MANOWAR — Into Glory Ride (review)

MANOWAR — Into Glory Ride album cover Album · 1983 · US Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Warthur
Manowar's second album feels like a restatement of the first without the musical growth or polish that would characterise Hail to England or Sign of the Hammer. It's not bad - not bad at all, in fact - but it feels a little lightweight compared to other early Manowar works.

Of course, "lightweight" is a relative term when you're talking about True Metal - Revelation (Death's Angel), in particular, never fails to get my blood rushing. On the other hand, pieces like Gloves of Metal take a little too long about the "celebration of how awesome heavy metal is" deal. Later, Manowar would learn to keep those tracks short and keep the longer running times for the fantasy epics, but here their pacing feels a little off.

In addition, the production feels a little thin and anemic compared to the preceding and successive albums; between this and a skit about having sex with 16 year old girls and getting caught by their parents which has aged incredibly poorly (are the band members trying to give us the impression they go after young girls? Not a great look), I can't say I'd go out of my way to listen to this one if I had the option to hear Battle Hymns, Hail to England, or Sign of the Hammer instead.
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