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The Last Stand (Sabaton album)

The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in the Abyss Studios in Sweden[2] and released on 19 August 2016. 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
Studio album by
Sabaton
Released19 August 2016
RecordedApril–May 2016
StudioThe Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden
GenrePower metal[1]
Length36:56
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Heroes
(2014) 		The Last Stand
(2016) 		The Great War
(2019)
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

In 2021, Sabaton released a special History Channel Edition of the album to subscribers to the Sabaton History Patreon, featuring historical prefaces to each song by channel host Indy Neidell. The version had originally been planned for April 2020, but it and the History Channel Edition of Heroes suffered production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and label Nuclear Blast's purchase by Believe Digital.[3] The albums finally shipped to subscribers on 25 June 2021.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicTheme [5]Length
1."Sparta"Joakim Brodén · Pär SundströmBrodén · Ken KängströmThe Battle of Thermopylae from the Spartans' perspective4:24
2."Last Dying Breath"Brodén · SundströmBrodén · KängströmThe Serbian defence of Belgrade3:22
3."Blood of Bannockburn"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Battle of Bannockburn from the Scottish perspective2:54
4."Diary of an Unknown Soldier"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Meuse-Argonne Offensive0:51
5."The Lost Battalion"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Lost Battalion (World War I) during the Battle of the Argonne3:35
6."Rorke's Drift"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Battle of Rorke's Drift from the British perspective3:26
7."The Last Stand"Brodén · SundströmBrodén · Chris RörlandThe last stand of the Swiss Guards during the Sack of Rome (1527)3:55
8."Hill 3234"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Battle for Hill 32343:29
9."Shiroyama"BrodénBrodén · Thobbe EnglundThe Battle of Shiroyama3:31
10."Winged Hussars"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Polish hussars in the Battle of Vienna3:51
11."The Last Battle"Brodén · SundströmBrodénThe Battle of Castle Itter3:12
Bonus tracks
No.TitleThemeLength
12."Camouflage" (Stan Ridgway cover)The Vietnam War3:56
13."All Guns Blazing" (Judas Priest cover) 3:58
14."Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (Iron Maiden cover; bonus track in earbook edition)The Gulf War7:28
15."Burn in Hell" (Twisted Sister cover; bonus track in Japan edition) 4:25
Total length:56:43
Bonus live DVD (digipak and earbook edition)
No.TitleLength
1."The March to War"2:00
2."Ghost Division"4:06
3."Far from the Fame"3:46
4."Uprising"6:00
5."Midway"4:09
6."Gott mit uns"3:27
7."Resist and Bite"4:34
8."Wolfpack"5:06
9."Dominium Maris Baltici & The Lion from the North"5:33
10."Carolus Rex"6:48
11."Swedish Pagans"4:51
12."Soldier of 3 Armies"4:12
13."Attero Dominatus"3:58
14."The Art of War"5:12
15."Wind of Change"1:23
16."To Hell and Back"4:25
17."Night Witches"4:25
18."Primo Victoria"6:00
19."Metal Crüe"7:47
Bonus live CD (earbook edition)
No.TitleLength
1."The March to War"2:03
2."Ghost Division"4:04
3."Far from the Fame"3:46
4."Uprising"5:59
5."Midway"4:10
6."Gott mit uns"3:27
7."Resist and Bite"3:28
8."Dominium Maris Baltici & The Lion from the North"5:32
9."Carolus Rex"6:48
10."Swedish Pagans"4:51
11."Soldier of 3 Armies"4:14
12."Attero Dominatus"3:56
13."The Art of War"5:12
14."Wind of Change"1:23
15."To Hell and Back"4:25
16."Night Witches"4:25
17."Primo Victoria"6:01
18."Metal Crüe"4:50

Personnel

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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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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Czech Republic[35] Gold 2,500[36]
Germany (BVMI)[37] Gold 100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[38] Gold 10,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[39] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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