Sign of the Hammer

Sign of the Hammer
Studio album by Manowar
Released October 15, 1984
Recorded Phase One Studios, Toronto, Canada, November 1983,
Virgin Records' Manor Studios, Oxford, UK, 1984
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length 40:33
Label 10/Virgin Records
Producer Jack Richardson, Tony Platt
Manowar chronology
Hail to England
(1984)
Sign of the Hammer
(1984)
Fighting the World
(1987)
Singles from Sign of the Hammer
  1. "All Men Play on 10"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard (GER)9.5/10[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Sign of the Hammer is the fourth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on October 15, 1984.

Reception

In 2005, Sign of the Hammer was ranked number 418 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "All Men Play on 10" – 4:01
  2. "Animals" – 3:34
  3. "Thor (The Powerhead)" – 5:23
  4. "Mountains" – 7:39
Side two
  1. "Sign of the Hammer" – 4:18
  2. "The Oath" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:54
  3. "Thunderpick" – 3:31
  4. "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" – 7:10

Song information

Personnel

Manowar

Production

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Sign of the Hammer at AllMusic
  2. Trojan, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 8. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. "Sputnikmusic Review". sputnikmusic.com. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 42. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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