Crimson Thunder

Crimson Thunder
Studio album by HammerFall
Released	October 28, 2002
Recorded	Wisseloord Studios, Netherlands, Twilight Studios, Germany & Mi Sueño, Tenerife
Genre	Heavy metal Power metal
Length	47:34
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Charlie Bauerfeind
HammerFall chronology
Renegade (2000) Crimson Thunder (2002) One Crimson Night (2003)

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Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio release by Swedish metal band HammerFall. It was the first album the band worked with producer Charlie Bauerfeind on.

The cover art is made by Samwise who is best known for his Warcraft concept arts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Riders of the Storm"	Dronjak, 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"	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)"	Elmgren	4:21
11.	"Hero's Return"	Dronjak, Cans	5:23

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rising Force" (Yngwie Malmsteen Cover) (European and Brazilian Bonus Track)	4:30
13.	"Detroit Rock City" (KISS Cover) (American Bonus Track)	3:56
14.	"Crazy Night" (Loudness Cover) (Japanese Bonus Track)	3:42

Personnel

• Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals
• Oscar Dronjak - Lead & Rhythm guitars, Backing vocals
• Stefan Elmgren - Lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, Backing vocals
• Magnus Rosén - Bass guitar
• Anders Johansson - Drums & percussion

Release information

• Digipack CD, LP, 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 Editions comes in an amaray (DVD-box), including printed HammerFall signatures, including golden HammerFall-plektrum, including bonus track ("Heeding The Call" - live) and videoclip ("Hearts On Fire").

• Special Comic Edition Features 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. Stricktly Limited CD & Comicbook with 25 pages comic + 7 pages booklet, hardcover size A4 & the bonustrack "Rising Force".

• 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.

• There has also been a numbered (1000 have been made) limited edition 3CD longform leather digibook, that contains two 3" MCDs with one track on it each: Crazy Nights (Loudness cover), Detroit Rock City (Kiss cover).

• The Japanese version contains the bonus tracks: Crazy Nights (Loudness cover), Renegade (live), Hammerfall (live).

External links

• Lyrics at Darklyrics.com
• Lyrics at Rawrix.net