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Thursday, May 12, 2011 - New Hammerfall Video Online
Hammerfall have released the video for their new track "One More Time". The video can be viewed here.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - New Hammerfall Song Online
Hammerfall have posted "One More Time", a track taken from their forthcoming album "Infected" on their Facebook page.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - Hammerfall Reveal New Album Details
On May, 20, Swedish melodic metallers Hammerfall will release their new album, "Infected", via Nuclear Blast Records. Laying down the foundation themselves in their own studio in Sweden, the band then traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to finish it up with acclaimed producer James Michael (Scorpions, Meat Loaf) He also mixed the album, giving it a decisive updated edge without losing any of the essence of the band's sound. "James helped us create something that was new and exciting while still in the line of our heritage", Oscar Dronjak, guitar player and founder of the band, explains.

"Never before have we sounded this fresh and up to date without losing the essence of what Hammerfall is all about: pure 'infected' heavy metal!" comments vocalist and frontman Joacim Cans.

"You will experience us like you've never done before! We've got a lot of fresh influences shining through in the music, but everything you love about Hammerfall will still be there," says Oscar. "This is Hammerfall in 2011, the legend has been reborn!"

The album consists of eleven songs, and the limited first edition will also include a bonus DVD with unreleased video material of five of the "Infected" tracks.

"Infected" track listing:

01. Patient Zero
02. Bang Your Head
03. One More Time
04. The Outlaw
05. Send Me A Sign
06. Dia De Los Muertos
07. I Refuse
08. 666 - The Enemy Within
09. Immortalized
10. Let's Get It On
11. Redemption

"One More Time" will be released as a digital-only single on April 6. A video will be shot by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who were also responsible for the cover artwork of "Infected".
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Monday, January 19, 2009 - New Hammerfall video
Check out the new Hammerfall video for "Any means necessary" here.
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Friday, January 16, 2009 - Hammerfall video premiere
News from Hammerfall:

On Saturday, January 17th, the very first performance of the new single 'Any Means Necessary' is scheduled for the P3 Guld event held in at Scandinavium in Goteborg, Sweden. HammerFall will perform the song throughout the program, which will be aired live both on Swedish national TV and radio. Check your local listing for time and channels.

The online world video premiere of said song will take place exclusively on MySpace the next day, January 18th.

'Any Means Necessary' is the first single off the band's eighth full-length album No Sacrifice, No Victory, due on February 20, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in part at Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden and includes an instrumental written by the group's latest addition, guitarist Pontus Norgren, as well as a song entitled 'One Of A Kind', which was composed as a collaboration between HammerFall guitarist Oscar Dronjak and IN FLAMES axeman Jesper Strömblad (who was a member of HammerFall in the band's earliest incarnation). The cover artwork was created by Sam Didier, while Thomas Ewerhard was responsible for the CD layout.

Hammerfall will be doing a headlining tour in 2009, supported by SABATON and BULLET. The routing goes as follows:

February
26 - Rijssen, Netherlands - Lucky
27 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13
28 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Ter Lo

March
1 - London, UK - Carling Academy Islington
3 - Paris, France - Elysee
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
6 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
7 - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star Live
8 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
10 - Mailand, Italy - Rolling Stone
11 - München, Germany - Backstage
12 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
13 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
14 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - ALL Karthalle
16 - Filderstadt, Germany - Filharmonie
17 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
18 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
20 - Bamberg, Germany - JAKO Arena
21 - Fulda, Germany - Wartenberg Oval
22 - Osnabrück, Germany - Halle Gartlage
23 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
24 - Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus
26 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
27 - Göteborg, Sweden - Scandinavium
28 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
29 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet

April
7 - Maribor, Slovenia - Stuk
8 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo
11 - Belgrad, Serbia - SKC
12 - Budapest, Hungary - Petöfi Hall
14 - Wien, Austria - Gasometer
15 - Prag, Czech Republic - Abaton
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Friday, September 19, 2008 - Hammerfall To Enter The Studio Next Week
Hammerfall will enter Sonic Train Studios on September 22nd, to continue the recording of their eighth full length studio album for Nuclear Blast Records, due out on February 20th, 2009. 

