Today in 1992 Manowar released the album The Triumph of Steel Auburn, New York Heavy/Power Metal Status:Active Years active: 1980-present Manowar is an American classic style heavy metal band from Auburn, New York that prominently features mythology and fantasy in their lyrics as well as songs about Heavy Metal and a theme of comradeship with rebellious attitude. They are also claimed to be pioneers of power metal alongside with Dio and Helloween. Manowar was founded by bassist Joey DeMaio and guitarist Ross Ross the Boss Friedman in 1980. Joey DeMaio was a bass/pyro technician for Black Sabbath, who were playing a show in England at the time, and Ross the Boss was the guitarist of a band called Shakin Street. The whole thing started when the two locked themselves in a locker room to find out which one could play the guitar harder and faster. After agreeing that they would found a band, the two took in Eric Adams, the man with lungs of leather, as their vocalist, and Donny Hamzik as their drummer. They released their first album, Battle Hymns, with this lineup in 1982. On their second release, Into Glory Ride (1983), Scott Columbus was introduced as their new drummer, along with his custom made stainless steel drums (regular ones would not endure his aggressive style). The contract for Into Glory Ride was also signed in the bands own blood. Manowars third album, Hail to England (1984), started a tour in Great Britain. However, the band were fed up with their current record companys dominant nature, and released yet another record during the same year; Sign of the Hammer was published by 10 Records - hence the song All Men Play on 10 included on this album. In the beginning of 1987, Fighting the World was released, featuring hit songs such as Fighting the World, Black Wind, Fire and Steel and Defender. Followed by a tour in Europe, Fighting the World was a success. Their next album, Kings of Metal (1988), was widely dedicated to the fans of Manowar all around the world, as can be told by looking at the cover (plenty of different flags scattered around). This album also featured recordings with a large male choir, such as Blood of the Kings and The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings). The title of this album is the reason that their fans (and also themselves) dub them The Kings of Metal. Not being pleased by his career with Manowar, Ross the Boss quit the band at this point, and was replaced by David Shankle. Also, the drummer known as Rhino took Scott Columbuss place on Manowars next release, The Triumph of Steel published in 1992. After finishing their Secrets of Steel tour, they were voted as the band that fans would most like to see in Russia, beating out Beatles and Michael Jackson. 1996 saw the release of Louder than Hell, with Scott Columbus back in the drums and a new talent, Karl Logan, in lead guitar. This album included hit tracks Gods Made Heavy Metal, The Power, Brothers of Metal (Pt.1) and Return of the Warlord. After some more touring and the change of millennium, Warriors of the World was released in 2002, featuring tracks Warriors of the World (United) and one dedicated to Italian fans, Nessun Dorma, which was earlier performed by Eric Adams on their show in Italy. Manowar has also released six live-DVDs, Hell on Earth Parts I-V and The Day the Earth Shook - The Absolute Power, with the unbelivable event of the 2005 Earthshaker festival. A new EP called Sons of Odin was released in October 2006. Their latest album was released at the end of February - beginning of March 2007, entitled Gods Of War. Also in 2007 Manowar started their own metalfest in Bad Arolsen, Germany, which is called the Magic Circle Festival. In August 2008 Manowar released an one-song single, Die With Honor. The song was also edited for the latest Thunder in the sky EP, part of The Asgard Saga forthcoming CD. The EP included the song Father recorded in 15 more languages other than English-another tribute of the band to their faithful fans all around the world! Atlantic Records Eric Adams – vocals David Shankle – electric, acoustic & classical guitars Joey DeMaio – bass guitar, 4-string, 8-string bass guitars, piccolo bass guitar, bass pedals Kenny Earl Rhino Edwards – drums, percussion 1. Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts (28:38) 2. Metal Warriors (3:54) 3. Ride the Dragon (4:32) 4. Spirit Horse of the Cherokee (6:02) 5. Burning (5:10) 6. The Power of Thy Sword (7:50) 7. The Demons Whip (7:50) 8. Master of the Wind (5:27) Total Time: 69:27 There is also a DLP version. The front cover is almost all black with only a big red logo and title on it. Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is a re-telling of Homers Iliad, with the focus on Achilles. In Eight Parts: Prelude I. Hector Storms the Wall II. The Death of Patroclus III. Funeral March IV. Armor of the Gods V. Hectors Final Hour VI. Death Hectors Reward VII. The Desecration of Hectors Body (Parts 1 & 2) VIII. The Glory of Achilles Track 1 by DeMaio (but drums parts by Rhino and guitar solo parts by Shankle) Tracks 3, 5, 7, and 8 by DeMaio & Shankle Tracks 2, 4, and 6 by DeMaio The Triumph of Steel is the seventh album by heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1992. It is the only Manowar album to feature guitarist David Shankle and drummer Kenny Earl Rhino Edwards. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is the longest (28 minutes and 38 seconds) and most complex Manowar song, and probably an anticipation of a concept album that was never accomplished. Because of its Homeric content, Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts has recently attracted the attention of a group of scholars at Bologna University in Italy. Mrs. Eleonora Cavallini, Professor in Classics, has written about this song: Joey DeMaio’s lyrics imply a careful and scrupulous reading of the Iliad. The songwriter has focused his attention essentially on the crucial fight between Hector and Achilles, has paraphrased some passages of the poem adapting them to the melodic structure with a certain fluency and partly reinterpreting them, but never altering or upsetting Homer’s storyline. The purpose of the lyrics (and of the music as well) is to evoke some characteristic Homeric sceneries: the raging storm of the battle, the barbaric, ferocious exultance of the winner, the grief and anguish of the warrior who feels death impending over him. The whole action hinges upon Hector and Achilles, who are represented as specular characters, divided by an irreducible hatred and yet destined to share a similar destiny. Both are caught in the moment of the greatest exaltation, as they savagely rejoice for the blood of their killed enemies, but also in the one of the extreme pain, when the daemon of war finally pounces on them. Furthermore, differently than in the irreverent and iconoclastic movie Troy, in Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts, the divine is a constant and ineluctable presence, determining human destinies with inscrutable and steely will, and, despite the generic reference to the gods, the real master of human lives is Zeus, the only God to whom both Hector and Achilles address their prayers[ youtube/watch?v=-vj2IGteZWo
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