Actually album I like, songs, lyrics, melody, all fits and are worked perfect, seems band jumped to fats from demo level to higher, maybe that's what was reason why 2 albums was bad... sorry bands if you say only demo tapes are true, you always will be garadhe rejects, wanna make some money, put good quality recoird out and put life show, boozing, pussy days before stage are over, can do after gig, because you wont be Manowar, unless you stop posing and worship that band.
anyway good albums, maybe 1th what band put out what is good in all levels ---

Awesome. Awesome album.

So, you love and admire the fine art of US power metal and desire something more (relatively) recent to kick your arse? Then Crest of the Martyrs is what you're looking for, trust me. As the another man of culture before me put it: this is indeed awesome, awesome album.

Somehow summoning the past in to 2000s the band can impress even Joppe of stainless steele the meister of steel and other minerals.