Crimson Thunder

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Crimson Thunder
Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder.jpg
Studio album by
HammerFall
Released28 October 2002
Recorded Wisseloord Studios (Netherlands), Twilight Studios (Germany), and Mi Sueño (Spain)
Genre Power metal, heavy metal
Length47:33
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind
HammerFall chronology
Renegade
(2000)		Crimson Thunder
(2002)		 One Crimson Night
(2003)
Singles from Crimson Thunder
  1. "Hearts on Fire"
    Released: 30 September 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It was the first album the band worked on with producer Charlie Bauerfeind.

Contents

The cover art was created by Samwise Didier, who is also known for his Warcraft concept art pieces.

A music video was made for the song "Hearts on Fire". [2]

Track listing

[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riders of the Storm" Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans 4:34
2."Hearts on Fire"Dronjak, Cans3:51
3."On the Edge of Honour"Dronjak, Cans4:49
4."Crimson Thunder"Dronjak, Cans5:05
5."Lore of the Arcane" (Instrumental)Dronjak1:27
6."Trailblazers"Dronjak, Cans4:39
7."Dreams Come True"Dronjak4:02
8."Angel of Mercy" (Chastain cover) David T. Chastain 5:38
9."The Unforgiving Blade"Dronjak, Cans3:40
10."In Memoriam" (Instrumental) Stefan Elmgren 4:21
11."Hero's Return"Dronjak, Cans5:22
Total length:47:33
European and Brazilian edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Rising Force" (Yngwie Malmsteen cover)4:30
Total length:52:03
American bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover)3:56
Total length:51:29
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover)3:38
13."Renegade" (Live)4:53
14."HammerFall" (Live)9:13
Total length:65:17

Release information

Chart ranking

CountryRanked [10]
Switzerland83
Germany13
Austria65
France134
Sweden3

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : HAMMERFALL - Hearts On Fire (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). YouTube .
  3. ↑ "HammerFall - Crimson Thunder - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  4. ↑ "Crimson Thunder | Hammerfall - Official Webpage". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, Vinyl)". Discogs . 28 October 2002.
  6. 1 2 "HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2003, Amaray, CD)". Discogs . 2003.
  7. ↑ "HAMMERFALL | Crimson thunder COMIC+CD - Nuclear Blast". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, DVD)". Discogs . 2002.
  9. ↑ "HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, CD)". Discogs . 28 October 2002.
  10. ↑ Steffen Hung. "HammerFall - Crimson Thunder". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.


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