Manowar - Kings Of Metal (1988) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Adams - Lead Vocals Ross The Boss - Guitars, Keyboards Joey DeMaio - 4/8-string and Piccolo Bass Scott Columbus - Drums Recorded and Mixed at Universal Recording, Chicago and Remote Location Recording in England. Engineered by Rich Breen, Assisted by Elvis T. Gruber. Canoldir Male Choir Recorded in St. Paul's Cahedral, Birmingham, England. Choir Master: Clive Griffiths. "Sting Of The Bumblebee" Transcribed by Bob Piorun and Arranged and Adapted by Joey De Maio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Wheels Of Fire (DeMaio) 4:11 2) Kings Of Metal (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 3:43 3) Heart Of Steel (DeMaio) 5:10 4) Sting Of The Bumblebee (Arr. by DeMaio) 2:45 5) The Crown And The Ring (Lament Of The Kings) (DeMaio) 4:46 6) Kingdom Come (DeMaio) 3:55 -7) Pleasure Slave (DeMaio) 5:37 - CD bonus track 8) Hail And Kill (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 5:54 9) The Warriors Prayer (DeMaio) 4:20 10) Blood Of The Kings (DeMaio) 7:30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Wheels Of Fire (DeMaio) 4:11 Since the dawn of time I've rolled across the earth Spinning in the dust Long before your birth Eatin' tar and gasoline Every light I see is green Open pipes, my machine's triple-plated chrome Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Motors running Now you're gonna learn Waltin' on the line Make your tires burn Fast, faster, faster, faster Speeding always kills Nothing else takes us to get into these thrills Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Blood and thunder on the road My heart is pounding My blood is nitroglycerine I'm fire Burning, burning, burning Ready to explode Don't want nothing left of me to scrape off the road Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride Clouds of smoke, tires screaming Fire in my hair Blown into a thousand pieces Scattered everywhere Fast, burn, burning, faster Wanna take a ride Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire ride Spirit of the wheel Wheels of fire burn the night Ride across the sky Wheels of fire burning bright We live to ride ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Kings Of Metal (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 3:43 Manowar Manowar living on the road When we're in town speakers explode We don't attract wimps 'cause we're too loud Just true metal people that's Manowar crowd They wanna keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill Other bands play Manowar kill We like it hard, we like it fast We got the biggest amps, man they blast True metal people wanna rock not pose Wearin' jeans and leather, not cracker jack clothes They wanna keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill Other bands play Manowar kill We're the kings of metal comin' to town When we light up, have the roof nailed down Don't try to tell us that we're too loud 'Cause there ain't no way that we'll ever turn down They wanna keep us down But they can't last When we get up we're gonna kick your ass Gonna keep on burnin' We always will Other bands play Manowar kill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Heart Of Steel (DeMaio) 5:10 Build a fire a thousand miles away To light my long way home I ride a comet, my trail is long to stay Silence is a heavy stone I fight the world and take all they can give There are times my heart hangs low Born to walk against the wind Born to hear my name No matter where I stand I'm alone Stand and fight Live by your heart Always one more try I'm not afraid to die Stand and fight Say what you feel Born with a heart of steel Burn the bridge behind you, leave no retreat There's only one way home Those who laugh and crowd the path And cut each other's throats Will fall like melting snow They'll watch us rise with fire in our eyes They'll bow their heads, their hearts will hang low Then we'll laugh and they will kneel And know this heart of steel was Too hard to break, too hard to hold Stand and fight Live by your heart Always one more try I'm not afraid to die Stand and fight Say what you feel Born with a heart of steel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Sting Of The Bumblebee (Arr. by DeMaio) 2:45 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) The Crown And The Ring (Lament Of The Kings) (DeMaio) 4:46 From a battle I've come, to a battle I ride Blazing up to the sky Chains of fate hold a fiery stride I'll see you again when I die High and mighty alone we are kings Whirlwinds of fire we ride Providence brought us the crown and the ring Covered with blood and our pride Heroes await me, my enemies ride fast Knowing not this ride's their last Saddle my horse as I drink my last ale Bow string and steel will prevail High and mighty alone we are kings Whirlwinds of fire we ride Providence brought us the crown and the ring Covered with blood and our pride Odin I await thee, your true son am I I hail you now as I die I pledge you my sword and to no man I kneel Ours is the kingdom of steel High and mighty alone we are kings Whirlwinds of fire we ride Providence brought us the crown and the ring Covered with blood and our pride ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Kingdom Come (DeMaio) 3:55 See the white light The light within Be your own disciple Fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting Your kingdom will come Rays of power shining Rays of magic fall On the golden voice That speaks within us all For all of us waiting Your kingdom will come Kingdom Come Feel the white light The light within Yeah it