However just as political assassinations don’t typically result in full-scale warfare, Sarajevo itself is so insignificant they forgot to upload it to Spotify (or apparently it's a CD exclusive? weird but whatever). While The Great War began in medias res with the introduction of the mechanical behemoths we commonly call 'tanks', The War to End All Wars properly begins at the beginning with the event most commonly attributed to initiating World War I-the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The War to End all Wars is now their second album to focus primarily on World War I, a direct sequel to their 2019 release The Great War. Instead they let their subject matter do the heavy hitting: WAAAAAARRRRR!!!! Sabaton like to party hard without the music itself striking you like a mace to the chest. We don’t need any more devolutions like Equilibrium chrysalizing from Sagas to “ Renegades”. Like a masterfully forged piece of armour these prime Power Metallers have been going strong for more than 20 years and surely for 20 more to come, to make you move your feet, and glory in old days gone by. Sabaton and sabatons are there to protect the most basic elements of your momentum, to keep you moving and grooving along your way. Sabaton is not the cuirass that protects your heart, the baldric with which you carry the sword that slays your enemies, or the greaves that prevent cheap shots to one of the most awkwardly sensitive parts of the body. Now what does any of that have to do with their music? Everything. Now that you know what a sabaton is it’s natural to ask yourself, Out of all the pieces of armour they could have named themselves after, why the feet? Well evidently the likes of “baldric”, “greaves”, “pauldron”, and “cuirass” were already taken. What exactly is a sabaton anyway? Well it turns out it’s foot armour, here’s a picture of a bunch of different kinds.

Review Summary: OMGGG NEW SABUUURRRRTUUURRRNNNN!!!!!

New sabaton album 2022