Glory to the Brave (song)

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"Glory to the Brave"
Single by HammerFall
from the album Glory to the Brave
Released	20 October 1997
Recorded	Studio Fredman, Göteborg, Sweden Wacken Open Air
Genre	Power metal
Length	20:05
Label	Nuclear Blast
Songwriter(s)	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad
Producer(s)	Fredrik Nordström & Oscar Dronjak
HammerFall singles chronology
"Glory to the Brave" (1997) "Heeding the Call" (1998)

"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.

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.

• Joacim Cans - lead and backing vocals
• Oscar Dronjak - guitars and backing vocals
• Glenn Ljungström - guitar (1, 2 & 4)
• Fredrik Larsson - bass guitar (1, 2 & 4)
• Stefan Elmgren - lead guitar and backing vocals
• Magnus Rosén - bass guitar
• Patrik Räfling - drums

• Album information
• Official website