Disappointment...both songs

Pretty awful album title.

Interested in that song with KD. That's about it.

So far I like all what I hear here, better as latest 3, go beck to the roots. Better as all after ''Crimson Thunder'' IMO. Good riffs, caty melodies, good vocals, maybe not super killer promotional singles here, but enjoyable.

It’s a Hammerfall album. It’s not horrible but it’s just a Hammerfall album.

Really enjoying this one. The singles grew on me and there are some great tracks on the album (No Son of Odin, Too Old to Die Young, State of the W.I.L.D) Even the ballad Not Today is pretty interesting. Album really reminds me of Renegade in terms of the guitar leads and vocals. The most "Power Metal" album they have released in a while.

These guys got me into metal 14 years ago and I'll always have a soft spot for them, but I wasn't that impressed by their releases since (r)Evolution (which, in hindsight, had some pretty good songs on it). I don't think they'll ever reach the flair that they had in the times of Elmgren, Rosén and Andersson but after the first listen I can say I am positively surprised. Darker lyrical matter never suited them much really, and this album is way more upliftling than any album they did since Chapter V.

Honestly, their last good release was Crimson Thunder. They haven't put out anything as good since then. I kind of just gave up on them when Dominion came out. If this is anything like it, I won't be interested sadly.

I enjoyed this one more than the last 3.
My favorite track is the opener but all tracks are solid although typical Hammerfall. Joacim keeps being very consistent, I don't even feel any difference in range or power of his voice after 25 years!

Written by Mountain King on 09.11.2022 at 07:56

Joacim keeps being very consistent, I don't even feel any difference in range or power of his voice after 25 years!

If HammerFall didn't have such a great vocalist, people would not bother much with them IMO.

No big hits again, sadly, but there is still some good stuff here, like: "Brotherhood", "No Mercy", "State Of The W.I.L.D.", "No Son Of Odin" and "Too Old To Die Young". Energy and hooks are here, the performance is nice as always and the only strange thing - production of vocals with tons of reverb. Another good 7.5/10 album, mostly the same as the previous one in terms of song's quality.