Kristallnacht, also known as the ‘Night of Broken Glass’, was a pogrom against Germany’s Jewish communities. It targeted synagogues and prayer rooms, Jewish-owned shops and Jewish neighbourhoods. 90 Jews were killed. Read more about Kristallnacht 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/kristallnacht-the-night-of-broken-glass/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UA-cam ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
I listened to this song literally a thousand times and never noticed it. Did you noticed, that the bass line sounds like a steam powered train through the whole song?
i've listened to sabaton for years... and have listened to this song, idk how many times... and i love learning about the railroad and i basically listen to steam trains to help me sleep at night... how have i never noticed that... all i get is goose bumps now hearing that base line...
@@peterzingler6221 What are you talking about? It is worrying to see all those Corona-deniers and Nazis protest and the police doing nothing sure, but I wouldn't compare it to 1933.
I always considered this one of Sabaton's best songs ever. It has a great melancholic while still powerful melody, but the topic is standing out even more. No heroism, just pure suffering and death.
It stands out to me. It’s still power metal, but less... loud and over-the-top Sabaton we all know and love like in Ghost Division or Fields of Verdun, which fits the lyrical content and the subject of it very well
This song works because it holds nothing back. Nothing about this event was redeemable. Not even the little bright moments of heroism from prisoners in the camps or the amazing stories of survival. It was an atrocity founded on lies and blame, culminating in mass murder and torture. Freedom burns, dreams fade away, and all hope turns to dust. Millions lost to the world. I appreciate that the imagery in the song doesn't dig into shock value, too. That seems to happen a lot in metal, where something serious and awful must be met with shock and horror. But nothing can really describe what they're singing about. All it can do is remark on the shame of it and scold the events for even happening. Because if we don't prevent these things from happening, that's all we're left with. Shaking our heads, crying, and at a loss for how to even begin to describe what's happened.
I genuinely cannot explain how much I love this band. I never thought I would be into history, but all of sudden I heard of this band recently from a buddy. The last few months have been me listening to these guys alone. They truly put the other bands I used to listen to...to absolute shame. Keep up the amazing work guys.
One of my most favorite pieces of music. Calling this a song isn't correct as it's more than that. It's a tribute. It's a remembrance. It's a story. It's a warning. You guys do a good job, making this and showing it to the world. Respectful, yet haunting. Daring without dangerous. Keep doing what you are doing Sabaton. The worst thing isn't telling this story. The worst thing is forgetting this story.
The worst part is that it still rings true to this day. As democracy crumbles freedoms are slowly taken away which leads to hate and anger. Which will lead to bloodshed and death.
Sabaton: *writes very negative lyric describing the Holocaust and depicts Hitler as a literal demon* Some people: "Sabaton glorifies the Nazi" ???? Are they okay?
@@Sabaton joakim's voice sounds less good in live concerts, it isn't as deep as it is on these music videos, (I still love your music, i just hope i get to see another sabaton concert after this pandemic)
Goosebumps Every Single Time Truly a representation of sabaton showing respect for the subject matter and that is why I believe this is their best work
I appreciate that this is such a great song, it really shows how much they care about this topic, they put great effort into this song and it's showing!
I had a buddy call this song Pro-nazi and he kept going on about this song being like that, i looked at him and said, "Shut up, its a remembrance." Now my mate thinks im a nazi.
"For the dead and living, we must bear witness. For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories" -Elie Wiesel.
@@christiandauz3742 .... The Nazis checked your background, if you were even RELATED to Jews you were killed. Look I can understand this being a bitter pill to take, it’s terrifying how easy man can be move to allow genocide. But that exactly why we MUST do as was mentioned In The Quote above, we must preserve the story so that we will never again allow such atrocities to ever occur so easy or every if that’s possible. But considering it’s already happening in the world then I believe we shall have to stick to trying to stop it and prevent others
That’s also probably why before the lyrics first kick in, around their logo is a bunch of cracked glass since Kristallnacht was the “Night of Broken Glass”
The song has the perfect tune. It portrays the desperation of the German people looking for someone to blame for the economic situation. And how the evil nazi government use this and propaganda to enact this horrible act. It has a sense of dread and sorrow. Amazing work guys.
@@punmasterflash nice economy, would be a shame if it was built entirely on borrowed money wouldn't it be? fascists and having zero understanding of economics continues to be a trend it seems
@@user-dl5gy6lc2ntell that to Israel (US) and now Europe how rape and stolen money from middle east , don't now shut bro go read history before throw something you don't now.
@@user-dl5gy6lc2nThat was moreso the fault of the Treaty of Versailles, which basically forced the Weimar Republic to print a ton of money to pay off all the debts they owed, leading to hyperinflation and a ton of stale ingredients to cost thousands, its moreso an issue of the people who made the treaty of versailles not understanding how forcing a government to print shit tons of money might adversely affect the county itself, im not saying the NSDAP werent a contributing problem, they certainly were
Hey sabaton. I doubt you will see this but i really hope your doing ok during this pandemic. Your my favorite band and i would be lost without you: sincerely ryan from america
See the song as what it is. A badass way to tell history, the good and the bad. No need to not enjoy the music though, if you already took the leasson from it to heart.
Imho this song is a a sad and powerful tale about a terrible past that should never be forgotten. So when you are headbanging, singing aloud and dance, you are basically declaring "I will not forget! I will always be against this! This should never be again!". As if you are a historian, telling people about this horror and becoming very emotional and gesturing like crazy. Something like that. Also imho it is an addressing to all the victims - "We remember how it happened, we remember you, we sing and headbang to your honor and memory!". Something like that. Listening 4th time atm.
When I saw them live during their The last tour. They did a unplugged version of this song. It sent chills down the spines of all of us. It made the lyrics even more powerful. I will never forget that version of the song and will probably never hear a version that good again. One of their greatest songs ever
Sabaton: Makes a song entirely about the Holocaust. German media: I sleep Rammstein: Drops a teaser involving the Holocaust. German media: *_R E A L S H I T_*
Difference is, Rammstein used that specific part of their video about german history as a whole to promote it, obviously trying to get attention for something so dark yet known
My history teacher put this song on when we was learning about the holocaust in 2010 I will forever be thankful for that day when I became a fan of sabaton
No matter how often i hear this song. Its a hard pill to swallow, but I still consider it sabatons best work. There are rarely musical pieces with such an impact on me. This is simply history that should never be forgotten. it is one of the examples of the overwhelming cruelty humanity is capable of. may we always remember to guard against the banality of evil.
I really appreciate this song, means a lot. Lost 2 aunts in 44 when 400,000 Hungarian Jewish people where rounded up in one horrific swoop. THANKYOU SABATON, Joakim and the boys. Love you guys.
@@strodion2105 I'm with you brother, 4 generations ago I'm Russian, Stalin was a monster. I'm a historical writer. I submit a new piece once a week to Sabaton. My last was "Lady Death" , the most decorated women in Mother Russias history, Hopefully the guys will like it. You sir have inspired me to write about the genocide of 50,000,000 people. Russian people are good and don't deserve the hate that is put on them today. Damn Yankee media...I hope Sabaton is still pro-Russian. Russian people don't want this war. It makes my blood boil, Putin is a mad man, Stalin 2.0
As a German and one who visit a camp this is one is hard to take and make me remember horrorfull things. I feel awe, but my head bangs to the drums and I get this strange mixed feelings of respect, responsibility, woe and grace. Every time I listen to to one of Sabatons songs, I start using Google. I wanna know the story behind the song. Imho every song gives me the perfect vibe for the single event. They all remind me to not forget what had happened and reflect it to the present.
As another German I want to say, if it isn't meant like that, that you shouldn't feel responsible for what our ancestors did. The only responsibility that we have is to remember and to make sure that something like this never happens again. It's not our fault that it happened but it's our task to never forget.
...nie zu vergessen. Schön wär's! Wenn die schei. C.....-Zahlen im Propaganda-TV wieder steigen, sitz' ich als gesunde, ungeimpfte Österreicherin in Geiselhaft...und laut "ReGIERung" am liebsten unbezahlt. Nur weil ich mich weigere da mitzumachen, weil ich merke, dass da irgendwas nicht stimmt. Habe Bekannte im Gesundheitsbereich, die mir einiges berichten...aber so viele machen mit und trau'n sich nicht nein zu sagen
This is probably not the best place to say this, because of relevancy. I consider myself to be a huge fan of history, and that's why I like Sabaton. You guys deliver thrilling satisfying tunes, while also delivering informational history segments. Before this year, I had known of the holocaust and what happened during it, but I had never looked into it (I prefer to have my research guided in some way, it's best if my teachers form the strategy, though I will If I have to). Recently, I had to do a biography from the perspective of someone specific who displayed moral courage by rescuing Jews. After creating it and presenting it to the grade, and hearing other presentations, I find this song. This was a really deep piece, and I applaud you for doing such a good job, it was very emotional. I don't know why I decided to post this, but I felt like I was obligated in some way, thank you so much. I look forward for your next tour in New England. Stay safe.
