Coat of Arms (album)

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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.

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).

1. "Coat of Arms" - About the Greco-Italian War during WWII (3:35)
2. "Midway" - About the Battle of Midway. (2:29)
3. "Uprising" - About the Warsaw Uprising. (4:56)
4. "Screaming Eagles" - About the 101st Airborne Division and the Siege of Bastogne. (4:08)
5. "The Final Solution" - About the Holocaust. (4:57)
6. "Aces in Exile" - About foreign pilots during the Battle of Britain. (4:23)
7. "Saboteurs" - About the Norwegian heavy water sabotage at Vemork. (3:16)
8. "Wehrmacht" - About the Nazi war machine and the effects of the Third Reich on an ordinary German soldier. (4:14)
9. "White Death" - About Simo Häyhä, an extremely gifted 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 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

1. "Coat of Arms (Instrumental)" (3:35)
2. "Metal Ripper (instrumental)" (3:51)

iTunes bonus track

1. "White Death (Instrumental)" (4:10)

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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

Certifications

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

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