Sabaton said they got inspired by Iron Maiden and Manowar, among others. It's a very long tradition in metal.

The trooper is song about the charge of the light brigade. A British cavalry unit during the Crimean war.

A singer, jet pilot, olympic level athlete. That's why Bruce can sing, run and do it for such a long time... and at such an age!

When one delves into Iron Maiden you are getting a world history lesson in their songs.

Props to the bassist Steve Harris, my fingers would have fallen off two minutes into playing this song...

The legendary Charge of the Light Brigade.  A military blunder so profound that to this day it is taught at US military institutions.  We covered it in Primary Leadership Development Course....

They are lovely guys my class teacher in middle school and history teacher, was Bruce the lead singers aunt and they came to see us in school and talked about how they wrote about history in their music
, they are absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The quote at the start is from a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson inspired by the actions of the British army during the Crimean war. When confusing orders and an arrogant messenger caused the six hundred men of the light brigade to charge head on straight into the teeth of an artillery battery in a demonstration of sheer courage and utter madness.
All Victoria crosses are made from metal taken from one of the cannons captured during this war in remembrance of their courage.
You should definitely read the poem it'll give you goose bumps.

Unironically one of the hardest pieces of music ever created.

who said gen z can't handle metal, he's charging on he's chair , love it

Maiden did a lot of historical and literary compositions, Aces High- WWII Battle of Britain, Rime of the Ancient Mariner based on the Samuel Coleridge poem of the same name, among others.

First saw Maiden 40 odd years ago! They are still performing at the top of their game and I am feeling too old to be in the crowds, proper legends 😆

Rime of the ancient Mariner live..... listen to The trooper live..... Welcome to the iron maiden Nation....you will love it..... we will love you..... And on and on and on.....

Ive seen Maiden 7 times live and each experience easily unlike anything that can beheld! The energy is intense as everyone sings the words and even the guitar parts. It’s one big family coming together to rock out. They still tour and will be playing all year but if you want to see them you may need to hurry up as they do have thoughts of retirement at times. Up the Irons!

Gotta watch the live version of Fear Of The Dark from Rock in Rio if you really want to see crowd participation to a song. And yes they're still touring and haven't lost a step.

UP THE IRONS!!!

Up the irons! Great reaction.

A lot of Maiden songs are history lessons. This is based on the 1854 battle of balaclava during the Crimean War. Britain & France Vs Russia.
The film being shown is the 1936 Errol Flynn "Charge of the light brigade"
The battlefield set was lined with tripwires to trip the charging cavalry horses. For the filming of this climax, 125 horses were tripped; of those, 25 were killed or put down afterward. Errol Flynn, an accomplished horseman, was outraged by the animal cruelty and by director Michael Curtiz's seeming indifference. He attacked Curtiz, but they were pulled apart before any serious damage was done. The film's charge sequence later forced the U.S. Congress to ensure the safety of animals in future motion pictures; the ASPCA followed suit and banned tripwires from all films. Unlike Flynn's other blockbusters, because of the number of horses killed during the charge sequence, the film was never re-released by Warner Bros. It would not be seen again until 1956, when the company sold the rights to it and other pre-1950 films to Associated Artists Productions, after which it subsequently premiered on television. This scene was later used in the music video for the hit song The Trooper by Iron Maiden which was famously banned by MTV.

FEAR OF THE DARK next please.

I started listening to Iron Maiden in 1984 when I was 13.  Saw them in concert in Pittsburgh in 1987.  The Somewhere on Tour concert was billed as the loudest concert ever.  Ears rang for several days after that unbelievable concert.  

Run to the Hills is probably my favorite song.

Alexander the Great would be a good song to react to.  For A high school history report I had a footnote referencing the Iron Maiden album lyrics for this song.