Sign of the Hammer

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Sign of the Hammer
Studio album by Manowar
Released	1984
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	40:33
Label	10 Records
Manowar chronology
Hail to England (1984)	Sign of the Hammer (1984)	Fighting the World (1987)

Sign Of The Hammer is an album by a heavy metal band Manowar, released on October 15, 1984.

[edit] Track listing

1. "All Men Play On Ten" – 4:01
2. "Animals" – 3:34
3. "Thor (The Powerhead)" – 5:23
4. "Mountains" – 7:39
5. "Sign Of The Hammer" – 4:18
6. "The Oath" – 4:54
7. "Thunderpick" – 3:31
8. "Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)" – 7:10

All tracks written by Joey Demaio except 'The Oath' written by Joey Demaio and Ross the Boss.

[edit] Additional information

"Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)" is a song about the 1978 mass suicide led by Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple cult, at Jonestown, northwestern Guyana.

"Thor (The Powerhead)" is about the Norse God Thor (as the name suggests), destroying the evil of the world and the Giants(enemies of the Gods) as well. The song often brings but the Norse version of the apocalypse, with "Live to fight on that final day" stated many times. The Norse people believed that at the end of the world the Gods and the Giants would battle for control. It is forseen that the Gods would lose, and many of their deaths have been foretold before the battle. Regardless the Gods still will fight on the final day for the right to control Earth. This song has been covered by Symphonic metal band Therion on the album Crowning of Atlantis.

[edit] Credits

• Eric Adams - Vocals
• Ross The Boss - Guitar
• Joey DeMaio - Bass Guitar
• Scott Columbus - Drums