Renegade

Widely credited for having spearheaded the current traditional metal resurgence in Europe, Sweden's HAMMERFALL have always fallen a bit short of the mark to these ears, boasting a sound that is neither innovative nor particularly convincing, with many of their songs coming across like poor second-rate imitations of early HELLOWEEN....In spite of the fact that it was produced by veteran studio wizard Michael Wagener, the group's third album essentially follows the same musical path as its pred...

Wie viele Bands kennt ihr, die es heutzutage schaffen, den legendären Wolf Hoffmann-Gitrarrensound von 1983 ("Balls To The Wall") auf CD zu bannen? Euch werden vermutlich Hunderte von Combos einfallen, die genau das versucht, aber eben doch nicht authentisch hinbekommen haben. Denn zu diesem ganz speziellen Sound gehört auch der entsprechende Produzent, namentlich Michael Wagener,