The Last Stand (Sabaton album)

The Last Stand
The Last Stand
Studio album by Sabaton
Released	19 August 2016
Recorded	April–May 2016
Studio	The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal[1]
Length	36:56
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Singles from The Last Stand
	"The Lost Battalion"; Released: 10 June 2016; "Blood of Bannockburn"; Released: 15 July 2016; "Shiroyama"; Released: 12 August 2016;

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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Theme [5]	Length
1.	"Sparta"	Joakim Brodén · Pär Sundström	Brodén · Ken Kängström	The Battle of Thermopylae from the Greeks perspective	4:24
2.	"Last Dying Breath"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén · Kängström	The Serbian defence of Belgrade	3:22
3.	"Blood of Bannockburn"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Battle of Bannockburn from the Scottish perspective	2:54
4.	"Diary of an Unknown Soldier"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Meuse-Argonne Offensive	0:51
5.	"The Lost Battalion"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Lost Battalion (World War I) during the Battle of the Argonne	3:35
6.	"Rorke's Drift"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Battle of Rorke's Drift from the British perspective	3:26
7.	"The Last Stand"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén · Chris Rörland	The last stand of the Swiss Guards during the Sack of Rome (1527)	3:55
8.	"Hill 3234"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Battle for Hill 3234	3:29
9.	"Shiroyama"	Brodén	Brodén · Thobbe Englund	The Battle of Shiroyama	3:31
10.	"Winged Hussars"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Polish hussars in the Battle of Vienna	3:51
11.	"The Last Battle"	Brodén · Sundström	Brodén	The Battle for Castle Itter	3:12

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Theme	Length
12.	"Camouflage (Stan Ridgway Cover)"	The Vietnam War	3:56
13.	"All Guns Blazing (Judas Priest Cover)"		3:58
14.	"Afraid to Shoot Strangers (Iron Maiden Cover)" (Bonus Track in EARBOOK edition)	The Gulf War	7:28
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.	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: 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

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10]	43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15]	12
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16]	92
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]	67
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[18]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19]	11
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	17
US Billboard 200[25]	63
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[26]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]	154
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28]	53

Chart (2017)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	83

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[30]	Gold	100,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)[31]	Gold	10,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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"Ultratop.be – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
"Ultratop.be – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
"Sabaton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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"Sabaton: The Last Stand" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
"Lescharts.com – Sabaton – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 34. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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"Album – Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 2016-08-26 al 2016-09-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
"NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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"Sabaton Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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"Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
"Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sabaton; 'The Last Stand')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
"Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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[ultimate-guitar-1] "The Last Stand review by Sabaton - Ultimate Guitar". 2 September 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[2] "New Sabaton Album: Details, Artwork, and Title!". www.sabaton.net. Sabaton – Official website. 29 April 2016.

[Patreon1-3] "Information about the Sabaton History Edition albums". Patreon. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[Patreon2-4] "UPDATE: Sabaton History - New Episodes". Patreon. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[5] "SABATON - "The Last Stand" Listening Session". www.stormbringer.at. Stormbringer.at – The Austrian heavyzine. 20 June 2016.

[ac_Australia_Sabaton-6] "Australiancharts.com – Sabaton – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ac_Austria_Sabaton-7] "Austriancharts.at – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Sabaton-8] "Ultratop.be – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[ac_Wallonia_Sabaton-9] "Ultratop.be – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Sabaton-10] "Sabaton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_Sabaton-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[ac_Finland_Sabaton-12] "Sabaton: The Last Stand" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[ac_France_Sabaton-13] "Lescharts.com – Sabaton – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[ac_Germany4_Sabaton-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sabaton – The Last Stand" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ac_Hungary_-15] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 34. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[ac_Ireland_-16] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 34, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[17] "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 2016-08-26 al 2016-09-01)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[18] "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[ac_Norway_Sabaton-19] "Norwegiancharts.com – Sabaton – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ac_Poland_-20] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[ac_Scotland_-21] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ac_Sweden_Sabaton-22] "Swedishcharts.com – Sabaton – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_-23] "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[ac_UK2_-24] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Sabaton-25] "Sabaton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[ac_BillboardRock_Sabaton-26] "Sabaton Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[27] "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[28] "Årslista Album – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[29] "Årslista Album – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[GermanySabatonThe_Last_StandalbumCertRef-30] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sabaton; 'The Last Stand')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[PolandSabatonThe_Last_StandalbumCertRef-31] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

Sabaton
Joakim Brodén Pär Sundström Chris Rörland Hannes Van Dahl Tommy Johansson Richard Larsson Oskar Montelius Rikard Sundén 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) The Great War (2019) The War to End All Wars (2022)
Related articles	Sabaton discography