''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' is the seventh 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 Ceremonial ...

, released 20 February 2009. It was partly recorded at PAMA Studios,

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and partly at Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in

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. This is the first album featuring the band's new lead guitarist

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 ...

, the return of bassist Fredrik Larsson who played bass from 1994 to 1997, as well as the first to have the band tuning all of their guitars in all songs to

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as opposed to the

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seen on most songs from all previous albums.

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 at ...

- lead 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, backing vocals *

- guitars, backing vocals * Anders Johansson - drums * Fredrik Larsson - bass, backing vocals *

Jens Johansson Jens Ola Johansson (born 2 November 1963 in Stockholm) is a Swedish keyboardist and pianist who currently plays in the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and Ritchie Blackmore's rock project Rainbow. He is notable for his high-speed neoclas ...

- keyboard solo on "Something for the Ages" and church organ on "Between Two Worlds" *

Stefan Elmgren Stefan Elmgren (born 17 May 1974) is the former guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall from 1997 to 2008. History Before becoming a member of HammerFall, he was the guitarist in the band Highlander. Elmgren has also worked with his s ...

- additional guitar solo on "Bring the Hammer Down" *

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- cover art

Chart positions

Song description

*Drummer Anders Johansson knew ''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' was an important record as it was the first since their debut ''

Glory to the Brave ''Glory to the Brave'' is the debut album by the Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall, released in 1997. Despite the fact that the band was formed in 1993, HammerFall performed mostly live music and covers before this album was released. "Steel ...

'' (1997) without the guitarist Stefan Elmgren. But Johansson is confident and explains every song in his own words:

References

External links

Official HammerFall websiteAlbum information
2009 albums HammerFall albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind {{2000s-power-metal-album-stub