Sabaton - To Hell And Back - Piano Cover by Vikram Shankar video free download


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Duration: 05:14
Uploaded: 2014/03/24

This song is so much fun! It is (presumably) Sabaton's lead single for their upcoming album, "Heroes" - I don't even know if they've officially released it as a single yet. I heard a version ripped from Swedish rock radio, and knew I had cover it. The main melodies are truly amazing, and the lyrics (about the legendary WW2 soldier Audie Murphy) are superb as always. I hope I've done this amazing song justice! Please let me know what you think in the comments!

For a rough transcription I did of my arrangement (containing some approximations, but it has the gist of the track notated decently):

http://tinyurl.com/qdnxfbm

My personal/"solo group" pages:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Prime-Mover/112831718764136

http://reverbnation.com/thevikramshankarorchestra

My progressive rock/metal group:

http://www.facebook.com/gravity33

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-edge-of-eternity/id702475442

^Our third album, 'The Edge of Eternity', is available NOW on iTunes! We've opened for Dream Theater multiple times and have played shows with Kamelot, Nightwish, Epica, Sonata Arctica, and Rhapsody of Fire, among others.

My piano/vocals project:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Our-Destiny/178427412211822

^A thing my girlfriend and I do together. I happen to really proud of the stuff we've put out, super ambient stuff. Makes for very relaxing night listening, I like to think. We've covered material from bands like Nightwish and Within Temptation, and we're in the process of writing our first original album together.

My symphonic/instrumental progressive metal band:

http://www.facebook.com/officialMeridian

http://officialmeridian.bandcamp.com/

^You can download our debut record for free on our bandcamp page!

About me: I'm a 19 year old guy (18 when this was recorded) who plays piano, guitar, drums, bass, tenor sax, french horn, and mandolin. I've been studying piano for 12 years, and I've been playing the others, self taught, for a few years. I mainly play metal (especially melodic and progressive stuff, but I'm into everything), jazz (modal jazz and fusion in particular), classical, classic rock, pop, and lots of other stuff.

Friend me on FaceBook; I'm always open to meeting new muzak fans!

https://www.facebook.com/obelix5150

Comments

8 years ago

Damien Drouart

Very nice cover which have some kind of a melancholic feeling of his own. It deserve a better quality recording also ;)

8 years ago

orandulum

I feel one of the great aspects of the original is how busy the song is with all it's different tracks, giving a fast paced blood pumping feel. But as a solo piano cover this was done beautifully.

8 years ago

IMirEsoI

i've never played on any instrument in my life but i'm definitely going to save up for a simple keyboard and learn this song!!! Great cover man!

8 years ago

JAMES MANNION

Amazing 

9 years ago

Duncan Mifsud

Does anyone know where I can find the sheet music for this song? My daughter would like to play the song for end of the year open day at her music school!

9 years ago

Ondatrák Ondrouš

WOW..... really awesome.

9 years ago

drew101cole

I'm sorry but this is beautiful don't even fight me on this

9 years ago

LeaRebecca1

This made me cry. Truly amazing!

9 years ago

Charlie62104

Very beautiful. Absolutely love this song. I've lost count of the times I've listened to it, so the only way I think could enjoy a cover would be for someone to take it and create something entirely their own. What a talent. Superb.

9 years ago

Jesshy Romanov

:3 Que belleza!!!! Amo esta hermosa canción de Sabaton, la interpretaste genial!

9 years ago

Godmason

Holy fuck this is good. This totally enhances the spaghetti western themes Joakim wrote into the song while making it prettier, deeper, and more complex.

9 years ago

Maciej Makowski

Nice play, but I think that piano isn't good for this kind of music. 

9 years ago

MANSOtau P JACK

(\_ /)(*w*)

9 years ago

Iskender Agha

Awesome pal!

9 years ago

Sahra VanPhobic

omg soooo beautiful *-*

9 years ago

Bálint Pári

You are awesome! :)

9 years ago

Zynerzkis

Damn, this is so emotional cover. Gave me chills. Thumbs up mate. :)

9 years ago

L .Seykora

Bravo, well done!

9 years ago

RacerX237

Great job mate!

9 years ago

Sir Hellsing

It's whaaaaooooo, you are amazing !