Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (1984) (Europe 1st Press CD)
Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (1984)
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 300 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 100 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 20 MB
Heavy Metal | Label: 10 Recrods Ltd. #XIDCD 21 | RAR 3% Rec. | FilePost.com
… Non-remastered, Europe 1st Press CD …
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE+LOG | 300 MB | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 100 MB | Complete HQ Scans | PNG -> 20 MB
Heavy Metal | Label: 10 Recrods Ltd. #XIDCD 21 | RAR 3% Rec. | FilePost.com
… Non-remastered, Europe 1st Press CD …
Most people who call Manowar boring and cliche seem to forget they are still in possesion of four of the best heavy metal albums, being Battle Hymns, Into Glory Ride, Hail to England and Sign of the Hammer. Now Sign of the Hammer seems to be forgotten by most of the fans I know, which I think is a great shame.Tracklist :
The album opens with All Men play on 10, which is a good song and a lot better than Blow your Speakers from the Fighting the World album. The lyrics are fun and the music is solid slow-paced heavy metal the way it's supposed to be. The next song Animal speeds everything up and will manage to get your head banging. It's definitly the least good song on the album, but it still stands strong on it's own. I compare it most of the time with Fight Tooth and Nail by Virgin Steele.
From these two songs on everything gets only better and better. Thor the Powerhead is a classic headbanger in the same way as Revelation and Blood of my Enemies. It's epic, fast and has some great vocal and basswork. Mountains is a ballad which doesn't get boring or gay at all, it has an atmosphere of greatness all over it. Eric Adams sounds like a God in the same way only people like Dio or David Defeis can sound like.
The speed returns with Sign of the Hammer and The Oath, which are both really cool fast metal tracks like Kill with Power from Hail to England. Thunderpick is a bassolo, and whether you like it or not (I do), I think it's one of the best Joey ever played. Then comes Guyana (cult of the damned) to close the album. Once again all the right ingredients are here: the astonishing vocal work, the incredible bassplay, smashing drumwork and a great guitarsolo.
I don't know if I like Into Glory ride more than Sign of the Hammer, but I do know these two albums are by far the best and interesting they ever released. If you want to know where bands like Wotan got their inspiration from, you should buy them both. In fact, I like to stress this to be a 'buy or die' release.
1. All Men Play On 10 - 4:01
2. Animals - 3:34
3. Thor (The Powerhead) - 5:24
4. Mountains - 7:39
5. Sign Of The Hammer - 4:19
6. The Oath - 4:55
7. Thunderpick - 3:32
8. Guyana (Cult Of The Damned) - 7:10
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 4. June 2012, 18:08
Manowar / Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21)
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Read offset correction : 6
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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EAC extraction logfile from 4. June 2012, 18:08
Manowar / Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21)
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-219L Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.33 | 4:01.05 | 33 | 18112
2 | 4:01.38 | 3:33.70 | 18113 | 34157
3 | 7:35.33 | 5:23.55 | 34158 | 58437
4 | 12:59.13 | 7:39.00 | 58438 | 92862
5 | 20:38.13 | 4:18.62 | 92863 | 112274
6 | 24:57.00 | 4:54.50 | 112275 | 134374
7 | 29:51.50 | 3:31.58 | 134375 | 150257
8 | 33:23.33 | 7:10.05 | 150258 | 182512
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Filename D:\.www.AvaxHome.ru\Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21).wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 6.6 X
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Copy OK
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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 26) [B8D59E81] (AR v1)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 26) [5EB89A10] (AR v1)
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FILE: Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21).wav
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Conclusion: CDDA 76%
Signature: 19A2BB45B14F04DB14B42AA184E4B23010A28528
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foobar2000 1.1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2012-06-10 14:52:35
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Analyzed: Manowar / Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.86 dB -13.88 dB 4:01 01-All Men Play On 10
DR11 -0.43 dB -13.19 dB 3:34 02-Animals
DR11 0.00 dB -12.70 dB 5:24 03-Thor (The Powerhead)
DR12 0.00 dB -15.66 dB 7:39 04-Mountains
DR12 0.00 dB -13.67 dB 4:19 05-Sign Of The Hammer
DR12 -0.72 dB -14.45 dB 4:55 06-The Oath
DR11 -5.31 dB -18.12 dB 3:32 07-Thunderpick
DR12 -0.77 dB -15.07 dB 7:10 08-Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1411 kbps
Codec: PCM
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FILE: Manowar - Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21).wav
Size: 429270620 Hash: FE483C83D6E5D79A9CC94C8D7B64A88A Accuracy: -m0
Conclusion: CDDA 76%
Signature: 19A2BB45B14F04DB14B42AA184E4B23010A28528
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foobar2000 1.1.3 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2012-06-10 14:52:35
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Analyzed: Manowar / Sign Of The Hammer (XIDCD 21)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.86 dB -13.88 dB 4:01 01-All Men Play On 10
DR11 -0.43 dB -13.19 dB 3:34 02-Animals
DR11 0.00 dB -12.70 dB 5:24 03-Thor (The Powerhead)
DR12 0.00 dB -15.66 dB 7:39 04-Mountains
DR12 0.00 dB -13.67 dB 4:19 05-Sign Of The Hammer
DR12 -0.72 dB -14.45 dB 4:55 06-The Oath
DR11 -5.31 dB -18.12 dB 3:32 07-Thunderpick
DR12 -0.77 dB -15.07 dB 7:10 08-Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1411 kbps
Codec: PCM
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• Eric Adams - Vocals
• Ross the Boss - Guitars
• Joey DeMaio - Bass
• Scott Columbus - Drums
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* - EAC Image, standard LOG, embedded cuesheet, Foobar2000 ready
Huge thanks to my friend bigggwest for original CD!
* - EAC Image, standard LOG, embedded cuesheet, Foobar2000 ready
Huge thanks to my friend bigggwest for original CD!