Das elfte SABATON Studioalbum “Legends” kommt am 17. Oktober und handelt von außergewöhnlichen historischen Persönlichkeiten, Legenden eben, wie Jean d´Arc, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar und Miyamoto Musashi. Heute veröffentlicht die Band gleich zwei neue Tracks der Scheibe samt Lyricvideos: ´The Duelist´, in dem es um den bereits erwähnten japanischen Schwertkämpfer geht, und `Lightning at the Gates´, der sich um Hannibal und seine Heldentaten dreht.
Fronter Joakim kommentiert:
“Legends have always been woven into our music, and the “Heroes” album is the perfect example of that! I’m incredibly proud of “Heroes” and everything it stands for, so “Legends” is just a natural next step. It’s like the story continues but goes way back in time. We’re excited to finally be taking our listeners on a new journey! Here’s to another chapter in Sabaton’s story! And because we couldn’t drop this bombshell without something extra… Two brand-new songs from “Legends” are streaming NOW!“
Videostreams:
Lyrics `Lightning`:
From the Rhône through the mountains they go
As the winter is drawing near, fast approaching change of season is threatening
March over mountains an army ascends
As their time is running out a desperate move, a brave surprise
A threat to Rome comes from the north, through rocks they go
Through the ice, through the cold and the snow
Over mountains, an army far from home
Leading beast and man through the cold and snow
Marching, they’re moving on Rome
Guided by the stars, light the valley below
Break the illusion of their foe
As they cross the range where no armies go
Marching, descending on Rome
From the peaks to the heart of their foe
Lead by Gauls to find the way, unite the tribes to show them through the mountains
Higher and higher, across the divide
Face the odds, the mountains’ wrath, they took the unexpected path
To the battles that await them down below
Through the ice, through the cold and the snow
From the Rhône through the mountains they go
Over mountains, an army far from home
Leading beast and man through the cold and snow
Marching, they’re moving on Rome
Guided by the stars, light the valley below
Break the illusion of their foe
As they cross the range where no armies go
Marching, descending on Rome
From the peaks to the heart of their
Range where no armies go
From the peaks to the heart of their foe
Lyrics `Duelist´:
Son of swordsman, born a warrior
Insubordinate tempting fate
And in the shadow of the rising sun
He would duel with the great
From the master to the temple
Where this boy would come of age
In the forest he would hone his skills
And the trunks would feel his rage
Earth, knowing the small, by way of the great
One goes from shallow to the deep
Water conforms, into the shape
Shape of the vessel, square or round
Fight or die
Immortal ronin and samurai
Into battle his blade held high
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
Will you
Fight or die
Immortal ronin and samurai
Into battle his blade held high
See your demise, you can see it in his eyes
Left his village and his kinsmen
Walked along the path of war
Challenged several times and answered all
Something never seen before
Draw the blade, adopt the stance
It’s a swift and deadly dance
And his foes who promised certain doom
Really never had a chance
Fire, matters of war, scale large to small
Careful consideration
Wind, schools of martial arts, strive on your path
Point of view of the straight and true
The way, he would follow the way of the warrior
In the school of two swords he would triumph
Away, from the battlefield on to a lonely cave
Where the book of five rings would be written
The void, hard to define, the inner depths
Terms of the surface entryway
Having attained, rhythm of war
When the time comes to strike and score