SABATON – second single ‘Blood Of Bannockburn’ released!

15th July 2016 0 By John Deaux

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON will release their brand-new, 8th studio album, ‘The Last Stand’ on August 19th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have revealed the second single called ‘Blood Of Bannockburn.’

The story behind the lyrics:
1314, nine years after the execution of William Wallace, the Scottish laid siege upon Stirling Castle and an agreement was made that if it had not been relieved by mid-summer the English would surrender the castle to the Scottish. The English could of course not ignore that challenge, and sent a formidable force north towards Stirling to break the siege and relieve the troops inside. In the end Robert the Bruce and the Scottish defeated the English under Edward II‘s command with a force half the size and not nearly as well equipped of what the English had at their disposal.

More on The Last Stand:
‘The Lost Battalion’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jTgkTEDDog
Trailer #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ShoxTKa4k
Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymBxXVdmHL0
Trailer #3: https://youtu.be/rLFLnea2lMo

Pre-order the album on CD, Vinyl and Limited Edition CD/DVD (includes signed insert, while stocks last) from Recordstore.co.uk here: http://bit.ly/SabatonRS
Pre-order now on limited Gold and Yellow/Blue Vinyl, Box Set and Tank Edition (includes signed insert, while stocks last) from Nuclear Blast UK Store: http://bit.ly/SabatonNBStore

Or digitally: http://nblast.de/SabatonDownloads

The Last Stand – Formats:
– CD+DVD-DIGI (incl. live DVD)
– CD
– Box (incl. Earbook, 2LP PIC, 12″ photo card, 12″ poster, three plectra)
– 2LP (black, clear, gold, yellow/blue)
– Special Edition (SABATON tank + box)
– Digital

The Last Stand – Tracklisting:

CD
01. Sparta
02. Last Dying Breath
03. Blood Of Bannockburn
04. Diary Of An Unknown Soldier
05. The Lost Battalion
06. Rorke’s Drift
07. The Last Stand
08. Hill 3234
09. Shiroyama
10. Winged Hussars
11. The Last Battle
Bonus (DIGI + LP)
12. Camouflage
13. All Guns Blazing
14. Afraid To Shoot Strangers (EARBOOK ONLY!)

DVD – Live @ Stereolux, Nantes (France) – DIGI / EARBOOK
01. Intro (The March To War)
02. Ghost Division
03. Far From The Fame
04. Uprising
05. Midway
06. Gott Mit Uns
07. Resist And Bite
08. Wolfpack
09. Dominium Maris Baltici
10. Carolus Rex
11. Swedish Pagans
12. Soldier Of 3 Armies
13. Attero Dominatus
14. The Art Of War
15. Wind Of Change
16. To Hell And Back
17. Night Witches
18. Primo Victoria
19. Metal Crüe

Live CD – Live @ Stereolux, Nantes (France) – EARBOOK ONLY!
01. Intro (The March To War)
02. Ghost Division
03. Far From The Fame
04. Uprising
05. Midway
06. Gott Mit Uns
07. Resist And Bite
08. Dominium Maris Baltici
09. Carolus Rex
10. Swedish Pagans
11. Soldier Of 3 Armies
12. Attero Dominatus
13. The Art Of War
14. Wind Of Change
15. To Hell And Back
16. Night Witches
17. Primo Victoria
18. Metal Crüe

SABATON live:
24.07. I           Rome – Sonisphere Italy (w/ IRON MAIDEN)
26.07. AL        Mariehamn – Rockoff
03.08. DK       Skandeborg – Smukfest
06.08. CDN     Montreal – Heavy Montréal
18.08. D         Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze
19.08. D         Hamburg – Elb-Riot
20.08. S          Falun – Sabaton Open Air
28.08. PL        Straszecin – Czad Festival
29.08. PL        Wroclaw – Rock For Freedom
31.08. IL         Tel Aviv – Reading 3 (w/ DESERT)
03.09. CY        Lakatamia – Lakatamia Amphitheater NEW!

w/ TRIVIUM, HUNTRESS – NEW!
15.09. USA     Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
16.09. USA     Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
19.09. USA     Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
20.09. USA     Little Rock, AR – Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center
22.09. USA     Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
23.09. USA     Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
24.09. USA     Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
25.09. USA     San Bernardino, CA – Ozzfest Meets Knotfest
27.09. USA     Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
29.09. USA     Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
30.09. USA     Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
02.10. USA     Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
06.10. USA     Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
07.10. USA     Houston, TX – Scout Bar
08.10. USA     Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10.10. USA     Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
11.10. USA     New York, NY – Irving Plaza
15.10. USA     Binghamton, NY – Magic City Music Hall
17.10. USA     Charleston, SC – The Music Farm
18.10. USA     Tampa, FL – State Theater
19.10. USA     Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
21.10. USA     Orlando, FL – House Of Blues

The Last Tour – Europe 2017
w/ ACCEPT
07.01. D         Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena
08.01. B          Antwerp – Lotto Arena
10.01. IRL       Dublin – Vicar Street
11.01. UK       Glasgow – o2 Academy
13.01. UK       Manchester – o2 Apollo
14.01. UK       London – o2 Brixton Academy
15.01. F          Lille – Aeronef
16.01. F          Paris – Olympia
18.01. F          Toulouse – Le Bikini
19.01. E          Bilbao – Santana 27
20.01. P          Porto – Coliseu Do Porto
21.01. E          Madrid – Barclaycard Center
22.01. E          Barcelona – Sant Jordi
24.01. F          Lyon – Transbordeur
27.01. A          Vienna – Gasometer
28.01. D         Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
29.01. NL        Amsterdam – Heineken Music Hall
31.01. D         Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
01.02. D         Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle
03.02. CH       Basel – St. Jakobshalle
04.02. D         Bamberg – Brose Arena
05.02. D         München – Zenith
24.02. FIN       Helsinki – Icehall NEW!
25.02. EST      Tallinn – Kultuurikatel NEW!
04.03. CZ        Prague – Tip Sport Arena
05.03. H         Budapest – Barba Negra
06.03. SRB      Belgrade – Belexpo NEW!
08.03. GR       Athens – Peiraios Academy
09.03. GR       Thessaloniki – Fix Factory Of Sound
10.03. BG       Sofia – Universiada Hall
11.03. RO       Bucharest – Arenele Romane
13.03. HR       Zagreb – Dom Sportova NEW!
14.03. SK        Bratislava – Aegon Arena NEW!
15.03. D         Berlin – Columbiahalle
26.03. N         Oslo – Sentrum Scene NEW!
27.03. N         Haugesund – Byscenen NEW!
29.03. N         Trondheim – Samfundet Storsalen NEW!
More dates to be announced soon…!