The Triumph of Steel es un álbum de Manowar, publicado en 1992 por Atlantic. El disco incluye 8 canciones, entre ellas «Achilles, Agony, and Ecstasyin Eight Parts: Prelude/Hector Storms the», «Metal Warriors», «Ride the Dragon» y «Spirit Horse of the Cherokee».
Sobre el álbum
La discografía de Manowar nos deslumbra con "The Triumph of Steel", un álbum que, de inmediato, se percibe como una obra épica y una de sus entregas más ambiciosas en cuanto a complejidad instrumental. Este disco explora la mitología, la historia y la guerra con una profundidad lírica y musical que sobrecoge, destacando la famosa pieza "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts". El álbum se siente como un desafío, un viaje a los confines de la resistencia humana y la gloria.
Las guitarras suenan con una agresividad controlada pero implacable, mientras la sección rítmica impulsa cada tema con una ferocidad inigualable. La batería de Rhino (quien se unió en este álbum) y el bajo de Joey DeMaio demuestran un virtuosismo técnico que eleva el sonido de la banda. 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. El álbum suena grandilocuente y contundente, una obra de arte para los amantes del metal progresivo y épico.
"The Triumph of Steel" no solo consolidó la reputación de Manowar como una banda visionaria y transgresora, capaz de crear obras conceptuales de gran calado. Su impacto en la música metal es innegable, inspirando a innumerables artistas a explorar la fusión de géneros y la complejidad instrumental. Es una prueba irrefutable de la genialidad de Manowar y su habilidad para transformar la música en una experiencia que abarca desde la batalla hasta el éxtasis.
Listado de Canciones
- Achilles, Agony, and Ecstasyin Eight Parts: Prelude/Hector Storms the28:38
- Metal Warriors3:54
Letra
Every one of us has heard the call Brothers of True Metal proud and standing tall We know the power within us has brought us to this hall there's magic in the metal there's magic is us all Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers go on get out Leave the hall Now the world must listen to our decree We don't turn down for anyone we do just what we please got to make it louder, all men play on ten If you're not into metal, you are not my friend Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers I said Leave the hall Now the world must listen to our decree We don't turn down for anyone we do just what we please Got to make it louder, all men play on ten If you're not into metal, you are not my friend There's metal in the air tonite, can you hear it call If you ain't got the balls, to take it you can Leave the hall Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall Heavy metal or no metal at all whimps and posers leave the hall - Ride the Dragon4:32
Letra
Demon's blood and dragon fire, falling on my wings Racing to the battle in the sky Ancient gods are calling me I hear them when they sing Of all the heroes who wait for me to die Beneath the cloak of magic, I'll meet them in the air I am invisible, I move without a sound They look but cannot find me, they think that I'm not there With a spell I send them crashing to the ground Wait for me dragon, we'll meet in the sky by fire and magic I am sworn Hell is calling! We cannot be denied fly to the blackness of the storm We must die to be reborn I wear a sacred talisman, I make a secret sign Now welcome me into this wicked wind On the journey of a shaman a dragon I must ride The gates of hell are open! Let me in! Rule in hell or serve in heaven choose an altar or throne All Commandments and the laws of man disown Now eat the fruit of knowledge unto no one ye atone Into the fire with your soul! Wait for me dragon, we'll meet in the sky by fire and magic I am sworn Hell is calling! We cannot be denied fly to the blackness of the storm We must die to be reborn Demon's blood and dragon fire, falling on my wings Racing to the battle in the sky Ancient gods are calling me I hear them when they sing Of all the heroes who wait for me to die Beneath the cloak of magic, I'll meet them in the air I am invisible, I move without a sound They look but cannot find me, they think that I'm not there With a spell I send them crashing to the ground Wait for me dragon, we'll meet in the sky by fire and magic I am sworn Hell is calling! We cannot be denied fly to the blackness of the storm We must die to be reborn - Spirit Horse of the Cherokee6:02
- Burning5:10
Letra
We have come from the ashes of the burning away Pouring blood in the fire on the altar of pain Led into temptation, now the black gods align Here there is no salvation and your blood is my wine. Here's a world that is waiting between the living and the dead Here the flesh and its pleasure are eternally wed All is all for the taking for a life of a lie At the end of the breaking I'll be watching you die. Crawl to the silence renounce and deny, The stars and the numbers foretold of this time, To the words and the wisdom too the promise of lies By their anger and fury the strong will survive. - The Power of Thy Sword7:50
Letra
Lord of battle I pray on bended knee conquest by the rising sun I'll wait for thy command with flame and blood at hand glory and a broken sword. I'm the master of the world I have no fear of man or beast Born inside the soul of the world Riding hard breaking bone with steel and stone Eternal might I was born to wield. Let us drink to the battles we've lived and we've fought Celebrate the pain and havoc we have wrought Great heroes charge into the fight From the north to the south in the black of night The clash of honor calls to stand when others fall Gods of war feel the power of my sword Drink to the battles we've lived and we've fought Celebrate the pain and havoc we have wrought Great heroes charge into the fight From the north to the south in the black of night Fierce is my blade fierce is my hate born to die in battle I laugh at my fate Now pay in blood when your blood has been spilled You're never forgiven death is fulfilled ! The clash of honor calls to stand when others fall Gods of war feel the power of my sword The clash of honor calls I will stand when others fall Open magic doors The will know the power of my sword There is blood in my hands there is blood in my eyes With blood in my voice I scream as you die Thirsting for vengeance and mounds of the slain Shaking the forest onto the plain Fierce is my blade fierce is my hate born to die in battle I laugh at my fate Now pay in blood when your blood has been spilled You're never forgiven death is fulfilled ! The clash of honor calls to stand when others fall Gods of war feel the power of my sword - The Demon's Whip7:50
- Master of the Wind5:26
Letra
In the silence of the darkness when all are fast asleep I live inside your dreams calling to your spirit As the sail calls the wind, here the angels sing. Far behind the sun, across the western sky Reach to the blackness, find a silver line In a voice I whisper a candle in the night Will carry all our dreams on a single beam of light. Close your eyes, look into the dreams Winds of changes will winds of fortune bring. Fly away to a rainbow in the sky Gold is at the end for each of us to find. There the road begins where another one will end, Here the four winds know who will break and who will bend All to be the Master of the wind. Falling stars now light my way my life has written on the wind Clouds above, clouds below, high ascend between the spirit When the wind fills the sky and clouds will move aside, There will be a road to all our dreams and for every day that stings Two better days it brings, nothing is as bad as it seems. Close your eyes, look into the dreams Winds of change will winds of fortune bring. Fly away to a rainbow in the sky Gold is at the end for each of us to find. There the road begins where another one will end Here the four winds know who will break and who will bend All to be the Master of the wind.