Sabaton to tour in support of upcoming album

Swedish heavy metal war historians SABATON are returning to North America for their 2nd headlining tour of the U.S. & Canada in support of their latest studio album, Carolus Rex, due out in North America on May 22nd!



SABATON are best known for singing almost exclusively about historical wars & battles, a direction they decided upon after watching the 1999 Academy Award-winning film Saving Private Ryan. The band thoroughly researches their topics to ensure the songs paint accurate & objective portraits of the historical event they’re singing about, which are narrated from an omniscient point-of-view or in first-person as a soldier caught in the line of fire.



Did you know?



· SABATON performed on the battlefield of Wizna (the place their song “40:1” refers to) in Poland on the 70th anniversary of that battle.

· 10,000 audience members witnessed the staged military re-enactment, complete with battlefield explosions and World War II tanks.

· SABATON’s video for “Uprising” (an emotional tribute to the men, women, and children who lost their lives in 1944’s Warsaw Uprising) has reached over one million views on YouTube.

· “Uprising” features the “Radoslaw” Reenactment Group, the Wizna 1939 Association, and a special appearance by General Waldemar Skrzypczak of the Polish Army.

· SABATON fans are famous for attending live concerts dressed in authentic war regalia.

· Plans are already in the works for SABATON to play on Normandy Beach on that battle’s 70th anniversary.

Carrying on with the tradition of their anthemic music & the triumph of the human spirit with Carolus Rex, SABATON teamed up with well-known Swedish historian Bengt Liljegren for a themed album about the Kingdom of Sweden between the years of 1561 and 1721.


SABATON’s “Swedish Empire” tour dates are:



04/15/12 Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX

04/17/12 Wreckers - Lubbock, TX

04/18/12 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO

04/19/12 The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO

04/20/12 Spicoli´s Grill and the Reverb Rock Garden - Waterloo, IA

04/22/12 The Firebird - St Louis , MO

04/23/12 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI

04/25/12 The Casbah - Charlotte, NC

04/27/12 Bogie´s - Albany, NY

04/28/12 Broadway Joe´s - Buffalo, NY

04/29/12 Peabody´s - Cleveland, OH

04/30/12 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA

05/02/12 The Loft - Poughkeepsie, NY

05/03/12 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA

05/04/12 The Gramercy Theatre – New York City, NY

05/05/12 The Palladium - Worcester, MA

05/07/12 Petit Campus - Montreal, QC – CANADA

05/08/12 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA

05/10/12 Wreck Room - Toronto, ON - CANADA

05/11/12 Music Hall - London, ON - CANADA

05/12/12 Alrosa’s Villa - Columbus, OH

05/13/12 Blondie´s - Detroit, MI

05/15/12 Station 4 - St Paul, MN

05/16/12 Reggie Rock Club - Chicago, IL

05/18/12 Vernon Club - Louisville, KY

05/19/12 Kingdom - Richmond, VA

05/20/12 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD

05/21/12 Jaxx - West Springfield, VA

05/23/12 Key Club – Hollywood, CA *OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY*

05/25/12 Circo Volador - Mexico City, D.F. - MÉXICO





SABATON’s last studio album, Coat Of Arms debuted at #124 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #87 on the Top Hard Music chart and was achieved Gold status in Poland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Worldwide first-week chart entries for Coat Of Arms included: Sweden #4; Poland #9; Finland #17; Germany #19; Switzerland #33 and Austria #71. The band‘s first live album, World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea, was released in September, 2011.



SABATON are:



· Joakim Brodén - Vocals

· Pär Sundström - Bass

· Chris Rörland - Guitars

· Tobbe Englund - Guitars

· Robban Beck - Drums



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



Visit the band’s official YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/SABATON.