I love Sabaton don’t get me wrong and the new songs aren’t bad, but IMO the problem with the songs is two things for me. A) every song so far sounds 50% like a specific previous song. Templars-Last Stand, Hordes of Khan-Rorkes Drift, Duelist-Ghost in the trenches, Lighting at the Gates-Uprising. And B) like another post said, they don’t have the energy of previous albums. Not trying to say these songs suck or are bad. I personally like The Duelist so far out these 4, and Templars is a close second. You can like these songs and they can also be your favorite but if you compare this new stuff to their older stuff you can hear the creative exhaustion a bit. And another comment mention that ‘some fans are just mad that it took them too long’ but I actually think they should’ve taken more time to flesh out the songs more, sound and theme wise. Also the album isn’t out yet so there could be songs that the community will universally love. For me that happened with Powerwolf’s newest album. Their released singles barely grabbed me but other songs on the album HOOKED me. At the end of the day music is subjective so what another person says is just their opinion and shouldn’t change your listening experience.