Renegade (HammerFall album)

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.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Recording information
4 Art information
5 Release information
6 Additional information
7 External links
8 References

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

References

^ Allmusic

HammerFall

Joacim Cans · Oscar Dronjak · Pontus Norgren · Fredrik Larsson · Anders Johansson Johan Larsson · Niklas Sundin · Jesper Strömblad · Mikael Stanne · Glenn Ljungström · Patrik Räfling · Magnus Rosén · Stefan Elmgren

Studio albums	Glory to the Brave · Legacy of Kings · Renegade · Crimson Thunder · Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken · Threshold · No Sacrifice, No Victory · Infected

Live albums	One Crimson Night

Compilation albums	Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory · Masterpieces

Singles	"Glory to the Brave" · "Heeding the Call" · "I Want Out" · "Renegade" · "Always Will Be" · "Hearts on Fire" · "Blood Bound" · "Natural High" · "Any Means Necessary"

Video albums	The First Crusade · The Templar Renegade Crusades · One Crimson Night · Rebels with a Cause: Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited

Related articles	Discography · Samwise Didier