Triumph Of Steel - Manowar

And so... Another trip down memory lane (wonder if there is actually such a place?), and another look at my dusting old metal albums in search of something obscure for you all to find out about! Now, I am absolutely sure a lot of you will never have heard of this album, nor this band, so let's have a brief history... They are an American metal band, formed in 1980. If you read a previous review by me, you may recall that they are well renowned for writing their songs about metal, fantasy and Vikings... etc. They were formed chiefly by Joey DeMaio, the bassist and they hold several records for being the loudest band ever and also playing the longest ...  Read the complete review

Manowar has always strived for an epic sound in its music, and frequently succeeded, despite the band's silliness and ego problems occasionally getting in the way. 1983's 'Into Glory Ride' provided an excellent balance, and is genuinely one of my favourite albums of all time, but by the nineties the band's natural talents became buried under over-ambition, and perhaps laziness. It also can't have helped that the disappointing 'The Triumph of Steel' suffered the first major line-up change since the band's second album, with the departure of guitarist Ross "The Boss" and his replacement in the far less creative and often quite annoying David Shankle. ...  Read the complete review