King Of Kings (The Greatest Hits)

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2005

Labels: Atlantic, Artsound Records

℗ 2005 Atlantic Records © 2005 Atlantic Records
Distributed by the Artsound Records.
Made in the EU.

Packaged in a jewel case with transparent tray. Booklet: 4 pages

Short band review printed in the booklet:
Manowar was formed by ex-Dictators and Shakin Street guitarist Ross the Boss. Its original lineup included vocalist Eric Adams, bassist Joey DeMaio, and drummer Donnie Hamzik. The group's kitschy approach was designed to be the raw, primal, macho antithesis of classic rock. Their music was based on raw, aggressive riffs, and their lyrics were mostly about fighting, violence, and death. The group dressed in animal skins in concert to underline the point. Their first album featured a solo-bass arrangement of the "William Tell Overture," and the press branded the group as a joke. The band tried to become even more extreme with each album and usually ended up dropped from their labels. They tried totake a more commercial direction in the late '80s, but this approach failed too, and Ross the Boss quit in disgust in 1988; undeterred, Manowar continued recording into the next decade, issuing records including 1992's Triumph of Steel, 1994's Hell of Steel, and 1996's Louder Than Hell.

Booklet also contains discography of the band from 1982 to 2005.

More Pictures