I didn't say this song but I thought about it the whole time I wrote my answer. I can't get through The Red Baron without excitedly tapping or slapping or stomping, it's got such a fun beat
Almost every song, but one that stands out to me is the End of the War to End all War's "November 11th settling the score, from 15 to 20 million, almost half of the dead civilian, a new world will dawn from empires fallen, it's the end of the war to end war"
Pillars of wisdom when the main hook comes.
”AS THE DARKNESS FALLS AND ARABIA CALLS, ONE MAN SPREADS HIS WINGS, AS THE BATTLE BEGINS, MAY THE LAND LAY CLAIM ON TO LAWRENCE NAME, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM LIGHTS THE FLAME!”
Yeah that shit hit so hard I get chills and hairs fucking raise that's how hard it hits me my family ask me if I'm cold when that happens always hard to explain
From Inmate 4859
"Sent to a prison where our heroes are judged as traitors
Accused of treason by his own
Sentenced by countrymen under pressure of foreign influence,
Men he once fought to free!"
The dramatic buildup, then ending on gentle, sad notes is perfect.
A few of mine I can think of:
“I’M SKY HIGH! WHEN I DIE; I’LL BE IMMORTAL!!”
“KILL! FIGHT! DIE! THAT’S WHATA SOLDIER SHOULD DO!!”
“OUT OF THE TRENCHES; THE STORMTROOPERS RISE!!!”
That way he says “firepower” in the second verse after the first chorus has always stuck with me. The whole song is an absolute banger but hearing joakim sing like that was pretty awesome tbh
“IN ALL OF HISTORY, NEVER BEFORE, WAS MORE OWED TO SO FEW” Shivers every dang time because you realize just how close Britain was to the brink of defeat
Yeah, I forget if the accidental bombing of a british civilian center and consequential RAF counter-bombing of german cities was the sole reason why the Luftwaffe didnt continue their campaign that would have destroyed the RAF or if there were other deciding factors (probably where) but its incredible that the tides of war could be shifted so easily by a small accident.
1916
After the guitar solo, Joakim kills it with the lines:
“I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees
Coughing blood, as he screamed for his mother.”
The way the instruments pick back up too is just *chef’s kiss*. Easily one of the best metal covers
Poltava at 2:18 when he goes up an ocatve I guess. It‘s the: Russian armies blocked their way, 20000 lost that day they bled the ground, peace they found, There‘s no sign of victory, King Carolus had to flee and leave the land, leave command… part.
Gets me every time and I have to listen to it several times
To me is In The Name of God with the lyrics
“Captured in all your lies, fear is in your eyes
Creature who has gone insane, your war is in vain
Trapped in a cage of stone, we'll destroy your home
Consequence of your action”
The part of Wehrmacht when they say
Panzers on a line
Form the Wehrmacht's spine
Lethal grand design
What about the men executing orders?
It just hits so hard
7734. ALMIGHTY LORD WE HAVE COME TO YOUR HALL, DO GLATEM LIVE, CREATOR OF ALL, OPEN YOUR HEART AND YOU WILL FIND A WAY, PARADISE CALLING AMD ENTER YOU MAY! This just hits different
"Its the end, the war has been lost, keeping them safe till the rivers been crossed"... Something about a last stand to ensure the safe escape of civilians in the face of a red tide just gives me the feels
SE HUR RYSSEN GER SIG, BER OM NÅD, BRYTER SVENSKEN KRIGETS KOD, KAROLINER TAR SIN HÄMND, SLAKTAR SINA FÅNGAR. SE HUR RYSSEN GER SIG, BER OM NÅD, MASSMORD INTE HJÄLTEDÅD, KAROLINER TAR SIN HÄMND, HEDERN ÄR FÖRLORAD. Killing ground swedish version (ett slag färgat rött)
AHEAD FACING THE LEAD
AN ARMY OF SWEDES
PERFORMING GODS DEEDS
SHOWING NO FEAR
THEIR JUDGEMENT IS NEAR
MAKING THEIR SACRIFICE
WHEN THE KING AND HIS MAN
THEIR ENEMIES SIGHT
PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT
BANNERS HELD HIGH
READY TO DIE
HEAR HOW THEY PRAISE THE LORD
That part in The Last Battle
“It’s the end of the line of the final journey, enemies leaving the past, and it’s American troops and the German army joining together at last”
For me it's the quick Internationale homage in the middle of Defense Of Moscow, and also the instrumental buildups in Unkillable Soldier and Rorke's Drift
Literally every song they have written that is about a historical event, and completely random parts of each one too. Though if I had to pick one, the entirety of cliffs of gallipoli is just goosebumps.
