

We initially investigated ways to film this video in other locations, even in studios with greenscreen but in the end we decided to go to a suitable location. Swedish metallers SABATON have released a new cinematic music video for the song 'Seven Pillars Of Wisdom', filmed under difficult circumstances in the Sahara desert.

“Finally we can share this great music video with you and show you that our trip to the Sahara not only led to the car accident you have read about but actually to a great adventure and an even greater video. It reached higher chart positions than all previous Sabaton albums, including #1 in Germany. The album is a concept album about the First World War. 24 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SURPRISES A new surprise every day, from December 1 to December 24. They sing about history, battles, and war heroes through heavy and power metal. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM is featured on Sabaton’s ninth studio album THE GREAT WAR, released in July 2019 and highly praised by fans and critics around the world. The Sabaton Discord server is dedicated to the Swedish band Sabaton. The video was directed by the Tunisian filmmaker Mehdi Jouni. Starring in the video as the main character is the Swedish American actor Indy Neidell who is also the host of the Sabaton History Channel. On top of that, the band was also involved in a serious car accident.ĭespite all the difficulties faced, Sabaton were able to produce the video in the way the band visualized and can now proudly reveal it. The song deals with the topic of the British archaeologist, diplomat and officer T.E Lawrence and his adventures during the Great War where he convinces local rebels to join him on a sabotage mission against the Ottoman Empire.Ī lot of technical equipment, cars and generators broke down in the heat of the sun, not to mention the treacherous sandstorms that constantly haunted the recordings. “The Killer Angels” was distributed in Sweden via the June 2013 issue of Sweden Rock Magazine and each copy of the magazine containing the CD was counted towards the certification the album was also sold separately.ĬIVIL WAR‘s debut EP was released on Novemvia Despotz Records.Sabaton unleash new cinematic music video for the song SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, filmed under difficult circumstances in the Sahara desert.

According to their Facebook page: Two days ago in Tunisia we were involved in a serious traffic incident upon our return from a video shoot in the Sahara desert. (Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach gold status in the country twice in the last 11 years - from the pre-2002 level of 40,000 to the current 20,000.) SABATON, touring in support of their new album, The Great War, were involved in a vehicular incident in Tunisia last week. The band’s debut CD, “The Killer Angels”, was certified gold in Sweden by the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. This is, without doubt, an album that takes off where ‘The Killer Angels’ left us ‘n you! It’s been in our treasure chest for a while and in May we’re happy to share the result with you!” As of 19 July 2019, they have released nine studio albums, including Carolus Rex, which was recorded in separate Swedish and English versions, certified gold in Poland and platinum in Sweden with 40,000 album sales, making it the 'most successful Swedish heavy metal album ever' according to the band. Says CIVIL WAR: “Recorded and mixed by none other than Peter Tägtgren, we are extremely happy with the result. Sabaton is a power metal band from Falun, Sweden. Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Australia: May 8 time you open Search as well as auto detect copied IMDB, TVDB, TVDB URLs. UK, Norway, France, Demark, Italy: May 11 Star Wars Collection The Poster Database (TPDb) To do this: Open the Edit. The CD will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates: Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on “Gods And Generals”, the sophomore album from CIVIL WAR - the Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar), Daniel Mullback (drums), Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) alongside singer Patrik Johansson ( ASTRAL DOORS, LION’S SHARE), and guitarist Petrus Granar - can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
