#aladin retelling

[queenvreads]

REVIEW: Twisted by Emily McIntire

5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was an automatic 5-star rating before I read it, and now that I'm done, I need more!!

Twisted is a spicy and dark retelling of Aladdin, with all my favorite tropes; enemies-to-lovers, age gap, forced marriage, and a villain winning the girl. The story is brimming with slow burn, intense tension, and scorching chemistry between the characters.

Yasmin's father urgently wants her to marry someone who can manage the business and take care of her after he passes away from cancer. However, Yasmin is secretly in love with a servant and her childhood best friend, Aidan, but she fears disappointing her father. On the other hand, Julian covets the Sultan empire and believes he deserves it due to his hard work. He sees Yasmin as a spoiled brat. His initial plan is to marry her, inherit everything, and then harm her. But little does he realize that he will end up falling in love with her.

The twist was predictable, but I honestly don't care. YASMIN & JULIAN **CHEF'S KISS**

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[adarkrainbow]

I have been sharing things about French fairytale movies. We have been talking about Cinderella. As such I want to speak about a movie I actually can't really speak about because I have not seen it... But I need to just talk about it because... Well, you'll get it. It is the 2017's Les Nouvelles Aventures de Cendrillon (The New Adventures of Cinderella).

Now to understand WHERE this movie comes from, we need to return to 2015 and the release of another movie "The New Adventures of Aladin".

This movie is a comedy, an humoristic retelling/parody of the Aladin tale - France has quite a history of One Thousand and One Nights-cinema, and already humoristic takes on similar stories had been done (Gérard Jugnot had notably played in an humoristic Ali Baba movie I saw when I was young, for example). Here the main star and the actor playing Aladin is Kev Addams, which was then a young humorist that had been on the rise for quite a few years and was an "idol of the youngs", so to speak. The gist of the movie is: two thieves are disguising themselves as Santa Clauses in modern-day Paris to steal at the Galeries Lafayette. But they are stuck with a group of children who asks them for a story - and so to get rid of them, they decide to tell them an improvised version of the story of Aladdin, which in turn parallels the real-life events surrounding the thieves.

[Note the writing of "Aladin" with one "d", to carefully avoid any Disney lawsuit.]

This movie was very, very popular in theaters. It was popular enough to actually get a sequel called "Alad'2" (a pun on how "in" sounds like "un", "one"), which also was one of the leads of the box-office in France, and brought in another French humorist, this time of the "previous generation" before Adams - Jamel Debbouze:

But there was one problem... Both movies were absolutely torn to shreds by the critics. In newspapers, on websites, everybody agreed that these movies were actually bad, and not at all good movies nor great comedies. In fact, the reviews of the movies and the sales corresponding to it clashed so much it caused an online scandal when it came to the website AlloCiné (one of the French websites of reference when it comes to cinema), who was openly accused of faking reviews and inventing profiles to boost this movie's note - because it seemed impossible, with all the negative critics and the backlash, that the movie could obtain a mid-rating (3/5).

All of that to say, these movies were very polarizing - seen as embodying the typical bad comedies and a certain "downfall" of French cinema everybody has been talking about in the 2010s, and yet being massively mediatized and very popular among young audiences especially, and bringing in a lot of cash...

Now we reach our movie. Welcome "The New Adventures of Cinderella"! Which technically seems like a spin-off of the Aladin movies, and yet by its chronological placement seems to be a sequel "by the principle", not directly following it while still reusing its principle and referencing the previous movie (this movie was released BEFORE Alad'2)

This movie basically does what "Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Aladin" did - it is an humoristic retelling/open parody of Cinderella, framed as an adult being forced to tell a story to children. In this case it is Julie, a young girl who finds herself alone on the day of her birthday, without anybody remembering it... Until Marco, the man she secretely loves (and the son of her boss) calls to tell her he is coming over. Filled with hope she awaits... only to discover Marco brings her his son because he needed a last-minute babysitter. Stuck with this particularly bratty child, Julie is forced to tell him a story, and fed up with everybody treating her like a servant, she decides to tell a version of Cinderella where she plays the main role - and Marco is the prince she tries to win. Other characters from her life are recast: her boss is the king, her bitchy colleagues are the wicked stepsisters, her annoying neighbor if the evil stepmother... And Snow-White with her seven dwarves pop up at some point - because just like with the "Aladin", Disney references are quite present...

The main actress (Cinderella/Julie) s Marilou Berry, who truly was noticed and became quite famous thanks to playing in "Vilaine", and after passing by a series of movies (including "Les reines du ring"), she had another focus thanks to the success of the "Joséphine" movie. The cast also gathers other actors quite used to the world of comedy, ranging from older generations of the "classics" (Josiane Balasko as the wicked stepmother, Didier Bourdon as the king) to more recent ones (Arnaud Ducret as the prince Marco, Vincent Desagnat as the prince's older brother).

Now, I have not seen the movie, so I can't confirm or infirm this... But when it was released, this piece got bashed. Really, really hard. Harder than the Aladin movie, from people simply calling it "unfunny" and "cringe" to other actively pointing it out as being offensive and sexist, if not misogynistic. Aladin's note online roughly went around a 3/5. This one hesitated between 2/5 and 1,5/5. Now, again, I can't say I agree or disagree with these reviews because I have not seen the movie - and we all know a mass-opinion can be wrong. It seems more recently kinder reviews have been opping around the Internet - pointing out that all the backlash ths movie received was exaggerated and the piece was better than what everybody descibed.

Now, if you want my two pences of thought, I do believe that maybe this has to do with the audience that went to see these movies. As I said, Kev Adams was quite the "idol of the youth" when he did the Aladin movie (I don't know if he still is), but he had a BIG fanbase among teenage girls for example, as well as a certain scope to a young audience. And precisely who kept talking about these Aladin movies and who was more interested in those Aladin movies? Children. Meanwhile this Cinderella movie lacks any star or face that a young audience could recognize - no real Kev Adams. Yes, Marilou Berry is here, but her audience is not known to be young children - and as such, I do believe that the Aladin movies were favored by having a natural "fanbase" and already formed young audience ready to dig in. Meanwhile here two of the prominent stars are actors who symbolize the humor of the 20th century and are now quite aged - Balasko and Bourdon - who will speak to adults, but probably not to children... Anyway I am really speaking out of anything here, especially since I haven't seen the movie, but I do believe that this played a part in how this movie was received in a lesser way than the Aladin ones. (Plus the Aladin movies were clearly aimed at a male audience, which coupled with Kev Adams' natural teenage girl fanbase and the big success of Disney's Aladdin among girls, made sure both genders could go see it without shame - meanwhile this movie is clearly a "girl movie" meaning the audience is already restricted a bit more... And as such much more offended - as I said the movie was accused of being a piece of misogynistic jokes (doesn't help that there are only men who wrote and directed this movie).

But again, it might also have to do with the movie just being bad, you know. After all the man behind this movie (Lionel Steketee) is not the one that made the first Aladin movie (Arthur Benzaquen) but rather the one that did its lesser-appreciated sequel... Though the same script-writer was used for both (Daive Cohen).

Now, my only question, from what I have seen (extracts and trailers and previews) is actually... What is the target audience? Maybe it will clear up when I get to see the movie but this is all framed and sold as a kid-friendly entertainment, it even being an "all-public" movie to which families are supposed to be able to bring their kids but... a lot of the jokes I have seen are typical of adult things. I mean there's a lot of sex jokes for example, which made me think originally this was an adult movie, but then it also kind of is framed and written as a kid-level comedy and... Yeah this leaves me a bit confused. Just take the movie's poster, at the top of the post... You can't tell me there isn't a big sexual innuendo in the way the prince "rides" Cinderella! And yet it is sold as a movie kids can go watch and that isn't for a more mature audience? Anyway, I do not have a lot to say, since I haven't seen the movie, but I wanted to make a "preparation" post for when I will get to see it.

