Začátky skupiny Po opuštění deathmetalové formace Ceremonial Oath v roce 1993 kytarista Oscar Dronjak založil skupinu Hammerfall, brzy se k němu přidal ještě Jesper Stromblad. Tím byly položeny základy Hammerfall, bylo však nutné najít ještě...

Píseň: The Champion

Interpret:
HammerFall
Album:
Renegade
Gaze upon the stake,
flames will soon start to embrace
Condemned, out to the faith,
she's about to fall from grace 


In the land of the rising sun
shadows are falling again
The die is cast, the future and past
coming to her at last 


Oh, oh, oh
All she needed was a Champion
Oh, oh, oh
Crying for a saviour to fight for her life 


Behold, the freedom cries
by the dying of the light 
Too late to justify
for vindication upon this night 


In the land of the rising sun
shadows are falling again
From out of nowhere, a rider declared
to answer her final prayer 


Oh, oh, oh
He stood up to be the Champion
Oh, oh, oh
He became the saviour that fought for her life 


Face to face, eye to eye
The saviour fought to save her pride
Far beyond the starlit skies, the encounter went on 


Gaze upon the stake,
as the flames start to embrace
A life, an act of faith,
long-lost gone without a trace 


In the land of the rising sun
Shadows are falling again
The die is cast for the future and past
came for her at last 


Oh, oh, oh
All she needed was a Champion
Oh, oh, oh
Crying for a saviour to fight for her 


Oh, oh, oh
He stood up to be the Champion
Oh, oh, oh
He became the saviour that fought for her life