Blood Bound (song)
| "Blood Bound" | ||||
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| Single by HammerFall | ||||
| from the album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken | ||||
| Released | 28 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 4 September – 25 October 2004, Lundgård Studios, Denmark 23 May 2003, Hard Rock Live, Guadalajara, Mexico | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 13:17 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Oscar Dronjak Joacim Cans Jesper Strömblad | |||
| Producer(s) | Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
| HammerFall singles chronology | ||||
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"Blood Bound" is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, released on January 28, 2005. It was the only single released from their fifth studio album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.
The instrumental/karaoke version on the album was linked with a competition where fans could send their version of "Blood Bound" to Nuclear Blast and win a meet and greet with the members of HammerFall on their shows in April 2005.[1]
The artwork was made by Samwise Didier following an original idea by Joacim Cans and Oscar Dronjak.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blood Bound" | Dronjak, Cans | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Blood Bound" (Instrumental/Karaoke version) | Dronjak, Cans | 3:51 |
| 3. | "The Metal Age" (live) | Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Enhanced part" | ||
| Total length: | 13:17 | ||
- Enhanced part contains a screensaver and 3 wallpapers (in .jpg format).[3]
- The track "Blood Bound" was also made into a music video.[4]
Charts
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Personnel
- Joacim Cans – lead vocals
- Oscar Dronjak – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Stefan Elmgren – lead guitar
- Magnus Rosén – bass
- Anders Johansson – drums
Additional personnel
Additional backing vocals by:
- Rolf Köhler
- Olaf Zenkbiel
- Mats Rendlert
- Joacim Lundberg
- Markus Sköld
- Johan Aremyr
References
- ^ "HAMMERFALL - Blood Bound - Nuclear Blast". nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "HammerFall - Blood Bound - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "HammerFall - Blood Bound (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "HAMMERFALL - Bloodbound (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "HammerFall – Blood Bound" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "HammerFall – Blood Bound". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "HammerFall – Blood Bound". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "HammerFall – Blood Bound". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2005" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 May 2020.