Top 10 Metal Songs About Soldiers
Songs about soldiers are type of war-themed songs that focus on soldiers experiences rather than on other aspects of war.Not every war-themed song is about soldiers - for example, Holy Wars by Megadeth isn't exactly about soldiers.
Few modern songs have portrayed the brutal realities soldiers experience in war as effectively as Metallica (and not only in this song).
"Hell, hell is here. I was born for dying, life planned out before my birth".
The lyrics explore an American soldier's mental anguish following his return home from the second Gulf War, and are based on an article entitled "Casualty of War" in Texas Monthly magazine.
This new metal song (2014) is about Audie Murphy and his post-traumatic stress disorder. Audie Murphy was a WW II hero from Kingston, Texas.
And Sabaton aren't even from the US, they are from Sweden.
The video was shot in a vacated mine in Canada and the production features genuine World War II arms and clothing.
The video is war-themed, although the song lyrics are about forgiveness and resentment, inspired by a father-son relationship.
Night Stalkers' is about the 160th Battalion with the United States Army,
S.O.D. stands for Stormtroopers of Death.
Gunslinger is a great track.