The career of Swedish heavy metal pioneers HAMMERFALL is one amazing march of triumph: After revolutionizing the genre by the end of the 90s, the Gothenburg based quintet released a total of eight studio albums, several compilations, live-releases and toured the globe relentlessly. Right after celebrating the 15th anniversary of their legendary debut »Glory To The Brave«, the band announced to be taking a creative break in 2013, only to treat the fans with the highly acclaimed live DVD »Gates Of Dalhalla« in late 2012.

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say, and that was definitely true this time around,” commented guitarist Oscar Dronjak. Following this, the new mindchild of the legendary Scandinavian fivepiece, which will be out August 29 (Sweden: 27.08., UK: 01.09., USA: 02.09.) via Nuclear Blast, sees the band fully recharged, “raw, energetic and very hungry” – in short: stronger than ever!

»(r)Evolution« not only has HAMMERFALL reclaiming their rightful place on top of the metal globe, but also taking things back to the roots in many ways. Once again the band has had production duties handled by none other than Fredrik Nordström, who helmed their two milestone releases »Glory To The Brave« and »Legacy Of Kings« in the early years of the band’s history. “The last time we worked with Fredrik Nordström back in 1998, so it’s definitely been a while! Fredrik is a very vital component in making the album sound the way it does, and I think it was the perfect match once again”, states Dronjak.

The music recordings for »(r)Evolution« took place in March and April 2014 at guitarist Oscar Dronjak’s Castle Black Studios. Vocalist Joacim Cans went to the United States for vocal recordings, working with James Michael (SCORPIONS, MÖTLEY CRÜE etc.), who also did a great job on the predecessor »Infected.......
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