Fighting the World
Cover art by Ken Kelly
Studio album by
Manowar
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
StudioUniversal Recording, Chicago, Illinois, US
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length34:48
LabelATCO
ProducerManowar, Jason Flom
Manowar chronology
Sign of the Hammer
(1984) 		Fighting the World
(1987) 		Kings of Metal
(1988)
Singles from Fighting the World
  1. "Blow Your Speakers"
    Released: November 30, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal9/10[2]

Fighting the World is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. This was the first Manowar album to feature artwork by long-time collaborator Ken Kelly, and also one of the earliest heavy metal albums to be recorded and mixed entirely on digital equipment.[citation needed] Since Fighting the World, all Manowar album covers have been painted by Ken Kelly.

The song "Defender" features a speech by American actor Orson Welles. The album was released two years after Welles died. The recording of Welles' speech was re-used from the original 1982 demo of the song.

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio.

No.TitleLength
1."Fighting the World"3:53
2."Blow Your Speakers"3:43
3."Carry On"4:18
4."Violence and Bloodshed"4:00
5."Defender"6:05
6."Drums of Doom"1:14
7."Holy War"4:45
8."Master of Revenge"1:34
9."Black Wind, Fire and Steel"5:16
Total length:34:48

Cover versions

References in popular culture

Personnel

Manowar

Production

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[3] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 27

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Fighting the World at AllMusic
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Fighting the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Fighting the World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 953. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

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