''Metalizer'' is the third full-length release by Swedish
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band
Sabaton
A sabaton or solleret is part of a knight's body armour, body armor that covers the foot.
History
Sabatons from the 14th and 15th centuries typically end in a tapered point well past the actual toes of the wearer's foot, following poulaines, f ...
, but was actually recorded as their professional debut album (second overall) in 2002. The band's first record company,
Underground Symphony, withheld the recordings for several years before arranging to release the rights to the band's new label Black Lodge Records.
The band's first album, the demo compilation ''
Fist for Fight'', is included as a bonus disc with a previously unreleased track. Most of the tracks on the first disc are re-recordings from this release.
''Metalizer'' reached 21st place in the Swedish album charts.
In 2010 the album was re-released on German label
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...
with four bonus tracks, under the name ''Metalizer Re-Armed''.
Track listing
Note
*Disk 2 is the compilation of the two demos of Sabaton. It was originally released as a test of the market in 2000. 600 copies were pressed and they sold out within weeks. In 2001, the compilation was re-released in a digipak edition by Underground Symphony. It was limited to 3000 copies.
Personnel
;''Sabaton''
*
Joakim Brodén – vocals, keyboards
* Rickard Sundén – guitars
* Oskar Montelius – guitars
*
Pär Sundström – bass
* Daniel Mullback – drums
* Richard Larsson - drums (disc 2)
;Production Staff (Disk 1)
*Henke - mastering
*Mats Brännlund - recording, mixing
*Tommy Tägtgren - recording, mixing
*Mattias Norén - cover art
;Production Staff (Disk 2)
*Mats Brännlund - recording, mixing
*Tommy Tägtgren - recording, mastering
*Ken Kelly - cover art
Charts
References
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2007 albums
Sabaton (band) albums