Kings of Metal
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In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 13th-best power metal album of all time.[1] The album was re-recorded by the band in 2014 as Kings of Metal MMXIV.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Manowar
- Eric Adams − vocals
- Ross the Boss − guitars
- Joey DeMaio − bass
- Scott Columbus − drums
- Additional musicians
- Canoldir Male Choir directed by Clive Griffiths
- Arthur Whilshire – voices on track 9
- Grant Williams – voices on track 9
- Production
- Richard Breen – engineer, mixing, Synclavier programming
- Elvis T. Gruber – assistant engineer
- Vince Gutman – digital programming, recording and mixing supervision
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Jason Flom – executive producer
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[2] | 20 |
Certifications
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References
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