Any questions for Hammerfall?

[General Zod]

I'll be speaking with Oscar Dronjak on Tuesday... any questions?

 

[J. Golden]

My girlfriend has been wondering if they will do any of the covers, she is hoping for the Warlord. But I'm sure like everyone over the weekend there will be a lot of Dio songs.

 

[VenomGA]

How does the band feel they have handled the pressure of living up to the hype of the first 2 albums for rest of their career?

 

[J. Golden]

How does the band feel they have handled the pressure of living up to the hype of the first 2 albums for rest of their career?

Don't they basically keep releasing the first two?

 

[J-Man]

How much fun was it doing the video for "Hearts on Fire" with the Swedish Women's Curling team?

 

[Diamond45]

How much fun was it doing the video for "Hearts on Fire" with the Swedish Women's Curling team?

I was going to ask something similar to that... great minds think alike!

 

[VenomGA]

Don't they basically keep releasing the first two?

but nothing that even comes close to those 2 classics

 

[dionysus11]

How they feel about headlining a major festival in America?

 

[Metal_Camden]

Oscar - what is your touring rig consist of?

also what belt is he in whatever martial arts hes in. He should box Lance King this year!!!!

 

[J-Man]

I was going to ask something similar to that... great minds think alike!

Yes we do, to bad no one notices

 

[dionysus11]

my wife wants to know if they will be doing any recording,for a live album or anything

 

[OrbWeaver]

How has Joacim's work with Bill Tsamis from Warlord affected HammerFall's approach to music/lyrics?

I'm really impressed with the addition of Pontus Norgren to the lineup. He went above and beyond my expectations as HammerFall's lead guitar player. Will he be taking part in writing for any future HammerFall albums? What new dimensions does Pontus' abilities bring to HammerFall's sound?

 

[General Zod]

also what belt is he in whatever martial arts hes in.

The rep from Nuclear Blast, who set up the interview, also suggested I ask about tonight's MMA event. Apparently he's quite into it.

He should box Lance King this year!!!!

My money is on Lance.

 

[General Zod]

By the way, thanks for all the questions. I expect many of them will be among those that I ask.

Keep them coming (you're making my life easier).

 

[Clark Griswold]

What has been up with Magnus Rosen and Patrick Raftling?

 

[TribunalRecords]

tell Oscar to tell Pontus to get in touch with me about a GREAT KING RAT reissue! i am not joking Zod. seriously. tribunalrecords@aol.com

 

[PureXul]

I'll be speaking with Oscar Dronjak on Tuesday... any questions?

Did the band find it difficult to gain recognition in their early days, hailing from Goethenburg where the melodic death metal scene was entering its formative period? I know Oscar was in Ceremonial Oath, and Jesper Stromblad, Glenn Ljungstrom, Niklas Sundin and Mikael Stanne were all in Hammerfall for a while, but I'm wondering if they experienced what Jon Schaffer has complained about in Florida (ie, being ignored in favor of death metal), or if the Gothenburg scene was more accepting of diverse subgenres.

 

[Metal_Camden]

The rep from Nuclear Blast, who set up the interview, also suggested I ask about tonight's MMA event. Apparently he's quite into it.

My money is on Lance.

ya dude, all the youtube videos show oscar like dressed as a ninja like drop kicking ENGL cardboard boxes when they were in the studio! LOL

 

[DouglasD]

How did Pontus end up in the band and what has changed since his arrival?

 

[General Zod]

Just wrapped up a 51 minute interview with Oscar. Definitely a really nice, down to earth guy.

We spoke about Manowar for 10 minutes.