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For their upcoming new record Heroes, Swedish Heavy Metal institution SABATON now reveals the different track lists, including all the bonus tracks that will be available. Among them are three cover versions of METALLICA,BATTLE BEAST and RAUBTIER. Heroes will be released on May 27, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.   The …

On the 19th of May this year, Swedish Heavy Metal band SABATON will release their brand new, seventh studio album titled Heroes. In anticipation of the new album, the band have released the first in a series of trailers about the making of the new album. Watch the trailer here: …

.@DownloadFest adds more bands! Download Festival confirmed another 23 bands to their already bulging bill tonight a mere two weeks after their last announcement – and there are some very impressive names on the lineup. Killswitch Engage will be making their only European festival appearance of 2014 at the festival, with New …

Sometimes, a band has to be seen in the flesh at a concert to be fully appreciated. Sabaton are one of those bands. This live DVD/CD is the band’s second live offering but their first full length concert video, filmed whilst on tour in support of their latest album release Carolus …

Photos of Sabaton at Bloodstock 2013… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157650794880641″ size=”z” count=”100″]

Rather than start my day with a full on dose of metal, I pleasantly started it with a slice of medieval full contact battling. In the past the Viking battling had been a little on the soft side, wielding wooden swords and could get boring pretty quickly. Medieval battling on the …

I caught up with  Joakim Brodén vocalist from Sabaton for a quick interview before their superb set at this years Bloodstock. 130810_009                       .    

BLOODSTOCK 2013 is shaping up to be the metal event of the summer, with another ten head-bangin’ bands confirmed to join headliners SLAYER, KING DIAMOND, and LAMB OF GOD. Canadian prog thrash pioneers, VOIVOD are set to play their only UK show of 2013 at Bloodstock Festival!! The band’s latest album, …

Summer Breeze Open Air is about to go into its 16th round. For the seventh time, the metallic breeze will blow in beautiful Dinkelsbuehl, Germany from August 15th to 17th, 2013. As usual, this year’s Summer Breeze will take place over three days on two open air stages on the airfield …

Photos of Sabaton, Eluveitie and Wisdom Live at Cardiff University Great Hall 2

Rumours of Sabaton’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The Swedish power metallers went from supporting Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and recording a fine album in ‘Carolus Rex’ to ending up with just two original band members out of six following a parting of the ways. But now, with guitarists Chris …

Interview with Sabaton's Joakim Brodén

Interview with Máté Molnár and Máté Bodor from Wisdom

I had the pleasure of catching up with Eluveitie‘s Anna Murphy, who plays the Hurdygurdy, vocals and flute in the band. First, could you describe Eluveitie for those that haven’t heard your music? Some heavily distorted guitars shredding around with flutes trying to cut through. And violins. And hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes …

The 24th Wacken Open Air takes place on the 1st to 3rd August 2013.

Wacken 2012 review – Day 3 Saturday

With six studio albums in their arsenal through the period of well over a decade, Swedish power metal kings Sabaton show no sign of relenting. They continue on the subject of war, this time focusing on their homeland and the biographical tale of Gustavus Adolphus Magnus (The Lion Of The North), and Charles …

Normally, in conversation down the pub, if the words ‘Israel’, ‘power’ and ‘metal’ come in proximity it’s usually referring how much of one the former has used to drop tonnes of the latter on the Gaza Strip or elsewhere… (not that we’re not getting political, like…). Which is a roundabout …

In times of desperation and trouble, people often look to their history and heritage for inspiration, recalling past glories to give them a positive outlook on the travails currently facing them, drawing upon that which has gone before to drive them forward to face up to the challenges before them. …

Following their support set with Sabaton at the KoKo in London I had the great pleasure of catching up with Andy Sneap who has been instrumental in resurrecting Hell……. Here’s a pic and the audio is below, warning though he said “F**ked” :) Hell