{"product_id":"sabaton-the-last-stand-marbled-splatter-lp","title":"Sabaton - The Last Stand (Bloodstone Marbled \u0026 Spartan Sunset Splatter Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1SlBlB5pzU?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodstone Marbled \u0026amp; Spartan Sunset Splatter 2LP in Gatefold Sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tenth-anniversary edition of The Last Stand spreads the album across two LPs, one pressed on bloodstone marbled vinyl and one on spartan sunset splatter, in a gatefold sleeve with a cut-out cover and alternative artwork. The eleven album tracks fill sides A and B, side C holds four bonus covers, and side D carries an etching in place of music. A double-sided motif card is included. Nuclear Blast's notes describe it as the first edition to gather all of the album's bonus tracks in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose four covers were scattered across the 2016 editions: Stan Ridgway's \"Camouflage\" and Judas Priest's \"All Guns Blazing\" on the standard releases, Iron Maiden's \"Afraid to Shoot Strangers\" on the earbook and Twisted Sister's \"Burn in Hell\" on the Japanese release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Last Stand was Sabaton's eighth album, released by Nuclear Blast on August 19, 2016. Peter Tägtgren produced it at The Abyss in Pärlby, Sweden, in April and May 2016, and Jonas Kjellgren mastered it. Joakim Brodén, Pär Sundström, Chris Rörland, Thobbe Englund and Hannes Van Dahl made up the lineup. It was Englund's last album before an eight-year absence from the band, which ended when he rejoined in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach song takes up a battle in which an outnumbered force held its ground, from Thermopylae on \"Sparta\" and Bannockburn in 1314 to the Swiss Guard at the Sack of Rome in 1527 on the title track and the defense of Castle Itter in May 1945 on \"The Last Battle.\" Brodén has said the idea of a last stand had always fascinated him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album reached No. 1 in Sweden, Finland and Switzerland and No. 2 in Germany, Austria and Poland, and it was certified gold in five countries, Sweden and Germany among them. \"The Lost Battalion,\" \"Blood of Bannockburn\" and \"Shiroyama\" were released as singles ahead of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Dying Breath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood of Bannockburn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiary of an Unknown Soldier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lost Battalion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRorke's Drift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col start=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHill 3234\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShiroyama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinged Hussars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Battle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side C (Bonus)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col start=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamouflage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Guns Blazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfraid to Shoot Strangers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurn in Hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEtching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4065629767549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nuclear Blast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.18.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nuclear Blast","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48226584789150,"sku":"4065629767549","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/20260806_sabaton1_lp.jpg?v=1789981636","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/sabaton-the-last-stand-marbled-splatter-lp","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}