SABATON unleashed their model new single, “Hordes of Khan,” upon the world yesterday (sixth June) alongside a model new music video.
Off of their upcoming eleventh studio album due out late this yr, the band described that the latest observe was based mostly on historic determine, Genghis Khan, and his legacy: “Genghis Khan wasn’t only a conqueror; he was a fancy determine who left behind an enormous legacy. He constructed the biggest contiguous empire in historical past, stretching far past Mongolia, and his affect solely grew after his dying.”
The music video follows an analogous storyline, besides it is embellished with a futuristic twist. The video is ready in 2045 – post-World Conflict III, in a world the place metallic, and SABATON, now not exist as a result of metallic wasn’t crucial in a peaceable world – and follows younger kids who want to see SABATON carry out.
Sneaking into the Pure Historical past Museum to see a show of SABATON and the exhibition on the position their music performed within the aforementioned WWIII, the youngsters find yourself choosing up SABATON‘s devices, summoning SABATON‘s spirits again into their displayed wax-figurine our bodies. Nevertheless, in doing so, in addition they summon the spirit of Genghis Khan again into his personal wax-figurine. An epic battle between SABATON and Genghis Khan ensues.
You’ll be able to take a look at how the story ends within the music video above.
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