>awareness It’s literally mandates to be taught in every western nation, underpins the basis of all modern politics, constantly presented in cinema, literature, education and politics.
@@ozzicossy5552 And despite all that, there's still plenty of Americans who don't know anything about it. I say Americans because that's at least where I am and I see people all the time who've forgotten history.
History is not something that should be censored or glorified, for history is not much more than past mistakes, experiences, and lessons to be learned. To forget one’s history, sends them down a road to repeat it, so we should study history, as to not recreate the same mistakes as our ancestors. Sabaton, you have helped me learn about history, including the horrible parts, and for the uncensored look back, I must thank you.
This song is chilling. Especially the part where the main part, "Where freedom burns", starts but with only drums. It feels so quiet, and mixed with the lyrics gives me a heavy feeling of depression. Thank you for making this song, as remembrance
@@noflameskateboarding2402 Rammstein did something that showed an execution in a concentration camp and got it age restricted. I can't imagine this one lol
So would I but rember, what if somehow a yo get person managed to stubble upon this video, actually that’s the ussal BS. Right imagin someone with high levels of anxiety found that video and they had a panic attack about it, those people are at risk so it’s a smart decision by Sabaton to simply have a lyrics video
I can't even put into words what kind of energy, vibes, emotions come of this song. It's a masterpiece that does this horrible moment in human history justice all while not glorifying anything. It's beautiful
This. Just this. Capture the horror in both the lyrics, performance and now this video. Such an important reminder! It can all happen again. Lets hope the world never see anything like this.
The way the beat sounds just like a train is really unsettling. Big respect to Sabaton for not only making a song about such a dark subject, but also treating it with maximum respect
It's amazing how I can listen to Sabaton multiple times a day or come back to it after weeks and months and it is still just as awesome! You guys rock!!!
I visited Auschwitz 2 years before.. My great-grandfather died there.He was a POW and was transferred there after the fall of Greece. Even after so many years you can feel death,anguish and misery in the air.. May all those souls rest in peace.
I hope not. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (George Santayana) Unfortunate that we're starting to see similar scenarios unfold live and in colour, right now.
Most people have forgotten/was never taught about what the nazis did in detail and only know "big gas room genocide". Which is really scary because they cant see the similarities between "Jew owned" and "black owned" marking business among other scary similarities
Thing is: While the Jews as a whole and the genocide certainly weren't forgotten, the other groups that were murdered in the holocaust are barely talked about (which kind of makes sense because if I remember correctly Jews and descendants of Jews were the vast majority, but still ain't that great), but apart from a few prominent victims the individuals who got gassed, shot, mistreated or worked to death aren't remembered as the people they were, and instead only as a blank mass of human "resources" burnt in that hellfire, and even the more prominent victims will probably fade from the memory of the living sooner or later. That is obviously something that happens with every dead person, but in my mind it still makes the whole thing seem much more harmless when you can't think of the people that died in any way other than a number on a piece of paper (or a screen).
@@toxicwaste159 admittedly I'm a sociopath, (I'm not just saying this to be edgy) and I find it hard to view them as more than numbers. I am aware they were "living people" as you put it but I just can't make an "emotional" connection to that...
@@ThePigeon5734 It's understandable. There's a saying that one death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. It's horrible, but it's true that it's hard to wrap your head around a number that big and understand that each and every one of those statistics is a human life. That's why images like the shoes or the wedding rings are so powerful. It helps to humanize what might otherwise be just a number.
Kristallnacht was 82 years ago today. May the memories of our ancestors be a memory and may we never forget the horrors that befell our people. Say with me, Never Again
Many criticise Sabaton for not being heavy metal enough. Some critics and fans call it heavy metal for children. Yet they have many sad and heavy songs: En livstid i krig (lifetime of war), Cliffs of Galilopi, The final solution, the price of a mile, in the name of God, angels calling, hearts of iron, the great war, purple hearts and who knows which songs ive missed. I also think that they are only band with song like "in the name of God" that literally criticises terrorist as nothing more ,but cowardly cockroaches who dont deserve to be called gods warriors.
I'm a teache and some of my students are reading a book about the WW2. Despite finding this song one of the saddest I've ever listened to, I'm using it in my class for us to discuss the war. Wonderful video, guys!
"First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me." -Martin Niemoller
”I was not expecting that. But I was expecting not to expect something so it doesn’t count” - Dr Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Seriously, when you release a new lyrics video tell us something like one week before, so this was really surprising
Well, I have no intention of lecturing or smth like this, really, but if you know Sabaton songs and a bit of history, then this kind of uploads is not surprising.
@@dpz34 I forgot what happened 82 years ago, but then one of the fangroups made a post reminding of that horrible night. Also, it's very rare of Sabaton to release a lyric video about something that relates to the day that it was released on. The only time I can think of them doing this kind of thing was when they released the ´´In Flanders Field´´ lyric video last year
This song is a masterpiece, it makes you think, cry, sing and most importantly remember. What better way is there to honour the people lost to this horrible stain on human history than to have a crowd sing for their memory. I’d like to see this song done with a full orchestra and complete crowd participation
nothing, it teaches nothing. Give it another 15 yeas and all this shit will repeat. we are heading right into a civil war, muslims against normal ppl. All over europe
I heard people call this song distasteful for making a frankly vibing rock song out of mankind's most horrific atrocity, but i honestly think it is really well done. There are no heroes here, or glory, like in Sabaton's other work - just pure harsh reality. The lyrics never touch on the exact nature of the atrocities, but it only makes it scarier. The animation looks sloppy, like it was made with cutouts with no respect for perspective or shadows - but if anything this only adds to the effect. There are many little details i appreciate - the signs show historical facts when no lyrics are present, "arbeit macht frei" on the gate. The setting is one of classic horror, with a full moon at night and ravens flying over distorted humans. Despite everything in the video being highly surreal and almost supernatural the lyrics are weirdly humanizing - no hate comes out of nowhere, and this song is a warning to what happens when you let that hate go to its logical extreme. As a jew who has seen my fair share of traumatizing and melancholic songs about the Holocaust this one stands out as being a _metal_ song that still manages to capture the sheer horror of what happened there in a way that is both vague and direct. I hope you had fun reading through my overanalyzation of a Sabaton song about the _Holocaust_ in the middle of the night when i really should be sleeping.
It's not man kinds most horrific atrocity. It's definitely up there. I want a song about what the Belgians did to the Congo. Or what the Brits did to india.
My grand grandfather was captured by nazis and sent to Mauthausen. Before the war he was an officer in the kings army. After the king fled the country my grand grandfather joined serbian partizans. He escaped from Mauthausen after two weeks and went to Switzerland. Later he found out his family was alive and came back to Serbia. I still have letters from german command saying he was captured and where he was. His father fought in ww1 and survived, he fought in ww2 and he survived later my grandpa was in the army, also came back alive. Every man from my family was q solider and fought in a war. So today im going to military high schooll.
Wow, interesting you should mention Mauthausen. My dad was part of the unit (USA, 3rd Army, 11th AD, 22nd tank battalion) that liberated Mauthausen at the end of the war. He rarely spoke of it, but he was there. I can't imagine what he saw, and maybe I don't want to...
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I find it amazing that you mentioned both freemasons and Jehovah's witnesses as they are often overlooked/ignored when it comes to the victims of the holocaust.
@@Ballin4Vengeance partly yes, they believe that they are like the original Christians, meaning they believe that other Christianities are a sect. Whether most Nazi's hate religion we don't actually know, but we do know that Hitler did. Regarding Jehovah's witnesses they were secretly prosecuted before the Hitler got power, but they became openly prosecuted when he got power.
Thats kind of strange since Jehovah witnesses will blow up how much they suffered in the holocaust, believing they suffered as much as the Jews did. I'm not saying they didn't, but the cold hard numbers say millions of Jews died while at the most only about a hundred Witnesses did.
