Sobre el álbum
La realeza de Kings of Metal corona a Manowar como los indiscutibles soberanos del heavy metal, un álbum que se ha convertido en un hito y una de sus obras más icónicas. Además, este disco encapsula la esencia del "true metal" en su máxima expresión, con canciones que celebran la vida metálica, la hermandad y el poder del género. Por lo tanto, cada tema se siente como un himno, una proclamación de su reinado en el mundo del metal.
Las melodías son épicas y grandilocuentes, con guitarras que construyen riffs memorables y solos virtuosos, mientras la batería marca un ritmo contundente y poderoso. Así pues, la canción homónima "Kings of Metal", "Heart of Steel" y "Hail and Kill" se convirtieron en clásicos instantáneos, coreados por miles de fans en todo el mundo. Por otra parte, la voz de Eric Adams se muestra en su apogeo, con un rango vocal impresionante y una capacidad para transmitir una fuerza sobrehumana que te atrapa. En consecuencia, el álbum suena majestuoso y contundente, una delicia para los amantes del heavy metal en su estado más puro.
Asimismo, "Kings of Metal" no solo fue un éxito comercial masivo, sino que también consolidó la reputación de Manowar como una banda legendaria, capaz de crear himnos atemporales y de inspirar a generaciones de metaleros. Por lo tanto, para los que buscan un álbum que combine la música potente con letras que exaltan los valores del metal, este disco es una joya imprescindible. En definitiva, es una prueba irrefutable de la genialidad de Manowar y su habilidad para transformar la música en una religión, dejando una huella imborrable en el panorama metálico.
Listado de Canciones
- Wheels of Fire4:11
Letra
Since the dawn of time I've rolled across the earth Spinning in the dust Long before your birth Eating tar and gasoline Every light I see is green Open pipes, my machine's triple-plated chrome Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Motors running Now you're gonna learn Waiting on the line Make your tires burn Fast, faster, faster, faster Speeding always kills Nothing else takes us to get these thrills Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Blood and thunder on the road My heart is pounding My blood is nitroglycerine I'm fire Burning, burning, burning, burning Ready to explode Don't want nothing left of me to scrape off the road Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Clouds of smoke Tires screaming Fire in my hair Blown into a thousand pieces Scattered everywhere Fast, burn, burning, faster want to take a ride Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire ride Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride - Kings of Metal3:43
Letra
Manowar Manowar living on the road When we're in town speakers explode We don't attract wimps 'cause we're too loud Just true metal people that's Manowar's crowd They want to keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill Other bands play Manowar kill We like it hard, we like it fast We got the biggest amps, man they blast True metal people want to rock not pose Wearin' jeans and leather, not cracker jack clothes They want to keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill Other bands play Manowar kill We're the kings of metal commin' to town When we light up, have the roof nailed down Don't try to tell us that we're too loud 'Cause there ain't no way that we'll ever turn down They want to keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill - Heart of Steel5:10
Letra
Build a fire a thousand miles away To light my long way home I ride a comet My trail is long to stay Silence is a heavy stone I fight the world and take all they can give There are times my heart hangs low Born to walk against the wind Born to hear my name No matter where I stand I'm alone Stand and fight Live by your heart Always one more try I'm not afraid to die Stand and fight Say what you feel Born with a heart of steel Burn the bridge behind you Leave no retreat There's only one way home Those who laugh and crowd the path And cut each other's throats Will fall like melting snow They'll watch us rise with fire in our eyes They'll bow their heads Their hearts will hang low Then we'll laugh and they will kneel And know this heart of steel was Too hard to break Too hard to hold Stand and fight Live by your heart Always one more try I'm not afraid to die Stand and fight Say what you feel Born with a heart of steel - Sting of the Bumblebee2:45
- The Crown and the Ring (Lament ofthe Kings)4:46
- Kingdom Come3:55
Letra
See the white light The light within Be your own disciple Fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting Our kingdom has come Rays of power shining Rays of magic fall On the golden voice that speaks within us all For all of us waiting Your kingdom will come Kingdom Come Feel the white light The light within Yea it burns a fire that drives a man to win For all of us waiting Your kingdom will come Kingdom Come Words of power Calling to us all Holding us together while other kingdoms fall No longer waiting Our kingdom has come Kingdom Come Kingdom coming Another kingdom falls The rightful are waiting But all are not rightful Wait and receive the weight of the fall Kingdom Come - Pleasure Slave5:37
Letra
She is waiting to kiss my hand But she will wait for my command My chains and collar brought her to her knees She now is free to please Woman, be my slave That's your reason to live Woman, be my slave The greatest gift I can give Woman, be my slave Before her surrender she had no life Now she's a slave, not a wife Her only sorrow is for women who live with lies She's taken off her disguise Woman, be my slave That's your reason to live Woman, be my slave The greatest gift I can give Woman, be my slave Your body belongs to me Woman, come here Remove your garments Kneel before me Please me Woman, be my slave That's your reason to live Woman, be my slave The greatest gift I can give Woman, be my slave - Hail and Kill5:54
Letra
Brothers I am calling from the valley of the kings with nothing to atone A dark march lies ahead, together we will ride like thunder from the sky May your sword stay wet like a young girl in her prime Hold your hammers high Blood and death are waiting like a raven in the sky I was born to die Hear me while I live As I look into your eyes None shall hear a lie Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, Hail, Hail and Kill, Hail and Kill Hail, Hail, Hail and Kill, Hail and Kill My father was a wolf I'm a kinsman of the slain Sworn to rise again I will bring salvation, punishment and pain The hammer of hate is our faith Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, Hail, Hail and Kill, Hail and Kill Hail, Hail, Hail and Kill, Hail and Kill Rip their flesh Burn their hearts Stab them in the eyes Rape their women as they cry Kill their servants Burn their homes Till there's no blood left to spill Hail and Kill Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, Hail, Hail and Kill, Hail and Kill - The Warrior Prayer4:20
- Blood of the Kings7:30
Letra
Brothers the battle is raging choose your side Sing with us the battle hymns into glory ride Hail to England the sign of the hammer's our guide Forever we're fighting the world side by side On a crusade the world we bring Four Kings of Metal, four Metal Kings Death to the false ones, dance on a string 'Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king 'Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Our armies in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales Our brothers in Belgium, Holland and France will not fail Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy Switzerland, Austria back to the glory of Germany On a crusade the world we bring Four Kings of Metal, four Metal Kings Death to the false ones, dance on a string Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Sound the death tone on our march for revenge Spill the blood of my enemies the oath of a friend Fight the holy war for the crown and the ring Six magic circles were made by the blood of the kings Wherever we ride, it's metal we bring Four Kings of Metal, four Metal Kings Songs of true metal we will sing Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Sound the death tone on our march for revenge Spill the blood of my enemies the oath a friend Fight the holy war for the crown and the ring Six magic circles were made by the blood of the kings Wherever we ride, it's metal we bring Four Kings of Metal, four Metal Kings Death to the false ones, dance on a string Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a King Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a King Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a King Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a King Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a King Blood of a King, blood of a King