(r)Evolution is the ninth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It was released on 27 August 2014 in Sweden, 29 August in mainland Europe, 1 September in the UK, and 2 September in North America. For the first time since 1998, HammerFall collaborated with Fredrik Nordström on a studio album, and Fredrik is sharing production credits with guitarists Oscar Dronjak and Pontus Norgren. It is also the band's final album to feature drummer Anders Johansson before his departure in September 2014. On 4 September 2014 (r)Evolution went all the way to No. 1 on Sverigetopplistan (Swedish Charts).Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista
Track listing
Personnel Joacim Cans – lead and backing vocals Oscar Dronjak – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals Pontus Norgren – guitars, backing vocals Fredrik Larsson – bass, backing vocals Anders Johansson – drums James Michael – vocals on track 6 Mats Leven – backing vocals
Production Oscar Dronjak – production Pontus Norgren – production Fredrik Nordström – production James Michael – production
Charts Chart (2014)Peakposition Czech Republic4
References
External links Official HammerFall website HammerFall To Release '(r)Evolution' Album HammerFall – (r)Evolution