HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings (1998) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joacim Cans - Lead Vocals Oscar Dronjak - Guitars Stefan Elgrem - Guitars Magnus Rosen - Bass Patric Rafling - Drums William J. Tsamis - Guitar Solo on "At The End Of The Rainbow". Produced by Frederik Nordstrom and Oscar Dronjak. Co-Produced by Joacim Cans. Recorded at Studio Fredman April-June 1998. Engineered and Mixed by Frederik Nordstrom. Mastered by Goran Finnberg at The Mastering Room. Artwork by Flea Black. Paintings by Andreas Marschall after a concept of Joacim Cans and Oscar Dronjak. Photos by Michael Johansson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Heeding The Call (Dronjak, Cans, Jasper Stromblad) 4:30 2) Legacy Of Kings (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:13 3) Let The Hammer Fall (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:16 4) Dreamland (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 5:42 5) Remember Yesterday (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 5:05 6) At The End Of The Rainbow (Andy Muck, Dronjak, Cans) 4:06 7) Back To Back (Ronnie Atkins, Alan Owen, Ken Hammer) 3:39 8) Stronger Than All (Dronjak) 4:29 9) Warriors Of Faith (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:45 10) The Fallen One (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:25 11) Eternal Dark 3:10 - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Heeding The Call (Dronjak, Cans, Jasper Stromblad) 4:30 A flash in the night, a journey through time The Templars are back on the streets Guarded by prowess and the will to survive All led by the guiding light Angels of mercy, guardians of time Shackled and chained through the eternal flame The hammer will slowly arise Chorus: Heeding the call, one and for all Never surrender, with glory we'll fall Brothers unite, let's stand up and fight Fulfilling our fate, we are heeding the call One step ahead, revealing the past United, together we stand The call of the thunder, the sign to begin This final crusade we will win Angels of mercy, our journey must proceed With hearts all filled up with chivalry The lifeblood that we all need Chorus Chorus (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Legacy Of Kings (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:13 Out in the fields the full moon is rising Enlightens the name on our shields... Blessed with pride Steel on our side, we're horsemen of thunder The ground starts to shake as we ride... Side by side Stormbringer led us into the unknown On wings of glory we will carry on Chorus 1: Legacy of ... - Legacy of kings Forever to survive, we're Riding on the ... - Riding on the winds Unchained and free, alive forevermore Deep in the night we circle around them The honor compels us to fight... All for one All hewed with steel in the toil of the battle Our enemies fate will reveal... And be sealed The chill of the wind keeps on calling our names There's no turning back now, keep hold of the flame Chorus 2: Legacy of ... - Legacy of kings Forever to survive, we're Riding on the ... - Riding on the winds Unchained and free, alive forever Chorus 1 Now we are here and there is nothing left to fear The secrets of steel, the path of glory will reveal Chorus 1 & 2 Legacy of ... - Legacy of kings ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Let The Hammer Fall (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:16 It's getting closer now The clock strikes midnight time It is the tolling of the judgement bell You fear the dead of night There ain't no place to hide This is your point of no return Chorus: Now we are ready to strike, again It's getting far to late, my friend Let the hammer fall We are above the law Let our power show That we're in full control of your destiny Chorus Let the hammer fall We're getting closer now The chill of distant eyes You're on a dead end street into the night Chorus Let the hammer fall Let the hammer - fall (4) Let the hammer fall ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Dreamland (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 5:42 See the light ... of those who find As time pass you by, you're still left behind Time has come ... for you to see That life is a game, you'd rather play or flee The ivory gates ... cast shadows, might betray Surrender this night or choose my way Chorus 1: Come with me, I'll take you there to the land of make believe Let us fly beyond our dreams - fall into reverie On the wings of destiny - I will claim our liberty With the power of the steel (2) With the power of the steel... Dreamland will reveal All you see ... is black or white You have to spell out ... what's wrong or right Spoken words may have let you down It's time to stand up ... and rise with the sun Chorus 2: You entered the gates ... and there's nothing left to fear But don't let the matter stand, you're near Chorus 1 Let me know If you wanna go, there's a place for you and me Let me take you to the temple of your heart Let me know Chorus 2 & 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Remember Yesterday (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 5:05 Can you tell me why it seems so hard to carry on When you hear a voice from long ago, so bittersweet Even though I try, I can not read between the lines You know I tried, oh yes, I tried, what's wrong Chorus 1: Too late to turn back time To look over my shoulder Maybe one day I'll return again Chorus 2: Remember yesterday And think about tomorrow But you have to live today Oh, lonely yesterday Don't leave me with the sorrow Cause I have to live today Every morning I awake to see the newborn day To carry on the flame until the end of time Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 