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

released 14 years prior

the dream pop of the late '80s had developed into the stadium-sized gloom and doom that characterized 1992's Wish

" "This Is Hell

" confesses John

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

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,