Indie/Punk/Noise/Bummer-Core from Boston. They've been compared to Pixies, … Read Full Bio ↴Indie/Punk/Noise/Bummer-Core from Boston. They've been compared to Pixies, Superchunk, Sonic Youth, Husker Du, etc.... but more accurately, they sound like The Beatings.

In their own words....

"Once society is broken down and rebuilt, the prophets of yesteryear will be discussed in whispers; Springsteen, Richman, BTO. Field hollers replaced by anthems. Beer soaked rags, hanging from bloated bodies, providing armor against the construction of our oppressors. We are the flare gun of youth. We encourage indulgence in our vices, and we encourage the children to indulge as well. The party is ending. Soon you will be shackled. Throw the rock through the church window, slash the ambulance's tires, dismantle the iron lung. These memories must be documented. A broken heart only stops hurting when it stops beating.

First Time
The Beatings Lyrics

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You know I won't forget
The times we shared together holding hands
And walking in the park
Sometimes we'll have to do it all again
We were so happy then
I have no regrets

Can't you tell from the look on my face

That I love you more today

The first time I looked into your eyes I cried
Do you remember the first time we fell in love
You looked into my eyes
Wiped the tears away the first time
When we fell in love

Although some time has passed
I still remember just like it was yesterday
But time is movin' fast
The love I had for you time won't ever change
I'll always feel the same
Now until the end

Memories we share will live forever
Deep inside my heart I know I'll never forget

The first time I looked into your eyes I cried
Do you remember the first time we fell in love
You looked into my eyes
Wiped the tears away the first time
When we fell in love

The first time I looked into your eyes I cried
Do you remember the first time we fell in love
You looked into my eyes
Wiped the tears away the first time

When we fell in love
Oh, when we fell in love

Overall Meaning

The Beatings' song "First Time" is a poignant ode to young love and the memories that remain long after the relationship has ended. The opening lines speak to the nostalgia that the singer feels as they recall the simple pleasures of spending time with their former partner, holding hands and walking in the park. They express a desire to relive those moments, acknowledging that they were happy at the time and have no regrets.

As the song progresses, the singer reflects on the intensity of their emotions when they first fell in love. They remember the tears that came to their eyes the first time they looked into their partner's eyes, and how their partner wiped those tears away. They express a sense of awe at the power of their feelings in that moment, and the memory seems to be a source of comfort and strength for them.

Throughout the song, the passage of time is a recurring theme. The singer acknowledges that some time has passed since their relationship ended, but nonetheless the memories they shared remain vivid and meaningful. They recognize that time is constantly moving forward, but they reassure themselves that the love they had for their partner will never change. The memories they shared will live on inside them forever.

Line by Line Meaning

You know I won't forget
I will never forget the memories we made together

The times we shared together holding hands
We enjoyed spending time together holding hands

And walking in the park
We also spent time walking in the park

Sometimes we'll have to do it all again
I hope we can create new memories again in the future

We were so happy then
We were both very happy during those times

I have no regrets
I don't regret anything we did or how we felt

Can't you tell from the look on my face
My love for you is evident from my expression

That I love you more today
My love for you has grown since the first time we fell in love

The first time I looked into your eyes I cried
That moment was so special to me that it made me cry

Do you remember the first time we fell in love
I'm sure you remember that special moment too

You looked into my eyes
You made eye contact with me during that moment

Wiped the tears away the first time
You comforted me and wiped away my tears

When we fell in love
That was the moment we fell in love with each other

Although some time has passed
It's been a while since that moment, but it still feels recent

I still remember just like it was yesterday
I remember it so vividly that it feels like it just happened yesterday

But time is movin' fast
Time seems to be moving quickly now

The love I had for you time won't ever change
My love for you will never change, even with the passing of time

I'll always feel the same
My feelings for you will always remain the same

Now until the end
From now until the end of time

Memories we share will live forever
The memories we created will always be remembered

Deep inside my heart I know I'll never forget
I will always hold those memories close to my heart and never forget them

Oh, when we fell in love
That moment will always be special to us

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOHN JACKSON, CATRINA POWELL, MARK RANKIN, DERRYCK THORNTON

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Comments from YouTube:

catz137

1y↑923

I actually liked WWII, it felt like a nice blend between casual and hardcore

TF2 Engi

1y↑45

I have some personal nostalgia with WW2 because it was one of my first call of duty games if I don't count the mobile games.

imutorln24

1y↑39

WWII was fun to play, but the lootdrops was a massive flop.

