothenburg 2020" I was there on that show and the whole crowd started singing istead of Joakim. The song "en livstid i krig" is the Swedish version of there song a "liftime of war" tho both songs tell a diffrent story. "En livstid i krig" tells the story of a singel Swedish soldier going to war. "A liftime of war" tells a story about the 30 years war where soliders lived through a war there whole lives.
And here is a link to "En livstid i krig" from Gothenburg ruclips.net/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/видео.html I saw them in Stockholm. It was a great consert. "En livstid i krig" is a really powerful song.
I have seen them live twice - once as opening act for Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and once when I worked security at the Gates of Metal festival. They are absolutely wild. When I worked security, I was standing next to one of the speaker arrays and suddenly, I had Joakim's boot bang down next to my head.
If you get lucky, they may just tour with Nightwish again 🤞. My first time hearing them was when they opened for Nightwish and I was an instant fan. We also chatted to Joakim for a bit after the show and he was such a nice guy!
i’ve had the privilege to see this band live, and they were killer. small venue, big energy. during one of their last songs, they brought this young girl on stage cause she was rocking so hard in the crowd. the lead singer said she was missing bad merch and gave her his sunglasses. she rocked out on state with them during the song. one of the best sets ever :)
one of the best live bands out there. they are on a similiar level like Guadian, Maiden, Rammstein... I've never felt more energy from a band, from a crowd, just overall then at a Sabaton concert... you really gotta see them if you get the chance. btw, this live DVD is more than worth watching/purchasing! again, one of the best live dvds that atleast I have seen :)
My favorite song from Sabaton is easily Carolus Rex. It's the title track for the album with the same name and it was the album to get them their first platinum award. Album description: Powerful lyrics, huge production, heavy riffs and everything put together creates an epic sound. Most people would get bored after 2 or 3 songs of this kind of album but every song is something new, a surprise, if you want. From having coir singing a prayer in Carolean's Prayer and the 153bpm double kick drums of Lion From the North to the flowing guitar riffs of Gott Mit Uns and the powerful and intimidating lyrics of Carolus Rex.
Just found your channel, and I'm loving it! Sabaton is my favorite band! I was happy that when I made a comment about making a whole playlist of them live in said places their songs come from, they said it sounded like an amazing idea!
Yes, go see this band as soon as you can. I've been to many shows and they ALWAYS put on a fantastic show. You will be involved. Sabaton gets the crowd going with every show.
Angels calling, 7 pillars of wisdom, fields of verdun, 82nd all the way, great war, winged hussars, Sparta. That's just a few off the top my head, get into them you will not be disappointed I wasn't, and being a veteran, listening to them tell the tales from war history no judgement or bias is brilliant.
During their last tour the drum kit was put in a tank and there is a replica tri-plane with the organ, for the song Red Baron. And the front of the stage is set up with barbed wire like no-mans land. The band's set-up has changed since then and today the drummer is Mr. Floor Jansen :-)
I've seen them live four times now. Always a full on energetic performance regardless of the crowd size. They just love performing. Their interaction with the crowd is always great. Lots of humor. The smallest show I saw them at was in Charlotte. Perhaps 150? 200? people. They didn't back down and even came out to hang with us after the show. I have a great group photo taken with them. Very humble guys. Definitely get to a show whenever the current craziness ends. Fun fact: At their ProgPower USA performance, Joakim split his pants during the show and performed the rest of the show with Duck Tape around his crotch.
Some years ago i was at the summer breeze festival and Sabaton was one of the many headliners. The energy and the crowd control of Joakim Brodén is just amazing. Between the songs he talked with the crowd and you quickly noticed that the whole band has a lot of fun. I don't how this developed but the crowd shouted almost after every song " noch ein Bier" which means in english "one more beer" and he the sanger had to drink a lot of beer cans in one go. It was great show \m/ Greetings from Germany
It's cool to see videos of the band with these huge crowds. They started out in the small town where I grew up and so I've only seen them live in very small settings.
Dude, I am right there with you my man. I'm slowly but surely discovering a lot more music as well in my free time. Between you and Chase, other reactors, YT, Spotify, etc. Hell, I started really listening to Unleash the Archers during this, to the point where in a month or two I had listened to their entire discography. But who the hell knows when I'll get to see them live.
Fields of Verdun, Gott mit uns, No Bullets Fly...there are a lot of great Songs. I was to their show in January just before Corona and it was a blast. They're funny guys, too. And with every song you get another history lesson. And Tank, that was another great reaction 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I’ve seen them several times and have tickets for next year and believe me, it’s not a show you want to miss. Like Nightwish, Sabaton is a total rabbit hole. For the longest time, my favorite Sabaton songs were Carolus Rex and Night Witches but when they released The Great War last year, I immediately fell in love with Attack of the Deadmen. Amazing song and even more incredible story. Check it out.
I got to see them several times over the years. They are as involved with the crowd now as they were early on. Surprisingly I got to talk to them after a show and they were absolutely awesome in their humility. I heartily recommend their playing 40:1 in Poland.
