The Hell of Steel: Best of Manowar
Compilation album by
Released1994
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length71:27
LabelAtlantic
Manowar compilation chronology
Manowar Kills
(1992)
The Hell of Steel: Best of Manowar
(1994)
Anthology
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

The Hell of Steel: Best of Manowar is a compilation album by heavy metal band Manowar. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records due to contractual obligations and featured 14 tracks from albums released under the Atlantic label (Fighting the World, Kings of Metal and The Triumph of Steel). The band does not consider it an official release.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fighting the World"3:46
2."Kings of Metal"3:43
3."Demon's Whip"7:44
4."Warrior's Prayer"4:20
5."Defender"6:01
6."Crown and the Ring"4:46
7."Blow Your Speakers"3:36
8."Metal Warriors"3:59
9."Black Wind, Fire and Steel"5:17
10."Hail and Kill"5:54
11."Power of Thy Sword"7:49
12."Herz Aus Stahl"5:10
13."Kingdom Come"3:55
14."Master of the Wind"5:27

Additional information

  • The song "Herz Aus Stahl" is a German version of the Kings of Metal track "Heart of Steel".
  • While the tracks are not laid out in chronological order, the album starts off with the first track of Fighting the World and ends with the final track of The Triumph of Steel.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 33
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 29

References

  1. The Hell of Steel: Best of Manowar at AllMusic
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Manowar – The Hell Of Steel - Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – The Hell Of Steel - Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.


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