Sabaton was formed back in
1999 in Falun, Sweden and worked hard with demos and small club shows just like any other band.
An album was recorded in 2002 bearing the name of Fist for Fight on an independent label in Italy but was never released.
In
2004 the band began to be quite angry about their trouble to get an album out on the market but decided to forget about the past and started all over again. A new demo was recorded bearing the title of Panzer Battalion. At this point Sabaton had become much better songwriters and the quality of the songs was a lot higher than before which of course gave result.
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Several labels immediately contacted Sabaton but after stranded negotiations Sabaton decided to record an album without any help from any label. Primo Victoria was recorded and was fully paid by the band members themselves. With this masterpiece in their hands the band now returned to some labels and the bidding started. Winner was the Swedish label Black Lodge who gave a fair offer and a deal was made.
About one year later, in 2005, Primo Victoria was one of the most successful debuts ever to come from a metal band on an independent record label.
The band played bigger and bigger clubs and was soon one of the most popular bands in Sweden. Meanwhile Sabaton also was launched into the European market which led to immediate success.
At this time it was no longer possible to have a "normal" life so jobs, apartments and girlfriends had to go away. This was a hard sacrifice but the band decided that the band goes first.
About one year later Sabaton entered the studio once more with the mission to follow up the great success of Primo Victoria.
The result of this session was to become one of the best selling metal albums in Sweden in 2006 and win several awards worldwide.
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