(I will just add that while some of the jokes I have seen do seem really bad - like a certain joke about a character's throat which was used already in Les Visiteurs 3 and seems really out of place in a kid movie, clearly taken from the Men in Black - some actually made me laugh. Most notably there is a great slapstick moment you can glimpse in the trailer where the Lady Tremaine-like stepmother just... headbutts Cinderella for speaking to her. I did quite like this joke as it subverts the pose and subtle threat of the Disney-wickedstepmother, while also clearly dedramatizing the violence into a goofy, cartoonish way. But that's just me.)

[the-nerdler]

I'm getting real fucking sick and tired of all these Disney and Netflix dark, gritty and sexy live action remakes. Every time they butcher already good characters, plots, and concepts. There has yet to be a live action remake that is objectively better than the originals. It's a shallow money grab by corporations that do not love or care about the source material or their fans. It's performative feminism and diversity. Its all a money grab and nothing more. I'm so tired of it. A story that is dark, gritty, and sexy is NOT inherently better than the version made for children.

[newty]

we literally have a guest over can my dad t r y to be less racist

[lvdbbooks]

2022年4月15日

【新入荷・新本】

Apian (Aladin Borioli) Hives, 2400 B.C.E. – 1852 C.E., RVB Books, 2022

11 x 15,5 cm. Soft cover. 448 pages. 375 photographs.

Essay written by Ellen Lapper and Aladin Borioli Graphic design by Nicolas Polli Co published with Images Vevey With support from Pro Helvetia 

価格：3,740円（税込）

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1852年に近代的な養蜂箱が誕生して以来、蜂の巣の構造革新は休眠期に入っています。標準化された箱型の巣箱を好む養蜂業は、4400年にわたる建築の多様性に背を向けているのです。本書は、均質化される以前の、紀元前2400年頃までの歴史に焦点をあてています。固定されたナラティブを拒否することで、直線性は多形性に道を開き、グラフィックデザイン、写真、文章が、蜂の巣の物語を語り継ぎます。375枚の画像で、この増殖する非人間のための建築の歴史を垣間見ることができます。

本書は、理論的、図像学的、民族学的手法を用いてミツバチと人間の関係を研究する「Apian」と名付けられた継続的かつオープンエンドな研究プロジェクトの一環です。

2020年にファースト・エディションが刊行された『Hives』の2022年のセカンド・エディションです。

Since the birth of the modern beehive in 1852, structural innovation in hive construction has entered a dormant period. By favouring the standardised box hive, beekeeping turns its back on 4,400 years of architectural diversity. This little book focuses on that period of history prior to homogenisation, drawing from as far back as 2400 BCE. By rejecting a fixed narrative, linearity makes way for polymorphism, introducing graphic design, photography and writing to retell the story of beehives. The 375 images offer a glimpse into this proliferous history of architecture for non-humans.

This book is a fragment of an ongoing and open-ended research project titled “Apian” which uses theoretical, iconographic and ethnographic methods to research on the relationship between bees and humans. 

[tare-disney]

Let It Go (or Conceal don’t feel) by Jen Calonita

I’ve just finished reading this ‘What if’ novel, a retelling of Frozen movie with a twist. And I have to say, I love this story!! 

In case you want to read the novel yourself, I put my review under the line (beware of spoiler) 

The things I love most from this twisted story is that the sisters were portrayed as equal protagonists, with equal ‘screen time’. We first saw the story from Elsa’s POV, then taking turn we saw the story from Anna’s POV, as both of them live in a different environment.

I love how the author ‘fixed’ the things that us, as hardcore Frozen fans, had been questioning when we over-analyzed Frozen movie (back then, and still up until now).  

