Accept to tour with Sabaton

Revolver Golden Gods Award nominees ACCEPT are returning to North America for 20 shows with Sweden’s SABATON kicking off their tour in Orlando, Florida on April 9th through May 7th in Houston, Texas.

With over 130 sweat-drenched, worldwide shows to their credit in less than one year, ACCEPT’s twelfth full-length studio album Blood Of The Nations has sold over 19,600 copies in the U.S. since its release last September, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Click here to read all the “Album of the Year” accolades the band have garnished since their triumphant comeback.

Guitarist Wolf Hoffman shares: “2010 has been the most stunning year in our career - to be reunited with our fans all over the world is spectacular and overwhelming. To come back to America... Sensational!! We can't wait to see you all again and we will have a special program to present! LET'S ROCK TOGETHER!”

A Swedish power metal sextet that specializes in military history, SABATON will embark on their first-ever North American tour (with two headlining off-dates) in support of their fifth studio album, Coat Of Arms. The album debuted at #124 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #87 on the Top Hard Music chart.

Confirmed tour dates are:

04/09/11 The Club at Firestone – Orlando, FL
04/10/11 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
04/13/11 Jaxx – West Springfield, VA
04/14/11 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
04/15/11 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY (SABATON ONLY)
04/16/11 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
04/17/11 Club Soda- Montreal, QC – CANADA
04/18/11 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
04/20/11 Mod Club – Toronto, ON – CANADA
04/21/11 Blondie's – Detroit, MI
04/22/11 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
04/24/11 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
04/26/11 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
04/27/11 Peter's Room – Portland, OR
04/28/11 The Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
04/30/11 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
05/01/11 Galaxy Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
05/02/11 Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA
05/03/11 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ (SABATON ONLY)
05/04/11 Club Vegas – Salt Lake City, UT
05/06/11 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
05/07/11 Scout Bar – Houston, TX

ACCEPT’s 2010 line-up includes Wolf Hoffmann on guitar, Peter Baltes on bass, Stefan Schwarzmann on drums, Herman Frank on guitar and Mark Tornillo on vocals.

View the video for “Teutonic Terror” – directed and produced by Dave Blass for Grid 41 - here.

Visit ACCEPT online at www.ACCEPTWORLDWIDE.com, www.myspace.com/accepttheband, www.facebook.com/accepttheband, and www.twitter.com/accepttheband.

SABATON features Joakim Brodén on vocals, Oskar Montelius on guitars, Rikard Sundén on guitars, Pär Sundström on bass, Daniel Mullback on drums, and Daniel Mÿhr on keyboards.

View the SABATON video for “Uprising” - "a powerful and emotional tribute to those who lost their lives in the Warsaw uprising in 1944" - at this location.

Visit SABATON online at www.SABATON.net, www.myspace.com/SABATON, www.facebook.com/SABATON, twitter.com/SABATON and www.youtube.com/user/SABATON.