Hail To England Music Cd

Manowar - Hail To England

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Hail to England      Artist : Manowar      List Price : $16.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1999-05-18      Studio : Metal Blade      Label : Metal Blade      Avg. Customer Rating : (31 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Hail To England      Manowar's greatest album.      Rating:      Manowar are generally beloved by heavy metal maniacs,but misunderstood by just about everybody else. The problem is most of the band's detractors seem to miss that the band is meant to be just good fun. Simple. Manowar works because it's a band that brings sincerity to there music,making there tales of battles and days of old,seem that more real. It's a timeless representation of the eternal twenty year old guy,ready to take on the world,young,dumb and full of...you get the point. This album ranks as Manowar's greatest release,featuring the best block of warrior metal ever delivered through Valhalla's dark gates. The album kicks off with the band's all time classic,"Blood of my Enemies",and goes into "Each Dawn I die",than crowd favorite,"Kill With Power". "Hail to England" is the perfect tribute to the amazing metal movement of the than current,NWOBHM. "Army of the Immortals" is for the fans,a jolly tribute to where the band owes it's existence(to be repeated on each record). "Bridge of Death" is the epic of the album,and a good one. "Black arrows" is the bass solo,and it's interesting,but not really relistenable,the only smudge on a classic release. If your in the mood for fistpumping classic heavy metal,get ready to raise some hell with Valhalla's finest: Manowar's Hail to England.     Customer Reviews for Hail To England Cd      Another classic album victimized by the "loudness war"      Rating:      After reading this comment's title you'll probably be thinking: "but I do want to listen to Manowar as loud as possible!". Sure, we all do. The expression "loudness war", however, refers to a trend in the music industry to master CD's with the volume too loud, often beyond the limits allowed by the technical specifications of the CD format. This process will almost always cause unwanted distortion and even "clipping" on various parts of the audio. In other words, parts of the audio are often irreparably damaged in the mastering process because they don't "fit" within the CD format's dynamic range limits. I did a full audio analysis of the album, and on the first track alone, "Blood Of My Enemies", there are at least 254 clipped (that is, cut off, LOST) samples on the left channel and 312 on the right channel. Please note that this is something completely different to listening to a correctly mastered CD as loud as you want - the sound will be intact in that case, and the loudness limit will be defined only by your audio equipment and your taste. On the other hand, an album that has been victimized by the "loudness war" will be missing parts of the sound even when played at a low volume. It's a real shame that a band that's known for their perfeccionism when it comes to their music, and specially Joey DeMayo, allowed this absolutely classic album to be released this way. For more information on the "loudness war", just Google the expression between quotes. Editorial Reviews for Hail To England Audio Cd      Album Description      Hail To England is the third album by the "Kings Of Metal" and without a doubt a true milestone in the bands discography. No less than four of the seven tracks have become true Manowar classics: Kill With Power, Army Of The Immortals, the title track Hail to England and Bridge Of Death. Hail To England is Heavy Metal in its purest way ? mighty, powerful and melodic. As a special bonus, the digi pack Silver Edition features a 16-pages booklet with new and rare photos, interviews with the band members (and others) plus lyrics and liner notes. In addition to this, the album has been digitally remastered using the original studio mastertapes.