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HammerFall
HammerFall concert on Masters of Rock 2007 festival.
HammerFall concert on Masters of Rock 2007 festival. Masters of Rock is a big Heavy metal festival in Europe The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and Heavy metal
Background information
Origin Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre(s) Power Metal
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Years active 1993–2003,
2005–present
Label(s) Nuclear Blast
Vic Records
Associated acts In Flames
Dark Tranquillity
Ceremonial Oath
Website hammerfall.net
Members
Joacim Cans
Oscar Dronjak
Pontus Norgren
Fredrik Larsson
Anders Johansson
Former members
Johann Larsson
Niklas Sundin
Jesper Strömblad
Mikael Stanne
Glenn Ljungström
Patrik Räfling
Magnus Rosén
Stefan Elmgren

HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Speed metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music originating in the late 1970s and early 1980s that was the direct musical progenitor of Thrash metal. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Dark Tranquillity is a Melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Ceremonial Oath were a Swedish Death metal band who formed in early 1990 under the name "Desecrator" and disbanded in 1995 Joacim Cans ( Mora Sweden, 19th of February 1970 is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish Power metal band Oscar Fredrick Dronjak (born January 20 1972) is a guitarist of the heavy metal band Hammerfall. Pontus Norgren is the current guitarist of the swedish Power metal band Hammerfall and the former guitarist of The Poodles. Fredrik Larsson is the current bassist of the Swedish Power metal band Hammerfall, for which he also provides backing vocals Anders Johansson (born 25 May 1962 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish musician Johan Larsson is currently the bassist/vocalist for the Swedish band Seance, and was the original Bassist of the Swedish Melodic death metal Niklas Sundin, (born August 13 1974 in Sweden) is the Guitarist of Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. Jesper Strömblad (born on November 28, 1972) is the Guitarist, founder & last Original Member of the Swedish Melodic death metal Mikael Stanne is the Vocalist for the Swedish, Melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Glenn Ljungström was the original guitarist of the Swedish Melodic death metal band In Flames along with the band's founder Jesper Strömblad Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish Musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg, and was the Bassist of Swedish band Hammerfall. Stefan Elmgren (born 1974 was the the guitarist of the Swedish Power metal band HammerFall from 1997 till 2008 Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath's guitarist Oscar Dronjak and Jesper Strömblad from In Flames as just another musical project. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Ceremonial Oath were a Swedish Death metal band who formed in early 1990 under the name "Desecrator" and disbanded in 1995 Oscar Fredrick Dronjak (born January 20 1972) is a guitarist of the heavy metal band Hammerfall. Jesper Strömblad (born on November 28, 1972) is the Guitarist, founder & last Original Member of the Swedish Melodic death metal In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre

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History

Joacim Cans on Masters of Rock 2007 festival.
Joacim Cans on Masters of Rock 2007 festival. Masters of Rock is a big Heavy metal festival in Europe The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and Heavy metal
Fredrik Larsson on Masters of Rock 2007 festival.
Fredrik Larsson on Masters of Rock 2007 festival. Masters of Rock is a big Heavy metal festival in Europe The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and Heavy metal
Oscar Dronjak on Masters of Rock 2007 festival.
Oscar Dronjak on Masters of Rock 2007 festival. Masters of Rock is a big Heavy metal festival in Europe The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and Heavy metal
Stefan Elmgren on Masters of Rock 2007 festival.
Stefan Elmgren on Masters of Rock 2007 festival. Masters of Rock is a big Heavy metal festival in Europe The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and Heavy metal

HammerFall began when guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Ceremonial Oath and invited Jesper Strömblad (from In Flames, also originally a member of Ceremonial Oath) to join him on a new musical project which he had been idealising for some time. Oscar Fredrick Dronjak (born January 20 1972) is a guitarist of the heavy metal band Hammerfall. Ceremonial Oath were a Swedish Death metal band who formed in early 1990 under the name "Desecrator" and disbanded in 1995 Jesper Strömblad (born on November 28, 1972) is the Guitarist, founder & last Original Member of the Swedish Melodic death metal In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Dronjak had already composed the song "Steel Meets Steel", which was later included on HammerFall's debut album. They were later joined by guitarist Niklas Sundin, bassist Johann Larsson and vocalist Mikael Stanne (from Dark Tranquillity). Niklas Sundin, (born August 13 1974 in Sweden) is the Guitarist of Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. Johan Larsson is currently the bassist/vocalist for the Swedish band Seance, and was the original Bassist of the Swedish Melodic death metal Mikael Stanne is the Vocalist for the Swedish, Melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Dark Tranquillity is a Melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. When Niklas Sundin and Johann Larsson quit HammerFall the following year, Glenn Ljungström (ex-In Flames) and Fredrik Larsson (the bassist of the former Swedish death metal band Dispatched) replaced them. Glenn Ljungström was the original guitarist of the Swedish Melodic death metal band In Flames along with the band's founder Jesper Strömblad In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Dispatched was a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1992 by Daniel Lundberg.