3: Oh, oh, oh, don't you step aside And pretend about the future Oh, oh, oh, never live a lie Don't you know tomorrow never comes Chorus 2 & 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) At The End Of The Rainbow (Andy Muck, Dronjak, Cans) 4:06 As long as I remember we've marched across this land Ooh, oh, oh Reached for a new horizon, pulled by the killing hand Ooh, oh, oh oh All fed up with lies The time has come to break these chains and fly Chorus: Here we stand, bound forevermore We're out of this world, until the end Here we are, mighty, glorious At the end of the rainbow with gold in our hands We know the treasure lies beyond the pouring rain Ooh, oh, oh Our quest will last forever for you it's all the same Ooh, oh, oh oh No one can deny Our future's set to reach above the sky Chorus Let's fly away through the rain Fly high, to ease the burning pain Oh ... the colours fading out The light is shining in the night It's up to you, it's worth the fight Search before the colours fade Chorus (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Back To Back (Ronnie Atkins, Alan Owen, Ken Hammer) 3:39 (from Pretty Maids "Red, Hot And Heavy" (1984)) They came at dawn into the morning light Black shadows riding on the mist Prepared for battle, swords were shining bright Filled with anger and harm Came to kill not to charm The sound of metal screaming in the air The time has come, we're justice rules The endless victims looking up in fear Now, who are the fools Chorus: Oh, here they come, riders of the sun And they will fight - back to back Back to back They're fighting hard, their way to victory Dead bodies lying on the ground They are the soldiers of eternity And their swords spinning around Chorus Kill with power! Ready to ride! Let's go! They got it all, they'll never fall But they will fight... The night is falling, light will disappear A magic silence fills the place Could read the warning, shining crystal clear Now they were lost for the chase Chorus No, no, no, no! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Stronger Than All (Dronjak) 4:29 Always standing proud, we know our time has come Marching off to war, the crusade has just begun Fighting for the right ... to live under the sun We won't stop 'til they've lost and we've won Chorus: Come and fly with us, together as one we belong This magic of metal unites us, it's making us strong Like an arrow we strike - Stronger than all Heavy metal troops on the rise Like an arrow of might - Stronger than all We'll walk through fire, we're true to ourselves and our lives History commits the oath to deal in steel Warriors of the Faith, to no living soul we kneel Born into the fold, the Templars are for real No one will ever bring us to heel Chorus 1 Chorus 2: Like an arrow we strike - Stronger than all Shooting through the air at full speed Like an arrow of might - Stronger than all In the name of metal, defending our hopes and beliefs The past and the present unites in us all We stand up for our beliefs The way of the Templars is here once again Forever they will be free Like an arrow we strike - Stronger than all Heavy metal troops on the rise Like an arrow of might - Stronger than all We'll walk through fire, we're true to ourselves Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Warriors Of Faith (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:45 They search the desert plains in the land of no return To seek out the danger, time to burn They are the righteous ones They've come to claim this land Like warriors under command They fight for gold and glory Proclaim the dead man's land Into the dungeons they must go... To find the answers, left untold Under the burning sun, in danger eye to eye They all now that someone must die Chorus: Into the well they're falling Past immortality Led by temptation and devotion Rendered deathless by the touch of the sword Onwards victory, let us hear your battle cry The enemies, will renounce ... or die Hail the warriors of faith Together they march through the fire Forever they're lost in this world Chorus Onwards victory, let us hear your battle cry The enemies, will renounce ... or die Eternally, they will fall ... under the sign ... of victory Fighting all for one Hail the warriors of faith (faith, faith, faith) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) The Fallen One (Dronjak, Cans, Stromblad) 4:25 Chorus 1: I saw your face in the morning sun Oh, I thought you were there I heard your voice as the wind passed me by Silently, whispering ... my name So many things that I wanted to say Forever left untold I still remember the tears that you shed ... over someone else Chorus 2: Our love could never die, all I can do is cry Save a little prayer ... for the ... fallen one There is a light down at memory lane Slowly fading away Still holding on to the dreams torn apart I will follow my heart Chorus 2 Chorus 3: Still on my own, chasing the sun of a time long ago The shade in my heart, tearing apart... Everything that I long for Chorus 3 Chorus 1 & 2 Oh yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Eternal Dark 3:10 - Japanese bonus track (from Picture "Eternal Dark" (1984)) Chorus 1: Living in the shadow, free your life from sin Now you feel the pressure, there ain't no giving in Do you ever wonder, do you ever think What may lie beyond you, what's the missing link Chorus 2: Will you leave into the paradise Will you... see the light What else is your destnation Your eyes will see... eternal dark Ain't no use behaving, life can never change There ain't no god to guide you You're desperate to the rage Why do you listen to that holy man Saying, he's gonna take you, the only one who can Chorus Eternal dark Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------