Friends!
We have once again joined forces with the leading naval multiplayer game, World of Warships, for our new single and music video, “Yamato! Listen to our new song NOW!
Our music video for “Yamato” was filmed in Belgrade, Serbia last October. It unfolds aboard the Japanese battleship Yamato in her final moments before descending into the deep, taking us down with her. During the final battle, we fight waves, struggling to remain standing on the ship’s deck!
The video was filmed in a studio, where a set resembling a ship’s deck was built. Mechanics were installed to mimic the movement of a ship at sea. What the crew pulled off was seriously impressive.
Watch it here when it drops at 4pm CET / 11am ET / 8am PT. Don’t miss the premiere!
ABOUT “YAMATO”
Yamato was Japan’s pride. She was a giant battleship built in secret and launched in 1941 as the most powerful of its kind. This vessel was meant to dominate naval battles, but as aircraft carriers took over the seas, Yamato mostly served as a floating symbol of strength. In 1945, she was sent on a near-impossible mission to defend Okinawa. Outnumbered and under constant air attack, she fought on until she was finally sunk in a huge explosion, going down fighting to the very end.
The historical topic of Yamato has been on our radar for a while now, especially as it has been requested countless times by fans. Given our love for epic warship stories, we simply couldn’t resist! This song is not part of the “Legends” album, however, there is no doubt that based on the Sabaton rulebook of what defines a legend, Yamato definitely meets the criteria!
“Battleships are interesting and naval stories have, from time to time, been part of the Sabaton lore. ‘Bismarck’ was an exciting story for us to share and a fan favourite, and ‘Yamato’ is sort of a follow-up to that song. Our former guitarist, Tommy, wrote this song while he was still in the band. We only ‘Thobbefied’ it after guitar duties were returned to Thobbe.”
//Joakim
ABOUT THE WORLD OF WARSHIPS COLLABORATION
This exciting collaboration marks the second occasion we’ve teamed up with our friends at World of Warships, following our partnership on “Bismarck.”
For this brand-new “Yamato” release, players can experience something new in-game: for the very first time, a Sabaton-branded ship is available, alongsidespecial in-game voiceovers from Joakim and Pär!
In-game extras include:
- Crowned in Smoke and Flame skin that you can apply to the Yamato ship.
- Commander Joakim – assign him to command your ship and enjoy voiceovers and custom in-battle music.
- Legend of Sabaton Collection, offering facts about all five of us and the band. Collect the pieces through gameplay.
- Tileflage Metal Flames, featuring a dynamic flame pattern for a wide range of ships – not just Yamato – with metallic textures and subtle glow effects.
- A custom Sabaton ship destruction effect.
- Sabaton containers designed to resemble the flight cases we use to transport our instruments when touring.
- Pär voiceovers.
- Plus more…
“For ‘Yamato‘, World of Warships allowed us to be deeply involved in the creative process of both the music video and the design of the Sabaton-branded in-game ship, as well as the hundreds of vocal lines recorded by me and Joakim. Many people are aware about the collaborations between Wargaming’s titles and Sabaton, and know that there’s a natural crossover between both audiences and the people behind the band and the games.”
//Pär
For more detailed information about all of the in-game extras, click here.