Beyond the Gates is the first studio album by HammerFall vocalist Joacim Cans and was released in 2004.[1] Samwise Didier, who has done most of the artwork for Hammerfall, made the cover art. Charlie Bauerfeind, who produced many of band's albums, was the producer. Cans bandmates Oscar Dronjak and Stefan Elmgren are also featured on the record. Most of the album was recorded at Studio Fredman in Cans's hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden.[2]
| Beyond the Gates | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Samwise Didier | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 19 April 2004 |
| Recorded | Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden, Frankie´s Hideaway, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany November 2003 - February 2004 |
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Length | 51:19 |
| Label | Noise/Sanctuary |
| Producer | Joacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren, Charlie Bauerfeind |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fields of Yesterday" | Joacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Soul Collector" | Cans, Mike Chlasciak | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Red Light" | Cans, Ronny Milianowicz | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Back to Hell" | Cans, Chlasciak | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Beyond the Gates" | Cans, David T. Chastain | 5:21 |
| 6. | "The Key" | Cans, Milianowicz | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Garden of Evil" | Cans, Milianowicz | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Merciless" | Cans, Mat Sinner, Henny Wolter | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Silent Cries" | Cans, Elmgren | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Dreams" | Cans, Sinner, Tom Naumann | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Signs" | Cans, Mikael King | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Forever Ends" | Jeff Waters, Curran Murphy | 4:25 |
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Joacim Cans - vocals, producer
- "Metal" Mike Chlasciak - lead & rhythm guitars
- Stefan Elmgren - lead & rhythm guitars, keyboards, producer, engineer
- Daniele Soravia - keyboards
- Mat Sinner - bass, backing vocals
- Mark Zonder - drums, engineer
- Additional musicians
- Gus G - lead guitar on "Beyond the Gates"
- Danny Gill - lead guitar on "Dreams"
- Oscar Dronjak, Mats Rendlert, Joacim "Lill" Lundberg, Jonatan Nordström, Hilda Lerme, Jenny Gustafsson - backing vocals
- Production
- Charlie Bauerfeind - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Achim Kohler - engineer
References
edit- ^ "Cans - Beyond the Gates". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ^ "HAMMERFALL Singer JOACIM CANS: Solo Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 1 March 2004. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-28.