The Last Stand (Sabaton album)

The Last Stand
Studio album by Sabaton
Released 19 August 2016
Recorded April - May 2016, Abyss Studios, Sweden
Genre Power metal
Length 44:31
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Peter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Heroes
(2014)Heroes2014
The Last Stand
(2016)
Singles from The Last Stand
  1. "The Lost Battalion"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  2. "Blood of Bannockburn"
    Released: 15 July 2016
  3. "Shiroyama"
    Released: 12 August 2016

The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It was released on 19 August 2016. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in Abyss Studios.[1] Like Sabaton's previous album Heroes, The Last Stand is a concept album and takes inspiration from "last stand" military battles. On 10 June 2016 the first single "The Lost Battalion" was released, followed by "Blood of Bannockburn" on 15 July and "Shiroyama" on 12 August. A lyric video for the title track was released on 25 January 2018. The Last Stand is the final Sabaton album to feature guitarist Thobbe Englund, who played his last concert on the band's own Sabaton Open Air festival on 20 August 2016, the day after the album's release.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleTheme [3]Length
1."Sparta"Battle of Thermopylae4:24
2."Last Dying Breath"Serbian defence of Belgrade3:22
3."Blood of Bannockburn"Battle of Bannockburn2:54
4."Diary of an Unknown Soldier"Meuse-Argonne Offensive0:51
5."The Lost Battalion"Lost Battalion (World War I)3:35
6."Rorke's Drift"Battle of Rorke's Drift3:26
7."The Last Stand"Stand of the Swiss Guard3:55
8."Hill 3234"Battle for Hill 32343:29
9."Shiroyama"Battle of Shiroyama3:31
10."Winged Hussars"Polish hussars/Battle of Vienna3:51
11."The Last Battle"Battle for Castle Itter3:12
12."Camouflage (Stan Ridgway Cover)" (Bonus Track)Vietnam War3:56
13."All Guns Blazing (Judas Priest Cover)" (Bonus Track) 3:58
14."Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Iron Maiden Cover)" (Bonus Track - EARBOOK edition only)Gulf War7:28
15."Burn In Hell (Twisted Sister Cover)" (Bonus Track - JAPAN only) 4:25
Total length:44:31

Personnel

Additional Credits:

  • Spoken words on "Diary of an Unknown Soldier" by Jon Schaffer
  • Bagpipes on "Blood of Bannockburn" by Jonas Kjellgren
  • Hammond Organ on "Blood of Bannockburn" by Tomas Sunmo

Choir Credits:

  • Christer Gärds, Anders Sandström, Bosse Gärds, Pontus Lekaregärd and Peter Hindén from Eternal (of Sweden),
  • Thomas Nyström & Marie Mullback, Äsa Österlund, Hannele Junkala, Sofia Lundberg, Marie-Louise Strömqvist and Floor Jansen

Charts

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