III: The Rommel Chronicles

III: The Rommel Chronicles
Studio album by Hail of Bullets
Released	28 October 2013
Genre	Death metal
Length	45:48
Label	Metal Blade Records
Hail of Bullets chronology

III: The Rommel Chronicles is the third and final full-length studio album by Hail of Bullets, an old school death metal band formed by current and former members of Asphyx and Gorefest. It continues the band's conceptual focus upon the Second World War, with the album theme revolving around the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Exclaim!	8/10[3]

Concept

Unlike previous Hail of Bullet albums, which focused on a particular theatre of World War II, the band's third album focused on German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Drummer Ed Warby suggested that the African theatre "seemed like the most logical subject to tackle, but we didn't want to do another concept album just like the previous two. So Martin [van Drunen, vocals] came up with the idea to focus on Rommel instead, which enabled us to incorporate Africa into the story yet broaden the scope significantly".[4] While the band was initially concerned about writing an album focused on Rommel, fearing "possibility of a ban in Germany, or a backlash from the anti-fascism movement", Warby contended that "anyone with half a brain can tell we're not glorifying a Nazi here".[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Swoop of the Falcon"	5:20
2.	"Pour le Mérite"	4:14
3.	"DG-7"	6:25
4.	"To the Last Breath of Man and Beast"	3:11
5.	"DAK"	3:45
6.	"The Desert Fox"	5:20
7.	"Tobruk"	4:26
8.	"Farewell to Africa"	2:51
9.	"The Final Front"	4:45
10.	"Death of a Field Marshal"	5:31
Total length:		45:48

Personnel

Martin van Drunen - vocals
Stephan Gebedi - guitars
Paul Baayens - guitars
Ed Warby - drums
Theo van Eekelen - bass

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References

Hinch, Matt. "Hail Of Bullets - III: The Rommel Chronicles Review". About.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
Heaney, Gregory. "Hail of Bullets III: The Rommel Chronicles". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
Pratt, Greg. "Hail of BulletsIII: The Rommel Chronicles". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
Jamie. "Interview – Hail Of Bullets". Ave Noctum. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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[about-1] Hinch, Matt. "Hail Of Bullets - III: The Rommel Chronicles Review". About.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[allmusic-2] Heaney, Gregory. "Hail of Bullets III: The Rommel Chronicles". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[exclaim-3] Pratt, Greg. "Hail of BulletsIII: The Rommel Chronicles". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[avenoctum-4] Jamie. "Interview – Hail Of Bullets". Ave Noctum. Retrieved 6 February 2014.