THIS DAY, IN 1992: MANOWAR RELEASE "THE TRIUMPH OF STEEL"

 

On September 29th 1992, heavy metal masters MANOWAR released their album "The Triumph of Steel". Four years after "Kings of Metal", this album is the first and only studio album to feature David Shankle on guitars who replaced Ross the Boss. Shankle was replaced on the next studio album, "Louder than Hell" from 1996, by Karl Logan. This album features the over 28 minutes epic composition "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts" which is a re-telling of Homer's Iliad, with the focus on Achilles. The composition has 8 parts: Prelude; I. Hector Storms the Wall; II. The Death of Patroclus; III. Funeral March; IV. Armor of the Gods; V. Hector's Final Hour; VI. Death Hector's Reward; VII. The Desecration of Hector's Body (Parts 1 & 2); VIII. The Glory of Achilles. The album was recorded at Haus Wanfried, NY, mixed at C.R.C., Chicago, IL and mastered at Masterdisk, New York, NY.