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Crimson Thunder

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Crimson Thunder

| type = studio

| artist = HammerFall

| cover = Hammerfall - Crimson Thunder.jpg

| alt =

| released = 28 October 2002

| recorded = Wisseloord Studios (Netherlands), Twilight Studios (Germany), and Mi Sueño (Spain)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Power metal, heavy metal

| length = 47:33

| label = Nuclear Blast

| producer = Charlie Bauerfeind

| prev_title = Renegade

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = One Crimson Night

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Crimson Thunder

| type = Studio

| single1 = Hearts on Fire

| single1date = 30 September 2002

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r614307|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

| noprose = yes

}}

Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It was the first album the band worked on with producer Charlie Bauerfeind.

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

A music video was made for the song "Hearts on Fire".Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/htKY2oD85rs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20101024134022/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=htKY2oD85rs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs| title = HAMMERFALL - Hearts On Fire (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Track listing

{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/Crimson_Thunder/8026|title = HammerFall - Crimson Thunder - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}}

{{track listing

| title1 = Riders of the Storm

| writer1 = Oscar Dronjak, Joacim Cans

| length1 = 4:34

| title2 = Hearts on Fire

| writer2 = Dronjak, Cans

| length2 = 3:51

| title3 = On the Edge of Honour

| writer3 = Dronjak, Cans

| length3 = 4:49

| title4 = Crimson Thunder

| writer4 = Dronjak, Cans

| length4 = 5:05

| title5 = Lore of the Arcane

| note5=Instrumental

| writer5 = Dronjak

| length5 = 1:27

| title6 = Trailblazers

| writer6 = Dronjak, Cans

| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = Dreams Come True

| writer7 = Dronjak

| length7 = 4:02

| title8 = Angel of Mercy

| note8=Chastain cover

| writer8 = David T. Chastain

| length8 = 5:38

| title9 = The Unforgiving Blade

| writer9 = Dronjak, Cans

| length9 = 3:40

| title10 = In Memoriam

| note10=Instrumental

| writer10 = Stefan Elmgren

| length10 = 4:21

| title11 = Hero's Return

| writer11 = Dronjak, Cans

| length11 = 5:22

| total_length = 47:33

}}

{{track listing

| headline = European and Brazilian edition bonus track

| title12 = Rising Force

| note12 = Yngwie Malmsteen cover

| length12 = 4:30

| total_length = 52:03

}}

{{track listing

| headline = American bonus track

| title12 = Detroit Rock City

| note12 = Kiss cover

| length12 = 3:56

| total_length = 51:29

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese bonus tracks

| title12 = Crazy Nights

| note12 = Loudness cover

| length12 = 3:38

| title13 = Renegade

| note13 = Live

| length13 = 4:53

| title14 = HammerFall

| note14 = Live

| length14 = 9:13

| total_length = 65:17

}}

Release information

  • Digipak CD,{{cite web |url=http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/crimson-thunder/ |title=Crimson Thunder | Hammerfall - Official Webpage |accessdate=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203163805/http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/crimson-thunder/ |archivedate=3 December 2013 }} LP,{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2274965|title = HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, Vinyl)|website = Discogs| date=28 October 2002 }} shaped CD, picture LP, comic book edition, leather bound comic book edition, DVD-audio, value box (with "Hearts on Fire" CDS), Gold Award edition.
  • Limited Gold Edition comes in an amaray (DVD-box), including printed HammerFall signatures, golden HammerFall-plectrum, a bonus track ("Heeding the Call" – live) and a videoclip ("Hearts on Fire").{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2458254|title = HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2003, Amaray, CD)|website = Discogs| date=2003 }}
  • Strictly limited Enhanced Gold-Award Edition, issued in DVD case with gold CD and band logo plectrum. The CD has all bandmembers' signatures.
  • 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 bonus track "Rising Force".{{cite web |url=http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/lesestoff/musik/comic/hammerfall-crimson-thunder-comic-cd.html |title=HAMMERFALL | Crimson thunder COMIC+CD - Nuclear Blast |accessdate=3 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427042654/http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/products/lesestoff/musik/comic/hammerfall-crimson-thunder-comic-cd.html |archivedate=27 April 2014 }}
  • DVD-Audio comes in 5.1 Dolby Surround Multichannel Sound. Playable on all DVD Players and with a 5.1 Channel Surround Sound System and has a "Hearts on Fire" videoclip.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2408511|title = HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, DVD)|website = Discogs| date=2002 }}
  • There has also been a numbered (1000 have been made) limited edition 3 CD longform leather digibook, that contains two 3-inch mini-CDs with one track on each: "Crazy Nights" (Loudness cover) and "Detroit Rock City" (Kiss cover).{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/HammerFall-Crimson-Thunder/release/2102182|title = HammerFall – Crimson Thunder (2002, CD)|website = Discogs| date=28 October 2002 }}

Chart ranking

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Country

! Ranked{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=HammerFall&titel=Crimson+Thunder&cat=a |title=HammerFall - Crimson Thunder |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date= |accessdate=13 August 2022}}

Switzerland

|style="text-align:center;"|83

Germany

|style="text-align:center;"|13

Austria

|style="text-align:center;"|65

France

|style="text-align:center;"|134

Sweden

|style="text-align:center;"|3

Personnel

References

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External links

  • [https://www.hammerfall.net/ Official HammerFall website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203163805/http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/crimson-thunder/ Album information]
  • [http://darklyrics.com/h/hammerfall.html Lyrics at Darklyrics]

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Category:2002 albums

Category:HammerFall albums

Category:Nuclear Blast albums

Category:Albums produced by Charlie Bauerfeind

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