HammerFall announce new album ‘Dominion’

HAMMERFALL have announced a new album!

The new album, titled Dominion, is the eleventh album from the power metallers and is scheduled to be released in August this year!

The band re-teamed with James Michael to do vocals at Red Level Three Studios, and Fredrik Nordström of Studio Fredman at Castle Black Studios for the instruments on the powerful 12 song collection. Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist Oscar Dronjak says “‘good is not good enough; it has to be great.’ This is the mantra we have applied to every aspect of making this album, from the song writing and rehearsals to the production and the performance of each member. The result is Dominion, a powerful force of nature that cannot be stopped. Once you hear it, you will understand.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first song from the upcoming record; titled (We Make) Sweden Rock. Speaking about the song, vocalist Joacim Cans says, “this is a glorious tribute to the Swedish hard rock and metal movement with a lyrical theme using direct references to both other bands and songs. With catchy contagious riffs and enchanting (ear-worm) melodies this song will be an instant classic at future HAMMERFALL shows. Without the Swedish rock and metal scene with bands like HEAVY LOAD, AT THE GATES and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN the world would be a pretty boring and dull place! This is our noble tribute to all the bands that inspired not only us to play metal, form bands and eventually crusading around the world in the name of heavy metal. All hail the sons of the northern light!”

Listen to (We Make) Sweden Rock here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List: 

1. Never Forgive, Never Forget
2. Dominion
3. Testify
4. One Against the World
5. (We Make) Sweden Rock
6. Second to One
7. Scars of a Generation
8. Dead by Dawn
9. Battleworn
10. Bloodline
11. Chain of Command
12. And Yet I Smile

Dominion is set for release on August 16th via Napalm Records.

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