# Primo Victoria > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Primo_Victoria > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Primo_Victoria.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Victoria > Source revision: 1315426132 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Primo Victoria*** (Latin for "Victory First")[2] is the debut studio album by the Swedish [power metal](/source/Power_metal) band [Sabaton](/source/Sabaton_(band)). The band had previously recorded the full-length album *[Metalizer](/source/Metalizer)* with Italian label [Underground Symphony](/source/Underground_Symphony), but due to conflicts its release was delayed until 2007.[3] *Primo Victoria* instead became Sabaton's debut album, recorded in 2004 in [Abyss Studios](/source/The_Abyss_(recording_studio)), and released the following year with their new label, Black Lodge Records.[4] In 2010 the album was re-released on German label [Nuclear Blast](/source/Nuclear_Blast), with six additional bonus tracks, under the name *Primo Victoria Re-Armed*.[5] The re-release reached 43rd place in the Swedish album charts.[6] ## Lyrics Sabaton used themes of war history in *Primo Victoria*, a style they have continued ever since. According to singer [Joakim Brodén](/source/Joakim_Brod%C3%A9n), he and bass player [Pär Sundström](/source/P%C3%A4r_Sundstr%C3%B6m) had written the music for the title track, but were missing lyrics. Because they felt the song had a "big sound", they wanted a big subject, and chose the [allied invasion of Normandy during World War II](/source/Normandy_landings). Having to do some research on the historic events, they decided they liked the meaning that the subject added to the song, and decided to give the whole album a war history theme.[7][8] ## Personnel - [Joakim Brodén](/source/Joakim_Brod%C3%A9n) – lead vocals and keyboard - Rickard Sundén – guitar and backing vocals - Oskar Montelius – guitar and backing vocals - [Pär Sundström](/source/P%C3%A4r_Sundstr%C3%B6m) – bass guitar - Daniel Mullback – drums ## "Second Battalion" and "Amphibious Battalion" The band was commissioned by members of the [Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion](/source/Norwegian_Army_2nd_Battalion) to make an alternative version of *Panzer Battalion*. The alternate version, called *Second Battalion*, differs only in that the lyric "Second Battalion" is sung in place of "Panzer Battalion".[9] The band also later created another alternate version of Panzer Battalion named Amphibious Battalion for the Swedish marines fighting in Chad as a part of [EUFOR](/source/European_Union_Military_Operation_in_Chad_and_the_Central_African_Republic). ## Covers - German [a cappella](/source/A_cappella) metal group [Van Canto](/source/Van_Canto) covered "Primo Victoria" on their fourth studio album *[Break the Silence](/source/Break_the_Silence_(Van_Canto_album))* in 2011, with Sabaton frontman Joakim Brodén appearing as a guest vocalist and in the [music video](/source/Music_video).[10] ## Cross-promotion with Wargaming As part of Nuclear Blast's 30th anniversary, in 2017, Sabaton announced through their website that they were beginning a long-term collaboration with [Wargaming](/source/Wargaming_(company)). The band stated they often play *[World of Tanks](/source/World_of_Tanks)* between shows.[11] This collaboration resulted in the filming of a [music video](/source/Music_video) for the song "Primo Victoria", as well as the custom-painted [Swedish Army](/source/Swedish_Army) [Strv 81](/source/Strv_81) featured in the video being made available for purchase in *World of Tanks*.[12] ## Charts Chart (2010) Peak position ## References 1. ["Review | SABATON - Primo Victoria | POWERMETAL.de"](https://powermetal.de/review/review-Sabaton/Primo_Victoria,5220.html) 1. ["Lewis & Short"](http://perseus.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.14:5068.lewisandshort). *perseus.uchicago.edu* 1. Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm. ["Sabaton – med krig som tema"](https://www.svt.se/sa-javla-metal/sabaton-med-krig-som-tema) (in Swedish). *svt.se*. Retrieved 7 October 2017. 1. ["Sabaton - Primo Victoria"](https://www.discogs.com/Sabaton-Primo-Victoria/release/1491191). *Discogs*. Retrieved 7 October 2017. 1. ["Primo Victoria - Re-Armed by SABATON - info and shop at Nuclear Blast - Nuclear Blast"](http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/discography/details/76593.71102.primo-victoria-re-armed.html). *www.nuclearblast.de*. Retrieved 6 October 2017. 1. Hung, Steffen. ["swedishcharts.com - Sabaton - Primo victoria"](http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sabaton&titel=Primo+victoria&cat=a). *swedishcharts.com*. Retrieved 6 October 2017. 1. ["Interview: Sabaton's Frontman Joakim Brodén | Spotlight Report "The Best Entertainment Website in Oz""](http://spotlightreport.net/on-the-spot-2/interview-sabaton-joakim-broden). *spotlightreport.net*. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017. 1. ["Interview - Joakim Brodén of Sabaton - Cryptic Rock"](http://crypticrock.com/interview-joakim-broden-of-sabaton/). *crypticrock.com*. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017. 1. ["Sabaton - Trivia - Metal Storm"](http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/trivia.php?band_id=1362&bandname=Sabaton). *www.metalstorm.net*. Retrieved 7 October 2017. 1. ["Van Canto 'Break The Silence' About The Nuances Of 'Rakkatakka' And The Origins Of 'Power A Cappella Metal'"](http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=71757). *Metalunderground.com*. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2018. 1. Sabaton (12 June 2017). ["World of Tanks collaborates with Swedish Heavy Metal Band SABATON!"](http://www.sabaton.net/world-tanks-collaborates-swedish-heavy-metal-band-sabaton/). *Sabaton.net*. Retrieved 5 January 2018. 1. ["SABATON Releases New 'World of Tanks' Music video for 'Primo Victoria'"](http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sabaton-releases-new-world-of-tanks-music-video-for-primo-victoria/). *[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)*. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018. ## External links - ["Primo Victoria" music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPVm-QkWbBQ) on [Nuclear Blast](/source/Nuclear_Blast)'s [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel - [*Primo Victoria* music video and lyrics](https://laivindur.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/sabaton-primo-victoria-primo-victoria/) on *Blogul lui Laivindur* website --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Primo Victoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Victoria) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Victoria?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.