Less than a year after taking the final bow of the United Forces tour, Hammerfall have announced their 13th studio album, Avenge The Fallen. It will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste of what awaits the fans, they have also unleashed the first single and video, “Hail To The King.” Check it out in the article below and read more from the band.
Stream ´Hail To The King´: https://hammerfall.bfan.link/HTTK.ema
Pre-order/pre-save Avenge The Fallen here: https://hammerfall.bfan.link/avenge-the-fallen.ema
“This is our 13th album,” vocalist Joacim Cans says with pride. “How do you still stay relevant after 13 albums? It’s very much like the opening line to the song “Avenge The Fallen”: “What is the worst, be the one who died, or be the one who survived.” Think about it, because it is a tough question.”
He continues, “Do we want to be a band who releases new music just for the sole reason of getting out on the road again or do we want to keep pushing and challenging ourselves? In times where people have less and less attention span, we still think in the form of full length albums. A few good songs don’t make a strong album. A strong album comes from an album full a great songs and that’s what we’re delivering with Avenge The Fallen.”
“I began working on “Hail To The King” while on tour in the US with Helloween,” Oscar Dronjak (guitar) recalls. “By the end of the tour, I was getting close to wrapping the song up, so straight after the Los Angeles gig I headed to the bus where I worked like a mad man to get the last pieces together. That turned out to be the show where one of my favourite wrestlers, Chris Jericho, came to visit. It was also the show where Fredrik met his idol Frank Bello from Anthrax and Joacim met Jay Ruston, producer for Armored Saints, Avatar, Anthrax, Corey Taylor and more and whom after this meeting agreed to produce the vocals for Avenge The Fallen. I missed all that, but I at least got a great song out of it, haha!”
Avenge The Fallen comes in following formats:
– CD Jewel Case
– CD Digipack w/signed poster
– 1 LP Gatefold Gold Vinyl
– 1 LP Gatefold Purple Vinyl
– 1LP Gatefold, Splatter Vinyl (Sweden Rock Exclusive)
Catch Hammerfall live in 2024:
April 27. BA Sao Paulo – Summer Breeze
April 30. USA Harrisburg – Midtown Arts Center
May 01. USA Montclair – The Wellmont Theater
May 02. USA Albany – Empire Underground
May 03. USA Columbus – The Bluestone
May 04. USA St. Louis – Delmar Hall
May 06. USA Fort Worth – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
May 07. USA San Antonio – Vibes Event Center
May 09. USA Albuquerque – El Rey Theater
May 10. USA Tuscon – Encore
May 11. USA Anaheim – City National Grove of Anaheim
May 12. USA Las Vegas – House of Blues
May 14. USA Denver – Summit
May 16. USA St. Paul – Myth Live
May 17. USA Milwaukee – Milwaukee Metal Fest
May 18. USA Cleveland – House of Blues
May 19. USA Flint – The Machine Shop
May 20. USA Mc Kees Rocks – Roxian Theatre
May 21. USA Richmond – The National
May 23. USA Cincinnati – Bogart´s
May 24. USA Atlanta – The Masquerade (Heaven)
May 25. USA St Peterburg – Jannus Live
Ju 05.- 08. SE Norje – Sweden Rock Festival
June 06. NO Trondheim – Trondheim Rocks
June 14. ES Zamora – Z-fest
June 20. DK Copenhagen – Copenhell
June 27. SL Snina – Rock Pod Kamenon
July 03.- 06. DE Ballenstedt – Rock Hartz
July 12. BG Midalidare Estate, Chirpan – Midalidare Rock
August 10. FI Helsinki – Hellsinki Metal Fest
October 04. DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena
October 05. NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live
Line-up:
Joacim Cans – Vocals
Oscar Dronjak – Guitar
Fredrik Larsson – Bass
Pontus Norgen – Guitar
David Wallin – Drums
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