Classic Rock

Sabaton

THERE ARE FEW heavy metal bands you’d want on your side in a war, but Sabaton are one of them. Not least because the Swedes’ stage show features an actual tank as their drum riser. It’s a reflection of their enduring fascination with wars and conflict throughout history, a theme central to all but one of their nine albums to date.

Like Manowar imagined by Steven Spielberg, Sabaton’s epic subject matter is matched by the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Classic Rock

Classic Rock54 min read
The Hard Stuff Albums
Let the subtly melodic, sporadically explosive and pleasingly edgy times roll. Fun, you say? In these times of war, famine, economic strife and queues in pubs for seven-quid pints, Nashville’s space-country glowerers Kings Of Leon make for unlikely M
Classic Rock1 min read
Chris Cross
Chris Cross, a long-time bassist with Ultravox, has died at the age of 70. Ultravox colleague Midge Ure described Cross as “the glue that held the band together”, adding: “You were the logic in the madness in our lives. It was great to know and grow
Classic Rock4 min read
CLASSIC ROCk
Established 1998 Now playing: Ian Hunter, Defiance Part 2: Fiction Chelsea Wolfe, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She Bad Nerves, Still Nervous Paul Henderson Robin Trower, Bridge Of Sighs Ian Fortnam Upploppet, Road Runner Fraser Lewry

Related Books & Audiobooks