Avenging The Fallen Down Under With JOACIM CANS From HAMMERFALL

Interview by Angela Croudace
No matter how much everything changes in culture and the world at
large, heavy metal endures. It empowers. It engages. It engenders
strength. It outlasts fads. 
Since forming in Gothenburg, Sweden and releasing their debut album
Glory To The Brave in 1997, Swedish power metal titans HammerFall
have stormed the gates of heavy music’s pantheon and waved the
genre’s flag higher and higher with every subsequent release. With
multiple international number ones, gold certifications, sold out
tours, and over 100 million+ streams and 100 million+ YouTube
views, the group upholds a venerable legacy.
But it is in a live setting where they outshine their peers and
imitators. In true HammerFall fashion, every element becomes
dangerously and dramatically amplified. The riffs hit harder. The
rhythms thunder louder. The choruses soar closer to the
clouds.
The GODS have listened, and they have heeded your call. HammerFall
will set sail for Australia in January 2025 for their first ever
Australian tour. HEAVY caught up with frontman Joacim Cans to dive
in further.
"This tour is part of the tour of the latest album, Avenge the
Fallen," he offered. "And since this is the 13th album - but still
an album that will make a difference in the history of Hammerfall -
we need to play the songs that the fans want to hear.
We also need to play the songs that we want to play. That really
makes me go and on stage. I love playing this song because it's so
personal to me. We need to put that song in as well. And then maybe
you add one or two, like, underdogs, so to speak, like, surprise
songs. I think this is the equation for the perfect set
list."
Check out the full interview to hear the full story.


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