Manowar - Battle Hymns
Tracklist
01. Death Tone02. Metal Daze
03. Fast Taker
04. Shell Shock
05. Manowar
06. Dark Avenger
07. William's Tale
08. Battle Hymn
Additional info
Line-up:Eric Adams - Vocals
Ross 'the Boss' Friedman - Guitars
Joey DeMaio - Bass
Donnie Hamzik - Drums
All tracks by DeMaio & Friedman except #2 by DeMaio
and #7 Rossini-featuring by DeMaio
In 2000, EMI issued a remastered version (only available in Europe).
In 2001 Metal Blade released its own remaster outside Europe, supervised by Joey
DeMaio. This Silver Edition has been digitally remastered from the original
tapes. It includes a 20-page booklet containing exclusive photos, improved cover
and interviews with the original members.
The artwork is the same as below (the original) but restored and with a silver
eagle on a black background.
Re-released by Back on Black in 2009 on 500 copies on orange vinyl.
Narration in ''Dark Avenger'' by Orson Welles.
Rating:
9.3
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Battle Hymns is the début album by the four piece Conanic metal band from New York. It is also Manowar's humblest album in terms of posturing, feel and attitude. This may well be attributed to the fact that Manowar still were a rather young band trying to find their niche, but as Joey DeMaio's bass solo "William's Tale" will attest the band members themselves were anything but modest. No, what really keeps the band and this album from banging on the doors of Valhalla is the fact that the true metal warriors still have one foot firmly planted in hard rock. Incidentally, the rock influence is also Battle Hymns' greatest strength. Read more ›› |
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| megadeath13
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Although hard rock influenced and quite different from their later material, it's solid and contains their first classic (Battle Hymn). William's Tale wasn't necessary, though...
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Kick ass album, definitely one of the better Manowar releases.
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Re-listening to this album today and it really is superb. I'd forgotten how many great tracks there are. Fast Taker still one of my favourite heavy metal songs ever.
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Best Manowar album. This can be attributed to the fact that they had not hired the child abuser Karl master of weak, insipid, boring riffs. Manowar during the Karl years is nothing but the sounds of a haunted guitarist and keyboardist, frail, puny and battling imaginary metal enemies.
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It was long time ago then I listened these poswers, now its time for true (poser) metal. For 80's this is so so, because many bands did blow better as this one, but its not bad album, but this is how overrated Conan born , I dont get all about this band and muscle metal and steel lifting? Beck to music, well there are many better bands anyway
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Old school fun. The title track and Dark Avenger is excellent epic heavy metal and Fast Taker, Metal Daze and Manowar are simple heavy metal done right. The rythm section with Joey Demaio in the front really shines on this one. Great stuff!
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Not a bad debut, but not exactly brilliant either. The title track is the only real stand out track for me on this one. I would say this is probably on par with It's next release Into Glory Ride, and Hail To England was to be a slight improvement over this. But the the production had always remained below standard around that era.
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Great debut only topped by the three records to follow and KoM. The title track is 11/10 though (can a middle part be more epic?)! The rest are very good but not as epic as many songs from 2. 3. and 4. (Gloves of Metal, Valhalla, Retribution, Bridge of Death, Blood of my Enemies, Mountains, Thor and Sign of the Hammer for example). The album was one of the important ones for Epic Metal!
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