DT: JANUARY 20, 2026

FM: AMANDA CAGAN, MITCH SCHNEIDER / SRO PR

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L to R: Chris Rörland (guitar), Thobbe Englund (guitar), Joakim Brodén (vocals), Pär Sundström (bass), Hannes Van Dahl (drums)

SABATON—
THE #1 GLOBAL POWER METAL BAND—
CHARGES INTO THE BILLBOARD TOP 10 WITH
“CROSSING THE RUBICON”
FEATURING NOTHING MORE
32-DATE HEADLINE NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 9

BAND BRINGS HISTORY AND HORROR TO THE SMALL SCREEN
WITH NEW MINI-MOVIE SERIES
“YOU’RE HISTORY”
STREAMING NOW ON YOUTUBE
WATCH THE PILOT EPISODE OF “YOU’RE HISTORY” HERE

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 11th STUDIO ALBUM
‘LEGENDS’
OUT NOW VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC

A cover of a video game AI-generated content may be incorrect.Download ‘LEGENDS’ artwork HERE

This is a big moment for SABATON (@sabatonofficial), the #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands. They’ve charged into the Top 10 on the Billboard “Mainstream Rock Airplay” chart this week with the updated version of “Crossing the Rubicon” featuring NOTHING MORE (released October 17, 2025 via Better Noise Music), marking their first-ever appearance on the chart. Watch the lyric video for “Crossing The Rubicon” (featuring NOTHING MORE) HERE and stream/download the track HERE.

This news comes as SABATON gear up for their 32-date North American headline tour kicking off February 9 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Having launched their massive worldwide tour this past October in Istanbul, Turkey, SABATON are pumped to bring their explosive stage presence and epic concert experience to major stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston before wrapping April 20 in Vancouver, BC. Tickets and VIP packages are available now at LiveNation.com and on SABATON’s official website, with VIP packages available HERE.

“This was an unexpected surprise and a very welcome one,” says SABATON bassist Pär Sundström. “Sabaton never takes any support for granted, so this means a lot to us! To have this news just before we are heading over to start our North American tour makes us extra excited to come and play for our American fans!”

“This is a huge milestone for us,” continues Joakim Brodén. “Reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard ‘Mainstream Rock Airplay’ chart for the first time is something we’re very proud of, especially in the U.S.! Seeing ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ connect with rock radio and fans the way it has is an amazing feeling. We couldn’t have done this without the support of our record label, Better Noise Music, our listeners, radio stations, and of course our labelmates, NOTHING MORE!”

SABATON’s Top Ten success has reinforced Better Noise Music’s position as “The Artist Development Company” and built on the label’s other radio/chart successes with NOTHING MORE, whose current album Carnal achieved four #1 rock hits, and THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT, who this week have landed their third #1 rock hit with “Dark Thoughts.”

Better Noise Music President/COO Steve Kline says: “Sabaton’s breakthrough into the Top 10 is a huge milestone, that reflects the band’s broad appeal. This achievement also speaks to the strength of our artist development efforts. Congratulations to Jackie Kajzer for leading the charge on radio and helping Sabaton reach this exciting new level.”

Meanwhile, the band and Better Noise Films has announced the launch of “You’re History,” a new episodic horror YouTube miniseries that merges heavy music, horror, and historical stories. Released in connection with their 11th studio album LEGENDS (October 17, 2025, via Better Noise Music) and marking the band’s label debut, the series was created and directed by actor, director and Chief Creative Officer Michael Lombardi (The Retaliators, Rescue Me, The Deuce) and written by The Geare Brothers.

The official trailer premiered exclusively via Bloody Disgusting and can be viewed HERE. The pilot episode is now available to stream HERE, which features “Crossing the Rubicon” reimagined through a visceral slasher narrative inspired by Julius Ceasar. It stars horror icon Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, Frighteners) and Sirius XM personality Jose Mangin as one of its lead characters. Additional episodes of “You’re History” will air in 2026 and continue to combine various rock and metal songs and artists, horror icons, and infamous historical figures.

“‘Crossing the Rubicon’ and the ‘You’re History’ series was born from the creative DNA we live by at Better Noise Music,” says Lombardi. “As Chief Creative Officer, I’ve always believed we’re not just a record label—we’re a storytelling company that thinks outside the box. We don’t operate like an assembly line; we go deep with our artists, their lyrics, and the worlds they create, and that collaborative energy is what sparked this series.”

