For four albums, Manowar blazed a self-appointed crusade for "True Metal," devoid of image or any commercial leanings, only to sign with a major label and sell out immediately.
Practice what you preach, indeed.
The songs on 1987's Fighting the World are actually a slight improvement over the band's previous offering Sign of the Hammer, but they are betrayed by the excessively clean production job herein.
"Blow Your Speakers" and "Carry On" are blatant MTV contestants, and the big drumming of the title track sounds more like disco than metal.
After getting the singles out of the way, the band carried on with business as usual (for the most part) for the album's second half.
Particularly interesting is "Defender," another epic vehicle for an Orson Wells narration, the frenetic "Holy War," and the final Armageddon of "Black Wind, Fire and Steel.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fighting the WorldJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Blow Your SpeakersJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Carry OnJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Violence and BloodshedJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | DefenderJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Drums of DoomJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 01:15 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 7 | Holy WarJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Master of RevengeJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 01:34 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | Black Wind, Fire and SteelJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 34 mins | 79 MB | |||||
| 34 mins | 211 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Adams | Vocals |
| 2 | Rich Breen | Engineer |
| 3 | Scott Columbus | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Fin Costello | Photography |
| 5 | Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| 6 | Joey DeMaio | Bass, Composer |
| 7 | Jason Flom | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Vincent Gutman | Drums, Programming |
| 9 | Ken Kelly | Illustrations |
| 10 | Manowar | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Ross the Boss | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 12 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| 13 | Orson Welles | Narrator |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |