I Want Out

Artist: Hammerfall & Kai Hansen
Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
Category: Music

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Format: CD-single
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 727361641429
EAN: 0727361641429
ASIN: B00000JYFS

Release Date: 1999-08-31

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Tracks:

I Want Out
At the End of the Rainbow
Man on the Silver Mountain
BONUS 'Glory to the Brave' video clip (CD-Rom/Windows/Mac)

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Customer Reviews:

Fitting Tribute.......2006-05-10

As much as I enjoy power metal, the whole Mighty Metal Warriors schtick was never my cup of tea, so I can't say I'm a Hammerfall fan, even though they're obviously quite talented. I am, however, a sucker for a good cover song, and since this disc features not one but two covers of metal classics, I had to add it to my collection.

Hammerfall pulls off a very faithful and respectful cover of Helloween's classic I want out. Helloween had an enormous influence on virtually all modern power metal bands, so it is only fitting that Hammerfall pays them homage. The fact that Helloween/Gamma Ray founder Kai Hansen appears on the song is icing on the cake.

Their by the numbers rendition of Rainbow's Man on the Silver Mountain is somewhat less impressive. If you're going to cover a Ronnie James Dio song, you have to put a lot more energy into your performance than this. Hansen was on board for this one as well.

The disc also includes a Hammerfall original - At the End of the Rainbow - a moving ode to being mighty and glorious and taking a stand (presumably for metal and/or your metal brethren). Again, not my thing. It seems like a Manowar cover would have been far more appropriate.

Call this a 3.5 star release. The Helloween cover is first rate, the remaining songs merely average. Still, with its relatively low price tag it's worth picking up if you're a power metal fan.

Awesome cover!.......2004-10-06

Hammerfall's "I Want Out" EP (1999) features a cover of perhaps the most recognized power metal anthem of all time: Helloween's trademark tune, "I Want Out." Featuring guest vocals by none other than Gamma Ray's current vocalist and one of Helloween's original guitar players (and one-time singer), Kai Hansen, this song is actually very true to the original, the only difference is the key it is played in. But that doesn't change the basic feel of the song whatsoever, it's an amazing cover, and the remaining couple of tunes don't suck either. Even so, the reason you should get this is because of the unbelievable cover.

HammerFall plays tribute to their Gods!.......2001-06-06

HammerFall with a little help from ex-Helloween and current Gamma Ray great, Kai Hansen, do a very impressive cover of the Helloween classic, "I Want Out". Joacim Cans does a good overall job at the vocals on the album... not easy singing songs originally sung by Ronnie James Dio & Michael Kiske. This EP album also includes Rainbow's classic, "Man On The Silver Mountain". Also, features an original HammerFall song, "At The End Of The Rainbow", from their second album, Legacy Of Kings.

I totally recommend this album to anyone. A must to all HammerFall fans! If not familiar with this band, then this would be a perfekt introduction to the band since 2 of the songs are well known. Plus, don't lose much at (this price)... a real bargain!

RAISE THE HAMMER!!

What is this supposed to be?A joke?.......2000-06-20

If this was a joke...it was not funny.I cannot imagine how Kai Hansen could be involved in this.This little fellows took a classical metal song (I want out),and destroyed it.I don't know how a subnormal singer as Joacim Cans could even dare to try to sing that song,not to talk about the Rainbow cover.It was just the most awful experience in my life to listen to it.Simply,the guys are not skilled enough to do something like that.I think that a cover must be something to honour your influences...not like this.

Predictable but good.......2000-04-30

While anyone who has heard hammerfall could figure out that they like Helloween and Dio, this is still quite good. I'm not sure why At The End Of The Rainbow is here (it doesn't quite fit) but I like their interpretations of both Man On The Silver Mountain and I Want Out. For some five bucks, you can't go wrong.

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