Into Glory Ride

Into Glory Ride
Studio album by Manowar
Released	July 1, 1983
Recorded	Music America Studios, Rochester, New York
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	45:05
Label	Music for Nations (Europe) Megaforce (US)
Producer	Manowar, Jon Mathias
Manowar chronology
Battle Hymns (1982) Into Glory Ride (1983) Hail to England (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Forces	(6/10)[2]
Martin Popoff	[3]

Into Glory Ride is Manowar's second studio album and the first to feature drummer Scott Columbus. The album's title is a reference to the title track from the band's previous album Battle Hymns.

Reception

In 2005, Into Glory Ride was ranked number 444 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Warlord" – 4:13
2. "Secret of Steel" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 5:48
3. "Gloves of Metal" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 5:23
4. "Gates of Valhalla" – 7:11

Side two

5. "Hatred" – 7:38
6. "Revelation (Death's Angel)" – 6:28
7. "March for Revenge (By the Soldiers of Death)" – 8:24

Cover versions

• UK metal band Solstice covered "Gloves of Metal" on a 2001 split with Slough Feg.
• Boston grindcore band Anal Cunt covered "Gloves of Metal" on their 1996 album, 40 More Reasons to Hate Us.

Personnel

Manowar

• Eric Adams - vocals
• Ross the Boss - guitar, keyboards
• Joey DeMaio - bass guitar
• Scott Columbus - drums

Production

• Jon Mathias - producer, engineer
• John Petre - assistant engineer
• Joe Brescio - mastering

References

1. ↑ Huey, Steve. Into Glory Ride at AllMusic
2. ↑ Doe, Bernard (August 1983). "Manowar - Into Glory Ride". Metal Forces (1): 22. Retrieved 2015-07-03. 
3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5. 
4. ↑ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 31. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.