OK - a Swedish heavy metal band that plays songs based on military history - who knew?

[JoeArthur]

Anyone heard of this group?

This one's for Lawrence of Arabia! Meet Sabaton, the heavy metal military historians

With songs about panzer divisions and Soviet bomber squadrons, the Swedish band are careful to respect the fallen – even as they party on a giant cruise ship

www.theguardian.com

 

[Vinnie]

Just about anyone who listened to rock music for the last 15 years?

 

[JoeArthur]

Just about anyone who listened to rock music for the last 15 years?

That would be why I have never heard of them then

 

[Vinnie]

Guess you just don't live the metal life!
???

 

[Vinnie]

Next you'll try telling us you've not come across Gloryhammer!

 

[JoeArthur]

You got me - I admit that the only new music that I listen to is from Mr Van Morrison............

 

[Alan Hume]

Next you'll try telling us you've not come across Gloryhammer!

They're pretty cool it has to be said

 

[Vinnie]

They're pretty cool it has to be said

They are many many things but I'm not certain that "cool" is one of them!

I was dissapointed to fail to get tickets for their Dundee gig.

 

[Alan Hume]

They are many many things but I'm not certain that "cool" is one of them!

I was dissapointed to fail to get tickets for their Dundee gig.

Yeah, heh,heh you may have a point there right enough. Sorry you could'nt get tickets.

 

[Dr. Metal]

This seems more appropriate...

 

[A_T_Great]

This seems more appropriate...

Yes I love them!

 

[Stewart]

That would be why I have never heard of them then

And that you don't listen to the 2 half squads

 

[Alan Hume]

And that you don't listen to the 2 half squads

Yeah, they like them on the Two Half Squads

 

[olli]

Nine albums to date .

 

[Alan Hume]

Nine albums to date .

Yeah, they've been going a while now for sure, wish I had went to see them play in Glasgow when I had the chance

 

[Martin Mayers]

I'm not averse to military themed music but I'm not convinced that blast beaten triplets and quadruplets and guitars grunged up to hell-metal levels works for me.

Fish is the man for WW1 themed rock. Blew the critics away with his Feast of Consequences album...

 

[Alan Hume]

I'm not averse to military themed music but I'm not convinced that blast beaten triplets and quadruplets and guitars grunged up to hell-metal levels works for me.

Fish is the man for WW1 themed rock. Blew the critics away with his Feast of Consequences album...

Marillion were my favourite band when I was a kid, kind of drifted away from it all though, Fish was doing a gig here in Edinburgh a couple of years ago and I really meant to go but I missed it, darn.

 

[JoeArthur]

Fish

Now there is a blast from the past............talked to a girl named Kayleigh at the local games club.

I had to ask, and yes, her parents were bigtime Marillion fans.

 

[John Fedoriw]

I like this artist the best for songs about history....sadly he is not too popolar: