Festival Review: Wacken XXX Day 2

The first full day of Wacken, which runs Wednesday to Saturday, was to be another of just finding our way around and wandering with just a couple of bands on the "to see" list. We'd intended to arrive for 11 to catch Baby Face Nelson but things didn't go to plan... A new arrival in … Continue reading Festival Review: Wacken XXX Day 2

Album Review: Sabaton – The Great War

This album finally landed in our electronic inbox last week… at just the wrong time for me to be able to listen to it a lot due to a ton of stuff going on. Finally I get a chance to sit and wallow in The Great War as told by Sabaton, and even better I was … Continue reading Album Review: Sabaton – The Great War

Interview: Pär Sundström of Sabaton

Sabaton are currently gearing up to release their brand new album, The Great War, in the next few days. In a green room in the heart of London several weeks earlier, after having listened to the album, I sat down to have an in-depth discussion about both the band and the new album with founding member and … Continue reading Interview: Pär Sundström of Sabaton

Sabaton release third “Great War” trailer

Swedish heavy metal heroes Sabaton are set to release their new album The Great War on July 19th, 2019. Today the band reveal the third album trailer, in which they discuss the songwriting process of their upcoming album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olmYuitAmAk&feature=youtu.be Recently, the band proudly announced their European tour dates for "The Great Tour", with fellow Swedes … Continue reading Sabaton release third “Great War” trailer

Sabaton drop new video and announce Wembley Arena headliner

Onward and ever upwards, Sabaton have made the jump to arena gigs - they've just announced a run across Europe including one date in the UK. Surprise, it's London (damn you, economics and logistics). They're playing there on February 8th, 2020 and will have Apocalyptica and Amaranthe supporting them. Tickets go on sale on July … Continue reading Sabaton drop new video and announce Wembley Arena headliner

Festival Review: Nova Rock 2019 Day 1

Nova Rock 2019 was definitely an experience to be remembered! Last year we had heavy rain showers on the first day. This year we had blistering 35°C heat! For us English folk this was a challenge, but it was absolutely worth it! Thursday was a very good day for us as a lot of the … Continue reading Festival Review: Nova Rock 2019 Day 1