Artist: MANOWAR
Album: KINGS OF METAL MMXIV SILVER EDIT. (2CD BOX)

Release date: 1988/ 2014
EAN/UPS: 4042564149579
Media type: CD

‘Kings of Metal MMXIV’ is a completely new recording, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Kings Of Metal’.

The ‘Kings of Metal’ release in 1988 and the following world tour in 1989 catapulted MANOWAR into a new sphere. Songs like "Heart of Steel", "Kings of Metal", "Hail and Kill", and “Blood of the Kings” became instant classics, celebrated since by metal fans all over the world.

For ‘Kings Of Metal MMXIV’, MANOWAR have recorded these timeless metal anthems with new arrangements and their signature “larger than life” sound that sealed their place in heavy metal history.

‘Kings Of Metal MMXIV’ will feature 9 main tracks packed with face-melting metal, plus 10 bonus tracks with over 45 minutes of additional music.

The spoken word track “The Warrior’s Prayer MMXIV” features celebrated British actor Brian Blessed, a renowned Shakespeare and character actor who has starred, among others, in Kenneth Brannagh's “Henry V”, in “King Lear”, and as Prince Vultan in the cult movie “Flash Gordon”.

Special effects of the highest level were provided by award winning sound designer Hamilton Sterling, known for “Batman - The Dark Knight”, “Men In Black 3”, “War of the Worlds”, and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”, two of which won Oscars® for Best Sound Editing.

‘Kings Of Metal MMXIV’ will be released in retail on February 28, 2014 as a 2 Disc CD with two 24-page booklets and new cover art by legendary fantasy artist and longtime collaborator Ken Kelly, and will also be available as a digital double album.

The ‘Kings Of Metal MMXIV’ world tour, featuring the complete new album and many other classics in a completely new stage production starts on February 7, 2014 with a long-anticipated U.S. tour and will then resume on March 18 in Europe.

TRACLIST CD1:

1. Blood of the Kings MMXIV
2. Hail and Kill MMXIV
3. Heart of Steel MMXIV
4. Kingdom Come MMXIV
5. Kings of Metal MMXIV
6. Sting of the Bumblebee MMXIV
7. The Crown and the Ring MMXIV (Orchestral Version)
8. The Warrior's Prayer MMXIV
9. Wheels of Fire MMXIV
10. Heart of Steel MMXIV (Guitar Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
11. The Crown And The Ring MMXIV (Metal Version) (Bonus Track)

TRACLIST CD2:

1. Blood of the Kings MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
2. Hail and Kill MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
3. Heart of Steel MMXIV (Acoustic Intro) (Bonus Track)
4. Heart of Steel MMXIV (Orchestral Intro) (Bonus Track)
5. Heart of Steel MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
6. Kingdom Come MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
7. Kings of Metal MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)
8. Wheels of Fire MMXIV (Instrumental) (Bonus Track)