Coat of Arms (Sabaton album)

Coat of Arms is the fifth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Singer Joakim Brodén will often shout "Let's see a Coat of Arms" in reference to the popular gesture, the Sign of the horns.

For 2020 album by Wishbone Ash, see Coat of Arms (Wishbone Ash album).
Coat of Arms
Studio album by
Sabaton
ReleasedMay 21, 2010
RecordedDecember 2009 - February 2010 The Abyss (recording studio), Sweden
GenrePower metal
Length39:47
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Sabaton chronology
The Art of War
(2008)		 Coat of Arms
(2010)		 Carolus Rex
(2012)
Singles from Coat of Arms
  1. "Coat of Arms"
    Released: May 17, 2010
  2. "Screaming Eagles"
    Released: October 23, 2010

Track listing

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.TitleThemeLength
1."Coat of Arms"About the Greco-Italian War during WWII3:35
2."Midway"About the Battle of Midway2:29
3."Uprising"About the Warsaw Uprising4:55
4."Screaming Eagles"About the 101st Airborne Division and the Siege of Bastogne4:06
5."The Final Solution"About the Holocaust4:56
6."Aces in Exile"About foreign pilots during the Battle of Britain4:22
7."Saboteurs"About the Norwegian heavy water sabotage at Vemork3:15
8."Wehrmacht"About the Nazi war machine and the effects of the Third Reich on an ordinary German soldier4:14
9."White Death"About Simo Häyhä, an extremely skilled Finnish sniper during the Winter War4:10
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 Gate3:51
Digipak edition bonus tracks
  1. "Coat of Arms (Instrumental)" (3:35)
  2. "Metal Ripper (instrumental)" (3:51)
iTunes bonus track
  1. "White Death (Instrumental)" (4:10)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lords of Metal [2](86/100)
Danger Dog [3]
Allmusic[4]

Personnel
  • Joakim Brodén - vocals
  • Rickard Sundén - guitars
  • Oskar Montelius - guitars
  • Pär Sundström - bass
  • Daniel Mullback - drums
  • Daniel Mÿhr - keyboards

Chart performance
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums Chart[5] 9
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 2
Polish Albums Chart[7] 9
Finnish Album Charts[8] 17
Austrian Album Charts[9] 71
Switzerland Album Charts[10] 33
German Album Charts[11] 19
Greek Album Charts[12] 10

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[13] Gold 10,000*

Notes
  • Because the official translation of "40:1" song from the former album was criticised by Polish fans, a contest was set for the best translation of the "Uprising" lyrics to Polish. The winning translation was chosen as the official.[14]
  • The riff in "White Death" has been borrowed from Ankie Bagger's "Where Were You Last Night".[15]
  • The video for "Uprising" was a re-enactment of Polish resistance during World War II and contained the actor Peter Stormare as well as Polish actors Monika Buchowiec and Mateusz Damięcki.[16]

References
  1. "Premiärlyssning med Sabaton". Dalarnas Tidningar (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  2. "Sabaton - Coat Of Arms | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 103". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. "Music Review : Sabaton Call to Arms : Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Alternative Rock Metal, CD Album Music Review". Dangerdog.com. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  5. "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  6. "Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan". Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  7. "Polish Albums Chart - OLiS". Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  8. Hung, Steffen. "Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  9. Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  10. Steffen Hung (2010-05-21). "Sabaton - Coat Of Arms". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  11. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  12. Steffen Hung (2010-10-23). "Sabaton - Coat Of Arms". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  13. "Polish album certifications – Sabaton – Coat of Arms" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  14. (Polish) Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Sidan kunde inte hittas". Dalademokraten.se. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  16. "SABATON - Uprising (2010) - Official Video". YouTube. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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