Both Dronjak and Strömblad took part in other bands at the time: the relatively unsuccessful Crystal Age from Dronjak and the band which to a great extent influenced Swedish melodic death metal, In Flames, from Strömblad. Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a Subgenre of Death metal which combines the melody of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal In Flames is a Death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre Thus, HammerFall was relegated to being a side project of them both for several years. Their concerts were limited mostly to a local music contest named Rockslaget. The band had few songs of their own and played mostly covers from bands such as Pretty Maids, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Pretty Maids is a heavy metal / AOR band formed in Horsens, Denmark, by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer in 1981 Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five

In 1996, HammerFall reached the semi-finals of Rockslaget. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) However, it was soon found that vocalist Mikael Stanne was not going to be able to perform with the band on the semi-finals. Hence, they began the search for a replacement. Through mutual friends, they got in contact with Joacim Cans, who agreed to play with them for the night. Joacim Cans ( Mora Sweden, 19th of February 1970 is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish Power metal band The concert was a success, despite the fact that the judges didn't qualify HammerFall for the finals. By the end of that day, Joacim had already been made an official member of the band.

Glory to the Brave

To give more exposure to their work and try for a professional recording deal, a short live performance was recorded and sent to the Dutch label, Vic Records. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands [1] The musicians soon received a deal and spent the whole of the following year writing the album Glory to the Brave. Glory to the Brave is the debut album released by the Swedish Power metal band HammerFall in 1997. The album was initially released in the Netherlands and obtained positive feedback; it is also worthy of notice that the band's mascot, the knight Hector, first appeared on the cover of this album. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages.

As HammerFall grew in popularity, the time available for members of the band to dedicate to other projects became limited. Jesper and Glenn were committed to In Flames and Fredrik was committed to the thrash metal band Beyond. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Thus, the HammerFall's line-up soon underwent changes. Stefan Elmgren assumed the lead guitar and Patrik Räfling assumed the drums (they joined the band in the end of 1997 after the release of Glory to the Brave album) and Fredrik decided to remain in the band until a suitable replacement for him was found. Stefan Elmgren (born 1974 was the the guitarist of the Swedish Power metal band HammerFall from 1997 till 2008 This happened in May - 1998, when bassist Magnus Rosén joined the band. Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish Musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg, and was the Bassist of Swedish band Hammerfall. Stefan Elmgren played some of the guitars on the Glory to the Brave album (like the acoustic guitars on "I Believe") but only as a guest performer, not a member of the band.

In early 1997, German label Nuclear Blast approached HammerFall with a contract for a European release deal, which included four albums. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label The deal was accepted and the band proceeded to record their first two music videos — "HammerFall" and "Glory to the Brave". A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics After the release of a promotional single, Glory to the Brave was released throughout Europe. The results were quite unexpected, even after the intense marketing campaign made by Nuclear Blast. The album reached position number 38 on the German Music Chart on the week of its release, something which had never before been achieved by a debut heavy metal music album.

Siding with bands Gamma Ray, Jag Panzer, Lake of Tears and Raven, several tours through the European continent ensued. Gamma Ray is a Power metal band from north Germany, founded by former Helloween Guitarist, singer and Songwriter Kai Jag Panzer is a Power metal band from the United States of America. Lake of Tears is a Swedish band generally considered to play gothic metal and doom metal. Raven are an English heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement The concert on Wacken Open Air was performed to a crowd of over ten thousand people. Wacken Open Air (WOA is a popular German music festival focusing on various forms of Extreme metal and Heavy metal.

Towards the end of 1997, Glory to the Brave was released in Japan and the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sales of the album reached one hundred thousand copies. HammerFall was also nominated for the Swedish Grammy award in the Best Hard Rock act category. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Legacy of Kings

In February of 1998, the recording of Legacy of Kings began. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Legacy of Kings is the second album from Swedish metal band HammerFall. This album was once more written by Joacim, Oscar, and Jesper, who despite having quit the band still took part in the process in order to keep the same general mood of their first release. The album was produced by Fredrik Nordström (from Dream Evil) and Oscar, with the help of Joacim. Fredrik Nordström, born on 5 January 1967, is a renowned Swedish Record producer and Guitar player for the heavy metal Dream Evil is a heavy metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström The band spent a total of one and a half months in the studio recording this album.

