''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...
band
HammerFall
HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex- Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. They have released thirteen studio albums.
History
Early days (1993–1996)
HammerFall was formed when g ...
, released 20 February 2009. It was partly recorded at PAMA Studios in
Torsås and at
Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in
Varberg
Varberg () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.
Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg th ...
. It is the first album featuring the band's new lead guitarist
Pontus Norgren, 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
D tuning as opposed to the
E-flat tuning seen on most songs from all previous albums.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Joacim Cans
Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of power 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 attended ...
– lead vocals
*
Oscar Dronjak – guitars, backing vocals
*
Pontus Norgren – lead guitar, 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. Jens got famous in the early 80's when he and his brother Anders (drums) joined Yngwie Malmsteen's "Rising Force". Jens is the son of the Swedish Jazz ...
– keyboard solo on "Something for the Ages" and church organ on "Between Two Worlds"
*
Stefan Elmgren – additional guitar solo on "Bring the Hammer Down"
*
Samwise Didier
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– cover art
Song descriptions
*Drummer Anders Johansson knew ''No Sacrifice, No Victory'' was an important record as it was the first since their debut ''
Glory to the Brave'' (1997) without the guitarist Stefan Elmgren. But Johansson is confident and explains every song in his own words:
Chart positions
References
External links
Official HammerFall websiteAlbum information
2009 albums
HammerFall albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind
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