Sabaton Frontman Loses Drunken Bet, Must Walk 323 Miles To Next Gig

No one drinks quite like the Scandinavians. It’s not just the sheer amount they drink or the type of liquor (from what I’ve gathered, they prefer vodka, the true alcoholic’s liquor), but the insane ideas they get when they get hammered. Let’s roast in a sauna and then jump into the Baltic Sea, for example. Or, in this case, Let’s make our lead singer walk over 300 miles to our next gig!

That’s right, Swedish WWII-obsessed metal band Sabaton apparently made a bet with their frontman Joakin Brodén that he lost, and as punishment he’s now going to have to walk from their hometown of Falun, Sweden, to the band’s appearance at the MetalSucks-sponsored Trondheim Metal Fest in Trondheim, Norway. The whole trek is about 552 kilometers, or 323 miles.

Joakin, you poor bastard.

Brodén’s initial statement was pretty bare bones; you can almost see him hung over, typing slowly and swallowing hard as he sweat out the booze:

“I will not go into details on exactly what happened, but I can say that it was fun and a bit silly. It started out almost as a joke, but it evolved to be quite serious. Now I will take a few days rest. I have made contact with some fans via Facebook, who have provided me with food and shelter.”

However, Broén has since decided to document his journey via a series of videos, the first of which you can watch below. While he’s obviously a little regretful of his decisions — aren’t we all after a night of drinking — he seems to be in good humor about the whole thing. Which is important when your bandmates hold you to a bet that forces you to travel hundreds of miles on foot through what is probably some freezing-ass country at this time of year.

Anyway, we wish Joakin the best of luck on his trek and hope he makes it to Trondheim without incident. At least his calves will look like blue whales by the time he takes the stage the first weekend of October.