Clash of the Elements

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Clash of the Elements
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Studio album by
Released20 May 2009
Genre Hard rock, glam metal
Length56:48
Label Lionheart International
Producer Matti Alfonzetti & Johan Lyander
The Poodles chronology
Sweet Trade
(2007)
Clash of the Elements
(2009)
Performocracy
(2011)

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.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Much of Everything" Jakob Samuel/Mats Valentin4:56
2."Caroline"Samuel/Per Aldeheim 3:47
3."Like No Tomorrow"Samuel/Fredrik Thomander/Anders Wikström3:24
4."One out of Ten"Samuel/Nicolo Fragile3:49
5."I Rule the Night"Samuel/Jonas Reingold/Hal Johnson4:07
6."Give Me a Sign"Samuel/Matti Alfonzetti/Johan Lyander3:36
7."Sweet Enemy"Samuel/Alfonzetti/Lyander4:48
8."7 Days & 7 Nights" Rob Wells 3:59
9."Pilot of the Storm"Samuel/Fragile3:52
10."Can't Let You Go"Samuel4:03
11."Don't Rescue Me"Samuel/Pontus Egberg/Henrik Bergqvist 4:09
12."Heart of Gold"Samuel/Valentin4:24
13."Dream to Follow"Samuel/Valentin3:41
14."Wings of Destiny"Samuel/Valentin4:13
Japanese Version Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."I Rule the Night (Acoustic Version)"Samuel/Reingold/Johnson3:57
16."I Rule the Night (Live Version)"Samuel/Reingold/Johnson4:07

Personnel

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