Hammerfall have put a new video diary from the studio online, which can exclusively be seen at their MySpace page.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 - Hammerfall - Studio video diary
Hammerfall have put a new video diary from the studio online, which can exclusively be seen at the band's MySpace page.
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Monday, April 21, 2008 - Hammerfall - New guitarist and new releases announced
Pontus Norgren from THE POODLES will be replacing Stefan Elmgren, who left HAMMERFALL in early April to focus on his new career as a pilot/ "Pontus is a fantastic guitar player with musical roots in ACCEPT and neo-classical metal," comments drummer Anders Johansson. "I have know him for many years, I know how he works as a musician and as a person."

"I like Hammerfall, I think they have amazing stage shows and I like their songs, so when I heard they were looking for a guitar player I thought I'd give it a try," says Pontus. "Playing in The Poodles has been a wonderful experience in many ways, but I have always liked a little heavier music and have felt at times that this wasn't the right kind of forum for the music I'd most like to play. It's simply time to move on."

"Replacing Stefan is not easy, he has a very characteristic way of playing and is a great guitarist," explains singer Joacim Cans. "But Pontus will add a different style than Stefan since they are two quite different persons. I'm looking forward to see how we will mesh as a band during the coming months!"

At the moment, Hammerfall has a scheduled gig in Montréal, QC on June 21st (HEAVY MTL Festival) and in July the recordings of a new studio album will begin.


Next HammerFall releases: June 27th
On June 27th, 2008, two new HammerFall releases will see the light of day: a DVD - continuing chronicling the band's career - and a cover CD - a collection of all the covers recorded by HF to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be Stefan's last release with HammerFall. Detailed information from www.nuclearblast.de. follows:

Rebels With A Cause - Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited (DVD)

The DVD will be a continuation of the previous two (The First Crusade and The Templar/Renegade Crusades) and contain newly recorded interviews with the band interspersed with footage from their own cameras. The time span is six years, from the beginning of 2002 til the end of 2007, and it's edited together as a documentary of sorts, i.e. one continuous film, but of course with chapters.
Also included will be all six promo videos made during the time in question plus some behind the scenes, four professionally filmed live songs from Filderstadt 2005, five TV clips they have purchased the rights to from SVT (the Swedish national television network) and some more home-made stuff as bonus. The complete running time is estimated to 1h 30-1h 45 plus 1h 15-1h 30.

Masterpieces (CD)

01. Child of the Damned (Tsamis) - Originally recorded by Warlord
02. Ravenlord (Spengler) - Originally recorded by Stormwitch
03. Eternal Dark (Lovell/Jaarsveld/Vreugdenhil/Manen/Bakker) - Originally recorded by Picture
04. Back to Back (Hammer/Owen/Atkins) - Originally recorded by Pretty Maids
05. I Want Out (Hansen) - Originally recorded by Helloween
06. Man on the Silver Mountain (Blackmore/Dio) - Originally recorded by Rainbow
07. Head Over Heels (Accept/Deaffy) - Originally recorded by Accept
08. Run With the Devil (Wahlquist) - Originally recorded by Heavy Load
09. We..re Gonna Make It (Snider) - Originally recorded by Twisted Sister
10. Breaking the Law (Downing/Tipton/Halford) - Originally recorded by Judas Priest
11. Angel of Mercy (Chastain) - Originally recorded by Chastain
12. Rising Force (Malmsteen/Turner) -Originally recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
13. Detroit Rock City (Stanley/Ezrin) Originally recorded by KISS
14. Crazy Nights (Takasaki/Nihara) - Originally recorded by Loudness
15. När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn (Holmstrand/Jansson/Dahl) - Originally recorded by Roger Pontare
16. Flight of the Warrior (Reale/Van Stavern/Moore) - Originally recorded by Riot
17. Youth Gone Wild (Bolan/Sabo) - Originally recorded by Skid Row
18. Aphasia (Norum) - Originally recorded by Europe
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - Stefan leaves Hammerfall
In a blog posted on their official myspace page today long serving guitarist Stefan Elmgren has confirmed that he is now no longer a member of Hammerfall. The following was posted on www.myspace.com/hammerfall :

Hello Everybody.