0 0

1y↑14

@TF2 Engi my second ever, I remember being scared shitless by the jump scares as a 10 year old. Good times.

Jacob McGuire

1y↑17

Yeah WW2 was really good for trying to recrapture the old appeal and feel of the og franchise. The problem is that the “immersion” aspect was heavily lacking in most aspects. Because the gore, horror, and violence of “World at War”was a trademark reason why the game was so impacting, the decision to clean up and minimize some of those aspects to appeal to the market ultimately caused a lot of frustration for fans. What should have been a better world at war instead became “modernized” world at war.

The guns were relatively well made and there was a lot of variety. The loot box mechanic for a lot of gear was a huge letdown though.

ohthepixelgod

the first half without context had me questioning things I never knew I needed questioned

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N H007

1y↑570

Love how Samuel gives the non Treyarch games a fair shot even tho most people hate them

Beefiestworm

1y↑20

I love ww2 as it is different and tbh it’s quite fun imo

William Kahle

1y↑11

Frankly I think Samuel likes most zombie maps and gives them the benefit of the doubt.

Poue

1y↑15

Tbf apart from Vanguard because everyone agrees that they're bad and they really have a lot of hate, both IW and WW2 zombies are pretty appreciated and valued by the community, even being their favorite zombies for some people. In my case I love Treyarch zombies more than any other, but Zombies In Spaceland is one of my favorites map of all time.

BlueJayz474

1y↑7

WW2 has the best non Treyarch zombies mode

Beefiestworm

1y↑1

@BlueJayz474 yes it does

french fries21

1y↑96

This was the first cod I played opening night. Servers were shut down, and all you could play was zombies. I remember having so much fun in a discord call and discovering all the jump scares. One of my favorite memories

Scyoxx

1y↑203

Appreciate you giving us content even during a rough time.

Jandrez

1y↑4

what time?

Scyoxx

1y↑5

@Jandrez his brother recently passed

sonnyZz458

1y↑2

This might have been recorded before I feel so sad for Samuel and wish him the best can't even imagine what he's going through❤❤

Frosty Shark

1y↑103

What I liked most about WWII Zombies is that it was actually pretty scary and intense at times.
It gets hate because the community had too much pride in tradition. I applaud Sledgehammer for attempting something different.
I love Infinite Warfare Zombies too.

Yeaster56

1y↑7

And plus in WWII Zombies, you are able to share points without the need of a machine 250 at a time

z20man

1y↑1

It had some hella scary zombies sometimes ngl

Blazer 1221

1y↑1

Giga Chad commenter

xXlHARVESTERlXx

1y↑54

I appreciated the attempt at more horror with this game. I’m so glad you chose to do this game. Thank you. It really has brought back good memories from years ago.

Joseph Pigot

1y↑34

I loved WW2 zombies. Felt very atmospheric and I was genuinely scared sometimes. Gameplay and story were decent as well. Very underrated.

BK

Surely not as a WW2 game. But I agree with what you said.

Knoxxyy

1y↑27

I actually loved this game back in 2017, and still go back to play the Zombies with friends from time to time.

Yata

1y↑104

As someone who has obtained every single character in zombies, this game is severely underrated in my opinion. They've introduced so many cool things such as the base map having two versions of the easter egg, one being an easier guided version, allowing new players to do the easter egg without relying on a YouTube tutorial, and the harder version which has additional steps and is not guided by the game. They also have a huge list of characters (even though some of them are just reskins of others, but they improved on this and started making original characters for the shadowed throne and beyond). The challenges required to obtain each character range from easy to extremely difficult (like beating the shadowed throne easter egg in under 33 minutes, beating the brenner in groesten haus (which only spawns at wave 50!), and beating the darkest shore easter egg while spending a collective 20k points or less. People seem to hate it because of how buggy the game is and it lacking in the audio department, which I do agree with. But the cons are worth nothing in comparison to how much fun I had with the game. If you're considering getting the game, I highly recommend it!

