Manowar - The Triumph Of Steel
Tracklist
01. Achilles, Agony And Ecstasy In Eight Parts1 - Hector Storms The Wall
2 - The Death Of Patroclus
3 - Funeral March
4 - Armor Of The Gods
5 - Hector's Final Hour
6 - Death Hector's Reward
7 - The Desecration Of Hector's Body
8 - The Glory Of Achilles
02. Metal Warriors
03. Ride The Dragon
04. Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee
05. Burning
06. The Power Of Thy Sword
07. The Demon's Whip
08. Master Of The Wind
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Manowar's made of steel, not clay, but age has not looked kindly upon them or their defiance, and this is one album that I seem to like less every time I listen to it in full. The Triumph Of Steel is a triumph piecemeal: it’s a platform for some classics pockmarked by filler, muddied by lifeless production, practically dead on arrival thanks to its importunate herald. Read more ›› |
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In many ways, "Triumph Of Steel" is the closest thing to a consistent Manowar album. Everybody but the staunchest of fans will agree that the average Manowar album sports more than a couple killer tracks but is just the same riddled by fillers and silliness. However, on "Triumph Of Steel" Manowar manage to package every aspect of the latter category into the opening "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts", allowing the listener to comfortably ignore it and enjoy the remaining seven tracks. This is actually quite a pity since the album's would-be center point does have some really catchy and punchy heavy metal to it and certainly some of the best lyrics bassist and chief songwriter Joey DeMaio has ever penned down. But the grating bass solo and the even worse drum solo alone (not that those are the songs only faults) suffice to tip the scales in favour of the skip button. Read more ›› |
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Posts: 40071 Written by [user id=102069] on 07.01.2013 at 10:59 corrected for truth
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.01.2013 at 12:14 you had to change just one letter 
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Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.01.2013 at 12:14 haha epic correcting
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Posts: 40071 Written by [user id=17278] on 07.01.2013 at 12:16 too easy an opportunity to pass by on
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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That album is amazing...especially Achilles, Agony And Ecstasy In 8 Parts, Metal Warriors, Master Of The Wind are the best songs from this album....Hail From Greece   
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Posts: 40071 Written by belphegor666 on 25.06.2013 at 02:01 why doesn't that surprise me? The kings of gayass cheese are still immensely popular in Greece and Germany and that's about it
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Posts: 33 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 25.06.2013 at 02:12 Kings Of Gayass??? Manowar is true metal and i don't care if you think they are gay...first judge yourself and then judge others
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Posts: 40071 Written by belphegor666 on 25.06.2013 at 02:23 Manowar true metal they are the biggest posers around in the metal world even more so than the so-called glam metal bands from the Eighties. They even rip off their own fans ffs
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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Posts: 1150 Written by belphegor666 on 25.06.2013 at 02:23 The fact that you even buy into this whole "true metal" bs is lolworthy  .That this whole thing pretty much came from Gayowar is just one more reason to hate them.
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This album is an uninspired turd. Sounds like they had completely run out of ideas for this one. The first track is an unnecessarily long snoozefest.
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A masterpiece! That's what I though the first time I heard this album. Later, I got quite bred and haven't listened to the whole release for a long time. Definately not as good as their first 4 albums but very good compared to their later stuff.
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Posts: 3333 Written by Zombie94 on 05.12.2014 at 01:48 Agree, maybe I would listen parts 6 and 8 again.
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Surprisingly this is pretty good. The first song is mostly filler (except parts 6 & 8) and so are these overlong intros in some of the songs. "Metal Warriors", "Ride The Dragon", "The Power Of Thy Sword" and especially "Master Of The Wind" on the other hand make this one of the strongest Manowar albums IMO. Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall
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What the fok was this what I listened, powermetal glory ride, its worts of the worst even worsth as other posers together, 20min song was so lame. Metal warriors was Ok a bit power of the sword as well
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Never liked this one. The opening song could be decent if they shaved off 15 (!) minutes and the second part of the album feels plodding. Some of the songs has potential but apart from some strong riffs there's not much else to praise. The last song Master of the Wind is possibly the best one on the album, sounds like a follow up to Heart of Steel.
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First Manowar-album I bought back in my youth (before I had even heard of them = 10/10 front cover for a 13-year old). Much is shit in the opening track, but there are some amazing moments: 01:00-03:00 Those riffs 💪 03:45-04:50 Eric Adams 👌 13:30-15:20 Eric Adams ❤️ 16:10-19:40 Metal 🍺 23:28-26:30 More metal 🍻
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I think this is a pretty good album. The opener song, while often difficult to listen to due to its length and many stops is actually one of the most creative songs the band has even written, and has great musicianship and songwriting. Rest of the songs are very enjoyable to listen to, with again great performances by the band members. Fantastic vocals, awesome bass, great solos and top notch drumming. I especially have a blast listening to The Power Of Thy Sword, Ride The Dragon and Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee. Master Of The Wind is also pretty good. Not as good as the best Manowar albums but still a very good album.
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The opener has a lot of lame parts, but also absolute highlights. In sum it brings my vote down by 1. The second half on the other side is good (all but Burning) to masterpiece (Spirit Horse Of The Cherokee, The Power Of Thy Sword, Master Of The Wind).
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