I love how you made both respectful, educational, and a HIT song about the Holocaust, how you're clearly making a point about the cruel state that my people have been through and summing it up beautifully into a song. love from Israel
This songs brings goosebumps to my skin. Im rusyn and slovakian, and my ancestors suffered the horrors of the camps and seeing such a song made to remember those who were fallen brings tears to my eyes
Yesterday in the local pub in Hungary, we were drinking our beer when we noticed the silence, the jukebox went silent. My friend asked me to put some music on and I started a random track from Sabaton and this track started. The entire pub listened to the track in silence, and silence remained for a few minutes after it ended. That's how powerful this track is.
May the victims of the holocaust rest in peace. No words in any language can come close to describing the horrors they vent trough. Sabaton. Thank you for making songs about topics like this.
Мастерское сочетание историчности и талантливейшей лирики делает вашу группу неподражаемой! Уважение! Сабатон в наших сердцах навсегда!.... Master's combination of historical and talented lyrics makes your group inimitable! Respect! Sabaton in our hearts forever! ...
this has such a different tone than most Sabaton songs, and I think that's really fitting. Most Sabaton songs are about heroic last stands or legendary historical figures, things where there's some aspect of something positive and good. But this one is about something purely bad and horrific, with no heroes or happy endings. And the way the song itself sounds reflects that
As a German I want to honestly thank you for bringing back this song. The things that happened are unforgivable and I hope that people can learn something from this event. Great video
Well as a Pole i think that's important to remember that wasn't mythical Nazi but most of German nation, but not with emphasis on German but with emphasis on most of nation. It's really important to remember that in some circumstances nearly whole society can do horrible thinks. and percentage of people who fight with this is really small when rest is neither shut up, or is part of it, because of circumstances.
@@crusaderanimation6967 That definitely is true, even tho Hitler controlled the 3rd Reich pretty much and tried to immediately eliminate everyone opposing him. Yet the event is not to be forgotten
this video is a perfect tribute to the victims of this horible situation to not forget them and a perfect warning to not let this happen again the worst part is not remembering or forgeting it the worst part is remembering it and let it happen again as usual you guys did a awsome job 🤟👍👏👏
Sabaton, this is by far the most meaningful and emotional song you’ve ever made! I was at the Into the Grave Festival in Leeuwarden and heard you guys play for the first time! Then I discovered this song... I touches me everytime I hear this song. I can feel the pain in the words you sing and it’s such an emotional story you guys tell us. It brings up emotions and the pain to think about the horrible things that have happened during WWll. Thank you guys for making my world a bit brighter with your music.
I listened to that song for the first time when it came out. I was a late teen back then. Forever imprinted in me. Powerful song and a powerful message. Thanks from a Jew!
The final solution was my introduction to Sabaton many years ago. I was researching the holocaust because WW2 has always been of huge interest to me growing up, which lead to my love of military history in general. I was instantly hooked on the song, and looked for more, quickly finding panzerkampf, and then later primo victoria. 2020 may indeed have been a horrible year for everyone, but in my mind I will remember it as the year I got to see Sabaton live on The Great Tour. Keep up the fantastic work 👍
You guys have done it You made a song that perfectly made me genuinely tear up It really makes me think about the horrible things humanity has done to each other.
It's such a subtle detail but I do love that Sabaton doesn't even acknowledge Hitler or shine any sort of light on him in the lyrics. They just refer to him as 'one man', because that's all he was. One evil, sick, monster of a man.
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower Edit : My profile picture is just a stuka pilot not a nazi, thanks !
Damnn thats sad, i never went to europe and saw the destruction myself but this is heartbreaking to know that one of your relatives died for just existing..
When we learnt about this at school I didn't really understand how horrific this was. We just learnt that they sent the Jews to concentration camps. They didn't the other peoples which the Nazis sent to the concentration camps. This song conveyed the horrific things that happened more than they ever conveyed at school. Thank You for making this song.
perfect, i will have a history test in my geschichtsunterricht (german history in school) this friday. the endlösung (~ final solution) is the main topic, and two years ago, i had a presentation about sabaton so... you are part of my school life here in germany!
Are you in germany? If so, I have heard from some people that in Germany. You just skip everything between 1933 to 1945. I don't think that is very correct, but it's better to ask a real german
@@RasEli03 the people you heard that from were tourist right? cause that era is pretty much the main focus in history lessons i would guess that around 60% of the time that era is the topic (back then in shool it felt more like 90%) and a lot of times it includes a trip to concentration camp which will leave you with a strange feeling you can not describe (this varies from one to another federal state a bit, but not that much)
@@RasEli03 I am currently in 9th grade in Germany, (and really good and interested in History, that's how i found sabaton) and this year we only learn about the years 1923 - 1945 in Germany. This week we started with the rise of Hitler 1933, so we learn more than half a year about the time period 1933 - 1945. Hope this answer is enough.
@@RasEli03 No you won't skip 1939 to 45 in school it's a very important topic in Germany and it's there to educate and too let something like that never happen again
That song, it made me cry. I've been to Auschwitz few times and I cried every time. It also reminds me of my Polish grandpa who was a spy for a British spy network. He went to 10 concentration camps including Auschwitz pretending as a nazi officer with the uniform. He was traumatised of the horrors he saw. I couldn't imagine what he had been through. I salute you Sabaton for the brilliant song. As a Quaker and a metalhead, I respect what you do. On my bucket list, see you live ASAP.
I just can’t believe that. He’d have to have had a way to get that Schutzstaffel uniform, and he’d need paperwork to prove his identity, etc. They weren’t lax on security. I’m sorry but this sounds so made-up.
@@Kaiserin never question the british spy organization. They even made the germans think there will be operation in one area when it will be in another one
@@KAT-hs3xh I know about that, they planted fake plans on a corpse. However, the story they’re trying to sell in this comment seems ludicrous. There’s no way they’d be able to just get a uniform like that, paperwork, etc, to be able to get in. One seems far-fetched.. but ten? Get real. If this is true, it only makes the brits more guilty of doing nothing, I mean they knew about it two years in advance thanks to aerial reconnaissance.
Sabaton, thank you for this video. My grandmother (our matriarch) passed away about 6 weeks ago at the age of ninety. I am her eldest grandchild of her 47 grand kids. She was the only survivor of her family in Czechoslovakia. She stayed in refugee camps, then went to what is now Israel and started all over again. She married and had 13 children, living on a farm called Ben Shemen. She had a tough life, and her depression and sorrow left its mark on her kids, including my mom, her 2nd born, but we moved ahead, wearing her scars. I have always loved this song, but seeing the video, with the Star of David and the Sabaton logo brought me chills and filled me with Hope. I personally dedicate this comment to you, savta (grandma). You are our backbone that carried us all forward. One life that gave life to so many. I should add, 11 great grandchildren and counting. One was just born a week after she passed. Thank you, Sabaton. And thanks to anyone who read this. You are loved. Never Forget!
It sad and interesting how some awful event that started in the 1930s 80 years ago still has a direct and huge impact on the word and MANY people and family’s today interesting and chilling!!
@@kinadafurry7353 Survivors of the Holocaust tried to live normal lives again, starting over with all or most of their family and relatives dead. Their children were raised by very damaged parents that lived a very depressed and often paranoid life, which had a traumatic effect on their children. The third generation were effected in many different ways. Some using dark humor to deal with it, and many wanting to study how and why it happened. We're now in the fourth generation, and they are not as directly connected anymore to what happened. It takes a while to recover from such an event. People deal with it in all sorts of ways as it manifests through time. It's still a difficult subject for many of us, but it's getting better overall. I really appreciate you taking the time to write what you did. Bless your heart.
Glad you appreciate it enough to respond my great grandpa was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked he’s in his late 90’s with cancer and COVID he getting quite ill hearing some of the stories he tells me really makes you wonder if what awful acts committed by the axis during the war if they ever know much It wuild shape the world we live in today but also how some of these victims coped during and long after these times of trial to gradually get the world a happier safer place and because of the stories he tells me it wuild not influence my interest in not just war and conflicts but how victims and there generations are affected and cope it’s true an amazing thing
This song was playing in my head while walking through Mauthausen a few days ago. It’s sickening that such evil was permitted, encouraged and committed. May all those who suffered rest in peace.
Kristallnacht, also known as the ‘Night of Broken Glass’, was a pogrom against Germany’s Jewish communities. It targeted synagogues and prayer rooms, Jewish-owned shops and Jewish neighbourhoods. 90 Jews were killed. Read more about Kristallnacht 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/kristallnacht-the-night-of-broken-glass/
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I listened to this song literally a thousand times and never noticed it. Did you noticed, that the bass line sounds like a steam powered train through the whole song?
