Hammerfall: Hammer Of Dawn (2022)

New album scheduled for release this upcoming February, via Napalm Records:

i thought this song was kinda meh.

nevermore wrote:

i thought this song was kinda meh.

Meh at best...

It's Hammerfall. They've been on autopilot for quite some time now.

Yawn. Why do they bother?

Its Hammerfall. I do not expect anything groundbreaking at this point.

exact33 wrote:

Its Hammerfall. I do not expect anything groundbreaking at this point.

True.

New song:

FoJ wrote:

Yawn. Why do they bother?

I mean, why not. Is it away from you somehow? They have fans. HammerFall is a band that sticks to their guns. The years they've put in has got to command some sort of respect, and as far as I know their effort is returned with loyalty from their followers. 

I'm just saying. No agenda of my own. I just don't like negativity when someone is doing things for the right reasons. Personally, I only own their Legacy of Kings CD, but I always thought they did good work. They were hyped in the beginning, probably overrated for what they did (I dropped out because there were too many others who did what they did), but they've undeservedly become an easy target for metal fans that want something "innovative" every new album. Essentially, kids. And that innovation is usually shit. If you know what you like, and what you like is HammerFall, you've got things locked, they won't fail you. Like a loyal dog.

I respect them doing what they love. And still making new music they and their followers enjoy, no compromise at all.

Gilbert wrote:

New song:

This song was better than the first single.

I agree. It's better and much more memorable.

I enjoyed the first song but the second one is catchier.

I do not think they will ever top Legacy of Kings though

exact33 wrote:

I enjoyed the first song but the second one is catchier.

I do not think they will ever top Legacy of Kings though

They already did: Crimson Thunder

FoJ wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I enjoyed the first song but the second one is catchier.

I do not think they will ever top Legacy of Kings though

They already did: Crimson Thunder

Crimson Thunder is probably my favorite too.

I'm on the fence about getting this one. I like everything they've done, but they're a bit samey.

I rarely revisit HammerFall's latest albums, but i still buy their releases.

New song:

Got the vinyl version a couple of days ago.

Listened to it this morning. Its ok, Venerate Me and Brotherhood are the highlights, but the rest is decent but generic. In a world where bands like Sabaton and Beast in Black are doing new things with the Power Metal genre, they're looking kind of tired now.