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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.[citation needed] The album entered the Swedish charts at number one, staying on the chart for eight weeks.[2] This was the band's first No. 1 since Renegade in 2000.[3] It is currently the last HammerFall studio album with the guitarist Stefan Elmgren and the bass guitarist Magnus Rosén, as Rosén left the band in 2007 and Elmgren left in 2008.[citation needed]
The guitar solo of "Howlin' with the 'Pac" is essentially a reworked version of the one from "Hearts on Fire".
As with several songs on the previous album, the song "Dark Wings, Dark Words" is inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire.
The song "Titan" seems to be inspired by Titan A.E..
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Threshold" | Dronjak, Cans |
4:43 |
| 2. |
"The Fire Burns Forever" | Dronjak, Cans |
3:20 |
| 3. |
"Rebel Inside" | Dronjak |
5:32 |
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"Natural High" | Dronjak, Cans |
4:13 |
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"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 have "Natural High" videoclip as bonus.
- Bonus tracks for Japan: "The Fire Burns Forever SP", "Raise the Hammer (Live)".
- Limited edition bonus 3" DVD: "Natural High", "The Fire Burns Forever", "Making of 'Natural High'".
Personnel
Additional musicians
- Oliver Hartmann - additional backing vocals
- Rolf Köhler - additional backing vocals
- Olaf Zenkbiel - additional backing vocals
- Mats Rendlert - additional backing vocals
- Joacim Lundberg - additional backing vocals
- Markus Sköld - additional backing vocals
- Johan Aremyr - additional backing vocals
Chart positions
Music videos
The song "Natural High" was made into a music video depicting Hector the Knight battling vampires in a decrepit castle; he managed to kill most 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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