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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.
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| Kings of Metal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Ken Kelly | ||||
| Studio album by Manowar | ||||
| Released | November 18, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Universal Recording, Chicago, Illinois, US | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 48:05 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Manowar, Jason Flom | |||
| Manowar chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wheels of Fire" | 4:10 | |
| 2. | "Kings of Metal" | Ross Friedman, DeMaio | 3:45 |
| 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, DeMaio | 5:58 |
| 9. | "The Warrior's Prayer" | 4:20 | |
| 10. | "Blood of the Kings" | 7:29 | |
| Total length: | 48:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Eric Adams − vocals
- Ross the Boss − guitars
- Joey DeMaio − bass
- Scott Columbus − drums
- Additional musicians
- Canoldir Male Choir directed by Clive Griffiths
- Arthur Whilshire – voices on track 9
- Grant Williams – voices on track 9
- Production
- Richard Breen – engineer, mixing, Synclavier programming
- Elvis T. Gruber – assistant engineer
- Vince Gutman – digital programming, recording and mixing supervision
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Jason Flom – executive producer
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 | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[7] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Jeffries, Vincent. "Manowar - Kings of Metal review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- 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.
- Divita, Joe (July 5, 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- 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.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Kings of Metal" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Kings of Metal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Kings of Metal')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- 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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На других языках
[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.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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