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Released
  
October 28, 2002

Artist
  
HammerFall

Producer
  
Charlie Bauerfeind

Length
  
47:34

Release date
  
23 October 2002

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal

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Recorded
  
Wisseloord Studios, Netherlands; Twilight Studios, Germany; and Mi Sueño, Tenerife

Crimson Thunder (2002)
  
One Crimson Night (2003)

Label
  
Victor Talking Machine Company

Similar
  
HammerFall albums, Power metal albums

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.

Contents

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

Hammerfall riders on the storm


Personnel

  • Joacim Cans - lead and backing vocals
  • Oscar Dronjak - lead and Rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Stefan Elmgren - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Magnus Rosén - bass guitar
  • Anders Johansson - drums and percussion

    • Music video

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

    • 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 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").
  • Strictly limited Enhanced Gold-Award Edition, issued in DVD case with gold CD and band logo plectrum. CD has all bandmembers signatures.
  • 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".
  • 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).

    • Songs

    1Riders of the Storm4:34
    2Hearts on Fire3:51
    3On the Edge of Honour4:49

    References

    Crimson Thunder Wikipedia
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