After their Bloodstock performance, the band again went on tour with DragonForce, towards the end of 2009, for eighteen shows in the UK. They toured Europe in 2009 as an opening act on the HammerFall Tour. The album contains the singles 'Cliffs of Gallipoli' and 'Ghost Division'.

The decision to base the album upon Sun Tzu's book came from the idea that in the 2000 years since the book was written, the human race has achieved many things but, apart from weapon advancements, operational art, strategy, and war itself have remained basically the same. Sabaton performing at Norway Rock Festival in 2010Īs a follow-up to Metalizer, in May 2008, Sabaton released its fourth album The Art of War, an album inspired by the influential book by Sun Tzu. After two years of waiting, during which the band held various performances across Sweden, the album was abandoned. In 2002, a new album, Metalizer was recorded and was supposed to be distributed by Underground Symphony as the band's debut album. The disc, distilled from two demo tapes recorded between 19, was intended to promote forthcoming Sabaton releases. The band signed with the Italian label Underground Symphony, which then released, internationally, the promo CD Fist for Fight. After the first songs were recorded in Peter Tägtgren's studio, The Abyss, Sabaton was contacted by a couple of record labels. History Formation and first albums (1999–2009) 1.6 Single releases and The War to End All Wars (2020–present).1.5 Sabaton History and The Great War (2019).Prior to that they wore all black and Joakim rocked a curly 'fro-mullet, auto-tinting specs, and a black leather fringed biker jacket. The band's urban camo pants/black shirt look started when they filmed the music video for 'Attero Dominatus' in 2006.The chorus and riffs to their song 'White Death' was borrowed from Ankie Bagger's 80's hit 'Where Were you Last Night?'.However, they stuck with Joakim doing vocals, and have the running joke that 'they still haven't found a singer!' After pitching some song ideas one day, they decided to have him sing for the album, and find a permanent singer after. Joakim, their frontman, started out as just their keyboardist.They originally formed as a death metal band.Wanna join one of the many fanclubs based in different countries? Become a member of the branches of the International Panzer Battalion! Official Panzer Battalion forum site World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (2011) Swedish Empire Live (DVD, Blu-Ray, and CD 2013) Timeline of the historical content of their songs! They currently consist of Joakim Brodén on keyboards and vocals, Pär Sundström on bass guitar, Tommy Johansson and Chris Rörland (Nocturnal Rites) on guitars, and Hannes van Dahl (formerly of Evergrey) on drums. Sabaton is a Heavy Metal band from Falun, Sweden, which started in 1999.

Sabaton discography order