Clash of the Elements | ||||
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Released | 20 May 2009 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 56:48 | |||
Label | Lionheart International | |||
Producer | Matti Alfonzetti & Johan Lyander | |||
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Clash of the Elements Is the third studio album of Swedish metal band The Poodles, released 20 May 2009. It was the first album with new guitarist Henrik Bergqvist, who replaced Pontus Norgren after he quit the band to play with Hammerfall.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Too Much of Everything" | Jakob Samuel/Mats Valentin | 4:56 |
2. | "Caroline" | Samuel/Per Aldeheim | 3:47 |
3. | "Like No Tomorrow" | Samuel/Fredrik Thomander/Anders Wikström | 3:24 |
4. | "One out of Ten" | Samuel/Nicolo Fragile | 3:49 |
5. | "I Rule the Night" | Samuel/Jonas Reingold/Hal Johnson | 4:07 |
6. | "Give Me a Sign" | Samuel/Matti Alfonzetti/Johan Lyander | 3:36 |
7. | "Sweet Enemy" | Samuel/Alfonzetti/Lyander | 4:48 |
8. | "7 Days & 7 Nights" | Rob Wells | 3:59 |
9. | "Pilot of the Storm" | Samuel/Fragile | 3:52 |
10. | "Can't Let You Go" | Samuel | 4:03 |
11. | "Don't Rescue Me" | Samuel/Pontus Egberg/Henrik Bergqvist | 4:09 |
12. | "Heart of Gold" | Samuel/Valentin | 4:24 |
13. | "Dream to Follow" | Samuel/Valentin | 3:41 |
14. | "Wings of Destiny" | Samuel/Valentin | 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "I Rule the Night (Acoustic Version)" | Samuel/Reingold/Johnson | 3:57 |
16. | "I Rule the Night (Live Version)" | Samuel/Reingold/Johnson | 4:07 |
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