Beyond the Gates is the first studio album by HammerFall vocalist Joacim Cans and was released in 2004.

[1] Samwise Didier, who has done most of the artwork for Hammerfall, made the cover art.

Charlie Bauerfeind, who produced many of band's albums, was the producer.

Cans bandmates Oscar Dronjak and Stefan Elmgren are also featured on the record.

Most of the album was recorded at Studio Fredman in Cans's hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden.