The War to End All Wars (album)

For the 2000 album by Yngwie Malmsteen, see War to End All Wars (album).

The War to End All Wars
Studio album by
Sabaton
Released4 March 2022
Recorded2021
GenrePower metal[1]
Length45:21
LabelNuclear Blast
Sabaton chronology
The Great War
(2019) 		The War to End All Wars
(2022)
Singles from The War to End All Wars
  1. "Christmas Truce"
    Released: 29 October 2021[2]
  2. "Soldier of Heaven"
    Released: 7 January 2022[3]
  3. "The Unkillable Soldier"
    Released: 11 February 2022
  4. "Race to the Sea"
    Released: 4 March 2022
  5. "Stormtroopers"
    Released: 16 December 2022

The War to End All Wars is the tenth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, released on 4 March 2022.[4][5][6][7] It is the last album to feature guitarist Tommy Johansson.[8]

The album serves as a sequel to the band's 2019 album The Great War, and is a concept album which, like its predecessor, focuses on the atrocities, miracles and happenings around World War I, such as those of the Christmas truce, the stormtroopers of the German Army, the Race to the Sea, the Treaty of Versailles, the predominant dreadnought type of battleship during the early 20th century, and others.

The single "Christmas Truce" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse Awards, finishing second overall.[9]

Reception

In the U.S., the album sold 8,000 copies in its first week of release.[10]

Accolades

Publication List Rank
Metal Hammer The Best Metal Albums of 2022 So Far
–[11]

Track listing

The War to End All Wars track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicThemeLength
1."Sarajevo"Pär Sundström · Joakim BrodénChris Rörland · Joakim BrodénThe assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand4:37
2."Stormtroopers"BrodénBrodénThe stormtroopers, specialist soldiers of Imperial Germany3:56
3."Dreadnought"Sundström · BrodénBrodénDreadnought-type battleships and the Battle of Jutland4:58
4."The Unkillable Soldier"Sundström · BrodénBrodénAdrian Carton de Wiart during World War I4:11
5."Soldier of Heaven"SundströmRörland · BrodénThe Italian-Austrian front and the White Friday avalanches3:38
6."Hellfighters"BrodénRörland · BrodénThe 369th Infantry Regiment of the United States of America, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters3:26
7."Race to the Sea"BrodénBrodénAlbert I of Belgium fighting alongside Belgian soldiers in the Battle of the Yser at the end of the 1914 Race to the Sea3:47
8."Lady of the Dark"SundströmBrodénMilunka Savić, a female Serbian soldier from 1912-19193:03
9."The Valley of Death"Sundström · BrodénRörland · BrodénThe three Battles of Doiran4:13
10."Christmas Truce"Sundström · BrodénBrodénThe Christmas Truce of 19145:18
11."Versailles"Sundström · BrodénRörland · BrodénThe Treaty of Versailles4:14
Total length:45:21

Notes

  • The song "Sarajevo" does not appear on the standard digital version of the album, although it does appear on the digital "History Edition" and all CD and vinyl versions.

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

  • Bethan Dixon Bate – narration on "Sarajevo", "Versailles" and History Edition
  • Flowing Chords – backing vocals on "Christmas Truce"

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[45] Gold 2,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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