HammerFall - Glory To The Brave
Tracklist
Disc I01. The Dragon Lies Bleeding
02. The Metal Age
03. HammerFall
04. I Believe
05. Child Of The Damned [Warlord cover]
06. Steel Meets Steel
07. Stone Cold
08. Unchained
09. Glory To The Brave
10. Ravenlord [Stormwitch cover] [deluxe edition bonus] [20-year anniversary edition bonus]
11. Glory To The Brave [Radio Edit] [20-year anniversary edition bonus]
Disc II [20-Year Anniversary Edition] [CD bonus]
01. The Metal Age [Live 1998]
02. Steel Meets Steel [Live 1998]
03. Stone Cold [Live 1998]
04. Glory To The Brave [Live 2012]
05. Hammerfall [Live 2012]
06. The Dragon Lies Bleeding [Live 2012]
07. Glory To The Brave Medley
Disc III [20-Year Anniversary Edition] [DVD bonus]
[The First Crusade]
01. Introduction
02. Steel Meets Steel - First Live Show
03. Glory To The Brave - Clip 1
04. HammerFall
05. Steel Meets Steel [live]
06. Glory To The Brave - Clip 2
07. The Making Of "Glory To The Brave"
08. Ravenlord [Stormwitch cover] [live]
09. The Metal Age [live]
10. Nominated For The Swedish Grammy Award
11. Stone Cold [live]
[Interview 2017]
12. Chapter I: The Early Days
13. Chapter II: The Rockslaget Festival
14. Chapter III: The Album
15. Chapter IV: New Members, Wacken & Touring
[Live: Dynamo Festival 1998]
16. Child Of The Damned [live]
17. The Metal Age [live]
18. Steel Meets Steel [live]
19. Eternal Dark [Picture cover] [live]
20. The Dragon Lies Bleeding [live]
21. Stone Cold [live]
22. HammerFall [live]
Line-up
Joacim Cans - vocals
Oscar Fredrick Dronjak - guitars, backing vocals
Fredrik Larsson - bass, backing vocals
Glenn Ljungström - guitars
Additional musicians:
Patrik Räfling - drums
Stefan Elmgren - guitars
Mats Hansson - guitars
Fredrik Nordström - grand piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Hans Björk - backing vocals
Niklas Isfeldt - background harmonies
Joacim Cans - vocals
Oscar Fredrick Dronjak - guitars, backing vocals
Fredrik Larsson - bass, backing vocals
Glenn Ljungström - guitars
Additional musicians:
Patrik Räfling - drums
Stefan Elmgren - guitars
Mats Hansson - guitars
Fredrik Nordström - grand piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Hans Björk - backing vocals
Niklas Isfeldt - background harmonies
Additional info
Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsFormats: CD, LP, shaped CD, picture LP, red vinyl LP, deluxe edition (with bonus material), value box (with "Renegade" CDS)
Jesper Stromblad is credited as the drummer but did not actually play on the album.
Rating:
5.2
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It actually bothers me a lot that this album is considered not only good but also a classic by a lot of power metal fans. It might have been influent, although I don't really want to believe that, but it sure isn't good. I have never really liked Hammerfall - nowadays they are very good at writing catchy songs even if they're often quite boring, but on 'Glory To The Brave' the attempt to be catchy fails quite hard. Read more ›› |
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Damn, what was it with this band that had so much power.. this whole album is a bit immature at some points but there is this certain raw emotion that simply is not present on Threshold or Infected. the greatest track imo on this album is the title track, definitely a very emotional song and with the best lyrics they ever wrote. (though this isn't saying much  )A metal heart is hard to tear apart.
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Posts: 1941 Written by Valentin B on 19.07.2012 at 10:47 My favorite song is probably "Stone Cold". I don't listen to this kind of metal nowadays but yes, it's good Powermetal and much better than anything they released in the last decade.
---- They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end But everybody's only looking out for themselves And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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Posts: 10110 Written by RavenKing on 20.07.2012 at 02:47 I used to listen to this band while playing computer games. I remember "Stone Cold" came up and it was the first ever Hammerfall song I've heard, and thought it was ridiculous.. "these streets were once my home" was the one lyric that baffled me the most.. so here's a power metal song.. about hobos?
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River of steel?
---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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As always opening album of every PM band are a bit heavier, same here but this was nothing special IMO , just an album, but few songs were good, somehow I think band did jot knew what they want, just went and do something as teenagers do
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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The album does "sound" kind of promising when you take in consideration the involvement of the ex-Inflames members. I'll admit I came to know Hammerfall from the background of being an In Flames fan, when they still sounded In Flames, not the New In Flames. I don't hear that much the influence though, maybe something in the guitars but not much else. I find the first three songs good, "Steel Meets Steel" stands out as well and having the Warlord cover seems quite justifieable as the band does it well. Not a huge fan of all the songs, hence the rating. As a side note "The Dragon Lies Bleeding" must be one of the first power metal songs that I heard, I believe it was in the early 2000s on the Metalstorm radio, if I'm not mistaken 
---- My vision is augmented
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I suppose this was highly influential, but man is it boring... Sounds dated and plodding, the only one I really like here is Glory to the Brave and the cover Ravenlord
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Nah, I like the next albums better, I find the songs boring in this album, not the style of music that Hammerfall plays. I like other songs here, Dragon Lies Bleeding and Stone Cold, but they barely make the mark above boring or average for me.
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A great debut. Not difficult to figure out why they were among the leading bands reviving metal in the late 90's. It's basically USPM with clean vocals. The riffs here are stellar, the songs are easily recognisable and the two chosen covers are excellent additions among the other tracks.
---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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There are no symphonic arrangements or vocal harmonies here. No neoclassical solos and complex structures. It's just a very simple Power Metal, but damn, it is SO GOOD! Besides two okay ballads - I love everything else so much, especially "The Dragon Lies Bleeding", "HammerFall", "Unchained" and "Steel Meets Steel". Not a masterpiece, but a super awesome debut!
---- Glory to the Nation!
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I don't listen power metal nowadays but this is a notable exception. once in a blue moon I'll dust off my vinyl copy and enjoy classics like The Metal Age or Stone Cold. takes me back 20 years.
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This is not only a good LP it was very influential back then. It was one of the records that led to a new wave of old school Heavy Metal! I can still sing along every song today. Sadly Legacy of Kings was a lot weaker and after that HammerFall didn´t write anything like this again. Faves all! With some in my Top 1000 favorite songs: The Dragon Lies Bleeding, HammerFall and Glory To The Brave
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My personal Top 3 songs from the album: The Dragon Lies Bleeding Glory To The Brave HammerFall
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What a way to make their debut!!! Such a great band bringing their power to the world. My fav track is I Believe.
---- Now it's time to... rock!!!!!
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