Also, if you're on PC, feel free to add me on Steam and we can play some WW2 zombies together!

Sleepy

Damn

Shady oaks productions 95

Yo @Yata what’s your steam name?

Scuzz1204

1y↑3

One of my favorite additions was how pack a punch worked, many weapons were given unique abilities tied to the weapon like as seen in the video silent scream, the way melee was handled was perhaps the best of any title with every execution kill giving a reward, the many challenges you could do for bonus characters, the build crafting, and also the very deep story and lore are absolutely amazing. I think I speak for many when I say Vanguard should’ve gone down the WW2 route for zombies

trey_luvs_u

1y↑145

Hey Sam hope ur doing ok. ❤ appreciate u pumping out the content

LEOPARD 2A7

1y↑5

This zombies was by far one of my favorites it deviated from tradition and was good. It felt like you were in a horror movie.

soulslayer434

1y↑11

I appreciate you finding the fun in all of these games. Even if everyone doesnt enjoy them its still interesting to see videos on them. Excited for the future round 100's on these maps :)

Sea

1y↑5

Dude the graphics alone rival modern zombies games especially for its time that and the gameplay make it amazing

D_irish

1y↑3

I have been watching Samuel for a few months now and I find his videos helpful and entertaining, they have also re-ignited my love for zombies games. He is an absolute legend in the making.

Thank you Samuel

HXL

1y↑22

Good to have you back, you absolute legend🙌

Mist _

1y↑12

Your opinions on this game and others are always so refreshing

Aden Travis

1y↑2

I love that you give the background/story of each map before you play it, helps give an appreciation for the maps

Jordan Morrison

1y↑3

i've always really like WWII zombies, it's more clear in its directions than other games, which i like because the other games just plain confuse me.

Jose Antonio Gomez

49w

I had a great time watching this video! I really loved cod WWII and didn't have the opportunity to get the other maps. This game is an all-time underrated game.

Kolton Lomas

1y↑4

Hey, thank you for doing a good recap of the story. At the same time, the story for this game should be more credited than it already is

Sir Tote

1y↑2

you dont understand how much the fans of WWII zombies appreciate you for making this video. Thank you so much

BlueJayz474

1y↑2

You know that there’s only a certain amount of preset morose codes on the Shadowed Throne? There’s only roughly 8 possible codes so you can just brute force it and have the axe by round 6.

lee nicholson

Loved the replay ability of this game going for the secret character challenges

BigBossHuntelaar

46w↑1

Samuel, I actually always really loved WW2 zombies and I really like the concept they were going for. I would really love to play the DLC-zombie-maps, how did you manage to get them all in 2023? I only have a normal version of the game and would rather not spend an astronomical amount of money for all the DLC's, because literally the only value they hold nowadays is the zombie map.

Xerxes

I would play the zombies story as a full game. Not hoard mode cause that would be rough but more narrative. Seems like such a cool story that not many people take the time to learn

Mike Shenouda

1y↑4

Good to see you’re posting again Sam. Hope you and ur family are doing better! :)❤

M Mitchell

49w

Loved this version of zombies it was the scariest one to date and had great lvl designs

Ryan Gregory

1y↑3

You give the best commentary for all zombie Easter eggs!! Glad you're back!!!! Sorry for you're loss!!!

The_Camera_Man

1y↑1

This was actually one of my favorite zombies games. The zombies were actually scary and the story was decently good

Popesinbengal

Big fan, great content. Hope you will consider doing a video or series on first room challenges on different maps. They are some of the most exciting thing you can do in zombies. Whether mega gobblegums or no gobblegums, i think it would make a great video

Tav Hamsteak

1y↑1

Honestly I've only played Final Reich, Grosten Hous, and Darkest Shore, and while it has it's moments it falls short for me since I mainly play casually going for as high as a round I can. But I did love it's world building and aesthetics.

Isaiah Lovato

1y↑5

Thank you for this video, I know it’s a tough time for you, I hope it gets better.

cucko

1y↑2

thanks for the video Sam, I’m just a random on the internet but I do hope your feeling as good as you can as of now. You’re a champ, great video bro

Cyrus F

52w

The Darkest Shore was the hardest one for me, it was so hard I actually asked for advice on Reddit after dying 3 times in a row to the boss fight, but it’s still my favorite WW2 map because I love the Meuchler design and mechanics.

