Heroes (Sabaton album)

Heroes
Studio album by
Sabaton
Released16 May 2014
RecordedJanuary–February 2014
StudioThe Abyss (Pärlby, Sweden)
GenrePower metal[1]
LengthCD 36:57
Digipak 44:18
Earbook 50:21
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Carolus Rex
(2012) 		Heroes
(2014) 		The Last Stand
(2016)
Singles from Heroes
  1. "To Hell and Back"
    Released: 28 March 2014
  2. "Resist and Bite"
    Released: 2 May 2014
  3. "Night Witches"
    Released: 15 October 2014
Limited and Earbook edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Ultimate Guitar7.2/10[1]

Heroes is the seventh studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, released on 6 May 2014. It is the first album to feature the new Sabaton line-up with guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund, as well as new drummer Hannes van Dahl. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren at Abyss Studios.[3] The artwork was created by Péter Sallai and the photos by Ryan Garrison. The first single, "To Hell and Back", was released digitally on 14 March 2014 and available on iTunes, Nuclear Blast, Amazon and Google Play.[4] The second single, "Resist and Bite", was also released digitally on 2 May 2014, available on iTunes, Nuclear Blast and Amazon.[5]

Pär Sundström said about the album's concept: "Well, I think this is a perfect concept for Sabaton. We decided to go for the idea to write about individuals instead of bigger battles. Individuals who we think basically went beyond their call of duty, put themselves into harm's way for the good of others".[6]

In an interview to the Brazilian Army's official blog, Sundström explained that the idea for the track "Smoking Snakes" came when he was doing some research for the album: "I tried searching for the word 'Helden', which means heroes in German. I then came across the story of the Drei Brasilianischen Helden (Three Brazilian Heroes) and, from that point on, we deepened our research and decided to write the track."[7]

  1. ^ a b "Heroes Review - Sabaton - Ultimate Guitar". 2 June 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Sabaton Heroes Review". Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Sabaton – Official Headquarters NEW ALBUM "HEROES" TO BE RELEASED IN MAY 2014! - Sabaton - Official Headquarters". Sabaton - Official Headquarters. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ^ "SABATON – first single "To Hell And Back" ... - Nuclear Blast". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. ^ "SABATON - 'Resist And Bite' – Digital ... - Nuclear Blast". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ^ Interview with Pär Sundström, by Grande-Rock.com retrieved on 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Banda Sabaton concede entrevista onde fala sobre a canção Smoking Snakes". EBlog (in Portuguese). Brazilian Army. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.