Attero Dominatus & Primo Victoria Sampler cover

Attero Dominatus & Primo Victoria Sampler

Sabaton · 2007

12 min · 6 tracks · power metal

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

47 /100
Lowland
Higher than 0% of albums we've rated

Strong, direct metal songwriting survives the shortened cuts, but the sampler format gives the set little arc or identity beyond its source tracks.

What we noticed

  • The first two tracks are full title songs; the remaining four are explicitly short versions, so the second half compresses into quick excerpts.
  • The sequence moves from the album-title tracks into cuts from the same power-metal songbook, without a new musical section or closing piece to reshape the set.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
3/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
4/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 1/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Attero Dominatus 3:45
  • 2 Primo Victoria 4:13
  • 3 Into the Fire (short version) 1:02
  • 4 Rise of Evil (short version) 1:02
  • 5 Light in the Black (short version) 1:02
  • 6 Metal Machine (short version) 1:00

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata