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The Art of War by Sabaton
The Art of War is an album by Sabaton, released in 2008. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ghost Division”, on 5 lists with a best position of #20.
The Art of War, Sabaton's fourth album, marched out on Black Lodge on 30 May 2008, and the Falun power metal band built the whole thing on a battle plan: Sun Tzu's ancient Chinese treatise on warfare. The songs line up with the chapters of the book, and the lyrics carry its lessons onto real battlefields, mostly from the First and Second World Wars.
Peter Tägtgren produced it, and he gives Joakim Brodén's bellow, Pär Sundström's bass and the twin guitars of Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén a thick, armored sound, with Daniel Mÿhr's keyboards adding the fanfare and Daniel Mullback rounding out the ranks. "Ghost Division" is the one that stuck: a battering ram that has opened most Sabaton concerts ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Art of War on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Division | 5 | #20 | – | 2014–2018 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.