Should also take note that both guitarists in this music video are the original guitarist from the band. Chris Rörland didn’t join the band till 2013 ish. And the behemoth of a man Tommy Johansson was 2017 - 2018. I’m glad Joakim didn’t fold the band when everyone left in 2013
Sabaton shows are amazing, Joakim the singer moves all the time. They are fantastic live. If you never seen them live TRY TO DO THAT you will never get dissapointed 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Great reaction as usual my man! Interestingly since this was a few years back they weren't putting a lot of pyro in their sets but if you see some of their shows now arena or outdoor they've upped their pyro game on a whole other level 🙌🤘
I gotta say their live show is phenomenal!! I'll just say that. As for the pyro... check out any song of them from Wacken 2015... they have a tank drum riser!!! (Yes with pyro shooting out of it)
40:1 and Uprising from this show are both fire. Check out any video of the tour they just finished up earlier this year ('The Great Tour') You will notice new band members, Hannes van Dahl replacing Robban Back on drums and Tommy Johansson replacing Thobbe Englund on guitar. Have fun!
Just for reference: It's a Swedish band, singing about a German Tank Division of WW2, in front of a Polish crowd... and the polish crowd is singing along :)
RE: The Audio Feedback. Here's some observations from some guy on the internet....take them for what they are worth. The singer was running right in front of the side fill stacks on SL and SR from what I can see. Chances of getting vocal mic feedback are massive and rather predictable if that happens (you've likely seen a lot of this in person also). L'Acoustic ARCS with SB18 subs seen at 6:59 in the video to the singer's left on Stage Left (there will also be a mirrored stack on Stage Right). Feedback at 7:01 when he turns back onstage with the mic up and to his right (as he moves behind the guitar player) and then is exposing the capsule straight into the coverage of the horns on the ARCs. Instant feedback at that point. It drops off quickly as he moves farther onstage (inverse square law in acoustics at work there - it's a proximity thing). When he is downstage of the ARCs as shown at 6:59 he is just out of the High Frequency throw (coverage) of the cabinets - L'Acoustic ARCs are constant directivity boxes and they have very precise/tight/narrow polar pattern control in the high frequencies (the high frequency arc or coverage is the same as the angle of the wedge profile of the ARC cabinet when it is viewed from the top so it is pretty easy to tell with those specific cabinets where the HF coverage is going to be dropping off (or beginning) either with a single box or an array of 3 as shown in the vid). Hence those boxes are called ARCs for a good reason - they were designed with precise HF coverage and control in mind. Additionally, there is next to nothing a monitor engineer can do if you point a cardioid mic capsule (even slightly within the mic's pick-up pattern) towards those stacks if you are in close proximity to them. Same goes for traditional floor wedges. Also important to keep in mind that most festival monitor positions are positioned offstage left and given that normal condition it is seriously doubtful the engineer would have been able to see the singer when he was over there with the side fill stack in question blocking his (monitor engineer's) view of the singer. If the stacks were cranked....and there is 100% chance that's the case with a stage deck that wide and an audience that loud....you will always get feedback (directionally exposing a mic capsule to the horns either on purpose or accidentally) unless the engineer is actively muting your mic when you are right up close to them. Lesson to be learned = never point your vocal mic capsule at a wide open mains or side fill PA stack. Consider that my 2 cents thrown in from the intertubes and If I'm pointing out something you already know...that's cool too. Anyhoo....Great review Tank! I really enjoy hearing from someone with an industry perspective. Makes me feel a little more at home watching these reaction vids!...oh and the band and the song....pretty good....lol.
If you think this stage show is good. Watch 40:1 from same show. Like I said on Bismark vid. As a roadie. You'll love the props as they send the Polish crowd wild.
You do have to see this band. They are the most energetic live band ever. You can tell they're having a blast, the crowd is always wildand it's a great time! My favorite song is Night Witches.
Sabaton is my absolute favorite band, their energy on stage is incredible, you will definitely not be disappointed. I'm lucky as the venue I've seen them at 3 times now, The Fillmore Silver Spring, is only about 500 person capacity, or less. Seeing a band with that kind of energy in such a tiny venue is really something you can't imagine.
Great reaction! Blind Guardian use in the outro was a nice nod to the runner-up in the Patreon poll. Fear Factory intro took me back 20 some-odd years. hahaha
actually they have an annual festival in the swedish town Falun. If i am to mistaken it is planned again for next august. It is called 'sabaton open air'.
I first heard these guys when I saw Nightwish live. They damn near stole the show and I absolutely love Nightwish! The energy was just off the charts. Fun fact: Their drummer is married to Floor.
I have see them 3time in french, that's one of me favorite band. One Time the singer lost is voice and to stop after 3song so two guitar player for the rest of the show and it was verry cool
Sabaton is such a fun band to watch. You know that there will never ever be boring. You really can’t go wrong with any of their songs, but I really enjoy rocking out to Night Witches. Have a great day!
I saw them about 10 years ago, both times in a venue that holds about 500-700. Still same energy as here. No matter how big or small the crowd, they have a great, engaging show that has the majority of people sweaty after the first song or two.
They got a crowd of Polish people to headbang to a song about a German tank division. Not bad.
I guess metal is like Nokia - connecting people :) The truth is there's no second band singing about Polish history( not even in Poland) like Sabaton . Songs like 40:1 (about battle of Wizna) , Uprising ( Warsaw uprising) or Winged hussars ( Polish cavalry known as Polish hussars) are just examples why they have so many fans in Poland :)
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There is no words to describe Pol'and'rock festival- people, atmosphere, concerts, 3 days of freedom .. i can just highly recommend ;) .. and Jinjer is confirmed on 2021 line up!
@@AcMan1990 I have no doubt its a fantastic festival!
I havent met one person who has heard of Sabaton that didn't like them. Such an incredible take on history
@@04me93 I have. My ex. That is one of reasons why she is ex now hahahahahaha
the song is more about the 700 polish soldiers who defended themself against the german army
@Orlando Rotundo The song is about the invasion of France in 1940, specifically the 7th panzer division which was led by Rommel
Q: does Sabaton have a tank?
Joakim: No... We have two! * Big smile *
Named artie and murphy after the most decorated U.S soldier in history
I thought the second one is named Walter?
Anyway these guys always have a big smile on their faces when it comes to their own Tanks
Adorible!
One very notable thing, Joacim is running around and singing at the same time. Without his voice changing. That is pretty impressive.
a coment to this, some people when they had negative comments about Britney Spears and her singing, saying that she was bad at singing. Then u had these idiot children who listen to her music and they stated "but its not easy to run around and sing same time" This is something metal singers have been doing since the beginning.
@@kjelledbom1728 I know, right? Bruce Dickinson would like a word.
I would recommend "Swedish Pagans" live at Wacken 2019.
It was their 20th Anniversary Show so they played on two separate stages at once.
They invited former members that haven't been in Sabaton since 2012. They also had special guest appearance by Tina Guo, she played cello on the Wonder Woman theme song and helping on the Wonder Woman 1984 soundtrack.
I would also recommend "En Livstid i Krig" (Live "The Great Tour - Gothenburg) it is them singing in their native language and the crowd is great. En Livstid i Krig means "A Lifetime of War"
That Wacken 2019 show was an insane concert and without a doubt the best I've EVER seen of Sabaton. The tank, the guests, the lengths of the show, the pyros... wow...
Aaaand hat's OFF!! :D Yess "Swedish Pagans" live @wacken2019 is one of my favorite performance from them too. (Soo far) also "Night witches" and "Red Baron" live from The Great Tour (you can find them in their official YT chanel) is awesome and a MUST :) (personal opinion) . Enjoy!
Also, their current drummer, Hannes van Dahl (Floor Jansen's husband ) has a tank on stage!
Great choises👍
He could do a double. En livstid i krig (with eng subs) and a Lifetime of war. The same melody but two different lyrics.
The feedback issue was solved right at the beginning of the show since this song was and always is their opener.
Yeah, once I learned this is their normal opener I didn't think it was that bad and it probably got worked out real fast. It's very common to hear that in the beginning of sets for bands with floor monitors, so no big deal. Still loved it!
I saw them this year in February live with my 12 year old son, it was great!!
If I could suggest reacting to some of sabaton great war tour. There sets look amazing and all live sets are being released on their youtube channel
@@TankTheTech They start with Ghost Division is cause it gets the place pumped right at the start, it's not a technical song, meaning they can rock out and have fun, while the engineers can easily tweak the sound.
40-1 & Uprising at Woodstock should be next. If you want to see some Polish pride, those two songs will display it. There isn't a bad Sabaton song, however there's a noticeable difference in key between album versions & live versions, but there's no difference in energy.
Yeah, I noticed that for sure when I checked out the music video after this.
@@TankTheTech Typically they do that because the band doesn't do backing vocals on the album, but they do sing them live, so they play at a lower key so it sounds right since they're a bunch of baritones.
Lion from the north... carolus rex... Its a must to do!!
Plz plz 40:1 from same show
I sincerely support the wish for 40:1 live @ Polish Woodstock 2012 !
110% need to do Uprising from the same show. It’s about the Polish resistance in WW2. This festival was in Poland and the crowd was insane. They basically are required to play it in Poland cause they’re afraid of riots if they don’t. Also, idk if you saw, but Chris’s custom guitar that he uses now has a camo finish and costs $8,000
The newly released Uprising in Warsaw from The Great Tour could also suffice, to get the current lineup if nothing else.
That must've been crazy. I saw them in Israel and we nearly brought the club down for Counterstrike. Can only imagine what it looks like X50 in an open air festival. And of course the Polish crowd has 2 great songs :)
@@monitor4984 i saw them live in copenhagen on a tuesday and danish pagans was insane
Saboton typically physically warms up doing sit-ups, etc. before their performances so their energy is already jacked up when they hit the stage
man there's a reason Ghost Division is their usual opener. such a powerful and energetic song!