Aethernaut

I am happy you think the game is under appreciated because honestly I rarely see praise for this mode, and I think it deserves praise. Great video as always

Journey Awaits

1y↑1

Ww2 Zs was fairly good in gameplay and I wouldn’t say any worse than treyarch maps. One odd thing I noticed is despite the zombie designs being incredibly unsettling, the actual maps come off as kind of lacking in fearful atmosphere in comparison, canceling it out, though there are strong parts like the bunker in the first one.

Fuhthreeno

1y↑1

Man I absolutely loved this game, the zombies was so much fun for me, I never actually played all of the maps because I wasn't able to finish the Nertha statue part of the Darkest Shore easter egg, the one time I did I died trying to get the spines, but watching this is really making me want to go play the game again. I'll definitely have to give it another shot, and I was very surprised to know that WWII zombies was underrated, I'm glad I'm one that thoroughly enjoyed the two easter eggs on the first map (also props for wave 50 on Groesten Haus, I couldn't even get to wave 20 for the achievement).

Yuno

The first map was actually one of the scariest zombies map I ever played. The setting is so scary and the build up made it even scarier

HazyTony

49w

One thing I rlly like about WWII zombies is that u could drop points like that in itself is a rlly good mechanic

GolemofWill472

WW2 really nailed the atmosphere and customization. Cold war essentially copied the abilities here with the field upgrades. I think my only issue was the map sizes, mainly darkest shore and shadowed throne. They are far far too small and darkest shore in particular has like no content besides the main ee, which I don't do. The Frozen Dawn and Final Reich are great maps, the tortured path survival maps are great quick up and play fun. I just wish Frozen Dawn upgrades for anything that isn't the scythe was actually easy.

gene bean

1y↑3

glad to see you’re back sam. hope you’re doin better. we love you ❤️

Dacoda Green

I loved ww2 zombies so dang much. Also I get so happy when you upload. I always come back to your videos for entertainment. Thank you for all of the entertainment and keep up the amazing work, you really are one of the few zombies content creators that I genuinely look forward to seeing upload

Ryan

47w

I loved nazi zombies mainly because of the perks. I used to have some perk that made the shell shock ability res people and allow them to keep their perks when I res them. I also loved the melee upgrade perk that carried for a lot of rounds but I don’t remember what it was called

FaZe_HotSpot

1y↑1

So glad to see Samuel finally climbing up the zombies ranks 🙏

YABOII GAMING

45w

Honestly WW2 zombies is one of my favorites tbh. I really love the jump scares on Darkest Shore.

Thomas Prigge

The horror of this game was amazing. I enjoyed this game with The Final Reich because I don’t have enough money to buy every map.

Dylan Page

48w

these were very horror-forward and i appreciated the attempt to switch it up. it was cinematically impressive as well

CaptainJack8120

1y↑1

Hey Sam, great video as always. You should try the hardcore version of the Easter Eggs. A bit more detailed and fun but not too crazy hard or anything.

Edit: nvm just heard you talk on this. It’s not too complex especially considering your other feats, and if you decide to try it sick, if not no worries.

guy who likes to comment

I just want to thank you for the dedication to the gameplay AND the lore, i didnt know like any of the lore so thanks ❤

Remington Sidwell

49w

I really loved ww2, I thought the multiplayer really lacked a lot but I loved the zombies so much that I would put it right behind Black Ops 3 (My favorite call of duty for zombies). I think what this game more than any other was style, there was a lot of body horror with the zombies and the maps were always very sinister looking. I wish the game got more love, even if there was some gleaming problems. Great zombies 10/10!

Tinsiltim

Thanks for the excellent content❤ you’re awesome!

Real $hit

1y↑2

Love your channel and so happy your uploading again, love you man I hope you doing alright

V3RM1N

Yes Frozen Dawn is legitimately in my top 5 maps of all zombies.
Yes Grösten Haus is the smallest official CoD zombies map, even smaller than Nacht. Nacht is something like W-26ft x L-30ft and Grösten Haus is W-14ft x L-24ft (idk the conversion sizes).
The PaPd 'De Isle' is the best weapon in the game- and there's a consumable you can use to get it 1st hit of the mystery box.