I have decided to leave Hammerfall, the reason is that I have been offered a job as a pilot within an airline.
My interest in aviation has been growing very strong, and now I feel its time for me to take a step and be a pilot on a professional level.
We have been discussing the possibility of combining the work with HF and both me and the rest of the band realized that it would be very hard indeed.

It has been a great journey with lots of great memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life, I would like to give a big thanks to all the wonderful fans, its has truly been a pleasure to meet and perform for you all during these 11 years.

I still love to play the guitar so you might hear from me again someday somehow.

I would like to wish who ever is taking my place and the rest of the band good luck in the future.

Take care everybody!!

Stefan Elmgren
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Saturday, September 15, 2007 - Hammerfall videos
Hammerfall performed live on the Swedish TV morning show "Nyhetsmorgon" on TV4 on Thursday, September 13. The band played two songs: the new single, "Last Man Standing", and "Hearts on Fire". Watch the performances at the TV4.se web site:

"Last Man Standing"
"Hearts on Fire"
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - Hammerfall honors your Z editor
Hammerfall has posted the following update on their official website:

"In commemoration of HammerFall's ten year anniversary as a record releasing artist, "Steel Meets Steen - Ten Years of Glory" will be released on October 12th. The best of-album also features a couple of new songs, as well as a rerecording of an old classic. The record will be followed by a very special and intimate tour, beginning on the day of the release. This is what is confirmed as of now:

October 12th: Gloria - Köln, Germany
October 13th: Zeche - Bochum, Germany
October 14th: Rockfabrik - Ludwigsburg, Germany

There will be an aftershow party with the band at each venue except in Bochum, where the party will be held at the Matrix. Tickets available now, don't miss this unique opportunity to relive the atmosphere of the early days, and hear some songs that haven't been performed live for years."

That has to be the best album title ever. I have already picked the frame...
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Sunday, May 13, 2007 - Hammerfall - New songs and "Best of"
News from Hammerfall:

The three songs currently being recorded on Tenerife are:

"Last Man Standing"
"Restless Soul"
"HammerFall v1.07"

They will appear on the October "Best of" compilation entitled "Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory", together with around 25 classic HF tracks celebrating the band's ten year anniversary. Release date: October 12th.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - Hammerfall - Four becomes five again
The waiting and speculation is over, Magnus has been replaced. The new guy should be no stranger to any HammerFall fan: (re)enter Fredrik Larsson, original member of the band and fugitive for the past decade.

"I am very happy and excited to be back! I have known the guys for more than ten years and we have kept in touch all the time, so it is not as if I come in a complete stranger. We played a few songs together last weekend, and it felt like 1997 was just a couple of weeks ago", says Fredrik about coming back into the fold. Oscar had these comments: "Fredrik brings structure to the rhythm section and I think you will definitely hear and feel the difference when we play live". "He plays with a pick, for one, and has a great groove and timing, all of which will make HammerFall sound better than we ever have before," Anders remarked, and Stefan chimed in: "We are all very psyched about this and can't wait to get on the road again." "Fredrik recorded Glory To The Brave with us, so he's definitely a part of the family. It's great t o have him back!", Joacim exclaimed.

Be sure to catch the revitalized HF at a festival or other gig this summer and beyond.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - Hammerfall - Statements from band and former bass player
Here's the official statement from the band members regarding the situation:

"Bass player Magnus Rosén has elected to step down from Hammerfall to be able to focus on his own projects. While it is surprising, it's not a total shock to us since he has seemed to be unhappy with the situation in the band and on tour for quite a while. We wish him all the best with his future endeavors and turn our attention to the future, immediate and distant.

