Led by bassist Joey DeMaio and his singular metallic musical vision, Louder Than Hell is another exercise in power metal evangelism peculiar to Manowar.
The British Steel-like opener "Return of the Warlords" emphasizes the American band's rare ability to offer very European-sounding '80s metal.
The ballad "Courage," like most of the group's slower numbers, is an abysmal failure.
Fortunately, there are only a couple of these boring battle hymns included on this 1996 release.
The shred-metal rhythmic constructs are also in limited quantity, but "Outlaw" with its pile-driving, 16th-note rhythm is up to the speedy standard set on The Triumph of Steel.
A distinctly old-school Judas Priest vibe is apparent during the mid-tempo chunk of Louder Than Hell.
Eric Adams' confident vocals don't wither one bit when compared to those of legendary screamer Rob Halford and reinforces the classic influence.
Sure, Manowar's "true metal" flag-waving is tedious and goofy, but non-judgmental metal fans willing to overlook the bad comic book imagery will eventually marvel at the band's ability to create and capture their own brand of unapologetic power metal.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brothers of Metal, Pt. 1Joey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | The Gods Made Heavy MetalJoey DeMaio, Karl Logan | Manowar | Play | 06:03 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 3 | CourageJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Number 1Joey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | OutlawJoey DeMaio, Karl Logan | Manowar | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | KingJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 7 | Today Is a Good Day to DieJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 09:42 | 22 MB | 53 MB |
| 8 | My Spirit Lives OnJoey DeMaio, Karl Logan | Manowar | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 9 | Return Of The Warlord | Manowar | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 45 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 299 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Breen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | David Campbell | Conductor |
| 3 | Joey DeMaio | Composer |
| 4 | Ken Kelly | Artwork |
| 5 | Alex Kydd | Mastering Assistant |
| 6 | Karl Logan | Composer |
| 7 | Manowar | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 9 | Justin Meldal-Johnsen | Assistant Conductor |
| 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). |