On top of that, the band is doing something really interesting in the chorus, as someone else in the band shortly takes over the chorus vocals, while Brodén fills out different accents. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, “Frankly I had enjoyed the war.” The song definitely shares that same unstoppable energy that the Lieutenant-General seemed to have. According to Wikipedia, he was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear was blinded in his left eye survived two plane crashes tunneled out of a prisoner-of-war camp and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. “The Unkillable Soldier” is a personal highlight off this record, telling an incredible story about Adrian Carton de Wiart. During the chorus, the song also gets a bit of an ’80s vibe with keyboards subtly present in the background. The guitars ebb and flow along with the sound of waves, rocking slowly back and forth, yet very rhythmic. An example of that is “Dreadnought” – Brodén starts with singing about the sea, which is something you also hear in the intro already before the vocals kick in. If there is one notable thing upon listening to this record, it’s that underneath all the power metal, there are some exquisite little details that bring the album as a whole to a new level, which overall, means that “The War to End All Wars” has a different feeling than SABATON’s prior work, yet is unmistakably still SABATON.

The music continues with “Stormtroopers,” which has a more traditional power metal approach – up-tempo and dynamic, with a great pumping chorus. In the middle, there’s a great instrumental section, which includes a couple of impressive guitar solos. During the verses, a voiceover illustrates the events of what happened in Sarajevo grimly on top of some good old power metal, after which it is switched up with singer Joakim Brodén singing a chorus referring to the album’s title. The album begins with the intro “Sarajevo,” which tells the story of how the war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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