Cino Pepperino

I personally love WWII zombies. Sucks that there are some people who hate the game even though most people who say that probably have less than 50 hours on the game. It actually is quite fascinating once you go deeper into the lore of the game. One time me and my friends got into a long conversation about some of the things about WWII's story: The Thulians impact on Egyptians (yes I am not joking), How Barbarossa got the power of geistkraft into his sword, The origins of the order of the ravens, etc. And here I am rambling about a game about fictional events... what is wrong with me...

levi woodring

I liked how the zombis actually reacted to getting shot. Even on high rounds you can shoot just a bullet to make it stumble to get by and not get hit. Unlike the original zombie where they don't even notice getting shot and just truck right through it all till they die.

Ultra Violet

I love the pap in ww2 zombies, its not just uprgading the weapons power and mag size, it made them have special things on some of the guns. And the simplicity of it made it super replayable for me, not every game needs to be super detailed or super in depth. Simple games where you get to shoot things the classic way is a super nice change. People also say its bad because of micro tansactions but you never needed to buy the crates because they were super easy and and not annoying to do. Cod ww2 as a whole is super under rated, its super fun to play horde point with is hardpoint with hordes of theses zombies.

zaythemaster0_0

This man never fails at making vids I remember watching his first vids when he had like 100 subs

Xxunpurex

I feel like ww2 was so underrated in terms of storyline, nice to see it getting some love again after so long

Noble

1y↑2

God I loved WW2 zombies. So underrated.

im Skrap

1y↑1

dude ww2 had a really good zombies story and maps, it was all very gore-y and hard but also pretty scary! the atmosphere felt like the older Treyarch zombies except way more gore and grotesque zombies

Oni

1y↑1

I hope you've been doing well we love the content thank you 😌

Aseroth

1y↑2

Hi Samuel, I hope you and your family are doing well. Always nice to see a new video on your channel :)

Half A Soap

I really liked WWII zombies. the changes and additions distinguished it from Treyarch's zombies without feeling like they were tacked on. it truly branched out on it's own from the regular cod zombies and was a refreshing and enjoyable experience.

Darkfade1316

Ww2 zombies was really fun, but it did have some complications that were annoying like some Easter egg steps, the special enemies, and some more

jonathan weaver

I loved WWII zombies. Although me and my friend just cannot beat Darkest Shore. The end is just too hard. Cant wait to see how you do that solo

I love Controversy

48w

it's good to see more people trying World War II zombies because it really is a good version of it

BengalSW

1y↑1

I said this on the last video, but even though i appreciate your positive attitude towards these maps. You simply had to be there on launch
both experiences are way different, and it’s hard to look at these maps and have fun for me imo

Logan Bunnell

I didn’t like ww2 but I can say they have my favorite zombie designs. They look really brutal like they have been either ripped apart or experimented on

FT60

Hello I somehow came across your channel and it’s been addicting, I m literally addicted to your round 100s Videos I cannot stop watching and I keep looking for more unfortunately I hit a dead end, I am hoping by commenting on your video you do more Zombies content (Treyarch) I understand how hard it is to reach the round 100th so I have some ideas, As you mentioned before you could do Custom Zombie maps but the problem is that those map crash more often than regular maps or you can do part 2 of round 100. Or Start off something new ( Starting Room Challenge)

Attempt to get the highest round just by chilling in the first room

Jaydon Kelly

49w

I can’t be the only one that likes ww2 zombies the creepy atmosphere on the maps and the detail on the maps,loading screens and the zombies themselves made the game actually creepy

sour lemon 333

I love the occult vibes in ww2 zombies. Reminds me of wolfenstein the old blood, one of my favourite games. Not the biggest fan of the inter dimensional zombies story in the new zombies storyline for cold war/vanguard

Slurpmaster9009

Love how he explains the story

๖ۣۜSusch

I really liked these videos because I've only played black ops 1 and cold war zombies. Gives me insight into a whole different world

Stefan Richmond

Loved the Zombies part of the game. Sadly my games were always bugged. only a few weren't and I always went down.

milantristan

I've been loving this series! Keep it up bro!

