“The album stresses the positive power of rock and roll. We don’t mean 'Allied Forces' in a military sense, but rather in the sense of freedom, of brotherhood that sharing a certain kind of favourite music with a lot of other people can give you,” says Rik Emmett.
“It’s not a concept album as such,” says Mike Levine, “but there are some common themes which I guess you could find most easily in 'Ordinary Man,' 'Fight The Good Fight' or 'Magic Power.' ”
Wearing creative freedom on your sleeve, lapel or jacket became easy with the embroidered cloth patch or multi-colored enamel pin. Both items were custom-made to feature the iconic Allied Forces cover art of the Triumph logo merged with a Dean Flying V guitar.