It's a four-day festival with the total attendance of 550K in 2013, not just Sabaton's show. Furthermore entry & camping were both free of charge which explains the attendance of over 0,5M people.
"I love pyro in shows"
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If I am not mistaken, Floor Jansen is married to the current drummer of Sabaton Hannes Van Dahl.
Yep.. that's true and the have a daughter named Freya ( after the Norse mythology goddess of love, beauty etc) :)
The current drummer, not the one in this video
you are correct it was that connection that made me discover Nightwish
@@Tweetyfreaky If that kid doesn't go on to make some amazing music.....
@@Happymali10 oohh.. that would be cool, she h!s a mom who can teach her singing and a dad that can teach her to play drums and I guess Hannes can play the guitar aswell so she'll be ready to go up in stage whenever she wants :)
Sabaton goes crazy. Their energy is absolutely through the roof. Their lead guitarist, Chris Rorland, has mentioned a few fantastic guitar influences that I am a big fan of. Adrian Smith, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani. Plus, he's got some damn good gear I would kill to have. I went and did some digging and found his guitar roster over the past few years.
I would say 82nd All The Way is a great one to check out, and then one that i'm personally biased towards "Ghost In The Trenches", is about the most highly decorated Native American soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. But all in all, you really can't go wrong with anything these guys do.
Killer video as always, bud! Looking forward to the next one!
I've been watching a good number of your reaction videos, and just wanted to let you know you're definitely one of the more likeable "reactors" I've watched. Maybe it's because you're something of an "insider" and actually know what you're looking at and hearing, and the lifelong musician in me simply appreciates that more than reactions from non-musicians. But a lot of reactors' reactions start coming off as rehearsed and over-the-top for the benefit of the camera. It's also nice to hear comments about more than just the lead singer and lead guitarist. Granted, a lot of reaction channels are along the lines of "vocal coach reacts to...", so I suppose it's natural that they'd focus on the singer; or "hip-hop fan reacts to metal", so you've got somebody who really doesn't know what they're hearing or simply isn't conditioned to pay attention to the "backup musicians".
Oh, and I may as well give a band suggestion while I'm at it. It's not metal, but in the early 1970s there was a fantastic, all-female band called "Fanny". Very good players, they all sang, and they wrote most of their own stuff. Check out their song, "Blind Alley" - ruclips.net/video/bE3uwtegPEY/видео.html
Thanks a ton! Much appreciated. Believe it or not, I’ve actually heard of Fanny but haven’t heard a ton of stuff. Thanks for the recommendation!
No one:
Sabaton fans: THEY ARE THE PANZER ELITE!!!!
BORN TO COMPETE!!! NEVER RETREAT!!!
(Ghost division!)
Living or dead fed by your dread always ahead
I got to see them live a few years back in Denver, CO. They were touring with Trivium and by God they tore down the house. I managed to get close enough to toss my hat on stage, (I got carried away in the moment..) and Joakim actually bent over mid song and picked it up and put it on his head. Man oh man, I wish I wouldve gotten that on video.
Your commentary and observations about bands and their rigs from a rodies perspective is awesome. Great reaction channel man, rock on.
Thank you so much! Much appreciated!
Have seen them 3 times now.
And beeing from Germany im also enjoying the "NOCH EIN BIER" for quite a lot. The most fun and some of the most intense concerts I've ever been.
I’m loving your facts you’re putting in. It’s fantastic.
First video of yours I've seen, and by 1:38 I knew I liked you! Great band, great reaction!
I was already a big fan of Sabaton but after watching several of your reaction videos to them, I can't wait to see them live. I'm hoping to go to the show in Orlando in September!
Nice! I’m seeing them in October!
From Sabaton:
Fields of Verdun
Night wishes
The Lost Battalion
To Hell and Back
Carolus Rex
Many others, it's actually hard to make a wrong choice.
Right
Sabation- Winged Hussars
- Primo Victoria.
40:1
@@OrkarIsberEstar baptized in fire 40 to 1
It is too early for the WINGED HUSSARS to arrive.
you should to the battle of the bands ! Sabaton - 82nd all the way. And after that its Amaranthe - 82nd all the way(sabaton cover) both are just pure awesomeness
The thing is, both bands have done better songs. As much as comparisons are neat. Sorry if comment came across wrong.
Why do a battle of the bands when the Sabatons live video features Amaranthe? Best of both worlds 😂🤘
Lauren Fericy point well made lol
Yes. You do have to see this band! I've seen them multiple times and every time they rocked it.
Sabaton live is incredible. And Joakim has this kind of energy the whole time. I totally recommend to see them live if you have the chance. I have seen them multiple times and they always start with Ghost Division and they are running on the stage with the first line: "Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun".
