"Any Means Necessary" is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall released as a single from their album, No Sacrifice, No Victory. It is included in a promo CD which comes in a cardboard sleeve and only has the track on it.[1]
The single was also released as a digital only EP featuring five tracks, listed below, of which four of them are considered the band's best songs.[2]
| "Any Means Necessary" | ||||
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| Single by HammerFall | ||||
| from the album No Sacrifice, No Victory | ||||
| Released | Promo CD: 2009 EP: 6 February 2009 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | Promo CD 3:35 EP 20:05 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joacim Cans, Oscar Dronjak | |||
| Producer(s) | Track1-4: Charlie Bauerfeind Track5: Michael Wagener | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Any Means Necessary" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Last Man Standing" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Blood Bound" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Hearts on Fire" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Renegade" | 4:20 |
| Total length: | 20:05 | |
Personnel
edit- Joacim Cans - Vocals
- Oscar Dronjak - Guitars
- Pontus Norgren - Guitars
- Fredrik Larsson - Bass
- Anders Johansson - Drums
Music video
editThe song "Any Means Necessary" was also made into a music video.[3]
Release information
editThe single was also released as a limited 7" Vinyl edition with Picture Disc and has two tracks: "Any Means Necessary" and "My Sharona".[4]
References
edit- ^ "HammerFall – Any Means Necessary (2009, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "HammerFall - Any Means Necessary - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: HAMMERFALL - Any Means Necessary (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). YouTube.
- ^ "HammerFall – Any Means Necessary (2009, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.