Renegade (HammerFall album)

Renegade
Studio album by HammerFall
Released	October 9, 2000
Recorded	WireWorld Studios, Nashville
Genre	Heavy metal Power metal
Length	46:46
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Michael Wagener
HammerFall chronology
Legacy of Kings (1998) Renegade (2000) Crimson Thunder (2002)

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Renegade is HammerFall's third album, the first with drummer Anders Johansson. It was released on October 9, 2000 on the label Nuclear Blast Records. As shown in the tracklist, the founding guitarist of In Flames and former founding member of HammerFall, Jesper Strömblad, was co-writer of several of the songs featured in the album. The album debuted at number one on the Swedish charts and was eventually awarded a gold certification.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Templars of Steel"	Dronjak, Cans	5:26
2.	"Keep the Flame Burning"	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad	4:41
3.	"Renegade"	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad	4:23
4.	"Living in Victory"	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad	4:44
5.	"Always Will Be"	Dronjak	4:51
6.	"The Way of the Warrior"	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad	4:08
7.	"Destined for Glory"	Dronjak, Cans	5:11
8.	"The Champion"	Dronjak, Cans, Strömblad	4:58
9.	"Raise the Hammer" (Instrumental)	Dronjak, Elmgren	3:24
10.	"A Legend Reborn"	Dronjak, Cans	5:10
11.	"Head Over Heels" (Accept cover - Feat. Udo Dirkschneider)	Accept, Deaffy	4:30
12.	"Breaking the Law" (Judast Priest cover)	Tipton, Downing, Halford	2:14
13.	"I Want Out" (Helloween cover)	Hansen	4:38
14.	"Man on the Silver Mountain" (Rainbow cover)	Blackmore, Dio	3:26
15.	"Always Will Be" (Acoustic Version)	Dronjak	4:47

"Head Over Heels" was released as bonus track on digipack and Brazilian versions of "Renegade".

Personnel

• Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals
• Oscar Dronjak - Guitars & backing vocals
• Stefan Elmgren - Guitars & backing vocals
• Magnus Rosén - Bass guitar
• Anders Johansson - Drums
• Jamie Simmons, Paul Simmons, John Alexander - Additional backing vocals on "Destined For Glory"

Recording information

• Recorded at WireWorld Studios in Nashville, TN, April- June 2000.
• Produced, recorded, engineered and mixed by Michael Wagener.
• Mastered by Eric Conn.
• Harley-Davidson sound on "Renegade" provided by Promise Breakers Motorcycle Club Nashville, TN.

Art information

• Front and back cover artwork by Andreas Marschall and logo designs by Peter Stålfors.
• Following original ideas by Joacim Cans and Oscar Dronjak.
• Photos by Michael Johansson.

Release information

• Formats: CD, LP, shaped CD, picture LP.

Additional information

• The Russian version has the following bonus tracks: Run With The Devil (Heavy Load cover) and Head Over Heels (Accept cover).

External links

• Lyrics at Rawrix.net