"This is not the first time we have su ng about stories from this period in time, but now we felt the timing was right to make a full concept album about this war", explain the band. Furthermore, the album has been mastered by Maor Appelbaum and the artwork was once again created by Peter Sallaí. The band started the recordings exactly 100 years after the end of the First World War () and took 3 months of intensive work to complete the album together with their long term producer and partner Jonas Kjellgren at Black Lounge studios. "The Great War" will be available worldwide through Nuclear Blast Records on July 19th. “The Soundtrack To The Great War” CD, regular, History & Soundtrack LPs, one out of 11 Great War propaganda posters, postcards, emblem, poem on sheet) – limited to 1000
narrated parts in addition to the album tracks "The Great War" will be available in different formats:
This ninth full-length record, that will see the light of day right in time for the band's 20th anniversary, will be a concept album named "The Great War" based on events during the First World War. Today, Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON start the pre-order for their new studio album that will be released this summer 2019.