Hail to England
| Hail to England | ||||
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 Cover art by Ken Landgraf | ||||
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| Released | February 1984 | |||
| Recorded | November 1983 | |||
| Studio | Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada | |||
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| Length | 33:13 | |||
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| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
| Manowar chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Hail to England is Manowar's third album, released in 1984.
Recording and reception
The album title is a tribute to the country that the American band members met and formed the band in, and in particular the predominantly British NWOBHM that had emerged in the early 1980s. However, the album's cover actually features the flag of the United Kingdom, and not the flag of England.
The album was reported to have been recorded in its entirety in only six days. The album peaked at No. 83 on the UK album charts. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Hail to England as 87th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time'[4] and Loudwire ranked it as the 17th best power metal album of all time.[5] In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 4th best power metal album of all time.[6]
A remixed & remastered 'Imperial Edition' of the album was released in 2019, with the band stating that the revised version would add 'the depth, the power and the clarity that could not be present in the original mixes and masters' .[7]
Track listing
All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Blood of My Enemies" – 4:15
- "Each Dawn I Die" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:20
- "Kill with Power" – 3:57
- "Hail to England" – 4:24
- Side two
- "Army of the Immortals" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:24
- "Black Arrows" – 3:06
- "Bridge of Death" – 8:58
- Alternate cassette version from the 1980s distributed through the band's mail order fan club was mislabeled, inverting the sides.
Cover versions
- "Blood of My Enemies" was covered by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, on their album The Spectral Sorrows.
- "Blood of My Enemies" was covered by Italian power metal band Power Symphony, on their EP Futurepast.
- "Blood of My Enemies" was covered by Russian pagan metal band Рарогъ, on their album Сыны Сокола, under the name of "Кровь Наших Врагов"
- "Blood of My Enemies" was covered by heavy metal band Ross the Boss, one of the former members of Manowar in 2017
- "Kill with Power" was covered by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, on their EP Dead Eyes See No Future, and is often covered live by Brazilian parody metal band Massacration.
- "Kill with Power" was also covered by Finnish black/heavy metal band Barathrum, on their single Black Flames and Blood.
- "Each Dawn I Die" was covered by the Greek black metal band Necromantia on their 1997 EP Ancient Pride which was re-released with new artwork and two bonus tracks in 2006 by Black Lotus Records.
Personnel
Manowar
- Eric Adams - vocals
- Ross the Boss - guitars, keyboards
- Joey DeMaio - bass, bass pedals, eight strings bass guitar, piccolo bass
- Scott Columbus - drums, percussion
Additional personal
- St. Mary's Cathedral Choir - choir, vocals on "Hail to England"
- David Corell - choirmaster on "Hail to England"
Production
- Jack Richardson - producer
- Robin Brouwers - engineer
- J.A.R. Productions - producer, A&R
- Joe Primeau - assistant engineer
- Armand John Petri - assistant engineer
- Joe Brescio - mastering
- Ken Landgraf - Illustrations
- Jay Bergen - management, representation
- Glenn "Lets Drill" Kaufman - lighting director
- Lucifer Burns - technician (drums)
- Armand "The Arm" Biondi - technician (bass guitar)
- Anthony "Chio" Chiofalo - technician (guitar, keyboards)
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Hail to England at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Stagno, Mike (March 9, 2007). "Manowar - Hail to England". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". theprp.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "MANOWAR Release "Into Glory Ride" and "Hail To England" Imperial Editions MMXIX (Remixed/Remastered)". Manowar.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
