''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 ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' features news, reviews and long-form ...

'' on June 26, 2012. The retail edition of the album 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 ''Thunder in the Sky'' is an EP released in 2009 by the heavy metal band Manowar, promoting the upcoming full-length album '' The Lord of Steel''. However none of the songs are included on that album, and with the exception of the original vers ...

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

Track listing

* The Hammer Edition is the CD version that came in the

's 100% Official Steel Edition bundle (including this CD, the HolyHell's "Darkness Visible (The Warning)" EP and the magazine

#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 Retail Edition, originally scheduled for September 28, hit the stores on October 19, 2012 on CD, limited-edition picture vinyl and as digital album. It features a 24-page booklet, an opulent new illustration by fantasy artist Ken Kelly, a brand new song titled ''The Kingdom Of Steel'', entirely different mixes and many new arrangements compared to the limited pre-release.·Manowar Official Website - The Kingdom Of Steel·

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

Karl Logan Karl Mojaleski (born April 28, 1965), known by his stage name Karl Logan, is an American musician and convicted sex offender, best known for being the former guitarist of the heavy metal band Manowar from 1994 to 2018. Biography Logan graduated ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

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Joey DeMaio Joey DeMaio (born March 6, 1954) is an American musician who is the bass player and main songwriter for the heavy metal band Manowar which he founded in 1980. He is also the founder and CEO of Magic Circle Music. Biography He is a childhoo ...

– 4 string, 8 string bass,

piccolo bass A piccolo bass is either an electric bass or acoustic double bass which has been tuned to a higher frequency, usually one octave higher than conventional bass tuning. This allows bass players to use higher registers during soloing while retaining ...

, keyboards *

Donnie Hamzik Donnie Hamzik (born October 18, 1956) is an American musician and the former drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar. Career Hamzik was born in Binghamton, New York. He was discovered by Joey DeMaio in the rock club Agora Ballroom in Hollywood, ...

– drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

;Guest/session musicians *Joe Rozler – keyboards *Francisco Palomo – keyboards on ''El Gringo'' ;Technical stuff *Joey DeMaio – engineering, recording, editing, production *Ronald Prent – mixing (at ''Wisseloord Studios'') *Darcy Proper – mastering (at ''Wisseloord Studios'') *Dirk Kloiber – additional engineering and editing (at ''Haus Wahnfried'') *Francisco Palomo – additional editing

Charts

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord of Steel 2012 albums Manowar albums Albums with cover art by Ken Kelly (artist)