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* ImpromptuFortress: ''Rorke's Drift'' describes how the support column to a British army wiped out by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlhwana swiftly worked to build barricades of boxes around their position at a Christian mission against the oncoming African army.


The band underwent a major lineup change after the release of ''Carolus Rex'' in 2012, with Mÿhr, guitarists Rikard Sundén and Oskar Montelius, and drummer Daniel Mullback leaving due to the group's grueling touring schedule; they subsequently joined up with Astral Doors vocalist Nils Patrik Johannson to form Music/{{Civil War|Band}}. In their place, Joakim and Pär hired guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund and drummer Robban Bäck; however the latter only stayed a year before being replaced by former Music/{{Evergrey}} drummer Hannes Van Dahl. Englund left the band after recording ''The Last Stand'' in 2017 and was replaced by Tommy "Music/ReinXeed" Johansson.

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The band underwent a major lineup change after the release of ''Carolus Rex'' in 2012, with Mÿhr, guitarists Rikard Sundén and Oskar Montelius, and drummer Daniel Mullback leaving due to the group's grueling touring schedule; they subsequently joined up with Astral Doors vocalist Nils Patrik Johannson to form Music/{{Civil War|Band}}. In their place, Joakim and Pär hired guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund and drummer Robban Bäck; however the latter only stayed a year before being replaced by former Music/{{Evergrey}} drummer Hannes Van Dahl. Englund left the band after recording ''The Last Stand'' in 2017 and was replaced by Tommy "Music/ReinXeed" Johansson.
Johansson, only to return in 2024 when Tommy left to focus full-time on his own band Music/{{Majestica}}.



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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5R_PH7Jek "Livgardet"]]/[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZN5bw3wg9g "The Royal Guard"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGTo8K9nR0 "Defence of Moscow"]][[labelnote:*]]An English cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw0jQBLbhLU the same song]] from Music/RadioTapok[[/labelnote]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peTCePu1jMs "Steel Commanders" feat. Tina Guo]] (standalone singles) - 2021

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5R_PH7Jek "Livgardet"]]/[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZN5bw3wg9g "The Royal Guard"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGTo8K9nR0 "Defence of Moscow"]][[labelnote:*]]An English cover of Moscow"]][[note]]Music/RadioTapok cover[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw0jQBLbhLU the same song]] from Music/RadioTapok[[/labelnote]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peTCePu1jMs "Steel Commanders" feat. Tina Guo]] (standalone singles) - 2021



* ''Stories from the Western Front'' - EP, 2023
** Single: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGhhnQB1gw "1916"]][[note]]Music/{{Motorhead}} cover[[/note]]
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** The single ''Defense of Moscow'' is a particularly notable example, since the original was written and produced by Russian AscendedFan Music/RadioTapok, who made several covers of Sabaton songs in Russian, and wrote the song specifically to match Sabaton's style.
** In 2023, the band released "1916", a cover of a song by Music/{{Motorhead}} about two World War I soldiers who die in the trenches. The song's music video also features members of Motorhead carrying a portrait of deceased frontman Lemmy Kilmister.

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** The single ''Defense of Moscow'' is a particularly notable example, since the original was written and produced by Russian AscendedFan PromotedFanboy[[invoked]] Music/RadioTapok, who made several covers of Sabaton songs in Russian, and wrote the song specifically to match Sabaton's style.
** In 2023, the band released "1916", a cover of a song by Music/{{Motorhead}} about two World War I soldiers who die in the trenches. The song's music video also features members of Motorhead Music/{{Motorhead}} carrying a portrait of deceased frontman Lemmy Kilmister.Kilmister.
* CreatorCameo: Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, the two surviving final members of Music/{{Motorhead}}, appear in the video for "1916" carrying a portrait of the late Lemmy Kilmeister.


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* CrowdSong: The video for the "1916" CoverVersion depicts a huge crowd of metalheads, including the band and [[CreatorCameo the surviving members]] of original artist Music/{{Motorhead}}, walking the streets of Birmingham, England singing the song.
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* TheRemnant: In "Race to the Sea", Belgium has been mostly occupied by Germany, but the Belgian victory at the Yser allows them to hold a sliver of land and continue participating in the Great War.


The band underwent a major lineup change after the release of ''Carolus Rex'' in 2012, with Mÿhr, guitarists Rikard Sundén and Oskar Montelius, and drummer Daniel Mullback leaving due to the group's grueling touring schedule. They subsequently joined up with Astral Doors vocalist Nils Patrik Johannson to form Music/{{Civil War|Band}}.

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The band underwent a major lineup change after the release of ''Carolus Rex'' in 2012, with Mÿhr, guitarists Rikard Sundén and Oskar Montelius, and drummer Daniel Mullback leaving due to the group's grueling touring schedule. They schedule; they subsequently joined up with Astral Doors vocalist Nils Patrik Johannson to form Music/{{Civil War|Band}}.
War|Band}}. In their place, Joakim and Pär hired guitarists Chris Rörland and Thobbe Englund and drummer Robban Bäck; however the latter only stayed a year before being replaced by former Music/{{Evergrey}} drummer Hannes Van Dahl. Englund left the band after recording ''The Last Stand'' in 2017 and was replaced by Tommy "Music/ReinXeed" Johansson.



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* RealMenLoveJesus: The subjects of many of their songs including Charles XII and Alvin York.
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* CompressedHair: Creator/{{Yarnhub}}'s story video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM9PuJxppdI "Lady of the Dark"]] (later reused in ''WesternAnimation/TheWarToEndAllWarsTheMovie'') depicts an Austro-Hungarian soldier pulling [[ActionGirl Milunka Savić]]'s hat off while fighting with her and being astonished when her long, feminine hair falls free ([[SamusIsAGirl having not realized she was a woman]]), which freezes him long enough for her to land a MegatonPunch on his jaw.
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* BolivianArmyEnding:
** The viewpoint character of "Great War" ends the song about to make a suicidal charge towards the enemy trench, fully expecting to die in the attempt.
** The music video for "The Royal Guard" has Sabaton, portraying the Swedish royal guard at the skirmish at Bender, defeat the Ottomans in a bloody battle only to see an even bigger Ottoman force marching towards them. Unconcerned, Joakim resolves to fight on and the video ends with the five of them baring steel and charging towards the Ottomans. Historically the skirmish ended with the Swedes being defeated, although not before inflicting heavy casualties on the Ottomans.
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** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in "Chrismas Truce", where snowfall signifies the beggining of Christmas and the (temporary) end of the fighting.

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** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in "Chrismas "Christmas Truce", where snowfall signifies the beggining beginning of Christmas and the (temporary) end of the fighting.
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In 2020 they began a collaboration with American web animation studio Creator/{{Yarnhub}} to create story videos for some of their songs. This culminated in 2023 with their co-production of ''WesternAnimation/TheWarToEndAllWarsTheMovie'', an AnimatedMusical using their 2021 album ''The War to End All Wars'' as the soundtrack.

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