Renegade (HammerFall album)

Renegade
Studio album by HammerFall
Released	9 October 2000
Recorded	WireWorld Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, 1999–2000
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)
Singles from Renegade
"Renegade" Released: 21 August 2000 "Always Will Be" Released: 9 April 2001

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AllMusic

Renegade is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall. It was released on 9 October 2000 on the Nuclear Blast label and is the first album to feature drummer Anders Johansson. Former drummer of HammerFall and founder of heavy metal band In Flames Jesper Strömblad still wrote some of the album's songs, even after parting ways with the band in 1997. The album debuted on the Swedish charts at number one 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
Total length:			46:46

Digipak and Brazilian edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Head Over Heels" (Accept cover - feat. Udo Dirkschneider)	Accept, Deaffy	4:30
12.	"Breaking the Law" (Judas 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.	"Run with the Devil" (Heavy Load cover)	S. Wlashquist	3:35
16.	"Always Will Be" (Acoustic Version)	Dronjak	4:47
Total length:			69:56

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

Music videos

• The band created a music video for "Always Will Be".
• The track "Renegade" was also made into a music video.

Chart positions

Country	Ranked
Switzerland	72
Germany	17
Austria	43
Finland	34
Sweden	1

Credits

• Joacim Cans – lead vocals
• Oscar Dronjak – guitars, backing vocals
• Stefan Elmgren – guitars, backing vocals
• Magnus Rosén – bass
• Anders Johansson – drums
• Jamie Simmons, Paul Simmons, John Alexander – additional backing vocals on "Destined for Glory"

Recording information

• Recorded at WireWorld Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, 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.

Art information

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

External links

• Official HammerFall website
• Album information
• Lyrics at Darklyrics
• Encyclopaedia Metallum