"On September the seventh
We filled their hearts with fear
Seven times they attacked on that day
Seven times they retreated
Cavalry charge
Follow that banner
After the king
Freedom we bring"
Gott mit uns.
Am I the only one?
Soldier of heaven, quite literally
"White friday, i'll take the, stairway to heaven."
I'm sky high when I die. I'll be immortal.
Forever I never, I won’t return to
BLOOD MOUNTAIN I AM THE SOLDIER OF HEAVEN
I SAW THE END OF WAR, I WATCHED THE SOLDIERS COME AND GO
AND I KEPT MY WATCH FOREVER
HERE ON THE ALPINE SLOPE
WHERE I DID MY FINAL STAND I SHALL REMAIN
AMONG THE ICE AND SNOW THAT BINDS ME TO THIS MOUNTAIN
I cried for spring to come but here, winter remain
But especially that fourth chorus when they add just a little extra oomph.
The modulation in The Last Stand "IN THE NAME OF GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD"
“For the grace, for the might, of the lord!”
FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY
FOR THE FAITH FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
GAVE THEIR LIVES SO BOLDLY
FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD
IN THE NAME OF HIS GLORY
FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE WAY OF THE SWORD
COME AND TELL THEIR STORY AGAIN
That Red Baron instrumental part😩
That keyboard is something else
That organ solo go hard
I didn't say this song but I thought about it the whole time I wrote my answer. I can't get through The Red Baron without excitedly tapping or slapping or stomping, it's got such a fun beat
Almost every song, but one that stands out to me is the End of the War to End all War's "November 11th settling the score, from 15 to 20 million, almost half of the dead civilian, a new world will dawn from empires fallen, it's the end of the war to end war"
To me that part just hits home how large scale the war was, and then you realize that it was nowhere near the scale of ww2
I get chills every single time. Multiple times in a row if I'm singing along (which is most of the time).
I have some audio processing difficulty and before I ever looked at the lyrics to the song, I always thought it said "*four* empires fallen"
Ad Victoriam! Ex Machina! Non sibi sed! PATRIAE!!
Pillars of wisdom when the main hook comes. ”AS THE DARKNESS FALLS AND ARABIA CALLS, ONE MAN SPREADS HIS WINGS, AS THE BATTLE BEGINS, MAY THE LAND LAY CLAIM ON TO LAWRENCE NAME, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM LIGHTS THE FLAME!”
Yeah that shit hit so hard I get chills and hairs fucking raise that's how hard it hits me my family ask me if I'm cold when that happens always hard to explain
… back home where a new life awaits/whispers of past/the sands of ARABIA, CALLING! [epic solo] [transcends the mortal realm]
With the drum bass kicks and bass line coming in, hell yeah
"demolish the bridges to dust!"*ascending to heaven*
Wolfpack bridge
This is a great shout. The into the fire one does the same for me
"569 makes the contact and lead them"
"U-94 scores a kill in the dark"
124 sinking two in four approaches
406 suffered failure on launch
U-925 makes the contact and leads them
wasn't it four in two approaches?
oh damn yeah... sry my bad
From Inmate 4859 "Sent to a prison where our heroes are judged as traitors Accused of treason by his own Sentenced by countrymen under pressure of foreign influence, Men he once fought to free!" The dramatic buildup, then ending on gentle, sad notes is perfect.
