1988Atlantic records pressing

On theiranthemic mission statement ‘Kings of Metal’ Manowar once againproclaim their metal superiority thusly: ‘Other bands play, Manowarkills’. The twin sentiments of the group’s metal mastery and themajesty of medieval heroism in battle are doggedly repeated ontheir sixth full-length release, Kings of Metal. There aren’t manysurprises on the disc, with the possible exception of bassist JoeyDeMaio’s blinding 64th-note bass playing on a reworking of Russianclassicist Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ entitled‘Sting of the Bumblebee’. Speedier tracks like ‘Wheels of Fire’demonstrate the groups talents much better, and are conspicuouslylow in number on this release. This was Manowar’s second majorlabel album and the band put their increased budget to use. Theproduction is pretty excellent for an album of the eighties,surpassing the other major metal albums of that year, while anauthentic choir of old European men provides the chorus for ‘TheCrown and the Ring.’ This album effectively marks the end of anera, as it would be the final outing for guitarist Ross “The Boss”and drummer Scott Columbus, though the latter would return someyears later, but also set the standard for all albums that cameafter, focusing heavily on the contrast between extremely loud andfast heavy metal and more calm and reflective pieces, all strivingfor the label of ‘epic’. On first listening to ‘Kings of Metal,’the same overarching themes appear to be present: songs of Odin,Viking conquest, and drinking thy last ale, but elsewhere thesubject matter returns to the other characteristic Manowar stapleswith songs about bikes, women and the glory of Manowar itself. Youwould be hard pressed to find a more arrogant, chauvinistic andnerdy album even in the eighties metal scene, and while it’sarguable whether this is Manowar at their finest, it certainlycatches them at their most hilarious. Even if Manowar had takentheir image into stupidity and even if the music isn’t Manowar’sfinest forty seven minutes its still borders on being a classicmetal album, and was doubtless as influential as its predecessorstowards the evolution of fantasy metal genres in the pastdecade.

Tracklist:
1. Wheels Of Fire
2. Kings Of Metal
3. Heart Of Steel
4. Sting Of The Bumblebee
5. Crown And The Ring
6. Kingdom Come
7. Pleasure Slave
8. Hail And Kill
9. Warriors Prayer
10. Blood Of The Kings

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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