After taking a creative break last year, Swedish Heavy Metal pioneersHAMMERFALLare fully recharged and back with a vengeance. Entering a new chapter of theHAMMERFALLsuccess story, "®Evolution"will be out onAugust 29 (Sweden:27.08., UK: 01.09., USA: 02.09.) via Nuclear Blast.
With "®Evolution"the band takes things back to the roots in many ways, as they once again worked with producerFredrik Nordström, who helmed their two milestone releases "Glory To The Brave"and"Legacy Of Kings"during the band's early years and thus has taken a major part in the development ofHAMMERFALL. The music was recorded in guitaristOscar Dronjak's Castle Black Studios in March and April. Then singerJoacim Canswent to the United States for vocal recordings, once again working withJames Michael(theSCORPIONS,MÖTLEY CRÃœEetc.), who also did a great job on the predecessor "Infected".The album was mixed and mastered byFredrik NordströmandHenrik Uddin Studio Fredman.
Another reunion of sorts takes place with cover artistAndreas Marschall, the "father" ofHAMMERFALL's mascotHector, who has been with the band since the very first album and is once again included on the front cover of "®Evolution".The beautiful artwork features all the traits that made theAndreas MarschallHAMMERFALLcovers so beautiful and special.
On July 18, 2014 the hymn-like'Bushido'will be released as the first single track ' digitally as well as on vinyl. The song sums up the band and its history perfectly, as in Japanese bushido means "the way of the warrior".
Last Saturday, countless international journalists, TV stations and local press, got together in the bands hometown Göteborg for the album's baptism.Isabelle LeMaguetof FrenchMetallianMagazine commented: "With ®Evolution,HammerFallare back to their roots but show they can offer varied songs at the same time. Full of metal hymns, catchy tunes/choruses, nice choirs, interesting/dynamic rhythm variations, goodsoliand melodic vocal lines, this new album will definitely please the fans"
Jürgen Willfrom GermanRock Itmagazine even predicts the CD to have"the potential to become a classic".
The track listing of"®Evolution"will be like this:
1. Hector's Hymn
2. ®Evolution
3. Bushido
4. Live Life Loud
5. Ex Inferis
6. We Won't Back Down
7. Winter Is Coming
8. Origins
9. Tainted Metal
10. Evil Incarnate
11. Wildfire
EnjoyHAMMERFALLlive at these three dates:
31.07. D Wacken - Wacken Open Air
09.08. ES Villena - Leyendas del Rock
14.08. S Göteborg - Stora Scenen Liseberg
VisitHAMMERFALLat:
www.hammerfall.netIwww.facebook.com/hammerfallIwww.nuclearblast.de/hammerfall