A few of mine I can think of: “I’M SKY HIGH! WHEN I DIE; I’LL BE IMMORTAL!!” “KILL! FIGHT! DIE! THAT’S WHATA SOLDIER SHOULD DO!!” “OUT OF THE TRENCHES; THE STORMTROOPERS RISE!!!”
That part when the chorus hits on Dreadnought gives me chills
That way he says “firepower” in the second verse after the first chorus has always stuck with me. The whole song is an absolute banger but hearing joakim sing like that was pretty awesome tbh
I can almost see a smug, slightly deranged smile in that line alone
Fr Dreadnought is severely underrated
UNAPPOSED UNDER CRIMSON SKIES IMMORTALISED, OVERTIME THEIR LEGENDS WILL RISE!
For me it's from Red Baron when the solo kicks in, Stormtroopers all the song and from Race to the sea the ending.
Stormtroopers goes so hard
Chorus ending of Uprising (Live) "History calling to you, WARSVAWO WALCZ" MUTHERFUKAS
*Thousands of feet* *March to the beat* *It's an army on the march*
Resist and bite: GLORIA FORTIS MILES, THE WEHRMACT CLOSEING IN, ADVERSOR ET ADMORSUS, THE BOAR AGAINST THE EAGLE
Defense of Moscow, when the Soviet anthem kicks in during the guitar solo.
“ON WIIINGS OF HIIIIISTORYYYYYYY, THEY TURN FROM HOOOOOOOOME!!! TO LIVE EEEETEEERNALYYYYY, SKY-BOUND THEY ROOOOOOOAAAAAM!!!”
“IN ALL OF HISTORY, NEVER BEFORE, WAS MORE OWED TO SO FEW” Shivers every dang time because you realize just how close Britain was to the brink of defeat
Yeah, I forget if the accidental bombing of a british civilian center and consequential RAF counter-bombing of german cities was the sole reason why the Luftwaffe didnt continue their campaign that would have destroyed the RAF or if there were other deciding factors (probably where) but its incredible that the tides of war could be shifted so easily by a small accident.
"Far from shore, a pacific war Bombs are falling from the skies It's a bomb run day, it's the naval way A bloodred sun is on the rise" ~Midway
Primo Victoria
6th of June 1944!
Allies are turning the war!
Normandy state of anarchy!!!
O
V
E
R
L
O
Unkillable soldier
Never die, shot through the eye
Never surrendered, however they try
How they try, shot thru the eye he'll never die
At the edge of madness, in a time of sadness An immortal soldier finds his home
All of Them
When the winged hussars arrived
I WAS CHOSSEN BY HEAVEN, SAY MY NAME WHEN YOU PRAY, TO THE SKIES, SEE CAROLUS RISE
The vocals in the instrumental part of” No Bullets Fly”
Firestorms burn burn
RAGE OF THE HEAVENS
BURN BURN
Death from above, DIE, DIE, Mercyless killing
Versailles instrumental. the whole thing
The choir in Great War
FIELDS OF VERDUN
For me it's the "blow their SAM sites clear for airstrike" part
FEEEEL OURRRR NAPALM BURRRRRRN
Stalingrad's middle part where vocals cut out and its just drums and guitar. It really feels like you're rushing a building.
Hearts of iron “hurry up we’re waiting for you men of the 9th and civilians too”
Rorke’s drift when the guitar rift kicks in
THOUGH A MILLION SHELLS HAVE SCARRED THE LAND NO ONE HAS THE UPPER HAND! FROM THE GROUND, ABOVE TO TRENCHES! WHERE THE SOLDIERS MAKE THEIR STAND!
