The War to End All Wars (album)

For the 2000 album by Yngwie Malmsteen, see War to End All Wars (album).

2022 studio album by Sabaton

The War to End All Wars

Studio album by

Sabaton

Released| 4 March 2022
Recorded| 2021
Genre| Power metal[1]
Length| 45:21
Label| Nuclear Blast
Sabaton chronology
| The Great War
(2019)  | The War to End All Wars
(2022)  |

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Singles from  The War to End All Wars

1. "Christmas Truce"
Released: 29 October 2021[2]
2. "Soldier of Heaven"
Released: 7 January 2022[3]
3. "The Unkillable Soldier"
Released: 11 February 2022
4. "Race to the Sea"
Released: 4 March 2022
5. "Stormtroopers"
Released: 16 December 2022

The War to End All Wars is the tenth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, released on 4 March 2022.[4][5][6][7] It is the last album to feature guitarist Tommy Johansson.[8]

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.[9]

## Reception

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In the U.S., the album sold 8,000 copies in its first week of release.[10]

## Accolades

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Publication  | List  | Rank

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Metal Hammer | The Best Metal Albums of 2022 So Far  |

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## Track listing

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The War to End All Wars track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Theme| Length

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1.| "Sarajevo"| Pär Sundström · Joakim Brodén| Chris Rörland · Joakim Brodén| The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand| 4:37
2.| "Stormtroopers"| Brodén| Brodén| The stormtroopers, specialist soldiers of Imperial Germany| 3:56
3.| "Dreadnought"| Sundström · Brodén| Brodén| Dreadnought-type battleships and the Battle of Jutland| 4:58
4.| "The Unkillable Soldier"| Sundström · Brodén| Brodén| Adrian Carton de Wiart during World War I| 4:11
5.| "Soldier of Heaven"| Sundström| Rörland · Brodén| The Italian-Austrian front and White Friday| 3:38
6.| "Hellfighters"| Brodén| Rörland · Brodén| The 369th Infantry Regiment of the United States of America, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters| 3:26
7.| "Race to the Sea"| Brodén| Brodén| Albert I of Belgium fighting alongside Belgian soldiers in the Battle of the Yser at the end of the 1914 Race to the Sea| 3:47
8.| "Lady of the Dark"| Sundström| Brodén| Milunka Savić, a female Serbian soldier from 1912-1919| 3:03
9.| "The Valley of Death"| Sundström · Brodén| Rörland · Brodén| The three Battles of Doiran| 4:13
10.| "Christmas Truce"| Sundström · Brodén| Brodén| The Christmas Truce of 1914| 5:18
11.| "Versailles"| Sundström · Brodén| Rörland · Brodén| The Treaty of Versailles| 4:14
Total length:| 45:21

### Notes

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* 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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for The War to End All Wars | Chart (2022)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] | 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 26
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16] | 90
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] | 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] | 1
French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 47
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] | 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] | 71
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] | 87
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[25] | 89
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] | 2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[27] | 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] | 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] | 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 4
UK Albums (OCC)[32] | 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[33] | 3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[34] | 2
US Billboard 200[35] | 87
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[36] | 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[37] | 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[38] | 9

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for The War to End All Wars | Chart (2022)  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[39] | 145
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[40] | 43
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[41] | 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[42] | 100
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] | 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] | 89

## Certifications

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Certifications for The War to End All Wars Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Hungary (MAHASZ)[45] | Gold  | 2,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[46] | Gold  | 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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Sabaton

* Joakim Brodén
* Pär Sundström
* Chris Rörland
* Hannes Van Dahl
* Thobbe Englund

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* Oskar Montelius
* Rikard Sundén
* Daniel Mullback
* Daniel Mÿhr
* Robban Bäck
* Tommy Johansson

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* Primo Victoria (2005)
* Attero Dominatus (2006)
* Metalizer (2007)
* The Art of War (2008)
* Coat of Arms (2010)
* Carolus Rex (2012)
* Heroes (2014)
* The Last Stand (2016)
* The Great War (2019)
* The War to End All Wars (2022)

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