Sabaton – The Last Stand (2016)

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Returning with their amazing War-inspired Power Metal, today we have Sabaton and their latest opus “The Last Stand”. Produced, mixed and engineered by Peter Tägtgren, this release builds up on the band’s epic legacy and delivers 11 brilliant anthems that will have you feeling all pumped after listening to them. Sticking to their successful formula, this album is exactly what all Sabaton fans are waiting for.

Opening with the dramatic keyboards of “Sparta”, the band launches to battle with soaring choral arrangements and the unmistakable voice of Joakim Brodén. This track serves as the perfect warm-up for the epic tracks that are to follow. The band pummels through tracks like “Last Dying Breath” and the crafty and quite unique “Blood of Bannockburn” making it sound easy to make anthemic songs that will stick in your head for days.

Further expanding their sound the band experiments with additional elements in songs like “The Lost Batallion”, which features some beat-like percussions and overly dramatic keyboards and vocal arrangements. The guitar work on songs like “Rorke’s Driff” brings memories of the Timo Tolkki era of Stratovarius but with the Sabaton touch all over. Our personal favorite battle anthem/power ballad has to be the album title track “The Last Stand”.

The guitar leads on tracks like “Hill 3224”, “Shiroyama” and “Winged Hussars” bring those songs status from epic to legendary, showcasing the bands knack to keep things fresh and diverse. Closing with “The Last Battle”, the band’s musical journey through history is sealed in another brilliant chapter with this release.

Overall, Sabaton continue to impress and further perfect their signature sound with this epic release. Perfectly crafted to please all fans and improve on their previous efforts, “The Last Stand” is one of their best works to date. While Power Metal albums leave the listener pumped (most times), this release will have your adrenaline flowing from start to finish in a very intense way. Sabaton has done it again, and we can’t wait to hear them bring these anthems to life on their tours.

Band: Sabaton Album: The Last Stand

Label: Nuclear Blast Records

Release: August 19th, 2016

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Genre: Power Metal

Country: Sweden

Rating: 95/100
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