HammerFall announce new album ‘Hammer Of Dawn’
HAMMERFALL have announced a new album!
Titled Hammer Of Dawn, the upcoming album from the Swedish power metal band is the follow-up to 2019’s Dominion, and is scheduled to be released in February next year, via Napalm Records.
The upcoming album was produced by long-time collaborator Fredrik Nordström [IN FLAMES, OPETH], who handled mixing, mastering, drum recording, and shared the duty of recording guitars and bass with Pontus Norgren and Oscar Dronjak. Jacob Hansen [VOLBEAT] produced the lead vocals.
Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Joacim Cans says, “it’s hard to describe in words how extremely happy and proud I am about the outcome of Hammer Of Dawn. It was a struggle, for sure, but in the end we pulled it off and delivered a solid, vital and positive new album. Everyone is on top of his game and together we have created yet another milestone in HAMMERFALL history. Can’t wait to sing these songs live together with my sisters and brothers, The Templars of Steel!”
Guitarist Oscar Dronjak adds, “we spent a long-time creating the songs for this album, mainly due to the Coronavirus but also because we began working on the material very early. That’s definitely evident in the result, the attention to detail is very big. Another thing that is quite palpable is the energy level, and that can be contributed to the extreme and forced downtime we all had to endure during the pandemic. The atmosphere in the studio was relaxed and laid back and the lack of stress created the perfect working environment for turning up the heat when the red light came on. It was easy to peak when you had to since there was no outside distractions or immediate deadlines. This album is a product of the pandemic in some ways, but more importantly it’s a strong statement that we are experiencing the high point in our creativity at the moment. I’ve said it before: HAMMERFALL has never sounded better than we do right now!”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, HAMMERFALL have released a new music video for the first song lifted from the upcoming album; the title track Hammer Of Dawn.
Speaking about the new song, Dronjak says, “the song itself was initially conceived in Germany during the World Dominion tour, with the rest of the work being done at home. I immediately knew this had the potential to be something important, and when Joacim added his vocal melodies we both felt it would be the perfect single. One with substance and power but also one you can’t stop singing when the music fades out.”
Speaking about the new song’s accompanying music video, Joacim Cans adds, “we already had the idea to shoot a video at legendary amusement park Liseberg 20 years ago. But like any good bottle of Champagne this idea needed to rest and mature before taken into action. And FUCK I am happy we waited! Together with director Patric Ullaeus we have created something unique and astonishing that totally blows me away every time I watch it. You can really tell that we haven’t played together for almost two long and never-ending years. We are as energetic as a pack of hungry wolves in the video ready to shred and deliver the heavy metal gospel!”
Watch the official music video for Hammer Of Dawn here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Brotherhood
2. Hammer of Dawn
3. No Son of Odin
4. Venerate Me
5. Reveries
6. Too Old to Die Young
7. Not Today
8. Live Free or Die
9. State of the W.I.L.D.
10. No Mercy
Hammer of Dawn is set for release on February 25th via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here. The band will tour mainland Europe and the UK with HELLOWEEN next year, check out the tour dates here!
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