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Sweden (1993 – present)
HammerFall is a heavy/power metal band from Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak and Jesper Strömblad, then members of Ceremonial Oath.
Dronjak had already composed some of the new band’s music, including the song “Steel Meets Steel”. Several of the band’s early lineups featured members of other influential Swedish heavy metal bands, such as In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. The members intended to take part in a competition known as “Rockslaget”.
In 1996, HammerFall reached the semi-finals of the competition, but needed to find a new vocalist as their existing one would be unavailable for the competition. He was replaced by Joacim Cans, who became a full-time member of the band. Despite not winning the competition, HammerFall’s live demo earned them a contract with Vic Records, which resulted in the release of their debut album “Glory to the Brave”. The band was also licensed to Nuclear Blast of Germany for a four-album deal. At this point, the decision was taken that HammerFall was a full-time project, which meant that the In Flames members opted to focus on their melodic death metal band.
“Glory to the Brave” proved a considerable success for the band, paving the way for later successes. This critical and commercial success was further underscored by the success of a tour of Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, in which the band played to full houses. This pattern would be followed on later tours with other power metal bands.
Dronjak had already composed some of the new band’s music, including the song “Steel Meets Steel”. Several of the band’s early lineups featured members of other influential Swedish heavy metal bands, such as In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. The members intended to take part in a competition known as “Rockslaget”.
In 1996, HammerFall reached the semi-finals of the competition, but needed to find a new vocalist as their existing one would be unavailable for the competition. He was replaced by Joacim Cans, who became a full-time member of the band. Despite not winning the competition, HammerFall’s live demo earned them a contract with Vic Records, which resulted in the release of their debut album “Glory to the Brave”. The band was also licensed to Nuclear Blast of Germany for a four-album deal. At this point, the decision was taken that HammerFall was a full-time project, which meant that the In Flames members opted to focus on their melodic death metal band.
“Glory to the Brave” proved a considerable success for the band, paving the way for later successes. This critical and commercial success was further underscored by the success of a tour of Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, in which the band played to full houses. This pattern would be followed on later tours with other power metal bands.
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rafinhametal wrote:
Bandaça...HammerFall é fudido demais!
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AndresCampuzano wrote:
Hi friend, I'm Andres, I want to invite you to listen to my musical project. (new folk, medieval, symphonic, celtic, epic...) If you like please add us to your collection. http://www.lastfm.com/music/An+Danzza I autoproduce all songs and give themo to you. FREE download :) (if you want add tags or say to me which is your opinion about my music ) thank yooooooooooouuuuu!!!
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hammerstrikebg wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/HammerFall+is+our+top+artist
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Viggetorr wrote:
kiklop777 is right.
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CorDarei wrote:
Cheesy as fuck, but they always seem to get me back on my feet when I fall down. That's why I love them.
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shadesdrawn wrote:
How is Hammerfall symphonic metal? D:
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saabw9 wrote:
LET THE HAMMER FALL
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wolvienator wrote:
Just started listening to Hammerfall again a few days ago, feels awesome to relive the feelings when they introduced me to heavy metal.
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Hemmington1991 wrote:
Gute Band, gute Musik, doch die Bilder sollten aktualisiert werden, da Stefan Elmgren und Magnus Rosen nicht mehr in der Band sind. Schöne Grüße!
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AgatG wrote:
[...Dreams Come True <3...]
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Dinamyte wrote:
Agreed, except for Muse. Muse kicks ass.
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TheAssassinX wrote:
Actually, not.
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kiklop777 wrote:
its still less gay than Hammerfall
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Oshunai wrote:
And then we look at Kiklop777's artists.... My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Muse. Need I say more?
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kiklop777 wrote:
fags
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FriskMeister wrote:
true metal \m/
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The_Wind86 wrote:
More Hammerfall/metal fans to join my last.fm group! http://www.last.fm/group/Ultimaterock%27s+Rock+Galore
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MetalFreak66666 wrote:
2655 x HammerFall <3 best band ever
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awienzstar wrote:
the real hammer now yea..
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hammerstrikebg wrote:
everytime when I listen to trailblazers I hear in my mind "SOFIYA, THIS IS TRAILBLAZEEEEEEERS"!
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Events
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Dec
12
Knock Out Festival
Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
16 shouts
| 69 attendees
- Mar 5 HammerFall Jaxx, West Springfield, VA, Washington DC, United States
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Mar
6
HammerFall
The Palladium, Worcester MA, United States
1 shout
| 2 attendees
News
North American tour confirmed!
9 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/hammerfall
The North American tour in March and April 2010 is now confirmed. Check the tour section for complete listing, or go to Enter The Vault for all the relevant North American Tour info. …
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Templar420, Valkyrjar, Chunknorris47 and 1 other person added HammerFall to their libraries. 27 minutes ago
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TeutonWarrior tagged HammerFall with metal and power metal. 4 hours ago
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frantikk666 tagged HammerFall with ‘power metal’. yesterday afternoon
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