"Renegade" is a song by

HammerFall HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex- Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. History Early days (1993–1996) HammerFall was formed when rhythm guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Cere ...

, the first single from their album '' Renegade''. It was released on 21 August 2000 and contains three audio tracks (two of those are non-album tracks), screensavers and a video special.
It includes a cover version of the 1983 Accept song "Head over Heels" (from their album '' Balls to the Wall''). It reached 89th in the German charts and scored 17th in Sweden.

Track listing

Bonus materials

*'Behind the scenes' footage from the recording session. * HammerFall screensaver.

Personnel

Joacim Cans Joacim Cans (born 19 February 1970 in Mora) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band HammerFall. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums. Cans ...

– Lead and backing vocals * Oscar Dronjak – Guitar and backing vocals * Stefan Elmgren – Lead guitar * Magnus Rosén – Bass guitar * Anders Johansson – Drums

Additional personnel

*Track 1: vocals, guitar and keyboards by

Kai Hansen Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of metal band Helloween, which he rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent ...

, backing vocals by

Udo Dirkschneider Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer and songwriter who rose to fame with German Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Accept (band), Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed U.D.O., with which he has also enjoyed com ...

. *Track 2: backing vocals by the Wahlqvist Brothers. *Track 3: lead vocals by Udo Dirkschneider, backing vocals by Kai Hansen.

Release information

* Limited 7" Red Vinyl release with two tracks: "Renegade" on A-side and "Head Over Heels" on B-side. "Head Over Heels" is taken from the Nuclear Blast compilation "A Tribute to Accept". * Limited 7" Test Pressing black Vinyl release with the first two tracks on it. Only a handful were made.

References

External links

Official HammerFall website

Album information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Renegade (Hammerfall Song) 2000 songs HammerFall songs Songs written by Joacim Cans Songs written by Oscar Dronjak Nuclear Blast Records singles 2000 singles Songs written by Jesper Strömblad