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Hello and welcome to the german HammerFall Street-Team MySpace!
As you've found out by now, this MySpace-Place is dedicated to the swedish metal band HammerFall.
Brief Band-History:
After quitting the death metal band Ceremonial Oath in 1993, guitarist Oscar Dronjak formed HammerFall and asked his friend Jesper Strömblad to join him. Even though Oscar had already written some songs (such as “Steel meets Steel”), HammerFall was only planned to be a small project, as both had engagements with their new bands, Crystal Age and In Flames. They filled up the ranks with Niklas Sundin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) of Dark Tranquility, and Johan Larsson (bass) from In Flames.
The aim was to get together a couple of times each year, rehearsing to participate in a local music competition called "Rockslaget". Some time later, Niklas and Johan quit and were replaced by Glenn Ljungström (In Flames) and Fredrik Larsson (Crystal Age).
In 1996 HammerFall advanced to the semi-finals of "Rockslaget" for the first time with "Steel Meets Steel", "Unchained" and the Judas Priest anthem "Breaking the Law". Unfortunately vocalist Mikael was not available at the time, the next competition should take place, so the search for a new singer began. Somehow the name Joacim Cans came up. A phone call later, and they were in business. The cooperation with Joacim proved to be a success, and he was immediately sworn in as a permanent member of the HF clan. They did a strong performance in the competition, but unfortunately they were edged out in the last minute by the judges.
Even though they didn’t win “Rockslaget”, there was a video made during their live-performance, which was send to the label “Vic Records”. HammerFall was offered a deal immediately, so they spend the rest of the year writing and rehearsing for the first album, “Glory to the Brave”.
In January 1997, Oscar and Joacim decided that, in order to be able to give HammerFall no less than 100 %, a few line-up changes were necessary. Jesper and Glenn decided to continue full time with In Flames, and they were replaced by Patrik Räfling and Stefan Elmgren, both members of Joacim's previous band Highlander. Fredrik wanted to pay full tribute to his other band, but promised to stay as long as a new bass-player was found.
Shortly thereafter, the German label Nuclear Blast approached Vic Records and HammerFall, showing great interest. This encounter resulted in a licensed release of their debut CD and a four-album deal for the band, starting with the next record. Nuclear Blast wanted to launch HammerFall heavily onto the world, and in order to do that, they needed a visual aspect beside the musical. Therefore, two videos were recorded in the beginning of May 1997, to the songs "HammerFall" and "Glory To The Brave".
In May 1997 the HammerFall line-up was completed when Magnus Rosén joined on bass guitar. He is most famous for his work with Billionaires Boys Club and Keegan. Magnus is an extremely skilled bass bender and has proven to be a valuable addition to the rhythm section.
Neither Nuclear Blast nor HammerFall itself expected that a heavy metal band could get such exposure and raving reviews in the nineties, but it happened! "Glory To The Brave" was awarded “Album of the Month” in both “Rock Hard” and “Heavy Oder Was?” two of Germany's leading metal magazines, earning 10 out of 10 and 11 out of 12 respectively. The album entered the German Music Chart at position No. 38, the highest for a debut heavy metal album ever! All of Europe's major metal press almost unanimously praised the album, and the sales figures showed that the fans, too, loved HammerFall.
Five guys from Sweden where ready to write history!
7 Albums:
~ Glory to the Brave (1997)
~ Legacy of Kings (1998)
~ Renegade (2000)
~ Crimson Thunder (2002)
~ One Crimson Night (2003)
~ Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005)
~ Threshold (2006)
4 DVDs:
~ The First Crusade (1999)
~ The Templar Renegade Crusades (2002)
~ Hearts on Fire (2002)
~ One Crimson Night (2003)
…..and of course uncountable concerts and festivals all around the globe until today, with only a little change in the line-up for a long time.
In 1999, Patrik left the band, and Anders Johansson, a good friend of Magnus, was asked to fill in as a temporary replacement for the summer. As working with him turned out exceptional and everybody wanted to continue, Anders was offered a permanent position, which he promptly accepted.
In 1993 Oscar had launched a rocket, which is still on the journey high into the sky. Hopefully it won’t come back to earth too soon.
This year, in March 2007, longtime bass-player Magnus Rosén has announced that he wants to take more care in his other projects and his charity work, and is therefore leaving HammerFall. This came as a big surprise not only for the fans, as it was just at the end of a successful European tour.
On April 10th 2007, the waiting had an end. Fredrik Larsson will re-enter HammerFall. During the past years he remained friend with the rest of the gang and so it was a natural thing to do to ask him back in.
I know a lot of fans had been really nervous about the replacement because Magnus is a one-of-a-kind-bass-player. But now with Fredrik back in the band, everybody is really satisfied.
Keep the Flame burning!!!
Greetings
Khem'Ra

My Blog

Vote for Last Man Standing - Swedish Radio (Swedish only)

Vote for Hammerfall's "Last Man Standing" on swedish radio.Follow the link below (it's only in Swedish) Last Man Standing testas nu på Tracks!Röstar gör du på:S...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:41:00 GMT

Signing Session in Stockholm, 02. November 2007

Hej,HammerFall will do a signing session at "Bengans" in Stockholm, on Friday, November 2nd. The new album "Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory" is out now, featuring an extensive collection of the...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:37:00 GMT

Hammerfall Signing Session in Göteborg

Hej!!!This Thursday, the 25th of October, there will be an autograph session at Media Markt Göteborg, celebrating the store's one year anniversary as well as the band's decade of recordings with the n...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:05:00 GMT

Nights of Glory Pictures

All right,I'm still working on the reviews and interviews, but at least I have all the pics uploaded now."HammerFall - Nights of Glory", GermanyYou'll find pics from the shows in Köln and Bochum, unfo...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:32:00 GMT

Nights of Glory - Setlist

Hi there!!!As the last of the 3 shows in Germany is nearly over now, here's the Setlist from the concerts. Child of the Damned The Metal Age Bloodbound Keep the Flame burning Let the Hammer fall ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:52:00 GMT

Cologne 12.10.2007 - Nights of Glory

Alright,the first Night of Glory in Cologne lies behind us and we're all looking forward to tonight in Bochum.I don't want to spoil anything as my review will come later, but I can asure you IT'S ABSO...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:49:00 GMT

Last Man Standing Video on MySpace

Great news!Myspace will host the world premiere of the video for "Last Man Standing" starting tonight at midnight (CET). You can find that and much more at:HammerFall MySpace CU soon...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:58:00 GMT

HammerFall Tour Blogg

Hi there,just like the European Tour in the beginnig of the year, there will be blogg in Swedish on the Expressen home page. This time, the band takes on Latin America, and you can follow their progre...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:19:00 GMT

Support act for HammerFall in Germany.....

..... will be ...... tataaaa:BLOODBOUND !!!!!I, for my part, think that's really a great idea, as "Book of the Dead" is running in my CD-player nearly nonstop at the moment For more informtation about...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:12:00 GMT

"Last Man Standing" released

The single "Last Man Standing", performed live on TV4's Nyhetsmorgon recently, is now available for download at the regular web-stores. You can purchase the song at the following online shops, as well...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:45:00 GMT