{"id":74856,"date":"2020-01-03T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=74856"},"modified":"2020-01-03T21:15:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T21:15:59","slug":"news-hammerfall-release-11th-studio-album-dominion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-hammerfall-release-11th-studio-album-dominion\/","title":{"rendered":"HAMMERFALL Premiere \u2018Second To One\u2019 Music Video Feat. BATTLE BEAST\u2019s Noora Louhimo (January 3rd, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAMMERFALL Premiere \u2018Second To One\u2019 Music Video Feat. BATTLE BEAST\u2019s Noora Louhimo<\/strong><\/span>
\nJanuary 3rd, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gothenburg, Sweden-based power metal band HammerFall have released a music video for the track \u2018Second To One\u2019. Directed by Patric Ullaeus and featuring guest vocals from Battle Beast singer Noora Louhimo, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the song, guitarist Oscar Dronjak said: \u201cIt all started with Joacim [Cans] suggesting we should try to write a song together with our long time producer James Michael. We went over to Los Angeles for a weekend, not knowing what to expect. Within the first 30 minutes, I played an idea I had for James. He immediately responded with some chords and melodies, and we took it from there. Together, we wrote the music in just a couple of hours and met the next day to just finalize all the details. That\u2019s how fast it can go sometimes when you get a feeling for something and the snowball just starts rolling, and it\u2019s the greatest feeling in the world! The \u2018hit-or-miss\u2019 weekend in this case definitely turned out as a hit!\u201d <\/p>\n

Regarding the duet with Noora Louhimo, vocalist Joacim Cans stated: \u201cAlready during the writing process I had the feeling this song would be perfect as a duet \u2013 a sort of modern \u2018Ozzy and Lita Ford\u2019. I have had my eye on Battle Beast and Noora Louhimo for quite some time and was blown away by her vocal skills and stage presence. I had a feeling our voices would be a perfect match. When we decided to make the duet idea reality, I just picked up the phone and called Noora who instantly said \u2018Hell Yeah!\u2019 Working with Noora was nothing but awesome and we bonded the second we met. Not only is she an extremely talented vocalist, she is also a fantastic human being. The great connection between Noora and I really shows in the video clip for the song.\u201d <\/p>\n

Noora Louhimo added: \u201cI was contacted by Joacim and asked if I wanted to do a duet with him on \u2018Second To One\u2019. My first thought was \u2018what an honor\u2019 and that I needed to listen to this song to make my final decision. Once I heard it, I knew it was going to be something special and agreed on the collaboration. I flew to Gothenburg for the sessions and even though I hadn\u2019t met Joacim or the others from Hammerfall before, it felt very natural and easy to work with them. I also agree with Joacim that we hit it off right away and you can see that in the music video how comfortable things were between us. I am so excited to be part of this and to go on tour with them with Battle Beast in the end of January.\u201d<\/p>\n

HammerFall issued 11th full-length studio album Dominion<\/em> on August 16th, 2019 through Napalm Records.<\/p>\n

Oscar Dronjak commented: \u201c\u2018Good is not good enough; it has to be great.\u2019 This is the mantra we have applied to every aspect of making this album, from the song writing and rehearsals to the production and the performance of each member. The result is Dominion<\/em>, a powerful force of nature that cannot be stopped. Once you hear it, you will understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Dominion<\/em>, HammerFall re-teamed with James Michael to do vocals at Red Level Three studios in Los Angeles, California, and Fredrik Nordstr\u00f6m at Castle Black Studios in H\u00e4rryda, Sweden for the instruments. Nordstr\u00f6m was also responsible for mixing and mastering duties at his own Studio Fredman in V\u00e4stra Fr\u00f6lunda, Sweden.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was created by Samwise Didier.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Never Forgive, Never Forget\u2019
\n02. \u2018Dominion\u2019
\n03. \u2018Testify\u2019
\n04. \u2018One Against The World\u2019
\n05. \u2018(We Make) Sweden Rock\u2019
\n06. \u2018Second To One\u2019
\n07. \u2018Scars Of A Generation\u2019
\n08. \u2018Dead By Dawn\u2019
\n09. \u2018Battleworn\u2019 (instrumental)
\n10. \u2018Bloodline\u2019
\n11. \u2018Chain Of Command\u2019
\n12. \u2018And Yet I Smile\u2019<\/p>\n

HammerFall\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Joacim Cans (vocals)
\nOscar Dronjak (guitar)
\nPontus Norgren (guitar)
\nFredrik Larsson (bass)
\nDavid Wallin (drums)<\/p>\n

Music videos were released for the title track, \u2018(We Make) Sweden Rock\u2019 and \u2018One Against The World\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was also created for the song \u2018(We Make) Sweden Rock\u2019. All four clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Tenth studio record Built To Last<\/em> was released<\/a> in November 2016 via Napalm Records.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Robert T\u00fcchi – Picwish Fotodesign.<\/em><\/p>\n