Coat of Arms (Sabaton album)
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| Coat of Arms | ||||
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| Released | 21 May 2010 | |||
| Recorded | December 2009 – February 2010 | |||
| Studio | The Abyss (Pärlby, Sweden) | |||
| Genre | Power metal[1] | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Peter Tägtgren | |||
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Coat of Arms is the fifth studio album by the Swedish power metal band Sabaton.
All music by Joakim Brodén and all lyrics by Brodén and Pär Sundström (except lyrics on "Saboteurs" and "Midway" by Sundström only and lyrics on "Metal Ripper" and "Wehrmacht" by Brodén only).
| No. | Title | Theme | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coat of Arms" | The Greco-Italian War during WWII from the Greeks' perspective | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Midway" | The Battle of Midway | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Uprising" | The Warsaw Uprising | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Screaming Eagles" | The 101st Airborne Division and the Siege of Bastogne | 4:06 |
| 5. | "The Final Solution" | The Holocaust | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Aces in Exile" | Foreign pilots during the Battle of Britain | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Saboteurs" | The Norwegian heavy water sabotage at Vemork | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Wehrmacht" | The Nazi war machine and the effects of the Third Reich on an ordinary German soldier | 4:14 |
| 9. | "White Death" | Simo Häyhä, an extremely skilled Finnish sniper during the Winter War | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Metal Ripper" | A tribute to heavy metal as in the songs "Metal Machine" and "Metal Crüe" from previous albums, this time using lyrics and guitar riffs from heavy metal songs. It includes lyrical tributes to bands such as: AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Manowar, Twisted Sister, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, HammerFall, Dokken, Krokus, Yngwie Malmsteen, Accept, Deep Purple, Queensrÿche, Dimmu Borgir, Queen and Heaven's Gate | 3:51 |
- Digipak edition bonus tracks
- "Coat of Arms (Instrumental)" (3:35)
- "Metal Ripper (instrumental)" (3:51)
- Streaming and digital download bonus track
- "White Death (Instrumental)" (4:10)[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Lords of Metal | (86/100)[3] |
| Danger Dog |   [4] |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Personnel
- Joakim Brodén – vocals
- Rickard Sundén – guitars
- Oskar Montelius – guitars
- Pär Sundström – bass
- Daniel Mullback – drums
- Daniel Mÿhr – keyboards
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 71 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 17 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 19 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI)[8] | 10 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 9 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[10] | 9 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 2 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 33 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 39 |
