It’s everyone’s favourite metal band to hate. Death to false metal! Did they ever mention what false metal was?
This is my favourite Manowar album. I definitely remember seeing them on this tour and thoroughly enjoying the show. I started to loose interest after this as it all got a bit silly. I mean, if Conan The Barbarian was put to music then this album would be the soundtrack.
They are at their best and worst on this album. The best would be the opening track, and my favourite, Blood Of My Enemies. It’s a great track that sets the mood perfectly for the whole album. The worst would be Bridge Of Death, which despite the great title and subject matter is just amateur hour. Notable mention goes to Hail To England where the band pay tribute to their fans there. Basically, at the time no one else cared that much and how can one forget all the crowd singing Hail To England. Black wind indeed!
This is the one album where that whole medieval vibe actually worked. As you can probably tell I blow hot and cold with this album, but it’s still entertaining.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
