Masterpieces is the third compilation album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It consists of cover versions recorded by the band.
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| Released | 27 June 2008 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 66:59 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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The album cover makes references to the bands being covered by HammerFall, including a Twisted Sister logo spray painted on the wall, a shield with the Warlord logo on it, a stone with the Pretty Maids logo, a pumpkin (Helloween), a Japanese Rising Sun Flag (Loudness), an arm holding a guitar buried on the ground (Rising Force) an 'E' logo of Europe, a razor with Swedish steel written on it (Judas Priest) and a sign indicating Detroit referencing Kiss's Detroit Rock City. The Park Av. sign is in reference to Skid Row's "Youth Gone Wild," which contains the lyrics "I tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row." The green-haired zombie is from the cover of Picture's album "Eternal Dark", and the Swedish flag refers to Roger Pontare's representation of Sweden in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest.
Tracking list
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Child of the Damned" | Bill Tsamis | Warlord | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Ravenlord" | Harald Spengler | Stormwitch | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Eternal Dark" | Laurens Bakker-Chriz Van Jaarsveld-Pete Lovell-Henry Van Manen-Rinus Vreugdenhil | Picture | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Back to Back" | Ronnie Atkins, Ken Hammer, Alan Owen | Pretty Maids | 3:38 |
| 5. | "I Want Out" | Kai Hansen | Helloween | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Man on the Silver Mountain" | Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio | Rainbow | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Head Over Heels" | Peter Baltes, Deaffy, Udo Dirkschneider, Herman Frank, Wolf Hoffmann, Stefan Kaufmann | Accept | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Run with the Devil" | Styrbjörn Wahlquist | Heavy Load | 3:36 |
| 9. | "We're Gonna Make It" | Dee Snider | Twisted Sister | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Breaking the Law" | Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | Judas Priest | 2:12 |
| 11. | "Angel of Mercy" | David T. Chastain | Chastain | 5:39 |
| 12. | "Rising Force" | Joe Lynn Turner, Yngwie J. Malmsteen | Yngwie Malmsteen | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Detroit Rock City" | Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Kiss | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Crazy Nights" | Minoru Niihara, Akira Takasaki | Loudness | 3:39 |
| 15. | "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" | Peter Dahl, Linda Jansson, Thomas Holmstrand | Roger Pontare | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Flight of the Warrior*" | Tony Moore, Mark Reale, Don Van Stavern | Riot | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Youth Gone Wild*" | Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo | Skid Row | 3:18 |
| 18. | "Aphasia*" | John Norum | Europe | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 66:59 | |||
Personnel
editHammerFall
edit- Joacim Cans – vocals (all tracks except track 10)
- Oscar Dronjak – guitar & backing vocals (all tracks), vocals (track 10)
- Glenn Ljungström – guitar (track 1)
- Stefan Elmgren – guitar & backing vocals (tracks 2–15)[1]
- Pontus Norgren – guitar & backing vocals (tracks 16–18)
- Fredrik Larsson – bass & backing vocals (tracks 1, 15–18)
- Magnus Rosén – bass (tracks 2–14)
- Patrik Räfling – drums (tracks 1–5)
- Anders Johansson – drums (tracks 7–18)
"Breaking the Law": all of the band members switched instruments for this version; it features Dronjak as the vocalist, Cans and Rosén on guitars, Räfling on bass, and Elmgren on drums
Guest musicians
edit- "I Want Out": vocals, guitar and keyboards by Kai Hansen, backing vocals by Udo Dirkschneider
- "Man on the Silver Mountain": drums by AC, backing vocals by Kai Hansen
- "Head Over Heels": lead vocals by Udo Dirkschneider, backing vocals by Kai Hansen
Chart positions
edit| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 15 |
| Switzerland | 38 |
| Germany | 69 |
References
edit- ^ "HAMMERFALL "Masterpieces" (2008) : Рецензии, Трек-лист, Тексты, Обложка, Состав группы : Russian Darkside". Darkside.ru. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Masterpieces | Hammerfall - Official Webpage". Hammerfall. 2011-11-18. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
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