Nuclear Blast
2010
1. Coat of Arms
2. Midway
3. Uprising
4. Screaming Eagles
5. The Final Solution
6. Aces in Exile
7. Saboteurs
8. Wehrmacht
9. The White Death
10. Metal Ripper
Coat Of Arms marks the fifth effort from Swedish power metallers, but they have remained in relative obscurity. This could be perhaps because their sound is not very new and this sort of epic german power metal has been done and done again. That being said they have recently started to get a little US exposure and recognition after playing ProgPower USA 2009.
With this band it's pretty much 'what you see is what you get'. There's no real surprises here as this is straight ahead german style power metal like they've always done it and similar to the way others have done it before. There are big choruses, sort of gruff vocals and lots of epic touches while still going for straight ahead and heavy sounding riffs. Think of Grave Digger with a better singer who isn't as harsh and you're about there. That all being said... they do it pretty well. These songs are all pretty solid and there are some addictive as hell choruses with a lot of energy in tracks like Coat Of Arms and Midway. These just sound huge and are certainly strong cuts if you're into this sort of epic metal.
Basically, this band is what it is and doesn't seem to be changing or making themselves seem like anything they're not. This is a band that's into singing about war and making metal sound huge. If this is your deal then this album is certainly enjoyable enough.
Highlights: Coat Of Arms, Midway, Saboteurs
Rating - 3.5/5
2. Midway
3. Uprising
4. Screaming Eagles
5. The Final Solution
6. Aces in Exile
7. Saboteurs
8. Wehrmacht
9. The White Death
10. Metal Ripper
Coat Of Arms marks the fifth effort from Swedish power metallers, but they have remained in relative obscurity. This could be perhaps because their sound is not very new and this sort of epic german power metal has been done and done again. That being said they have recently started to get a little US exposure and recognition after playing ProgPower USA 2009.
With this band it's pretty much 'what you see is what you get'. There's no real surprises here as this is straight ahead german style power metal like they've always done it and similar to the way others have done it before. There are big choruses, sort of gruff vocals and lots of epic touches while still going for straight ahead and heavy sounding riffs. Think of Grave Digger with a better singer who isn't as harsh and you're about there. That all being said... they do it pretty well. These songs are all pretty solid and there are some addictive as hell choruses with a lot of energy in tracks like Coat Of Arms and Midway. These just sound huge and are certainly strong cuts if you're into this sort of epic metal.
Basically, this band is what it is and doesn't seem to be changing or making themselves seem like anything they're not. This is a band that's into singing about war and making metal sound huge. If this is your deal then this album is certainly enjoyable enough.
Highlights: Coat Of Arms, Midway, Saboteurs
Rating - 3.5/5
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