Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
Studio album by HammerFall
Released	March 4, 2005
Recorded	Lundgård Studios, Denmark
Genre	Power metal Heavy metal
Length	50:44
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Charlie Bauerfeind
HammerFall chronology
One Crimson Night (2003) Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005) Threshold (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sea of Tranquility	[2]
Metal Perspective	[3]

Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken is the fifth studio album release by Swedish metal band HammerFall. It was released in 2005 through Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals
• Oscar Dronjak - Guitars & backing vocals
• Stefan Elmgren - Guitars
• Magnus Rosén - Bass Guitar
• Anders Johansson - Drums
• Conrad "Cronos" Lant - Additional vocals on "Knights of the 21st Century"

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Italian Albums Chart [4]	73

Release information

• "The Metal Age" was released as a bonus track on the Brazilian release.
• 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.

Additional information

• The last track is followed by almost two minutes of silence and a short hidden track (0:15).
• The title to the album was inspired from the family motto of House Martell of Dorne from the series "A Song of Fire and Ice" by George R.R. Martin, as well as the name of the songs "Take the Black" and "Fury of the Wild". The lyric "Nothing burns like the cold" from "Never, Ever" is also taken from the first chapter of Game of Thrones, the first book in the series.

External links

• Lyrics at Rawrix.net

Notes

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Sea of Tranquility review
3. ^ Metal Perspective review
4. ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=%20%20%202005&mese=03&id=178