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Into Glory Ride

Manowar - Into Glory Ride Audio CD

A fair review of the Manowar "Into Glory Ride" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Manowar reviews here, or go back to the Manowar tabs.

Band: Manowar
Title: Into Glory Ride
Rating:

Release Date: 2005-05-02
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Warlord 2: Secret Of Steel 3: Gloves Of Metal 4: Gates Of Valhalla 5: Hatred 6: Revelation (Death’s Angel) 7: March For Revenge (By The Soldiers Of Death)

Poor Production, Great Songs in Sophomore effort from Classic Metal act.
Manowar does not really get into there own until the classic "Hail to England"(1984), but this is still essential. Follow-up to great debut album of 1982, the monumental "Battle Hymns", this album followed the same sound with the band still working towards there full direction into what we hear today.

"Into Glory Ride" features an erratic, odd production that sounds rather poor. It's an organic sound, but without any of the subtleties that distingushed many of the con-current NWOBHM releases overseas.

However, the songs are mainly first rate, beginning with hilarious album opener "Warlord", a great anthem to being young and wild, with great intro that is always able to raise a smirk. Followed over ten years later with sequel, "Return of the Warlord" on the "Louder than Hell" album. Both are classics of this band.

The next three songs follow the band's fascination with "of" songs including "Secret of Steel", "Gloves of Metal" and "Gates of Valhalla".

" Gloves of Metal" actually became a minor single and spawned a music video. This is one of the great songs baout celebrating the genre made. The other two are fine songs, particularly "Gates of Valhalla" a beautiful melodic epic featuring one of Eric Adams best vocal performances.

The last three songs are all classics including slow, Heavy-Dinosaur of a track "Hatred". There's the brutal gallop of "Revelation:Death's Angel", one of the band's most underrated classics, heightened by the collossal drum work of new drummer, Scott Columbus.

"March for Revenge(By the Soldiers of Death)" closes the album with the same kind of epic feeling that underscored previous album epic, "Battle Hymn". This one is alot darker and meaner, focusing on a tale of vengeance and evil sounding like a cross between "Battle Hymn" and "Dark Avenger". This song represents one of the band's all time best songs, easily a top ten and one of the best Metal epics made.

For a middle album, this is a good piece of work. Not quite as powerful as the previous or the latter, but still quite worthy and a great introduction to one of Metal's most bombastic and loveable acts.

P. S. The cover is hilarious cheeze! The whole band looking like a bunch of bad muthas on a quest for conquest, swords raised and battle faces on. One of the 80s most memorable album covers.

Hands down, this is ManOwaR's best
With tracks like the angry Hatred, the original Secret of Steel, the most epic metal anthem Gloves of Metal, and Gates of Valhalla which I just can't get enough of. I know this might sound strange, but I actually feel this is the best ManOwaR album.

The Pros: Secret of Steel and Gates of Valhalla are not ballads, but they have a link that makes them great songs. Secret of Steel is on the edge of ballads, with interesting lyrics that I can't quite understand. But anyway I like it. Keep the Secret of Steel indeed!

Gates of Valhalla is different: the start is a definite ballad but it becomes heavier halfway through the song. Also, this is a definite epic. Also, the Valhalla cry is impossible to get out of your head. I've tried it and just can't do it, no matter how hard I try. My personal favourite (Secret of Steel is a close second though)

Hatred is the most evil song on here, if the title hasn't already suggested that. Very strong lyrics that I'd easily get into trouble for using in school, but regardless I'd definetly use this song for describing enemies.

Revelation (Death's Angel) and March for Revenge are the two I have the least opinion in. They're great songs, but I feel I need to give them more listening before fully appreciating those tracks.

Gloves of Metal is a great song for metal banquets, definetly my theme song for metal feasts.

The Cons: Warlord is a stupid opener, don't care for it at all. In fact, I would gladly zap it from the record if I could. Crap song. What was ManOwaR thinking, putting such crap songs on the best ManOwaR album? Besides, its not the 80's anymore, and in 1996, Louder than Hell was released with a track called Return of the Warlord. It was pretty much the same lyrics and a lot better music. Besides, Secret of Steel is a pretty good opener, IMO.

Also, Battle Hymn was definetly worthy of getting a place on here. A remix should definetly have replaced Warlord.

So in other words, this would be the tracklisting:

1. Secret of Steel
2. Gloves of Metal
3. Gates of Valhalla
4. Hatred
5. Revelation (Death's Angel)
6. March for Revenge (By the Soldiers of Death)
7. Battle Hymn (remix)

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Into Glory Ride (Remastered)

All I can say is dont buy it. I couldn't wait for the arrival of my favorite Manowar album remastered. The liner notes and pics are great but no matter how you slice it, it's not remastered . My home computer version is better.

manowar,into glory ride
manowar showing why they are huge in europe and one of the most enduring and important metal acts of all time. manowar with there death to false metal slogan were definately on a crusade ,as always doing there own thing- being original,it was a time when thrash just started and was super popular,manowar went against the grain to seperate themselves from the pack,slower more grinding musically ,it heralded the coming of drums of doom scott columbus ,heavy hitting taken to the next level for its time,eric adams taking his vocals to where no man has gone or been to before,ross the boss the most under rated guitarist in metal-classy melodic soloing on every song ,every solo very distinct and memorable,and joey demaio using his original and unique sounding bass to roundup the soundscape,these recordings have bridged the gap between metal and classical music,this kind of started that viking metal genre. into glory ride,it was great than and its still great today,true metalers wont be disappointed.

Metal de los 80'
El presupuesto para la grabacion fue muy bajo, y el tiempo de grabacion francamente record, con todo ello, esto es un album de muy bueno para la epoca, fundamentalmente demuestra que si la banda quiere, puede dar mas. Este personalmente no lo considero un gran album, pero es una pieza clasica del metal ochentero, con algunos momentos de gran creatividad, y algunos temas, francamente rudimentarios. Necesario en la coleccion de cualquier amante del metal años 80'.

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