Genre: Heavy/Power
Country: Sweden
Year: 1997
1. The Dragon Lies Bleeding
2. The Metal Age
3. Hammerfall
4. I Believe
5. Child Of The Damned (Warlord cover)
6. Steel Meets Steel
7. Stone Cold
8. Unchained
9. Glory To The Brave
Debut album by Hammerfall, which updates the power metal formula as it existed in the mid-1990s with a healthy influence from NWOBHM masters like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. The music is based on very solid speed-based riffwork, catchy drumwork with lots of double bass and very solid basslines, and also features the instantly recognizable voice of Joacim Cans.