Other recommendations: The whole Wacken 2019 concert the bands 20th anniversary concert on 2 stages simultaneously (3 songs are on RUclips ruclips.net/video/vPbaLrbU6Ho/видео.html, the rest was available on magenta music).
On their RUclips channel they are currently releasing a new live video from "The Great Tour" (Start of 2020) every Sunday.
This year they played on Wacken world wide on the XR Stage (available on Magenta Music)
Then there ist their History channel Sabtaton History where they go in depth on the songs background.
Song recommendation i don't know where to start: 40-1, Night Witches, Winged Hussards, Midway, Carolus Rex, Swedish pagans (do this one on a live video).
And before i forget:
NOCH EIN BIER
They are the best live show ive ever seen. So much fun. Getting and entire theater singing Swedish pagans at max volume or night witches!
I raise you a beer and then the winged hussars arrived!
@@CailynCara yep they have one of the best live shows every single time. But i have seen Ramstein too and thats hard to beat
Even at smaller venues they still put in the same amount of energy as during that video.
@@aftonblau2615 oh yea i was in copenhagen on a tuesday and it was so energetic
Thumbs up for Fear Factory! Carolus Rex is a beast of a song by Sabaton 😊 There's a live version at Woodstock if you wanna check out. But I personally like the studio version for its epicness. Another killer performance by them from the same show is Uprising.
I saw sabaton in october in Cleveland and let me tell you it was one hell of a show 11/10 would see again \m/
Just what I needed today. Thank you!
Ahhh Sabaton. The band that you can go nuts rocking out to, or just quietly listen and learn about history. They're hilarious, amazing, and an absolute beast as a live act.
Nice touch having “Valhalla” playing in the bg.
Thanks!
THE BARDS!!!
Dude, I have had the pleasure of seeing them twice now, and both times they played a tiny, maybe 300 person venue in Calgary and both times they were amazing. They were fun, they goofed around with the crowd, they put on amazing sets, and are 100% worth seeing live.
Correction, I've seen them three times.
I would recommend their "En livstid i krig" live in Gothenburg just because the cool way it was filmed. Also song Great war has some epic pyro shots in official video.
I had the privilege to see Sabaton live in Edmonton last year during their Great War Tour. The power and energy, even in such a small venue, was Insane!
"I have to see this band" 😂😂😂
Yeeess let's goooooo!!!!
So informative Tank and enthusiastic! Great reaction!🌷
You should really listen to “en livstid I krig - live in Gothenburg”. The performance is amazing and it’s a bit different from what you’ve seen, I really think you would enjoy it. And it would be interesting to se you listen to them sing in Swedish (turn on subs to understand the lyrics). Cheers!
Woodstock is absolutely a legendary performance from these guys but I definitely recommend seeing more recent live videos! They've been posting videos from their most recent tour that got cut off from covid 19. Must see recrnt videos include: The Red Baron, Night Witches, and En Livstid I Krig (this one was magical).
Thanks for the reactions man, keep rocking 🤘🤘
Sabaton is really excellent live. In the tour I saw them, the entire drum riser was a giant tank. Great energy, true showmen.
For cool ass live shows I’d recommend “Night Witches” and “The Red Baron” from the 2020 Great Tour (they went through Europe and a couple of shows in Russia before everything shut down). Both songs are fast and about pilots, Night Witches about the WW2 all-female Soviet 588th Night bomber regiment and the Red Baron about a German WW1 flying ace (whose name escapes me at the moment) with 80 confirmed kills.
Both have a really interesting and fun camera angle, Night Witches dials up pyrotechnics to 11 (to someone with no experience in pyrotechnics) and the Red Baron shows off a lot more audience interaction and awesome props/customized instrument/what ever you can call what they did to that organ.
It’s likely not gonna be to hard for you to find a show when we get the current situation under control, as in a normal year I’ve heard that they tour over 200 days.
If you wanna check out some other music videos, my recommendations would be “Fields of Verdun” and “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”, both very well directed. The first showing some of the brutalities of WW1 trench warfare, and the second being filmed on location in the Sahara Desert with Indy Nidel who is the historian in Sabatons own history channel (heading back from shooting the band got into a pretty bad car accident, enough so that they had to cancel a couple of shows but they recovered, Indy wasn’t in the accident as he had an extra day of filming on camel back (they show some really cool photos from that on the relevant Sabaton History episode))
Manfred von Richthofen is the name of the Red Baron!!
7 Pillars of Wisdom for sure!
I was very blessed to see them live in a comparatively small venue (a decade ago... my how time flies) and Yes Joakim runs/ cannonballs around like that all show.. incredible band.. hope you keep checking them out.. and hope you get to see them live!
Sabaton is pretty much my number one favourite band overall, seen them live 9 times and counting, first two times at a small local rockbar where the band could barely fit on stage, and they still tore the roof of the place!
