(Rated this album with 8 out of 10) Reviewed by
doomiteash
from New Mexico, USA
I have to admit that the thing that got me interested in Manowar was the unique look of their logo, since besides music, my first love has always been multimedia and design. The logo looked so cool that I thought I'd do a little research into the music itself. Being a child of the '80s, I have a sort of "G.I. Joe/Rambo" macho thing going, always have. I heard clips of "Metal Warriors" and "Ride The Dragon," my first tastes of Manowar, and I was instantly hooked! Needless to say, I ended up buying the CD. This is true, POWERFUL metal, nothing more, nothing less. From the opening, almost operatic chords of "Achilles: Agony and Ectasy in 8 Parts" to the slow, emotional ballad that is "Master of the Wind," there is hardly ever a place where this CD lets you down. I have to say that the night after the events of 9/11/01, I cranked up the speakers in my car to "Burning," and I felt like everything was going to be all right, "THE STRONG WILL SURVIVE!" VERY good CD; it has made me a lifelong fan of the Kings of Metal!
