SABATON​ Releases New Album, ‘Legends’; Premieres LP’s Sixth Single

By: Philip Sayblack

The wait is officially over for Sabaton’s latest album.
The band released its new record, Legends, Friday. In partner with its premiere, the band also unveiled the record’s latest single, ‘I Emperor,’ which is about infamous French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte. The band also unveile the song’s video to add.The video features the band playing what looks like the boardgame, Risk, using the French and British military to help illustrate the song’s tale as the song plays over the visualization.
Front man Joakim Broden talked about the song’s story in a prepared statement.
“Epic battles, bold moves and a rise from nothing to emperor. Napoleon is straight up legendary and his story is basically built for a Sabaton song,” said Broden. “Plus, this one was greatly—and I mean greatly—requested by fans. So here it is… you asked, we delivered!”
‘I, Emperor’ is the now sixth single from Legends behind its most recently released single, ‘Crossing The Rubicon.‘ The band recently unveiled a special take of the song featuring members of the band’s Better Noise Music label mates, Nothing More. That single was itself preceded by the debuts of the singles, ‘The Duelist,‘ ‘Lightning at the Gates,‘ ‘Hordes of Khan‘ and ‘Templars.’
The musical arrangement featured in ‘I, Emperor’ is again, everything that audiences have come to expect from Sabaton. All of the familiar symphonic power metal is there just as in the band’s existing catalog.
Bassist Par Sundstrom talked about the song’s musical arrangement in his own comments.
“I was excited about ‘I, Emperor,’ because I’ve seen countless requests for us to write a song about Napoleon, which is usually a sign that fans will get excited about a song,” said Sundstrom. “This one’s got that anthem energy, and we’ve got a feeling it’s gonna be a fan favorite.” He adds: “It’s punchy, powerful and seriously catchy, that’s something we all felt when Joakim was singing along to the music during the filming of the video for the song. I can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks. I’m curious to see if fans think this one should make it into the setlist for future shows!”
In other news, Sabaton has added more dates to its ongoing tour in support of Legends, which kicked off Oct. 6 in Istanbul, Turkey. The new dates comprise a North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off Feb. 9 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and to run through Apr. 20 in Vancouver, BC. A handful of summer 2026 fesitval dates will follow the conclusion of the North American tour.
The band’s current tour schedule is noted below. Tickets are available here.
Fri 11/14      Cologne, DE                    Lanxess Arena
Sat 11/15     Berlin, DE                        Mercedes Benz Arena
Sun 11/16    Ostrava, CZ                     Ostravar Arena
Tue 11/18    Zurich, CH                      Hallenstadion
Thu 11/20    Munich, DE                     Olympiahalle
Fri 11/21      Vienna, AT                       Stadthalle
Sat 11/22    Krakow, PL                       Tauron Arena
Mon 11/24   Stuttgart, DE                    Schleyerhalle
Tue 11/25    Frankfurt, DE                   Festhalle
Wed 11/26   Esch Sur Alzette, LU       Rockhal
Fri 11/28      Paris, FR                         Accor Arena
Sat 11/29     Lyon, FR                         LDLC Arena
Mon 12/1     Amsterdam, NL               Ziggo Dome
Tue 12/2      Antwerp, BE                   Sportpaleis
Thu 12/4      London, UK                    The O2 Arena
Fri 12/5        Manchester, UK              Co-op Live
Sat 12/6       Nottingham, UK              Motorpoint Arena
Mon 12/8     Hannover, DE                  ZAG Arena
Tue 12/9      Copenhagen, DK            Royal Arena
Thu 12/11    Oslo, NO                         Unity Arena
Fri 12/12      Gothenburg, SE             Scandinavium
Sat 12/13     Stockholm, SE                3Arena
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
Sat 6/6         Nürnberg, Germany          Rock im Park
Sun 6/7        Nürburgring, Germany      Rock am Ring
Sat 6/13       Nickelsdorf, Austria           Nova Rock
Sun 7/5        Cartagena, Spain              Rock Imperium Festival
More information on Sabaton’s new music and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://sabaton.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabaton
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabaton