Joacim Cans
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Anders Joacim Cans |
Born | Mora, Sweden | 19 February 1970
Genres | Power metal, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1991–present |
Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970 in Mora, Sweden) is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish heavy metal band. 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
- ^ Reesman, Bryan. "Biography: Hammerfall". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Joacim Cans discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links
- HammerFall's Official site
- HammerFall's Official fan club
- Interview with Joacim Cans, Metal Express Radio, 2006-10-17