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\u201cAfter two tours in America, we feel it is now time to complete the conquest,\u201d states the heavy metal sextet\u00a0formed in Falun, Sweden in 1999\u00a0who specialize in war history.\u00a0 \u201cAnd what better way is there to do it than with a full assault headlining tour?\u201d<\/p>\n
Supporting 2010\u2019s fifth studio album\u00a0Coat Of Arms,<\/em>\u00a0SABATON introduced themselves to North American audiences via special performances at South By Southwest, Atlanta\u2019s annual ProgPower Festival, and the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise.\u00a0\u00a0Coat Of Arms<\/em>\u00a0debuted at #124 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart\u00a0and #87 on the Top Hard Music chart\u00a0and was achieved Gold status in Poland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies.\u00a0\u00a0Worldwide first-week chart entries for\u00a0Coat Of Arms<\/em>\u00a0included:\u00a0Sweden #4; Poland #9; Finland #17; Germany #19; Switzerland #33 and Austria #71.\u00a0 The band\u2018s\u00a0first live album,\u00a0World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea,<\/em>\u00a0was released earlier this year.<\/p>\n SABATON toured as main support in 2011 for Accept in North America and have performed with Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, & Scorpions in Europe. \u00a0They continue to play at almost every major European festival.\u00a0 Since 2007, they\u2019ve operated their own 3-day open air festival in Falun, Sweden and sell-out their annual ocean cruise with over 2,000 SABATON fans on board.\u00a0 Their 2011 World War Live tour took them to over 30 countries to play 200 concerts at mainly sold out venues.<\/p>\n In Summer 2012, SABATON will headline Masters of Rock (a 25,000+ capacity festival) and the famous Metalcamp festival in Slovenia.\u00a0 The band has won many awards including a Golden Gods Award from Metal Hammer U.K., various Swedish Metal awards including a Swedish Radio P4 Award, Radio Bandit Award, and two Swedish Grammy nominations.<\/p>\n SABATON\u2019s sixth studio album will be released in Spring 2012 to coincide with their upcoming North American \u201cSwedish Empire\u201d tour:<\/p>\n 04\/10\/12\u00a0 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
\n04\/12\/12\u00a0 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
\n04\/13\/12\u00a0 Trees – Dallas, TX
\n04\/15\/12\u00a0 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
\n04\/17\/12\u00a0 Wreckers – Lubbock, TX
\n04\/18\/12\u00a0 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
\n04\/19\/12\u00a0 The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
\n04\/20\/12\u00a0 Spicoli\u00b4s Grill and the Reverb Rock Garden – Waterloo, IA
\n04\/22\/12\u00a0 The Firebird – St Louis , MO
\n04\/23\/12\u00a0 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
\n04\/25\/12\u00a0 The Casbah – Charlotte, NC
\n04\/27\/12\u00a0 Bogie\u00b4s – Albany, NY
\n04\/28\/12\u00a0 Broadway Joe\u00b4s – Buffalo, NY
\n04\/29\/12\u00a0 Peabody\u00b4s – Cleveland, OH
\n04\/30\/12\u00a0 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
\n05\/02\/12\u00a0 The Loft – Poughkeepsie, NY
\n05\/03\/12\u00a0 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
\n05\/04\/12\u00a0 The Gramercy Theatre \u2013 New York City, NY
\n05\/05\/12\u00a0 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
\n05\/07\/12\u00a0 Petit Campus – Montreal, QC \u2013 CANADA
\n05\/08\/12\u00a0 Imperial de Quebec – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
\n05\/10\/12\u00a0 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON – CANADA
\n05\/11\/12\u00a0 Music Hall – London, ON – CANADA
\n05\/12\/12\u00a0 The Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH
\n05\/13\/12\u00a0 Blondie\u00b4s – Detroit, MI
\n05\/15\/12\u00a0 Station 4 – St Paul, MN
\n05\/16\/12\u00a0 Reggie Rock Club – Chicago, IL
\n05\/18\/12\u00a0 Vernon Club – Louisville, KY
\n05\/19\/12\u00a0 Kingdom – Richmond, VA
\n05\/20\/12\u00a0 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
\n05\/21\/12\u00a0 Jaxx – West Springfield, VA
\n05\/25\/12\u00a0 Circo Volador – Mexico City, D.F. – M\u00c9XICO<\/p>\n