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Kings of Metal is the sixth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released on November 18, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The album was the last to feature guitarist and founding member Ross "The Boss" Friedman, who later went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators. Drummer Scott Columbus left the band after this album as well, but rejoined for 1996's Louder Than Hell and remained with the band until 2008.

Kings of Metal
Cover art by Ken Kelly
Studio album by
Manowar
ReleasedNovember 18, 1988
RecordedUniversal Recording, Chicago, Illinois, US
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length48:05
LabelAtlantic
ProducerManowar, Jason Flom
Manowar chronology
Fighting the World
(1987)
Kings of Metal
(1988)
The Triumph of Steel
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 13th best power metal album of all time.[3]


Track listing


All songs written by Joey DeMaio except where noted.

American, European and Japanese track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wheels of Fire" 4:10
2."Kings of Metal"Ross Friedman, DeMaio3:45
3."Heart of Steel" 5:10
4."Sting of the Bumblebee"Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (adapted by DeMaio, lyrics transcribed by Bob Piorun)2:49
5."The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)" 4:50
6."Kingdom Come" 3:56
7."Pleasure Slave" (present only on the USA release of the album) 5:38
8."Hail and Kill"Friedman, DeMaio5:58
9."The Warrior's Prayer" 4:20
10."Blood of the Kings" 7:29
Total length:48:05
Asian track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Wheels of Fire"4:11
2."Kings of Metal"3:43
3."Heart of Steel"5:10
4."Sting of the Bumblebee"2:45
5."The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)"4:53
6."Kingdom Come"3:55
7."Hail and Kill"5:54
8."The Warrior's Prayer"4:20
9."Blood of the Kings"7:30
Total length:42:21

Personnel


Manowar
Additional musicians
Production

Charts


Chart (1988) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 45

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[7] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Jeffries, Vincent. "Manowar - Kings of Metal review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 214. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. Divita, Joe (July 5, 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Kings of Metal" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Kings of Metal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Kings of Metal')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 953. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 23, 2019.



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[de] Kings of Metal

Kings of Metal (engl. für „Könige des Metalls“) ist das sechste Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen True-Metal-Band Manowar und wurde am 18. November 1988 veröffentlicht.
- [en] Kings of Metal

[es] Kings of Metal

Kings of Metal es el sexto álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de heavy metal, Manowar, lanzado el 18 de noviembre de 1988. Es generalmente considerado uno de sus álbumes más célebres y más populares entre los seguidores de la banda.

[ru] Kings of Metal

Kings of Metal (с англ. — «Короли метала») — шестой студийный альбом американской хеви-метал-группы Manowar, вышедший в 1988 году.



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