Kilian Klein

Nice vid 😊 But how do you found out that the upgraded SVT with Freefire and is really good (on TDS for example) and generally know the other maps' EE steps from your preperational research but didn't notice that 'The Final Reich' had a 'hardcore' EE?

Orlando Furioso

52w↑1

WW2 zombies came at a real unfortunate time, oversaturation took over during infinite warfare, it's the same reason why custom maps on bo3 took a lot longer to start rolling compared to world at war.
It's a shame because i do think they did a good job with atmosphere and guns.

PickleMan

Any zombies that isn't Treyarch is underrated (maybe besides Vanguard). People never give them a fair chance, even Chaos story by Treyarch. Thanks for playing the maps that others don't.

JP

This was the second zombie game I was following since release date. (BLOPS 2 being the first)
I really liked it, especially the addition of the new game mode. The addition of weapon variants were nice. This game has a special place for me because it was the ONLY time I was able to do a Easter egg! (Final Reich)

pizzaisgoodidk

I love the tortured path maps as survival maps it reminds me of the black ops 2 survival maps like town and barn a good bit of nostalgia.

Cameron Millspaugh

Yeah I always loved WW2 zombies, it felt pretty similar to old school zombies and it had arguably the darkest grittiest and creepiest zombies map ever, people gave it so much shit but they never gave it a chance, I think people were so caught up in the hate train for the overall game that they just lumped the zombies mode in with that opinion and never bothered to try it or give it a real chance

Dillon C

1y↑1

CoD WW2's armor system for zombies was such an underrated mechanic if you were good at zombies. Not getting hit meant you'd be rewarded by never having to buy armor to begin with. However I'll still admit the prices of armor got truly ridiculous. Seeing your one friend being bad at zombies and having to spend a whopping 30k on armor after 7 downs always cracked me up.

Aydonc

Love to see the content thanks for your hard work

Matthew Wilson

Love the content mate! Will you ever do round 100 on every Bo1 Rezurrection map? Would love to see you tackle Verruckt and Shi no numa

Thomas Palmer

1y↑1

I genuinely feel like if this video would have been released at the time of WW2 release this zombies game would have done a whole lot better. I think that people’s perception of games have a great deal to do with what favourite youtubers / influencers say about it, even if it’s just subconsciously.
I hated WW2 zombies at the time but watching this makes me want to give it the chance it clearly deserves

Lebrone Jhames

1y↑1

If ww2 zombies was a bit more polished I feel like it would be a a tier zombie game the story is actually good. the atmosphere of the maps are cool, the guns and good and the zombies look pretty cool too. And some of the guns have pretty unique abilities when packed

Mackendie Toussaint

1y↑1

Damn I didn't know the other maps was fun I really missed out they look really funny and good 👍😊 keep up the great work 😃

Window

When I play DS the suppressed sniper rifle they added at some point in the game was DISGUSTINGLY easy to kill the bosses with. Me and my friend struggled so long just to find that weapon and instakill the bosses

𝔖𝔩𝔢𝔢𝔭𝔶𝔇𝔯𝔞𝔤𝔬𝔫

You deserve more subs and likes ngl you do a lot for your subscribers and for the people who are watching 💯🔥

Ryan G

50w

The visuals on this zombies iteration were the best at times.

lil goofy

Glad you’re back. Easily my favorite youtuber.

Caleb S

These are actually dope maps

Jakeb Ropp

1y↑1

The only thing that bothered me was the amount of sub-boss zombies that would spawn too often. Also those max ammo round zombies fly noise would always bug out for me and stay for the entire playthrough.

Scuzz1204

1y↑1

You get to Mittelburg via the tutorial, teaches the world and game mechanics and explains that Olivia and co just walked there.

Giezbro

The aesthetics of this game are wild

RipJuggernog

1y↑2

I was just binging your old vids while high rounding on zombies and you just happened to upload lmao. Good stuff.

xXshoxto_akumaXx

Love the cod beating maps please keep the this type of content up(just please don't burn yourself out)

Shmeeby

I just looked it up, apparently WWII Zombies is inspired by Greek & Roman mythology... Samuel was right about The Frozen Dawn being like Ancient Evil. Well, at least from a storyline standpoint, that is.