Hammerfall News

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in May 2010.

I had a great 2009, which may put me out of step with the Zeitgeist. Keep that in mind if you seek a deeper meaning in this often sunny, often Scandinavian hard-rock and metal list.

CANDLEMASS , HAMMERFALL , HARDCORE SUPERSTAR and WOLF are among the artists that are competing for the "Best Hard Rock" honor at the Swedish Grammis awards, which will be held January 15, 2010 at Munchenbryggeriet in Stockholm.

Swedish heavy-metal outfit Hammerfall will spend five weeks touring North America early next year behind its forthcoming March release, " No Sacrifice, No Victory ." The stateside trek, which kicks off with a March 5 performance in West Springfield, VA, will make its way from the East Coast to the West, stopping by clubs and theaters in 27 cities ...

LEAVES' EYES a ' the German/Norwegian band formed by ex- THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY a ' has been confirmed for next year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bassist Magnus Rosen has joined REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE , the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki , REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE last month parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov because it "became evident to everybody that REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE was not the right band for the guys," the group said in ...

ICED EARTH , DEVILDRIVER , SKINDRED , ATTICA RAGE and PANIC CELL have been confirmed for next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom.

He states, " Tony Carey and Derek Sherinian have played some [keyboards] on it now and when Pontus Norgren is finished doing live sound for OPETH , then the mix can be finalized." Doogie previously stated about his upcoming solo CD, "This will be an album that covers many aspects of music that I have enjoyed over the years and then some." Vicky ...

KAMELOT and HAMMERFALL have been confirmed as the headliners of next year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Vicky Bradley conducted an interview with U.K.-based singer Doogie White on August 8, 2009 at the Dean Owners of America U.K. faction party at the Albany Theatre in London, England.

Released: 2003 Genre: Power Metal Label: LMP Number Of Tracks: 10 The debut album for this Melbourne based power metal band left them with a promising career after they siged with the german label LMP.

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider performed two ACCEPT classics at the release party for U.D.O. 's new album, "Dominator" , on August 19, 2009 at Pub Anchor in Stockholm, Sweden.

Released: Aug 12, 2008 Genre: Hard Rock Label: AFM Germany Number Of Tracks: 11 Ex-Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new album, but what does it sound like? Reviewed by: Johnny , on august 10, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: Ex- Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new ...

Released: Aug 12, 2008 Genre: Hard Rock Label: AFM Germany Number Of Tracks: 11 Ex-Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new album, but what does it sound like? Reviewed by: Johnny , on august 10, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: Ex- Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new ...

Released: Aug 12, 2008 Genre: Hard Rock Label: AFM Germany Number Of Tracks: 11 Ex-Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new album, but what does it sound like? Reviewed by: Johnny , on august 10, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful Sound: Ex- Manowar guitarist Ross the Boss is back with his own band and a new ...

Video footage of Norwegian progressive metallers ASPERA performing the song "Remorse" at the fourth annual Sluserock festival in Lunde, Norway on June 6, 2009 can be viewed below.

Released: Mar 4, 2005 Genre: Power Metal / Heavy Metal Label: Nuclear Blast Number Of Tracks: 11 The music of Hammerfall is not like other songs, but it is different and characteristic, not dull and boring like other metal bands.

The power metal genre as a whole really took off in the late '80s with help from bands such as Helloween and Gamma Ray.

FULL FORCE , the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson on vocals, Stefan Elmgren on guitar and Magnus Rosen on bass, has uploaded the first demo sample, "Heart & Soul" , on the band's MySpace page .