Carolus Rex (album)

Carolus Rex
Studio album by Sabaton
Released	25 May 2012
Recorded	October 2011 – January 2012
Studio	The Abyss (Pärlby, Sweden)
Genre	Power metal[1]
Length	45:09
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Sabaton, Peter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Coat of Arms (2010) Carolus Rex (2012) Heroes (2014)
Singles from Carolus Rex
"Carolus Rex" Released: 8 April 2012 "The Lion from the North" Released: 25 May 2012
Limited edition cover
Platinum edition cover

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Encyclopaedia Metallum	[2]
Metal Storm	[3]
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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.^[4] The album received critical acclaim and commercial success, achieving gold certification in Poland and quadruple platinum in Sweden.

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.^[5]