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Sign of the Hammer

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Released
  
October 15, 1984

Artist
  
Manowar

Label
  
10 Records

Length
  
40:33

Release date
  
15 October 1984

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Recorded
  
Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada, November 1983, Virgin Records' Manor Studios, Oxford, UK, 1984

Sign of the Hammer (1984)
  
Fighting the World (1987)

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Power metal, Speed metal

Producers
  
Jack Richardson, Tony Platt (track 5)

Similar
  
Manowar albums, Heavy metal albums

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Sign of the Hammer is the fourth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on October 15, 1984.

Contents

Reception

In 2005, Sign of the Hammer was ranked number 418 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "All Men Play on 10" – 4:01
  2. "Animals" – 3:34
  3. "Thor (The Powerhead)" – 5:23
  4. "Mountains" – 7:39
Side two
  1. "Sign of the Hammer" – 4:18
  2. "The Oath" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:54
  3. "Thunderpick" – 3:31
  4. "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" – 7:10

Song information

  • "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" is a song about the 1978 mass suicide led by Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple group, at Jonestown, northwestern Guyana.
  • "Thor (The Powerhead)" is about the Norse God Thor (as the name suggests), destroying the evil of the world and the Giants (enemies of the Gods) as well. The song often brings about the Ragnarök, with "live to fight on that final day" stated many times. The Norse people believed that at the end of the world the Gods and the Giants would battle for control. It is foreseen that the Gods would lose, and many of their deaths have been foretold before the battle. Regardless, the Gods still will fight on the final day for the right to control Earth. This song has been covered by symphonic metal band Therion on the album Crowning of Atlantis.

    • Manowar

  • Eric Adams - vocals
  • Ross the Boss - guitar, keyboards
  • Joey DeMaio - bass guitars
  • Scott Columbus - drums

    • Production

  • Jack Richardson - producer
  • Tony Platt - producer on track 5, mixing
  • Arun Chakraverty - mastering

    • Songs

    1All Men Play on 104:01
    2Animals3:34
    3Thor (The Powerhead)5:24

    References

    Sign of the Hammer Wikipedia
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