| Metalizer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 March 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2002, with minor remastering in January 2007 | |||
| Genre | Power metal [1] | |||
| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label |
Black Lodge Records (original) Nuclear Blast (Re-Armed edition) | |||
| Sabaton chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Metalizer | ||||
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Metalizer is the third full-length release by Swedish power metal band Sabaton, but was actually recorded as their professional debut album (second overall) in 2002. The band's first record company, Underground Symphony, withheld the recordings for several years before arranging to release the rights to the band's new label Black Lodge Records. [1] [2]
The band's first album, the demo compilation Fist for Fight, is included as a bonus disc with a previously unreleased track. Most of the tracks on the first disc are re-recordings from this release.
Metalizer reached 21st place in the Swedish album charts. [3]
In 2010 the album was re-released on German label Nuclear Blast with four bonus tracks, under the name Metalizer Re-Armed. [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Theme | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hellrider" | About the Ghost Rider | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Thundergods" | About the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft [ citation needed] | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Metalizer" | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Shadows" | About the Nazgûl from The Lord of the Rings | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Burn Your Crosses" | From the perspective of a victim of the Spanish inquisition | 5:09 |
| 6. | "7734" | 3:41 | |
| 7. | "Endless Nights" | 4:52 | |
| 8. | "Hail to the King" | 3:39 | |
| 9. | "Thunderstorm" | 3:08 | |
| 10. | "Speeder" | 3:45 | |
| 11. | "Masters of the World" | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Jawbreaker" ( Judas Priest cover, also in the special edition) | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Dream Destroyer" | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Panzer Battalion" (Demo Version) | 5:01 |
| 15. | "Hellrider" (Live in Västerås 2006) | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:50 |
| 2. | "Hellrider" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Endless Nights" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Metalizer" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Burn Your Crosses" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "The Hammer Has Fallen" | 5:50 |
| 7. | "Hail to the King" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Shadows" | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Thunderstorm" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Masters of the World" | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Guten Nacht" | 1:53 |
| 12. | "Birds of War" (Previously unreleased) | 4:52 |
Note
- Disk 2 is the compilation of the two demos of Sabaton. It was originally released as a test of the market in 2000. 600 copies were pressed and they sold out within weeks. [6] In 2001, the compilation was re-released in a digipak edition by Underground Symphony. It was limited to 3000 copies. [7]
Personnel
- Sabaton
- Joakim Brodén – vocals, keyboards
- Rickard Sundén – guitars
- Oskar Montelius – guitars
- Pär Sundström – bass
- Daniel Mullback – drums
- Richard Larsson - drums (disc 2)
- Production Staff (Disk 1)
- Henke - mastering
- Mats Brännlund - recording, mixing
- Tommy Tägtgren - recording, mixing
- Mattias Norén - cover art
- Production Staff (Disk 2)
- Mats Brännlund - recording, mixing
- Tommy Tägtgren - recording, mastering
- Ken Kelly - cover art
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [8] | 21 |
References
- ^ a b "Metal Storm – Sabaton – Metalizer". Retrieved 27 February 2007.
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^ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm.
"Sabaton – med krig som tema". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Sabaton - Metalizer". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Metalizer - Re-Armed by SABATON - info and shop at Nuclear Blast - Nuclear Blast". www.nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Discography at sabaton.net". Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- ^ Kilvik, Frode. "SABATON – Attero Dominatus". METAL EXPRESS RADIO. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Sandvall, Anders. "Pär from the band Sabaton". Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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