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

Sabaton chronology

Singles from The Last Stand
Heroes (2014)	The Last Stand (2016)
"The Lost Battalion" Released: 10th June 2016 "Blood of Bannockburn" Released: 15th July 2016 "Shiroyama" Released: 12th 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 famous defensive "last stand" battles. On June 10, 2016 the first single The Lost Battalion was released, followed by Blood of Bannockburn on July the 15th and Shiroyama on August the 12th.

Track listing

No.	Title	Theme ^[2]	Length
1.	"Sparta"	Battle of Thermopylae	4:24
2.	"Last Dying Breath"	Dragutin Gavrilović	3:22
3.	"Blood of Bannockburn"	Battle of Bannockburn	2:54
4.	"Diary of an Unknown Soldier"	Meuse-Argonne Offensive	0:51
5.	"The Lost Battalion"	Lost Battalion (World War I)	3:35
6.	"Rorke's Drift"	Battle of Rorke's Drift	3:26
7.	"The Last Stand"	Stand of the Swiss Guard	3:55
8.	"Hill 3234"	Battle for Hill 3234	3:29
9.	"Shiroyama"	Battle of Shiroyama	3:31
10.	"Winged Hussars"	Polish hussars/Battle of Vienna	3:51
11.	"The Last Battle"	Battle for Castle Itter	3:12
12.	"Camouflage (Stan Ridgway Cover)" (Bonus Track)	Vietnam War	3:56
13.	"All Guns Blazing (Judas Priest Cover)" (Bonus Track)		3:58
14.	"Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Iron Maiden Cover)" (Bonus Track - EARBOOK edition only)		7:28
15.	"Burn In Hell (Twisted Sister Cover)" (Bonus Track - JAPAN only)		4:25
Total length:			44:31

Bonus Live DVD (Digipak and EARBOOK edition)
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Joakim Brodén: vocals and keyboards
Pär Sundström: bass and backing vocals
Chris Rörland: guitar and backing vocals
Thobbe Englund: guitar and backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "All Guns Blazing"
Hannes van Dahl: drums and backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	43
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[8]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	1
French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	92
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[13]	67
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15]	11
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[16]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[17]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	17
US Billboard 200^[21]	63

References

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Sabaton

Joakim Brodén Pär Sundström Chris Rörland Tommy Johansson Hannes van Dahl Oskar Montelius Rikard Sundén Richard Larsson Daniel Mullback Daniel Mÿhr Robban Bäck Thobbe Englund

Studio albums	Primo Victoria (2005) Attero Dominatus (2006) Metalizer (2007) The Art of War (2008) Coat of Arms (2010) Carolus Rex (2012) Heroes (2014) The Last Stand (2016)

EPs	Attero Dominatus & Primo Victoria sampler (2007)

Live albums	World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (Battle of the Baltic Sea World War Live) (2011) Swedish Empire Live (2013) Heroes on Tour (2016)

Compilations	Fist for Fight (2001) Metalus Hammerus Rex (2012)

Singles	"Masters of the World" (2007) "Cliffs of Gallipoli" (2008) "Coat of Arms" (2010) "Screaming Eagles" (2010) "Carolus Rex" (2012) "The Lion From the North" (2012) "40:1" (2013) "To Hell and Back" (2014) "Resist and Bite" (2014) "The Lost Battalion" (2016) "Blood of Bannockburn" (2016) "Shiroyama" (2016)

Videos	World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (2011) Swedish Empire Live (2013)

Related articles	Sabaton Discography

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