Sabaton - Primo Victoria Re-Armed

Primo Victoria is the debut studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, originally released in March 2005 via Black Lodge Records.

Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal band from Falun, Sweden. The vast majority of their albums are written about historical events, mainly wars and significant battles. Sabaton has been referred to as one of the "big four" power metal bands, along with Helloween, Blind Guardian and DragonForce. They are one of the most successful metal bands in Swedish history.

Their debut album was recorded at The Abyss and Polar Studios in Sweden in 2004 and was released the following year.

Sabaton used themes of war history in Primo Victoria, a style they have continued ever since. According to singer Joakim Brodén, he and bass player Pär Sundström 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. 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.

The album was reissued in 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records which included six additional bonus tracks and the album was retitled “Primo Victoria Re-Armed”.

This double album 2LP 3-sided record set is a 2023 reissue on 180 gram black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve, pressed in Europe via Nuclear Blast.