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 HistoryPatreon, 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]
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 HistoryPatreon, 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]