For example, why Agnarr and Iduna interpreted Pabbie’s words like what they did in the movie? That is the way to save their kids, they separated them by isolating Elsa in her room, isolating the castle, and leave only Anna in the dark, making her questioned herself for the whole 13 years, despite all of them lived under the same roof.  

In this book, it was made that the circumstances forced everyone to make the hard choice. 

Elsa as kid, perhaps made a mistake by striking Anna’s head. But she still hold dear Anna as her sister, and so does her memories of the magic, that she actually did something to prevent Pabbie took away those she hold dear. A very logical thing to do, for kid that age. Unfortunately, what she did interfered with what Pabbie what about to do, and thus, forcing the sisters to be separated. Elsa lost her memory of her power and of the existence of Anna; Anna couldn’t be near her sister for she will be turned to ice and die. Therefore, the parents were forced to take the route of separating the sisters, by choosing Elsa to stay with them, cause she is the first in line for the throne. Definitely not because they love her more than the little sister. Purely by political choice. And they made Anna live with foster parents that really love her as their own. Iduna even visit Anna every now and then, between her duty as Queen. 

The parents were portrayed as those who made more logical choices, and (dare I say) more responsible for what they choose. They even prepared the ‘letter’ in case something happened to them, so that Elsa will someday found the truth. 

The ‘loneliness’ that felt by the sisters also more logically explained. With Elsa longed to have a siblings to share her burden (in her training to become Queen); and Anna’s longing to go to Arendelle to chase her dream (and because the village she lived in don’t have kids around her age). 

Elsa’s training result also portrayed nicely, as she didn’t immediately fall for Hans’ sweet approach, despite her longing to have someone around her age to be her friend. And at the end, it was Elsa who managed to deduce that something is off with Hans intention. While Anna’s encounter with Kristoff was more like ‘village kids’ encounter. And their relationship blossom more like what happened in the movie, minus Anna fall for Hans’ trap. She also managed to put the two and two together despite not trained for political affairs. Perhaps it’s because in this book, Anna has so much love from the foster parents and those around her, and not as lonely, and thus be able to spot something off with Hans’ love (and intention) sooner. 

The story of both sisters actively sought to find one another also make this story interesting. And as I already said, this made both Elsa and Anna as equal protagonist, and somehow (IMO), made the climax scene at the fjord more breathtaking. Because, well... the author did use the ‘curse were broken minute too late’ formula, and it worked well. (lol). 

Anyway, with Disney trends in making ‘live action movies with better logical things’ in it, (like in Aladin where Jasmine is the one who take the throne, or in Mulan were the story stays more true to the legend), somehow I want the story of live action Frozen (we know they will made this at some point in the future) took the story line from this book (or something that resembles this story). 

Because, we do know that at first the author of Frozen originally want Anna to be the ‘sole’ protagonist, so that the story about why Anna ‘suffers’ from the isolation, or why the parents made those choices were not too deeply thoughts, and Elsa’s role were not too much during the story itself. But it turned out that people love Elsa so much more, and the sisterly bond between Anna and Elsa is the one that took the attention of fans around the world. (And I still love the story of Frozen, btw, it obviously the thing that make me stay in this fandom in the first place ^^). The not so depth story of the parents also made them a bit confused at how they will approached Frozen 2 story, where they want to focus on the past, the history of the parents, and role of Iduna in guiding Elsa in finding her true self, I guess. 

All in all, I do love this book and how the author of this book recreate the story from the original movie that we already know and loved (we will immediately recognize the distinctive lines), and make it more interesting, IMO. But I’ve seen several reviews saying the story is boring and ‘lazy’ because it just recreate all the things from the movie. Ah well... it depends on who read the story, I guess. For a Frozen fan? This book is very interesting ^^

[alixero]

TeamStarKid already made a GOOD retelling of Aladin with Jafar as the protagonist, it's on YouTube

Twisted: The Untold Story Of A Royal Vizier

[fangirlnationmag]

Want a light, post-Disney retelling of Aladdin? The trailer and newly released clip for The New Adventures of Aladdin foretell a movie that will be just that–a pop-culture-infused story within a story that takes nothing, including its audience, seriously.

