Threshold (album)
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Threshold is the sixth studio album by the Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall. It was released on October 20, 2006 in Europe and October 31, 2006 in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the Swedish charts, staying on the chart for a total of eight weeks.[2] This is the band's first No. 1 since Renegade in 2000.[3] It is currently the last HammerFall studio album to feature guitarist Stefan Elmgren and bassist Magnus Rosén, as Rosén left the band in 2007 and Elmgren left in 2008.
The guitar solo of "Howlin' with the 'Pac" is essentially a reworked version of the one from "Hearts on Fire".
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Threshold" |
Dronjak, Cans |
4:43 |
| 2. |
"The Fire Burns Forever" |
Dronjak, Cans |
3:20 |
| 3. |
"Rebel Inside" |
Dronjak |
5:32 |
| 4. |
"Natural High" |
Dronjak, Cans |
4:13 |
| 5. |
"Dark Wings, Dark Words" |
Dronjak, Cans |
5:01 |
| 6. |
"Howlin' with the 'Pac" |
Dronjak, Cans |
4:04 |
| 7. |
"Shadow Empire" |
Dronjak, Cans, Elmgren |
5:13 |
| 8. |
"Carved in Stone" |
Dronjak, Cans |
6:10 |
| 9. |
"Reign of the Hammer" |
Elmgren |
2:48 |
| 10. |
"Genocide" |
Dronjak, Cans, Elmgren |
4:41 |
| 11. |
"Titan" |
Dronjak, Cans |
4:24 |
- European Digipack and Brazilian releases come with "Natural High" videoclip as bonus.
- Bonus tracks for Japan: The Fire Burns Forever (Live), Raise the Hammer (Live).
- Limited edition bonus 3" DVD: Natural High, The Fire Burns Forever, Making of 'Natural High'.
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The song Natural High was made into a music video depicting Hector the Knight battling vampires in a decrepit castle; he managed to kill all of the vampires with his hammer, but one of them escapes, leaving Hector by himself. The video itself is a montage alternating between the band and the action, which is shot in live-action and complemented with CGI.
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