Hammerfall (Discography)

Hammerfall is a Swedish power metal band that formed in 1993.

History

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. 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). 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.

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. 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.

In 1996, HammerFall reached the semi-finals of Rockslaget. 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. 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.

Line-up

Current members

* Joacim Cans – Vocals (1996 - present)
* Oscar Dronjak – Guitar, backing vocals (1993 - present)
* Stefan Elmgren – Guitar, backing vocals (1997 - present)
* Fredrik Larsson – Bass, backing vocals (1994-1997, 2007 - present)
* Anders Johansson – Drums (1999 - present)

Former members

* Johann Larsson – Bass (1993-1994)
* Niklas Sundin – Guitar (1993-1995)
* Mikael Stanne – Vocals (1993-1996)
* Jesper Strömblad – Drums (1993-1996)
* Glenn Ljungström – Guitar (1995-1997)
* Patrik Räfling – Drums (1997-1999)
* Magnus Rosén – Bass (1997-2007)

Discography

Albums

* Glory to the Brave (1997)
* Legacy of Kings (1998)
* Renegade (2000)
* Crimson Thunder (2002)
* One Crimson Night (2003, live album)
* Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005)
* Threshold (2006)
* Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years Of Glory ("Best Of" compilation) (2007)

Singles

* Glory to the Brave (1997)
* Heeding the Call (1998)
* I Want Out (Single) (1999)

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

* Renegade (2000)
* Always Will Be (2001)

1. Always Will Be
2. Fallen One
3. Always Will Be [Acoustic]
4. Breaking the Law

* Hearts on Fire (2002)
* Blood Bound (2005)
* Natural High (2006)
* Last Man Standing (2007) (currently released for paid download, such as from iTunes, only)

DVDs

* The First Crusade (1999)
* The Templar Renegade Crusades (2002)
* Hearts On Fire (2002)
* One Crimson Night (2003)

Compilations

* Metallic Emotions (2007) featuring the song "dark wings,dark Words" and the video "Blood bound"

HammerFall - Steel Meets Steel-Ten Years of Glory

CD1

128 kbps, 44100 Hz
1:09:52
112,42 MB

Tracklist:
1. Hammerfall - The Abyss (02:14)
2. Hammerfall - Last Man Standing (04:30)
3. Hammerfall - Hammerfall V2.0.07 (04:47)
4. Hammerfall - The Dragon Lies Bleeding (04:23)
5. Hammerfall - Steel Meets Steel (04:00)
6. Hammerfall - Glory To The Brave (07:20)
7. Hammerfall - Heeding the Call (04:31)
8. Hammerfall - At the End of the Rainbow (04:06)
9. Hammerfall - Legacy Of Kings (04:13)
10. Hammerfall - Let The Hammer Fall (Live) (05:52)
11. Hammerfall - Templars Of Steel (05:27)
12. Hammerfall - Renegade (04:23)
13. Hammerfall - Always Will Be (04:52)
14. Hammerfall - Keep the Flame Burning (04:40)
15. Hammerfall - Riders Of The Storm (04:34)



CD2

128 kbps, 44100 Hz
1:07:22
107,41 MB

Tracklist:
1. Hammerfall - Hearts on Fire (03:51)
2. Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder (05:05)
3. Hammerfall - Hero's Return (05:21)
4. Hammerfall - Blood Bound (03:4Cool
5. Hammerfall - Secrets (06:06)
6. Hammerfall - Fury Of the Wild (04:45)
7. Hammerfall - Never Ever (04:07)
8. Hammerfall - Threshold (04:45)
9. Hammerfall - Natural High (04:15)
10. Hammerfall - Dark Wings, Dark Words (05:03)
11. Hammerfall - The Fire Burns Forever (03:22)
12. Hammerfall - Restless Soul (05:29)
13. Hammerfall - The Metal Age (Live_Bonus) (04:25)
14. Hammerfall - Stone Cold (Live_Bonus) (07:00)


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Hammerfall Discography


Glory to The Brave [1997]
01. The Dragon Lies Bleeding - 04:24
02. The Metal Age - 04:29
03. Hammerfall - 04:47
04. I Believe - 04:50
05. Child of The Damned - 03:43
06. Steel Meets Steel - 03:58
07. Stone Cold - 05:42
08. Unchained - 05:38
09. Glory to The Brave - 07:20

Legacy of Kings [1999]

01. Heeding The Call - 04:30
02. Legacy of Kings - 04:13
03. Let The Hammer Fall - 04:17
04. Dreamland - 05:42
05. Remember Yesterday - 05:03
06. At The End of The Rainbow - 04:06
07. Back to Back - 03:39
08. Stronger Than All - 04:29
09. Warriors of Faith - 04:45
10. The Fallen One - 04:24

Renegade [2000]

01. Templars of Steel - 05:24
02. Keep The Flame Burning - 04:36
03. Renegade - 04:25
04. Living In Victory - 04:43
05. Always Will Be - 04:44
06. The Way of The Warrior - 04:06
07. Destined For Glory - 05:09
08. The Champion - 04:56
09. Raise The Hammer - 03:21
10. A Legend Reborn - 05:11
Crimson Thunder [2002]
01. Riders on The Storm - 04:35
02. Hearts on Fire - 03:53
03. On The Edge of Honour - 04:47
04. Crimson Thunder - 05:03
05. Lore of The Arcane - 01:29
06. Trailblazers - 04:37
07. Dreams Come True - 04:03
08. Angel of Mercy - 05:38
09. The Unforgiving Blade - 03:40
10. In Memoriam - 04:24
11. Hero's Return - 05:22

Chapter V Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken [2005]

01. Secrets - 06:06
02. Blood Bound - 03:49
03. Fury of The Wild - 04:44
04. Hammer of Justice - 04:37
05. Never, Ever - 04:05
06. Born to Rule - 04:08
07. The Templar Flame - 03:41
08. Imperial - 02:30
09. Take The Black - 04:46
10. Knights of The 21St Century - 12:20

The Best Of [2005]

01. Blood Bound - 03:51
02. Heats On Fire - 03:53
03. On The Edge Of Honour - 04:49
04. Heeding The Call - 04:30
05. At The End Of The Rainbow - 04:05
06. Renegate - 04:26
07. Hammerfall - 04:49
08. Stone Cold - 05:45
09. Riders Of The Storm - 04:36
10. Never Ever - 04:07
11. Crimson Thunder - 05:05
12. The Way Of The Warrior - 04:08
13. A Legend Reborn - 05:12
14. Trailblazers - 04:38
15. Hammer Of Justice - 04:39
16. The Templar Flame - 03:43
17. Remember Yesterday - 05:03

Threshold [2006]

01. Threshold - 04:43
02. The Fire Burns Forever - 03:21
03. Rebel Inside - 05:32
04. Natural High - 04:14
05. Dark Wings Dark Words - 05:02
06. Howlin With The Pac - 04:05
07. Shadow Empire - 05:13
08. Carved in Stone - 06:11
09. Reign of The Hammer - 02:49
10. Genocide - 04:42
11. Titan - 04:24

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