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Metal Hammer4/7[2]
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The Lord of Steel is the eleventh studio album of the American heavy metal band Manowar. It was first released as a download on June 16, 2012, and the limited-edition pre-release special edition CD of the British heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer on June 26, 2012. The retail edition of the album was available as CD, limited-edition vinyl and digital album.[4] It featured cover art by Ken Kelly who has worked on many previous Manowar covers. It marks a change in the band's sound,[citation needed] moving away from the symphonic sound of Gods of War and going back to the style of Louder than Hell with the production quality of Thunder in the Sky.[citation needed]

The song "El Gringo" was used in the credits of the 2011 film of the same name.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Joey DeMaio unless stated; all music is composed by DeMaio unless stated

Hammer/Steel edition (limited)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."The Lord of Steel" (DeMaio, Karl Logan)4:07
2."Manowarriors"4:46
3."Born in a Grave" (DeMaio, Logan)5:47
4."Righteous Glory" (DeMaio, Logan)6:10
5."Touch the Sky"3:49
6."Black List"6:58
7."Expendable"3:10
8."El Gringo"4:57
9."Annihilation"4:00
10."Hail, Kill and Die"3:56
Total length:47:40
  • The Hammer Edition is the CD version that came in the Metal Hammer's 100% Official Steel Edition bundle (including this CD, the HolyHell's Darkness Visible (The Warning) EP and the magazine Metal Hammer #233) exclusively from Metal Hammer UK. Also available as digital download released on Manowar webshop. It includes a 16-page digital booklet featuring complete lyrics and brand new band photos.
Retail edition[6]
No.TitleLength
1."The Lord of Steel" (DeMaio, Karl Logan)4:07
2."Manowarriors"4:32
3."Born in a Grave" (DeMaio, Logan)5:02
4."Righteous Glory" (DeMaio, Logan)5:47
5."Touch the Sky"3:48
6."Black List"6:44
7."Expendable"3:11
8."El Gringo"6:55
9."Annihilation"3:57
10."Hail Kill and Die"3:57
11."The Kingdom of Steel" (DeMaio, Logan)7:20
Total length:55:19
  • The retail edition, originally scheduled for September 28, hit the stores on October 19, 2012, on CD, limited-edition picture vinyl, and as digital album. It features a 24-page booklet, an opulent new illustration by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, a new song titled The Kingdom of Steel, entirely different mixes and many new arrangements compared to the limited pre-release.[7]

Personnel

Manowar
Guest/session musicians
  • Joe Rozler – keyboards
  • Francisco Palomo – keyboards on El Gringo
Technical stuff
  • Joey DeMaio – engineering, recording, editing, production
  • Ronald Prent – mixing (at Wisseloord Studios)
  • Darcy Proper – mastering (at Wisseloord Studios)
  • Dirk Kloiber – additional engineering and editing (at Haus Wahnfried)
  • Francisco Palomo – additional editing

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 191
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 41

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Lord of Steel – Manowar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Kranz, Jacob (July 23, 2012). "Kritik zu Manowar The Lord of Steel". Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. June 17, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  4. ^ The Lord Of Steel bei My Favourite Magazines
  5. ^ ·Encyclopaedia Metallum, Additional Notes section·
  6. ^ ·Encyclopaedia Metallum, Additional Notes section·
  7. ^ ·Manowar Official Website – The Kingdom Of Steel· Archived October 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Manowar – The Lord of Steel" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Manowar – The Lord of Steel" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Manowar: The Lord of Steel" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – The Lord of Steel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manowar – The Lord of Steel". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – The Lord of Steel". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_Steel
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