''Legacy of Kings'' is the second studio album by Swedish

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. It was released on 28 September 1998 by

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The enhanced CD release includes the

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for the track "Let the Hammer Fall", a photo gallery, lyrics for the songs, PC wallpapers, a screensaver, and a

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only on the Bonus Deluxe Edition. The cover art for this album was painted by . In 2019, ''

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'' ranked it as the 9th best power metal album of all time.

Track listing

Regional differences

Source: * In 2001 a Russian version was released with the following bonus tracks * Legacy of Kings Box (limited box which contains CD of Legacy of Kings, personalized pick, Heeding The Call sticker and signed cards of each member.), LP, Shape CD (Sun-Shaped), Picture LP, Value Box (With "Always Will Be" CDS) and Deluxe Edition. * All versions contain the songs from #1 to #10, excepted the ones listed below. :* The Japanese release contains "Eternal Dark", Stone Cold" and "Steel Meets Steel" as bonus tracks, plus the enhanced part. :* The Brazilian release contains "I Want Out" as bonus track. :* Deluxe Edition contains "The Metal Age" and "Steel Meets Steel" (both recorded live) as bonus tracks. *There is a limited version that includes all four tracks from the "Always Will Be" single as bonus tracks. *There is also a re-release of the album which contains a videoclip for "Let the Hammer Fall", and two additional live tracks: "The Metal Age" and "Steel Meets Steel".

Album charts

Single chart

Credits

HammerFall

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– lead vocals * Oscar Dronjak – guitar, backing vocals * Stefan Elmgren – lead guitar * Magnus Rosén – bass * Patrik Räfling – drums

Other personnel

*Andreas Marschall – cover art *Flea Black – artwork *Fredrik Nordström – engineering and mixing *Göran Finnberg – mastering *Mikael Johansson – photography

References

External links

Album information

{{DEFAULTSORT:Legacy Of Kings 1998 albums HammerFall albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums recorded at Studio Fredman Albums produced by Fredrik Nordström