"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the effort was created by Péter Sallai. A number of bonus tracks will be made available, including cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by METALLICA, BATTLE BEAST and RAUBTIER.

METALLICA - "For Whom The Bell Tolls"

Says SABATON: "All of us are old fans of METALLICA. The choice of the song was difficult, but we all could agree on that one. As an addition, 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' was the first heavy metal song ever performed on a stage by Pär."

BATTLE BEAST - "Out Of Control"

Says SABATON: "BATTLE BEAST was our secret guest at our latest Sabaton Cruise and we all enjoyed watching them perform their songs live. We thought we wanted to support young and upcoming bands and decided to do a cover of them."

RAUBTIER - "En Hjältes Väg"

Says SABATON: "RAUBTIER are our brothers from the north of Sweden. We have played together countless times and in the past, and Thobbe used to be in this band. At a special concert in 2012, Joakim performed this song live together with RAUBTIER and it awoke the idea of doing a cover version. Seeing to the song title it was also a natural choice for our latest album, 'Heroes'."

"Heroes" track listing:

Standard jewel case:

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

Digipack and U.S. version:

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

Bonus tracks:

11. 7734

12. Man Of War

Digital only:

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

Bonus tracks:

11. 7734

12. Man Of War

13. For Whom The Bell Tolls

Japan:

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

Bonus tracks:

11. 7734

12. Man Of War

13. En Hjältes Väg

Japan - digital only:

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

Bonus tracks:

11. 7734

12. Man Of War

13. En Hjältes Väg

14. For Whom The Bell Tolls

Earbook:

CD 1

01. Night Witches

02. No Bullets Fly

03. Smoking Snakes

04. Inmate 4859

05. To Hell And Back

06. The Ballad Of Bull

07. Resist And Bite

08. Soldier Of 3 Armies

09. Far From The Fame

10. Hearts Of Iron

CD 2 (bonus):

01. 7734

02. Man Of War

03. En Hjältes Väg

04. For Whom The Bell Tolls

05. Out Of Control

"We had the title in mind since before we even recorded 'Carolus Rex' and we already had ideas for artwork years ago," says SABATON bassist Pär Sundström. "We had a few different ones to choose from, but when we saw this one, we knew it was the right one for this album."

"Heroes" was recorded at The Abyss, the recording studio in Pärlby outside Ludvika, Sweden owned and operated by record producer and musician Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN).

"[Peter] still has some aces in his sleeves that we are sure will lift the new album," says Sundström.

SABATON played its first show with new drummer Hannes Van Dahl on November 16, 2013 at the Metal Hammer Paradise festival in Germany.

Regarding their decision to enlist Hannes Van Dahl, SABATON said in a statement: "For some time, there has been rumors about Robban [Bäck] coming back soon, or that Snowy [Shaw] would fill in for a while longer, or even take Robban's place permanently behind the drums.

"To put an end to these rumors we now present our new full-time member in SABATON: Hannes Van Dahl.

"Hannes has previously played in EVERGREY, which we have toured with in the past, and he has also worked side by side with us as drum technician for Snowy during his time in SABATON."

SABATON will return to the U.S. and Canada in April as direct support to American metallers ICED EARTH on their "Worldwide Plagues" North American tour. Opening each show on the six-week trek will be Dutch metallers REVAMP (featuring NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen).

SABATON's last album, "Carolus Rex", was released on May 22, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which was made available in both English and Swedish, deal with the Swedish Empire (referring to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721).

SABATON in 2012 parted ways with guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mulback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr.

Standard cover:

Alternate cover: