#HAmmerfall

[clouds-of-wings]

Power Metal reddit currently has a discussion about Nuclear Blast, about what has changed with them and why, and man I have learned a lot of disturbing facts about what has happened there in the past 5 years. Someone posted an in-depth investigative article about it (from November 2021), which you should read if you speak German and are interested, otherwise or if it's too long here are the main points...

If you're into Nightwish, Sabaton, Blind Guardian etc., this is relevant information.

In 2018, the French Believe Music, which is a large corporation that mainly specializes in digital distribution, became majority owner of NB

Believe is not really interested in physical media like CDs and vinyls even though the people who worked at NB told their new corporate overlords that metal fans like physical media, both because many fans of especially the oldest and most successful bands are 50+ and because it's more ingrained in the subculture. Believe doesn't care and doesn't listen. They have their experiences from pop and hip-hop, where phone-based streaming subscriptions are the norm, and that's all they want to know. They are also ignoring printed magazines and don't advertise there much anymore.

Less focus on physical media means that bands now earn less, that they rank less highly in album charts, which in turn means that they lose negotiation power when they try to plan tours and negotiate with venues etc., because they "look" less successful

Believe has been dealing with this by signing mainly bands that are easy to market digitally and ending co-operations with bands that aren't, even ones that had been with NB for decades (like Rage and Nile, who went to Napalm)

The personal cooperation between bands and NB has really suffered, everything is more profit-oriented and impersonal, a lot of budgets have been decreased and the real decisions are made by Believe in Paris, not by any specific NB team

Believe has been stock market traded since 2021. Their stock value went down at first, was at about the price it had started out at when the article was written - I looked it up and in March 23 it's down 40% from its original value. Ouch.

The original founder of NB started a new label, Atomic Fire, and took "Amorphis, Helloween, Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Meshuggah, Primal Fear, Agnostic Front, Rise Of The Northstar, Silver Lake, White Stones and Michael Schenker Group" with him, also because Believe didn't really do much to keep many of these bands

It's certainly interesting to learn about, also because I had already wondered if NB, and some of their bands, had intentionally taken a more "commercial" approach in recent years, but I didn't know about the Believe thing. I thought it maybe had something to do with losses from the pandemic or something. Turns out they have a new owner.

#nuclear blast #metal news #nightwish #sabaton #blind guardian #behemoth #hammerfall #therion #sonata arctica #in flames #type 0 negative #metal #power metal #music stuff #cApiTAliSm bReEds iNnoVAtiOn

[stephantom]

If you could only listen to music from one country from now on, which country would you choose and why is it Sweden?

#abba #opeth #ghost #candlemass #tribulation #hallas #sabaton #bathory #falconer #amon amarth #zeal and ardor #dissection #grand magus #hammerfall #entombed #meshuggah #dodsrit #at the gates #in flames #enforcer #ambush #yngwie malmsteen #like. it’s crazy #some of these I’m just kinda familiar with but several are all-time favs #good job sweden #music #sure these are almost all metal bands but it’s notable that they also produced like the best pop band ever lol #and the metal bands cover very different subgenres and they’re standouts in each subgenre. like easily one of The Greats of each #also ace of base! and europe! maybe one-hit-wonders but what hits! #the final countdown a-tier song

[emotionally-charged-arson]

Kamelot + Ad Infinitum + Hammerfall. Myth Live, Maplewood, MN. 5/16/24

Part one, the actually good photos I took

#Kamelot #ad infinitum #Hammerfall #photography #concert photography #art #Tommy karevik #Melissa Bonny #Thomas Youngblood #Oliver palotai

[metalcultbrigade]

HammerFall - Avenge the Fallen 09/08/2024

#metalcultbrigade #metal #heavy metal #power metal #hammerfall #artists on tumblr #art

[asriels-side-corner]

Starting this year right with some hammerfall! :D loved this band since 6th grade

#hammer high #hammerfall #Spotify

[toxicmetalzine]

Powerwolf

Powerwolf Tells the Story of the "Werewolf of Bedburg" in "1589" Check out the video here: https://toxicmetalzine.com/post/powerwolf

#powerwolf #grindcore #heavy metal #melodic death metal #progressive metal #black metal #extreme metal #swedish black metal #symphonic metal #iron maiden #darkthrone #megadeth #power metal #amon amarth #hammerfall

[metalshockfinland]

HAMMERFALL Announce new album 'Avenge The Fallen', Reveal First Single + Video 'Hail To The King'

