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Overture To The Hymn Of The Immortal Warriors
2. The Ascension
3. King Of Kings
4. Army Of The Dead, Part I
5. Sleipnir
6. Loki God Of Fire
7. Blood Brothers
8. Overture To Odin
9. The Blood Of Odin
10. The Sons Of Odin
11. Glory Majesty Unity
12. Gods Of War
13. Army Of The Dead, Part II
14. Odin
15. Hymn Of The Immortal Warriors
16. Die For Metal (Bonustrack)
BONUS DVD- MANOWAR:
- Eric Adams (vocals)
- Karl Logan (guitar)
- Joey DiMaio (bass)
- Scott Columbus (drums)
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- Engineered by: tbd
- Mixed by : tbd
- Mastered by: tbd
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| Joey DeMaio was
working as a bass tech / pyrotechnic for Black Sabbath when
he met with guitarist Ross the Boss, playing for a group
called Shakin Street, a Black Sabbath support band. They
later recruited Eric Adams for vocals and Donny Hamzik for
the drums, to create Manowar — a band with an unusual
epic sound. Manowar recorded Battle Hymns, their debut album,
which featured "Dark Avenger", a slow epic track
with narration by Orson Welles. (Welles returned on the
Into Glory Ride album and did the narration on another slow
track called "Defender." This song was later reworked
for the band's Fighting the World album.) Drummer Scott
Columbus joined the band for their second album, Into Glory
Ride. Their official biography states that custom stainless
steel drum kits had to be built for him because his drumming
technique was so "vicious" that it ruined standard
kits. Manowar claims the title of "loudest band in
the world", and the Guiness Book of World Records has
documented them as the holders of the record for the loudest
musical performance, at 129.5 decibels. Custom equipment
was built for the band by John "Dawk" Stillwell,
which helped achieve the massive sound. The band is also
notable for its ownership of their entire operation. Record
recording and distribution, as well as merchandise, are
all controlled by the band. Singer Eric Adams has said that
the reason for this is that the band has received unfair
treatment financially in the past, and also to ensure the
highest quality production. The band's label, Magic Circle
Music, includes other bands such as Rhapsody of Fire. The
release of their next album, which was scheduled for April
3, 2006, was delayed due to severe left arm injuries sustained
by guitarist Karl Logan during a motorcycle accident on
January 24, 2006. He will be unable to perform for an unknown
period of time, but is expected to recover. The latest Manowar
recordings are the songs "King of Kings" and "The
Ascension", released in 2005 with their latest DVD
Hell on Earth Part IV. A new single, planned for release
on February 27 2006, containing the ten-minute unreleased
epic "Sons of Odin" as well as a rerecording of
"King of Kings", was postponed due to Karl Logan's
injuries. "The Sons of Odin" EP was released in
Germany on the 4th of October and elsewhere on October 6th.
It was then followed by a full length DVD release containing
the EarthShaker Fest of 2005. Gods Of War is the new masterpiece from the Kings of Metal! This limited edition includes a bonus DVD and superb tin case packaging.. |
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