24 years, Sabaton have become one of metal’s most unlikely success stories. Although the Swedes have always been theatrically minded, who can honestly say that even 10 years ago they saw their grandiose power metal leading them here, to UK festival headline slots and arenas? Tomorrow night, they’ll dominate Wembley Arena’s hallowed halls for the second time, proof that their bombastic anthems, based on stories of heroism and the horror of war, have proved to be the perfect medium for full-scale, Broadway-sized spectacle. But first, there are 13,000 Leeds
