Kings of Metal

Originally released on 18th of November 1988 by Atlantic Records. This was the last album to feature guitarist and founding member [a=Ross The Boss], who later went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators. Drummer [a=Scott Columbus] left the band after this album, but rejoined for 1996's [m=2257] and remained with the band until 2008. "Sting of the Bumblebee" is a reworking of Russian classicist [a=Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]'s "Flight of the Bumblebee" "Pleasure Slave" is a bonus track included in some releases, taken from [r=2469254]. In 2014 it was re-recorded titled as: [r=5704552]. In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 13th best power metal album of all time. Vinyl releases: 1988 [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/20313301]US Specialty[/url] Ι [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/3802430]Allied[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/1663292]Canada[/url] I [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/12937258]US & Canada club[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12795048]Mexico[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Reyes-Del-Metal-Kings-Of-Metal/release/6675588]Argentina[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/369589]Germany Teldec[/url] I [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/5779084]with poster[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/2903075]Greece[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/3818377]Spain[/url] 2011 [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/4435317]Clear[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/3072735]Orange[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/5453221]Black[/url] 2018 [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/12427628]1500 gold[/url] 2019 [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/13727215]200 clear[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/13690099]200 red[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/13738350]200 green[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/13765299]400 yellow[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/13735794]500 black[/url] 2020 [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/16527768]red / black merge[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal/release/15473723]red / black merge[/url] 2022 [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/22182895-Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal]800 clear / red splatter[/url] [url=https://www.discogs.com/de/release/23742911-Manowar-Kings-Of-Metal]500 silver/black[/url]