“Sabaton are a fascinating band because they bring world history to life. We wanted to combine our love of rock, horror, and storytelling to show how music like theirs can make history feel epic and alive,” Lombardi adds. “YouTube has now become the frontline of modern culture. Long-form storytelling, shorts, and everything in between now live side by side, and that hybrid format is changing how fans discover music, artists, and narratives. With ‘You’re History,’ I’m leaning all the way into that shift—building a world that can exist as a bingeable miniseries, as trailer moments, as shorts, and as music-driven content that lives and breathes on the platform. This is the kind of boundary-pushing, multimedia storytelling that Better Noise was built to do—and ‘Crossing the Rubicon’ is just the beginning. Each episode of ‘You’re History’ will collide heavy music, major rock stars, horror icons, and infamous historical figures into a wild, dark ride.”

“When Michael presented me the idea by saying it’s Sabaton colliding with history and horror I was in right away,” says Jose Mangin. “I’m proud to be involved with this and had so much fun playing Coach Vasquez in this mini horror movie. I can’t believe Jeffrey Combs in this too?! Whenever I can get bloody and physical, I’m all about it. Working with Michael was awesome, and I look forward to doing more with him and horror in the future!”

Better Noise Music has a busy 2026 ahead of them, with new releases coming soon from From Ashes To New, The HU, Dirty Heads, Five Finger Death Punch, and more. Stay tuned for exciting news coming soon.

Here are SABATON’s 2026 North American and worldwide tour dates:

Mon 2/9 Fort Lauderdale, FL War Memorial Auditorium

Tue 2/10 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center

Fri 2/13 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall

Sat 2/14 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom

Sun 2/15 San Antonio, TX Boeing Center at Tech Port

Wed 2/18 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre

Fri 2/20 Los Angeles, CA The Kia Forum

Sat 2/21 Wheatland, CA Hard Rock Live

Tue 2/24 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center

Thu 2/26 Loveland, CO Blue Arena

Fri 2/27 Omaha, NE Steelhouse Omaha

Sat 2/28 St. Louis, MO The Factory

Mon 3/2 Des Moines, IA Vibrant Music Hall

Tue 3/3 Minneapolis, MN The Armory

Wed 3/4 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed

Fri 3/6 Milwaukee, WI Landmark Credit Union Live

Sat 3/7 Cincinnati, OH The Andrew J Brady Music Center

Sun 3/8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit

Tue 3/10 Pittsburgh, PA UPMC Events Center

Wed 3/11 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark

Thu 3/12 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Sat 3/14 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome

Sun 3/15 Washington, DC The Theater at MGM National Harbor

Tue 3/17 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Special Events Center

Wed 3/18 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy

Mon 4/6 Halifax, NS. Scotiabank Centre

Thu 4/9 Laval, QC. Place Bell

Sat 4/11 Toronto, ON. Great Canadian Toronto

Tue 4/14 Winnipeg, MB. Burton Cummings Theatre

Fri 4/17 Edmonton, AB. Edmonton Convention Centre

Sat 4/18 Calgary, AB. Grey Eagle Event Centre

Mon 4/20 Vancouver, BC. PNE Forum

Sun 5/31 Gdansk, Poland Ergo Arena

Wed 6/3 Plzen, Czech Republic Amphitheater Lochotin

Fri 6/5 Nancy, France Heavy Week-End

Sat 6/6 Nürnberg, Germany Rock im Park

Sun 6/7 Nürburgring, Germany Rock am Ring

Thu 6/11 Interlaken, Switzerland Greenfield Festival

Sat 6/13 Nickelsdorf, Austria Nova Rock

Wed 6/17 Nimes, France Festival de Nimes

Fri 6/19 Clisson, France Hellfest

Sun 6/21 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting

Wed 7/1 Viveiro, Spain Resurrection Fest

Sat 7/4 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain Barcelona Rock Fest

Sun 7/5 Cartagena, Spain Rock Imperium Festival

Thu 7/23 Plovdiv, Bulgaria BE4 Hills / Hills of Rock

Sat 7/25 Athens, Greece Release Athens Festival

Mon 7/27 Ghimbav, Romania Rockstadt Extreme Fest

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ABOUT BETTER NOISE MUSIC

BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premiere independent Record Label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Yellowcard, Sabaton, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin, Miami, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).

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