burns a fire That drives a man to win For all of us waiting Your kingdom will come Kingdom Come Words of power Calling to us all Holding us together While other kingdoms fall No longer waiting Our kingdom has come Kingdom Come Kingdom coming Another kingdom falls The rightful are waiting But all are not rightful Wait and receive the weight of the fall Kingdom Come ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Pleasure Slave (DeMajo) 5:37 - CD bonus track --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Hail And Kill (DeMaio, Ross The Boss) 5:54 Brothers I am calling from the valley of the kings With nothing to atone A dark march lies ahead, together we will ride Like thunder from the sky May your sword stay wet like a young girl in her prime Hold your hammers high Blood and death are waiting like a raven in the sky I was born to die Hear me while I live as I look into your eyes None shall hear a lie Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill My father was a wolf, I'm a kingsman of the slain Sworn to rise again I will bring salvation, punishment and pain The hammer of hate is our faith Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill Rip their flesh, burn their hearts, stab them in the eyes Rape their women as they cry Kill their servants, burn their homes Till there's no blood left to spill Hail and kill Power and dominion are taken by the will By divine right hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill Hail, hail, hail and kill Hail and kill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) The Warriors Prayer (DeMaio) 4:20 Grandfather, tell me a story! Alright, go and get your storybook Ao, no, not one of those. A real story! A real story? Yes, tell me about when you were a boy Well, then, I shall have to take you back with me A long way in time It was my thirteenth year on a cold winter's day. As I walked through the enchanted forest, I heard the sound of horses and men at arms. I felt compelled to walk on and find the place of these sounds, and when the forest did clear I was standing on a hill. Before me there was a great plain, upon it, the armies of the world, standing, waiting. I thought to myself, for whom or for what are they waiting? Suddenly a gust of wind came up from the north, there appeared a lone rider, holding a sword of steel, then from the south came another, bearing a battle axe. From the east came the third, holding a spiked club, and finally, from the west, a rider who wielded a great hammer of war. With them came their sol- diers of death, followed by an army of immortals. They were few in number, but the look in their eyes told all who be- held them that they would leave this day only in victory or death. And there was a great silence... My heart began to pound, storm clouds filled the sky with darkness. Rain came, and the four winds blew with such anger that I held fast to a tree. I watched the four riders raise their weapons into the air. Without warning, screaming their war cry, they led the attack. Down to the battle they rode, they met the armies of the world with a mighty clash! I co- uld feel the ground shake, the earth drank much blood that day! Each of the four, was unto himself, a whirlwind of doom. When the smoke did clear, many thousands were dead, there was much blood and gore, their bodies lay broken and scatte- red across the battlefield, like brown leaves blown by the wind, and I saw the four ride together to the top of the hill, while below them the soldiers of death assembled, all those who would now swear allegiance to them. And the four spoke the words of the warriors prayer: Gods of war I call you, my sword is by my side. I seek a life of honor, free from all false pride I will crack the whip with a bold mighty hall Cover me with death if I should ever fall Glory, majesty, unity, Hail, Hail, Hail And as I stood and looked on, I heard the armies of the world hail them without end and their voices of victory carried long and far throughout the land! Well, that's it. Did you like the story? Yeah, it was great! Oh good, I'm glad, now off to bed with you. Grandfather? Yes? Who were those four men? Who were they? They were the Metal Kings!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Blood Of The Kings (DeMaio) 7:30 Brothers the battle is raging Choose your side Sing with us the Battle Hymns Into Glory Ride Hail To England The Sign Of The Hammer's our guide Forever we're Fighting The World Side by side On a crusade The world we bring Four Kings of Metal Four Metal Kings Death to the false ones Dance on a string 'Til the blood on your sword is the blood of a king 'Til the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Our armies in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales Our brothers in Belgium, Holland and France will not fail Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy Switzerland, Austria, back to the glory of Germany! On a crusade The world we bring Four Kings of Metal Four Metal Kings Death to the false ones Dance on a string 'Til the blood on your sword is the blood of a king 'Til the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Sound the Death Tone on our March For Revenge Spill The Blood Of My Enemies, the Oath of a friend Fight the Holy War for The Crown And The Ring Six magic circles made by the Blood Of The Kings Wherever we ride It's metal we bring Four Kings of Metal Four Metal Kings Drive up to metal We will win 'Til the blood on your sword is the blood of a king 'Til the blood on your hand is the blood of a king Blood of a king ------------------------------------------------------------------------