Chris Rörland and Hannes van Dahl of Sweden's Sabaton are featured in a new interview with The Metal Priest discussing the band's sound, influences, and the realities of touring. Check it out below:

Sabaton's Heroes debuted at #99 on the US Billboard Top 200 album chart, and at #105 on the Canadian Billboard Top 200 album chart. Heroes also holds the #7 position on the American Hard Rock/Metal chart and #11 on the Canadian Hard Rock/Metal chart.

"More great news!” exclaims an enthused Pär Sundström from Sweden, who is the band’s bass player and one of Sabaton's founding members. “We can feel that there is something going on in North America for Sabaton and this proves that hard touring pays off. We are proud, happy, and extremely thankful to all of you who supported us over the years. Heroes has reached higher positions in every country than anything we’ve done before."

Worldwide first week chart positions for Heroes include:

#1 - Sweden

#2 - Finland

#3 - Germany

#4 - Czech Republic

#6 - Poland

#7 - Switzerland

#11 - Austria

#13 - Norway

#99 - United States

#105 - Canada

Sabaton will join Viking metal band Amon Amarth on their headline tour this fall. The tour kicks off on September 25th in Riverside, CA and visits a total of 35 North American cities before coming to an end on November 9th in Tucson, AZ.

Skeletonwitch will open each show, except in New York where fans will be treated to the first ever, and exclusive North American performance by extreme metal supergroup Vallenfyre. Tickets will go on sale on May 30th.

Tour dates:

September

25 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium
26 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
27 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
29 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

October

1 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
3 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
4 - Calgary, AB - Flames Central
5 - Saskatoon, SK - Louis' Pub
6 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick
7 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
10 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy
11 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
12 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
14 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
15 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
17 - Albany, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
18 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater *no Skeletonwitch
19 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
21 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
22 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater
24 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
25 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird
26 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City
27 - New Orleans, LA - The Civic
29 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
30 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
31 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak

November

1 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
2 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
4 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Street
5 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
7 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
8 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
9 - Tucson, AZ - Club XS