Dude.... I know this song for 7 years now and I never noticed
It's meant to represent being on the train to Auschwitz hearing the Train move along the tracks as you approach the death camp
i've listened to sabaton for years... and have listened to this song, idk how many times... and i love learning about the railroad and i basically listen to steam trains to help me sleep at night... how have i never noticed that... all i get is goose bumps now hearing that base line...
yea I did
Which was bass line are you referring? Like the drum one? Or the diu diuijujuiiuujjjuiuiuiiu
oh wow didn't expect them to come back to this song. It's great that they did.
Its the anniversary of Kristallnacht today so that's probably why they did it today.
You are right man
@Suomi Perkele! And thus same shit happening again in Germany atm. Even a new grab of power.
@@peterzingler6221 What are you talking about? It is worrying to see all those Corona-deniers and Nazis protest and the police doing nothing sure, but I wouldn't compare it to 1933.
the song, this whole thing shouldnt be forgotten it can be put away for the moment but we will never forrget it
I always considered this one of Sabaton's best songs ever.
It has a great melancholic while still powerful melody, but the topic is standing out even more. No heroism, just pure suffering and death.
Thanks
It stands out to me. It’s still power metal, but less... loud and over-the-top Sabaton we all know and love like in Ghost Division or Fields of Verdun, which fits the lyrical content and the subject of it very well
@@Sabaton No, "Tanks!"
but in this Context, a normal thanks is better
@Ανώνυμος Ανώνυμος elaborate
This song works because it holds nothing back. Nothing about this event was redeemable. Not even the little bright moments of heroism from prisoners in the camps or the amazing stories of survival. It was an atrocity founded on lies and blame, culminating in mass murder and torture. Freedom burns, dreams fade away, and all hope turns to dust. Millions lost to the world.
I appreciate that the imagery in the song doesn't dig into shock value, too. That seems to happen a lot in metal, where something serious and awful must be met with shock and horror. But nothing can really describe what they're singing about. All it can do is remark on the shame of it and scold the events for even happening.
Because if we don't prevent these things from happening, that's all we're left with. Shaking our heads, crying, and at a loss for how to even begin to describe what's happened.
Brilliantly written. Very well done.
Could not have said it better myself it is a vary sad event and should not have happened
thats what they want you to think
@@nomadsmaerd1979 who are "they" and what are you implying?
@@franciscodetonne4797 thats what they want you to ask
I never imagined Sabaton making a video on this song and yet they did it masterfully.
Thank you for supporting us
@@SabatonMY RESPECT! 💕💞💞 THANK YOU! FROM ROMANIA! ✌
Amazing video but they did show a t55a, a bit strange
@@backseatbogan2021 timestamp?
@@joshlee7239 1:30 3:58
I genuinely cannot explain how much I love this band. I never thought I would be into history, but all of sudden I heard of this band recently from a buddy. The last few months have been me listening to these guys alone. They truly put the other bands I used to listen to...to absolute shame. Keep up the amazing work guys.
We will! Thanks!
Definitely check out the sabaton history channel if you like history!!
Yup nobody can remotely compare to Sabaton.
@@WEEDandFEELgood Oh I love that channel!
exactly opposite for me lol. never taught i'd be into metal, although i did love history.
One of my most favorite pieces of music. Calling this a song isn't correct as it's more than that.
It's a tribute.
It's a remembrance.
It's a story.
It's a warning.
You guys do a good job, making this and showing it to the world. Respectful, yet haunting. Daring without dangerous. Keep doing what you are doing Sabaton.
The worst thing isn't telling this story. The worst thing is forgetting this story.
I agree with EVERYTHING you have written
One of favorite too
@BatCatShipper You are more than right, and now isolation camps are being built in Canada, seems kinda sus to me :/
The worst part is that it still rings true to this day. As democracy crumbles freedoms are slowly taken away which leads to hate and anger. Which will lead to bloodshed and death.
Yes i want to learn about the holocaust because i have distant and close relatives who had to flee nazi germany because they were jewish
Sabaton: *writes very negative lyric describing the Holocaust and depicts Hitler as a literal demon*
Some people: "Sabaton glorifies the Nazi"
???? Are they okay?
Facts. Some people truly are idiots sadly.
They had their passports vetoed at one point from a local politician in Germany because he thought they were Nazis because of the song Ghost Division
these kind of pepole are probably deaf to not intelligent enough to understand the clue
Они идиоты! Если думают что эта песня про нацизм, это про концлагерь в Польше! Я понимаю смысл этой песни. 😊
@@Mauzergeroyserbii2006blease translate to latin alphabet
You should collaborate with the HU and do some songs on Genghis Khan.
Interesting idea!
I agree with The Hu Collab... And don't forget about Skald cause their stuff is Norse mythologies. Should do one with Skald too
This would be so epic!
Im sorry HU?
@@elladan450 There a mongolian Heavy Metal band
*history test*
me: can we listen to music
teacher: sure
me: *you fool*
😎
Hahahaahahaha.
You caught him hard.
@@Sabaton hi sabaton how you doing
Good (-:
i love it
Still sends shivers down my spine, definitely top tier in my list
I love how sabaton reads everyone's comments after years. They truly care about their fans. God bless all of you and keep up the great work!!
It's you guys who make this truly great 😉
I’m still hoping they do a song about the Standing Death of Benkei
Are you willing to do a song about January 6th and 9/11?
@@christiandauz3742 only 911, because it was way worse
@@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356
Jan 6th is basically Beer Hall Pustch 2.0
if there has a song with joakim's voice, we don't need anything else. you guys are the best band in the universe.
Thank you :)
They're the Masters of the World ;)
@@PhoenixT70 nice one!😂
@@Sabaton joakim's voice sounds less good in live concerts, it isn't as deep as it is on these music videos, (I still love your music, i just hope i get to see another sabaton concert after this pandemic)
@@3465-j6l pretty much all artists sound different in live concerts, even famous pop artists
I love how sabaton turns terrible historical stories into badass songs, all while not glorifying war. This song perfectly embodies that.
Yeah, the vibe is real.
Also the Megaman-style xylophone techno helps a lot.
This is why we love them they play badass music and you learn so history
@@ZuluTheBee very edgy, do you want a gold sticker?
@@ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle I think reddit gold will make him happier
Goosebumps
Every
Single
Time
Truly a representation of sabaton showing respect for the subject matter and that is why I believe this is their best work
It's so terryfying.
And so perfect at once
Hell yes
Indeed thats true
The first few notes sent me into shivers
I appreciate that this is such a great song, it really shows how much they care about this topic, they put great effort into this song and it's showing!
I had a buddy call this song Pro-nazi and he kept going on about this song being like that, i looked at him and said, "Shut up, its a remembrance." Now my mate thinks im a nazi.
He's no friend (maybe he's the nazi?)
@GreenWithers I have some dumb friends
@@Judgement919 I'm assuming he isn't your friend anymore, right?
@@Judgement919 ask him if he has seen kyle 🙋♂️
Either you friend hasn’t read the lyrics or he thinks it’s positive to have your freedom burn and dreams taken away from you.
Honestly this song almost makes me cry every time I listen to it
Same
Same
Same
Make want to headband but I can’t it’s not right
Same
"For the dead and living, we must bear witness. For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories"
-Elie Wiesel.
Elie should have been an Atheist and join the Inglourious Basterds, then his family and friends would have survived WW2/Holocaust
@@christiandauz3742 .... The Nazis checked your background, if you were even RELATED to Jews you were killed. Look I can understand this being a bitter pill to take, it’s terrifying how easy man can be move to allow genocide. But that exactly why we MUST do as was mentioned In The Quote above, we must preserve the story so that we will never again allow such atrocities to ever occur so easy or every if that’s possible. But considering it’s already happening in the world then I believe we shall have to stick to trying to stop it and prevent others
@@historytank5673 Then how come Emil Maurice was left alive?
May he Rest In Peace
Read his book. Horrifying but everyone should read jt
No accident that they released this today: the anniversary of Kristallnacht.
I didn't realize that. May we never forget.
We will never forget.
That’s also probably why before the lyrics first kick in, around their logo is a bunch of cracked glass since Kristallnacht was the “Night of Broken Glass”
@@hollow650 or "Night Cristal" if you translate it
@@mrdamocles1528 It should be Cristal Night.
