SABATON about Ukraine, IRON MAIDEN, history & more

A short chat we had with Pär Sundström of Sabaton backstage at the Rock Imperium 2026 festival about Iron Maiden, the future of Sabaton, history and why they don't want to sing about Ukraine. Right before this chat Sabaton's Joakim Brodén approached me to say that he watches Metal Pilgrim and voice his support to the people of Ukraine, which I was also very thankful for. Hope you enjoy it! 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - On Iron Maiden 02:28 - On Yamato & new album 04:21 - On history in Metal, Ukraine & modern events 05:47 - On the future 08:17 - To all the Metal Pilgrims -------- 🤘 Become a Patreon and support the show - https://www.patreon.com/metal_pilgrim ...or become a YouTube Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC06AP7y6naJahDNepxTeCsw/join THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! 👕 Metal Pilgrim merch for your next concert - https://metalpilgrim.net/ 📷 Instagram - https://instagram.com/metal_pilgrim/ 👍 Facebook - https://facebook.com/MetalPilgrimOfficial 🆇 Twitter/X - https://x.com/MetalPilgrimOFC 🤖 Discord - https://discord.gg/5NK3pdgfnU 🎶 Metal 365 Playlist - https://metalpilgrim.net/Metal365 🇺🇦 Support our volunteer efforts here on the ground in Ukraine by donating to Steel Wings Foundation (I am the founder and personally responsible for every penny spent) - https://steelwings.net/en/ -------- Links to products posted here are usually affiliate, meaning that I may earn commission from them. -------- Background music: "Uberpunch" Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License -------- All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.