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HammerFall
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HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. It was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. They have released thirteen studio albums.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- HammerFall
- Musical artist.image
- Hammerfall - Wacken Open Air 2023 37 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- HammerFall at Wacken Open Air 2023
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.works
- Discography
- Musical artist.origin
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Musical artist.genre
- Power metal, heavy metal
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1993–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- Oscar DronjakJoacim CansFredrik LarssonPontus NorgrenDavid Wallin
- Musical artist.past_members
- Jesper StrömbladMikael StanneNiklas SundinJohan LarssonGlenn LjungströmStefan ElmgrenMagnus RosénAnders JohanssonPatrik RäflingJohan Koleberg
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early days (1993–1996)
- ''Glory to the Brave'' and ''Legacy of Kings'' (1997–1999)
- ''Renegade'' and ''Crimson Thunder'' (2000–2003)
- ''Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken'' and ''Threshold'' (2005–2008)
- ''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' and ''Infected'' (2009–2012)
- ''(r)Evolution'' and ''Built to Last'' (2014–2017)
- ''Dominion'', ''Hammer of Dawn'' and ''Avenge the Fallen'' (2018–present)
- Band members
- Current
- Former
- Touring
- Timeline
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. It was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. They have released thirteen studio albums.
The band has largely stayed consistent with their original sound throughout its career. The group's mascot "Hector" – a role-playing game character belonging to the paladin class – has appeared on most of their album covers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “HammerFall” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.