Joacim Cans
Swedish singer
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 Cans performing in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anders Joacim Cans |
| Born | (1970-02-19) 19 February 1970 (age 54) Mora, Sweden |
| Genres | Power metal, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Member of | HammerFall |
| Formerly of | Warlord, Highlander, Mrs. Hippie |
Musical artist
Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of power metal band HammerFall. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums.[1]
Cans attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.
He released his first solo album titled Beyond the Gates in 2004.
Cans participated with a choir team in the Swedish television program Körslaget (the Swedish version of Clash of the Choirs) in 2008. On 10 May his team won the competition.
Bands
- Line-up
- Joacim Cans – vocals
- Oscar Dronjak – lead and rhythm guitars
- Pontus Norgren – lead and rhythm guitars
- Fredrik Larsson – bass and backing vocals
- David Wallin – drums
- Current bands
- HammerFall
- Cans
- Past bands
- Lost Horizon
- Warlord
- Mrs. Hippie
Discography
Solo albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
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| DEN [2] | ||
| 2004 | Beyond the Gates | – |
| 2013 | Nu kan mörkret falla | 20 |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joacim Cans.
- HammerFall's official site
- HammerFall's official fan club
- Interview with Joacim Cans Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Metal Express Radio, 2006
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HammerFall
- Oscar Dronjak
- Joacim Cans
- Fredrik Larsson
- Pontus Norgren
- David Wallin
- Johan Larsson
- Niklas Sundin
- Jesper Strömblad
- Mikael Stanne
- Glenn Ljungström
- Magnus Rosén
- Stefan Elmgren
- Anders Johansson
- Glory to the Brave
- Legacy of Kings
- Renegade
- Crimson Thunder
- Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
- Threshold
- No Sacrifice, No Victory
- Infected
- (r)Evolution
- Built to Last
- Dominion
- Hammer of Dawn
- Avenge the Fallen
- Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory
- Masterpieces
- "Glory to the Brave"
- "Heeding the Call"
- "I Want Out"
- "Renegade"
- " Always Will Be"
- "Hearts on Fire"
- "Blood Bound"
- "Natural High"
- "Any Means Necessary"
- "One More Time"
- The First Crusade
- The Templar Renegade Crusades
- Hearts on Fire
- One Crimson Night
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