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Sabaton – The Attack of the Dead Men
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The Attack of the Dead Men occurred on August 6th, 1915, after the German army launched several gas attacks on the fortress, killing all but roughly 60-100 men from the defending
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Sabaton – Panzerkampf
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This song is about “Unternehmen Zitadelle” (Operation Citadel), a German attempt during World War 2 to take the city of Kursk, an important control point in South Western Russia
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Sabaton – Primo Victoria
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“Primo Victoria” is the title track on Sabaton’s album of the same name.
The song itself is about the Battle of Normandy in World War II, which was given the codename Operation
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Sabaton – Resist and Bite
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Historic fact:
The story of the Chasseurs Ardennais, whose emblem is the wild boar. A small Belgian unit of soldiers who were supposed to defend the borders and hold their ground
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Sabaton – Bismarck
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The most requested topic for a Sabaton song ever!
The fate of the ship Bismarck is a fascinating story we wanted to write about for a long time, but could not fit into any album.
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Sabaton – To Hell and Back
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This is the story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier in WW2. There are simply too many stories about his deeds to even try to cover them in such a short text, but among
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Sabaton – Christmas Truce
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“Christmas Truce” is the first single released for Sabaton’s Album “The War to End All Wars”. The song tells the story of the truce that took place during Christmas of 1914, the
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Sabaton – The Last Stand
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The title track of The Last Stand tells of the Stand of the Swiss Guard during the 1527 sack of Rome.
During the War of the League of Cognac, a Habsburg army composed of troops
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Sabaton – Night Witches
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Historic fact:
The story of the Russian female pilots of the 588th bomber regiment. Their nickname “Night Witches” comes from the characteristic sound of their bomb planes that
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Sabaton – Fields of Verdun
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“Fields of Verdun” is Sabaton’s first single from their new album The Great War.
The song is about the Battle of Verdun, a battle during WWI that took place from February 21st to
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Sabaton – Defence of Moscow
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[Verse 1] / As the Wehrmacht overrun, Russia 1941 / They don't belong, we stand our ground, a million strong / We are ready for their strike, face the army of the Reich / A million
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Sabaton – Father
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[Verse 1] / Long ago in eastern Prussia / Young men with great ambitions rise / So who can tell me who can say for sure / Which one will win the Nobel Prize? / It was a golden age
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Sabaton – Stormtroopers
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[Verse 1] / Now there's a standstill in the war / Repeating what's been done before / It must come to an end / A few will transcend / They were under twenty five / And under fire
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Sabaton – Great War
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The title track of the Sabaton Album ‘The Great War’ is about the first World War in general. The horrors, modern techniques and tactics and the differences with other conflicts.
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Sabaton – Metal Ripper
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Metal Ripper is the final track from Sabaton’s 2010 album Coat of Arms. It is notable, being the only track from the album to not use an historical event as inspiration.
Metal
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Sabaton – The Red Baron
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Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, ‘The Red Baron’ was born in Breslau, Prussia (today Wrocław, Poland) to a family that had a long record of state service. He is the
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Sabaton – Shiroyama
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“Shiroyama” is about the Battle of Shiroyama, where between 350-500 Samurai stood against 30,000 Imperial Japanese army troops.
The battle resulted in the Samurai being wiped out
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Sabaton – Dreadnought
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[Verse 1] / A shadow moves across the water in pursuit / It splits the waves, commands the sea and defies the wind / Instilling fear among its prey, feels naught for itself / Ahead
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Sabaton – Metal Machine
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This song, much like “Metal Ripper” and “Metal Crüe”, is a tribute to heavy metal; instead of referencing lyrics from other songs, however, the lyrics incorporate song titles from
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Sabaton – White Death
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This is a song from Sabaton’s 2010 album Coat of Arms. The track is about Simo Häyhä, a Finnish sniper nicknamed ‘White Death’ by the Russians during the Winter War.
