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HammerFall - Crimson Thunder
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8.1 | 429 votes |
Release date: 28 October 2002
Style: Power metal

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01. Riders Of The Storm
02. Hearts On Fire
03. On The Edge Of Honour
04. Crimson Thunder
05. Lore Of The Arcane
06. Trailblazers
07. Dreams Come True
08. Angel Of Mercy [Chastain cover]
09. The Unforgiving Blade
10. In Memoriam
11. Hero's Return
12. Rising Force [Yngwie Malmsteen cover] [European bonus]
13. Detroit Rock City [Kiss cover] [US bonus]
14. Crazy Nights [Loudness cover] [Japanese bonus]

[20-Year Anniversary Edition]
Disc I
01. Riders Of The Storm
02. Hearts On Fire
03. On The Edge of Honour
04. Crimson Thunder
05. Lore Of The Arcane
06. Trailblazers
07. Dreams Come True
08. Angel Of Mercy
09. The Unforgiving Blade
10. In Memoriam
11. Hero's Return
12. Riders of The Storm [preproduction]
13. On The Edge Of Honour [preproduction]
14. Trailblazers [preproduction]
15. Angel Of Mercy [preproduction]
16. The Unforgiving Blade [preproduction]
17. Hero's Return [preproduction]
18. Hearts On Fire [preproduction]

Disc II [One Crimson Night]
01. Lore Of The Arcane [live]
02. Riders Of The Storm [live]
03. Heeding The Call [live]
04. Stone Cold [live]
05. Hero's return [live]
06. Legacy Of Kings [live]
07. Bass-Solo [live]
08. At The End Of The Rainbow [live]
09. The Way Of The Warrior [live]
10. The Unforgiving Blade [live]
11. Glory To The Brave [live]
12. Guitar-Solo [live]
13. Let The Hammer Fall [live]

Disc III [One Crimson Night]
01. Renegade [live]
02. Steel Meets Steel [live]
03. Crimson Thunder [live]
04. Templars Of Steel [live]
05. Hearts On Fire [live]
06. Hammerfall [live]
07. The Dragon Lies Bleeding [bonus] [live]
08. Stronger Than All [bonus] [live]
09. A Legend Reborn [live]
10. Heeding The Call [acoustic version] [live]
11. Steel Meets Steel [acoustic version] [live]
12. Renegade [acoustic version] [live]
13. Crimson Thunder Medley [live]
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Additional info
Produced, mastered, mixed and engineered by Charlie Bauerfeind.
Cello by Boris Matchin and clavinet by Martin Meyer, recorded at Capell Meister Studios. Additional keyboards and strings by Patrick Benzer, assisted by Jan Rubach.

Re-released in 2023 as 20-year anniversary edition.

Guest review by
Justin
Rating:
7.5
After Swedish power metal act Hammerfall's less than impressive 2000 release Renegade , the band have rethought their game plan of attack and come up with their fourth release Crimson Thunder. While the formula has hardly changed, there is a slight change of pace within Hammerfall's traditional power metal roots.

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published 18.09.2003 | Comments (24)

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Comments: 9   Visited by: 396 users
15.10.2012 - 11:10
Rating: 8
M C Vice
ex-polydactyl
Nothin' says power metal like a song about a unicorn.
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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."
" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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05.08.2013 - 20:02
Rating: 7
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
I needet band what I have only one CD so i pick this one , and gave a try before leave to do bussness in skattewerket
so seems band liks playing PM and they do it from hearth, this is not bad as other bands who spmply play, even I am not BIG fan of this band, but maybe once in time I can listen
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I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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27.10.2016 - 20:01
Rating: 7
musicalkaratekid

One of the band's better albums in my opinion, simply because I believe it's more consistent than their previous offerings. Probably not saying much given that Hammerfall have always been a one-trick pony essentially, but most of the songs here deliver, even if they don't really stand out as much. "Lore of the Arcane" is a personal highlight.
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07.09.2019 - 13:58
Rating: 9
Mountain King
K i K o
2nd fav Hammerfall album after... of course "Legacy Of Kings"
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17.06.2020 - 17:14
Rating: 7
TSRodriguez

This is the album that got me into Hammerfall, it has lost some of its luster with the years, but I still love some of the songs; Hero's Return, On the Edge of Honour and my favorite Trailblazers.
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18.06.2020 - 09:17
JoHn Doe

Ok album
Hearts On Fire is a rather terrible song though.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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24.10.2021 - 10:06
Rating: 6
majormalfunction

Pretty fun record even if it rarely really lifts. Songs like The Unforgiven Blade, Crimson Thunder and Riders Of The Storm sounds way better on the One Crimson Night dvd/cd. Dreams Come True is a terrible ballad
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Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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07.04.2022 - 12:14
Rating: 7
24emd
Theory Snob
Their last great album.
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"I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2
"Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend

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27.01.2023 - 22:59
Rating: 8
Plattner

IN MEMORIAM is a rare Power Metal instrumental - and a great one as well.
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