‘Sparta’

Heavy metal heroes, SABATON, released their new record entitled “The Last Stand”, on August 19th through Nuclear Blast and have entered the Top 10 of the worldcharts on a fantastic #6. This result shows that SABATON are more successful globally than ever before (for example #1 in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, #2 in Germany, Austria, Poland and many more).

Today, SABATON release a new lyric video for the song ‘Sparta’. Watch it here:

The band comments: “The battle of Thermopylae is in many ways one of the most iconic last stands in history. King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans were certainly not as alone as portrayed in the famous movie ”300”, but in the end it was their sacrifice that would be remembered by the world to come. An amazing story of the Greek nation states which would rather die than lose their freedom.”

The worldwide chart entries are as follows:

#6 – World Charts
#1 – Czech Republic
#1 – Finland
#1 – Sweden (#1 – Rock/Metal)
#1 – Switzerland
#2 – Austria
#2 – Germany
#2 – Poland
#4 – Belgium (#3 – Vlanders, #11 Wallonie)
#11 – Netherlands
#11 – Norway
#15 – Hungary
#17 – UK (#1 – Rock Top 40, #5 – Indie Top 40)
#18 – Spain
#20 – Canada (#2 – Hardcharts)
#29 – Australia
#32 – France
#63 – USA (#2 – Hard Music, #4 – Independent, #5 – Rock Album, #19 – Current Top Album)
#92 – Ireland (#14 – Indie)

Get the new album here.

Or digitally.

More on “The Last Stand”:
‘The Lost Battalion’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jTgkTEDDog
‘Blood Of Bannockburn’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi7xBe5-M8k
‘Shiroyama’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylyqoxh-cXk
‘The Art Of War’ OFFICIAL LIVE CLIP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYoK1N90KDk

Get new merch here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/artikel/gruppen/79904.1.bandmerch.html?article_group_sort_type_handle=rank&custom_keywords=SABATON

SABATON live:

w/ TRIVIUM, HUNTRESS
16.09. USA     Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
17.09. USA     Worcester, MA – Palladium (SABATON only)
19.09. USA     Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
20.09. USA     Little Rock, AR – Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center
22.09. USA     Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
23.09. USA     Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
24.09. USA     Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
25.09. USA     San Bernardino, CA – Knotfest (no HUNTRESS)
27.09. USA     Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
29.09. USA     Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
30.09. USA     Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
02.10. USA     Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
04.10. USA     Peoria, IL – Limelight Eventplex
06.10. USA     Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
07.10. USA     Houston, TX – Scout Bar
08.10. USA     Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10.10. USA     Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
11.10. USA     New York, NY – Irving Plaza
13.10. USA     Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
15.10. USA     Binghamton, NY – Magic City Music Hall
17.10. USA     Charleston, SC – The Music Farm
18.10. USA     St. Peterburg, FL – State Theater
19.10. USA     Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
21.10. USA     Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues

28.10. BR       Belo Horizonte – A Autentica
29.10. BR       Sao Poalo – Via Marques
30.10. BR       Rio De Janeiro – Circo Volador
01.11. BR       Limiera – Bar Da Montanha
02.11. BR       Porto Alegre – Opiniao Bar
03.11. BR       Curitiba – Music Hall
05.11. RA       Buenos Aires – Teatro Vorterix
06.11. RCH     Santiago – Kmasu Premiere
11.11. MEX    Mexico City – Lunario

30.11. RUS     Krasnoyarsk – Havana
02.12. RUS     Novosibirsk – R-Club
03.12. RUS     Yekaterinburg – Tele Club
05.12. RUS     Samara – Zvezda Club
07.12. RUS     Krasnodar – Arena Hall
09.12. RUS     St. Petersburg – A2
10.12. BY        Minsk – Republic
11.12. RUS     Moscow – Bud Arena

14.12. S Baltic Sea – Sabaton Cruise 2016 *SOLD OUT*

“The Last Tour” – Europe 2017
w/ ACCEPT, TWILIGHT FORCE
06.01. D         Hamburg – Sporthalle
07.01. D         Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena
08.01. B          Antwerp – Lotto Arena
10.01. IRL       Dublin – Vicar Street
11.01. UK       Glasgow – o2 Academy
13.01. UK       Manchester – o2 Apollo
14.01. UK       London – o2 Brixton Academy
15.01. F          Lille – Aeronef
16.01. F          Paris – Olympia
18.01. F          Toulouse – Le Bikini
19.01. E          Bilbao – Santana 27
20.01. P          Porto – Coliseu Do Porto
21.01. E          Madrid – Barclaycard Center
22.01. E          Barcelona – Sant Jordi
24.01. F          Lyon – Transbordeur
25.01. I           Milan – Live Club
27.01. A          Vienna – Gasometer
28.01. D         Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
29.01. NL        Amsterdam – Heineken Music Hall
31.01. D         Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
01.02. D         Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle
03.02. CH       Basel – St. Jakobshalle
04.02. D         Bamberg – Brose Arena
05.02. D         München – Zenith
24.02. FIN       Helsinki – Icehall
25.02. EST      Tallinn – Kultuurikatel
27.02. PL        Gdansk – Ergo Arena
28.02. PL        Wroclaw – Hala Stulecia
01.03. PL        Warsaw – Torwar
03.03. PL        Cracov – Wisla Hall
04.03. CZ        Prague – Tip Sport Arena
05.03. H         Budapest – Barba Negra
06.03. SRB      Belgrade – Belexpo
08.03. GR       Athens – Peiraios Academy
09.03. GR       Thessaloniki – Fix Factory Of Sound
10.03. BG       Sofia – Universiada Hall
11.03. RO       Bucharest – Arenele Romane
13.03. HR       Zagreb – Dom Sportova
14.03. SK        Bratislava – Aegon Arena
15.03. D         Berlin – Columbiahalle
17.03. S          Norrköping – Himmelstalundshallen
18.03. S          Sandviken – Göransson Arena
19.03. S          Örebro – Conventum Arena
21.03. DK       Copenhagen – Valby Hallen
22.03. S          Lund – Sparbank Skane Arena
24.03. S          Stockholm – Hovet
25.03. S          Göteborg – Frölundaborg
26.03. N         Oslo – Sentrum Scene
27.03. N         Haugesund – Byscenen
29.03. N         Trondheim – Samfundet Storsalen
31.03. S          Umea – Umea Energi Arena Vind
01.04. S          Lulea – Lulea Energi Arena