Like most latter-day Manowar outings, Warriors of the World is a mixed affair rife with all of the clichés that make Manowar either Gods or an amusing joke, depending on what side of the inner circle you reside on.
No matter how big a fan of the band someone might be, it's hard to take the operatic "Nessun Dorma" and succeeding power ballad "Valhalla" seriously, as they sound like something Spinal Tap would have thought up when not worrying about amps that went to 11.
In fact, too much of this disc relies on similar cheeseball balladry that, try as it might to be gallant and heroic, really comes off as self-parody.
Fortunately, the disc has enough tracks that do reach higher decibels, including the last four and disc-opener "Call to Arms," that are more indicative of what made Manowar great, namely heavy riffs and heavier attitude that, even when embracing an ethos that many would be embarrassed about, still comes off sincere.
Manowar mean it when they sing about the "House of Death" and how they will "Fight Until We Die," and that's why you should love them, warts and all.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call to ArmsJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | The Fight for FreedomJoey DeMaio, Karl Logan | Manowar | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Nessun DormaGiuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni | Manowar | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | ValhallaJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 00:35 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 5 | Swords in the WindJoey DeMaio, Karl Logan | Manowar | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | An American TrilogyMickey Newbury | Manowar | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Warriors of the World UnitedJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 8 | Hand of DoomJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 9 | House of DeathJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Fight Until We DieJoey DeMaio | Manowar | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 303 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Adami | Composer |
| 2 | Eric Adams | Vocals |
| 3 | Scott Columbus | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Joey DeMaio | 4-Strings, 8-String Bass, Composer, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Piccolo |
| 5 | Olaf Heine | Photography |
| 6 | Ken Kelly | Cover Art, Illustrations |
| 7 | Karl Logan | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 8 | Manowar | Engineer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Mickey Newbury | Composer |
| 10 | Ronald Prent | Mixing |
| 11 | Giacomo Puccini | Composer |
| 12 | Tony Regee | Bass Technician |
| 13 | Joe Rozler | Orchestral Arrangements, Piano (Grand), Pipe Organ, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Rob Sannen | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 15 | René Schardt | Mastering |
| 16 | Renato Simoni | Composer |
| 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). |