Set at Christmas and coming out on VOD on May 16, 2017, the movie is a story told by a modern-day would-be thief. It features a sexy princess, a shaggy-locked Alladin (“more frizzy than curly” observes a waiting maid), and a definitely evil vizier. All together, looks perfect for late-night, summer viewing with friends who can guess the next line with you, or for something to have in the background while wrapping presents much later in the year.

Watch the clip and trailer below, and scroll down for further stills from the movie.

The clip:

The trailer:

The film will be release in both dubbed into English and French language versions (With English subtitles).

Synopsis for The New Adventures of Aladdin

On Christmas Eve, Sam and his best buddy Khalid dress up as Santa to steal as much as they can from a department store. But Sam gets cornered by some children and has to tell them a story, the story of Aladin – his version, at least. Taking on the character of Aladin, Sam heads off on a voyage to the heart of Baghdad, city of a thousand and one riches. But alas, behind the colorful folklore, the people are suffering the tyranny of the terrible Vizir, known for his cruelty and his dubious breath. Will the young thief Aladin, helped by his genie, be able to thwart the Vizir’s diabolical plans, save Khalid, and win the heart of Princess Shallia? Actually he will. But we won’t lie to you: it’s not going to be easy

DIRECTED BY: Arthur Benzaquen STARRING: Kev Adams,Jean-Paul Rouve,Vanessa Guide, William Lebghil, Audrey Lamy, Eric Judor, Michel Blanc

New Clip from ‘The New Adventures of Aladdin’ Want a light, post-Disney retelling of Aladdin? The trailer and newly released clip for The New Adventures of Aladdin…

[gronjon44]

*inhales very deeply*

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?

Jesus H. Christ why is this still going. I'll be real I never saw The Great Mouse Detective it was one of those films I missed out on growing up. But even my dumb child brain would've seen it was essentially just Sherlock Holmes but with mice. And to make a Live Action Remake...

WHAT IS DISNEY SMOKING?

I mean seriously. Look at what's come before. Of all the live action remakes that were successful it was o ky Pete's Dragon 2016, Christopher Robin, Mary Poppins Returns 2018, and Maleficent. And two of those aren't even remakes they're sequels mixed with remake nostalgia. I loved Petes Dragon 2016, but that wasn't even a real Live Action remake the closest to calling it that is because of the giant CGI Dragon. And Maleficent was an amazing retelling of the story we once thought we knew.

Look at all the other ones. Beauty and the Beast wasn't as good as we all like to think, Cinderella was a bomb, Aladin failed to recreate what the animated film mastered at its time (I love you Will Smith and you did us and Robin William's proud), does anyone even Rememebr Dumbo? It just... doesnt... work.

And do we need to talk about the Lion King. With all due respect to any actor who got paid for it, we all knew the movie was a cash grab. Tale Disneys most overrated and profitable film from the renaissance of Disney and turn it into a Live action cash grab. It's a pattern they need to stop.

And Great mouse Detective isnt the last. We're supposed to get Mulan and I'm terrified that they might drag Lilo and Stitch into this mess. If they ruin a film that made my Childhood like Lilo and Stitch, I'm gonna riot.

DISNEY TAKE NOTE

THIS NEEDS TO STOP

PLEASE.

A “LIVE ACTION” OF WHAT NOW?

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oh you mean like SHERLOCK FUCKING HOLMES

THE MOVIE IS AN ANIMATED REMAKE ADAPTATION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, IF YOU MAKE IT LIVE ACTION IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL

OH BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE

According to a new report by We Got This Covered, the mice in the film will still be animated. However, everything else is said to be live-action.

