Renegade (HammerFall album)
Renegade is the third studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It was released on 9 October 2000 on the Nuclear Blast label and is the first album to feature drummer Anders Johansson. Former drummer of HammerFall and founder of heavy metal band In Flames Jesper Strömblad still wrote some of the album's songs, even after parting ways with the band in 1997. The album debuted on the Swedish charts at number one and was eventually awarded a gold certification.
It includes a cover version of the 1983 Accept song "Head over Heels".
The song "Renegade" reached 89th in the German charts and scored 17th in Sweden. "Always Will Be" ranked 50th in the Swedish music charts.
Track listing
Russian edition bonus tracks'''Digipak and Brazilian edition bonus tracks'''
Music videos
- The band created a music video for "Always Will Be".
- The track "Renegade" was also made into a music video.
Chart positions
| Country | Ranked |
| Switzerland | 72 |
| Germany | 17 |
| Austria | 43 |
| Finland | 34 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Credits
- Joacim Cans – lead vocals
- Oscar Dronjak – guitars, backing vocals
- Stefan Elmgren – guitars, backing vocals
- Magnus Rosén – bass
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Jamie Simmons, Paul Simmons, John Alexander – additional backing vocals on "Destined for Glory"
- 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.
- Front and back cover artwork by and logo designs by .
- Following original ideas by Joacim Cans and Oscar Dronjak.
- Photos by Michael Johansson.