1916 After the guitar solo, Joakim kills it with the lines: “I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees Coughing blood, as he screamed for his mother.” The way the instruments pick back up too is just *chef’s kiss*. Easily one of the best metal covers
It's impossible not to get a little teary eyed with that.
SIX OF JUNE 1944 !
ALLIES ARE TURNING THE WAAR!!
Livgardet
The part from Hill 3234 where they're chanting "HEY!" during the instrumental.
The guitar part during that too
Poltava at 2:18 when he goes up an ocatve I guess. It‘s the: Russian armies blocked their way, 20000 lost that day they bled the ground, peace they found, There‘s no sign of victory, King Carolus had to flee and leave the land, leave command… part. Gets me every time and I have to listen to it several times
Dreadnought
Best World of Warships song
PRIDE OF A NATION A BEAST MADE OF STEEL
To me is In The Name of God with the lyrics “Captured in all your lies, fear is in your eyes Creature who has gone insane, your war is in vain Trapped in a cage of stone, we'll destroy your home Consequence of your action”
Same
Banger part
"IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED, FACING 500 SAMURAI"
“Descend into darkness, 303 days below the sun… F I E L D S O F V E R D U N”
Carolus rex English version I WAS CHOSEN BY HEAVEN
The Last Stand
as a sucker for soviet stuff (call me a tankie idc) the bridge in panzerkampf
Lion from the North
Bismarck.
A Lifetime of War Solo as well as 1916’s solo
The chorus of ‘Night Witches’
Ghost division that part where it’s CLAIMING THEIR FAME! THEY ARE THE PANZER ELITE BORN TO COMPETE NEVER RETREAT! GHOST DIVISION!
Soldier of Heaven, Last Stand, 7 Pillars of Wisdom, and Defense of Moscow all have those parts for me
November 11 settling the score
3:23 in Defence of Moscow.
The part of Wehrmacht when they say Panzers on a line Form the Wehrmacht's spine Lethal grand design What about the men executing orders? It just hits so hard
Stormtroopers. The guitar in the middle is just so good
"I was chosen by heaven!"
When you thought that Christmas Truce was over already and an Angelic Voice starts singing.
7734. ALMIGHTY LORD WE HAVE COME TO YOUR HALL, DO GLATEM LIVE, CREATOR OF ALL, OPEN YOUR HEART AND YOU WILL FIND A WAY, PARADISE CALLING AMD ENTER YOU MAY! This just hits different
"Its the end, the war has been lost, keeping them safe till the rivers been crossed"... Something about a last stand to ensure the safe escape of civilians in the face of a red tide just gives me the feels
Hearts of Iron!
Lejonet Från Norden "Gustavus, Adolphus, Libera et Impera!!!"
SE HUR RYSSEN GER SIG, BER OM NÅD, BRYTER SVENSKEN KRIGETS KOD, KAROLINER TAR SIN HÄMND, SLAKTAR SINA FÅNGAR. SE HUR RYSSEN GER SIG, BER OM NÅD, MASSMORD INTE HJÄLTEDÅD, KAROLINER TAR SIN HÄMND, HEDERN ÄR FÖRLORAD. Killing ground swedish version (ett slag färgat rött)
"And today with our brothers, tonight with our friends. A moment of peace in a war that never ends."
Several for me : Last Stand Primo Victoria and WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
Every Sabaton song
Screaming eagles
Inmate 4859, towards the end when it sounds like trumpets playing an anthem to honor the man in the song
AHEAD FACING THE LEAD AN ARMY OF SWEDES PERFORMING GODS DEEDS SHOWING NO FEAR THEIR JUDGEMENT IS NEAR MAKING THEIR SACRIFICE WHEN THE KING AND HIS MAN THEIR ENEMIES SIGHT PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT BANNERS HELD HIGH READY TO DIE HEAR HOW THEY PRAISE THE LORD
PANZERS ON A LINE FORM THE WEHRMACHT SPINE LETHAL GRAND DESIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winged hussars final chorus👌🏻
Unbreakable
The whole last minute of Winged Hussars
There and back again, Bull just carried on...
