Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [drums count in Guitars lock to a unison riff] [Verse 1] Bootprints in the frost Iron breath We exhale storm Banners cut the sky Names of the fallen carved in stone Helms on Hands shake Nerves like glass about to break Then the first shout tears the dawn We move as one We’re already gone [Chorus] This is the hammerfall protocol Step for step We rise or fall Heartbeats synchronize with the roar We are the thunder We are the war Hammerfall protocol Side by side We take it all If one of us goes down in the fire We all return or we all expire [Verse 2] Steel rings Teeth grit Close the gap There’s no more myth Face to face with fear And it looks a lot like us in mirrors Cold air Burned lungs Blood in the snow on my tongue But your shoulder hits my shield And the fracture in my courage seals [Chorus] This is the hammerfall protocol Step for step We rise or fall Heartbeats synchronize with the roar We are the thunder We are the war Hammerfall protocol Side by side We take it all If one of us goes down in the fire We all return or we all expire [Bridge] [everything drops to drums and chanted vocals] One voice Two swords Three scars One horde (hey!) Left Right Cold eyes Locked line War cry (war cry!) [guitars slam back in on the riff] [Chorus] This is the hammerfall protocol Step for step We rise or fall Heartbeats synchronize with the roar We are the thunder We are the war Hammerfall protocol Side by side We take it all If one of us goes down in the fire We all return or we all expire (oh!) [Outro] [gang shouts over final hits] Hammerfall Protocol Hammerfall We are the war
Tags
metal, Crushing Nordic metal war anthem, 190 BPM, down-tuned dual guitars in tight chugs locked with double-kick barrages. Verses march on a halftime stomp with gang shouts on key words; chorus explodes into soaring minor-key melody and layered male vocals. Breakdowns lean on palm-muted syncopation and tom-heavy war drums, with a final all‑in full-band climax and extended cymbal decay., loud
Duration
4:32
Instrumental
No
Created
4/9/2026