A series of clips from last night’s (Friday, November 16) SABATON concert at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. The entire show was professionally filmed and recorded for the band’s upcoming DVD and Blu-ray, tentatively due in 2013. The band states, “A huge thanks to the fantastic crowd! This was an amazing night that we never will forget!”
SABATON has just finished headlining the “Swedish Empire Tour” with support from ELUVEITIE and WISDOM.
SABATON‘s new album, “Carolus Rex”, was certified gold in the group’s home country for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. (Note: TheInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry [IFPI] in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach gold status in the country twice in the last seven years — from the pre-2002 level of 40,000 to the current 20,000.)
“Carolus Rex” was released on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which was made available in both English and Swedish, deal with the Swedish Empire (referring to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721).
SABATON earlier in the year parted ways with guitarists Oskar Monteliusand Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mulback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. The band’s new touring lineup is as follows:
Joakim Brodén – Vocals
Pär Sundström – Bass
Chris Rörland (NOCTURNAL RITES) – Guitar
Thobbe Englund (WINTERLONG, RAUBTIER) – Guitar
Robban Bäck (BALTIMOORE, PREY) – Drums
Source: www.blabbermouth.net