Battle Hymns (Manowar album)

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For the re-recorded album, see Battle Hymns MMXI.
Battle Hymns
Studio album by
Manowar
ReleasedJune 14, 1982 (1982-06-14)[1]
Recorded1981–1982
StudioCriteria (Miami)
Genre
Length36:05
LabelLiberty
Producer
Manowar chronology
Battle Hymns
(1982) 		Into Glory Ride
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]

Battle Hymns is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1982 by Liberty Records.

Track listing[edit]

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Death Tone" 4:51
2."Metal Daze"Joey DeMaio4:20
3."Fast Taker" 3:56
4."Shell Shock" 4:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Manowar" 3:38
2."Dark Avenger" 6:23
3."William's Tale"Gioachino Rossini1:54
4."Battle Hymn" 6:56
Total length:36:05

Personnel[edit]

Manowar[edit]

Additional personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

  • Mixed by Jon Mathias at Record Plant Studios, New York City
  • Joey DeMaio, Ross the Boss – producers
  • Joe Foglia – engineer
  • Jim Sessody, John Agnello – assistant engineers
  • Joe Breschio – mastering
  • Bob Currie – executive producer
  • Aucoin Management, Inc. – management
  • Bill Burks, Brian J. Ames – art direction
  • Gary Ruddell – Illustration

Cover versions[edit]

  • Thrash metal band Overkill covered the song "Death Tone" on their 1999 album Coverkill.
  • Traditional metal band Seven Witches covered the song "Metal Daze" on their 1999 album Second War in Heaven.
  • The song "Battle Hymn" has been covered by German heavy metal band Majesty.
  • Swiss Heavy Metal band Burning Witches covered the song "Battle Hymn" on their 2020 album Dance With The Devil.
  • Finnish symphonic power metal band Beast in Black covered the song "Battle Hymn" on their 2021 album Dark Connection.
  • German band Tankard covered "Fast Taker" on the re-release of their album Disco Destroyer.
  • American traditional metal band Slough Feg covered "Fast Taker" on a split single with Solstice.

2010 re-recording – Battle Hymns MMXI[edit]

Main article: Battle Hymns MMXI

In late 2010 it was announced that Manowar were to rerecord Battle Hymns for a November 26 release.[4] 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.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. June 11, 1982. p. 31. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Battle Hymns at AllMusic
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MANOWAR: 'Battle Hymns 2011' Release Dates Announced
  5. ^ Joey DeMaio – Battle Hymns 2011 – YouTube

External links[edit]

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