HammerFall - Dominion
| Release date: | 16 August 2019 |
| Style: | Power metal |
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Owners: |
78 have it 18 want it |
01. Never Forgive, Never Forget
02. Dominion
03. Testify
04. One Against The World
05. (We Make) Sweden Rock
06. Second To One
07. Scars Of A Generation
08. Dead By Dawn
09. Battleworn
10. Bloodline
11. Chain Of Command
12. And Yet I Smile
13. You Win Or You Die [Japanese bonus]
02. Dominion
03. Testify
04. One Against The World
05. (We Make) Sweden Rock
06. Second To One
07. Scars Of A Generation
08. Dead By Dawn
09. Battleworn
10. Bloodline
11. Chain Of Command
12. And Yet I Smile
13. You Win Or You Die [Japanese bonus]
Guest review
Lyrics Recorded at Castle Black Studios, Härryda, Sweden and Red Level Three Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mixed and mastered at Studio Fredman, Västra Frölunda, Sweden.
Rating:
7.0
7.0
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Rating: 7.0 |
HammerFall is one of the most legendary and influential bands in power metal and, in particular, in the Swedish metal / rock universe. On this eleventh studio album, they make this clear when they create Dominion, which fits perfectly with what HammerFall are. This album comes after two mixed feelings albums, Built To Last and (r)Evolution, and it was the hope to a return to a more solid and consistent album, but Dominion brought nothing different from these albums, except a very good production. After listening to the complete album, only one or two songs will stay in your head; the lyrics are generic and disconnected with random themes. You can confirm this on YouTube, where Joacim Cans explains the creation of the album track by track and you realize the songs are pulled from nothing, but on the other hand you can realize too that their focus was in the production of the sound. Read more ›› |
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| SebaRaven36 Posts: 678  |
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| tominator At best deranged Contributor Posts: 1063  |
Solid record. Not their most memorable record by all means but enjoyable enough for fans of the typical power metal tropes.
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| mikeprado30 Posts: 1284  |
Heh, can't get what the people waits from a PM album. This album is really nice, and it's bashed here with a 6.9  But hell! We are in Metalstorm, a site where Power Metal is not well received 
---- BARDS WE ARE, BARDS WE WILL BE!
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| HyperDrifter Posts: 348 |
Written by mikeprado30 on 19.08.2019 at 00:36 For the record, I enjoy Power Metal but when was the last time HammerFall made a very strong memorable album? I enjoyed Dominion but it is nothing compared to their early works - Legacy of Kings, Glory to the Brave, Crimson Thunder etc
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| SAY10 Posts: 113  |
Written by mikeprado30 on 19.08.2019 at 00:36 The last album I bought from Hammerfall was Crimson Thunder --- I remember it pretty well because I bought it at the same time as Prophet from Luca Turilli, and they can't be compared, tho I enjoyed both --- but almost all the newer songs I heard from Hammerfall didn't do anything for me. I also recall some interview where Hammerfall basically admit they are in music just for the money. While I appreciate the honesty, I still believe in people doing music because they love it. I believe in people doing something for their passion, and if you're good, money will show up. Doing just for money doesn't feel right for me. As for this one, I haven't bought but I listened at Youtube, the song Dominion I actually liked quite a lot, the rest of the album not really. But I won't cast a vote.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62017  |
No matter how you try at late age you never will be young and put out that kind records. One killer song what can be all time classic, we make Sweden rock, rest is good record wight few weaker songs
---- 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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| Belegûr Arise In Might! Posts: 365  |
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| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361  |
I would give it a good rating of 7. But I am giving an 8 due to Joacim's majestic vocals and his ability to keep or even improve his voice in the last years. On some songs, his range is really remarkable so kudos to him. The solos are good too but nothing new or groundbreaking. I enjoyed the album but I must admit, I am even lost between their last few albums because there is nothing that memorable apart from 1 - 2 songs from each.
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| Metren Dreadrealm Posts: 1410  |
Written by HyperDrifter on 19.08.2019 at 15:52 That's an easy question, the answer is never.  Probably the most bland band out there in my ears. This album is at best mediocre in regards to songwriting and the mastering is utter garbage.
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| Majesty1911 Posts: 194  |
This one I actually enjoyed a lot! Not a proper return to old glory, but pretty solid work. "Bloodline", "Never Forgive, Never Forget", "Scars Of A Generation", "Testify" and the title track are my favorite songs here. 7.5/10
---- Glory to the Nation!
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