And straight up another marquee name from modern metal. Sabaton have become legends in their own historical accuracy. They have toiled enormously hard to reach the top table they now occupy and have paid their dues over twenty years of basement clubs and the sniggering non-converted. For those who do find their battle-obsessed flamboyance derisible, Sabaton are having the last laugh. Album number eleven sees their stock rise even further on the back of probably the best studio outing since the classic “Art of War”. Rather than get bogged down with a specific narrative or concept, “Legends” sees them in an anthological mood. They provide eleven tales of historical greatness that have no connection apart from the fact that all feature on this album. It is that grand, stand-alone songwriting that makes this such an imperious album. There is no sticking to a script; instead, we just get excellent songs.

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