Anders Joacim Cans
Born: 1970
Height: 185 cm,
6'1ft
Function in the band: Lead vocals, songwriter
Best records:
Demon - "The unexpected guest", Riot - "Fire down under" , Warlord -
"Canons of Destruction"
Best Movies: The
Evil Dead Trilogy and Jean de Florette
Authors: John
Fante, Charles Bukowski, Nicolas Luard
Influences: As a vocalist: Geoff Tate, Eric Adams, Max Bacon As a songwriter: Dave Hill and Malcolm
Spooner
Occupations besides music: Not much at all, at day he works in a record store and the at night he
works with the band. Some unsucessful tries to do some workout, but the time is scarce. If
he ever gets some spare time, he goes to the movies, goes for a beer or spends some time
with his nephews.
Family: Single
Favourite drink:
Milk and Coke
Favourite food:
China food, pizza and poultry.
Some musical history: Joacim started to take the singing seriously in 1991, when he and two
members of the band Luciferon started the band Highlander. They played true
HeavySpeedPower Metal and put a lot of emphasis on the live shows. In 1993, Joacim moved
to Hollywood and studied vocals at the Misician's Institute. He studied together with Jeff
Scott Soto and Mike Campbell. In 1995 he joined the band Mrs. Hippie and recorded a track
to a Kiss tribute CD. That band split up and Joacim joined Hammerfall. Nowadays he
considers that he enjoys challanges. He writes everything from Metal to Swedish pop music.
Some personal history: Joacim was born in Sweden, more precisely Mora, and lived there for the
first 14 years of his life. In 1984 he moved to the (almost) beautiful city of Gothenburg,
where you can still find him today. Before he discovered his musical talents he was in the
National Swimming Team of Sweden. When he marginally failed to be selected to the European
championships, de decided to do somenthing completely different. He has had many various
jobs, teacher substitute and waiter are some to be mentioned.
What Joacim wishes to do in 10 years time: Living at the countryside together with "the love of his life",
breeding kids, writing music and enjoing life.
