Lyrics theme
Sabaton used themes of war history in ''Primo Victoria'', a style they have continued ever since. According to singer Joakim Brodén, he and bass player Pär Sundström had written the music for the title track, but were missing lyrics. Because they felt the song had a "big sound", they wanted a big subject, and chose the Normandy landings, allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Having to do some research on the historic events, they decided they liked the meaning that the subject added to the song, and decided to give the whole album a war history theme.Track listing
Personnel
* Joakim Brodén – lead vocals and keyboard * Rickard Sundén – guitar and backing vocals * Oskar Montelius – guitar and backing vocals * Pär Sundström – bass guitar * Daniel Mullback – drums"Second Battalion" and "Amphibious Battalion"
The band was commissioned by members of the Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion to make an alternative version of ''Panzer Battalion''. The alternate version, called ''Second Battalion'', differs only in that the lyric "Second Battalion" is sung in place of "Panzer Battalion". The band also later created another alternate version of Panzer Battalion named Amphibious Battalion for the Swedish marines fighting in Chad as a part of European Union Military Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic, EUFOR.Covers
* German a cappella metal group van Canto covered "Primo Victoria" on their fourth studio album ''Break the Silence (van Canto album), Break the Silence'' in 2011, with Sabaton frontman Joakim Brodén appearing as a guest vocalist and in the music video.Cross-promotion with Wargaming
As part of Nuclear Blast's 30th anniversary, in 2017, Sabaton announced through their website that they were beginning a long-term collaboration with Wargaming (company), Wargaming. The band stated they often play ''World of Tanks'' between shows. This collaboration resulted in the filming of a music video for the song "Primo Victoria", as well as the custom-painted Swedish Army Centurion tank featured in the video being made available for purchase in ''World of Tanks''.References
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