"The audio is gonna be killer.." 😬
Saw them live last year and I wish I had 10% of Joakim's energy. That dude must be drinking redbull like water or something.
nah, Joakim is beer fueled :)
Obviously
You can never go wrong with any of their songs. How about something different? Sabaton did killer covers for Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls and Rammstein’s Feuer Frei. Maybe Battle of the Bands with Sabaton soon?
They have amazing covers... some more to mention are
Out of control
In the army now
Twilight of the thunder god
En hjaltes vag
Camouflage
🤘
@@Babcemakedonce1 Für immer
i saw sabaton back in 2010 in berlin when they played it front of maybe 400 ppl. it was a hell of a show. sabaton is the reason i became a metalhead
Probably said before but reading up on the historic event the song is about beforehand gives an deeper understanding and appreciation of the lyrics and their meaning. 40-1 is a great example. The only thing most people have heard about Polish troops is the horse riding cavalry attacking German tanks. 40-1 tells the truth that the Polish could, and did, kick ass with the best of them.
I've gotten to see Sabaton live once and it was absolutely awesome. Small venue so nothing too crazy happening on stage, but they absolutely had the same energy as if they were playing for a huge crowd. They opened for Nightwish and it's the only time I've gone to a show and one of the opening acts was just as incredible as the headliner.
seen them live a few times, and it´s just an amazing experience every time, always gives a good show and just tons of energy on stage
Sabaton - En Livstid i Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg)
Great song in original language and on home ground 😎🤘🤘
Soon. 😎
@@TankTheTech Nice, mayby use subtitles :)
I've been recommended doing that a few times, so I definitely will!
Where my Panzer Elite at? Nice one, man. This was their opening song at the Woodstock Poland Festival.
This concert is from 8 years ago, Sabaton are much bigger now in Europe, the current stage setup is impressive compared to this one.
Impressive is an understatement Sabaton, iron maiden and Rammstein probably have some of the most impressive stage sets now.
I saw them open for Amon Amarth in 2014 or 15 in a small American venue (Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont). They are every bit as good on a small stage as they are on a big one.
@@whym6438 yeah they hit hard regardless but God the product they have in Europe is insane
Saw these guys in Houston back in 2015 when they opened for Nightwish. Not sure who got the better reception, Nightwish or Sabaton. The show was killer.
Gawd... that would have been the most unbelievable show... me=jealous
I missed my chance to see that tour my self and i am still kicking my self
That was a fantastic show. Only problem was that Sabaton went so hard, I was wiped by the time Nightwish took the stage 😂
they had very little pyro on that festival/tour compared to what they do bring on tours today. today they even bring their own drum riser in the shape of a model tank. latest tour to support their "the great war" album, they brought barbed wires, wide stairs for their choir to stand on and LOTS of pyro (both flames and fireworks)
I love this song from them, especially considering that Rommel was the leader of the Ghost Division. The man sent telegrams as if he lived in 2021. "Am on the coast" - Erwin Rommel
Aside from that, I've seen them live twice. They're so amazing. They have amazing energy, Joakim smashes his knee over and over, and they have a great stage precense. They're also hilarious (though I think many of the jokes they cracked are just because of the many feuds Sweden and Denmark have had, and I saw them in Copenhagen the second time around(first time in Belgium)). Sabaton is one of my favorite bands. Not exactly what I look to listen to every day, but by god, would I go see them live again if I had the chance. This band is amazing, and educational at the same time. All around amazing.
Sabaton "en livstid i krig - live gothenburg 2020" I was there on that show and the whole crowd started singing istead of Joakim. The song "en livstid i krig" is the Swedish version of there song a "liftime of war" tho both songs tell a diffrent story. "En livstid i krig" tells the story of a singel Swedish soldier going to war. "A liftime of war" tells a story about the 30 years war where soliders lived through a war there whole lives.
And here is a link to "En livstid i krig" from Gothenburg ruclips.net/video/WBs3G1PvyfM/видео.html I saw them in Stockholm. It was a great consert. "En livstid i krig" is a really powerful song.
I have seen them live twice - once as opening act for Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and once when I worked security at the Gates of Metal festival. They are absolutely wild. When I worked security, I was standing next to one of the speaker arrays and suddenly, I had Joakim's boot bang down next to my head.
If you get lucky, they may just tour with Nightwish again 🤞. My first time hearing them was when they opened for Nightwish and I was an instant fan. We also chatted to Joakim for a bit after the show and he was such a nice guy!
i’ve had the privilege to see this band live, and they were killer. small venue, big energy.
during one of their last songs, they brought this young girl on stage cause she was rocking so hard in the crowd. the lead singer said she was missing bad merch and gave her his sunglasses. she rocked out on state with them during the song.
one of the best sets ever :)
one of the best live bands out there. they are on a similiar level like Guadian, Maiden, Rammstein... I've never felt more energy from a band, from a crowd, just overall then at a Sabaton concert... you really gotta see them if you get the chance.
btw, this live DVD is more than worth watching/purchasing! again, one of the best live dvds that atleast I have seen :)
My favorite song from Sabaton is easily Carolus Rex. It's the title track for the album with the same name and it was the album to get them their first platinum award. Album description: Powerful lyrics, huge production, heavy riffs and everything put together creates an epic sound. Most people would get bored after 2 or 3 songs of this kind of album but every song is something new, a surprise, if you want. From having coir singing a prayer in Carolean's Prayer and the 153bpm double kick drums of Lion From the North to the flowing guitar riffs of Gott Mit Uns and the powerful and intimidating lyrics of Carolus Rex.
