(r)Evolution
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- For the album by French band Minimum Serious, see (R)evolution. For other albums, see Revolution (disambiguation)
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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) |
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| Recorded | [1] Red Level 3 Studios Nashville Studio Fredman, Goteborg, Sweden Castle Black Studios, Harryda, Sweden |
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| Genre | Heavy metal, Power metal | |||
| Length | 49:37 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast Records | |||
| Producer | James Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren, Fredrik Nordström | |||
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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. It is their second album produced by James Michael and the HammerFall guitarists Oscar Dronjak and Pontus Norgren.[2] It is also the band's final album to feature drummer Anders Johansson before his departure in October 2014. On 4 September 2014 (r)Evolution went all the way to No. 1 on Sverigetopplistan (Swedish Charts).[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 | |
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Total length:
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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)[4] | 13 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 90 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 71 |
| Czech Republic | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 85 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 4 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] | 15 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 5 |
| UK | 110 |
| USA (Heatseekers) | 1 |
| USA (Hard Charts) | 32 |
References
- ↑ http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/infected/
- ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hammerfall-to-release-revolution-album-in-august/
- ↑ 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.
