Beyond the Gates (Joacim Cans album)

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Beyond the Gates
Cans Beyond The Gates.jpg
Cover art by Samwise Didier
Studio album by
Released19 April 2004
Recorded Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden,
Frankie´s Hideaway, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,
House of Music Studios, Winterbach, Germany
November 2003 - February 2004
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length51:19
Label Noise/Sanctuary
Producer Joacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren, Charlie Bauerfeind

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]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fields of Yesterday" Joacim Cans, Stefan Elmgren 4:46
2."Soul Collector"Cans, Mike Chlasciak 3:38
3."Red Light"Cans, Ronny Milianowicz4:36
4."Back to Hell"Cans, Chlasciak3:21
5."Beyond the Gates"Cans, David T. Chastain 5:21
6."The Key"Cans, Milianowicz4:47
7."Garden of Evil"Cans, Milianowicz4:27
8."Merciless"Cans, Mat Sinner, Henry 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

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

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References

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