HammerFall release new single “Freedom”

Heavy metal titans HammerFall will release their 13th studio album Avenge The Fallen on 9th August via Nuclear Blast. When it comes to the main focus of the album, frontman Joacim Cans highlights ‘freedom’ and the urge to let anyone be who they want to be. It’s represented in the album's cover, where the band's … Continue reading HammerFall release new single “Freedom”

Festival Review: Wacken XXX Day 2

The first full day of Wacken, which runs Wednesday to Saturday, was to be another of just finding our way around and wandering with just a couple of bands on the "to see" list. We'd intended to arrive for 11 to catch Baby Face Nelson but things didn't go to plan... A new arrival in … Continue reading Festival Review: Wacken XXX Day 2

Album Review: Hammerfall – Dominion

I've reviewed some pretty heavy, brutal albums recently. It's nice to step out from the dust and blood of the more evil sub-genres and into the sunlight offered by Hammerfall! With their trademark upbeat sounds, Dominion was always going to be something to look forward to and it doesn't disappoint. Now Hammerfall have found their … Continue reading Album Review: Hammerfall – Dominion

HammerFall announce new album – first song streaming now

Get ready for some real pounding metal from the masters of the art! HammerFall have announced Dominion which will be hitting shelves (very hard) on August 16th... Joacim Cans describes the creation of “(We Make) Sweden Rock”, the first single: This is a glorious tribute to the Swedish hard rock and metal movement with a … Continue reading HammerFall announce new album – first song streaming now

Interview: Joacim Cans of HammerFall

HammerFall are very close to releasing their 10th studio album Built To Last, which is set to see the light of day on November 4th 2016 on Napalm Records. You can pre-order the album already at Amazon (and help support this site): digital download / CD / CD DVD / vinyl. Vocal powerhouse Joacim Cans gave his voicebox a … Continue reading Interview: Joacim Cans of HammerFall

Friday Video Roundup: HammerFall, RavenEye, Attila, Every Time I Die

See, the thing with holidays when you're a teacher is that you often end up busier than you are during the working week... hence the late posting of today's quartet! HammerFall - "Hammer High" Sweden's heavy metal master HammerFall is back with the release of their hotly anticipated 10th studio album Built To Last, which … Continue reading Friday Video Roundup: HammerFall, RavenEye, Attila, Every Time I Die