Decibel Geeks Shawn “Animalize” Irwin, Mikael “The Lionsheart” Svensson and Rich “The Meister” Dillon had the fantastic opportunity for an advance listening of The Last Stand. While at the Sweden Rock Festival a few weeks ago the boys were invited to a private screening of the forthcoming Sabaton album. All three displayed ear to ear smiles as they removed the headphones and exited the Marshall bus where the screenings were held. Watch out for Shawn and Mikael‘s interview with the mighty Sabaton from Sweden Rock coming soon.
In advance of the August release Sabaton have issued an album trailer via the Nuclear Blast YouTube Channel. The press release, including videos, appears below with slight edits.
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SABATON PRESS RELEASE:
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON recently announced the release of their brand-new, 8th studio album, The Last Stand, which will be released worldwide on August 19th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band revealed the first album trailer, talking about different topics.
Earlier, the band released their first single, “The Lost Battalion.”
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The story behind the lyrics:
“The Lost Battalion” is the name given to nine companies of the United States’ 77th Division during the battle of the Argonne in 1918. Even though these 550-575 brave men were completely surrounded by the German Army and subjected to friendly artillery fire, they kept on fighting for a week until they were relieved. Of the over 500-plus soldiers who entered the Argonne Forest, only 194 walked out unscathed. The rest were killed, missing, captured, or wounded.
The Last Stand can be purchased in the following editions:
– CD+DVD-DIGI
– CD
– 2LP (black, dark green)
– Digital
CD+DVD-DIGI
CD
01. Sparta
02. Last Dying Breath
03. Blood Of Bannockburn
04. Diary Of An Unknown Soldier
05. The Lost Battalion
06. Rorke’s Drift
07. The Last Stand
08. Hill 3234
09. Shiroyama
10. Winged Hussars
11. The Last Battle
Bonus:
12. Camouflage
13. All Guns Blazing
DVD – Live @ Stereolux, Nantes (France)
01. Intro (The March To War)
02. Ghost Division
03. Far From The Fame
04. Uprising
05. Midway
06. Gott Mit Uns
07. Resist And Bite
08. Wolfpack
09. Dominium Maris Baltici
10. Carolus Rex
11. Swedish Pagans
12. Soldier Of 3 Armies
13. Attero Dominatus
14. The Art Of War
15. Wind Of Change
16. To Hell And Back
17. Night Witches
18. Primo Victoria
19. Metal Crüe
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CD
01. Sparta
02. Last Dying Breath
03. Blood Of Bannockburn
04. Diary Of An Unknown Soldier
05. The Lost Battalion
06. Rorke’s Drift
07. The Last Stand
08. Hill 3234
09. Shiroyama
10. Winged Hussars
11. The Last Battle
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2LP – 45 RPM
Side A
01. Sparta
02. Last Dying Breath
03. Blood Of Bannockburn
04. Diary Of An Unknown Soldier
05. The Lost Battalion
Side B
01. Rorke’s Drift
02. The Last Stand
03. Hill 3234
04. Shiroyama
Side C
01. Winged Hussars
02. The Last Battle
Side D (Bonus)
01. Camouflage
02. All Guns Blazing
Catch SABATON live at the following dates:
9/25/2016 Knotfest – San Bernardino, CA
10/2/2016 Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, KY