The song has the perfect tune. It portrays the desperation of the German people looking for someone to blame for the economic situation. And how the evil nazi government use this and propaganda to enact this horrible act. It has a sense of dread and sorrow. Amazing work guys.
Thank you for your appreciation.
The German economy was one of the strongest economies in the world, a marked improvement from 1933, when it was one of the worst.
@@punmasterflash nice economy, would be a shame if it was built entirely on borrowed money wouldn't it be?
fascists and having zero understanding of economics continues to be a trend it seems
@@user-dl5gy6lc2ntell that to Israel (US) and now Europe how rape and stolen money from middle east , don't now shut bro go read history before throw something you don't now.
@@user-dl5gy6lc2nThat was moreso the fault of the Treaty of Versailles, which basically forced the Weimar Republic to print a ton of money to pay off all the debts they owed, leading to hyperinflation and a ton of stale ingredients to cost thousands, its moreso an issue of the people who made the treaty of versailles not understanding how forcing a government to print shit tons of money might adversely affect the county itself,
im not saying the NSDAP werent a contributing problem, they certainly were
Hey sabaton. I doubt you will see this but i really hope your doing ok during this pandemic. Your my favorite band and i would be lost without you: sincerely ryan from america
We're all right, thanks :)
Glad to hear it
Hey this nice they respond
@@tggamer1472 They always do that's what I love about the band a bunch of great people.
@@Sabaton METAL WILL NEVER DIEEEE!!!!!!!
If you are in danger just call the UFOs with the Gamma-Rays
I remember seeing this song live, it was an eternal battle of wanting to headbang cuz it slaps but also...you know...holocaust.
Yeah, Whenever I listen to it it's a seesaw between "This is a great song" and, you know, the deaths of millions of people
Thats why they stopped playing live for a while, it creeped them out seeing people rock out to a song about the holocaust.
See the song as what it is. A badass way to tell history, the good and the bad. No need to not enjoy the music though, if you already took the leasson from it to heart.
Imho this song is a a sad and powerful tale about a terrible past that should never be forgotten. So when you are headbanging, singing aloud and dance, you are basically declaring "I will not forget! I will always be against this! This should never be again!". As if you are a historian, telling people about this horror and becoming very emotional and gesturing like crazy. Something like that. Also imho it is an addressing to all the victims - "We remember how it happened, we remember you, we sing and headbang to your honor and memory!". Something like that. Listening 4th time atm.
When I saw them live during their The last tour. They did a unplugged version of this song. It sent chills down the spines of all of us. It made the lyrics even more powerful. I will never forget that version of the song and will probably never hear a version that good again. One of their greatest songs ever
Masterpiece Isn't enough to describe this song .
I absolutely agree.
I may like other songs more, but this song perfectly sums up why we shouldn't forget about history
Sabaton: Makes a song entirely about the Holocaust.
German media: I sleep
Rammstein: Drops a teaser involving the Holocaust.
German media: *_R E A L S H I T_*
Who?
probably because Sabaton had the balls to be blunt and direct about what they were singing
@@Tenacitybrit And Sabaton isn't German.
Difference is, Rammstein used that specific part of their video about german history as a whole to promote it, obviously trying to get attention for something so dark yet known
@@merkavamkivm3373 rammstein is a German heavy metal band
My history teacher put this song on when we was learning about the holocaust in 2010 I will forever be thankful for that day when I became a fan of sabaton
Your teacher rocks!
Are you saved by Jesus Christ, my friend?
Wish i had a teacher like yours
Bro you got a great teacher
@@ExiledMartyr "Be the change you wish to see" -Mahatma Gandhi
History teachers: today we are learning
Every sabaton fan ever: *has playlists ready* yeah go on
Mhm
Between the two, I think Sabaton is likely less biased.
@@josephpeck8723 yeah
Teacher: Today we are talking about the South Sea Bubble
Sabaton fans: Oh...
Stop these comments... They are beyond cringe...
No matter how often i hear this song. Its a hard pill to swallow, but I still consider it sabatons best work. There are rarely musical pieces with such an impact on me. This is simply history that should never be forgotten. it is one of the examples of the overwhelming cruelty humanity is capable of. may we always remember to guard against the banality of evil.
Thank you for your message.
@Sabaton I have an idea for a song and it'd about Desmond doss
Damn "dreams fade away" and "lost to the world" hit hard
Definitely
I really appreciate this song, means a lot. Lost 2 aunts in 44 when 400,000 Hungarian Jewish people where rounded up in one horrific swoop. THANKYOU SABATON, Joakim and the boys. Love you guys.
Are you hungarian?
@@rolandrozsavolgyi1168 Yes sir I'm.
@@PublicEnemyNo19 Én is
50 millions of Russian were killed during xx century and no one speaks about it
@@strodion2105 I'm with you brother, 4 generations ago I'm Russian, Stalin was a monster. I'm a historical writer. I submit a new piece once a week to Sabaton. My last was "Lady Death" , the most decorated women in Mother Russias history, Hopefully the guys will like it. You sir have inspired me to write about the genocide of 50,000,000 people. Russian people are good and don't deserve the hate that is put on them today. Damn Yankee media...I hope Sabaton is still pro-Russian. Russian people don't want this war. It makes my blood boil, Putin is a mad man, Stalin 2.0
As a German and one who visit a camp this is one is hard to take and make me remember horrorfull things. I feel awe, but my head bangs to the drums and I get this strange mixed feelings of respect, responsibility, woe and grace.
Every time I listen to to one of Sabatons songs, I start using Google. I wanna know the story behind the song. Imho every song gives me the perfect vibe for the single event. They all remind me to not forget what had happened and reflect it to the present.
As another German I want to say, if it isn't meant like that, that you shouldn't feel responsible for what our ancestors did. The only responsibility that we have is to remember and to make sure that something like this never happens again. It's not our fault that it happened but it's our task to never forget.
@@tiksmaoc9497 yeah, I should had been more clearly : I don't feel any guilt.
...nie zu vergessen. Schön wär's! Wenn die schei. C.....-Zahlen im Propaganda-TV wieder steigen, sitz' ich als gesunde, ungeimpfte Österreicherin in Geiselhaft...und laut "ReGIERung" am liebsten unbezahlt. Nur weil ich mich weigere da mitzumachen, weil ich merke, dass da irgendwas nicht stimmt. Habe Bekannte im Gesundheitsbereich, die mir einiges berichten...aber so viele machen mit und trau'n sich nicht nein zu sagen
@@borstenman1759 а зря
@@quanahp.2214 vergleichst du gerade den Holocaust.. mit einer Impfung?
May the souls of those lost in that horrific situation find peace.
😅
This is probably not the best place to say this, because of relevancy.
I consider myself to be a huge fan of history, and that's why I like Sabaton. You guys deliver thrilling satisfying tunes, while also delivering informational history segments.
Before this year, I had known of the holocaust and what happened during it, but I had never looked into it (I prefer to have my research guided in some way, it's best if my teachers form the strategy, though I will If I have to). Recently, I had to do a biography from the perspective of someone specific who displayed moral courage by rescuing Jews. After creating it and presenting it to the grade, and hearing other presentations, I find this song. This was a really deep piece, and I applaud you for doing such a good job, it was very emotional. I don't know why I decided to post this, but I felt like I was obligated in some way, thank you so much. I look forward for your next tour in New England. Stay safe.
Thank you for sharing this
the fact that the only reply is from sabaton and there are 281 likes feels illegal
@@Chase92488 well now its not the only one
This song is so beautifully done. Not ashamed to say I teared up when I heard it
you are not alone about the tearing up my friend.
to be honest, it's too good, for such an ugly event, we have such a beautiful song.
@@kiruuttori8539 sometimes thats right way to bear it. not to defuse it but to make you feel the pain through its contrast
Every time I listen to this song I can't help crying. So much power and emotion.
Everything is good about this song. The beat is good, the lyrics are good, and it spreads awareness in so many ways
We appreciate your feedback, thanks for that! ;)
>awareness
It’s literally mandates to be taught in every western nation, underpins the basis of all modern politics, constantly presented in cinema, literature, education and politics.
@@ozzicossy5552it spreads historical awareness of how such a crime against humanity can happen
@@ozzicossy5552 And despite all that, there's still plenty of Americans who don't know anything about it. I say Americans because that's at least where I am and I see people all the time who've forgotten history.
@@RanLive isnt because american forgot histori, its because they dont give a shet about it
History is not something that should be censored or glorified, for history is not much more than past mistakes, experiences, and lessons to be learned. To forget one’s history, sends them down a road to repeat it, so we should study history, as to not recreate the same mistakes as our ancestors.
