Kings of Metal
by Manowar
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 November 1988
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:03
- Community rating: 3.4/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Bobby Lindoro London, General VanClibreen Philharmonic, Chris Beale, Ross The Boss, Bob Hall, Scott Columbus, Eric Adams, Joey DeMaio
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Kings of Metal' completely embraces the epic, boastful excess of traditional heavy metal through triumphant anthems and dramatic, symphonic ballads. The album heavily prioritizes thunderous rhythms and massive, singalong choruses, fully cementing the band's unabashed dedication to the mythology of metal.
Genres
Descriptors: war, melodic, bombastic, massive, gang-vocals
Tracklist
- Wheels of Fire (4:10)
- Kings of Metal (3:43)
- Heart of Steel (5:10)
- Sting of the Bumblebee (2:49)
- The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings) (4:46)
- Kingdom Come (3:56)
- Pleasure Slave (5:38)
- Hail and Kill (5:57)
- The Warriors Prayer (4:20)
- Blood of the Kings (7:29)
Credits
- Manowar - primary artist, producer, written-by
- Bob Defrin - art direction
- Joey DeMaio - bass [4 & 8 string, piccolo], written-by, arranged by, adapted by
- D. Clive Griffiths - conductor [choir master]
- Vincent Gutman - drums [acoustic], mixed by [supervision], other [endless brotherhood], producer [preproduction], programmed by [digital], drums [acoustic], recorded by, recorded by [supervision, remote location recording - also england], recording supervisor, supervised by [america], technician [drums], drum programming
- Scott Columbus - drums, percussion
- Rich Breen - engineer, mixed by, other [overdoing anything worth doing, on and on], programmed by ["general in charge of destruction" synclavier programming], recorded by [also remote location recording - england]
- Elvis T. Gruber - engineer [assistant], other [righteous vibes, tours of universal, du-huh], other [sleeve coordinator]
- Howie Weinberg - engineer [mastering]
- Jason Flom - executive-producer
- Dorothy Sicignano - executive-producer [assistant]
- Ross The Boss - guitar, keyboards, written-by
- Ken Kelly - illustration
- Dennis Dragone - lighting director
- Thomas J. Miller - management, management [by]
- Thomas J. Miller Management - management [for]
- Peter Restey - other [all of it, all of the time]
- Jay Bergen - other [high council]
- Darrell "Chief" Chism - other [merchandise]
- Howard Comart - other [minister of finance]
- Tom Miller - other [overlord]
- Jamie Desmond - other [physical instruction]
- Paul Clark - other [remote location controller], other [warlord]
- Dr. Robert Hall - other [remote location doctor]
- Chris Beale - other [remote location, gear & good vibes]
- Chaz Hamilton - other [scores by], score [choir scores]
- Bob Hall - other [social director, uk]
- Bobby Lindoro London - other [social director, usa & europe]
- Tracy Povero - other [travel agent]
- Wendy Leisenring - other [travel assistant]
- Don Hansen - other [travel coordinator]
- Wendy Schopfer - other [travel coordinator]
- Dan Stillwell - producer [preproduction assistant], recorded by [remote location recording assistant]
- Armand Biondi - technician [bass guitar]
- David DiSanto - technician [guitar & keyboard]
- Eric Adams - vocals
- Rose Ann Raymond - other [assistant]
- Scott Whiting - other [car mechanic]
- Richie Raymond - other [car supplied by]
- Joe Yurco - other [pilot]
- Dan Emmi - other [police]
- Tom Weed - other [police]
- Bob Piorun - transcription by
- General VanClibreen Philharmonic - strings
- Arthur Pendragon Wilshire - narrator [grandfather's voice]
- Grant Williams - narrator [grandson's voice]