No Sacrifice, No Victory

Formed in Göteborg, Sweden, in 1993 by guitarist Oscar Dronjak. Early line-ups included members from In Flames and Dark Tranquillity, most notably Jesper Strömblad, who continued to write songs together with Oscar and singer Joacim Cans despite leaving before the first album was released. 'Glory To The Brave' (1997) and 'Legacy Of Kings' (1998) cemented the band as the pioneers of modern Eighties heavy metal.

Often credited with bringing back the melodies and honesty in music, the world-wide crusade continued with 'Renegade' (2000), an album that generated a breakthrough for HammerFall and metal music in general in the mainstream media in Sweden.

Sometimes hailed as the leaders of the new heavy metal movement, 'the new and improved' HF is currently finished working on a new studio album – No Sacrifice, No Victory will be released on February 20, 2009. The cover was made by Sam Didier and Thomas Ewerhard did all the layout of the record, which was produced, mixed and mastered by Charlie Bauerfein.d