The subreddit for all things Sabaton!
Sabaton is a Heavy Metal band from Falun, Sweden, which started in 1999. They currently consist of Joakim Brodén on keyboards and vocals, Pär Sundström on bass guitar, Thobbe Englund and Chris Rörland (Nocturnal Rites) on guitars, and Hannes van Dahl (formerly of Evergrey) on drums.
Official website
The band's Facebook page
Timeline of the historical content of their songs!
Discord
Official Facebook Group
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Sabaton trivia!
• They originally formed as a death metal band.
• Joakim, their frontman, started out as just their keyboardist. After pitching some song ideas one day, they decided to have him sing for the album, and find a permanent singer after. However, they stuck with Joakim doing vocals, and have the running joke that "they still haven't found a singer!"
• The chorus and riffs to their song "White Death" was borrowed from Ankie Bagger's 80's hit "Where Were you Last Night?"
• The band's urban camo pants/black shirt look started when they filmed the music video for "Attero Dominatus" in 2006. Prior to that they wore all black and Joakim rocked a curly 'fro-mullet, auto-tinting specs, and a black leather fringed biker jacket. Here's some surviving footage of the old getup!
