The new album of the Swedes follows the older albums seamlessly – the new album also has brilliant melodies, hymn-like power metal – with here and there rocky passages in a technically perfected production. „Secrets“ is a fast opening song, „Blood Bound“ is an almost hymnical, majestic rock song. The new album doesn’t have a lot ... more/mehr
2005-03-16
Hammerfall
Threshold
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2006-10-24
Hammerfall
Infected
After their last release „No Sacrifice, No Victory“ in 2009, which made it to the top of Swedish Rock and Metal charts, the kings of Power Metal are back. „Infected“, their eight studio album, takes Hammerfall into a new adventure, because after 10 years of cooperation with producer Charlie Bauernfeind, it´s Oskar Dronjak and Gitarrist ... more/mehr
2011-05-19
Hammerfall
Gates of Dalhalla
In 20 years of band history, and 10 years after the release of their last live album One Crimson Night, Hammerfall release with Gates Of Dalhalla only their second live album ever. It comes as either a 2 CD or as DVD pack but, for this review, I had access to the audio part only. Because of the long period between those two live ... more/mehr
2013-03-29
Hammerfall
(r)Evolution
The last Hammerfall album, Infected, was quite different to everything the band had done before - and was therefore hard to stomach for many old school fans. Now, the band did, maybe not a one-eighty but at least a ninety because the music and the lyrics on (r)Evolution are quite ´back to the roots´: more fast guitars, more lyrics ... more/mehr