{"id":88906,"date":"2021-06-11T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=88906"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:05:58","slug":"news-hammer-king-release-self-titled-fourth-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-hammer-king-release-self-titled-fourth-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"HAMMER KING Release Self-Titled Fourth Studio Album (June 11th, 2021) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAMMER KING Release Self-Titled Fourth Studio Album<\/strong><\/span>
\nJune 11th, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German heavy metal band Hammer King have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Kings Of Kings\u2019. Created by Ingo Sp\u00f6rl, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Regarding the video, the band stated: \u201cHammerous Folks! For \u2018King Of Kings\u2019, we gave our dear friend Ingo Sp\u00f6rl a carte blanche to create a final video for Hammer King. So this is the last chapter for this album – and we are about to begin a new chapter in the next weeks. Stay tuned! Royal gratitude to everyone of you for making Hammer King the success it was! God bless the King, may the King bless all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hammer King issued their self-titled fourth full-length studio album on June 11th, 2021 through Napalm Records.<\/p>\n

Tankard frontman Gerre contributed guest vocals on the track \u2018Hammerschlag\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hammer King<\/em> was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark.<\/p>\n

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

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01. \u2018Awaken The Thunder\u2019
\n02. \u2018Baptized By The Hammer\u2019
\n03. \u2018Onward To Victory\u2019
\n04. \u2018Hammerschlag\u2019 (feat. Gerre)
\n05. \u2018Atlantis (Epilogue)\u2019
\n06. \u2018We Are the Kingdom\u2019
\n07. \u2018Into The Storm\u2019
\n08. \u2018Ashes To Ashes\u2019
\n09. \u2018In The Name Of The Hammer\u2019
\n10. \u2018Kings Of Kings\u2019
\n11. \u2018Holy (Outro)\u2019
\n12. \u2018Hammerschlag (HK Version)\u2019 *<\/p>\n

* bonus track (physical editions only)<\/p>\n

Hammer King\u2019s full line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Titan Fox V (vocals and guitar, Lord Vigo \/ ex-Ivory Night \/ ex-Ross The Boss)
\nGino Wilde (guitar, Warchild \/ ex-Ivory Night)
\nGladius Thundersword (bass, The Lion\u2019s Pride \/ ex-WWIII)
\nDolph A. Macallan (drums, ex-Ivory Night)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Atlantis (Epilogue)\u2019, \u2018Awaken The Thunder\u2019 and \u2018Ashes To Ashes\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Hammerschlag\u2019 as well as the track \u2018Kings Of Kings\u2019, the latter created by Ingo Sp\u00f6rl. <\/p>\n

Regarding the video, the band stated: \u201cHammerous Folks! For \u2018King Of Kings\u2019, we gave our dear friend Ingo Sp\u00f6rl a carte blanche to create a final video for Hammer King. So this is the last chapter for this album – and we are about to begin a new chapter in the next weeks. Stay tuned! Royal gratitude to everyone of you for making Hammer King the success it was! God bless the King, may the King bless all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

All five clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Third studio record Poseidon Will Carry Us Home<\/em> was released in October 2018 via Cruz Del Sur Music.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Thommy S. Mardo.<\/em><\/p>\n