Manowar - Kings of Metal (1988)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Songs written by Joey DeMaio
American, European and Japanese track listing
1. "Wheels of Fire" 4:10
2. "Kings of Metal" (Ross Friedman, DeMaio) 3:45
3. "Heart of Steel" 5:10
4. "Sting of the Bumblebee" (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov adapted by DeMaio, lyrics transcribed by Bob Piorun) 2:49
5. "The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)" 4:50
6. "Kingdom Come" 3:56
7. "Pleasure Slave" (CD version of the album only) 5:38
8. "Hail and Kill" (Friedman, DeMaio) 5:58
9. "The Warrior's Prayer" 4:20
10. "Blood of the Kings" 7:29
Total length: 48:05
Asian track listing
1. "Wheels of Fire" 4:11
2. "Kings of Metal" 3:43
3. "Heart of Steel" 5:10
4. "Sting of the Bumblebee" 2:45
5. "The Crown and the Ring (Lament of the Kings)" 4:53
6. "Kingdom Come" 3:55
7. "Hail and Kill" 5:54
8. "The Warrior's Prayer" 4:20
9. "Blood of the Kings" 7:30
Kings of Metal is the sixth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released on November 18, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The album was the last to feature guitarist and founding member Ross "The Boss" Friedman, who later went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators. Drummer Scott Columbus left the band after this album as well, but rejoined for 1996's Louder Than Hell and remained with the band until 2008.
