Crimson Thunder
Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio album released by the Swedish metal band HammerFall. It was the first album the band worked on with producer Charlie Bauerfeind.
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Released | 28 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | Wisseloord Studios, Netherlands; Twilight Studios, Germany; and Mi Sueño, Tenerife | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
Length | 47:34 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
HammerFall chronology | ||||
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Singles from Crimson Thunder | ||||
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The cover art was created by Samwise Didier, who is also known for his Warcraft concept art pieces.
Track listing
The track list for the album is as follows:[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Riders of the Storm" | Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans | 4:34 |
2. | "Hearts on Fire" | Dronjak, Cans | 3:51 |
3. | "On the Edge of Honour" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:49 |
4. | "Crimson Thunder" | Dronjak, Cans | 5:05 |
5. | "Lore of the Arcane" (Instrumental) | Dronjak | 1:27 |
6. | "Trailblazers" | Dronjak, Cans | 4:39 |
7. | "Dreams Come True" | Dronjak | 4:02 |
8. | "Angel of Mercy" (Chastain cover) | David T. Chastain | 5:38 |
9. | "The Unforgiving Blade" | Dronjak, Cans | 3:40 |
10. | "In Memoriam" (Instrumental) | Stefan Elmgren | 4:21 |
11. | "Hero's Return" | Dronjak, Cans | 5:23 |
Total length: | 47:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Rising Force" (Yngwie Malmsteen cover) | 4:30 |
Total length: | 52:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover) | 3:56 |
Total length: | 51:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover) | 3:38 |
13. | "Renegade" (Live) | 4:53 |
14. | "HammerFall" (Live) | 9:13 |
Total length: | 65:18 |
Release information
- Digipack CD,[3] LP,[4] shaped CD, picture LP, comic book edition, leather bound comic book edition, DVD-audio, value box (with "Hearts on Fire" CDS), Gold Award edition.
- Limited Gold Edition comes in an amaray (DVD-box), including printed HammerFall signatures, golden HammerFall-plectrum, bonus track ("Heeding the Call" – live) and a videoclip ("Hearts on Fire").[5]
- Strictly limited Enhanced Gold-Award Edition, issued in DVD case with gold CD and band logo plectrum. CD has all bandmembers' signatures.[5]
- Special Comic Edition has a CD of Crimson Thunder housed in an oversize hardback comic book, with an original comic story and the album's original liner notes/lyrics. Strictly Limited CD & Comicbook with 25 pages comic + 7 pages booklet, hardcover size A4 and the bonus track "Rising Force".[6]
- DVD-Audio comes in 5.1 Dolby Surround Multichannel Sound. Playable into all DVD Players and with 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System and has "Hearts on Fire" videoclip.[7]
- There has also been a numbered (1000 have been made) limited edition 3 CD longform leather digibook, that contains two 3-inch mini-CDs with one track on each: "Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover) and "Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover).[8]
Chart ranking
Country | Ranked[9] |
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Switzerland | 83 |
Germany | 13 |
Austria | 65 |
France | 134 |
Sweden | 3 |
Personnel
- Joacim Cans – lead vocals
- Oscar Dronjak – guitars, backing vocals
- Stefan Elmgren – guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Magnus Rosén – bass
- Anders Johansson – drums
Music video
- A music video was made for the song "Hearts on Fire".[10]
References
- Allmusic review
- http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/Crimson_Thunder/8026
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2274965
- http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2458254
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2408511
- http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2102182
- http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=HammerFall&titel=Crimson+Thunder&cat=a
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs
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