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Allmusic[1]

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

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

Track listing[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Riders of the Storm"Dronjak, Cans4:34
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. Chastain5:38
9."The Unforgiving Blade"Dronjak, Cans3:40
10."In Memoriam (Instrumental)"Elmgren4:21
11."Hero's Return"Dronjak, Cans5:23
European and Brazilian bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Rising Force" (Yngwie Malmsteen Cover)4:30
American bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Detroit Rock City" (KISS Cover)3:56
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Crazy Nights" (Loudness Cover)3:42

Ranking[3]

Country Ranked
Switzerland 83
Germany 13
Austria 65
France 134
Sweden 3

Personnel

Music video

  • The song "Hearts on Fire" was made into a music video.[4]

Release information

  • [5] Digipack CD, LP,[6] shaped CD, picture LP, comic book edition, leather bound comic book edition, DVD-Audio, value box (with "Hearts On Fire" CDS), Gold Award edition.
  • [7] Limited Gold Edition comes in an amaray (DVD-box), including printed HammerFall signatures, golden HammerFall-plectrum, bonus track ("Heeding The Call" - live) and a videoclip ("Hearts On Fire").
  • [8] Strictly limited Enhanced Gold-Award Edition, issued in DVD case with gold CD and band logo plectrum. CD has all bandmembers signatures.
  • [9] Special Comic Edition has 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. Strictly Limited CD & Comicbook with 25 pages comic + 7 pages booklet, hardcover size A4 and the bonustrack "Rising Force".
  • [10] 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.
  • [11] 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).
  • [12] The Japanese version contains the bonus tracks: "Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover), "Renegade" (live), "Hammerfall" (live).

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/Crimson_Thunder/8026
  3. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=HammerFall&titel=Crimson+Thunder&cat=a
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs
  5. ^ http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/crimson-thunder/
  6. ^ http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2274965
  7. ^ http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2458254
  8. ^ http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2458254
  9. ^ http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/lesestoff/musik/comic/hammerfall-crimson-thunder-comic-cd.html
  10. ^ http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2408511
  11. ^ http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2102182
  12. ^ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/Crimson_Thunder/8026
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