HAMMERFALL

I used to really love this band when I was in my freshman and sophmore years of highschool. HF and blind guardian were my first real introductions to quality sounding metal and I respect and thank em for that, but I never really jam either band much anymore outside of BG's follow the blind and batallions of fear.

The first few are my favorates...but chapter V was the first one I heard/bought so it maybe my top album of theirs.

nevermore wrote:

Renegade and Crimson Thunder are my favorites.

Those are definitely their best two. I always recommend them first to those wanting to get into this band.

7thSaviour wrote:

Name your Top 5 or fewer most fave HF classics!

Top 10 Hammerfall songs:

1. Crimson Thunder
2. Hearts on Fire
3. The Flight of the Warrior (great cover)
4. Angel of Mercy (Hammerfall has the best covers!)
5. Dreams Come True
6. Renegade
7. Templars of Steel
8. Living in Victory
9. Always Will Be
10. Keep the Flame Burning

Loads of cool Hammerfall songs there! I like the Crimson Thunder album, Hearts On Fire is a great track.

Legacy of Kings is their best and one of the best in the genre. Glory and Crimson are good too but the last few albums have sounded tired and uninspired.

nevermore wrote:

Renegade and Crimson Thunder are my favorites.

Those are 2 of the three I have of theirs (the other being Legacy of Kings). All three are excellent. I can't wait to add to the collection. As I've said before,too many cds,not enough money.

Favorite HF discs:
1.LOK
2.GTTB
3.CT
4.Renegade

MetalRob331 wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

Name your Top 5 or fewer most fave HF classics!

1.Dreamland
2.At The End Of The Rainbow
3.Where The Dragon Lies Bleeding
4.Trailblazers
5.Any Means Necessary

Thats impossible... I will name the ones that come to mind...

Let The Hammer Fall
The Unforgiving Blade
A Legend Reborn
A Hero's Return
Crimson Thunder

Hero's Return is 6th for me!

fave albums:

1. Crimson Thunder (total epic masterpiece)

2. Renegade (almost as good as CT)

3. No Sacrifice, No Victory (I didn't like this as much at first, but in time - it has come to really become a fave! I love it now!)


I also love their covers album, "Masterpieces". One of the best cover albums I've ever heard. I think it might be my fave in fact.

NSNV is a great return to form.

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Let's not forget that they were among the bands who kept the flame
burning, back when metal was dying in the nineties.

Metal was not dying in the 90's! There was a smurf poo ton of bands out there I was still listening to.

I saw this band in either 99 or 00 when they were touring with Death. I was impressed live, but I never got into their studio recordings except a few songs here and there. Like others are saying, it is just too flowery power for my tastes.

flowery power?

Metallic Blaze wrote:

flowery power?

Flower Metal-I know it well! Welcome to the Flower Metal Nation!