This will change nothing for us as far as booked gigs and other planned activities are concerned. Rest assured, Hammerfall will continue blazing its trail just like before. The process of selecting the right replacement both musically and personally is already set in motion, and we will announce it as soon as a decision is made."

/Joacim, Stefan, Oscar and Anders


Magnus Rosén has issued the following statement explaining his decision to leave the band:

"Thanks to all the fans around the world who supported the band for 10 years. You all gave me very nice memories after all the concerts we did. It was a pleasure to get such a good audience like you guys! Without you we wouldn't be able to do record so many CDs and make so many tours as we did during the last 10 years. So thank you all.

"It's important for me to tell you that I loved every single second I had on stage during our concerts! To hear your voice, see your happy faces and hear your nice words really made my day!!! It was a pleasure to meet each one of you before and after the concerts, sign your CD, take pictures with you and shake your hands!
It was also very nice for me to use my fame to do my solo concerts for charity in countries like Peru, Chile and Brazil. With these concerts I got food and money for poor people and it was because of YOUR help! Also for supporting me during my bass clinics in schools and in other projects as music against violence and music against drugs! I believe it's very nice way to give and take.

"So it's time for me to be more creative in my career. That's the reason I left Hammerfall. So from now on I'll give myself a chance to write songs and be creative in bands that allow me to. The years are passing by fast and it is important for a musician to grow in the situation he is in!

"I hope that Hammerfall will find a nice and good bassist for you all. And I hope our fans will respect my choice!

"Anyway, be sure that I'll still be doing heavy metal! So keep your eyes open!"
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Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - Magnus leaves Hammerfall
The bass player of HammerFall, Magnus Rosén, will not be a part of the band in the future. This is all the information available at the moment, but expect an official statement from the band as soon as possible.
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Sunday, October 1, 2006 - New Hammerfall video
The video for Hammerfall's new single, "Natural Hgh" is now available online at YouTube and Nuclear Blast.

HammerFall is proud to announce that the voice in the opening segment of the video is none other than the Ayatollah of Rock n rolla, (former?) wrestling superstar and Fozzy frontman Chris Jericho.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - Hammerfall album news
Hammerfall has set "Threshold" as the title of their new album, due for release on October 20th in Europe and October 31st in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Threshold
02. The Fire Burns Forever
03. Rebel Inside
04. Natural High
05. Dark Wings, Dark Words
06. Howlin' With The 'Pac
07. Shadow Empire
08. Carved In Stone
09. Reign Of The Hammer
10. Genocide
11. Titan
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Monday, June 19, 2006 - News from Hammerfall
Hammerfall's new album will be released on October 20th, through Nuclear Blast and a single release of the track 'Natural High' will be made available on September 22nd.

Other song titles on the album are:

Carved In Stone
Titan
Dark Wings, Dark Words
Shadow Empire
Rebel Inside
Threshold
Howlin' With The Pac
The Fire Burns Forever

Oscar Dronjak says: "Our goal was to get as heavy and energetic a production as we had on the previous albums, but to improve it and the performance even more. Musically, we built on the foundation of our previous work and developed the sound, and perhaps brought back some of the speed. Without losing the heaviness and the groove, of course. HammerFall is, and always will be, a Heavy Metal band."
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Sunday, May 14, 2006 - Hammerfall news
News from Hammerfall:

"We just began the process of recording our sixth full length album this week, and while it's still very early - two months - until we get the final mix, I have a great feeling about this. The drum sound is very heavy and powerful, fitting for the songs we have written."

Working titles for several of the new songs include: "Dark Wings, Dark Words," "Carved In Stone," "Titan," "Shadow Empire," "Threshold," and "Rebel Inside."

