Two days ago in Tunisia we were involved in a serious traffic incident upon our return from a video shoot in the Sahara desert. We are all broken, badly beaten, bleeding and stitched up, but happy to be alive and confident that we will be fully recovered over time. However,…
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HAMMERFALL announce WORLD DOMINION 2020 Europe tour dates (and 2019 North American dates)
On the topic of the upcoming tour frontman Joacim Cans elaborates: “‘Good is not good enough, it has to be great’ also applies on the upcoming European tour. Not only are we bringing one of the most promising new metal bands, Battle Beast, as special guest, we also have support…
SABATON RELEASES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “THE RED BARON”
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are set to release their new album ‘The Great War’ on July 19th, 2019. Today the band reveals their second single, called “The Red Baron” Watch the lyric video here: ”To not include the story of Manfred von Richthofen, AKA ”The Red Baron” on a concept album of The Great…
SABATON reveal first album trailer about ‘The Great War’
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are set to release their new album ‘The Great War’ on July 19, 2019. Today the band reveals the first album trailer, in which Joakim Broden and Pär Sundström talk about different aspects of the album. Bassist Pär Sundström comments: “We choose ‘Fields of Verdun’…
SABATON PLOTS NORTH AMERICAN INVASION FOR “THE GREAT TOUR”
*NEW ALBUM, THE GREAT WAR, ARRIVES JULY 19TH VIA NUCLEAR BLAST* Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON will make their triumphant return to North American this fall for “The Great Tour.” The headline excursion will feature support from special guest HAMMERFALL, and will begin in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on October 4th…
Need to catch-up with Sabaton History?
Sabaton History Roundup So here is what has been happening on Sabaton History… It has been a month since the launch of Sabaton History and we wish to thank all of our fans for supporting this initiative and for subscribing to our new channel. We have released 6 episodes so…
SABATON History Channel to launch February 7, 2019
A brand new Youtube channel dedicated to telling the stories behind SABATON’s music will launch next month. The band has teamed up with historians Indy Neidell and Timeghost to create the Sabaton History Channel, which will deliver a new episode every week, each based on a different SABATON song. The…
BLOODSTOCK announce six bands as an early Halloween treat!
As Halloween creeps up, BLOODSTOCK has prepared an early treat and announced six new bands to join their previously announced Friday night headliner, SABATON on the 2019 bill at Catton Park. CHILDREN OF BODOM land a Friday spot on the Ronnie James Dio main stage in a UK exclusive. The…
SABATON – Carolus Rex Quadruple Platinum + Special Edition
Carolus Rex Reaches Quadruple Platinum Status In Sweden + Platinum Edition Out November 30th, 2018 Pre-Order The Special Edition Here. SABATON are excited to reveal that 2012’s Carolus Rex has reached quadruple platinum status in their home country Sweden. The concept album – which is the band’s biggest success to…
BLOODSTOCK announce SABATON as Friday night headliner for 2019!
BLOODSTOCK are excited to announce their first headliner for 2019! Swedish metal warriors, SABATON will headline Friday 9th August in what will be their only UK show in 2019! Check out what they had to say about returning to Catton Park’s hallowed turf to headline the festival this time around…
Snowy Shaw interview
Interviewed by EvilG Snowy Shaw is a name I’ve known for about 30yrs. Like many long time metalheads, my introduction to him was as the drummer for the great King Diamond. Since then he’s worn many hats in many different bands (Dream Evil, Therion, Memento Mori, Sabaton, Dimmu Borgir, Ill…
Thobbe Englund – The Draining of Vergelmer
Reviewed: April 2018 Released: February 16th, 2018 / Metalville Rating: 2.5 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine Most notably known for his superb fret skills with Winterlong and Sabaton, the guitar virtuoso Thobbe Englund is back with his latest solo effort THE DRAINING OF VERGELMER. What looks to be his 5th…
Sabaton / Kreator
Sabaton w. Kreator and Cyhra The Palace Calgary, Alberta Feb 17th, 2018 by JP Photos by Jeff In some sense this is going to be a bit of a non-review. Metal-Rules.com has interviewed and review Sabaton and Kreator many, many times over the years often on the same tour! Sometimes…
SABATON & KREATOR kick off their 2018 North American co-headlining tour this Thursday, February 8!
Mark your calendars! Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON are uniting with German thrash titans and label mates Kreator for the ultimate North American co-headlining trek kicking off this coming Thursday, February 8! The 24-date tour will make stops in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Philadelphia before concluding at Jannus Landing in Tampa, Florida on March 10. SABATON will…
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival 2017 – 20th Anniversary – Suvilahti – Helsinki – Finland
The Tuska Open Air Festival is definitely a real metal institution among metal festivals in Europe. The mighty Tuska festival has reached one hell of a milestone in the long, yet metallic mayhem history. Tuska celebrated its 20th anniversary this year which is pretty damn good for a festival like this.…