''(r)Evolution'' is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band
HammerFall
HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex- Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.
History
Early days (1993–1996)
HammerFall was formed when rhythm guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Ceremo ...
. It was released on 27 August 2014 in Sweden, 29 August in mainland Europe, 1 September in the UK, and 2 September in North America. For the first time since 1998, HammerFall collaborated with
Fredrik Nordström on a studio album, and Fredrik is sharing production credits with guitarists
Oscar Dronjak
Oscar Fredrick Dronjak (born 20 January 1972) is a Swedish guitarist and founder of the heavy metal band HammerFall. Prior to the success of HammerFall, he also played and released albums with the death metal acts Ceremonial Oath and Crystal A ...
and
Pontus Norgren
Karl Pontus Norgren (born 22 April 1968) is the current guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall and formerly played guitar for The Poodles.
Biography
Norgren replaced former HammerFall guitarist Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focu ...
. It is also the band's final album to feature drummer
Anders Johansson before his departure in September 2014. On 4 September 2014 (r)Evolution went all the way to No. 1 on Sverigetopplistan (Swedish Charts).
Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista
Track listing
Personnel
* Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970 in Mora) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band HammerFall. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums.
Cans a ...
– lead and backing vocals
* Oscar Dronjak
Oscar Fredrick Dronjak (born 20 January 1972) is a Swedish guitarist and founder of the heavy metal band HammerFall. Prior to the success of HammerFall, he also played and released albums with the death metal acts Ceremonial Oath and Crystal A ...
– guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
* Pontus Norgren
Karl Pontus Norgren (born 22 April 1968) is the current guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall and formerly played guitar for The Poodles.
Biography
Norgren replaced former HammerFall guitarist Stefan Elmgren, who decided to focu ...
– guitars, backing vocals
* Fredrik Larsson – bass, backing vocals
* Anders Johansson – drums
* James Michael
James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, singer, sound engineer and mixer. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.
Early life
He took piano lessons while growing up and sang in Holland High ...
– vocals on track 6
* Mats Leven – backing vocals
Production
* Oscar Dronjak – production
* Pontus Norgren – production
* Fredrik Nordström – production
* James Michael
James Andrew Michael is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, singer, sound engineer and mixer. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.
Early life
He took piano lessons while growing up and sang in Holland High ...
– production
Charts
References
External links
Official HammerFall website
HammerFall To Release '(r)Evolution' Album
HammerFall - (r)Evolution
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2014 albums
HammerFall albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström