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Wheels of Fire
Kings of Metal
Heart of Steel
Sting of the bumblebee
The Crown and the Ring
Kingdom Come
Pleasure Slave (CD-Bonus)
Hail and Kill
The Warriors Prayer
Blood of the Kings
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Manowar - the initiators of
true metal. I do not need many words here because I know that EVERYONE reading
this knows 'em. I remember when I first heard >Wheels of Fire<: It
really took my breath away and the earth stopped rotating for seconds. An
unbelievable Speed Metal assault with mercyless guitars and a voice not
of the planet! The following title-track is a typical Manowar song. Midtempo,
mighty melodies and self-censeing lyrics about the kings which they really
were with this album. >Heart of Steel< is a classic ballad that has
also been released on 12" with (very funny) german lyrics. After the
instr. >Sting of the bumblebee< comes with >The Crown and the Ring
[Lament of the Kings]< an epic hymn with great chorusses. >Kingdom
Come< is a straight banger with very intense feelings and some of the
best melodies I have ever heard! The CD-Bonus >Pleasure Slave< is
a slower and "pounding" track with lyrics that my girlfriend don't
like at all (why, darling?). Before the next track you better take a seat:
>Hail and Kill< is surely one of the best songs of Manowar which means
it's one of the best songs in metal! A slow beginning changes into a glorious
speedmetal hymn, makeing Joey DeMaio (the writer) immortal!!! A real monolith
of metal!!! >Warriors Prayer< is a little spoken story - strange but
courages to put it on the album. The final >Blood of the Kings< is
again a track that appears to strong to believe. Maybe Joey has sold his
soul for this record. But if so - it was worth it!!! Here we have an album
that is to metal fans as important as the bible to the christians, the satanic
bible to the satanists, or water for the one dying of thirst ...
All other Manowar records are absolutly great, too. Only the last one "Louder
Than Hell" has been a big disappointment. For the first time very uninspired
music, some tracks are from the time before their first record! These tracks
have been to weak for more than 15 years. But they are featured on "Louder...".
Think that says it all... Also is Karl Logan a very average guitar-player
in my opinion. A nobody compared to Ross the Boss or Dave Shankle. Let's
all hope for better stuff to come in the future! |
