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Hail to England
Cover art by Ken Landgraf
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1984
RecordedNovember 1983
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto, Canada
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length33:13
LabelMusic for Nations
ProducerJack Richardson
Manowar chronology
Into Glory Ride
(1983)
Hail to England
(1984)
Sign of the Hammer
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Hail to England is Manowar's third album which was released in 1984. 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. The album was also reported to have been recorded in its entirety in only six days. The album peaked at No. 83 on the UK album charts. The album actually features the flag of the United Kingdom on the front cover, and not the flag of England. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Hail to England as 87th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Blood of My Enemies" – 4:15
  2. "Each Dawn I Die" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:20
  3. "Kill with Power" – 3:57
  4. "Hail to England" – 4:24
Side two
  1. "Army of the Immortals" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:24
  2. "Black Arrows" – 3:06
  3. "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

Personnel

Manowar

Production

  • Jack Richardson - producer
  • Robin Brouwers - engineer
  • Joe Primeau, John Petre - assistant engineers
  • Joe Brescio - mastering

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Hail to England at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Stagno, Mike (March 9, 2007). "Manowar - Hail to England". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  4. ^ http://www.theprp.com/2017/06/21/news/rolling-stone-share-choices-100-greatest-metal-albums-time/