Hammerfall have announced their thirteenth studio album, avenge the fallenwhich will arrive on August 9 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The Swedish power metal veterans also delivered lead single “Hail to the King,” a classic mid-tempo heavy metal march with a brilliant vocal performance from armor-clad frontman Joacim Cans.
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The song itself was conceived while Hammerfall was on tour, rubbing shoulders with some of his fellow metal icons.
“I started working on 'Hail to the King' while I was touring the United States with Helloween,” guitarist Oscar Dronjak recalled in a press release. “At the end of the tour, I was close to finishing the song, so immediately after the concert in Los Angeles I headed to the bus where I worked like crazy to put the last pieces together.”
He continued, “That happened to be the show that one of my favorite wrestlers, Chris Jericho, came to visit. It was also the show where [bassist] Fredrick [Larsson] he met his idol Frank Bello from Anthrax and Joacim met Jay Ruston, producer of Armored Saint, Avatar, Anthrax, Corey Taylor and more and who after this meeting agreed to produce the voices of avenge the fallen! I missed all that, but at least I got a great song out, haha!”
Thirteen albums into their lengthy career, the members of Hammerfall remain attentive to their artistic process, which is defined by the end-to-end experience of the LP format.
“Do we want to be a band that releases new music just for the sole reason of touring again or do we want to keep pushing ourselves and challenging ourselves?” Joacim Cans asked in the press release. “In times when people have a shorter and shorter attention span, we still think about full-length albums. A few good songs don't make a strong album. A strong album comes from an album full of great songs and that's what we deliver. avenge the fallen.”
Hammerfall will support avenge the fallen with a US tour kicking off Tuesday (April 30) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (get tickets here).
Make an order avenge the fallen on vinyl and CD via Nuclear explotion. stream the music video and check out the artwork, track listing, and full list of Hammerfall tour dates below.
avenge the fallen Artwork:
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avenge the fallen Songs list:
01. Avenge the fallen
02. Burn it
03. Capture the dream
04. Greeting to the King
05. Hero for everyone
06. Hope springs eternal
07. The rise of evil
08. The end justifies
09. Time immemorial
Hammerfall tour dates in 2024:
04/19 – Mexico City, MX @ Sala Urbana
04/20 – Bogotá, CO @ Mayor Cun Auditorium
04/23 – Santiago, CL @ Telethon
04/25 – Brasilia, BR @ Toinha
04/27 – São Paulo, BR @ Summer Breeze
04/30 – Harrisburg, PA @ Midtown Arts Center
01/05 – Montclair, New Jersey @ The Wellmont Theater
02/05 – Albany, New York @ Empire Underground
03/05 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone
04/05 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
06/05 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill's Tavern & Music Hall
05/07 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
05/09 – Albuquerque, AZ @ El Rey Theater
10/05 – Tucson, AZ @ Encore
05/11 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim
05/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
05/14 – Denver, CO @ Summit
05/16 – St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live
05/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Metal Fest
05/18 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
05/19 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
05/20 – McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theater
05/21 – Richmond, VA @ El Nacional
05/23 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
05/24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
05/25 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
06/05-08 – Norje, SE @ Swedish Rock Festival
06/06 – Trondheim, NW @ Trondheim Rocks
06/14 – Zamora, ES @ Z@fest
06/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell
06/27 – Snina, SL @ Rock Pod Kamenon
03/07-06 – Ballenstedt, DE @ Rock Hartz
12/07 – Finca Midalidare, Chirpan, BG @ Roca Midalidare
08/10 – Helsinki, FI @ Hellsinki Metal Fest
04/10 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena
05/10 – Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS Live
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