Carolus Rex (album)

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Carolus Rex
Sabaton Carolus Rex.jpg
Studio album by
Sabaton
Released25 May 2012
RecordedOctober 2011 – January 2012
Studio The Abyss (Pärlby, Sweden)
Genre Power metal [1]
Length45:09
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Sabaton, Peter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
Coat of Arms
(2010)		Carolus Rex
(2012)		 Heroes
(2014)
Singles from Carolus Rex
  1. "Carolus Rex"
    Released: 8 April 2012
  2. "The Lion from the North"
    Released: 25 May 2012
No.TitleLyricsMusicThemeLength
1."Dominium Maris Baltici" ("Dominion of the Baltic Sea")   0:29
2."The Lion from the North"Brodén, SundströmBrodén Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden 4:42
3."Gott mit uns" ("God with Us")Brodén, SundströmBrodénThe 1631 battle of Breitenfeld 3:15
4."A Lifetime of War"Brodén, SundströmBrodénThe misery caused by the Thirty Years' War 5:45
5."1648"Brodén, SundströmBrodénThe 1648 battle of Prague 3:54
6."The Carolean's Prayer"BrodénBrodénThe Caroleans 6:14
7."Carolus Rex" ("King Charles")Brodén, SundströmBrodén, Ken KängströmThe crowning of Charles XII of Sweden, his belief in the Divine Right of Kings and the Great Northern War.4:53
8."Killing Ground"Brodén, SundströmBrodén, Ken KängströmThe battle of Fraustadt 4:24
9."Poltava"SundströmBrodénThe defeat in the battle of Poltava 4:03
10."Long Live the King"Brodén, SundströmBrodénThe death and funeral procession of Charles XII4:09
11."Ruina Imperii" ("Downfall of the Empire")Brodén, SundströmBrodénThe Carolean Death March and the fall of the Swedish Empire 3:21
Total length:45:09
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Twilight of the Thunder God" (Amon Amarth cover, limited edition and platinum edition only)3:59
13."In the Army Now" (Bolland & Bolland cover)3:59
14."Feuer frei!" (Rammstein cover)3:12
15."Harley from Hell" (Originally an exclusive on the compilation album Metalus Hammerus Rex, re-released on the platinum edition)3:50
Total length:60:09

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

Swedish edition track list
No.TitleLength
1."Dominium Maris Baltici"0:29
2."Lejonet från Norden" ("The Lion from the North")4:42
3."Gott mit uns"3:15
4."En Livstid i krig" ("A Lifetime at War")5:44
5."1648"3:55
6."Karolinens bön" ("The Carolean's Prayer")6:14
7."Carolus Rex"4:54
8."Ett slag färgat rött" ("A Battle Coloured Red")4:24
9."Poltava"4:03
10."Konungens likfärd" ("The King's Funeral Procession")4:09
11."Ruina Imperii"3:21
Total length:45:10

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.

Covers

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 99
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 90
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [21] 8
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 30

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [24] Gold10,000*
Sweden (GLF) [25] 4× Platinum120,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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