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Kings of Metal

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Released
  
18 November 1988

Producer
  
Manowar, Jason Flom

Release date
  
18 November 1988

Length
  
48:05

Artist
  
Manowar

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
Universal Recording, Chicago, Illinois, US

Kings of Metal (1988)
  
The Triumph of Steel (1992)

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal

Similar
  
Manowar albums, Heavy metal albums

Kings of Metal is the sixth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar. It was released in 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.

Contents

Cover versions

  • The track "Kings of Metal" has been covered by German a cappella metal band Van Canto on their album Hero, as well by German Alternative/Punk-Band Beatsteaks on their album Launched and the German death metal band Debauchery on their album Back in Blood.
  • "Kingdom Come" was recorded by San Francisco punk band Hickey and appeared on the compilation CD, Death to False Metal (the title of which was also in tribute to Manowar's popular slogan).
  • "Heart of Steel" has been covered by Finnish heavy metal band Thunderstone.
  • "The Crown and the Ring" has been covered by the Celtic folk band Rapalje and by Italian metal band Valiance.
  • "Pleasure Slave" has been covered by Swedish band Svartur Dödur and American heavy metal band A Sound Of Thunder.

    • Track listing

    All songs written by Joey DeMaio except where noted.

    Manowar

  • Eric Adams − vocals
  • Ross the Boss − guitar
  • Joey DeMaio − bass guitars
  • Scott Columbus − drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Canoldir Male Choir directed by Clive Griffiths
  • Arthur Whilshire, 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

    • Songs

    1Wheels of Fire4:10
    2Kings of Metal3:45
    3Heart of Steel5:11

    References

    Kings of Metal Wikipedia
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