''Heroes'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band

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. It was released on 6 May 2014. It is the first album to feature the new Sabaton line-up with guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund, as well as new drummer Hannes van Dahl. It was produced by

Peter Tägtgren Alf Peter Tägtgren (born 3 June 1970) is a Swedish musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band Pain i ...

in Abyss Studios. The artwork was made by Péter Sallai and the photos were created by Ryan Garrison. The first single ''To Hell and Back'' from their album was released digitally on 14 March 2014 and available on iTunes,

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, Amazon and Google Play. The second single ''Resist And Bite'' was also released digitally on 2 May 2014, available on iTunes, Nuclear Blast and Amazon. Pär Sundström said about the album's concept: "Well, I think this is a perfect concept for Sabaton. We decided to go for the idea to write about individuals instead of bigger battles. Individuals who we think basically went beyond their call of duty, put themselves into harm's way for the good of others".Interview with Pär Sundström
by Grande-Rock.com retrieved on 13 June 2014. In an interview to the Brazilian Army's official blog, Sundström explained that the idea for the track "Smoking Snakes" came when he was doing some research for the album: "I tried searching for the word 'Helden', which means heroes in German. I then came across the story of the Drei Brasilianischen Helden (Three Brazilian Heroes) and, from that point on, we deepened our research and decided to write the track." On 17 April 2015, the Brazilian 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade Orchestra covered the song as a thanksgiving.

Track listing

All lyrics by

Joakim Brodén Joakim "Jocke" Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional third guitarist of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999. Earl ...

and Pär Sundström. All music by Joakim Brodén, except "Inmate 4859" by Brodén &

, and "Soldier of 3 Armies" by Brodén & Thobbe Englund.Nuclear Blast Records: ''SABATON - Heroes (OFFICIAL TRACK-BY-TRACK PART II)'', official YouTube Video
/ref> *These last two tracks are listed on every other released version of this album. *These last three songs are only featured on the earbook edition, although track #13 is available on Spotify.

Music video

The song "To Hell and Back" was also made into a music video which was directed by Owe Lingvall and produced by Bengt Larvia. It was uploaded on Nuclear Blast Records main YouTube channel on 15 May, and currently has over 5 million views as of March 2020.

Personnel

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

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Pär Sundström Pär Sundström (born 8 June 1981) is a Swedish bass player. He and Joakim Brodén are the last remaining founding members of heavy metal band Sabaton. He is also the band's manager and one of the band's lyricists. Life Sundström was born i ...

– bass,

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Chris Rörland –

guitars The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, backing vocals *Thobbe Englund – guitars, backing vocals *Hannes van Dahl –

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, backing vocals

Release information

*The special limited

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edition (28x28cm) is housed in a faux leather sleeve including a metal emblem, a signing card and a 5-track bonus CD (only through mailorder). *Limited 500 blue yellow splatter vinyls edition. *Black vinyl edition with six songs on the A-side and six on the B-side of which the last two are bonus tracks: "7734" and "Man Of War". *Limited Digi book edition. *Limited 300 green vinyls edition. The green vinyl edition also comes in a DLP (double LP) format. *Limited edition Clear Numbered Vinyl, LP, Album 100 hand numbered copies with gatefold cover.

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References

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