Built to Last (HammerFall album)

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Built to Last
Album cover for the 2016 HammerFall album "Built to Last".jpg
Studio album by
Released4 November 2016
Recorded2016, Castle Black Studios, Göteborg, Sweden, and Bohus Studios Kungälv, Sweden
Genre Power metal, heavy metal
Length47:20
Label Napalm
Producer James 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 7.5/10 [2]
Cutting Edge  [ nl ]Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Göteborgs-Posten Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Metal Hammer Germany 6/7 [6]
Metal Hammer UKStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Powermetal.de  [ de ]8/10 [8]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [9]
Soundi  [ fi ]Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bring It!" Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans 4:18
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

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  4. "Hammerfall rider längre bak i ledet". 4 November 2016.
  5. "Manowar für Gemäßigte, im Klischee verhaftet".
  6. "Kritik zu Hammerfall BUILT TO LAST". 18 October 2016.
  7. "Hammerfall - Built to Last album review". 26 October 2016.
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  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.