Sabaton - "Bismarck" (video)

From the mist a shape, a ship is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power, show of force
Raise the anchor battleship plotting its course

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion king of the ocean

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tonnes of steel
Set the course for the Atlantic with the allies on their heel
Firepower, firefight
Battlestations, keep the targets steady in sight

Into formation, the hunt has begun
Death and damnation, the fleet is coming

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

At the bottom of the ocean the depths of the abyss
They are bound by iron and blood
The flagship of the navy the terror of the seas
His guns have gone silent at last

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion king of the ocean

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

To lead the warmachine
Rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

To lead the warmachine
Rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

«Το θωρηκτό μάχης Μπίσμαρκ ήταν Γερμανικό σκάφος επιφανείας, ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα της εποχής του, και ανήκε στην δύναμη του Ναυτικού της Ναζιστικής Γερμανίας. Ήταν το πρώτο της ομώνυμης κλάσης θωρηκτών με δεύτερο της ίδιας κλάσης το θωρηκτό Τίρπιτς.

Το Μπίσμαρκ ονομάστηκε προς τιμήν του Καγκελάριου Ότο φον Μπίσμαρκ, πρωτοστράτορα της Γερμανικής ενοποίησης του 1871. Το σκάφος παραγγέλθηκε το 1935 στα ναυπηγεία Blohm & Voss, στο Αμβούργο, από την κυβέρνηση της Ναζιστικής Γερμανίας κατά παράβαση των όρων της συνθήκης των Βερσαλλιών του 1919», μας πληροφορεί η wikipedia.

Το σκάφος Μπίσμαρκ και η ιδιαίτερη ιστορία του εμπνέουν τους Sabaton στο νέο τους τραγούδι. Οι Σουηδοί power metallers κυκλοφόρησαν προ ημερών το single "Bismarck" και σήμερα σας παρουσιάζουμε το σχετικό video clip του τραγουδιού. Οι Sabaton θα κυκλοφορήσουν στα μέσα Ιουλίου τον καινούριο τους δίσκο ("The Great War") και το συγκεκριμένο κομμάτι δεν θα βρίσκεται εκεί!

Sabaton: «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. So we decided to make it as a single release, and as a gift from us to you for being fantastic fans for the past 20 years. Thanks to our friends at Wargaming and World of Warships we can also present it with a truly impressive video, well worthy of this song.

The talented team at Wargaming could ensure the historical accuracy of the scenes thanks to the models from their award winning game World of Warships, and the director Matthias Hoene, who won a Golden Lion at Cannes, were able to bring the band and story together. The song Bismarck was written over a year ago and we recorded it last summer in Black Lounge studios with Jonas Kjellgren, who has also recorded and mixed our upcoming album The Great War.

Bismarck was a German Battleship and one of the biggest ever built in Europe. Commissioned in August 1940 and sunk in May 1941 after an intense hunt in the North Atlantic. Though he now rests beneath the waves, players of World of Warships can still take this iconic ship into virtual battles.»

Band: Sabaton
Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Falun
Formed in: 1999
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Military history, Metal
Years active: 1999 (as Aeon), 1999-present

Video: "Bismarck"
Director: Matthias Hoene
Producer: Wargaming

Album: "Bismarck"
Type: Single
Release date: April 22nd, 2019
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Digital

Band members:
Pär Sundström - Bass
Joakim Brodén - Keyboards, Vocals
Chris Rörland - Guitars
Hannes Van Dahl - Drums
Tommy Johansson - Guitars