Hammerfall are expected to enter Lundgård Studios in Denmark ("a remote, beautiful countryside location that allows us to concentrate on metal goods and not get distracted by surrounding things or people," according to Dronjak) with producer Charlie Bauerfeind this summer. A studio journal will be kept here.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - Hammerfall update
Oscar Dronjak has posted the following Hammerfall update message on his official blog:

"We have now spent the past three days locked in a small room, going over the seven finished songs for the new album. Compared to the first rehearsal in preparation of 'Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken', this was a fucking breeze! Back then, after the first day, everybody thought, 'This sounds absolutely terrible, what the hell is going to happen when we enter the studio? Chaos?' And I'm not talking about the music, more the performance, but because of that, also the songs themselves. Personally, it had a lot to do with the fact that I was very unsure of my playing ability due to the motorcycle accident I had had the previous year. Anyway, we sounded absolutely horrible then, and we all expected a repeat of that this time around. And I believe that to be a reason for everyone being more prepared than perhaps ever before. Whatever the cause, by the end of yesterday's session, the seven songs all sounded remarkably well-played, and I got a pretty good overlook of the material.

"My initial feelings regarding the songs proved to be correct, as these three days left me with a very positive attitude towards the material! Granted, Joacim didn't join us for more than a quick peek, he never does for the first rehearsal before a recording. There isn't much point for him to be there, as we spend a lot of time going over the details of the music, which usually leads to long passages where he just sits on his chair doing nothing. But my philosophy is that the songs have to be strong even without the vocals, because when they come into play a good track usually becomes great."
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - Metal curling video
Hammerfall recently recorded a video for "Hearts On Fire" together with the Swedish women's Olympic Curling team, who have chosen the song as their anthem. The resulting video is extremely funny and if you haven't seen this video yet then download it here.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - Hammerfall touring news
Latest Hammerfall news from Oscar Dronjak:

"First off, sorry for not updating the news in a while. As you probably know, we have been on tour quite a lot the past months, and that is one of the reasons for my tardiness. But, if you live in Europe, I guarantee you it was worth the wait: the fall/winter of 2005 will see HammerFall and Stratovarius doing a double headliner on the road together! For five-and-a-half weeks, we'll be travelling around, from Finland and Sweden in the north to Italy and Spain in the south, from France and Benelux in the west to Slovenia and Hungary in the east, and Germany and Austria and everything else in between. It will be total madness, and a lot of fun times for everyone! Check our tour page for more details regarding this monumental live experience, as I'm sure it will be remembered.

The around-the-world trip we undertook in May was a fantastic success, with some definitive highlights in Tokyo, Guadalajara, Santiago and Sao Paolo. Ah, hell, they were all tremendous! Thanks everyone for helping make the shows the complete euforias they were, hope to see you all again next time!

The audience reception at the gigs so far have been overwhelming, and I don't expect it to wane anytime soon with all the great stuff we've got coming up. The coming weekend, we'll be in Sundsvall, Kristianstad (both Sweden) and Gentofte (outside of Copenhagen, Denmark). The weekend after that, we'll be in the Czech Republic for two shows, should be spectacular. Hope to see and hear you at one or more of these live events. Cheers!"

-Oscar

For a full list of tour dates visit the official Hammerfall website.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2005 - Hammerfall bassist close to death
Nuclear Blast has issued the following Hammerfall update:

It might sound funny, but it definitely was not. Absolutely not.

Hammerfall bassist Magnus Rosen, 42, nearly died from an allergy shock on a flight to Chile on Tuesday, May 31st.

"I could barely breathe, nobody understood me, and I didn't get any help. The panic took over my body," Rosen told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.

Magnus Rosen's big misfortune was that the peanuts he received aboard the plane were mixed with cashew nuts, which he is allergic to.

"My tongue and throat quickly swelled up and I got hives all over my body. I could barely speak," the Hammerfall bassist said on the phone from Chile, one of the stops on the band's current South American tour.

What made the situation worse was the fact that the flight attendants on the Brazilian airline Varig could barely speak English. "The situation got totally crazy because they thought I wanted more nuts! I just got worse and the panic started crawling through my body," Magnus said.