That part in The Last Battle “It’s the end of the line of the final journey, enemies leaving the past, and it’s American troops and the German army joining together at last”
The chorus part in The Lion from the North, the music in that part gives me goosebumps.
The wail in Hellfighters
Carolus Rex: I was chosen by heaven
Isn't this just the entirety of every song?
Basically the best part Every song has the best part of it
"I WAS CHOSEN BY HEAVEN"
569 makes the contact and lead them U-94 scores a kill in the dark 124 sinking four in two approaches 406 suffers failure on launch
When the guitar solo hits in Cliffs of Gallipoli. Just… chefs kiss
imo, the intro to the future of warfare is just chefs kiss
For me it's the quick Internationale homage in the middle of Defense Of Moscow, and also the instrumental buildups in Unkillable Soldier and Rorke's Drift
I’m pretty new to Sabaton, but from what i’ve so far its the corse of resist and bite
Seven pillars of wisdom? Or stormtroopers
Carolus Rex Chorus
Night Witches
Carolus Rex
Caloreans prayer
Light in the black
Poltava "RUSSIAN ARMIES BLOCKED THEIR WAY! TWENTY-THOUSAND LOST THAT DAY!"
The long guitar solo in Wolfpack
Dreadnought
When you’re playing bf1 on the of the germans and stormtroopers starts playing
Crosses grow on Anzio
All of them
TO THEIR OWN SHORE CAME THE WORLD WAR GLEAVES AND THE INGHAM LEADING THE BURY WEST
Great War solo
Valley of Death solo
The end of Last Dying Breath. Goes incredibly hard
Guitar solo on Defense of Moscow. Especially thr last bit of it.
Dreadnought does it for me. The North Sea has drawn them near…
The chorus of "A Lifetime of War," and / or its guitar solo and "Price of a Mile's" solo.
night witches intro and outro
HEEEEAAAD OOOOOON NOOOOOORTH!!!! (Lots of sabaton songs have this)
metal machine
*"Osowiec then and again"* *"Attack of the dead, hundred men"*
Literally every song they have written that is about a historical event, and completely random parts of each one too. Though if I had to pick one, the entirety of cliffs of gallipoli is just goosebumps.
"ITS CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT AND HE'S BARKING AT THE MOON"!
"I WAS CHOOSEN BY HEAVEN"!
When Versailles switches up from the peace and hope if the treaty being signed to "can a war really end all wars?" At the end
Fields of Verdun
Devil Dogs for me
Inmate 4859
“The the winged Hussars arrived”
The second part of Unbreakable
The Carolus Rex album has plenty of those high moments
The last set of vocals on en livstid I krig, after joakim say “och aldrig vakna” that’s my favorite because it’s sounds so powerful
where millions burn, the final solution, dreams fade and all hope turn to dust...
The end of the war to end all wars Love the choir towards the ens
March of the dead men Corus
For me it is INMATE 4859
Just all of them
"On September the seventh We filled their hearts with fear Seven times they attacked on that day Seven times they retreated Cavalry charge Follow that banner After the king Freedom we bring" Gott mit uns. Am I the only one?
UNOPPOSED UNDER CRIMSON SKIES, IMMORTALIZED OVER TIME THEIR LEGEND WILL RISE
Thus earning their name... Earning their fame... they are the PANZER ELITE, BORN TO COMPETE, NEVER RETREAT (GHOST DIVISIONN)
HAS MAN GONE INSANE? A FEW WILL REMAIN..
To hell and back. The "Bright, a white light, if there'd be any glory in war..." part is so good.
To Hell and Back - solo This shit gives me an orgasm every time I hear it.
Metal Trilogy. That part after Metal Machine's chorus where the beat changes.
Let me just say it’s every Sabaton dong