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: Shadow Empire

Interpret:
HammerFall
Album:
Threshold
As I open up my eyes 
I see a face I don't recognize 
If the mirror tells the truth 
Then who the hell am I 


I scan the surface high and low 
I hear voices from above 
Everything I can detect 
Not a thing I will neglect 


Countdown, I'm coming through 
And the vengeance 
And the taker
And the one, that shining sun 


Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
The rise of the machine 
Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
They rise up from their graves, to steal our dreams


I see the world in infrared 
I hear the voices of the dead 
I'm half man and half machine 
The essence of your dream 


Soon the judgement bell will toll 
I'll take back everything they stole 
I'm the judge, the hammer fall 
Liberty and metal for all 


Countdown, your time has come 
And the vengeance 
Your in danger 
Your the one, let justice be done 


Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
The rise of the machine 
Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
They rise up from the graves to steal our vivid dreams


In my heart there's always winter 
Can not rest until I found the masterkey 
The masterkey of trust 


In my mind the arctic wind blows 
Can not sleep, I can not rest before the dawn 
Brings back the light, the light of day. 


Solo: Stefan 


Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
The rise of the machine 
Shadow Empire - Shadow Empire 
They rise up from the graves to steal our vivid dreams