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HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. HammerFall was formed when rhythm guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Ceremonial Oath and invited Jesper Strömblad (from Ceremonial Oath and In Flames) to join him as a drummer in a new musical project he had been contemplating for some time. Dronjak had already composed the song "Steel Meets Steel," which was later included on HammerFall's debut album. Dronjak and Strömblad were later joined by lead guitarist Niklas Sundin, bassist Johan Larsson, and vocalist Mikael Stanne. When Niklas Sundin and Johan Larsson left HammerFall the following year, Glenn Ljungström (then guitarist of In Flames) and Fredrik Larsson (bassist of the former Swedish death metal band Dispatched), replaced them. Studio albums Glory to the Brave (1997) Legacy of Kings (1998) Renegade (2000) Crimson Thunder (2002) Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005) Threshold (2006) No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) Infected (2011) (r)Evolution (2014) Built to Last (2016) Dominion (2019) Hammer of Dawn (2022)