Available for the first time in North America as non-imports, SABATON‘s first four full-length albums will be re-issued by Nuclear Blast on April 14, 2011. 2006’s “Attero Dominatus (Re-Armed)” will include five bonus cuts, a demo track plus two cover songs.

A Swedish power metal sextet that specializes in military history, SABATON bassist Pär Sundström shares the following memories of the “Attero Dominatus” recording sessions, the decision to cover DORO‘s “Für Immer” (“For All Time”), the identity of SVENNE RUBINS, plus some additional information about the bonus tracks:

“For SABATON’s second release, we decided once again to work with Tommy Tägtgren. This time we came more prepared and knew more of the sound we were looking for. We were in a rush since we were going on a big European tour right after the recordings — and it was really right after. We left the studio with the final master only one hour before departing to the airport!

“For the bonus material, we chose two of the cover tracks we had already done.

“We were asked by our old friend (and booking agent for Europe) if we wanted to participate on his tribute album to Doro. Of course we wanted to, and we wanted to do a song which nobody would expect us to do, so we made ‘Für Immer’. Another cover song is the ‘Långa Bollar På Bengt’. It’s a famous Swedish song by the band SVENNE RUBINS. They are from our region in Sweden and we did this song actually before we had enough of our own songs. Later it became requested by fans worldwide.”

“Attero Dominatus (Re-Armed)” is as follows:

01. Attero Dominatus
02. Nuclear Attack
03. Rise Of Evil
04. In The Name Of God
05. We Burn
06. Angels Calling
07. Back In Control
08. Light In The Black
09. Metal Crüe

Bonus tracks:

10. Für Immer (DORO cover)
11. Långa Bollar På Bengt (SVENNE RUBINS cover)
12. Metal Medley (live in Falun 2008)
13. Nightchild
14. Primo Victoria (demo version)

SABATON‘s “World War Tour 2011” of Europe is scheduled to kick off on March 3 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Source: Blabbermouth.net