Sabaton - "The War to End All Wars"

Sabaton are the one power metal band that these fair isles have taken to their collective bosom. Their rise to arena-bothering status has been as stunning as it has been meteoric. This is the second of their first world war-themed records and sadly it is not a patch on 2019’s “Great War”. It still skilfully manages to be chest beatingly anthemic while it is respectful to its subject matter. But this time around it just doesn’t land as well and ultimately it feels rather underdone and disappointing.