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As helpfully pointed out in the title, Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken sees Swedish metal institution Hammerfall hoisting aloft the torch of power metal (unbent, unbowed, etc.) for the fifth full-studio album of their career. But "power" metal may no longer the best tag with which to describe the band, whose material here ("Blood Bound," "Fury of the Wild," "Born to Rule," etc.) is really better described as classic, vintage, or better yet, timeless heavy metal, if you will. Extract any telltale signs of studio technology or audio fidelity and the band's sound really could have originated in the '80s or '90s, as easily as the '00s. And even more telling is the relative absence of speed metal drumming, used here only for small portions -- not the entirety -- of structurally varied songs like "Secrets" and "Take the Black." This may sound like a silly little detail, but it really does liberate Hammerfall from unfair comparison to a slew of boring, cliché-bound contemporaries. Sure, "Never, Ever" is a cliché in itself for representing the textbook heavy metal ballad; but then what percentage of heavy metal bands have resisted this temptation since the establishment of the infamous "Stairway to Heaven" rule (whereupon all metal bands are required to include at least one slow song per album)? And seriously, although it really doesn't introduce anything new to the group's formula, Chapter V features simply stellar examples of pure metal anthemy, rife with positive influences: "Born to Rule" and "The Templar Flame" are both gang chorus-enhanced war-cries (think Accept), and grandiose 12-minute closer "Knights of the 21st Century," counters its gigantic potential cheese factor with a guest croaking performance from Venom legend Cronos -- excellent! Needless to say, stewards of heavy metal seriousness will always balk at Hammerfall's insistence on writing fantasy adventure lyrics; but so long as fans hunger for heavy metal escapism at its finest (and there's a Manowar out there acting far sillier), Hammerfall will continue to thrive, unbent, unbowed, etc. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Audio Mixer: Charly Bauerfeind.
Recording information: Lundgard Studios, Denmark (09/04/2004-10/25/2004).
Photographer: Michael Johansson.
Hammerfall: Magnus Rosen (bass guitar); Joacim Cans, Anders Johansson , Oscar Dronjak, Stefan Elmgren.
Personnel: Joacim Cans (vocals, background vocals); Oscar Dronjak (guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard programming, background vocals); Stefan Elmgren (guitar, acoustic guitar); Martin Meyer (Clavinet); Patrick Benzer (keyboards, keyboard programming); Anders Johansson (drums); Rolf Kohler, Johan Aremyr (background vocals).
Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $4.89) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal, Enhanced CD | | Label | Nuclear Blast | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank | 5987  | | CD Universe Part number | 6832888 | | Catalog number | 1375 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 05, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind; Charlie Bauerfeind | | Engineer | Charlie Bauerfeind; Charlie Bauerfeind | | Personnel | Anders Johansson - drums Stefan Elmgren - guitar, acoustic guitar Joacim Cans - vocals, background vocals Oscar Dronjak - guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard programming, background vocals Rolf Kohler Magnus Rosen - bass guitar Johan Aremyr - background vocals Martin Meyer - Clavinet Patrick Benzer - keyboards, keyboard programming
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Hammerfall Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Songs Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Music Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)    List All Reviews I DONT GET IT I DONT UNDERSTAND ALL OF THESE GREAT REVEIWS. THIS BAND IS TOTALLY DERIVITIVE TO A FAULT BECAUSE THEY BORROWED THE WORST PARTS OF FAR BETTER BANDS LIKE SAXON ,HELLOWEEN ,MAIDEN,MANOWAR ,VIRGIN STEELE PREIST,ETC.ETC,ETC. I recently saw them with the great and much more talented EDGUY H.F. was very disappointing sonically ,and musically.but what do i know obviously everybody else lovesit.I DONT GET IT! Submitted by NICK AUTONOMYY (LONG ISLAND NY)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
excellent!!! nice CD
still sound like the previous CDs
nice balad and rough songs are trademark of HM, we see that they look like maiden or Judas priest Submitted by traffik_design (montreal, QC)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Honorable mention sort of the same old same old. A couple of the new songs are really good. the instrumental number is almost classical in nature. Different, but good. Submitted by azuehlke (Oshkosh B-Gosh, WI)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
MASTER'S OF METAL THIS BAND SEEM'S TO GET BETTER WITH EVERY RELEASE. FROM THE OPENING TRACK( SECRETS)TO THE LAST (KNIGHTS OF THE 21st CENTURY)WHICH IS JUST OVER 12 MINUTES,THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP IT FRESH AND EXCITING FOR EVERY RELEASE. THIS IS A WINNER, A MUST FOR ANY (TRUE) METAL FAN. Submitted by RBLASIMAN5477 (ALLIANCE,OH USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
too eclectic & boring HammerFall has carried forth the ashes of 80's euro power metal from those bands than hath fallen before (Mad Max, Overdrive, Heavy Load, 200 Volt, Trance, WitchCross, Gravestone, Glory Bells, Faithful Breath (etc.) Unfortunately, many of those aforementioned bands laid it down with more force, conviction, & originality. HammerFall, though a likeable & respectable band, just don't seem all that motivated as their music seems to lack a frantic sense of urgency
that makes metal such a grandiose spectacle in the first place. Unbowed? Not really. Unbroken? Certainly not. Unbent? Hardly. All in all, about half of this record just sounds plain "lazy". Submitted by The Trooper (Marysville, WA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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