With the launch of their video blog site, Sweden’s heavy metal quintet HAMMERFALL invite their fans from around the world to submit questions for their weekly video blog.

What are working titles for the new songs? What will producer James Michael do with lead singer Joacim Cans’ used spit screens? Did guitarist Pontus Norgren pack a good-luck THIN LIZZY t-shirt? What warm-up exercises does drummer Anders Johansson swear by? Will bassist Fredrik Larsson use any recording gear from his CRYSTAL AGE days? How has guitarist Oscar Dronjak juggled his recording schedule with his MMA training?

Fans, submit your questions to hammerfall@seratone.se and use “Question For Hammerfall” in your subject line, then tune in weekly to Hammerfall.tv and watch the latest online in-studio video.

Additional video footage of Hammerfall in the studio (plus other holiday shenanigans) was recently posted on the band’s official Video Blog site here.

The band is currently recording the follow up to 2009’s No Sacrifice, No Victory - which debuted at #38 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart for top new artists - with producer James Michael (MÖTLEY CRÜE, SCORPIONS, SIXX:AM, MEAT LOAF). The as-yet-untitled new album will be released in Europe on May 20th. A summer release in North America is expected.

Regarding the sound of the new Hammerfall songs, guitarist Oscar Dronjak shares: "The new material contains a lot of fresh ways to look at the musical ideas, we're trying to preserve the essence of what Hammerfall is while at the same time updating the execution and approach. Definitely heavier and less straight forward than the previous albums, yet remaining true to what we believe heavy metal is all about."

No Sacrifice, No Victory achieved gold status in Sweden for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. The album registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: #2 in Sweden, #7 in Germany, #20 in Switzerland, #21 in the U.K. (Indie Albums chart), #25 in Austria, #46 in Norway, and #95 in France.

Further updates to follow.