Glory to the Brave (song)

"Glory to the Brave" is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, from the album Glory to the Brave, released as a single on 20 October 1997. On this release there are four songs. One was recorded live, one is a radio edit and two are a bonus track from a previous studio album, which can only be found on special copies.

"Glory to the Brave"
Single by HammerFall
from the album Glory to the Brave
Released20 October 1997
RecordedStudio Fredman, Göteborg, Sweden
Wacken Open Air
GenrePower metal
Length20:05
LabelNuclear Blast
Songwriter(s)Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad
Producer(s)Fredrik Nordström & Oscar Dronjak
HammerFall singles chronology
"Glory to the Brave"
(1997)
"Heeding the Call"
(1998)

The band say that the lyrics in this song are a tribute to long lost friends who died too early. "Even though they are not around anymore, they have a place in my heart forever."[1] The dedication to Klas Fors, is to Joacim's grandfather, who died before the recording.

The cover photo was made by Richard Jakobsen.

This is a re-recording of Hammerfall's demo EP.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glory to the Brave"Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad7:18
2."Ravenlord" (Stormwitch Cover)Harald Spangler, Stefan Kauffmann3:31
3."Metal Age" (Live at Wacken Open Air)Peter Stålfors, Cans4:13
4."Glory to the Brave" (Radio Edit)Dronjak, Cans, Jesper Strömblad5:03

1994 Demo track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glory to the Brave"Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad7:18
2."Ravenlord" (Stormwitch Cover)Harald Spangler, Stefan Kauffmann3:31
3."Metal Age"Peter Stålfors, Cans4:13
4."Steel Meets Steel"Dronjak4:03

Single line-up

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References

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