Image: HammerFall - Avenge The Fallen [Album Cover]
Indeed, less than a year after wrapping up the "United Forces" tour, the quintet is back with ten brand-new, solid pieces of classic heavy metal.
The new album is titled Avenge The Fallen and is set to be released on CD and vinyl on August 9.
Joacim Cans gives us a sneak peek:
"This is our 13th album," says Joacim Cans proudly. "How do you stay relevant after 13 albums? It’s like the first line of the song 'Avenge The Fallen': 'What’s worse, to be the one who died or the one who survived.' Think about it, because it’s a tough question."
He continues, "Do we want to be a band that releases new music just to tour again, or do we want to keep challenging ourselves? In times when people have shorter attention spans, we still think in terms of complete albums. A few good songs don’t make a strong album. A strong album comes from an album full of great songs, and that’s exactly what we deliver with 'Avenge The Fallen'."
The First Single From The New Album
To give us a taste of what to expect, HammerFall has already released the first single and accompanying video 'Hail To The King.'
Joacim Cans also provides insight here:
"I started working on 'Hail To The King' when I was touring the USA with Helloween," recalls Oscar Dronjak. "Towards the end of the tour, I was about to finish the song, so I went straight to the bus after the concert in Los Angeles and worked like a madman to get the last parts together. That was also the show where one of my favorite wrestlers, Chris Jericho, came to visit. It was also the show where Fredrik met his idol Frank Bello from Anthrax and Joacim met Jay Ruston, the producer for Armored Saints, Avatar, Anthrax, Corey Taylor, and others, who agreed to produce the vocals for 'Avenge The Fallen' after this meeting! I missed all that, but at least I made a great song, haha!"
