Warriors of the World is the ninth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on June 4, 2002. The song Nessun Dorma was dedicated to Adams's mother who had died earlier that year. Amongst its varied tracks are tributes to Wagner, Pavarotti, and Elvis Presley. The album peaked at #2 on the German charts.
Warriors of the World | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 4, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:39 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Manowar | |||
Manowar chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
laut.de | |
Sputnikmusic | [2] |
The song "Warriors of the World United" had a music video filmed in 2002. Director Neil Johnson solely owns the rights to the music video.[citation needed]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Call to Arms" | 5:30 | |
2. | "The Fight for Freedom" | Karl Logan, DeMaio | 4:30 |
3. | "Nessun Dorma" | Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni | 3:26 |
4. | "Valhalla" | 0:35 | |
5. | "Swords in the Wind" | Logan, DeMaio | 5:19 |
6. | "An American Trilogy" | Mickey Newbury | 4:16 |
7. | "The March" | 4:00 | |
8. | "Warriors of the World United" | 5:51 | |
9. | "Hand of Doom" | 5:49 | |
10. | "House of Death" | 4:22 | |
11. | "Fight Until We Die" | 4:01 | |
Total length: | 47:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Kill With Power (live at Gods of Metal, Italy, 6th June 1999)" | 4:34 |
Total length: | 52:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "I Believe" | 4:06 |
13. | "The Dawn of Battle" | 6:53 |
Total length: | 58:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Warriors of the World United" | 5:49 |
13. | "I Believe" | 4:02 |
Total length: | 57:49 |
Personnel
edit- Eric Adams – vocals
- Karl Logan – guitars, keyboards
- Joey DeMaio – bass, keyboards
- Scott Columbus – drums
Additional personnel
edit- Ken Kelly – cover artwork
Charts
editChart (2002) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 6 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 17 |
French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 40 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 2 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] | 32 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] | 23 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 55 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 14 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 35 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 42 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[14] | Gold | 150,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ O'Neill, Brian. Warriors of the World at AllMusic
- ^ "Sputnik music Review". sputnikmusic.com. 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Manowar: Warriors of the World" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Manowar Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Warriors of the World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 May 2021.