Crimson Thunder

Studio album by HammerFall

Released

October 28, 2002

Recorded

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

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

47:34

HammerFall chronology

Renegade
(2000)

Crimson Thunder
(2002)

One Crimson Night
(2003)

Singles from Crimson Thunder

"Hearts on Fire"
Released: September 30, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

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

Track listing^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Riders of the Storm"	Dronjak, Cans	4:34
2.	"Hearts on Fire"	Dronjak, Cans	3:51
3.	"On the Edge of Honour"	Dronjak, Cans	4:49
4.	"Crimson Thunder"	Dronjak, Cans	5:05
5.	"Lore of the Arcane (Instrumental)"	Dronjak	1:27
6.	"Trailblazers"	Dronjak, Cans	4:39
7.	"Dreams Come True"	Dronjak	4:02
8.	"Angel of Mercy (Chastain Cover)"	David T. Chastain	5:38
9.	"The Unforgiving Blade"	Dronjak, Cans	3:40
10.	"In Memoriam (Instrumental)"	Elmgren	4:21
11.	"Hero's Return"	Dronjak, Cans	5:23

European and Brazilian bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Rising Force" (Yngwie Malmsteen Cover)	4:30

American bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Detroit Rock City" (KISS Cover)	3:56

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Crazy Nights" (Loudness Cover)	3:42

Ranking^[3]

Country	Ranked
Switzerland	83
Germany	13
Austria	65
France	134
Sweden	3

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.^[4]

Release information

^[5] Digipack CD, LP,^[6] shaped CD, picture LP, comic book edition, leather bound comic book edition, DVD-Audio, value box (with "Hearts On Fire" CDS), Gold Award edition.

^[7] 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").

^[8] Strictly limited Enhanced Gold-Award Edition, issued in DVD case with gold CD and band logo plectrum. CD has all bandmembers signatures.

^[9] 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".

^[10] 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.

^[11] 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).

^[12] The Japanese version contains the bonus tracks: "Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover), "Renegade" (live), "Hammerfall" (live).

References

External links

HammerFall

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

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

Live albums	One Crimson Night Gates Of Dalhalla

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" "The Fire Burns Forever" "Natural High" "Last Man Standing" "Any Means Necessary" "My Sharona" "One More Time" "B.Y.H." "Send Me a Sign" "Bushido" "Hector's Hymn"

Video albums	The First Crusade The Templar Renegade Crusades Hearts on Fire One Crimson Night Rebels With A Cause

Related articles	Discography Samwise Didier