HammerFall made some expressive concerts before the release of Legacy of Kings, playing in festivals together with bands such as Alice Cooper, Rammstein, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Saxon and Stratovarius. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Stratovarius is a Finnish Power metal band that formed in 1983

Their first world tour took place in October of 1998. During the shows in Sweden, Joacim Cans caught a serious throat infection which made it impossible for him to sing. Shortly afterwards, Magnus Rosén was afflicted with the same disease, and after him the whole of HammerFall's support crew became sick. The members of the band played for as long as possible and then were forced to postpone or cancel a few dates. During their passage through South America, HammerFall took a short break to visit the Brazilian beaches, but they soon resumed their tour. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

By the end of that tour, drummer Patrik Räfling left the band, and Anders Johansson, a friend of Magnus Rosén, joined as a touring musician. Anders Johansson (born 25 May 1962 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish musician In the beginning of 1999 he was made a permanent member of the band. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Anders had previously worked with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen on Rising Force and on a number of other projects; he is the brother of Jens Johansson from Stratovarius. Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (ˈɪŋveɪ ˈmɑːlmstiːn in English (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck on June 30 1963 in Stockholm Sweden) is a Swedish Rising Force is the debut album by guitarist Yngwie J Malmsteen released in 1984 Jens Johansson (born November 2, 1963 in Stockholm) is a world-renowned Swedish Power metal keyboardist and pianist Stratovarius is a Finnish Power metal band that formed in 1983

Renegade

After a long series of concerts, the band returned to Sweden in order to spend time with their families and begin writing songs for their next album. HammerFall made arrangements for this album to be recorded by Michael Wagener,[1] who had previously produced bands such as Accept, Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne. ACCEPT is the primary nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer The recording took eight weeks, and the album was entitled Renegade. Renegade is HammerFall 's third album the first with drummer Anders Johansson. The switch from producer Fredrik Nordström to Wagener was met with skepticism from the media in general. However, after the release, critics were mostly positive, even though there was a consensus that the band's sound was remarkably different. A music video by director Roger Johansson was created for the song "Renegade" and reached the top of the Swedish parade; the same soon happened with the album itself, which reached gold status with over forty thousand copies sold.

Oscar stated on www. metalrules. com just prior to the relase of 'Renegade' that they were going for a more "commercial" sound in order to attract a broader audience that otherwise would have been lost to them and that future albums wouldn't follow in this mold.

The band's second world tour began in January of 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Concerts from this tour counted with a replica version of the album's cover on stage. It was set up as a castle in ruins from which the musicians entered the stage. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. In total, the tour included almost sixty shows.

The band then released a DVD entitled The Templar Renegade Crusades, which included video footage from recording sessions, live concerts, tour backstages, and encounters with fans. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Templar Renegade Crusades is a combination of live performances video clips interviews etc The footage ranged from the recording sessions of Legacy of Kings to the gold album party which took place in November of 2001.

Crimson Thunder

HammerFall then proceeded to record their fourth album — Crimson Thunder. Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio release by Swedish metal band HammerFall. Arrangements were made for recording sessions to take place in both JM Studios: from Charlie Bauerfeind, in studio Wisseloord — in the Netherlands, and studio Blind Guardian — in Germany, for the bass. Charlie Bauerfeind (born Karl Rudolf Bauerfeind; May 30, 1963 in Erlangen, Germany) is a German Sound engineer and producer The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Since Crimson Thunder, all HammerFall cover arts are painted by Blizzard Entertainment art director Samwise Didier (previous albums were illustrated by Andreas Marshall)

By the end of the recording sessions in 2002, a listening session for the press was held. Blizzard Entertainment is an American Video game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine California. Samwise Didier is the art director at Blizzard Entertainment. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Overall, the reactions were quite positive, and most seemed to perceive the album as a change for the better from Renegade. A single for the song "Hearts on Fire" was released six weeks prior to the album's launch and remained for weeks on the number one spot on the parades of some European countries. The song also attracted a number of new fans to the band due to its chorus-driven melody and simple riffs coupled with fast guitar solos. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are

The shooting of the music video "Hearts on Fire" by director Roger Johansson was scheduled for August of that year. The band's plans, however, had to be held back for a week due to an incident that occurred one night. While Joacim was drinking with his girlfriend in a rock club he had been frequenting for over a decade, he was attacked by an unidentified person who hit him in the head with a beer glass and hastily escaped. Joacim instantly lost consciousness and had to be taken to a hospital, in which he underwent plastic surgery and rested for a couple of days. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function As soon as it became medically possible, he joined the band to record the music video.