WHAT IN THE EVER LIVING FUCK WAS NOT AN ANIMAL IN THIS MOVIE? THAT’S THE WHOLE POINT

WHAT, THE SHADOW OF SHERLOCK HOLMES THAT SHOWS UP 2 SECONDS IS GONNA BE A PERSON? 

IS THAT YOUR WHOLE LIVE ACTION CAST? 

I AM LITERALLY BEGGING YOU ALL TO STOP 

[signourneybooks]

Book Review - The Forbidden Wish

Book Review – The Forbidden Wish

Book: The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury Release Date: February 23rd 2016 Genre: Fantasy/Retelling Rating: 3 out of 5 stars ⌘ Goodreads ⌘   ⌘ Synopsis When Aladdin discovers Zahra’s jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn’t seen in hundreds of years—a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra’s very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient…

[riffrelevant]

Article By: Kira Schlechter, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor

Making Sweden rock since 1993, to swipe a phrase, HAMMERFALL is the standard bearer for all things Scandinavian. Relentlessly prolific, they’ve helped define all that is good about modern power metal. 

In crafting the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Built To Last,’ singer Joacim Cans, guitarists Oscar Dronjak and Pontus Norgren, bassist Fredrik Larsson, and drummer David Wallin wrote a lot of their latest, ‘Dominion,’ on the road, a first for the band, according to a Facebook bio. And indeed it has an immediacy to it that their customary carefully-crafted polish can’t disguise.

“Never Forgive, Never Forget” references the Vietnam War. Cans’ voice aches with regret – the sentiment of the title seems to mean that we will never forgive nor forget the mistake that was Vietnam, rather than acting as some flag-waving braggadocio. Its details are carefully drawn, mentioning “the trail” (the Ho Chi Minh Trail), and “Call for Agent O” (Agent Orange, of course). The same haunting melody that introduces the song also serves as the outro and bookends things very nicely.

“Testify” is firmly anti-religion and pro-self-determination, apparent from the opening salvo (“I’m electric, energetic / Quite high on life’s epiphanies / I don’t need no two-time weasel / To judge my way based on their bigotry“) and it doesn’t let up (“Be the prophet, the creator / And master your own universe“). The title is ground out with vigor and all is set to a pounding, insistent rhythm.

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Two midway tracks are real fist-raisers and horns-flashers, definitely inspired by that writing while touring. “One Against the World” is a call to the Templar faithful, exalting the glory of the live show, the defiance of the metal horde against all non-believers, a common theme in their canon.

And “(We Make) Sweden Rock,” the story of their own birth and a stirring tribute to their homeland, is a reminder that band and fans are one. If you don’t spontaneously and helplessly sing along to the chorus, check if you have a pulse.

“Second to One” is an old-school piano-based track with some truly lovely sentiments (“You’re the sweetest sound / The note that explains the symphony”). It’s ok that it gets all big and power-ballad-y in the chorus with the equally big solo – that’s what it’s supposed to do – and it’s not overlong nor overly sappy, which helps.

“Scars of a Generation” is rather like “a how metal saved the world” allegory. There’s a great line, “And the green-eyed monster sang the blues / To choke our flame,” almost saying other genres are envious of metal. It soars with glorious guitars and an especially spectacular bridge.

  Tracklist:

01. Never Forgive, Never Forget 02. Dominion 03. Testify 04. One Against The World 05. (We Make) Sweden Rock 06. Second to One 07. Scars of a Generation 08. Dead by Dawn 09. Battleworn 10. Bloodline 11. Chain of Command 12. And Yet I Smile

    “Dead by Dawn“ is the supernatural story of a demon summoning during a seance, all in good catchy, punchy, driving fun. “Bloodline“ brings, right on cue, the Norse mythology, retelling the fall of Asgard, the home of the gods, during Ragnarok, that the gods must die in order to be reborn. It’s laden with imagery (“By blood we are unified / By fire we will rise again“) and ends with a hopeful resolution – “And now we are free at last / Counting the stars up above / One for each brother who’s fallen from grace / Giving our bloodline a face.”