Sabaton, you have helped me learn about history, including the horrible parts, and for the uncensored look back, I must thank you.
Where did you learn that english? I need it for my next exam!
This song is chilling. Especially the part where the main part, "Where freedom burns", starts but with only drums. It feels so quiet, and mixed with the lyrics gives me a heavy feeling of depression. Thank you for making this song, as remembrance
My family regret is would could not save more from this fate.
Imagine how long the history of human existence is and your so lucky to exist at the same time as this legendary band
Legendary isn't enough,put it higher
@@perturabo149 Quantum Mega Gods of Reality
im surprised they came back to this song. I'd love an official music video for this gem of a song
Yeah but UA-cam would probably take it down
@@noflameskateboarding2402 Rammstein did something that showed an execution in a concentration camp and got it age restricted. I can't imagine this one lol
@@SeanB-wi5yh maybe but all the work for a music video I wouldn't risk it
So would I but rember, what if somehow a yo get person managed to stubble upon this video, actually that’s the ussal BS. Right imagin someone with high levels of anxiety found that video and they had a panic attack about it, those people are at risk so it’s a smart decision by Sabaton to simply have a lyrics video
@@SeanB-wi5yh what is the name of that video?
I can't even put into words what kind of energy, vibes, emotions come of this song. It's a masterpiece that does this horrible moment in human history justice all while not glorifying anything. It's beautiful
Thank you for your kind words! 🙏
This. Just this.
Capture the horror in both the lyrics, performance and now this video.
Such an important reminder!
It can all happen again.
Lets hope the world never see anything like this.
Let's not just hope, let's make sure.
@@chaserose5127 so very true
pol pot
Too late (China)
It already is happening again. Look what's happening to the Uighurs in China.
"When Freedom Burns" this got me each time. holy shit that is power in music, I just found my new favorite band.
Same dude
"Country in depression. Nation in despair. One man finding reasons everywhere."
I feel like the US has come too close to this, on multiple occasions. Recently, for example.
@@aragorn767 Yea Biden is really screwing us over right now
@Lord Lavanugget no need to get Political
Who is the man seeking?
@@proconqueror reasons
reasons everywhere
The way the beat sounds just like a train is really unsettling. Big respect to Sabaton for not only making a song about such a dark subject, but also treating it with maximum respect
Dude, it really does sound like a train
I have train tracks run by my house. It still makes me feel some kinda way go hear it go by after 3 years of living there.
I think it's intentional...
@@Krzychu_RX_8_Fanofcs its intentional, the primary transport for holocaust victims were freight trains.
@@alexletiny5155I know, I'm from Poland, but I'm glad that many people from other countries know such details
This song has always made me swell with emotions and almost brought to tears. This powerful message goes over the heads of so many.
Its one that wont escape my head. Even kept me up last night
Me when any other UA-camr posts: I guess I will
Me when sabaton uploads: I DONT NEED SLEEP I NEED ANSWERS
Yes same
funy
true
This is exactly me right now, I have an exam tomorrow but sleep can wait for sabaton has uploaded
@@יהונתןגוטליב nah
My god this is still true gold
Also I'm getting chills every time I hear when Freedom Burns
.... the final soultion...
To me it's "Enter the gates Auschwitz awaits "
It's amazing how I can listen to Sabaton multiple times a day or come back to it after weeks and months and it is still just as awesome! You guys rock!!!
Makes us very happy to read that ascotclark! Thanks! 🤘🤘
indeed
Wish people stop saying pro this and pro that. I hate that word . It's disgusting
@@deborahthompson6248 but he didn't use the word pro once in that sentence
@moorcum probably wrong one . There was somebody that did that.
I visited Auschwitz 2 years before.. My great-grandfather died there.He was a POW and was transferred there after the fall of Greece. Even after so many years you can feel death,anguish and misery in the air.. May all those souls rest in peace.
Nazi's of WWII: Your people will be forgotten.
Sabaton: Wanna bet?
I hope not. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (George Santayana) Unfortunate that we're starting to see similar scenarios unfold live and in colour, right now.
Most people have forgotten/was never taught about what the nazis did in detail and only know "big gas room genocide".
Which is really scary because they cant see the similarities between "Jew owned" and "black owned" marking business among other scary similarities
Thing is: While the Jews as a whole and the genocide certainly weren't forgotten, the other groups that were murdered in the holocaust are barely talked about (which kind of makes sense because if I remember correctly Jews and descendants of Jews were the vast majority, but still ain't that great), but apart from a few prominent victims the individuals who got gassed, shot, mistreated or worked to death aren't remembered as the people they were, and instead only as a blank mass of human "resources" burnt in that hellfire, and even the more prominent victims will probably fade from the memory of the living sooner or later. That is obviously something that happens with every dead person, but in my mind it still makes the whole thing seem much more harmless when you can't think of the people that died in any way other than a number on a piece of paper (or a screen).
@@toxicwaste159 admittedly I'm a sociopath, (I'm not just saying this to be edgy) and I find it hard to view them as more than numbers. I am aware they were "living people" as you put it but I just can't make an "emotional" connection to that...
@@ThePigeon5734 It's understandable. There's a saying that one death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. It's horrible, but it's true that it's hard to wrap your head around a number that big and understand that each and every one of those statistics is a human life. That's why images like the shoes or the wedding rings are so powerful. It helps to humanize what might otherwise be just a number.
Sabaton is amazing, I hope one day I can go to one of your concerts, grettings from Brazil
We hope it can be possible soon
Eles estiveram em Caruaru, Pernambuco, aqui no quintal da minha casa e eu não fui. Me arrependo até hoje!!!
Cobras Fumantes, eterna é sua vitória!
@@georgehsep porra eu moro em recife ;-;
Thank you for this. My mother in law is a Holocaust survivor, the more we talk about what happened, the less that memory is forgotten.
Kristallnacht was 82 years ago today. May the memories of our ancestors be a memory and may we never forget the horrors that befell our people. Say with me, Never Again
Never Again, brother!
Never again
NEVER AGAIN
Never again
Never again
A metal song does not need to be heavy to be... heavy.
Many criticise Sabaton for not being heavy metal enough. Some critics and fans call it heavy metal for children.
Yet they have many sad and heavy songs: En livstid i krig (lifetime of war), Cliffs of Galilopi, The final solution, the price of a mile, in the name of God, angels calling, hearts of iron, the great war, purple hearts and who knows which songs ive missed.
I also think that they are only band with song like "in the name of God" that literally criticises terrorist as nothing more ,but cowardly cockroaches who dont deserve to be called gods warriors.
I forgot to add "Rise of Evil" and "Wermacht". Maybe even "Stalingrad" as that song is really one that sent me chills with the others i named.
I'm a teache and some of my students are reading a book about the WW2. Despite finding this song one of the saddest I've ever listened to, I'm using it in my class for us to discuss the war. Wonderful video, guys!
2:55 melody it takes you to heaven and back 🤘
Not heaven bro 😞😞😞😓
@@小景-m1j its hard to describe is it hell or something worse
@Malice link nazi germany
"Aiming for Heaven though serving in Hell."
That’s probably what OP was talking about.
@@小景-m1j to hell and back
"First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me."
-Martin Niemoller
I think was Bertold Brecht...
@@greekLover3 I checked right now, its Niemoller.
Cringe
@@highstellarchwilliam1552
Not really
I wouldnt speak out for communists socialists or trade unionists.
”I was not expecting that. But I was expecting not to expect something so it doesn’t count” - Dr Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Seriously, when you release a new lyrics video tell us something like one week before, so this was really surprising
Well, I have no intention of lecturing or smth like this, really, but if you know Sabaton songs and a bit of history, then this kind of uploads is not surprising.
@@dpz34 I forgot what happened 82 years ago, but then one of the fangroups made a post reminding of that horrible night.
Also, it's very rare of Sabaton to release a lyric video about something that relates to the day that it was released on. The only time I can think of them doing this kind of thing was when they released the ´´In Flanders Field´´ lyric video last year
"Soon..."
@@JojokimVT fair enough!
@@JojokimVT there is a time coming soon that will be worse than eighty two years ago as every nation will be involved.
This song is a masterpiece, it makes you think, cry, sing and most importantly remember. What better way is there to honour the people lost to this horrible stain on human history than to have a crowd sing for their memory. I’d like to see this song done with a full orchestra and complete crowd participation
This song gives me shivers every time. Let us not forget what it teaches.
nothing, it teaches nothing. Give it another 15 yeas and all this shit will repeat. we are heading right into a civil war, muslims against normal ppl. All over europe
@@steffaneumel9299no were not, get off the internet and talk to actual people x)
@@steffaneumel9299“Normal“ I hate that phrasing, Muslims are normal too, they just believe in Allah and the Quran.
