Battle Hymns by Manowar (CD, 1982)

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Manowar, Orson Welles

CD

1982

Battle Hymns

Heavy Metal

Manowar: Eric Adams (vocals); Ross The Boss (guitar, keyboards); Joey DeMaio (bass); Donny Hamzik (drums). Includes liner notes by Vinny Cecolini. All tracks have been digitally remastered. The masters of fist-pumping, chest-pounding fantasy metal first scorched the earth with their recorded debut, BATTLE HYMNS. Epic tracks such as "Dark Avenger" and "Battle Hymn" are only barely matched in impact by the blistering solo bass piece "William's Tell." First released in 1982, the album set the archetype for what would later develop into a genre unto itself: power metal.

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Q (5/00, p.129) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...For pure, irony-free dedication to the form, this heavily muscled New York-based quartet are truly its kings....Only Manowar could don Viking-style furry-loincloths and deliver, straight-faced, the refrain from 'Metal Daze'..."