“And Yet I Smile” is a stirring note to end things on, of positivity and finding your own way (“in the end, we only will regret the things we did not do,” they note), and adding that in adversity, we often find our true selves (“My star cannot shine / Without darkness around”). How great is that and how true as well.

HAMMERFALL tours the U.S. starting in October with fellow power Swedes Sabaton in a bill that can’t be less than a blast. They’ll head back to Europe in the new year to headline, bringing Battle Beast along.

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Facebook | Web | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Bandcamp | Spotify

Order ‘Dominion‘ from Napalm Records [link]

– HAMMERFALL Tour Dates –

– w/ Sabaton – 2019 –

Oct. 04 – Ft Lauderdale, FL, Revolution Oct. 05 – St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Landing Oct. 06 – Atlanta, GA, Center Stage (sold out) Oct. 07 – New Orleans, LA, Southport Hall ^^ Oct. 08 – Dallas, TX, House of Blues (sold out) Oct. 09 – Lubbock TX, Jake’s ^^ Oct. 10 – Phoenix, AZ, Van Buren Oct. 11 – Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern Oct. 12 – San Francisco, CA, The Regency (sold out) Oct. 13 – Reno, NV, Virginia Street ^^ Oct. 14 – Portland, OR, Roseland Ballroom (sold out) Oct. 15 – Seattle, WA, Showbox Sodo (sold out) Oct. 16 – Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theater Oct. 18 – Edmonton, AB, Union Hall Oct. 19 – Calgary, AB, The Palace Theater Oct. 21 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex Rockwell Oct. 23 – Denver, CO, Ogden Theater (sold out) Oct. 24 – Kansas City, MO, Riot Room ^^ Oct. 25 – Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theater Oct. 26 – Chicago. IL, The Vic Theatre (sold out) Oct. 27 – Cleveland, OH, The Agora Ballroom (sold out) Oct. 29 – Toronto, ON, The Danforth Music Hall (sold out) Oct. 30 – Montreal, QC, M Telus (sold out) Oct. 31 – Ottawa, ON, Maverick’s ^^ Nov. 01 – Worcester, MA, Palladium Nov. 02 – New York, NY, Playstation Theater (sold out) Nov. 03 – Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore (sold out) Nov. 04 – Charlotte, NC, The Underground ^^ Nov. 05 – Charleston, SC, Music Farm ^^ Nov. 30 – Monterrey, Mexico, Metal Fest

^^Headline Shows/No Sabaton

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  – Hammerfall Europe 2020 –

Jan. 30 – Bremen, Aladin Jan. 31 – Hamburg, Sporthalle Feb. 01 – Osnabrück, Hydepark Feb. 02 – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle Feb. 03 – Nijmegen, Doornroosje Feb. 05 – Antwerpen, TRIX Feb. 06 – Saarbrücken, Garage Feb. 07 – Munich, Tonhalle Feb. 08 – Kaufbeuren, All Kart Halle Feb. 09 – Milan, Live Club Feb. 11 – Langen, Stadthalle Feb. 12 – Leipzig, Werk 2 Feb. 13 – Prague, Forum Karlin Feb. 14 – Bamberg, Brose Arena Feb. 15 – Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena Feb. 16 – Pratteln, Z7 Feb. 18 – Warsaw, Progresja Feb. 19 – Krakow, Studio Feb. 20 – Budapest, Barba Negra Feb. 21 – Graz, Orpheum Feb. 22 – Wien, Gasometer Feb. 23 – Berlin, Huxley’s

  HAMMERFALL ‘Dominion’ Album Review & Stream; Tour Dates Article By: Kira Schlechter, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Making Sweden rock since 1993, to swipe a phrase, …