In order to promote the release of the band's album in North America, they toured with Dio during November and December of 2002. Dio is an American heavy metal band led by Vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. Subsequently, the manager of the band disappeared, taking the entirety of the tour's revenue with him. Despite this the tour was very successful, and proceeded to Europe. Changes were made to the band's stage setting, and many investments were made on fireworks and on the presence of the mascot Hector on stage. A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes The scenery on the cover of the single Hearts on Fire was also reproduced and added to the performances. The tour progressed to Japan and then to South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. HammerFall was present on festivals in Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic, playing with bands such as Iron Maiden, Slayer, Twisted Sister, U.D.O. and Stratovarius. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, For other uses see Iron maiden. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. UDO is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. Stratovarius is a Finnish Power metal band that formed in 1983

HammerFall's tour was brought to a sudden end when Oscar Dronjak suffered a motorcycle accident, breaking his left arm and sustaining several minor injuries. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records.

They were then left with no choice but to take a break. Stefan dedicated himself to getting a pilot license, Magnus and Anders continued working on their side projects and Joacim began work on his solo album and had his first child. Oscar simply focused on recovering. Together with a group of specialists, he was able to recover to his full capacities. He then joined Anders, Joacim, Stefan again, with bands Helloween, Gamma Ray and Pretty Maids, amongst others, and played in the celebration of the 20 years of the German rock club Rockfabrik. Helloween is a German power / Speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool Gamma Ray is a Power metal band from north Germany, founded by former Helloween Guitarist, singer and Songwriter Kai Pretty Maids is a heavy metal / AOR band formed in Horsens, Denmark, by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer in 1981

Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

The live album and DVD One Crimson Night was released in February of 2003. After two years of hiatus the band released Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken, which was followed by a European and South American tour. Chapter V Unbent Unbowed Unbroken is an album by Power metal band HammerFall. A video for the song "Bloodbound" was made by director Roger Johansson.

On October 16th it was reported that Hammerfall (along with the band Europe) would be part of the Eurovision song contest. Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under [2] This rumor was refuted by lead singer Joacim Cans only a couple weeks later. Joacim was quoted as saying "So there were no talks whatsoever to be part of this. "[2]

Threshold

Their most recent album, titled Threshold, was released on October 20, 2006 and it went directly to a number 1 position on the Swedish charts. The 6th HammerFall studio album released on October 18 2006 in Europe and October 31 2006 in the United States Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On March 6, 2007, a statement was posted online at HammerFall's official website (and his own official website), that bassist Magnus Rosén would not be involved with the band HammerFall anymore. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The reason for his departure was stated that he was unhappy in the band and wants to focus on other projects. On his own website though (and therefore with his own words) it was said that Magnus was tired of the simple bassplaying he was forced to play in HammerFall, and that he wasn't allowed to bring own material. He now wants to "be more creative in his career". [3] On April 10th it was announced on the official Hammerfall homepage that the replacement for Magnus is former member Fredrik Larsson, who played bass on the Glory to the Brave album. Three new songs were recorded for the band's first compilation album. These are "Last Man Standing", "Restless Soul", and "The Abyss". They also rerecorded the Glory To The Brave track "HammerFall". "Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory" was released on 12th October 2007. Steel Meets Steel Ten Years of Glory, which was released on October 23rd 2007 is the first Compilation album by the Swedish Power metal

In the summer of 2008, Hammerfall will be recording their next, as of yet untitled, full-length album, which is to be released in February of 2009. [4]

On April 2nd, 2008 Stefan Elmgren announced his decision to leave Hammerfall in order to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. Stefan Elmgren (born 1974 was the the guitarist of the Swedish Power metal band HammerFall from 1997 till 2008 His replacement is Pontus Norgren from The Poodles. Pontus Norgren is the current guitarist of the swedish Power metal band Hammerfall and the former guitarist of The Poodles. The Poodles is a Glam metal / Heavy metal band from Sweden.They're best known for their hits Metal Will Stand Tall and Night of Passion

Line-up

Current members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles

  1. "I Want Out" (Hansen) 4:36
  2. "At the End of the Rainbow" (Albrecht, Cans, Mück) 4:05
  3. "Man on the Silver Mountain" (Blackmore, Dio) 5:55
  4. "Glory to the Brave" (Cans, Dronjak, Stromblad) 21:01
  1. "Always Will Be"
  2. "Fallen One"
  3. "Always Will Be" (Acoustic)
  4. "Breaking the Law"

DVDs

Compilations

References

  1. ^ www.michaelwagener.com
  2. ^ www.rockmymonkey.com
  3. ^ http://www.magnusrosen.net/news/view.asp?id=50
  4. ^ MySpace.com - HammerFall - Göteborg - Metal - www.myspace.com/hammerfall

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