Description
Still sealed official licensed made Soyuz Music records release in jewelcase made for the Baltic States, Moldova, Ukraine, Byelorussia and Russian countries
Starting from nineties, a good deal of bands from Northern Europe emerged in Heavy Metal scene, most of which are death and black metal. With their lands’ climate’s effect, they offered their music to listeners with a pessimist, schizoid and loser approach. One of the newer bands hailing from this fruitful land is Sabaton, a young Swedish group. I believe that this band, members of which are 23-24 years old in average, shall find its place among the important groups of heavy metal scene. The band, which was founded in 1999, released their debut album, “Fist for Fight”, from a small Italian label, “Underground Symphony”. After this release, which did not draw attention much, they made their impact with their second album titled “Primo Victoria” in 2005. Though they give the impression of an ordinary heavy metal band at first listen, they have a very special feature that distinguishes them from their kind. This special feature is Joakim Broden’s strong, deep, rich and barbaric vocals. His singing of the songs in an anthem style has definitely proved itself to be original. We are faced with magnificent vocals, being supported with choir chorus partitions in parts. In fact, the album is opened with neither guitar arpeggio nor an intro, but with Joakim’s scream. This must be an indication of how much the band trusts its vocalist. Moreover, he has added keyboards to his success in vocals and played all keyboards in the album. It may seem as exaggeration but, in my opinion, Joakim Broden is the best heavy metal voice appeared within last decade. Primo Victoria is a very important album that should be considered in terms of the continuity of Heavy Metal music. They are far from the handicap of confusing musical change with musical progression. They have mixed the effects of the geography they are living in into classical heavy metal with a very successful effort and they have created beautiful, fun-to-listen music
Track listing:
1. Primo Victoria
2. Reign Of Terror
3. Panzer Battalion
4. Wolfpack
5. Counterstrike
6. Stalingrad
7. Into The Fire
8. Purple Heart
9. Metal Machine
10. The March To War
11. Shotgun
12. Into The Fire-live
13. Rise Of Evil-live
14. The Beast-Twisted Sister cover
15. Dead Soldiers Waltz