Built to Last (HammerFall album)

Built to Last
Studio album by
Released4 November 2016
Recorded2016, Castle Black Studios, Göteborg, Sweden, Bohus Studios Kungälv, Sweden
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length47:20
LabelNapalm
ProducerJames Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren
HammerFall chronology
(r)Evolution
(2014)
Built to Last
(2016)
Dominion
(2019)
Singles from Built to Last
  1. "The Sacred Vow"
    Released: 25 August 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet[1]
Blabbermouth.net7.5/10[2]
Cutting Edge [nl][3]
Göteborgs-Posten[4]
laut.de[5]
Metal Hammer Germany6/7[6]
Metal Hammer UK[7]
Powermetal.de [de]8/10[8]
Rock Hard8.5/10[9]
Soundi [fi][10]

Built to Last is the tenth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, released on 4 November 2016.[11][12] It is the first album to feature David Wallin on drums.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bring It!"Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans4:18
2."Hammer High"Dronjak, Cans4:37
3."The Sacred Vow"Dronjak, Cans4:11
4."Dethrone and Defy"Dronjak, Cans5:10
5."Twilight Princess"Dronjak5:03
6."Stormbreaker"Dronjak, Cans4:51
7."Built to Last"Dronjak, Cans3:52
8."The Star of Home"Dronjak, Cans, Pontus Norgren4:47
9."New Breed"Dronjak, Cans5:02
10."Second to None"Dronjak, Cans5:29
Total length:47:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 15

References

  1. ^ "Hammerfall är fast i sin egen mytologi". 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Built to Last - HAMMERFALL". 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.cuttingedge.be/muziek/hammerfall-built-last [dead link]
  4. ^ "Hammerfall rider längre bak i ledet". 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Manowar für Gemäßigte, im Klischee verhaftet".
  6. ^ "Kritik zu Hammerfall BUILT TO LAST".
  7. ^ "Hammerfall - Built to Last album review". 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Review | HAMMERFALL - Built To Last". Powermetal.De. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ "HAMMERFALL - Built to Last".
  10. ^ "HammerFall vai HammerFail? Temppeliritarien miekoista on katkottu terät". 7 December 2016.
  11. ^ "HAMMERFALL To Release 'Built To Last' Album In November; Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Video Premiere: HAMMERFALL's 'Hammer High'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – HammerFall – Built to Last" (in German). Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – HammerFall – Built to Last" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – HammerFall – Built to Last" (in French). Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – HammerFall – Built to Last" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  17. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 45. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – HammerFall – Built to Last". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – HammerFall – Built to Last". Hung Medien.