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Glory to the Brave is indeed a classic power metal record -- no frills or progressive elements here, just speed-laden, melodic, grandiose anthems about honor, glory, and slaying dragons. And the group manages to generally steer clear of the campiness that plagued bands like Manowar. Of note are the pro-Crusades lyrics of "Steel Meets Steel," atypical sentiments in a genre known for rebelling against religion. Overall this stuff isn't new or groundbreaking, but it's performed passionately enough that you'd think you were starting to experience the New Wave of British Heavy Metal the first time around. Hammerfall also gets points for covering Warlord's long-lost classic "Child of the Damned." ~ Bryan Reesman
1998 album featuring the title cut, which doubles as the first single extracted from it. Nine tracks total, all sure to please fans of old school metal bands like Iron Maiden and Fates Warning. Nuclear Blast.
Hammerfall: Fredrik Larsson (bass guitar, background vocals); Joacim Cans, Oscar Dronjak, Jesper Strömblad, Glenn Ljungström.
Personnel: Joacim Cans (vocals, background vocals); Stefan Elmgren (guitar, acoustic guitar); Oscar Dronjak (guitar, background vocals); Glenn Ljungström (guitar); Fredrik Norström (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Patrik Räfling, Jesper Strömblad (drums).
HammerFall: Joacim Cans (vocals); Oscar Dronjak (guitar, background vocals); Glenn Ljungstrom (guitar); Fredrik Larsson (bass, background vocals); Jesper Stromblad (drums).
Additional personnel: Stefan Elmgren (acoustic guitar); Mats Hansson (guitar); Fredrik Nordstrom (grand piano, keyboards, background vocasl); Patrik Rafling (drums); Niklas Isfalt, Hans Bjork (background vocals).
Glory To The Brave Music | List Price | $14.97 (You save $1.48) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal | | Label | Nuclear Blast | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1220  | | CD Universe Part number | 1019303 | | Catalog number | 6265 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 05, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Jesper Str÷mblad, Stefan Elmgren, Joacim Cans, Oscar Dronjak, Fredrik Nordstrom, Glenn Ljungstr÷m, Fredrik Larsson, Fredrik Norstr÷m, Hans Bjork, Mats Hansson, Niklas Isfalt, Patrik Rafling | | Additional Info | Deluxe Edition |
Glory To The Brave Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Hammerfall
This album is for all true metal fans. Its a album you can bang your head to. With the power ballads and true heavy metal riffs this is a album even gods will listen to. This album rocks.
Submitted by Christoffer.w (Karup, Denmark)
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for hammerfall fans
ok point one: the price, 15€ so that wasnt so bad and the album sounds great, if you are a power metal fan buy this it is worth buying.
the only point you can argue about: the vocals, when the lead singer sings high, he simply sounds like a chick but it doesnt mess up the music.
vocals: 7/10
music: 8/10
lyrics: 8/10
just buy it
Submitted by emanuel_dhondt (brugge, west vlaanderen, belgium)
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what is this iron maiden ripoff doing?
Submitted by Jasmine (Sydney, Australia)
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 Fine Album
The more I hear this album, the more do not understand what is the big deal with it. Just a fine album
Submitted by C.E. (Mexico City)
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My Favourite Hammerfall Album
I thought the album Renegade had some very bad music though when i bought Glory To Brave. I was shocked and suprised to find how good this album is, it's fast and heavy. This is what Power Metal is Age of Steel and Dragon Lies Bleeding are two of my Hammerfall favourites so if you see this album i suggest you buy it before you miss out on some great music!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Sniper (Perth, WA, Australia)
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Cleaner and slicker than their debut, Legacy of Kings was the highly anticipated follow-up to Hammerfall's singular revival of '80s-style power metal Glory to the Brave. Bursting on the European metal scene in 1997, and almost single-handedly reviving an entire genre, Hammerfall placed themselves among the '90s vanguard with their double bass driven, dungeons and dragons epic metal that echoed "pure metal" strains reminiscent of Manowar and European old-school champions Helloween. After breaking sales records and shocking everyone with their music's stunning popularity, the lineup of Joacim Cans (vocals), Patrik Räfling (drums), Oscar Dronjak (guitars), Stefan Elmgren (guitars), and Magus Rosén (bass) returned to ...
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