Renegade (HammerFall album)

Renegade

Studio album by HammerFall

Released

October 9, 2000

Recorded

WireWorld Studios, Nashville, 1999-2000

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

46:46

HammerFall chronology

Legacy of Kings
(1998)

Renegade
(2000)

Crimson Thunder
(2002)

Singles from Renegade

"Renegade"
Released: August 21, 2000
"Always Will Be"
Released: April 9, 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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 tracklist, 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.

Track listing

Deluxe edition

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

Digipak and Brazilian Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Head Over Heels" (Accept cover - Feat. Udo Dirkschneider)	Accept, Deaffy	4:30
12.	"Breaking the Law" (Judas 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.	"Run With The Devil" (Heavy Load Cover)	S. Wlashquist	3:35
16.	"Always Will Be" (Acoustic Version)	Dronjak	4:47

Chart positions^[2]

Country	Ranked
Switzerland	72
Germany	17
Austria	43
Finland	34
Sweden	1

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".^[3]

The track "Renegade" was also made into a music video. ^[4]

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).

References

↑ Vincent Jeffries (2000-11-14). "Renegade - Hammerfall | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
↑ Steffen Hung. "HammerFall - Renegade". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
↑ "Hammerfall - Always Will Be (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
↑ "Hammerfall - Renegade (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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

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