Nuclear Blast
2005
1. Secrets
2. Blood Bound
3. Fury of the Wild
4. Hammer of Justice
5. Never, Ever
6. Born to Rule
7. The Templar Flame
8. Imperial (instrumental)
9. Take the Black
10. Knights of the 21st Century
With a HammerFall release most people know pretty well what to expect. Well what you expect is just about what you get here... anthemic tunes loaded with cheese. Over the years the band has slowed down their sound a bit though and incorporated more paced tracks as compared to their first two speedier albums... a change which alienated some of their fanbase. This one starts off fast and reminds of their glory days for a few tracks, but then basically settles into their Renegade style mid-pace and pretty much gos on like that. I do like it a bit more then the last two as I think the songs here are just stronger, but it's not likely to bring back the fans who miss the speedier style really. Nothing groundbreaking here, but then again HammerFall never have been. Still some pretty good songwriting for what it is.
Highlights: Blood Bound, Secrets
Rating - 3.0/5
2. Blood Bound
3. Fury of the Wild
4. Hammer of Justice
5. Never, Ever
6. Born to Rule
7. The Templar Flame
8. Imperial (instrumental)
9. Take the Black
10. Knights of the 21st Century
With a HammerFall release most people know pretty well what to expect. Well what you expect is just about what you get here... anthemic tunes loaded with cheese. Over the years the band has slowed down their sound a bit though and incorporated more paced tracks as compared to their first two speedier albums... a change which alienated some of their fanbase. This one starts off fast and reminds of their glory days for a few tracks, but then basically settles into their Renegade style mid-pace and pretty much gos on like that. I do like it a bit more then the last two as I think the songs here are just stronger, but it's not likely to bring back the fans who miss the speedier style really. Nothing groundbreaking here, but then again HammerFall never have been. Still some pretty good songwriting for what it is.
Highlights: Blood Bound, Secrets
Rating - 3.0/5
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