Artist · chart history
Manowar
Band Auburn United States Formed 1980
Manowar formed in 1980 in Auburn, United States. Manowar has 5 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Defender”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #272. The station that charted Manowar most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
Manowar came roaring out of Auburn, New York in 1980 with a mission statement and the amplifiers to back it up: heavy metal as a holy war. Joey DeMaio on bass and Eric Adams on vocals have been there from the start, with Ross the Boss slinging the guitar through the '80s and Scott Columbus pounding the drums for most of the long haul, followed later by Karl Logan on guitar.
The songs are sword-and-sorcery epics and hymns to Norse and Greco-Roman myth, plus a whole shelf of anthems about metal itself and the faithful who follow it. Sign of the Hammer in 1984 gave us "All Men Play on 10", which is less a song title than a creed, and Fighting the World in 1987 doubled down with "Defender" and "Blow Your Speakers". Warriors of the World kept the banners flying in 2002 with "Call to Arms".
Subtlety was never on the menu. In 1984 the Guinness Book of World Records listed them for the loudest performance, a mark they have topped twice since, and in 2008 at Kavarna Rock Fest in Bulgaria they played for five hours and one minute, the longest heavy metal concert on record. Their motto, "death to false metal", says the rest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Manowar on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defender | 1 | #272 | – | – | |
| 2 | Blow Your Speakers | 1 | #594 | – | – | |
| 3 | Kingdome Come | 1 | #793 | – | – | |
| 4 | Call to Arms | 1 | #91 | – | 2002 | |
| 5 | All Men Play on 10 | 1 | #921 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 91 | Call to Arms | KNAC Top 105 Songs of 2002 |
| 1990 | 272 | Defender | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 594 | Blow Your Speakers | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 793 | Kingdome Come | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 921 | All Men Play on 10 | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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