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SABATON are gearing up for their US Tour with Trivium and Huntress which starts in three weeks. The Silence in the Snow Fall Tour will kick off on September 15th in Columbus, Ohio and wraps up on October 21st in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This will be the first U.S. tour with their new guitarist Tommy Johannson after the departure of their former guitarist Thobbe En glund. The band issued the following statement,

“Thank you Thobbe, welcome Tommy! Our guitar player Thobbe did his final concert with us on last Saturday’s very emotional show at the SABATON OPEN AIR festival. Celebrating the release of our new album while saying goodbye to a great friend is lots of mixed feelings. But the future is bright since this was not nearly our last stand, from now on you will see Tommy Johansson playing guitars with SABATON and we all look forward to see you on the road!”

Johansson added:

“For me to be a part of the SABATON family is a huge honor and I couldn’t be happier! The guys are awesome and among the nicest people you can meet. I’ve been following SABATON since 2005 when I saw them live for the first time and I have loved the band ever since, so when they asked me to join there was no hesitation. Although, they did ask me already back in 2012 but for many personal reasons it was not a good time for me to hit the road and give everything that was needed to the band. So I declined, but we have stayed in touch since then. I also want to say that Thobbe is a great guitarist and such a wonderful guy! My job is not to replace him, it’s to contribute to the band with my own style of guitar playing but of course also to keep his fans happy by playing his wonderful solos with pride. I look forward to meet you all on tour and to do what I love the most in life – to play heavy metal!”

Tour Dates are listed below:

SABATON US Tour Dates with Trivium & Huntress:

9/15 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

9/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

9/17 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium – off date – w/ Devin Townsend Project, Between The Buried and Me & Fallujah

9/19 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

9/20 – Little Rock, AR @ The Metroplex

9/22 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

9/23 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater

9/24 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee

9/25 – San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater – Knotfest

9/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

9/29 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium/Underground

9/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights

10/2 – Louisville, KY @ Champions Park – Louder Than Life

10/4 – Peoria, IL @ Limelight Eventplex

10/6 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill

10/7 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar

10/8 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

10/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

10/11 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

10/13 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

10/15 – Binghamton, NY @ Magic City Music Hall

10/17 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm

10/18 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

10/19 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

10/21 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

Last Friday, August 19, SABATON released their latest album The Last Stand via Nuclear Blast. Check out a lyric video for their song, The Last Battalion off the new album:

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