Its happening again, but I cannot say where because in the democratic society where we live it is forbidden...
I heard people call this song distasteful for making a frankly vibing rock song out of mankind's most horrific atrocity, but i honestly think it is really well done. There are no heroes here, or glory, like in Sabaton's other work - just pure harsh reality. The lyrics never touch on the exact nature of the atrocities, but it only makes it scarier.
The animation looks sloppy, like it was made with cutouts with no respect for perspective or shadows - but if anything this only adds to the effect. There are many little details i appreciate - the signs show historical facts when no lyrics are present, "arbeit macht frei" on the gate. The setting is one of classic horror, with a full moon at night and ravens flying over distorted humans.
Despite everything in the video being highly surreal and almost supernatural the lyrics are weirdly humanizing - no hate comes out of nowhere, and this song is a warning to what happens when you let that hate go to its logical extreme.
As a jew who has seen my fair share of traumatizing and melancholic songs about the Holocaust this one stands out as being a _metal_ song that still manages to capture the sheer horror of what happened there in a way that is both vague and direct.
I hope you had fun reading through my overanalyzation of a Sabaton song about the _Holocaust_ in the middle of the night when i really should be sleeping.
It's not man kinds most horrific atrocity. It's definitely up there. I want a song about what the Belgians did to the Congo. Or what the Brits did to india.
As a decendent of a ss-waffen soldier i too felt anxiety watching this. What a terrible stain on both of our history, much love ✌🇩🇪❤🇮🇱
@@saxondespens7271 your ancestor was the real hero.
@@knightscross3716 edgelord
@@observr-1 you think I said it to be edgy?
My grand grandfather was captured by nazis and sent to Mauthausen. Before the war he was an officer in the kings army. After the king fled the country my grand grandfather joined serbian partizans. He escaped from Mauthausen after two weeks and went to Switzerland. Later he found out his family was alive and came back to Serbia.
I still have letters from german command saying he was captured and where he was.
His father fought in ww1 and survived, he fought in ww2 and he survived later my grandpa was in the army, also came back alive. Every man from my family was q solider and fought in a war.
So today im going to military high schooll.
I don't see all Serbs the same but we all know what you're doing in the bosnia.
He was a brave, brave man. Never forget that. Respect!
Wow, interesting you should mention Mauthausen. My dad was part of the unit (USA, 3rd Army, 11th AD, 22nd tank battalion) that liberated Mauthausen at the end of the war. He rarely spoke of it, but he was there. I can't imagine what he saw, and maybe I don't want to...
@@franklinposner6304 of course i was there after this all but it was still horifying.
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME."
In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ."
Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." And please repent of all of your sins and be baptized by the Holy Spirit before it is too late, you will never know when the time will come 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amen 🙏!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a shame that many people had this for years, and the song perfectly describes that, rest in peace those victims, you will be remembered.
I discovered this song today, in the day of remembrance. Thanks Sabaton you made me cry
Thanks for appreciating it
@@Sabaton keep doing what you do. you give people real emotions. Thk
I find it amazing that you mentioned both freemasons and Jehovah's witnesses as they are often overlooked/ignored when it comes to the victims of the holocaust.
Aren’t Jehovah’s vitnesses a christian sect? I thought that most nazis hated christianity but didn’t persecute it.
@@Ballin4Vengeance partly yes, they believe that they are like the original Christians, meaning they believe that other Christianities are a sect. Whether most Nazi's hate religion we don't actually know, but we do know that Hitler did.
Regarding Jehovah's witnesses they were secretly prosecuted before the Hitler got power, but they became openly prosecuted when he got power.
@@Ballin4Vengeance They refused to go to war and to say Heil Hitler, thats why they where send to the concentration camps.
They also sent 100%-Aryans to concentration camps when they didn't follow orders.
Thats kind of strange since Jehovah witnesses will blow up how much they suffered in the holocaust, believing they suffered as much as the Jews did.
I'm not saying they didn't, but the cold hard numbers say millions of Jews died while at the most only about a hundred Witnesses did.
I love how you made both respectful, educational, and a HIT song about the Holocaust, how you're clearly making a point about the cruel state that my people have been through and summing it up beautifully into a song. love from Israel
psychologist: Adolf Reapler isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Adolf Reapler 0:12
Ay, originality.
looks very villainous
Lmao
Shrek Jesus???!!1!1!
Witchler
This songs brings goosebumps to my skin. Im rusyn and slovakian, and my ancestors suffered the horrors of the camps and seeing such a song made to remember those who were fallen brings tears to my eyes
"Enger the gates, Auschwitz awaits" that is one of the most powerful lines i have heard from sabaton
It is when I found out what happened in Auschwitz I just feel sad hearing that line
The words 'arbeit maght fet' mean (work for freedom)
@@3465-j6l Sadly it happens in Asia
"Enter the Gates"
@@stollkoloss2689 "Auschwitz awaits"
Beautiful! Extremely sad but very well done
Thanks
@@Sabaton you are a extraordinary band, greetings from brazil.
@@xshorty117x How does it feel that your only evidence was "censored for being too gruesome"? Perish in flames
@@xshorty117x explain, how are they communist
@@xshorty117x tried to click on whatever your link is, thankfully Germany bans such shite...
Sabaton I wanted to say that your music is incredible it combines my favorite type of history it also helps me with my anxiety keep the videos coming
Yesterday in the local pub in Hungary, we were drinking our beer when we noticed the silence, the jukebox went silent. My friend asked me to put some music on and I started a random track from Sabaton and this track started. The entire pub listened to the track in silence, and silence remained for a few minutes after it ended. That's how powerful this track is.
Sabaton, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this, thank you, I hope to see you guys in concert and in person soon!!!!
May the victims of the holocaust rest in peace. No words in any language can come close to describing the horrors they vent trough.
Sabaton. Thank you for making songs about topics like this.
Any historical topic for that matter
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Keith Woods: "russian" oligarchs.
Igor Kolomoisky.
Great russian famine, Holodomor, Famine in Khazakhstan, Lazar Kaganovich, Genrikh Yagoda, Aron Solts, Filipp Goloshchyokin, Yakov Yurovsky, Lazar Kogan, Matvei Berman, Naftaly Frenkel, Salomon Morel, Helena Brus.
Your words hit the mark
As a German I get goosebumps with this song and with what happened.
It should never be forgotten what happened.
RIP
Мастерское сочетание историчности и талантливейшей лирики делает вашу группу неподражаемой! Уважение!
Сабатон в наших сердцах навсегда!....
Master's combination of historical and talented lyrics makes your group inimitable! Respect! Sabaton in our hearts forever! ...
Completely, man
Вы абсолютно правы
this has such a different tone than most Sabaton songs, and I think that's really fitting. Most Sabaton songs are about heroic last stands or legendary historical figures, things where there's some aspect of something positive and good. But this one is about something purely bad and horrific, with no heroes or happy endings. And the way the song itself sounds reflects that
As a German I want to honestly thank you for bringing back this song. The things that happened are unforgivable and I hope that people can learn something from this event. Great video
Well as a Pole i think that's important to remember that wasn't mythical Nazi but most of German nation, but not with emphasis on German but with emphasis on most of nation. It's really important to remember that in some circumstances nearly whole society can do horrible thinks. and percentage of people who fight with this is really small when rest is neither shut up, or is part of it, because of circumstances.
@@crusaderanimation6967 That definitely is true, even tho Hitler controlled the 3rd Reich pretty much and tried to immediately eliminate everyone opposing him. Yet the event is not to be forgotten
@@Imnotsmg4bob I would say that can be forgiven, but can't be forgotten.
@@crusaderanimation6967 make it both unforgettable and unforgivable
Thank you for choosing to not forget that the Holocaust happened.
this video is a perfect tribute to the victims of this horible situation to not forget them and a perfect warning to not let this happen again
the worst part is not remembering or forgeting it
the worst part is remembering it and let it happen again
as usual you guys did a awsome job 🤟👍👏👏
I’d say denying it is worse
Sabaton, this is by far the most meaningful and emotional song you’ve ever made! I was at the Into the Grave Festival in Leeuwarden and heard you guys play for the first time! Then I discovered this song... I touches me everytime I hear this song. I can feel the pain in the words you sing and it’s such an emotional story you guys tell us. It brings up emotions and the pain to think about the horrible things that have happened during WWll.
