Svenskene har mye av æren for metalbølgen som kom igang igjen på midten av 90-tallet.

Faktisk deler jeg entusiasmen til presseskrivet her: «There has been no other album that was quite as important for the development of heavy metal in the nineties and now, the milestone will be published in a comprehensive deluxe edition that leaves no wish unfulfilled!» Det er, uansett hva du synes om bandet, en avgjørende hendelse dette, når Hammerfall fikk trøkka ut sitt debutalbum i 97. 

Selv gikk jeg lei fort, allerede på andreskive begynte Nuclear Blast-maskinen å kommersialisere bandet og bølgen, men akkurat før dette skjedde, når det var totalt genuint – da var det herlig.

Remastret skive, bonusstash, lp-varianter 8 flere farger, Nuclear Blast vil nok ikke skuffe på å tilby alternativer for dere som vil være med å feire denne. Forsiden er pusset opp også.

Forhåndsbestill HER
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«In addition to this, the double CD will also be enhanced by a bonus DVD containing the first chapters of their The First Crusade documentary, which was originally published on VHS, as well as four new, historically edited interview chapters plus a live recording of their Dynamo Open Air show at Eindhoven in 1998. It will be available as a Digipak in an attractive box set, including a booklet containing detailed liner notes, many photos from the private archives of the musicians as well as magazine reports, flyers, posters and much more. Besides the 2-CD/DVD, you can also purchase the audio part separately, which includes bonus tracks as a double-vinyl in various colors.»

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Cd I:

1. The Dragon Lies Bleeding
2. The Metal Age
3. HammerFall
4. I Believe
5. Child Of The Damned
6. Steel Meets Steel
7. Stone Cold
8. Unchained
9. Glory To The Brave
10. Ravenlord (bonuslåt)
11. Glory To The Brave (radio edit, bonuslåt)

Cd II (bonus, live):

1. The Metal Age (1998)
2. Steel Meets Steel (1998)
3. Stone Cold (1998)
4. Glory To The Brave (2012)
5. Hammerfall (2012)
6. The Dragon Lies Bleeding (2012)
7. Glory To The Brave Medley (2017)

Dvd (bonus):

The First Crusade:

1. Introduction 
2. Steel Meets Steel – First Live Show 
3. Glory To The Brave – Clip 1
4. HammerFall 
5. Steel Meets Steel – Live 
6. Glory to the Brave – Clip 2 
7. The Making of „Glory To The Brave“ 
8. Ravenlord – Live (Stormwitch cover) 
9. The Metal Age – Live 
10. Nominated for the Swedish Grammy Award 
11. Stone Cold -Live 
12. Interview

Interview 2017:

1. Chapter I: The Early Days
2. Chapter II: The Rockslaget Festival
3. Chapter III: The Album 
4. Chapter IV: New Members, Wacken & Touring

Live: Dynamo Festival 1998:

1. Child Of The Damned
2. The Metal Age
3. Steel Meets Steel
4. Eternal Dark
5. The Dragon Lies Bleeding
6. Stone Cold
7. HammerFall