Band: Sabaton
Song: “Yamato”
Director: Olga Twighlight
Album: Yamato
Release Date: March 13th, 2026
Label: Better Noise Music
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Speaking of the single, vocalist Joakim Brodén said:
“Battleships are interesting and naval stories have, from time to time, been part of the Sabaton lore. ‘Bismarck’ was an exciting story for us to share and a fan favourite, and ‘Yamato’ is sort of a follow-up to that song. Our former guitarist, Tommy, wrote this song while he was still in the band. We only ‘Thobbefied’ it after guitar duties were returned to Thobbe!”
Bassist Pär Sundström offered:
“‘Bismarck’ was such an exciting song but it was never part of an album, and it felt that it was missing something. We always wanted to follow up on that story. Over the years, countless fans have asked us to write a song about ‘Yamato’, and we knew that that would be a natural continuation of what we started with ‘Bismarck’. We knew we wanted this song to have a totally different sound, and when Tommy was writing the music for this, we felt we had the appropriate, powerful song for this story. Once again, we are collaborating with World of Warships, and since our worlds are so close, it just feels so natural to continue this great partnership. Together, we once again created a legendary music video!”
Sabaton were recently forced to cancel a headlining tour of North America. The group have since rescheduled it. You can find the new dates below and get tickets & additional information here. Support on the trek will be provided by Pop Evil and Wings of Steel.
9/23 Halifax, NS — Scotiabank Centre
9/25 Laval, QC — Place Bell
9/27 Toronto, ON — Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
10/01 Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
10/02 Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
10/04 Edmonton, AB — Edmonton Convention Centre
10/05 Calgary, AB — Grey Eagle Event Centre
10/07 Vancouver, BC — PNE Forum
11/06 Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
11/07 Houston, TX — 713 Music Hall
11/08 San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center at Tech Port
11/11 Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre
11/12 Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
11/14 Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live
11/17 Salt Lake City, UT — The Union Event Center
11/18 Loveland, CO — Blue FCU Arena
11/20 Omaha, NE — Steelhouse Omaha
11/21 Milwaukee, WI — Landmark Credit Union Live
11/22 Minneapolis, MN — The Armory
11/24 Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
11/25 Des Moines, IA — Vibrant Music Hall
11/27 St. Louis, MO — The Factory
11/28 Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
11/29 Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit
12/01 Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
12/02 Philadelphia, PA — The Met
12/05 Virginia Beach, VA — The Dome by Rutter Mills
12/06 National Harbor, MD — The Theater at MGM National Harbor
12/08 Atlanta, GA — Coca-Cola Roxy
12/11 Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
12/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL — War Memorial Auditorium
