Joacim Cans is the lead singer of HammerFall

HammerFall

HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...

, a Swedish power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak

Oscar Dronjak

Oscar Fredrick Dronjak is the rhythm and lead guitarist and founder of the Heavy Metal band HammerFall. Prior to the success of HammerFall, he also played and released albums with the death metal acts Ceremonial Oath and Crystal Age....

 to appear on all of the band's albums.

He has attended Musicians Institute

Musicians Institute

Musicians Institute is a privately owned for-profit music vocational school located in Hollywood, California. Although not a regionally accredited school, the school offers a variety of unaccredited Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree and Certificate programs in fields including contemporary music...

 in Hollywood.

He released his first solo album titled Beyond the Gates in 2004.

Cans participated with a choir team in the Swedish television program

Television program

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 Körslaget

Körslaget

Körslaget is a Swedish entertainment TV program on TV4. The format was developed by Friday TV and based on an idea from Caroline af Ugglas, Heinz Liljedahl and Patrik Hambraeus.-Season 1:*Körslaget 2008...

(the Swedish version of Clash of the Choirs

Clash of the Choirs

Clash of the Choirs is a reality talent contest miniseries that debuted on NBC in the United States on December 17, 2007. There were four episodes scheduled in the “quick competition”...

) in 2008. On 10 May his team won the entire competition.

Lineup

• Joacim Cans - Vocals
• "Metal" Mike Chlasciak - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
• Stefan Elmgren
  Stefan Elmgren
  Stefan Elmgren was the guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall from 1997 to 2008.- History :Before becoming a member of HammerFall, he was the guitarist in the band Highlander. Elmgren has also worked with his solo project Full Strike and released one album called "We Will Rise" which...
  
   - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
• Mat Sinner
  Mat Sinner
  Mat Sinner is a bassist, vocalist and record producer from Stuttgart in Germany.His main bands have been Sinner since 1982 and Primal Fear since 1997, which he formed with Ralf Scheepers. He has been involved in numerous other projects throughout his musical career...
  
   - Bass & Backing Vocals
• Mark Zonder
  Mark Zonder
  Mark Zonder is the drummer of American heavy-metal band Warlord. When the band was in a hiatus, he joined Fates Warning. His artistic name in Warlord is "Thunder Child"...
  
   - Drums
• Daniele Soravia - Keyboards

Past bands

• Highlander (Lost Horizon
  Lost Horizon (band)
  Lost Horizon are a power metal / progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They went under the name Highlander from 1990 until 1994 before the band was put on hold. Reformed in the late nineties, briefly under the same name, before changing it to Lost Horizon...
  
  )
• Warlord
  Warlord (band)
  Warlord was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, CA. This 'Warlord' should not to be confused with the '70s English punk rock group Warlord UK, the '90s death metal group Warlord UK, or any later groups by the same name...
  
  (U.S.)
• Mrs Hippie

External links

• Joacim Cans' Official site
• HammerFall's Official site
• HammerFall's Official fan club
• Interview with Joacim Cans, Metal Express Radio, 2006-10-17