The War to End All Wars (album) explained

The War to End All Wars
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sabaton
Cover:	The War to End All Wars Sabaton.jpg
Released:	4 March 2022
Recorded:	2021
Genre:	Power metal^[1]
Length:	45:21
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Prev Title:	The Great War
Prev Year:	2019

The War to End All Wars is the tenth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, released on 4 March 2022.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It is the last album to feature guitarist Tommy Johansson.^[6]

The album serves as a sequel to the band's 2019 album The Great War, and is a concept album which, like its predecessor, focuses on the atrocities, miracles and happenings around World War I, such as those of the Christmas truce, the stormtroopers of the German Army, the Race to the Sea, the Treaty of Versailles, the predominant dreadnought type of battleship during the early 20th century, and others.

The single "Christmas Truce" was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse Awards, finishing second overall.^[7]

Reception

In the U.S., the album sold 8,000 copies in its first week of release.^[8]

Track listing

Notes

• The song "Sarajevo" does not appear on the standard digital version of the album, although it does appear on the digital "History Edition" and all CD and vinyl versions.

Personnel

Band members

• Joakim Brodén – lead vocals, keyboards
• Pär Sundström – bass, backing vocals
• Chris Rörland – guitars, backing vocals
• Tommy Johannson – guitars, backing vocals
• Hannes Van Dahl – drums, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Bethan Dixon Bate – narration on "Sarajevo", "Versailles" and History Edition
• Flowing Chords – backing vocals on "Christmas Truce"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[9]	71
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[10]	89

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"

Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	145
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	43
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[13]	6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[14]	100
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	89

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sabaton - The War to End All . metal.de.
2. Web site: Sabaton Announces 'The War To End All Wars' Album . . 7 November 2021 . 15 August 2021.
3. Web site: Childers . Chad . Sabaton Announce 'The War to End All Wars' Album Details . Loudwire . 7 November 2021 . en . 4 October 2021.
4. Web site: Sabaton Start Pre-Order For New Album 'The War To End All Wars' . TotalRock . 7 November 2021 . 4 October 2021.
5. Web site: 14 August 2021. Announcing our new album – The War To End All Wars! Sabaton. 9 January 2022. Sabaton Official Website. en-US.
6. Web site: Sabaton Parts Ways With Guitarist Tommy Johansson . 2024-01-22 . www.ultimate-guitar.com . en.
7. News: Global Metal Apocalypse (GMA) Awards 2021 – The Results. 9 January 2022. Global Metal Apocalypse. 9 January 2022. en.
8. Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun's 'The Brave' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart . .
9. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2022 al 10.03.2022). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 12 March 2022.
10. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/03/09 公開. Billboard Japan. ja. 9 March 2022.
11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. 14 January 2023.
12. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2022. GfK Entertainment charts. de. 16 December 2022.
13. Web site: Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján - 2022. Mahasz. hu. 4 February 2023.
14. Web site: OLiS 2022 – roczne podsumowanie sprzedaży płyt na nośnikach fizycznych. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 17 February 2023.
15. Web site: Årslista Album, 2022. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 15 January 2023.
16. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. de. 27 December 2022.