Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

Studio album by HammerFall

Released

March 4, 2005

Recorded

Lundgård Studios, Denmark

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

50:44

HammerFall chronology

One Crimson Night
(2003)

Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
(2005)

Threshold
(2006)

Singles from Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

"Blood Bound"
Released: January 28, 2005^[1]^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Sea of Tranquility	^[4]
Metal Perspective	^[5]

Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken is the fifth studio album by the Swedish metal band HammerFall. It was released in 2005 through Nuclear Blast. The last track is followed by almost two minutes of silence and a short hidden track (0:15).

The album's title was inspired by the family motto of the fictional House Martell of Dorne from the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin, as well as the name of the songs "Hammer of Justice," "Take the Black" and "Fury of the Wild". The lyric "Nothing burns like the cold" from "Never, Ever" is taken from the first chapter of A Game of Thrones, the first book in the series.
The cover artwork was created by Samwise Didier.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Secrets"	Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans	6:06
2.	"Blood Bound"	Dronjak, Cans	3:49
3.	"Fury of the Wild"	Dronjak, Cans	4:44
4.	"Hammer of Justice"	Dronjak, Cans	4:37
5.	"Never, Ever"	Dronjak	4:05
6.	"Born to Rule"	Dronjak, Cans, Stefan Elmgren	4:08
7.	"The Templar Flame"	Dronjak, Cans	3:41
8.	"Imperial"	Dronjak	2:29
9.	"Take the Black"	Dronjak, Cans	4:46
10.	"Knights of the 21st Century"	Dronjak, Cans	12:19

Limited edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"The Metal Age" (Live)	Dronjak, Jesper Strömblad, Cans	4:55

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Blood Bound" (instrumental)	Dronjak, Cans	3:50
12.	"The Metal Age" (live)	Dronjak, Jesper Strömblad, Cans	5:36

Personnel

Joacim Cans - lead and backing vocals
Oscar Dronjak - guitars, acoustic guitar on "Imperial"; backing vocals; keyboard programming
Stefan Elmgren - guitars, acoustic guitar on "Never, Ever"; backing vocals
Magnus Rosén - bass guitar
Anders Johansson - drums

Additional musicians

Conrad "Cronos" Lant [VENOM] - infernal voice on "Knights of the 21st Century"
Patrick Benzer - keyboards; additional keyboard programming
Martin Meyer - clavinet on "Secrets"
Rolf Köhler, Olaf Zenkbiel, Mats Rendlert, Joacim Lundberg, Markus Sköld, Johan Aremyr - additional backing vocals

Charts^[6]^[7]

Country	Peak Position
France	159
Hungary	11
Germany	12
Finland	18
UK (Rock/Metal)	25
Austria	36
Switzerland	39
Sweden	4
Italy	71

Release information

"The Metal Age" was included as a bonus track on the Brazilian release.
The album was also released as limited and numbered boxset (1,000 copies) containing the limited edition CD in a metal box, two HammerFall glasses, a HammerFall scarf and a certificate.
The limited metal box CD is available separately (10,000 copies) and includes an enhanced part: Blood Bound (video clip) and Making of "Blood Bound" (video).
The limited edition digipack includes an enhanced part: Blood Bound (video clip) and Picture Gallery, as well as a blue coin with the HammerFall logo on it.

References

External links

Official website

HammerFall

Joacim Cans Oscar Dronjak Pontus Norgren Fredrik Larsson Johan Larsson Niklas Sundin Jesper Strömblad Mikael Stanne Glenn Ljungström Patrik Räfling Magnus Rosén Stefan Elmgren Anders Johansson

Studio albums	Glory to the Brave Legacy of Kings Renegade Crimson Thunder Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken Threshold No Sacrifice, No Victory Infected (r)Evolution Built to Last

Live albums	One Crimson Night Gates Of Dalhalla

Compilation albums	Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory Masterpieces

Singles	"Glory to the Brave" "Heeding the Call" "I Want Out" "Renegade" " Always Will Be" "Hearts on Fire" "Blood Bound" "The Fire Burns Forever" "Natural High" "Last Man Standing" "Any Means Necessary" "My Sharona" "One More Time" "B.Y.H." "Send Me a Sign" "Bushido" "Hector's Hymn" "The Sacred Vow" "Hammer High"

Video albums	The First Crusade The Templar Renegade Crusades Hearts on Fire One Crimson Night Rebels With A Cause

Related articles	Discography Samwise Didier

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