Legends (Sabaton album)
2025 studio album by Sabaton
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Legends is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It was released on 17 October 2025.[1] The album covers multiple stories of prominent figures and events in history, including the Knights Templar during the Crusades, Genghis Khan's invasions and conquests, and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, among others.
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| Released | 17 October 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Studio | Black Lounge Studios | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 45:42 | |||
| Label | Better Noise | |||
| Producer | Jonas Kjellgren | |||
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Background and promotion
The album's first single, "Templars", was released on 25 April 2025,[2] under the band's new contract with indie rock/metal label Better Noise Music, although the album was completed before the band moved to the label.[3] On 6 June 2025, the band released the next single titled "Hordes of Khan".[4] Two more singles were released on 25 July 2025, "The Duelist" and "Lightning at the Gates".[1] On 12 September 2025, a fourth single, "Crossing the Rubicon" was released, featuring the band's Better Noise Music labelmates, Nothing More; this guest version was not published on the album.[5] On 17 October 2025, the day the album was released, the single and music video for the song, "I, Emperor" was also released.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Theme | Length |
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| 1. | "Templars" | Brodén | The trials and dissolution of the Knights Templar | 4:54 | |
| 2. | "Hordes of Khan" | Sundström | Brodén | The invasions and conquests led by Genghis Khan | 3:43 |
| 3. | "A Tiger Among Dragons" | Sundström |
| Life of Lü Bu | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Crossing the Rubicon" | Brodén |
| The crossing of the Rubicon River led by Julius Caesar | 3:29 |
| 5. | "I, Emperor" |
| Brodén | Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Maid of Steel" | Sundström | Brodén | Life of Joan of Arc | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Impaler" | Brodén |
| Life of Vlad the Impaler | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Lightning at the Gates" |
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| The crossing of the Alps led by Hannibal | 4:12 |
| 9. | "The Duelist" | Brodén | Brodén | Life of Miyamoto Musashi | 3:55 |
| 10. | "The Cycle of Songs" | Brodén |
| Life of Senusret III | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Till Seger" | Sundström |
| Life of Gustavus Adolphus and the rise of the Swedish Empire | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 45:42 | ||||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
Sabaton
- Joakim Brodén – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards
- Chris Rörland – guitars, backing vocals
- Thobbe Englund – guitars, backing vocals
- Pär Sundström – bass
- Hannes Van Dahl – drums
Additional contributors
- Joakim Brodén – production
- Pär Sundström – production
- Chris Rörland – production
- Thobbe Englund – production
- Jonas Kjellgren – mixing, mastering, engineering
- Hannele Junkala – backing vocals
- Marie-Louise Strömqvist – backing vocals
- Mia Mullback – backing vocals
- Sofia Lundberg – backing vocals
- Scott Tunnix – narration and additional sound effects on Storyteller Edition[8]
Charts
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