1-27-2012: Hammerfall - The Dragon Lies Bleeding

After the Critic and I discovered power metal via Helloween and Iron Savior in 1997, we were hungry for more!  A guy named Hayes turned us on to a brand new band kicking ass in the power metal genre.  The first album was played in heavy rotation among our friends for a LONG time.  Strangely, I didn't really get into them all that much until 1998's Legacy of Kings.  This is the first Hammerfall song I ever heard though, and it's a beaut!