Finally at least one of them understood that he was in a state of emergency. The crew brought out a medical box full of supplies that they had no idea how to use. "They called an medical emergency number in the U.S. to help them," Magnus said. "Finally, two doctors who were passengers on the flight came forward to offer their assistance."

The first cortizone shot only helped marginally. "Then I received another one so strong that I passed out," Magnus said. "They woke me up once every half hour to check on me."

Since then he's been extremely tired but happy to be alive.

"I just about managed through the first show, but now it feels better," said Magnus Rosen.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - New Hammerfall video online
Sweden's Aftonbladet has posted Hammerfall's new video for "Blood bound". The song comes of the new Hammerfall album "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken", which will be released on March 7. The song sounds like vintage Hammerfall and the shot of the guys bursting out of blocks of ice is too funny. See the video by following this link and the video should start after about 20 seconds.
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Saturday, January 8, 2005 - Hammerfall news
Hammerfall have posted the artwork for their new album here

On Wednesday, January 12th, sometime between eight and nine p.m, the world premiere radio broadcast of "Blood Bound" will take place. A short interview is also scheduled to air, and it all happens in the P3 program Musikjournalen. It is possible to listen to it on the web here.

The following shows are also planned:

June 10th: Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden
July 16th: Open Air, Plzen, Czech Republic
July 17th: Masters Of Rock, Vizovice, Czech Republic
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Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - Hammerfall news
Hammerfall have announced that the title for their forthcoming album will be Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.

The album will be released on March, 7th through Nuclear Blast and is being produced and mixed by Charlie Bauernfeind, who previously worked with the band on their Crimson Thunder album.

The record will feature following tracks:

Secrets
Blood Bound
Fury Of The Wild
Hammer Of Justice
Never, Ever
Born To Rule
The Templar Flame
Imperial
Take The Black
Knights Of The 21st Century

'Blood Bound' will be released as a single first, coming out on January, 31st. The band recently shot a video for the track, which was done in their hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Sunday, October 31, 2004 - Hammerfall news
The as yet un-named disc from Hammerfall includes ten tracks, including a 10 minute finale, with guest vocals by Venom vocalist, Cronos! The tracklisting, while not finized by running order, includes:

Secrets
Hammer Of Justice
Fury Of The Wild
Imperial' (an acoustic instrumental)
Bloddbound (slated to be the first single)
Take The Black
Never Ever
Born To Rule
The Templar Flame
Knights Of The 21st Century

The album is slated for a March 7, 2005 release, with a pre-release single on January 31.

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Sunday, October 24, 2004 - Hammerfall news
Latest news from Hammerfall:

As I write this, we have only half a day of recording left, doing the backing vocals. For the past seven weeks, we have been hard at work on this, our fifth studio effort, and it's wonderful to be finished! When I have a bit more distance to the recordings, I will try to describe the contents so you will know what to expect in March. However, I can safely say that if you are a fan of HammerFall, you will not be disappointed this time around, either. We poured our hearts and souls - as well as blood, sweat and tears, mind you - into the production of this record, and I definitely think it shines through: the music is more alive than it ever has been before.

We shall see what the professional music lovers will think about it next Saturday, when we will have a big listening session here at Lundgård for journalists from all over the world. It should be interesting and fun, but it's also a little nervous presenting your new material to other people. Especially to those who will put their first impression in print for thousands and thousands to read. :) But I'm not really worried, as I know we have done our best and created another landmark in the upwards-moving evolution of our music. Praise is great, but neither good reviews nor bad ones would ever influence us in one direction or another. We are artists creating musical pieces for the world to love hate or disregard. Now, it is up to you do pass judgment. Our work is done, and I have to tell you: it feels fuckin' great! Up the Hammers!

