Battle Hymns (Manowar album)

Battle Hymns
Studio album by Manowar
Released June 7, 1982
Recorded Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length 35:48
Label Liberty
Producer Joey DeMaio, Ross the Boss, Bob Currie
Manowar chronology

Battle Hymns
(1982)		 Into Glory Ride
(1983)
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AllMusic [1]
Sputnikmusic [2]

Battle Hymns is the 1982 debut album of the American heavy metal band Manowar.

Track listing

All songs by Ross the Boss and Joey DeMaio, except where indicated

Side one
  1. "Death Tone" – 4:48
  2. "Metal Daze" (DeMaio) – 4:18
  3. "Fast Taker" – 3:56
  4. "Shell Shock" – 4:04
Side two
  1. "Manowar" – 3:35
  2. "Dark Avenger" – 6:20
  3. "William's Tale" (DeMaio, Gioachino Rossini) – 1:52
  4. "Battle Hymn" – 6:55

Personnel

Manowar

Additional personnel

Production

Cover versions

2010 Re-recording - Battle Hymns MMX

Main article: Battle Hymns MMXI

In late 2010 it was announced that Manowar were to rerecord Battle Hymns for a November 26 release.[3] The album, Battle Hymns MMXI, was drummer Donnie Hamzik's first studio recording with Manowar since the original 1982 Battle Hymns release. Orson Welles having died 25 years before, the narration during "Dark Avenger" was recorded by Sir Christopher Lee.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Battle Hymns at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Sputnik music Review". sputnikmusic.com. 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ↑ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MANOWAR: 'Battle Hymns 2011' Release Dates Announced
  4. ↑ Joey DeMaio - Battle Hymns 2011 - YouTube

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