Manowar - The Lord of Steel (2012)

Manowar - The Lord of Steel (2012)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Lyrics written by Joey DeMaio, music composed by Joey DeMaio

Hammer/Steel Edition (limited)

1. "The Lord of Steel" (DeMaio, Karl Logan) 4:07

2. "Manowarriors" 4:46

3. "Born in a Grave" (DeMaio, Logan) 5:47

4. "Righteous Glory" (DeMaio, Logan) 6:10

5. "Touch the Sky" 3:49

6. "Black List" 6:58

7. "Expendable" 3:10

8. "El Gringo" 4:57

9. "Annihilation" 4:00

10. "Hail Kill and Die" 3:56

Total length: 47:40

The Hammer Edition is the CD version that came in the Metal Hammer's 100% Official Steel Edition bundle (including this CD, the HolyHell's "Darkness Visible (The Warning)" EP and the magazine Metal Hammer #233) exclusively from Metal Hammer UK. Also available as digital download released on Manowar webshop. It includes a 16-page digital booklet featuring complete lyrics and brand new band photos.

The Lord of Steel is the eleventh studio album of the American heavy metal band Manowar. It was first released as a download on June 16, 2012 and the limited-edition pre-release special edition CD of the British heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer on June 26, 2012; The retail edition of The Lord Of Steel featured different mixes and mastering, spectacular new art by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, and other surprises. The album was available as CD, limited-edition vinyl and digital album. It featured cover art by Ken Kelly who has worked on many previous Manowar covers. It marks a change in the band's sound, moving away from the symphonic sound of Gods of War and going back to the style of Louder Than Hell with the production quality of Thunder In The Sky.

The song "El Gringo" was used in the credits of the 2011 film of the same name.