(r)Evolution
- For the album by French band Minimum Serious, see (R)evolution. For other albums, see Revolution (disambiguation)
| (r)Evolution | ||||
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| Studio album by HammerFall | ||||
| Released |
August 27, 2014 (Sweden, Japan) August 29 (Europe) September 2 (United Kingdom, France) September 2 (North America) September 9 (Canada) September 16 (Australia) | |||
| Recorded |
[1] Red Level 3 Studios Nashville Studio Fredman, Göteborg, Sweden Castle Black Studios, Harryda, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, Power metal | |||
| Length | 49:37 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |||
| Producer | James Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren, Fredrik Nordström | |||
| HammerFall chronology | ||||
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(r)Evolution is the ninth studio album by the band HammerFall. It was released on August 27, 2014 in Sweden, August 29 in mainland Europe, September 1 in the UK and September 2 in North America. For the first time since 1998, HammerFall collaborated with Fredrik Nordström on a studio album, and Fredrik is sharing production credits with guitarists Oscar Dronjak and Pontus Norgren. It is also the band's final album to feature drummer Anders Johansson before his departure in September 2014. On 4 September 2014 (r)Evolution went all the way to No. 1 on Sverigetopplistan (Swedish Charts).[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hector's Hymn" | Dronjak, Cans | 5:54 |
| 2. | "(r)Evolution" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Bushido" | Dronjak, Cans, Norgren | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Live Life Loud" | Dronjak, Cans | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Ex Inferis" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:40 |
| 6. | "We Won't Back Down" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Winter Is Coming" | Dronjak | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Origins" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Tainted Metal" | Cans, Norgren | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Evil Incarnate" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Wildfire" | Dronjak, Cans, Norgren | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Demonized" (Limited Edition bonus track) | 3:36 | |
Total length: |
49:37 | ||
Personnel
- Joacim Cans - lead and backing vocals
- Oscar Dronjak - rhythm, lead guitars, keyboards and backing vocals, production
- Pontus Norgren - rhythm, lead guitars and backing vocals, production
- Fredrik Larsson - bass guitar and backing vocals
- Anders Johansson - drums
- James Michael - vocals on track 6
Production Personnel
- Fredrik Nordström - production
- James Michael - production
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 13 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 90 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 71 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 85 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 4 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 15 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 5 |
| UK | 110 |
| USA (Heatseekers) | 1 |
| USA (Hard Charts) | 32 |
References
- ↑ http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/infected/
- ↑ Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – HammerFall – (r)Evolution" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – HammerFall – (r)Evolution" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – HammerFall – (r)Evolution" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "HammerFall: (r)Evolution" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – HammerFall – (r)Evolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2014. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – HammerFall – (r)Evolution". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – HammerFall – (r)Evolution". Hung Medien.
External links
- http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hammerfall-to-release-revolution-album-in-august/
- http://www.ripitup.co.nz/music/hammerfall-revolution/
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