Albums:
- Glory To The Brave [1997]
- Legacy Of Kings [1998]
- New Swedish Legacy (Live In Sweden) [Bootleg] [1998]
- Renegade [2000]
- Crimson Thunder [2002]
- One Crimson Night [2003]
- Chapter V : Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken [2005]
- Threeshold [2006]
- Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory [1997-2007]- 2 CD
DVD-s:
- The First Crusade [1999]
- The Templar Renegade Crusades [2002]
- Hearts on Fire [2002]
- One Crimson Night [2003]
- Threshold [Bonus DVD] [2006]
Singles:
- Glory To The Brave [1997]
- Heeding The Call [1998]
- I Want Out [1999]
- Renegade [2000]
- Always Will Be [2000]
- Hearts On Fire [2002]
- Blood Bound [2005]
- Natural High[2006]
Movies
Members:
Joacim Cans was born in Mora, Sweden in February 1970. He is the lead singer of HammerFall.
He has attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood.
His first solo album titled Beyond the Gates was relased in 2004.
Oscar Fredrick Dronjak was born in January 20, 1972. in the Swedish town of Mölndal. He plays guitar.
His first instrument was the accordion, then played trombone and at the age of fourteen, he settled on guitar. Soon after, he started his first band called the The Hippie Killers and in 1989 he started a death metal band called Desecrator which was later renamed to Ceremonial Oath. But just before they released their first album, he quit the band. The end of his career in Ceremonial Oath was the beginning of Hammerfall.
Stefan Elmgren was born in 1975. He has been the guitarist in HammerFall since 1997. But before he changed to HammerFall, he was the guitarist in the band Highlander.
He has also worked with his solo project Full Strike and released one album called "We Will Rise" which was released in 2002. Stefan also plays the guitar in Joacim Cans' solo project Cans.
Apart from his musical career, Stefan is also a pilot, into which he puts a lot of energy when not touring with HammerFall or recording albums.
Anders Johansson was born in May 25, 1962 in Gothenburg. The first instrument Anders played was the piano, but at the age of 14 he switched to drums. From 1979 through 1982 he attended an electronics engineering school.
In 1984 he moved to the United States to join his brother Jens in Yngwie Malmsteen's band. He recorded 5 albums and made 5 tours with Yngwie. After that he moved on to work as a studio and touring musician, and has done that ever since. He has recorded and been on tour with an array of bands, and has also recorded albums both under his own name and together with his brother Jens, with whom he manages the record label Heptagon Records.
He initially joined HammerFall on the "Legacy" tour in 1999, at first only as a session drummer but later as a full-time member.
Fredrik Larsson is bass guitarist in Hammerfall. He bellongs Hammerfall since 1994 to 1997 then he left the band.In year 2007 was return, because band bassist Magnus Rosén left Hammerfall.
Fredrik Larsson was auch a member in bands Crystal Age and Evergrey.
Television
Books
Last man standing
Hearts on fire
Blood bound
Natural high
About me: HammerFall life began when guitarist Oscar Dronjak invited Jesper Strömblad to join him on a new musical project. Dronjak had already composed the song "Steel Meets Steel", which was later included on HammerFall's debut album. They were later joined by guitarist Niklas Sundin, bassist Johann Larsson and vocalist Mikael Stanne . When Niklas Sundin and Johann Larsson quit HammerFall the following year, Glenn Ljungström and Fredrik Larsson replaced them. HammerFall was a side project of Oscar Dronjak and Jesper Strömblad for several years. Their concerts were limited mostly to a local music contest named Rockslaget. The band had few songs of their own and played mostly covers from bands such as Pretty Maids, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. In 1996, HammerFall reached the semi-finals of Rockslaget. Vocalist Mikael Stanne was not going to be able to perform with the band on the semi-finals. They began the search for a replacement. In the end they got in contact with Joacim Cans, who agreed to play with them for the night. The concert was a success, but the judges didn't qualify HammerFall for the finals. By the end of that day, Joacim had already been made an official member of the band. To give more exposure to their work, a short live performance was recorded and sent to the Vic Records. The album Glory to the Brave was obtained positive feedback. Thus, the HammerFall's line-up soon underwent changes. Stefan Elmgren assumed the lead guitar and Patrik Räfling assumed the drums and Fredrik decided to remain in the band until a suitable replacement for him was found. This happened in May - 1998, when bassist Magnus Rosén joined the band. In early 1997, the band proceeded to record their first two music videos — "HammerFall" and "Glory to the Brave". After the release of a promotional single, Glory to the Brave was released throughout Europe. The results were quite unexpected. The album reached position number 38 on the German Music Chart on the week. In February of 1998, the recording of Legacy of Kings began. The album was produced by Fredrik Nordström and Oscar, with the help of Joacim. Their first world tour took place in October of 1998. By the end of that tour, drummer Patrik Räfling left the band, and Anders Johansson, a friend of Magnus Rosén, joined as a touring musician. In the beginning of 1999 he was made a permanent member of the band. The band returned to Sweden and begin writing songs for their next album. The album was entitled Renegade. A music video was created for the song "Renegade" and reached the top of the Swedish parade.The band's second world tour began in January of 2001. The band then released a DVD entitled The Templar Renegade Crusades, which included video footage from recording sessions, live concerts, tour backstages, and encounters with fans. HammerFall then proceeded to record Crimson Thunder. A single for the song "Hearts on Fire" was released six weeks prior to the album's launch. The recording of a music video for the song "Hearts on Fire" was scheduled for August 2002. HammerFall's tour was brought to a sudden end when Oscar Dronjak suffered a motorcycle accident, breaking his left arm and sustaining several minor injuries. They were then left with no choice but to take a break. Stefan dedicated himself to getting a pilot license, Magnus and Anders continued working on their side projects and Joacim began work on his solo album and had his first child. Oscar simply focused on recovering. The live album and DVD One Crimson Night was released in February of 2003. After two years of hiatus the band released Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken, which was followed by a European and South American tour. Their most recent album, titled Threshold, was released on October 20, 2006 and it went directly to a number 1 position on the Swedish charts. On March 6, 2007, a statement was posted online at HammerFall's official website (and his own official website), that bassist Magnus Rosén would not be involved with the band HammerFall anymore. The reason for his departure was stated that he was unhappy in the band and wants to focus on other projects. On April 10th it was announced on the official Hammerfall homepage that the replacement for Magnus is former member Fredrik Larsson, who played bass on the Glory to the Brave album. The band have said that three news songs will be recorded for the new compilation. These are 'Last Man Standing', 'Restless Soul', and 'The Abyss'. There is also a rerecording of the Glory To The Brave track 'HammerFall'. The new album is called 'Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory' .
Who I'd like to meet: a lot of fans
Hammerfall street team Slovenia's Friend Space (Top 39)
