Swedish metallers SABATON will release their eighth studio album, “The Last Stand“, on August 19 via Nuclear Blast.

The follow-up to 2014’s “Heroes” was once again produced by Peter Tägtgren (PAIN, LINDEMANN, HYPOCRISY) and it “marks a brand new chapter in SABATON history,” according to a press release.

The first trailer for “The Last Stand” is available above.

SABATON bassist Pär Sundström previously stated about “The Last Stand“:

“We once again worked with Peter Tägtgren in his newly upgraded and top-class Abyss studio in Sweden to record, produce and mix the album. The mastering [was] done by Jonas Kjellgren who also works in the same building in nice Pärlby on the countryside of Sweden. Both ‘Carolus Rex‘ and ‘Heroes‘ were done in the same way and we [felt] very comfortable to return to the same place and people again. Fans will recognize the sound of the album as SABATON, but we really feel we took it a step forward this time.”

The artwork for “The Last Stand” was created by Peter Sallaí, who has worked with SABATON since “Carolus Rex“. Sundström explained:

“We had the idea to make an image reflecting soldiers of different times representing the different historical battles we sing about on the new album. This only reveals a small part of the album topics though.”

Stated SABATON vocalist Joakim Brodén:

“The concept of a last stand has always fascinated me, and both me and Pär were ‘all in excited’ about the subject so it was an easy choice to make.”

(via Blabbermouth)