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SABATON Releases Music Video For 'Crossing The Rubicon' From 'Legends' Album

Swedish metallers SABATON have released the official music video for the song "Crossing The Rubicon". The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio album, "Legends", which came out October 17 via Better Noise Music. SABATON released a special version of "Crossing The Rubicon" to radio on Septem...

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CYHRA, Featuring Former IN FLAMES And AMARANTHE Members, Releases New Single 'Box With Spirits'

Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA — featuring AMARANTHE co-founder Jake E and current THE HALO EFFECT, KAMELOT, THE CROWN and SUBURBAN TRIBE members — has released a new single, "Box With Spirits". The supergroup continues to offer a fresh sound that challenges the boundaries of modern metal, l...

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THE GEMS Announce Second Album, 'Year Of The Snake'

THE GEMS, the Swedish hard rock band featuring former THUNDERMOTHER members Guernica Mancini (vocals),Emlee Johansson (drums) and Mona Lindgren (bass),will release its second album, "Year Of The Snake", on March 13, 2026 via Napalm Records. To mark the occasion, the trio has revealed a new single,...

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Field Of Swords

Power metal stalwarts for the last 20 years, BLOODBOUND have been making steady progress throughout their career. In recent times, the Swedes have seemed to really hit their stride, particularly after signing deals with AFM and, latterly, with Napalm Records. Two years ago, they released "Tales from...

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Watch: SABATON Debuts Massive New Stage Show At First Concert Of 'The Legendary Tour'

Swedish metallers SABATON kicked off their "The Legendary Tour" Friday night (November 14) at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, (or Köln in German),Germany. The band teased the 20-city European trek as "a huge celebration of SABATON's music, storytelling and the incredible bond they share with their fans",...

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183 Bands Announced For HELLFEST 2026, Including Headliners IRON MAIDEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON, LIMP BIZKIT And THE OFFSPRING

IRON MAIDEN, BRING ME THE HORIZON, LIMP BIZKIT and THE OFFSPRING will headline the 2026 installment of Hellfest, set to take place June 18-21, 2026 in Clisson, France. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Europe. After canceling the 2020 and 2021 i...

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Viribus Unitis

Metal's obsession with war stories has led to some glorious music over the years. From the thrash era's fixation on the nuclear threat, to SABATON's dedication to illuminating historical events, heavy music and the heaviness of real-world conflict go together so well that there is a risk that the su...

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SABATON Releases Music Video For 'A Tiger Among Dragons' From 'Legends' Album

Swedish metallers SABATON have released the latest single and accompanying video, "A Tiger Among Dragons", from their eleventh studio album, "Legends", that came out October 17 via Better Noise Music (marking the band's label debut). "Legends" has garnered impressive debuts on various Luminate U.S....

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SABATON Shares Behind-The-Scenes Documentary From Making Of Epic 'I, Emperor' Music Video

Coming off the announcement of a massive 2025 worldwide tour including a 31-date North American run set for early 2026, Swedish metallers SABATON have just released their eleventh studio album, "Legends", via Better Noise Music (marking the band's label debut). It features the latest single and acco...

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SABATON Wouldn't Write About Current Military Conflicts Because It Would Be 'So Politically Charged'

In a new interview with Riff X's "Metal XS", bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON was asked why he and his bandmates have focused exclusively on singing about military history. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "The other types of history do not really fit so well into hea...

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Watch: SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN Discusses 'Legends' Album At Special London Event

On October 16, SABATON frontman Joakim Brodén was at HMV Oxford Street in London, United Kingdom for a special question-and-answer session hosted by popular historian, novelist, TV presenter and journalist Dan Jones. The two had an in-depth chat about the stories behind SABATON's just-released new a...

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SABATON Shares Music Video For 'I, Emperor' From 'Legends' Album

Coming off the announcement of a massive 2025 worldwide tour including a 31-date North American run set for early 2026, Swedish metallers SABATON have just released their eleventh studio album, "Legends", via Better Noise Music (marking the band's label debut). It features the latest single and acco...

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SABATON's THOBBE ENGLUND On His Return To Band: 'Everything Is In Harmony Now'

SABATON guitarist Thobbe Englund says that "everything is in harmony now", less than two years after he rejoined the band. In early February 2024, the Swedish metallers announced that they had welcomed back Englund. This news came a month after Tommy Johansson revealed his departure from the group....

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Steelbound

Time is flying indecently fast. BATTLE BEAST celebrate their 20th year as band this year, and yet they still have a strong air of underdog militancy driving everything they do. An absurdly entertaining live band, not least due to the presence of peerless singer Noora Louhimo, the Finns have spent tw...

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Legends

After several albums that explored the conflicts and calamities of the 20th century, SABATON have headed much further back in time for their 11th full-length album. "Legends" eschews the focus and narrow, temporal view of recent efforts in favor of a handful of stories, honoring mercurial figures in...