HammerFall - Metal Storm

Amaranthe	4th Dimension
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29.07 - Eluveitie - Special New Album Stream Available

29.07 - Scar Symmetry - Reveal New Album Release Dates And More

29.07 - Ministry - Offer Free Download Of 'Permawar' Remix

29.07 - Southwest Terror Fest III - Complete Lineup And Running Order

29.07 - Monolithe - Reissue Second Album, Release Compilation Of EPs

29.07 - KEN Mode - Release New Video, New Tour Announced

29.07 - Intronaut - Confirm 10th Anniversary US Tour In November

28.07 - Machine Head - Announce Tour With Epica And Children Of Bodom

28.07 - Panopticon - New Album Streaming Online

28.07 - Wovenwar - New Single Online

28.07 - Winterfylleth - Reveal New Album Cover And More Details

28.07 - After The Burial - US Tour Dates Confirmed

Reviews Articles

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	Dog Fashion Disco Sweet Nothings
	Belphegor Conjuring The Dead
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29.07 - Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2014 - Denver, CO - 13 Jul 2014

28.07 - Amaranthe - American Beauty Car Show, Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, Haapsalu, Estonia, 19.07.2014

23.07 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

20.07 - Hellfest 2014 - A report!

13.07 - Agalloch - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, USA - 8 Jul 2014

13.06 - Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

06.06 - Roadburn Festival - Day 4: Afterburner

03.06 - God Is An Astronaut - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 18.05.2014

Shoutbox

03:39 - Ruchesko
(bit late, but for posterity's sake) *I'm sure this

01:01 - Redn1ght
Hah. @Ruch. What a coincidence...

23:54 - LeKiwi
I love this album cover: [link] can't say the same for the music tho :(

23:19 - Apothecary
Seeing High On Fire and Death Angel in October, I also have a raging boner

22:19 - Ruchesko
I'm this was just the kind of publicity Dream Theater were after: [link]

21:34 - Hex_Omega
That band is like Depressive/Experimental Prog to my ears. Really original.

21:30 - LeKiwi
Well, at least you like one of them :)

Events Now online Today

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (29)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)

13.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 (14)

13.08 - Germany
Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

22.01 - USA
70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

Musicians' birthdays:

29 - Anna (III)
30 - Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer
39 - Benton
45 - Carlos "Mohamed" Prieto Guijarro
32 - Dave Callier
44 - Edwin "Ed" Rhone
25 - Gerardo Herrera
47 - James Franklin Murphy
68 - Jeffrey Hammond
34 - Johan Reinholdz
47 - Johnny Stojcevski
26 - Kevin "Fractal" ten Cate
39 - Nathan Ellis
33 - Nicolas Guilitte
30 - Sebi
35 - Thomas Eriksson
34 - Tomotaka Ishikawa
38 - Toni Kristian

RIP:

