Manowar - The Final Battle I - review
Manowar - The Final Battle I - review
Tracklist
01. March Of The Heroes Into Valhalla02. Blood And Steel
03. Sword Of The Highlands
04. You Shall Die Before I Die
A review by
Belegûr November 13, 2019
There are only four songs to digest here, a possible blessing in disguise? Though, one of these songs called "March Of The Heroes Into Valhalla" is, I assume, a rejected orchestral number from Gods of War. Even the title of it makes it seem like Joey DeMaio had it lying around the studio from 2007 and decided to extend the EP from three tracks to four. It's fine, I guess, but really doesn't offer anything new - from Manowar? I'm shocked too.
Two of the tracks called "Blood and Steel" and "Sword Of The Highlands" almost stop this from being utter humiliation, but this is because of Eric Adams, who has so often saved Manowar from defeat. He still sounds good and I don't think he sounds any worse than his work on 2002's Warriors Of The World. Praise ends there as these 2 songs greatly borrow from better songs from that 2002 release and Louder Than Hell. In fact, they could pass as secret of steel blood and fire warlord bonus tracks for those albums.
Remember those tracks where Joey DeMaio would abuse your ears with the might of his over distorted bass? The tracks you probably rush to skip when they are drawing near? Joey goes all out on this with an actual vocal performance. It takes an ego the size of Asgard to push Eric Adams to the side and say "I've got this". Joey's performance here is actually worth seeking the EP out for the absurdity of it all. When it fades you are left contemplating what you have just listened to, but not in the way that was intended. As part 1 of this final battle, I can't even imagine what wonders we will be treated to in the future. Are they saving the best till last?
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 4 |
| Songwriting: | 2 |
| Originality: | 2 |
| Production: | 4 |
Written by Belegûr | November 13, 2019
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I had a good day up until you reminded me that this exists
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Posts: 366 Written by RaduP on 13.11.2019 at 13:25 I'd still recommend your original review 
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Posts: 8285 Quote: Eric still got the pipes for sure. He was fantastic when I saw them live last summer. That said, Joey is embarrassing but that's no news really.
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Posts: 366 Written by nikarg on 13.11.2019 at 13:48 For sure. I thought "Sword of the Highlands" sounded a bit like "Courage", which makes sense. What surprised me was how good his vocals were compared to that track, which is from the 90s. At least during some moments 
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The clansman is back, i hope you will stay
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'Sword Of The Highlands' is good song, the rest is rubbish
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