HAMMERFALL

Release Year: 2024
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: massive epic thunderous heavy metal

returning to dominant German label, title track opens this latest, thirteenth studio recording of the iconic Swedish quintet, with a confident blend of massive choruses and blazing rhythms, immediately followed by two more hard-hitting and inspiring numbers, distinguished by rich vocals of Joacim Cans - in Freedom, timeless theme of liberty is raised as a cornerstone of the album, while Hail To The King stands out with its epic, majestic spirit, and the emotional Hope Springs Eternal confirms that HF excel in the realm of ballads as well, giving classic heavy metal space and variety, before the record is sealed with orchestrated motifs of Time Immemorial, not reinventing the wheel but sounding solid, fluid, and self-assured throughout; limited German gatefold sleeve gold vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric insert