Carolus Rex (album)

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Carolus Rex

Studio album by Sabaton

Released

23 May 2012

Genre

Power metal

Length

45:31

Label

Nuclear Blast

Sabaton chronology

Singles from Carolus Rex
World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (2011)	Carolus Rex (2012)	Heroes (2014)
""Carolus Rex"" Released: 8 April 2012 ""The Lion From the North"" Released: 2012

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]

Carolus Rex is the seventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton. It was released with both English/mixed and Swedish vocals. It would also be 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.^[2] The album received positive commercial acclaim, achieving gold certified in Poland and platinum in Sweden.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joakim Brodén and Pär Sundström.

No.	Title	Lyrical themes	Length
1.	"Dominium Maris Baltici" ("Dominion of the Baltic Sea")		0:29
2.	"The Lion From The North"	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden	4:43
3.	"Gott Mit Uns" ("God With Us")	The 1631 battle of Breitenfeld	3:16
4.	"A Lifetime of War"	The misery caused by the Thirty Years' War	5:45
5.	"1 6 4 8"	The 1648 battle of Prague	3:55
6.	"The Carolean's Prayer" (Brodén)	The Caroleans	6:14
7.	"Carolus Rex" ("King Charles")	The crowning and policies of Charles XII of Sweden	4:54
8.	"Killing Ground"	The battle of Fraustadt	4:25
9.	"Poltava"	The defeat in the battle of Poltava	4:04
10.	"Long Live The King"	The death and funeral procession of Charles XII	4:10
11.	"Ruina Imperii" ("Empire's Downfall")	The Carolean Death March and the fall of the Swedish Empire	3:24

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Twilight of the Thunder God" (Amon Amarth cover)	3:59
13.	"In the Army Now" (Bolland & Bolland cover)	3:59
14.	"Feuer Frei!" (Rammstein cover)	3:12

A Swedish edition of the album, with Swedish lyrics, is also available.

Swedish edition tracklist
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dominium Maris Baltici"	0:29
2.	"Lejonet från Norden" ("The Lion from the North")	4:43
3.	"Gott mit uns" ("God With Us")	3:16
4.	"En livstid i krig" ("A Lifetime at War")	5:45
5.	"1648"	3:55
6.	"Karolinens bön" ("The Carolean's Prayer")	6:14
7.	"Carolus Rex" ("King Charles")	4:54
8.	"Ett slag färgat rött" ("A Battle Coloured Red")	4:25
9.	"Poltava"	4:04
10.	"Konungens likfärd" ("The King's Funeral Procession")	4:10
11.	"Ruina Imperii" ("The Empire's Collapse")	3:24

The limited 2-CD mail-order edition of the album includes the English version with all of the bonus tracks and the Swedish version, as well as alternate artwork.

As of 18 September 2012, the album is certified gold in Sweden, selling over 30,000 copies (20,000 copies sold is needed for an album to be certified gold in Sweden).^[3] As of March 2013, the album is also certified gold in Poland.^[4] On 18 June 2013, Carolus Rex was certified platinum in Sweden with 40,000 album sales, making it the "most successful Swedish heavy metal album ever" according to the band.^[5]

Personnel

Joakim Brodén – vocals
Pär Sundström — bass
Oskar Montelius — guitar, backing vocals
Rikard Sundén — guitar, backing vocals
Daniel Mÿhr - keyboards, backing vocals
Daniel Mullback — drums
Peter Tägtgren – Guest vocals on "Gott Mit Uns"

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Poland (ZPAV)^[6]	1× Gold	10,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[7]	1× Platinum	40,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Sabaton – Carolus Rex review by heavymetal.about.com
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↑ http://www.sabaton.net/carolus-rex-sells-gold-in-sweden/
↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=187033
↑ http://www.sabaton.net/carolus-rex-sells-platinum/
↑ "Polish album certifications – Sabaton – Carolus Rex" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2013" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.

v t e Sabaton

Joakim Brodén Pär Sundström Chris Rörland Thobbe Englund Hannes van Dahl Oskar Montelius Rikard Sundén Richard Larsson Daniel Mullback Daniel Mÿhr Robban Bäck

Studio albums	Primo Victoria (2005) Attero Dominatus (2006) Metalizer (2007) The Art of War (2008) Coat of Arms (2010) Carolus Rex (2012) Heroes (2014)

EPs	Attero Dominatus & Primo Victoria sampler (2007)

Live albums	World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (Battle of the Baltic Sea World War Live) (2011) Swedish Empire Live (2013)

Compilations	Fist for Fight (2001) Metalus Hammerus Rex (2012)

Singles	"Masters of the World" (2007) "Cliffs of Gallipoli" (2008) "Coat of Arms" (2010) "Screaming Eagles" (2010) "Carolus Rex" (2012) "The Lion From the North" (2012) "40:1" (2013)

Videos	World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (2011) Swedish Empire Live (2013)

Related articles	Sabaton Discography

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