Sign of the Hammer

*Sign of the Hammer*
Sign of the Hammer
Studio album Manowar
Date of issue	1984
Recorded by	1984
Genre	Heavy metal ; Speed metal
Duration	40:35
Producer	Manowar
A country	;
Label	10 / Virgin
Professional reviews
	All Music Guide link;
Chronology of Manowar
Singles with Sign of the Hammer
	" All Men Play on Ten "; Released: 1984;

Sign of the Hammer (Rus. "Sign of the Hammer") - the fourth studio album of the American rock band Manowar , released in 1984 .

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About the album

This is the first (and subsequently the only) album released by the group on 10 Records. The song All Men Play on 10 (“All men play at 10”) beats the name of the new label, comparing it with the maximum volume setting.

Sign of the Hammer is viewed by many Manowar fans as the last album made by the band before they changed their style to a more direct and less epic, but with greater commercial success (like the album " Fighting the World ").

“Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)” is a 1978 mass suicide song, initiated by Jim Jones , leader of the Temple of the Nations cult, in Jonestown , Northwestern Guyana .

“Thor (The Powerhead)” is a song about the Scandinavian god Thor destroying evil, and also about giants (enemies of the gods). The followers of the Nordic ( German-Scandinavian ) faith believe that at the end of the Universe, gods and giants will fight in the battle for power (see Ragnarok ). It is predicted that all monsters and most of the gods will die in the battle.

Song List

All Men Play on 10 (4:01)
Animals (3:33)
Thor (The Powerhead) (5:23)
Mountains (7:39)
Sign of the Hammer (4:18)
The Oath (4:54)
Thunderpick (3:31)
Guyana (Cult of the Damned) (7:10)

Record Members

Eric Adams ( Eric Adams ) - vocals ,
Joey DeMaio - four and eight string bass guitar
Ross Friedman ( Ross "The Boss" Friedman ) - guitar , keyboards
Scott Columbus ( Scott Columbus ) - drums

Links

Album lyrics (unavailable link)