CHAPTER V-UNBENT UNBOWED UNBROKEN 04/03/12 released 14 years prior

released 14 years prior

1-13 White Canvas

featuring superb guitar work and amazing all-round musicianship

hook-heavy pop songs that relied on slinky grooves and the riveting energy of early rock & roll

" "This Is Hell

CHAPTER V-UNBENT UNBOWED UNBROKEN 04/03/12 released 14 years priorAs 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,