Häyhä was
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Sabaton – Shadows
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Sabaton’s fourth song in their album Metalizer, “Shadows” is about the Nazgûl, dark ring spirits from Tolkien’s Lord of the Ring. These undead were once human but were corrupted by
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Sabaton – Soldier of Heaven
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“Soldier of Heaven” tells the story of a soldier who, like many of his brothers, froze to death in the Alps during World War 1. The soldier speaks of horrors he witnessed as a
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Sabaton – Swedish Pagans
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[Refrain] / Wo, ho, ho / [Verse 1] / The wise woman said / 'Once you're hardened in battle, there's no coming back' / Fight or fall / And before the attack / Feel your blood starts
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Sabaton – Counterstrike
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Counterstrike is the fifth song on the 2005 Sabaton album Primo Victoria. The song also reappears on the 2010 reissue, Primo Victoria: Re-Armed.
Counterstrike recounts the event
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Sabaton – Winged Hussars
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This Song is about the Siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire in 1683.
As Vienna, a strategically important capital city, was besieged by the Ottoman army commanded by Grand
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Sabaton – Rorke's Drift
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Track 6 details the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, the famous last stand of 150 soldiers of the British empire and colonial troops against more than 4000 Zulu Warriors after the crushing
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Sabaton – The Last Battle
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The battle of Castle Itter (Schloss Itter in German) was fought on the 5th of May 1945 in the Austrian village of Itter, five days after the suicide of Adolf Hitler.
The castle, a
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Sabaton – Stalingrad
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Stalingrad is one of the tracks from the Sabaton album Primo Victoria, and the 2005 reissue, Primo Victoria: Re-Armed.
The song is a story of the Battle of Stalingrad. During this
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Sabaton – The Final Solution
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[Verse 1] / Country in depression, nation in despair / One man seeking reasons everywhere / Growing hate and anger, the Führer's orders were precise / Who was to be blamed and pay
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Sabaton – 7734
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7734 is one of Sabaton’s songs about metal as a genre, and how other genres have become more center stage over the years.
And NO, it’s not about Vikings or medieval Europe
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Sabaton – Versailles
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[Verse 1] / The war had been raging and ravaging for four years / Leaving millions of casualties from all sides / In the trenches of the frontline / People have asked the question
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Sabaton – Screaming Eagles
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Screaming Eagles can be found on Coat of Arms, the Sabaton album released in 2010. It relates to the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, specifically during the Siege of Bastogne
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Sabaton – Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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“Lawrence of Arabia” was the name given to T. E. Lawrence by history for his actions during WWI. He was a British officer fighting the Ottoman Empire and assisted Arab
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Sabaton – The Unkillable Soldier
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[Intro] / Into the fire through trenches and mud / Son of Belgium and Ireland with war in his blood / Leading the charge into hostile barrage / By design, he was made for the
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Sabaton – The Price of a Mile
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The Price of a Mile is a track from Sabaton’s 2008 album, The Art of War. Like many of their tracks from this album it begins with a Sun Tzu quote.
The major theme of this album
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Sabaton – Wehrmacht
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Track 8 of Coat of Arms is focused on the rank and file of the Wehrmacht, the millions of German men who between the 1st of September 1939, to the 15th of May 1945 fought and died
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Sabaton – Out of Control
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Welcome to my kingdom madness / You're just in time for the show / Welcome to my world of darkness / A place where unreal becomes real / Come drink my blood, wake the demon in me
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Sabaton – Ghost Division
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Historic Fact:
The 7th Panzer Division, commanded by Erwin Rommel, participated in the invasion of Belgium and France in 1940. By the third day of the invasion, the 7th along with
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Sabaton – Hearts of Iron
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Historic fact:
During the final battle of Berlin in 1945 the general of the 12th army, Walther Wenck realized that the end of the war was coming, and instead of trying to defeat
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Sabaton – The Art of War
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This is the 3rd song on The Art of War album; the song is a concise exploration of Sun Tzu’s philosophy of war fighting which emphasizes out thinking your enemy, as opposed to
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Sabaton – Camouflage
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The song, first bonus track by Sabaton on their album The Last Stand, is a cover of the eponymous song by Stan Ridgway.
The song is sung from the viewpoint of a young P.F.C. (
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Sabaton – Devil Dogs
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The term Devil Dogs was coined in April 1918 by the Germans during the Battle of Belleau Wood, originally being Teufelshunde meaning “Dogs of the Devil” when literately translated
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Sabaton (Ft. Tina Guo) – Steel Commanders
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[Verse 1] / Over hundred years ago since we first rode into fire / The rulers of the battlefield, rolling over trench and wire / Into battle, no retreat, roll out, for our foes we
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