SABATON - Father (Official Lyric Video)

On 2 April 2019, the band announced a new concept album about the First World War entitled The Great War. On 5 May 2019, they played in Plzeň on the anniversary of the Prague uprising. The album was released on 19 July 2019.[27] The first single on the album 'Fields of Verdun', was released on 3 May.[28] On 13 June the lyric video for the song, "Red Baron", was released.[29] On 27 June the premiere of "The Great War" was released.[30]

SABATON - Father (Official Lyric Video)

The band's main lyrical themes are based on war, historical battles, and acts of heroism, influenced by bands such as Iron Maiden.[46] Their name is a reference to a sabaton, knight's foot armor. The armor and battle theme is heard in most songs in almost every album except Metalizer. In their albums, The Great War and The War To End All Wars, which were released on 19 July 2019 and 4 March 2022, all the songs were based on World War I. Lyrical content drawn from World War I, World War II and other historical conflicts is prevalent and lyrics often recite stories of heroic deeds by men, women, and armies, such as the song "White Death", which was made in honor of legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä.[47][48] This song and other Sabaton lyrics have been criticized by Swedish historian Mikael Nilsson for avoiding the topic of Soviet communism and Soviet war crimes and sometimes glorifying the Soviet Union.[49] 041b061a72