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Renegade (HammerFall album)

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Released
  
October 9, 2000

Label
  
Nuclear Blast

Artist
  
HammerFall

Producer
  
Michael Wagener

Length
  
46:46

Renegade (2000)
  
Crimson Thunder (2002)

Release date
  
9 October 2000

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Recorded
  
WireWorld Studios, Nashville, 1999-2000

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal

Nominations
  
Grammis Award for Hard Rock/Metal of the Year, Echo Award for Best National Rock/Alternative Group

Similar
  
Legacy of Kings, Glory to the Brave, Crimson Thunder, Threshold, Chapter V: Unbent - Unbowed

Hammerfall renegade full album


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

Contents

Deluxe edition

Digipak and Brazilian Bonus Tracks

Personnel

  • Joacim Cans - lead and backing vocals
  • Oscar Dronjak - guitars and backing vocals
  • Stefan Elmgren - guitars and 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, 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

    • Music video

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

    • 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).

    • Songs

    1Templars of steel5:25
    2Keep the flame burning4:39
    3Renegade4:22

    References

    Renegade (HammerFall album) Wikipedia
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