Social:The Last Stand (Sabaton album)
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| Studio album by Sabaton | ||||
| Released | 19 August 2016 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 2016 | |||
| Studio | The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal[1] | |||
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| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Peter Tägtgren | |||
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The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy 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.
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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Personnel
- Joakim Brodén: lead vocals, keyboards
- Pär Sundström: bass, backing vocals
- Chris Rörland: guitars, backing vocals
- Thobbe Englund: guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "All Guns Blazing"
- Hannes van Dahl: drums, backing vocals
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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References
- ↑ "The Last Stand review by Sabaton - Ultimate Guitar". 2 September 2016. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/sabaton/the_last_stand/44822/. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "New Sabaton Album: Details, Artwork, and Title!". Sabaton – Official website. 29 April 2016. http://www.sabaton.net/newalbum/.
- ↑ "Information about the Sabaton History Edition albums". 1 May 2020. https://www.patreon.com/posts/information-36630850. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "UPDATE: Sabaton History - New Episodes". 5 June 2021. https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-sabaton-52148710. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 2016-08-26 al 2016-09-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:album/id:2325. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2016. https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4264. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=a. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2016&dspp=1. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2017&dspp=1. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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