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Manowar - The Lord Of Steel (2012) (Metal Hammer Edition + HolyHell CDS)

Posted By: Necromandus
Manowar - The Lord Of Steel (2012) (Metal Hammer Edition + HolyHell CDS)

Manowar - The Lord Of Steel (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 590 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 190 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 400 MB
Heavy Metal | Label: Magic Circle Entertainment #MCA 01247-2 | RAR 3% Rec. | FilePost
… Limited Metal Hammer Edition + HolyHell - Darkness Visible CDS + Magazine …

The Lord Of Steel - Hammer Edition will first be released digitally on June 16, 2012 on www.thekingdomofsteel.com and in a limited variant 'Steel Edition', of Metal Hammer #233 on June 26, 2012, exclusively from Metal Hammer UK. The purchase of this digital album includes a 16-page digital booklet featuring complete lyrics and brand new band photos.
I’ve seen way too many horrible reviews on this album so I am glad I get the chance to share my opinion with you all. I will admit in the beginning, listening to the album only a couple times, I hated it. It made me sad to think that this power metal giant had slipped so far down in their career. However, now that I’ve listened to this album a few dozen times, the songs have grown on me and I actually enjoy blasting a few of them out of my stereo. So a fair warning to you all, give the album a chance.

This album is strong and heavy, in true Manowar style, but a wee bit pretentious, I will admit. The album breaks down as follows - half of the album is decent, a quarter of the album is bland and stereotypical but still a pleasant background listen, and the remaining quarter seems like the band said “This song took us ten minutes to write, but we’re putting it on this album because you’ll buy it anyway!” and I’d rather not speak of that. I don’t feel any sort of epic-ness from this album; it’s very stale and bland and could have used a lot more of that old hard-hitting energy the band had in their prime. It’s a solid Manowar sound… only aging. Eric and Donnie feel like they’re giving about half of their energy to the album. I can’t complain about the guitars as a whole, I just wish the verse riffs weren’t so muted, because when the guitar has it’s moment to shine, it REALLY shines. The production is also seriously at question here, I really would like to know who told Joey DeMaio that all of that fuzz and gain on his bass sounded good! I love a loud and prominent bass player, I think more bands need to utilize that instrument, but holy hell… record it a little bit cleaner next time.

“Manowarriors” is a fun song, but the more I pay attention to the lyrics, the more I ask myself why I am enjoying it so much. The drums and riffs are somewhat stale, the bass, though very prominent is hard to listen to, and the guitar solo is great but short lived. This is one of those Manowar songs about how awesome they are “If you don’t like it, time to leave!” is an actual lyric in the song. Righteous Glory, however, is a slower song on the album and I absolutely love this song. It’s well written and recorded, the bass isn’t so awful, and the lyrics are about Valkyries which is my favorite part of Norse Mythology. Odin knows my name in the hall of the slain… YES MANOWAR. More of this! You have a giant hammer on the album cover… give me some more Norse references!

The next three tracks on the album aren’t awful, but they’re very mediocre and somewhat dull. Some songs have their moments, like in Touch the Sky. I really like the chorus and bridge as the song builds it gets better and better, and it just makes me wonder why they didn’t put that energy into the entire song, not just towards the end. Black List has a nice, groovy introduction, but all I can hear on that bass is gain, gain, gain! It would sound much cleaner without it. El Gringo, though ridiculous as hell, is a decent song! It seems they put more energy into this one and you can hear it right as it starts. Despite its strange concept, I really enjoy listening to it. The guitar riff at the beginning is probably the coolest riff on the album, and I’m bummed it only lasts a few seconds. The song kicks it up a notch with a high energy solo at the end, which I wish was much longer, but it was much appreciated as is. The album ends with Hail, Kill, and Die which has an amazing groove to it. It’s slower, low energy but builds throughout, and has some nice driving drums and riffs. It’s a nice way to end the album, with a chorus chanting HAIL! KILL! AND DIE! and a bad ass solo. Now this is Manowar, and I am proud to listen to this song.

All in all, the album is a slight disappointment, but I think most others are not giving it a chance at all. Upon first listen, it seems stupid, and corny, and not in the good way. Listening to it more and more it has surprisingly grown on me as I learn the lyrics and meaning behind each song. I can understand why so many people are disgusted with it, and are begging Manowar to stop making music, but it's hard for me to sit here and say I'm not wishing for another epic release from Manowar. I will continue to follow them and support them until they either give up, or give us another power metal masterpiece.

Tracklist :

1. The Lord Of Steel - 4:08
2. Manowarrios - 4:46
3. Born In A Grave - 5:47
4. Righteous Glory - 6:10
5. Touch The Sky - 3:49
6. Black List - 6:58
7. Expendable - 3:10
8. El Gringo - 4:58
9. Annihilation - 4:01
10. Hail Kill and Die - 3:59

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• Joey DeMaio - Bass, Keyboards
• Eric Adams - Vocals
• Donnie Hamzik - Drums
• Karl Logan - Guitars, Keyboards

Manowar - The Lord Of Steel (2012) (Metal Hammer Edition + HolyHell CDS)

HolyHell - Darkness Visible/The Warning (2012, CDS)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 220 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 70 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 15 MB
Heavy Metal | Label: Magic Circle Entertainment #MCA 07248-2

EP features 3 songs from the forthcoming long play album "Darkness Visible ", and a never before released live version of the song ‘Armageddon’, performed live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH on March 12, 2011. The physicial version only can be found on the Hammer edition of the brand new album from Manowar, "The Lord of Steel"
Tracklist :

1. Lucifer's Warning - 6:19
2. Accept The Darkness - 5:52
3. Haunted - 6:27
4. Armageddon (Live) - 6:56

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

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HolyHell / Darkness Visible (CDS)

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==== Log checksum 0329DD62B275E4DE75A14F5CCC0D83D5750AA608C5638F13BC8DEB56121422D3 ====

• Maria Breon - Vocals
• Jay Rigney - Bass
• Joe Stump - Guitars
• Francisco Palomo - Keyboards
• John Macaluso - Drums

Please, do not write these links at any web pages. Enjoy & keep the files alive!
* - EAC Image, standard LOG, embedded cuesheet, Foobar2000 ready
Huge thanks to my friend bigggwest for original CD!
Download lossless* (flac) + covers via FilePost.com:
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Manowar - The Lord Of Steel (2012)
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HolyHell - Darkness Visible/The Warning (2012, CDS)
Lossless+Covers.part1.rar | Lossless+Covers.part2.rar | Covers.rar