The Art of War (Sabaton album)

The Art of War (Sabaton album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Art of War
Type = Album
Artist = Sabaton


Released = May 30, 2008
Recorded = Abyss Studios, Sweden
Genre = Power metal
Label = Black Lodge Records
Producer = Tommy & Peter Tägtgren
Reviews =
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Last album = "Metalizer"
(2007)
This album = "The Art of War"
(2008)

"The Art of War" is the fifth album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton.

The lyrics of the songs are about famous battles or war, mostly based on the battles of World War II or the eponymous book by Sun Tzu.

Track listing

# "Sun Tzu Says" – A short introduction to the album.
# "The Ghost Division" – The first real song on the album, about Rommel's tank division during the invasion of France.
# "The Art of War" – About the book by Sun Tzu.
# "40:1" – About The Battle of Wizna.
# "Unbreakable" – Also about The Art of War.
# "The Nature of Warfare" – An instrumental setup track.
# "Cliffs of Gallipoli" – This song is about the battle of Gallipoli in World War I.
# "Talvisota" – About the Finnish Winter War during World War II.
# "Panzerkampf" – On the The Battle of Kursk.
# "Union (Slopes of St. Benedict)" - A hymn about the battle of Monte Cassino during World War II.
# "The Price of a Mile" - On the Battle of Passchendaele and the senseless slaughters of World War I.
# "Firestorm" - This song corresponds with the chapter of The Art of War entitled "The Attack by Fire".
# "A Secret" - A short outro track for the album

Different versions

The Art of War was released in three different versions, a standard edition containing only the CD, a vinyl version and a Limited Edition. The limited contains the full-length CD and the book The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The limited edition comes in a DVD case with alternate artwork.All preorders from the official Sabaton homepage also included the single, Cliffs of Gallipoli.

Album line-up

* Joakim Brodén - Vocals
* Rickard Sundén - Guitars
* Oskar Montelius - Guitars
* Pär Sundström - Bass
* Daniel Mullback - Drums
* Daniel Mÿhr - Keyboards


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