/Oscar
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Sunday, August 22, 2004 - Hammerfall news
An update from Hammerfall:

Here is, as promised, a report on the next HammerFall studio album. First off, the release is scheduled to March 7th, 2005. There will be a single and video out about a month earlier, as usual. For studio facilities this time, we have chosen the wonderful Lundgaard Studios in Denmark. We will do the entire production here, probably including mix. The date is soon upon us, as we will begin laying the drum tracks on September 4th. The album will contain nine or ten songs, with titles like: "The Templar Flame", "Hammer Of Justice" and "Fury Of The Wild". A complete listing of the titles will come in the future, as well as some thoughts on the musical direction. It is way, WAY too early to talk about that yet, I never know until the songs have had a while to grow on me and I get a feel for the overall material.

Allright, have fun with the new site, I will return next week with another update. Until then, friends, hail!

/Oscar
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Monday, January 12, 2004 - Joacim Cans signs with Sanctuary/Noise Records
Hammerfall's vocalist Joacim Cans has signed with Sanctuary/Noise Records. His first album called 'Beyond The Gates' was recorded with a very strong line-up including Matt Sinner (Sinner), Metal Mike Chlasciak (Halford), Stefan Elmgren (Hammerfall) and Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) and is due to be released on Noise Records on April 26, 2004.
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Sunday, December 28, 2003 - Hammerfall update
Latest Hammerfall news:

"We are looking at a delay in the song writing process and subsequent album recording and release. Normally, if we were to follow our an-album-every-two-years routine, we would have between three and five songs ready by now. We have none. This will most likely lead to a delay in schedule by about four-to-six months; you should see a new HammerFall studio album in early 2005, by the looks of it. This also gives us time to give the songs the proper attention they need and deserve in order to avoid rushing anything and making sure they are 100% HammerFall worthy when recording them.

That's all for now. Oh, almost forgot, Merry Christmas to all you metal fans out there, hope you get many LOUD gifts! ;-)

Oscar and HammerFall"
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Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - Hammerfall cancel summer tour
On Sunday Aug. 10th Oscar Dronjak crashed with his motocycle and was rushed to hosptital. He was diagnosed with two fracures on his left arm.

This means that Hammerfall have to cancel all remaining shows this summer.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - Hammerfall live album
Hammerfall have announced plans to release a live CD this fall through Nuclear Blast Records. The as-yet-untitled album will be recorded on the current leg of the group's "Crimson Thunder" tour, which kicks off Thursday night (May 15) in Santiago, Chile.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - Hammerfall news
HammerFall just started the european tour, right after their US-gigs with Dio, and will now present their new stage set for Crimson Thunder during the next two months. The gig at their hometown Göteborg 20th of February, where the band also will receive their gold album for Sweden, will be recorded for an upcoming DVD.
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Thursday, November 7, 2002 - Hammerfall to play in Copenhagen
Hammerfall and MasterPlan will stop by Copenhagen on their European tour. They will play in Pumpehuset on February 19'th 2003.
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Thursday, September 26, 2002 - King's X added to DIO/Hammerfall tour
King's X has been tapped to support Dio on their forthcoming North American tour, which will also include openers Hammerfall. The tour is scheduled run from early November to mid-December.
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Thursday, September 12, 2002 - Hearts on fire - Tracklisting
Here's the tracklisting for the upcoming Hammerfall single

01 - Hearts On Fire
02 - We're Gonna Make It - Twisted Sister cover
03 - Heeding The Call - Live
04 - Heeding The Call - Live Video CD-ROM
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Monday, August 26, 2002 - New Hammerfall single
Sweden's Hammerfall will issue their new single, "Hearts On Fire", in two separate versions - "a regular audio single, of course, but also a DVD single with a 'Behind The Scenes' feature of the video recording (among other extra goodies)," according to guitarist Oscar Dronjak. Both are expected to receive a European release on September 23rd through Nuclear Blast Records.

Despite the nightclub assault two weeks ago which left vocalist Joacim Cans' face horribly scarred, Hammerfall have apparently gone ahead and filmed a video for "Hearts On Fire".

For more information visit The official Hammerfall website.

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