The Last Stand (Sabaton album)

The Last Stand
Studio album by
Sabaton
Released19 August 2016
RecordedApril–May 2016
StudioThe Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden
GenrePower metal[1]
Length36:56
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Heroes
(2014) 		The Last Stand
(2016) 		The Great War
(2019)
Singles from The Last Stand
  1. "The Lost Battalion"
    Released: 10 June 2016
  2. "Blood of Bannockburn"
    Released: 15 July 2016
  3. "Shiroyama"
    Released: 12 August 2016

The Last Stand is the eighth studio album by Swedish power 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]

  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.
  3. ^ "Information about the Sabaton History Edition albums". Patreon. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "UPDATE: Sabaton History - New Episodes". Patreon. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.