Carolus Rex (album)
Carolus Rex is the sixth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. It is a concept album based on the rise and fall of the Swedish Empire, whose monarch Charles XII gives it its title. It was released with both English and Swedish vocals. It is the last album to feature guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, drummer Daniel Mullback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. It was produced by Peter Tägtgren in Abyss Studios. The album received critical acclaim and commercial success, achieving gold certification in Poland and quadruple platinum in Sweden.
| Carolus Rex | ||||
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| Studio album by Sabaton | ||||
| Released | 25 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | October 2011 – January 2012 | |||
| Studio | The Abyss (Pärlby, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 45:09 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sabaton, Peter Tägtgren | |||
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| Singles from Carolus Rex | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopaedia Metallum | |
| Metal Storm | |
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In 2015, four Carolus Rex songs were featured in the Sabaton Soundtrack DLC for the historical grand strategy game Europa Universalis 4 by Paradox Interactive. The four included with the DLC were "The Lion from the North", "A Lifetime of War", "The Carolean's Prayer", and "Carolus Rex". Another song ("The Art of War") from Sabaton's The Art of War album was also included.