Just found your channel, and I'm loving it! Sabaton is my favorite band! I was happy that when I made a comment about making a whole playlist of them live in said places their songs come from, they said it sounded like an amazing idea!
Yes, go see this band as soon as you can. I've been to many shows and they ALWAYS put on a fantastic show. You will be involved. Sabaton gets the crowd going with every show.
When they did 40:1 at that same show, they had a giant polish flag over the front section of the audience, and the song itself is great too.
Angels calling, 7 pillars of wisdom, fields of verdun, 82nd all the way, great war, winged hussars, Sparta. That's just a few off the top my head, get into them you will not be disappointed I wasn't, and being a veteran, listening to them tell the tales from war history no judgement or bias is brilliant.
Literally anything by them. They have no bad songs, and no bad albums
During their last tour the drum kit was put in a tank and there is a replica tri-plane with the organ, for the song Red Baron. And the front of the stage is set up with barbed wire like no-mans land. The band's set-up has changed since then and today the drummer is Mr. Floor Jansen :-)
Thanks, man! Nice one to wake up with. Always love their energy and the no nonsence power of their songs.
I've seen them live four times now. Always a full on energetic performance regardless of the crowd size. They just love performing. Their interaction with the crowd is always great. Lots of humor. The smallest show I saw them at was in Charlotte. Perhaps 150? 200? people. They didn't back down and even came out to hang with us after the show. I have a great group photo taken with them. Very humble guys. Definitely get to a show whenever the current craziness ends. Fun fact: At their ProgPower USA performance, Joakim split his pants during the show and performed the rest of the show with Duck Tape around his crotch.
You can't be wrong with any of their songs - live or official video ;-) Love your reactions
Some years ago i was at the summer breeze festival and Sabaton was one of the many headliners. The energy and the crowd control of Joakim Brodén is just amazing. Between the songs he talked with the crowd and you quickly noticed that the whole band has a lot of fun. I don't how this developed but the crowd shouted almost after every song " noch ein Bier" which means in english "one more beer" and he the sanger had to drink a lot of beer cans in one go. It was great show \m/
Greetings from Germany
Always remember to shout "NOCH ein bier" at their liveshows so Joakim knows that he needs to stay hydrated.
It's cool to see videos of the band with these huge crowds. They started out in the small town where I grew up and so I've only seen them live in very small settings.
These guys are awesome live. One of my favorite shows I've ever been to. They don't disappoint live.
Dude, I am right there with you my man. I'm slowly but surely discovering a lot more music as well in my free time. Between you and Chase, other reactors, YT, Spotify, etc. Hell, I started really listening to Unleash the Archers during this, to the point where in a month or two I had listened to their entire discography. But who the hell knows when I'll get to see them live.
Fields of Verdun, Gott mit uns, No Bullets Fly...there are a lot of great Songs.
I was to their show in January just before Corona and it was a blast. They're funny guys, too.
And with every song you get another history lesson.
And Tank, that was another great reaction 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Literally everything. Please just do the whole catalog. But specifically, Into the Fire. Incredibly energetic video.
I’ve seen them several times and have tickets for next year and believe me, it’s not a show you want to miss. Like Nightwish, Sabaton is a total rabbit hole. For the longest time, my favorite Sabaton songs were Carolus Rex and Night Witches but when they released The Great War last year, I immediately fell in love with Attack of the Deadmen. Amazing song and even more incredible story. Check it out.
Great reaction!! Like others said Uprising live in Woodstock 2012 please react to that... It's epic as hell!
I got to see them several times over the years. They are as involved with the crowd now as they were early on. Surprisingly I got to talk to them after a show and they were absolutely awesome in their humility. I heartily recommend their playing 40:1 in Poland.
I saw that one. Absolutely amazing!
Should also take note that both guitarists in this music video are the original guitarist from the band. Chris Rörland didn’t join the band till 2013 ish. And the behemoth of a man Tommy Johansson was 2017 - 2018.
I’m glad Joakim didn’t fold the band when everyone left in 2013
I definitely recommend seeing them live. Saw them in Chicago in October 2019. I drove 2 and a half hours just to see them. WORTH it. I loved them.
Sabaton shows are amazing, Joakim the singer moves all the time. They are fantastic live. If you never seen them live TRY TO DO THAT you will never get dissapointed 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
yeah, Sabaton is still on my bucketlist too
hope to see them sometimes somewhere
They keep that energy up for the full 2 1/2hr set, I have no idea how
Saw them three times. Totally worth it 🤘🏻 the energy is unbelievable.
