The Lord of Steel

The Lord of Steel

Cover art by Ken Kelly
Studio album by Manowar
Released June 16, 2012 (Hammer Edition)
June 26, 2012 (Steel Edition)
October 19, 2012 (Retail Edition)
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length 47:40 (Hammer/Steel Edition)
55:19 (Retail Edition)
Label Magic Circle Music
Producer Joey DeMaio
Manowar chronology

Battle Hymns MMXI
(2010)
The Lord of Steel
(2012)
Kings of Metal MMXIV
(2014)
Limited Hammer Edition cover
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The Lord of Steel is the twelfth 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 Lord Of Steel will feature different mixes and mastering, spectacular new art by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, and other surprises. The album will be available as CD, limited-edition vinyl and digital album.[2] It will feature cover art by Ken Kelly who has worked on many previous Manowar covers. It marks a change in the band's sound, 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.

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

Track listing

All lyrics written by Joey DeMaio unless stated, all music composed by Joey DeMaio unless stated.

Hammer/Steel Edition (limited) [3]
No. Title Length
1. "The Lord of Steel"   4:07
2. "Manowarriors"   4:46
3. "Born in a Grave" (DeMaio, Karl 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
Retail Edition [4]
No. Title Length
1. "The Lord of Steel"   4:07
2. "Manowarriors"   4:32
3. "Born in a Grave" (DeMaio, Karl 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"   7:20
Total length:
55:19

Personnel

Manowar
Guest/session musicians
Technical stuff

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