''Metalizer'' is the third full-length release by Swedish heavy metal band

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, but was actually recorded as their professional debut album (second overall) in 2002. The band's first record company,

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, withheld the recordings for several years before arranging to release the rights to the band's new label Black Lodge Records. The band's first album, the demo compilation ''

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'', 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. In 2010 the album was re-released on German label

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with four bonus tracks, under the name ''Metalizer Re-Armed''.

Track listing

Note

*Disk 2 is the compilation of the two first demos of Sabaton originally released in 2000 in 600 copies but re-released in a limited digipak edition by Underground Symphony in 2001.

Personnel

;''Sabaton'' *

Joakim Brodén Joakim "Jocke" Brodén (born 5 October 1980) is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional third guitarist of the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999. Earl ...

– vocals, keyboards * Rickard Sundén – guitars * Oskar Montelius – guitars *

Pär Sundström Pär Sundström (born 8 June 1981) is a Swedish bass player. He and Joakim Brodén are the last remaining founding members of heavy metal band Sabaton. He is also the band's manager and one of the band's lyricists. Life Sundström was born i ...

– 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

References

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