Sabaton Release New Single ‘Livgardet’ And Announce Next Single ‘The Royal Guard’

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Sabaton have returned with an epic hymn to celebrate the 500th anniversary of one of the oldest military establishments in the world (The Swedish Royal Guard). Check out the new song below.

The new song also marks a return to singing in their native language (Swedish) once again. ‘Livgardet’ is the band’s first new music since the band’s last album 2019’s ‘The Great War’.

“Since 2012 and Carolus Rex we have been looking forward to writing more songs in Swedish and we felt that we were not done with the history of our fatherland” Pär Sundström bassist and co-songwriter reflects. “Over the past years, we have been discussing topics until something obvious came up. One of the oldest military regiments in the world, the Swedish Royal Guard (Livgardet), was formed in SABATON’s home region in Sweden, Dalecarlia, in 1521 by the legendary Swedish king Gustav Vasa.”

“For the past 500 years they have evolved with the times and served under various kings and queens around the world, and they are still active today. We felt that such an anniversary would be worth a song and we aimed at writing a respectful tribute, an anthem for this Swedish regiment and its legacy.”

“The rich 500 years of history is, needless to say, extremely hard to fit into one single song and that is why we mainly focused on the parts and battles that happened during the age of the Swedish Empire. We aimed to write a respectful tribute, a powerful anthem, for this Swedish regiment and its remarkable legacy.”

Check out the new track here:

The band have also announced another single today. ‘The Royal Guard’ will be released later this year on April 9th, and will see a limited run Vinyl edition. The new 12″ will be etched on the B-side, and will come with noble gold foil prints and embossed artwork, and contains both the English version of the track – ‘The Royal Guard’ as well as the Swedish version ‘Livgardet’.

For a strictly limited edition, the band has even visited the pressing plant and created a special vinyl that will contain real gunpowder! You can pre-order the Vinyl here. And you can pre-save ‘The Royal Guard’ on the digital platforms here.