Legends (Sabaton album)

Legends
Studio album by Sabaton
Released	17 October 2025 (2025-10-17)
Recorded	2024
Studio	Black Lounge Studios
Genre	Power metal
Length	45:42
Label	Better Noise
Producer	Jonas Kjellgren
Sabaton chronology
The War to End All Wars (2022) Legends (2025)
Singles from Legends
"Templars" Released: 25 April 2025 "Hordes of Khan" Released: 6 June 2025 "The Duelist" Released: 25 July 2025 "Lightning at the Gates" Released: 25 July 2025 "Crossing the Rubicon" Released: 12 September 2025 "I, Emperor" Released: 17 October 2025 "A Tiger Among Dragons" Released: 10 November 2025

Legends is the twelfth studio album by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It was released on 17 October 2025. ^[1] The album covers multiple stories of prominent figures and events in history, including the Knights Templar during the crusading wars, Genghis Khan's invasions and conquests, and Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, among others.

Background and promotion

The album's first single, "Templars", was released on 25 April 2025, ^[2] under the band's new contract with indie rock/metal label Better Noise Music, although the album was completed before the band moved to the label. ^[3] On 6 June 2025, the band released the next single titled "Hordes of Khan". ^[4] Two more singles were released on 25 July 2025, "The Duelist" and "Lightning at the Gates". ^[1] On 12 September 2025, a fourth single, "Crossing the Rubicon" was released, featuring the band's Better Noise Music labelmates, Nothing More; this guest version was not published on the album. ^[5] On 17 October 2025, the day the album was released, the single and music video for the song, "I, Emperor" was also released. ^[6]

Track listing

Legends track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Theme	Length
1.	"Templars"	Joakim Brodén Pär Sundström	Brodén	The trials and dissolution of the Knights Templar	4:54
2.	"Hordes of Khan"	Sundström	Brodén	The invasions and conquests led by Genghis Khan	3:43
3.	"A Tiger Among Dragons"	Sundström	Brodén Lars Torbjörn Englund Chris Rörland	Life of Lü Bu	4:06
4.	"Crossing the Rubicon"	Brodén	Brodén Kenny Lars Kängström	The crossing of the Rubicon River led by Julius Caesar	3:29
5.	"I, Emperor"	Brodén Sundström	Brodén	Life of Napoleon Bonaparte	4:16
6.	"Maid of Steel"	Sundström	Brodén	Life of Joan of Arc	3:17
7.	"Impaler"	Brodén	Brodén Chris Rörland	Life of Vlad the Impaler	4:44
8.	"Lightning at the Gates"	Brodén Sundström	Brodén Englund	The crossing of the Alps led by Hannibal	4:12
9.	"The Duelist"	Brodén	Brodén	Life of Miyamoto Musashi	3:55
10.	"The Cycle of Songs"	Brodén	Brodén Jonas Kjellgren	Life of Senusret III	5:39
11.	"Till Seger"	Sundström	Brodén Hannes Van Dahl	Life of Gustavus Adolphus and the rise of the Swedish Empire	3:27
Total length:					45:42

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[7]

Sabaton

• Joakim Brodén – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards
• Chris Rörland – guitars, backing vocals
• Thobbe Englund – guitars, backing vocals
• Pär Sundström – bass
• Hannes Van Dahl – drums

Additional contributors

• Joakim Brodén – production
• Pär Sundström – production
• Chris Rörland – production
• Thobbe Englund – production
• Jonas Kjellgren – mixing, mastering, engineering
• Hannele Junkala – backing vocals
• Marie-Louise Strömqvist – backing vocals
• Mia Mullback – backing vocals
• Sofia Lundberg – backing vocals
• Scott Tunnix – narration and additional sound effects on Storyteller Edition ^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Legends Chart (2025) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 37 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 16 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 9 French Albums (SNEP) [15] 121 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [16] 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 4 German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 2 Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [19] 18 Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [20] 83 Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) [21] 19 Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge) [22] 28 Norwegian Rock Albums (IFPI Norge) [23] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [24] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC) [25] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [26] 2 Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [27] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [29] 58 UK Independent Albums (OCC) [30] 4 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [31] 2 US Independent Albums (Billboard) [32] 47 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [33] 15

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Legends Chart (2025) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [34] 100

References

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External links

• Official website
• Article page via Encyclopaedia Metallum