HammerFall discography
| HammerFall discography | |
|---|---|
 HammerFall performing at Masters of Rock 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| Singles | 15 |
To give more exposure to their work and try for a professional recording deal, a short live performance was recorded and sent to the Dutch label, Vic Records. HammerFall soon received a deal and spent the whole of the following year writing the album Glory to the Brave. The album was initially released in the Netherlands and obtained positive feedback; it is also worthy of notice that the band's mascot, the knight Hector, first appeared on the cover of this album.
As HammerFall grew in popularity, the time available for members of the band to dedicate to other projects became limited. Jesper and Glenn were committed to In Flames and Fredrik was committed to the thrash metal band Beyond. Thus, the HammerFall's line-up soon underwent changes. Stefan Elmgren assumed the lead guitar and Patrik Räfling assumed the drums (they joined the band in the end of 1997 after the release of Glory to the Brave album) and Fredrik decided to remain in the band until a suitable replacement for him was found. This happened in may - 1997, when bassist Magnus Rosén joined the band. Stefan Elmgren played some of the guitars on the Glory to the Brave album (like the acoustic guitars on "I Believe") but only as a guest performer, not a member of the band.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] |
AUT [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
JPN [5] |
SWI [6] |
EUR [7][8] |
BEL | ||
| 1997 | Glory to the Brave
|
— | 40 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Legacy of Kings
|
15 | 34 | — | 15 | 71 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Renegade
|
1 | 43 | — | 17 | 40 | 72 | — | — |
| 2002 | Crimson Thunder
|
3 | 65 | 134 | 13 | 82 | 83 | — | — |
| 2005 | Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
|
4 | 36 | 159 | 12 | 163 | 39 | 27 | — |
| 2006 | Threshold
|
1 | 30 | 192 | 15 | 146 | 32 | 23 | — |
| 2009 | No Sacrifice, No Victory
|
2 | 25 | 95 | 7 | — | 20 | — | 92 |
| 2011 | Infected
|
2 | 17 | — | 9 | — | 21 | — | 95 |
| 2014 | (r)Evolution
|
1 | 13 | 85 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] |
GER [4][9] | ||
| 2003 | One Crimson Night
|
15 | 58 |
| 2012 | Gates of Dalhalla
|
— | 73 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] |
AUT [2] |
GER [4] |
SWI [6] |
US Euro. [10] | ||||
| 2007 | Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory
|
15 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 93 | ||
| 2008 | The Vinyl Single Collection[11]
|
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Masterpieces
|
15 | — | 69 | 38 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] |
AUT [2] |
GER [13] |
SWI [6] |
US Euro. [14] | ||||
| 1997 | "Glory to the Brave" | — | — | — | — | — | Glory to the Brave | |
| 1998 | "Heeding the Call" | — | — | 48 | — | — | Legacy of Kings | |
| 1999 | "I Want Out" | 55 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Renegade" | 17 | — | 89 | — | — | Renegade | |
| 2000 | "Always Will Be" | 50 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Hearts on Fire" | 11 | — | 58 | — | — | Crimson Thunder | |
| 2005 | "Blood Bound" | 5 | — | 54 | 85 | 91 | Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken | |
| 2006 | "The Fire Burns Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | Threshold | |
| 2006 | "Natural High" | 6 | 71 | 79 | 83 | — | ||
| 2007 | "Last Man Standing" | — | — | — | — | — | Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory | |
| 2009 | "Any Means Necessary" | — | — | — | — | — | No Sacrifice, No Victory | |
| 2010 | "My Sharona" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "One More Time" | — | — | — | — | — | Infected | |
| 2011 | "B.Y.H" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Send Me a Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Bushido" | — | — | — | — | — | (r)Evolution | |
| 2014 | "Hector's Hymn" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
Video albums
| Year | Video details | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [1] |
GER [4] | ||
| 1999 | The First Crusade | — | — |
| 2002 | The Templar Renegade Crusades | — | — |
| 2002 | Hearts on Fire | — | — |
| 2003 | One Crimson Night | — | — |
| 2008 | Rebels with a Cause: Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited | 15 | 81 |
| 2012 | Gates of Dalhalla[15] | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Discography HammerFall". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie HammerFall" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ↑ "Discography HammerFall". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "HammerFall > Longplay-Chartverfolgung". Musicline (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ↑ "メガデス-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- 1 2 3 "Discography HammerFall". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums - Threshold". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ↑ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=HammerFall&titel=Gates+Of+Dalhalla&cat=a
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums - Steel Meets Steel". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Hammerfall-The-Vinyl-Single-Collection/release/2224775
- ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/The_Vinyl_Single_Collection/189153
- ↑ "HammerFall > Single-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles - Blood Bound". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ↑ Nuclear Blast News: Hammerfall: Gates of Dalhalla – Live DVD/2CD, Blue-ray/2CD, read nov 14 2012
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