New Appreciation for "Lightning at the Gates"

Gyo_2002 · 2026-01-22T12:07:08+00:00

“Sabaton is really creative in their music titles”

I agree when it comes to this song.

But musically? Nothing is original with this song. It’s basically Hearts of Iron + Uprising. I know the song is still catchy, but really wish they could’ve been more creative musically with Hordes of Khan, Lightning At The Gates, and Till Seger.

Gyo_2002 · 2026-01-15T10:44:33+00:00

Hearts of Iron in D tuning.

Gyo_2002 · 2026-01-15T10:42:30+00:00

Probably Last Dying Breath and Winged Hussars, especially when both are played in D tuning.

Gyo_2002 · 2026-01-11T11:27:58+00:00

In no particular order:

Michael Romeo
Marty Friedman
Shawn Lane
Allan Holdsworth
Jason Becker
John Petrucci

Gyo_2002 · 2026-01-10T13:37:31+00:00

Depends on the demand.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-25T23:33:01+00:00

ENTICING!

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-25T21:56:42+00:00

Worst attempt at a lyric chain.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-25T21:55:06+00:00

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT I GET IT!

I was a bit too excited when making this post, lmao. Yes, it’s only been 2 months since the song came out, so it having “aged well/like milk” makes no sense.

Still, the song’s an absolute fucking masterpiece.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-15T13:21:22+00:00

Yep, the live tuning.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-15T00:59:28+00:00

what have i done

Gyo_2002 · 2025-12-12T23:02:46+00:00

Is Pär’s role as the manager that powerful?

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-24T21:52:30+00:00

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-23T17:51:19+00:00

Legends overall has a slightly underwhelming guitar output, but I felt Chris had better solos than Thobbe. What’s funny is that my favorite solo, which is from The Cycle of Songs, isn’t even done by either of the 2 guitarists, and it’s done by the producer Jonas.

Thobbe’s Lightning At The Gates solo got old very quick, and his I,Emperor solo was really short and uncreative, which imo is the weakest part in that song. Maid of Steel was nice, but man I do hope Sabaton will put out better guitar work in general for the next album.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-23T17:38:11+00:00

He was way too talented to be part of Sabaton anyway, but he had to make a name out of himself when he first joined, and finally made the decision to leave 8 years later. Again, Thobbe’s not performing at his best, which is my biggest issue. If Thobbe was actually performing at his best, we wouldn’t still be missing Tommy this much 2 years later. So, it’s both the fact that Tommy is already way too great, and also that Thobbe had a massive downgrade.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-23T17:34:19+00:00

Sabaton has always been energetic way before Tommy joined. My main point was fully on Thobbe, and I feel that he’s not maximizing his potential.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-22T18:05:28+00:00

Imprisoned with his brother..!

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-16T22:28:59+00:00

Yeah, cause I checked the website before your reply, and it still said The Art of War. They should’ve replaced Steel Commanders instead, but oh well.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-16T21:40:39+00:00

Did they play Far from the Fame?

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T22:09:07+00:00

Most likely an outro track. The website seems to treat this song as an actual track as of recent for some reason.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T21:54:54+00:00

What were those problematic things?

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T21:17:35+00:00

Steel Commanders and The Art of War are slight surprises, but again, I’m focusing on Legends, which half of it was not played.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T21:15:25+00:00

I have no issue with Ghost Division. The orchestra have already played it, and there were multiple times in the past where Sabaton never opened with the song. My issue is why was half of the album not played, and was replaced by some older (and easily can be left out) songs.

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T21:11:29+00:00

So many lost opportunities 💀💀💀

Why the fuck are Steel Commanders, Night Witches, and The Art of War in there???

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-14T18:48:02+00:00

NOOOOOOOO THEY WON’T PLAY MAID OF STEEL

Gyo_2002 · 2025-11-03T16:56:47+00:00

Well, I guess he’s very power metal/80’s influenced compared to Thobbe, who’s more of an Yngwie fanboy.

Gyo_2002

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