[Photo Credit: Tallee Savage] HAMMERFALL proudly announce their 13th studio album Avenge The Fallen, which will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. That’s right, less than a year after taking the final bow of the “United Forces” tour, the quintet of guitarist Oscar Dronjak, singer Joacim Cans, bass player Fredrik Larsson, guitarist Pontus Norgen, and drummer David Wallin are…

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#Hammerfall

[sweetened-condensed-rage]

Guess who's been doing embroidery lately 😌💅

#metal #powermetal #emboridery #powerwolf #gloryhammer #hammerfall #Sabaton #doing some feral crafting shit #i love powermetal #please I need everyone to know i do embroidery because I like metal #im also too broke to buy patches

[seasons-in-hell]

Riders of the Storm

#hammerfall #riders of the storm #seasons-in-hell #tracy's favorites #mood #Youtube

[rotschopf-thedrow]

On Repeat tag game

Tagged by the wonderful @cr-noble-writes.

Taggin @polarlys, @dandenbo, @valka-arialitan, @commander-krios & @westernlarch - no pressure of course <3

Rules: Shuffle your on repeat playlist 10 times and post the results.

(Let's hope, tumblr doesn't fuck this up again)

#tag games #on repeat #nightwish #bon jovi #ivan & alyosha #hammerfall #the beautiful moment #alannah myles #mothica #metallica #laura branigan #kail baxley #spotify

[corvablog]

Oh, I've been tagged.

"🎶✨when u get this, put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, if you're comfortable, send this ask/tag 10 of your followers (positivity is cool) 🎶✨"

Got this from @leahplease. Thank you! I feel so included. Let's see, what five songs am I actively wringing the dopamine from...

Only Us - Miracle of Sound - I haven't even seen Game of Thrones but this song gives me immaculate villain vibes and is a staple in my library.

Last Man Standing - Hammerfall - Favorite Hammerfall song. Discovering Hammerfall in high school was what got me into metal. That and Iron Maiden, my best friend growing up had an Iron Maiden best-hits CD that we played the SHIT out of.

Sinistral Battle Theme - Lufia 2 - This is my favorite JRPG battle theme and I will look for any excuse to play or use it.

You're Not Alone (FF9) - Erutan - Heart-rendingly beautiful cover of an amazing song. My depression is largely isolation/loneliness-based and this almost always puts a dent in it.

Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend - Powerwolf - Toss-up between this one and Blessed and Possessed (I know I'm cheating but whatever), but Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend is SO goddamn catchy.

Tags, right. @all-hail-the-antler-king @huggingtentacles @tastyfren @tenderlambkin @faunfaced @bornetoblood

Zero pressure, obviously, and sorry if you've already been tagged. This also goes for anyone else who sees this and wants a reason to share their favorite music!

#music #reblog game #miracle of sound #hammerfall #lufia 2 #erutan #powerwolf

[clouds-of-wings]

The idea that Powerwolf can do a European tour with Hammerfall as their OPENER is totally mind-blowing to me. I mean good for them, I like both bands a lot, but to me Powerwolf are still a medium fame level type band that sings about werewolves and weird immortality life hacks that your urologist doesn't want you to know about, while Hammerfall are the peak of power metal fame. Clearly I'm stuck in the past or something.

(The tour is also very Germany-centric though, so maybe the size difference isn't that big in other countries. But Hammerfall opening for Powerwolf... it's like Metallica opening for Apocalyptica or something.)

#power metal #powerwolf #hammerfall #music stuff

[rockstar-pornograffitti]

I love this song now

#hammerfall #hammerfall band #Spotify

[metalcultbrigade]

HammerFall - (We Make) Sweden Rock 02/05/2019

#metalcultbrigade #metal #heavy metal #power metal #hard n heavy #hammerfall #artists on tumblr #art

[whosangitbetter]

#my sharona #the knack #sara evans #royal blood #hammerfall #spotify #tumblr polls #polls

[toxicmetalzine]

Elettra Storm

Elettra Storm releases "Sacrifice Of Angels" video - "Powerlords" vinyl version out in June! Check out the video right here: https://toxicmetalzine.com/post/elettra-storm-releases-sacrifice-of-angels-video-powerlords-vinyl-version-out-in-june

#Elettra Storm #grindcore #heavy metal #melodic death metal #progressive metal #black metal #swedish black metal #power metal #symphonic metal #epica #hammerfall