For the re-recorded album, see Kings of Metal MMXIV .
1988 studio album by Manowar
Kings of Metal heavy metal band Manowar , released on November 18, 1988 by Atlantic Records . The album was the last to feature guitarist and founding member Ross "The Boss" Friedman , who later went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators . Drummer Scott Columbus left the band after this album as well, but rejoined for 1996's Louder Than Hell
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Track listing
All songs written by Joey DeMaio except where noted.
American, European and Japanese track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Wheels of Fire" 4:10 2. "Kings of Metal" Ross Friedman , DeMaio3:43 3. "Heart of Steel" 5:10 4. "Sting of the Bumblebee " (instrumental) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (adapted by DeMaio, lyrics transcribed by Bob Piorun)2:49 5. "The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)" 4:46 6. "Kingdom Come" 3:56 7. "Pleasure Slave" (present only on the US release of the album) 5:37 8. "Hail and Kill" Friedman, DeMaio 5:57 9. "The Warriors Prayer" 4:20 10. "Blood of the Kings" 7:29 Total length: 47:57
Asian edition track listing No. Title Length 1. "Wheels of Fire" 4:11 2. "Kings of Metal" 3:43 3. "Heart of Steel" 5:10 4. "Sting of the Bumblebee" (instrumental) 2:45 5. "The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)" 4:53 6. "Kingdom Come" 3:55 7. "Hail and Kill" 5:54 8. "The Warriors Prayer" 4:20 9. "Blood of the Kings" 7:30 Total length: 42:21
Personnel
Manowar Additional musicians Canoldir Male Choir directed by Clive Griffiths
Arthur Whilshire – voices on track 9
Grant Williams – voices on track 9 Production Richard Breen – engineer, mixing, Synclavier programming
Elvis T. Gruber – assistant engineer
Vince Gutman – digital programming, recording and mixing supervision
Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk , New YorkJason Flom – executive producerCharts
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
Germany (BVMI )
Gold
250,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE )
Gold
50,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
Jeffries, Vincent. "Manowar - Kings of Metal review" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 26, 2016.
Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada : Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 214. ISBN 978-1894959315 Divita, Joe (July 5, 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time" . Loudwire Townsquare Media . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5
"Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Kings of Metal" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Kings of Metal" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Kings of Metal')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved May 6, 2021.Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 ISBN 84-8048-639-2
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