Beyond the Gates (Joacim Cans album)

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
Released19 April 2004
RecordedStudio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden,
Frankie´s Hideaway, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany
November 2003 - February 2004
GenreHeavy metal
Length51:19
LabelNoise/Sanctuary
ProducerJoacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren, Charlie Bauerfeind

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fields of Yesterday"Joacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren4:46
2."Soul Collector"Cans, Mike Chlasciak3:38
3."Red Light"Cans, Ronny Milianowicz4:36
4."Back to Hell"Cans, Chlasciak3:21
5."Beyond the Gates"Cans, David T. Chastain5:21
6."The Key"Cans, Milianowicz4:47
7."Garden of Evil"Cans, Milianowicz4:27
8."Merciless"Cans, Mat Sinner, Henny Wolter3:17
9."Silent Cries"Cans, Elmgren4:09
10."Dreams"Cans, Sinner, Tom Naumann4:17
11."Signs"Cans, Mikael King4:21
12."Forever Ends"Jeff Waters, Curran Murphy4:25

Personnel

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Band members
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

References

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  1. ^ "Cans - Beyond the Gates". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. ^ "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.