Battle Hymns (Manowar album)

Battle Hymns
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 1982 (1982-06-14)[1]
StudioCriteria (Miami)
GenreHeavy metal
Length36:05
LabelLiberty
Producer
Manowar chronology
Battle Hymns
(1982)
Into Glory Ride
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[3]

Battle Hymns is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1982 by Liberty Records. It has an eponymous song, and a song with narration from actor Orson Welles. The album is considered highly influential for the power metal genre, despite its minor sales. It was re-issued in 2010.

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. June 11, 1982. p. 31. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Battle Hymns at AllMusic
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1894959315.