In early 2006, Sabaton toured in support of Edguy and DragonForce. In early 2005, keyboardist Daniel Myhr was recruited in order to relieve Joakim Brodén of his keyboard duties. Sabaton signed with Black Lodge, the metal division of the Sound Pollution record label. Sundström stated that the band decided to focus primarily on historical themes in their lyrics after he and Brodén watched the film Saving Private Ryan. Brodén stated that album's title track 'kicked off' the band's historical theme. The band returned for a second album titled Primo Victoria. Joakim Brodén playing at Global East Rock Festival in Ukraine 2010 After two years of waiting, during which the band held various performances across Sweden, the album was abandoned. In 2002, a new album, Metalizer was recorded and was supposed to be distributed by Underground Symphony as the band's debut album. The disc, distilled from two demo tapes recorded between 19, was intended to promote forthcoming Sabaton releases. The band signed with the Italian label Underground Symphony, which then released, internationally, the promo CD Fist for Fight. After the first songs were recorded in Peter Tägtgren's studio, The Abyss, Sabaton was contacted by a couple of record labels. They are one of the most successful rock bands in Swedish history, with their album Carolus Rex being the best-selling Swedish heavy metal album of all time. Sabaton has been referred to as one of the 'big four' power metal bands, along with Helloween, Blind Guardian and DragonForce. Their 9th album, The Great War (2019), reached number 1 on Swedish and German music charts.

The vast majority of their albums are written about historical events, mainly wars and significant battles. Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun.

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