Coat of Arms

Sabaton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast
• ASIN: B003EH3IZ0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,954 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Sabaton are a Swedish Grammi-nominated power metal band from Falun. Their music is battle-minded with a historical slant, bringing to mind Iron Maiden's classic songs with a newer school edge. This album, for example, is inspired by the individual battles and uprisings during WWII. They initially geared up for war and started to make plans for world domination in `99, and are starting to realize this destiny on their sixth full-length album, Coat of Arms. The band's lineup of Joakim Brodén on vocals, Oskar Montelius on guitars, Rikard Sundén on guitars, Pär Sundström on bass, Daniel Mullback on drums, and Daniel Mÿhr on keyboards has been in place for years. Their sound has grown and changed and now with a heavier sound and much more powerful songs, Sabaton are now ready to spread the word under the Coat of Arms!

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sabaton - Coat of Arms, August 4, 2010

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thepaxdomini "The Book Review" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coat of Arms (Audio CD)

"Coat of Arms" (2010) is the sixth album by Swedish power metal band Sabaton. On the whole, it's more of the same here. If you're familiar with their previous work, you know you're getting heavy, aggressive metal, Joakim Broden's deep, gravelly vocals, and historically-educational military-oriented lyrics.

"Coat of Arms," however, is more musically interesting than Sabaton's previous release, "The Art of War." There isn't a whole lot of variety (not that we listen to metal for variety), but the melodies are better and, refreshingly, there's nothing obviously lifted from any of their previous works.

Overall, there's nothing here that will blow you away, but it's a pretty solid album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sabaton marches on!, July 30, 2010

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coat of Arms (Audio CD)

Swedish power metal soldiers Sabaton are back with Coat of Arms, their sixth studio offering. I enjoyed their 2008 album Attero Dominatus, but it wasn't until I caught these guys live at ProgPower USA last year that I really became a fan. The band has a tremendous energy on stage, and seeing them stomp their way through a high-octane set makes you really appreciate their brand of power metal.

Sabaton is more or less a mixture of Running Wild style melodic, anthemic power metal with Bolt Thrower's military themes. The Coat of Arms album, for example, is all about World War II. They have great galloping leads, marching rhythms and powerful, forceful vocals. Musically Sabaton isn't all that far removed from the typical power metal sound. They just have a militaristic approach that sets them apart from the genre's usual dragonslayers. Highlights on Coat of Arms include "Uprising," "Wehrmacht" and "Metal Ripper," (love the intro to Priest's "The Ripper" there!) though there really aren't any weak songs to be found. That's probably the upside of it being a relatively brief album.

There isn't much on Coat of Arms that you wouldn't find on earlier Sabaton releases, but it's still a high quality power metal album that should more than please the band's growing legion (battalion?) of fans. If you're new to the band but enjoy melodic power metal, Coat of Arms makes a great first Sabaton album. Chances are you'll soon enlist!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another strong offering from Sabaton., July 10, 2010

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Thomas Anderson "Metal Head" (Harrisburg, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coat of Arms (Audio CD)

I'll keep this brief...

If you're a fan of Sabaton, you pretty much know what to expect with a Sabaton album. A driving, stomping, power metal album with gruff vocals sung to war themes with keyboard and choir backing. Right? Well, I must say that I believe that this album is Sabaton's heaviest in both guitar sound and strength of sound field. This album focuses on WWII specifically. I've read a review on another site that said the guitar sound was low (weak), but I don't know what album he wa listening to. If anything the guitars overpower every other instrument including the drums.

So in closing here, if you're a fan of Sabaton, don't hestitate to get this album. It's as good as any of their others, if not slightly better than, oh, take your pick. If you're new to the band, this is as good an album to start with. So if you like a little history with your metal, grab Coat of Arms and don't look back. It's a great listen.