Sabaton The Art Of War

2010, re-issue, THE ART OF WAR is the fourth album by Sabaton. It is a concept album built around an ancient book called THE ART OF WAR written in 600 BC by a Chinese General. The band has increased the use of keyboards which give the music a lighter sound; it's still heavy but it's not at such a grinding tempo as before. There are also more choir parts which along with the calmer tempo makes THE ART OF WAR stand out compared to the previous Sabaton albums. It also sounds like they have matured and refined their songwriting process, but they haven't lost the essence of Sabaton.