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Sabaton - Stories From The Western Front [EP]



6.4 | 16 votes |
Release date: 14 April 2023
Style: Power metal

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10 have it


01. 1916 [Motörhead cover]
02. Great War
03. Hellfighters
04. The Price Of A Mile
05. Fields Of Verdun
06. Race To The Sea
07. Devil Dogs

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Released via Nuclear Blast

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09.04.2023 - 18:03
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
I guess '1916' won't be Motörhead's cover...?
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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10.04.2023 - 08:46
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Ellrohir on 09.04.2023 at 18:03

I guess '1916' won't be Motörhead's cover...?

Its war song. it might be we will see, when it will be out.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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Album Release day (April 14, 2023)
14.04.2023 - 15:09
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Ellrohir on 09.04.2023 at 18:03

I guess '1916' won't be Motörhead's cover...?

It is cover
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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14.04.2023 - 16:46
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Not impressed whit this one, just re wrote own story to get some money.
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I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens.

Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"

I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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14.04.2023 - 19:11
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Okay, that was a surprise.

The word comming up to my mind is: "Overproduction".

I mean I am stunned with the visual part (in a good way) - they already made a terrific videoclip for "Christmas Truce" and this one is even more spectacular. I love the idea of including Motörhead members into it to pay a proper tribute. I do like less they turned it into visual mess by including like every possible soldier from different countries and eras, instead of focusing on the WWI topic. But it still left me staring with my mouth open.

But the real problem is the music. I think they are pushing too much. The original is so awesome for being a gentle ballad about a tragic fate of one young boy who came to war just to find his gruesome death. Also very exceptional compared to usual Motörhead songs. While listening to Sabaton's version, I feel pretty much disconnected from this atmosphere. The arrangement is as pompous as you would expect from them, but for me it is huring it. "Just another Sabaton song", though this time much better than some of their half-baked works they're tend to spit out unnecessarily often lately.

Nevertheless, if they would play it live, I am sure it will be a strong and memorable sing-along moment of the show.
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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14.04.2023 - 19:40
SoUnDs LiKe PoP
I'm a bit confused, besides the new cover, aren't all of these previously released tracks?
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17.04.2023 - 22:21
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Written by SoUnDs LiKe PoP on 14.04.2023 at 19:40

I'm a bit confused, besides the new cover, aren't all of these previously released tracks?

that's what they announced to do now - three EPs, each with 1 new song (Father, The First Soldier, 1916) + bunch of recycled old stuff
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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11.08.2023 - 08:57
24emd
Theory Snob
Written by Bad English on 10.04.2023 at 08:46

Its war song.

No way Sabaton are doing a war song!
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