“The Great War” will be available worldwide through Nuclear Blast Records on 19 July. “The Soundtrack To The Great War” CD, regular, History & Soundtrack LPs, one out of 11 Great War propaganda posters, postcards, emblem, poem on sheet) – limited to 1000 3CD/3LP Box (The Great Box Edition) includes: Earbook incl.180g LP in various colours (Album Edition).180g LP in various colors (History Edition).narrated parts in addition to the album tracks This ninth full-length record, that will see the light of day right in time for the band’s 20th anniversary, will be a concept album based on events during the First World War and will be available in different formats: The release of SABATON’s ninth full-length record perfectly coincides with the band’s 20th anniversary and the concept album is based on events during the First World War. The meaning of this song was a tribute to all fans who have contributed over the years by sending us ideas for future songs, please continue with that!” We decided to write ‘Bismarck’ outside the album since the story does not connect to WW1 and also that it was recorded at a different time. It is the first single from the upcoming album even if we just released ‘Bismarck’, but that song is not from the upcoming album.

Verdun is so much WW1 that we decided to hold the first album presentation in this city, inviting journalists from around the world to not just hear the album, but also understand the story behind it. The story of the battle of Verdun is also very representative for the album since it has all elements that identifies with ‘The Great War’. And since we are aiming higher than before in every way, we are proud to present this single from our upcoming album today”, commented Pär Sundstöm.īassist Pär Sundström comments: “We choose ‘Fields of Verdun’ to be the first single since we felt it represent the album perfect, a classic SABATON metal song which we cannot wait to include in the future setlists. ”To not include the story of Manfred von Richthofen, AKA ”The Red Baron” on a concept album of The Great War felt really strange. Today the band reveals their second single, called ‘The Red Baron’. Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are set to release their new album “The Great War” on 19 July 2019.

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