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Sabaton kicks off “Legendary Tour” with fire, steel, and songs of old wars
Interpolating pyrotechnics and steel-forged grandeur, SABATON inaugurates “The Legendary Tour” with its first show at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena on November 14. The Swedish heavyweights launch a 20-date European run pitched as both a retrospective of their martial catalog and a salute to the theatre of live performance.
Built on tales of warfare and camaraderie, the show offers no detour from the band’s thematic obsessions, leaning into spectacle as both homage and strategy.
Sabaton Says No to Modern Wars—Too Real for a Metal Album, Apparently
Sabaton’s bassist Pär Sundström explains that the band sticks to historical military conflicts because current ones are “so politically charged” they would risk dividing listeners rather than engaging them.
He also notes that historical narratives better fit the style and tone of heavy metal, while non-military history lacks the dramatic force their songwriting demands.
