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Coat of Arms 
Studio album by Sabaton Released May 21, 2010 Recorded Abyss Studios, Sweden Genre Power metal Length 39:53 Label Nuclear Blast Sabaton chronology The Art of War
(2008)Coat of Arms
(2010)World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea
(2011)Singles from Coat of Arms - "Coat of Arms"
Released: May 17, 2010 - "Screaming Eagles"
Released: October 23, 2010
Coat of Arms is the sixth studio album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton.
Contents
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).
- "Coat of Arms" - About the Greco-Italian War during WWII (3:35)
- "Midway" - About the Battle of Midway. (2:29)
- "Uprising" - About the Warsaw Uprising. (4:56)
- "Screaming Eagles" - About the 101st Airborne Division and the Siege of Bastogne. (4:08)
- "The Final Solution" - About the Holocaust. (4:57)
- "Aces in Exile" - About foreign pilots during the Battle of Britain. (4:23)
- "Saboteurs" - About the Norwegian heavy water sabotage at Vemork. (3:16)
- "Wehrmacht" - About the Nazi war machine and the effects of the Third Reich on an ordinary German soldier. (4:14)
- "White Death" - About Simo Häyhä, an extremely gifted Finnish sniper during the Winter War. (4:10)
- "Metal Ripper" - A tribute to heavy metal as in the songs "Metal Machine" and "Metal Crüe" from previous albums, this time using lyrics from heavy metal songs. It includes lyrical tributes to bands such as: AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Manowar, Twisted Sister, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, HammerFall, Yngwie Malmsteen, Accept, Deep Purple, Queensrÿche, Dimmu Borgir and Queen. (3:51)
- Digipak edition bonus tracks
- "Coat of Arms (Instrumental)" (3:35)
- "Metal Ripper (instrumental)" (3:51)
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Lords of Metal [2] (86/100) Danger Dog [3] 
Personnel
- Joakim Brodén - vocals
- Rickard Sundén - guitars
- Oskar Montelius - guitars
- Pär Sundström - bass
- Daniel Mullback - drums
- Daniel Mÿhr - keyboards
Chart performance
Chart (2010) Peak
positionHungarian Albums Chart[4] 9 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 2 Polish Albums Chart[6] 9 Finnish Album Charts[7] 17 Austrian Album Charts[8] 71 Switzerland Album Charts[9] 33 German Album Charts[10] 19 Greek Album Charts[11] 10 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Poland (ZPAV)[12] 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 [13]
- The riff in "White Death" has been borrowed from Ankie Bagger's Where Were You Last Night.[14]
- The video for "Uprising" is a re-enactment of Polish resistance during WWII and contains actor Peter Stormare as well as Polish actors Monika Buchowiec and Mateusz Damięcki.[15]
References
- ^ http://www.dt.se/noje/article599573.ece
- ^ http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=16397&lang=en
- ^ http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/sabaton-call-to-arms-review.php
- ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2010&het=20&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan". http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Polish Albums Chart - OLiS". http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=585&lang=. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Sabaton&cat=a
- ^ http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Sabaton&cat=a
- ^ http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sabaton&titel=Coat+Of+Arms&cat=a
- ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Sabaton/Coat+Of+Arms/longplay
- ^ http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sabaton&titel=Coat+Of+Arms&cat=a
- ^ "Polish album certifications – Sabaton – Coat of Arms" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php.
- ^ http://sabaton.pl/news.php?readmore=138 (Polish)
- ^ http://www.dalademokraten.se/sida/id/121911/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01IaKb6DmTw
Joakim Brodén • Rikard Sundén • Oskar Montelius • Pär Sundström • Daniel Mullback • Daniel Mÿhr
Former members: Richard LarssonStudio albums EPs Attero Dominatus & Primo Victoria samplerLive albums World War Live: Battle of the Baltic Sea (Battle of the Baltic Sea • World War Live)Compilations Singles "Masters of the World" (2007) • "Cliffs of Gallipoli"/"Ghost Division" (2008) • "Coat of Arms" (2010) • "Screaming Eagles" (2010)Categories:- Albums certified gold by the Polish Producers of Audio and Video
- 2010 albums
- Sabaton albums
- "Coat of Arms"
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