Great reaction as usual my man!
Interestingly since this was a few years back they weren't putting a lot of pyro in their sets but if you see some of their shows now arena or outdoor they've upped their pyro game on a whole other level 🙌🤘
I gotta say their live show is phenomenal!! I'll just say that. As for the pyro... check out any song of them from Wacken 2015... they have a tank drum riser!!! (Yes with pyro shooting out of it)
I managed to see Sabaton live just before lockdown started. They were fantastic.
40:1 and Uprising from this show are both fire. Check out any video of the tour they just finished up earlier this year ('The Great Tour') You will notice new band members, Hannes van Dahl replacing Robban Back on drums and Tommy Johansson replacing Thobbe Englund on guitar. Have fun!
Just for reference: It's a Swedish band, singing about a German Tank Division of WW2, in front of a Polish crowd... and the polish crowd is singing along :)
RE: The Audio Feedback. Here's some observations from some guy on the internet....take them for what they are worth. The singer was running right in front of the side fill stacks on SL and SR from what I can see. Chances of getting vocal mic feedback are massive and rather predictable if that happens (you've likely seen a lot of this in person also). L'Acoustic ARCS with SB18 subs seen at 6:59 in the video to the singer's left on Stage Left (there will also be a mirrored stack on Stage Right). Feedback at 7:01 when he turns back onstage with the mic up and to his right (as he moves behind the guitar player) and then is exposing the capsule straight into the coverage of the horns on the ARCs. Instant feedback at that point. It drops off quickly as he moves farther onstage (inverse square law in acoustics at work there - it's a proximity thing). When he is downstage of the ARCs as shown at 6:59 he is just out of the High Frequency throw (coverage) of the cabinets - L'Acoustic ARCs are constant directivity boxes and they have very precise/tight/narrow polar pattern control in the high frequencies (the high frequency arc or coverage is the same as the angle of the wedge profile of the ARC cabinet when it is viewed from the top so it is pretty easy to tell with those specific cabinets where the HF coverage is going to be dropping off (or beginning) either with a single box or an array of 3 as shown in the vid). Hence those boxes are called ARCs for a good reason - they were designed with precise HF coverage and control in mind. Additionally, there is next to nothing a monitor engineer can do if you point a cardioid mic capsule (even slightly within the mic's pick-up pattern) towards those stacks if you are in close proximity to them. Same goes for traditional floor wedges. Also important to keep in mind that most festival monitor positions are positioned offstage left and given that normal condition it is seriously doubtful the engineer would have been able to see the singer when he was over there with the side fill stack in question blocking his (monitor engineer's) view of the singer. If the stacks were cranked....and there is 100% chance that's the case with a stage deck that wide and an audience that loud....you will always get feedback (directionally exposing a mic capsule to the horns either on purpose or accidentally) unless the engineer is actively muting your mic when you are right up close to them. Lesson to be learned = never point your vocal mic capsule at a wide open mains or side fill PA stack. Consider that my 2 cents thrown in from the intertubes and If I'm pointing out something you already know...that's cool too. Anyhoo....Great review Tank! I really enjoy hearing from someone with an industry perspective. Makes me feel a little more at home watching these reaction vids!...oh and the band and the song....pretty good....lol.
If you think this stage show is good. Watch 40:1 from same show. Like I said on Bismark vid. As a roadie. You'll love the props as they send the Polish crowd wild.
You do have to see this band. They are the most energetic live band ever. You can tell they're having a blast, the crowd is always wildand it's a great time! My favorite song is Night Witches.
Sabaton is my absolute favorite band, their energy on stage is incredible, you will definitely not be disappointed. I'm lucky as the venue I've seen them at 3 times now, The Fillmore Silver Spring, is only about 500 person capacity, or less. Seeing a band with that kind of energy in such a tiny venue is really something you can't imagine.
Great reaction! Blind Guardian use in the outro was a nice nod to the runner-up in the Patreon poll. Fear Factory intro took me back 20 some-odd years. hahaha
actually they have an annual festival in the swedish town Falun. If i am to mistaken it is planned again for next august. It is called 'sabaton open air'.
I first heard these guys when I saw Nightwish live. They damn near stole the show and I absolutely love Nightwish! The energy was just off the charts. Fun fact: Their drummer is married to Floor.
I have see them 3time in french, that's one of me favorite band. One Time the singer lost is voice and to stop after 3song so two guitar player for the rest of the show and it was verry cool
Seeing as all the members of Sabaton are fans of Blind Guardian, them winning that vote would be a huge compliment xD
Sabaton is such a fun band to watch. You know that there will never ever be boring. You really can’t go wrong with any of their songs, but I really enjoy rocking out to Night Witches.
Have a great day!
I saw them about 10 years ago, both times in a venue that holds about 500-700. Still same energy as here. No matter how big or small the crowd, they have a great, engaging show that has the majority of people sweaty after the first song or two.