HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings (1998)

HammerFall's second album is not quite as good as their debut, with the ballads not as strong, but there's still some good music here with the likes of "Heeding The Call", "Stronger Than All" and "At The End Of The Rainbow", a mid-tempo song that has a melody that just has me swimming in melodious pleasure.
It's not particularly surprising or innovative, but it certainly does enough to prove worthwhile, and I have to apologise to Joacim Cans (who, of course, must be reading this), as I said in my review of GLORY TO THE BRAVE  that his voice sounded a bit weak. It sounds great here - not every heavy metal singer has to be a screamer.

***1/2