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The Great War

by Sabaton

The Great War is a 2019 power metal album by Sabaton. It runs 11 tracks across 38 minutes on Nuclear Blast. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 7 ratings.

Power Metal · Heavy Metal · Metal

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11
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38 min
Runtime
127 bpm
Tempo
C minor
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The Great War album cover

The Great War album cover

The The Great War cover was designed by Chris Rörland and Daniel Beckman, photographed by George Grigoriadis and Georgios Grigoriadis, and illustrated by Péter Sallai.

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Chris Rörland, Daniel Beckman
Photography
George Grigoriadis, Georgios Grigoriadis
Illustration
Péter Sallai

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11 tracks · 38 min

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"The Great War" is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. It was released on 19 July 2019. It is the first studio album to feature guitarist Tommy Johansson. Like many of Sabaton's albums, it is a concept album, this time about World War I, often known as The Great War. The album's first single, "Fields of Verdun", was released on 3 May 2019. The album's next single, "The Red Baron" was released on 13 June. The title song, "Great War", was released as a single on 27 June. A music video for the track "82nd All the Way" was released on 20 July. A music video for "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", in which Indy Neidell plays the role of T. E. Lawrence, was filmed in the Tunisian desert in early September, and was released on 21 December. A live video and single for "The Attack of the Dead Men", recorded during a 13 March 2020 performance in Moscow that included Russian-language metal cover artist Radio Tapok singing the verses, were announced 8 May 2020 for a 10 July release.

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The album was released in four separate editions: the standard release, a history edition with contextual narration preceding each track, a soundtrack edition featuring instrumental versions of the songs, and a Sabaton History Patreon exclusive release containing narration by Indy Neidell.

In brief

Is The Great War good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Great War 4.0/5 from 7 ratings.
When was The Great War released?
The Great War was released in 2019 on Nuclear Blast.
How many tracks are on The Great War?
The Great War has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 38 minutes.
What genre is The Great War?
The Great War is catalogued under Power Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal.
What BPM is The Great War?
The Great War runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in C minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Great War?
Listeners of The Great War also rate Avenge the Fallen by HammerFall, Blood of the Saints by Powerwolf, The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden.

The Great War at a glance

Label
Nuclear Blast
Produced by
Jonas Kjellgren

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