2002 - Nina Engen Hansen

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HammerFall

Popularity index: 78
779 fans

Country:	Sweden
Label:	Nuclear Blast Records

Links:	Official website Facebook Myspace show moreTwitter Youtube

Formed in:	1993

1997-	Power metal

Line-up

Current members:
1993-	Oscar Fredrick Dronjak - guitars
1995-1997	Fredrik Larsson - bass
› 2007-	-//-
1996-	Joacim Cans - vocals
1999-	Anders Johansson - drums
2008-	Pontus Norgren - guitars
Former musicians:
1993-1995	Niklas Sundin - guitars
1993-1995	Johan Larsson - bass
1993-1996	Mikael Stanne - vocals
1993-1997	Jesper Strömblad - drums
1995-1997	Glenn Ljungström - guitars
1997-1999	Patrik Räfling - drums
1997-2007	Magnus Rosén - bass
1997-2008	Stefan Elmgren - guitars
Guest musicians:
1997	Fredrik Nordström - grand piano, keyboards, backing vocals
1997	Niklas Isfält - background harmonies
1997	Hans Björk - backing vocals
1999	Kai Hansen - vocals
1999	Udo Dirkschneider - vocals
2000	John Alexander - backing vocals
2000	Paul Simmons - backing vocals
2000	Jamie Simmons - backing vocals
2002	Patrick Benzner - keyboards
› 2005	-//-
2002	Markus Wosgien - backing vocals
2002	Johan Bergquist - keyboards
2002	Boris Matchin - cello
2002	Martin Meyer - clavinet
› 2005	-//-
2002	Jan Rubach - strings
2002	Stefan Elmgren - keyboards
› 2009	-//- guitar solo
› 2012	-//- guitars
2002	Mats Rendlert - backing vocals
› 2005	-//-
› 2006	-//-
› 2009	-//-
2002	Rolf Köhler - backing vocals
› 2005	-//-
› 2006	-//-
2002	Mat Sinner - backing vocals
2002	Christoph Lutz - backing vocals
2002	Daniel Böhm - backing vocals
2005	Markus Sköld - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-
› 2009	-//-
2005	Johan Aremyr - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-
› 2009	-//-
2005	Conrad "Cronos" Lant - vocals
2005	Joacim ''Jake E'' Lundberg - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-
› 2009	-//-
2005	Olaf Senkbeil - backing vocals
› 2006	-//-
2006	Robert Kronberg - vocals
2006	Oliver Hartmann - backing vocals
2009	Billy King - backing vocals
2009	Nicky Moore - backing vocals
2009	Dave Hill - backing vocals
2009	Jens Johansson - organ, keyboard solo
2009	Peter "Biff" Byford - backing vocals
2012	Mikael Stanne - vocals
2012	Jesper Strömblad - guitars

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

1997 \| 8.2	Glory To The Brave
1998 \| 8.3	Legacy Of Kings
2000 \| 8	Renegade
2002 \| 8.1	Crimson Thunder
2005 \| 7.5	Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
2006 \| 7.6	Natural High [EP]
2006 \| 7.5	Threshold
2009 \| 8.8	Any Means Necessary [EP]
2009 \| 7.6	No Sacrifice, No Victory
2011 \| 6.7	Infected
2014	(r)Evolution
	Detailed discography ››

Photo galleries

19.12.2011	Saxon, Hammerfall - Sheffield, England, 19th December 2011 by Baz Anderson
12.08.2011	Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 12th-14th August 2011 by Baz Anderson
18.06.2011	Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 18.06.2011 by Moocher
04.05.2010	Hammerfall, Dream Evil - Nottingham, England, 4th May 2010 by Baz Anderson
30.07.2009	Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 30th July-1st August 2009 by Baz Anderson
	More galleries (7) ››

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

19.07.2014	HammerFall - European Tour In Early 2015 Confirmed
13.06.2014	HammerFall - Unveil New Single Artwork And Details
26.05.2014	HammerFall - Reveal New Album Details
24.02.2014	HammerFall - To Enter Studio Next Week
05.12.2013	HammerFall - New Album In August 2014
02.10.2012	HammerFall - Release DVD Preview Teaser
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Articles

09.05.2010

Hammerfall, Dream Evil - Nottingham, England, 4th May 2010

Concerts

31.08.2014	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)
09.08.2014	ESP, Alicante - Leyendas Del Rock 2014 (3)
16.01.2015	GER, Bremen
17.01.2015	GER, Oberhausen
18.01.2015	GER, Cologne
19.01.2015	NED, Tilburg
20.01.2015	BEL, Antwerp
22.01.2015	GER, Stuttgart
23.01.2015	GER, Kaufbeuren
24.01.2015	SUI, Pratteln
25.01.2015	SUI, Pratteln
26.01.2015	GER, Munich
28.01.2015	ITA, Milan
29.01.2015	FRA, Lyon (1)
30.01.2015	ESP, Barcelona
31.01.2015	ESP, Madrid
01.02.2015	ESP, Bilbao
03.02.2015	FRA, Paris (1)
04.02.2015	GER, Langen/Frankfurt
05.02.2015	GER, Saarbrücken
06.02.2015	CZE, Prague
07.02.2015	GER, Bamberg
09.02.2015	AUT, Graz
10.02.2015	AUT, Vienna
12.02.2015	GER, Berlin
13.02.2015	GER, Hamburg (1)
14.02.2015	GER, Fulda
11.04.2015	ESP, Palma de Mallorca - Full Metal Cruise II

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