Masterpieces (HammerFall album)

2008 compilation album by HammerFall

Masterpieces

Compilation album by

HammerFall

Released| 27 June 2008
Genre| Power metal, heavy metal
Length| 66:59
Label| Nuclear Blast
Producer| Jens Bogren
HammerFall chronology
| Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years of Glory
(2007)  | Masterpieces
(2008)  | No Sacrifice, No Victory
(2009)

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Masterpieces is the third compilation album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. It consists of cover versions recorded by the band.

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

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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

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### HammerFall

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* 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

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* "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

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Positions[2] Country  | Position

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Sweden  | 15
Switzerland  | 38
Germany  | 69

## References

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1. ^ "HAMMERFALL "Masterpieces" (2008) : Рецензии, Трек-лист, Тексты, Обложка, Состав группы : Russian Darkside". Darkside.ru. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
2. ^ "Masterpieces | Hammerfall - Official Webpage". Hammerfall. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

## External links

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* Official HammerFall website
* Lyrics at Songlyrics

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HammerFall

* Oscar Dronjak
* Joacim Cans
* Fredrik Larsson
* Pontus Norgren
* David Wallin

* Johan Larsson
* Niklas Sundin
* Jesper Strömblad
* Mikael Stanne
* Glenn Ljungström
* 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
* Built to Last
* Dominion
* Hammer of Dawn
* Avenge the Fallen

Live albums|

* One Crimson Night

Compilation albums|

* Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory
* Masterpieces

Singles|

* "I Want Out"
* "Hearts on Fire"
* "Blood Bound"
* "Natural High"

Video albums|

* The First Crusade
* Hearts on Fire
* One Crimson Night

Related articles|

* Discography
* Samwise Didier

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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