The MANOWAR classics appreciation thread!

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:03 pm

I voted for "Into Glory Ride", their most epic release, imo.

1) Into Glory Ride
2) Hail to England
3) Battle Hymns (I only enjoy two tracks of it "Battle Hymn" and "Dark Avenger", "Metal Daze" is Ok while you're drunk)
4) Sign of the Hammer (too much fillers on this one)

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:40 am

hard question for ManOwaR fans, my vote goes for "Hail to England", among the first albums I feel its the more well rounded talking about composition (fast songs,epic passages,or just headbanging rokcing songs)
or maybe its all because has BLOOD OF MY FUCKING ENEMIES as opener

we cant deny the magic of "the crown and the ring"

pzman · Post by **pzman** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:20 am

Personally my all-time fav Manowar album is Kings Of Metal. Since it's not on the poll, i had a tough choice between Hail and Sign but picked Hail To England. Some great epic stuff here! (as with most Manowar stuff of course!)

nabel · Post by **nabel** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:04 am

I chose "Sign Of The Hammer". And that is because of "Mountains" which has become my favorite Manowar song. At overall level best album is maybe "Hail To England", a-side is pure metal magic on that one.
"Into Glory Ride" has probably most spin in my players, one of my alltime favorite hangover albums, maybe most epic metal album to this day (except the opener). No bad words about "Battle Hymns" also, top-20 metal albums for me.

But today it's "Sign Of The Hammer".

Btw, are those "silver edition" cd's hard to get nowdays? I only have Into Glory Ride from those and would like to have rest of them. Got to give some rest to my vinyls now and then.

Dave_the_Boss · Post by **Dave_the_Boss** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:01 am

nabel wrote: Btw, are those "silver edition" cd's hard to get nowdays? I only have Into Glory Ride from those and would like to have rest of them. Got to give some rest to my vinyls now and then.

They shouldn't be hard to find, although as far as I know Battle Hymns was only released in the US as a silver edition. It's definitely worth the money though, as the linernotes are cool and it sounds better than ever.

I really can't choose from those four. Early Manowar is heavy metal perfection for me, although I love Fighting The World and Kings Of Metal and The Triumph Of Steel has its moments too. If only they were as good now as they were then....

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:26 am

nabel wrote:Btw, are those "silver edition" cd's hard to get nowdays? I only have Into Glory Ride from those and would like to have rest of them. Got to give some rest to my vinyls now and then.

I'm not sure exactly which version of the CD's you are seeking, but I do have a set of Manowar's old albums, legitimate CD re-issues that I'm looking to get rid of for cheap in basically flawless condition, perhaps $5.00 a piece?

Let me know if you're interested.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:09 pm

Hail to England for me. Heavy, epic with an intense black feeling in music and lyrics (Each dawn i die, Bridge of death). Not a single filler, every song rips.

Sign is a close second, but it starts with the godawful and stupid All men play on ten, so it's not flawless.

Btw, my favorite Manowar track lies in the last great album they put out which imo is Triumph of steel. The track is The power of thy sword.

Witchkiller · Post by **Witchkiller** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:16 pm

I voted for "Battle Hymns".Two out of my top 5 fav 'War trax are there,Deathtone and Metal Daze..............

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:52 am

Agh, I want to change my own vote

Into Glory Ride has grown on me to be their best release ever and best epic metal album ever too. How someone can dislike it is beyond me. The only thing that's not superb is the intro of Warlord and it's so bad it's kinda funny so that's kinda plus too!

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:11 am

Playing INTO GLORY RIDE now. Does it get any better than this ultimate epic metal madness?!

I had to wait to post this until side A was done, too much fistpounding to write a message.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:17 am

Jens wrote:Playing INTO GLORY RIDE now. Does it get any better than this ultimate epic metal madness?!

I had to wait to post this until side A was done, too much fistpounding to write a message.

Isn't it too gay for you?

And yes, it does get better. Just listen to their previous and following albums.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:30 am

It isn't, but I'll put Poison's Fallen Angel on after side B if that would make you happy.

Sgt. Kuntz · Post by **Sgt. Kuntz** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:32 am

"Hail to England" my favorite any time, any place.

But "Sign of the Hammer" and "Into Glory Ride" are also nearly flawless.

Jens · Post by **Jens** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:14 am

Nightlock wrote:"Dark Avenger" etc rule so much!

After the spoken part that always reminds me of BROCAS HELM. The riff, the drums, crazy solo,...

Blood RED · Post by **Blood RED** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:41 pm

Into glory ride is my favorite Manowar album...

Gloves of metal,
Gates of valhalla...

And what is the secret of that sound, steel?

The MANOWAR classics appreciation thread!

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