Swedish heavy metal heroes, SABATON, closed the release weekend of their new record entitled »The Last Stand«, successfully at their own festival, Sabaton Open Air. They not only had to say goodbye to their guitarist Thobbe Englund, but they also welcomed their new member Tommy Johansson.
The band commented:
« Thank you Thobbe, welcome Tommy!
Our guitarplayer Thobbe did his final concert with us on last Saturday’s very emotional show at the Sabaton Open Air festival. Celebrating the release of our new album while saying goodbye to a great friend is lots of mixed feelings. But the future is bright since this was not nearly our last stand, from now on you will see Tommy Johansson playing guitars with SABATON and we all look forward to see you on the road! »
Tommy added:
« For me to be a part of the SABATON family is a huge honour and I couldn’t be happier! The guys are awesome and among the nicest people you can meet. I’ve been following SABATON since 2005 when I saw them live for the first time and I have loved the band ever since, so when they asked me to join there was no hesitation. Although, they did ask me already back in 2012 but for many personal reasons it was not a good time for me to hit the road and give everything that was needed to the band. So I declined, but we have stayed in touch since then. I also wanna say that Thobbe is a great guitarist and such a wonderful guy! My job is not to replace him, it’s to contribute to the band with my own style of guitarplaying but of course also to keep his fans happy by playing his wonderful solos with pride. I look foward to meet you all on tour and to do what I love the most in life – to play heavy metal! »
Get the new album here: http://nblast.de/SabatonLastStandNB
Or digitally: http://nblast.de/SabatonDownloads
More on »The Last Stand«:
‘The Lost Battalion’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
‘Blood Of Bannockburn’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
‘Shiroyama’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
‘The Art Of War’ OFFICIAL LIVE CLIP:
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SABATON live:
28.08. PL Straszecin – Czad Festival
29.08. PL Wroclaw – Rock For Freedom
31.08. IL Tel Aviv – Reading 3 (w/ DESERT) *SOLD OUT*
03.09. CY Lakatamia – Lakatamia Amphitheater
w/ TRIVIUM, HUNTRESS
15.09. USA Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
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
NEW!
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
NEW!
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
06.01. D Hamburg – Sporthalle NEW!
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
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 NEW!
18.03. S Sandviken – Göransson Arena NEW!
19.03. S Örebro – Conventum Arena NEW!
21.03. DK Copenhagen – Valby Hallen
22.03. S Lund – Sparbank Skane Arena NEW!
24.03. S Stockholm – Hovet NEW!
25.03. S Göteborg – Frölundaborg NEW!
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 NEW!
Tickets and more info: www.sabaton.net/tour
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