After taking a creative break last year, Hammerfall are fully recharged and back with a vengeance. Entering a new chapter of the Hammerfall success story, (r)Evolution will be out on August 27th in Sweden, the 29th throughout Europe, September 1st in the UK and the 2nd in North America via Nuclear Blast.

The very first single called "Bushido" is out today and is available on a limited vinyl edition (different colors), as well as digitally.

The tracklist:

A: "Bushido"

B: "The Way Of The Warrior" (remixed by Fredrik Nordström)

Check out the song streaming below:

The band have released a second album trailer, edited by David Havlena at the “Pax studio”. Watch both trailers below:

Part 1:

Part 2:

With (r)Evolution the band takes things back to the roots in many ways, as they once again worked with producer Fredrik Nordström, who helmed their two milestone releases Glory To The Brave and Legacy Of Kings during the band’s early years and thus has taken a major part in the development of Hammerfall. The music was recorded in guitarist Oscar Dronjak’s Castle Black Studios in March and April. Then singer Joacim Cans went to the United States for vocal recordings, once again working with James Michael (Scorpions, Mötley Crüe), who also did a great job on the predecessor, Infected.

(r)Evolution tracklisting:

"Hector's Hymn"
"(r)Evolution"
"Bushido"
"Live Life Loud"
"Ex Inferis"
"We Won't Back Down"
"Winter Is Coming"
"Origins"
"Tainted Metal"
" Evil Incarnate"
"Wildfire"

Bonus: "Demonized" (digipak and vinyl)

HammerFall's World Wide (r)Evolution Tour kicks off in early 2015. Check out all dates here.

(Band photo - Tallee Savage)