FaceCulture has uploaded a two-part interview with Sabaton vocalist Joakim Brodén. In the video interview, he talks about Twisted Sister, his mother's musical taste, The Prodigy, forming Sabaton, creating his own samples, lucky shots, composing and releasing albums, the songwriting process, finding new ideas, a line-up change, moving forward, Carolus Rex, Heroes, performance anxiety, being a reliable band, Inmate 4859, and a lot more.

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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