Thank you guys for making my world a bit brighter with your music.
Thank you for appreciating it
I listened to that song for the first time when it came out. I was a late teen back then. Forever imprinted in me. Powerful song and a powerful message. Thanks from a Jew!
The chorus to this song almost always brings me to tears...
This was done quite respectfully, I thank you Sabaton for not messing this song of all of them up.
I feel the giant Sabaton logo is bit inappropriate
@@Kyle-gw6qp yeah just a giant eagle over everything is a bit...
@@Kyle-gw6qp I think it has to do with youtube. If they hide half the star, they dont have to worry about getting into trouble as much!
@@davidhenriksson285 the Star of David isn't offensive to anyone. It's just the symbol of Judaism.
@@tacoscatsandmangos512 it's a crow but yeah, still inappropriate.
These effects are AMAZING, I got chills with the transitions and stuff. Good work on this video, guys!
Thanks for appreciating it!
Why does this song go so unbeliveably hard you ask? Simple, it speaks the truth, and the composers care.
Truly a dark and terrifying chapter in human history
but Wait, theres more!
@@Routerproblem sadly
Sadly, people don't learn..
Wish it was the only one, before or after. Sadly, this is simply the best known chapter.
One we’ll never be able to afford forgetting, denying, or a reoccurrence of
May those who were martyred rest in peace. They will never be forgotten.
The final solution was my introduction to Sabaton many years ago. I was researching the holocaust because WW2 has always been of huge interest to me growing up, which lead to my love of military history in general. I was instantly hooked on the song, and looked for more, quickly finding panzerkampf, and then later primo victoria.
2020 may indeed have been a horrible year for everyone, but in my mind I will remember it as the year I got to see Sabaton live on The Great Tour. Keep up the fantastic work 👍
You guys have done it
You made a song that perfectly made me genuinely tear up
It really makes me think about the horrible things humanity has done to each other.
It's such a subtle detail but I do love that Sabaton doesn't even acknowledge Hitler or shine any sort of light on him in the lyrics. They just refer to him as 'one man', because that's all he was. One evil, sick, monster of a man.
I love how the people at sabaton had the faith in us to allow us comment, most other people would disable comments on something like this
We are always interested in what you guys have to say.
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
― Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edit : My profile picture is just a stuka pilot not a nazi, thanks !
damn, he really predicted the future there...
"We defeated the wrong enemy."
― George S. Patton
Eisenhower was a man of wisdom.
@@Khaufnak. Eisenhower was a traitor
@@xariouz Is that quote in relation to this? What's the context, who was the "wrong enemy"? Who was the right enemy?
This is what I love about music; it can be powerful, educational and deep all at once and Sabaton hit all 3 here
Thank you for saying that! 🙂
Me watching this while looking at pictures of my great grandmother
While trying not to cry
God rest her soul
Long live ukriane and Poland
😃😃😃😃
@@josephstalin4168 i shouldn't have laughed at that should i?
Ah yes a troll with nothing better to say other then to bring people down while they live in their parents house eatting off old 2 day Mac and cheese
Damnn thats sad, i never went to europe and saw the destruction myself but this is heartbreaking to know that one of your relatives died for just existing..
Respect from Poland, and also sorry for your grandmother
When we learnt about this at school I didn't really understand how horrific this was. We just learnt that they sent the Jews to concentration camps. They didn't the other peoples which the Nazis sent to the concentration camps. This song conveyed the horrific things that happened more than they ever conveyed at school. Thank You for making this song.
perfect, i will have a history test in my geschichtsunterricht (german history in school) this friday. the endlösung (~ final solution) is the main topic, and two years ago, i had a presentation about sabaton
so... you are part of my school life here in germany!
Are you in germany? If so, I have heard from some people that in Germany. You just skip everything between 1933 to 1945.
I don't think that is very correct, but it's better to ask a real german
@@RasEli03 the people you heard that from were tourist right?
cause that era is pretty much the main focus in history lessons
i would guess that around 60% of the time that era is the topic (back then in shool it felt more like 90%) and a lot of times it includes a trip to concentration camp
which will leave you with a strange feeling you can not describe
(this varies from one to another federal state a bit, but not that much)
@@RasEli03 I am currently in 9th grade in Germany, (and really good and interested in History, that's how i found sabaton) and this year we only learn about the years 1923 - 1945 in Germany. This week we started with the rise of Hitler 1933, so we learn more than half a year about the time period 1933 - 1945. Hope this answer is enough.
@@RasEli03 No you won't skip 1939 to 45 in school it's a very important topic in Germany and it's there to educate and too let something like that never happen again
@@lexel90 oh ok, no I dident hear it from tourists. From people all over the internet.
This song actually made me cry, which is something a lot of songs don't make me do a lot.
quelle chance que nous avons de vous entendre nous chanter l'histoire !! longue vie à Sabaton et merci à vous !!
@geoffreyperrin46-19 entièrement d'accord !
That song, it made me cry. I've been to Auschwitz few times and I cried every time.
It also reminds me of my Polish grandpa who was a spy for a British spy network. He went to 10 concentration camps including Auschwitz pretending as a nazi officer with the uniform. He was traumatised of the horrors he saw.
I couldn't imagine what he had been through.
I salute you Sabaton for the brilliant song. As a Quaker and a metalhead, I respect what you do. On my bucket list, see you live ASAP.
I just can’t believe that. He’d have to have had a way to get that Schutzstaffel uniform, and he’d need paperwork to prove his identity, etc. They weren’t lax on security. I’m sorry but this sounds so made-up.
@@Kaiserin never question the british spy organization. They even made the germans think there will be operation in one area when it will be in another one
@@KAT-hs3xh I know about that, they planted fake plans on a corpse. However, the story they’re trying to sell in this comment seems ludicrous. There’s no way they’d be able to just get a uniform like that, paperwork, etc, to be able to get in. One seems far-fetched.. but ten? Get real. If this is true, it only makes the brits more guilty of doing nothing, I mean they knew about it two years in advance thanks to aerial reconnaissance.
Sabaton, thank you for this video. My grandmother (our matriarch) passed away about 6 weeks ago at the age of ninety.
I am her eldest grandchild of her 47 grand kids. She was the only survivor of her family in Czechoslovakia. She stayed in refugee camps, then went to what is now Israel and started all over again. She married and had 13 children, living on a farm called Ben Shemen.
She had a tough life, and her depression and sorrow left its mark on her kids, including my mom, her 2nd born, but we moved ahead, wearing her scars.
I have always loved this song, but seeing the video, with the Star of David and the Sabaton logo brought me chills and filled me with Hope. I personally dedicate this comment to you, savta (grandma).
You are our backbone that carried us all forward. One life that gave life to so many. I should add, 11 great grandchildren and counting. One was just born a week after she passed.
Thank you, Sabaton. And thanks to anyone who read this. You are loved. Never Forget!
It sad and interesting how some awful event that started in the 1930s 80 years ago still has a direct and huge impact on the word and MANY people and family’s today interesting and chilling!!
@@kinadafurry7353 Survivors of the Holocaust tried to live normal lives again, starting over with all or most of their family and relatives dead.
Their children were raised by very damaged parents that lived a very depressed and often paranoid life, which had a traumatic effect on their children.
The third generation were effected in many different ways. Some using dark humor to deal with it, and many wanting to study how and why it happened.
We're now in the fourth generation, and they are not as directly connected anymore to what happened.
It takes a while to recover from such an event. People deal with it in all sorts of ways as it manifests through time. It's still a difficult subject for many of us, but it's getting better overall.
I really appreciate you taking the time to write what you did. Bless your heart.
Glad you appreciate it enough to respond my great grandpa was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked he’s in his late 90’s with cancer and COVID he getting quite ill hearing some of the stories he tells me really makes you wonder if what awful acts committed by the axis during the war if they ever know much It wuild shape the world we live in today but also how some of these victims coped during and long after these times of trial to gradually get the world a happier safer place and because of the stories he tells me it wuild not influence my interest in not just war and conflicts but how victims and there generations are affected and cope it’s true an amazing thing
Living well, from what I understand, is the best revenge. May you and yours live long and prosperous lives.
@@HeIsAnAli Thank you, my friend. All the same to you and yours.
This song was playing in my head while walking through Mauthausen a few days ago. It’s sickening that such evil was permitted, encouraged and committed. May all those who suffered rest in peace.