Album · Manowar
Fighting the World by Manowar
Fighting the World is an album by Manowar, released in 1987. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Defender”, on 1 list with a best position of #272.
Fighting the World, Manowar's fifth album, hit the shops on ATCO Records in February 1987, and the Auburn, New York warriors came armed with a manifesto: heavy metal is the one true faith, and the fans are its army. Eric Adams sings like he's rallying the troops from a mountaintop, Joey DeMaio's bass rumbles like a tank column, Ross the Boss carves out the riffs and Scott Columbus pounds the drums like he's driving in rivets.
The band also went high-tech for the occasion, making one of the earliest metal records tracked and mixed entirely on digital gear, and it was the first to wear a cover painted by Ken Kelly, who has painted every one since. "Blow Your Speakers" is exactly what it says on the tin, a fist-pumping anthem to volume, while "Defender" goes for full-blown heroic grandeur.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Fighting the World on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defender | 1 | #272 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | Blow Your Speakers | 1 | #594 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.