Fighting the World

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 first heavy metal albums to be recorded and mixed entirely on digital equipment (Turbo album, by Judas Priest, was prior to that). Since Fighting The World, all Manowar album covers have been painted by Ken Kelly.

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]

The song "Defender" features a speech by American actor Orson Welles. The album was released 2 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
  • "Fighting the World" was covered by German power metal band Mystic Prophecy as a bonus track on their album Regressus.
  • "Black Wind, Fire and Steel" has been covered by Brazilian heavy metal band Immortal Choir, by Swedish punk band Venerea and by Spanish rock/punk band Reserva Dos, this last under the name "Viento negro, fuego y acero" (in Spanish).
  • The cover is parodied in the Metalocalypse episode "Dethfashion". In the episode, Dethklok is visited by a sadistic fashion designer who is upset that their measurements for their fashion line were not reflective of their actual physiques. The designer used a cover of the band's previous album as a reference for his designs, and like the cover of Fighting the World, the band is standing shirtless on a pile of stones. The cover had been airbrushed to make the band members look much thinner and more physically fit than they actually were.

Personnel

Manowar

Production

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified 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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