No Sacrifice, No Victory

No Sacrifice, No Victory
Studio album by HammerFall
Released February 20, 2009
Recorded PAMA Studios, Sweden
Sonic Train Studios, Sweden, June-November 2008
Genre Power metal, Speed metal
Length 49:49
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind
HammerFall chronology
Masterpieces
(2008)
No Sacrifice, No Victory
(2009)
Infected
(2011)
Singles from No Sacrifice, No Victory
  1. "Any Means Necessary[1]"
    Released: February 6, 2009
  2. "My Sharona[2]"
    Released: April 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Danger Dog [4]
Lords of Metal [5](85/100)
Metal 1 [6](8.5/10)

No Sacrifice, No Victory is the seventh studio album by HammerFall and was released February 20, 2009. It was partly recorded in PAMA Studios in Torsås and partly at King Diamond guitarist, Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in Varberg. This is the first album featuring the band's new lead guitarist Pontus Norgren, as well as the first to have the band tuning all of their guitars in all songs to D tuning as opposed to the E-flat tuning seen on all previous albums (the first song to use D tuning was the title track for the album Glory to the Brave, but the songs, "I Believe" (also on Glory to the Brave) and "the Fallen One" (from Legacy of Kings) use the standard E tuning, "Send Me a Sign" from Infected and "Tainted Metal" from "(r)Evolution" uses D-flat tuning, and "One More Time" (from Infected uses C tuning). The album was certified gold in Sweden.
The song "My Sharona" was also released as a single, the second single released from this album, and only has one track which has the same name as the song.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Any Means Necessary"  Joacim Cans, Oscar Dronjak 3:37
2. "Life Is Now"  Cans, Dronjak 4:45
3. "Punish and Enslave"  Cans, Dronjak 3:59
4. "Legion"  Cans, Dronjak 5:38
5. "Between Two Worlds"  Dronjak 5:30
6. "Hallowed Be My Name"  Cans, Dronjak 3:58
7. "Something for the Ages" (Instrumental)Pontus Norgren, Fredrik Thomander 5:06
8. "No Sacrifice, No Victory"  Cans, Dronjak 3:34
9. "Bring the Hammer Down"  Cans, Stefan Elmgren 3:43
10. "One of a Kind"  Cans, Dronjak, Jesper Strömblad 6:16
11. "My Sharona" (The Knack cover)Doug Fieger, Berton Averre 3:57

Personnel

Chart positions

Country Position
Sweden (Rock/Metal) 1
Sweden 2
UK (Rock) 18
UK (Indie) 21
Switzerland 20
Austria 25
Czech Republic 33
Norway 46
Greece 7
Italy 81
Belgium (Flanders) 92
Belgium (Wallonia) 82
France 95
Germany 7

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Song description

  • "Any Means Necessary":

It takes place in the twisted mind of a killer that is on the edge, ticking like a time bomb, 24/7. He sees himself not only as the judge and juror but also as an executor sent from God. It's our first single for this album. It's a mid tempo, sing along-type of song.

  • "Life Is Now":

A song about life on the road and the importance about living your life here and now. A triplet feel. It's swinging. My personal favourite. It's interesting and not typical HammerFall. Joacim does a great job here.

  • "Punish and Enslave":

A chicken race where the outcome will settle the future of the world. A personal favourite, too. Priest-Accept style. A rocker.

  • "Legion":

After giving in to the three temptations, the same temptations that Satan brought to Eve in the Garden of Eden, a man gets possessed by a legion of demons. He is bound to bring destruction and death to this world unless he finds a way to fight the demons and send them back to Hell. A typical HammerFall-song with Double bass and power metal.

  • "Between Two Worlds":

It's about a person caught between two worlds, in desperate need of change. A heavy dark ballad and many people's favourite. The organ is played by Jens, my brother, Johansson. The organ was recorded in Timo Kotipelto's kitchen.

  • "Hallowed Be My Name":

Banned, for something he did not do, and cursed for his believes, Hector is now bound to walk the earth forever. He finds shelter in the dark night and asks for guidance from the sun and the moon. One thing is clear to him: that no matter what they do they can't take away his true identity and name. A heavy mid tempo song.

  • "No Sacrifice, No Victory":

A song about staying true to yourself while fighting for your beliefs. No matter what happens you should sacrifice your own life rather than fighting dirty and losing your pride and glory. A typical trademark HammerFall song in mid trempo.

  • "Bring the Hammer Down":

A song about the Heavy Metal genre's rise, fall and powerful return. It also describes the spirit inside every metal fan standing united under one flag and one nation. Stefan and Joacim did this one. A heavy double bass.

  • "One of a Kind":

A story about a handful of brave men that dared to stand up and defend their cursed nation. It's never too late to try and make a change. Faster than we ever recorded. Co-written by Jesper Strömblad from In Flames.

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