Warriors of the World

{{Infobox album

| name = Warriors of the World

| type = studio

| artist = Manowar

| cover = Warriors of the World (Manowar album) cover art.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 4, 2002

| recorded = 2002

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 47:39

| label = Nuclear Blast

| producer = Manowar

| prev_title = Louder Than Hell

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Gods of War

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r591430|first=Brian|last=O'Neill}}

| rev2 = laut.de

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| noprose = yes

| rev3 = Sputnikmusic

| rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/14722/Manowar-Warriors-of-the-World/ |title=Sputnik music Review |publisher=sputnikmusic.com |date=2007-12-25 |accessdate=2013-08-24}}

}}

Warriors of the World is the ninth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on June 4, 2002. The song Nessun Dorma was dedicated to Adams's mother who had died earlier that year. Amongst its varied tracks are tributes to Wagner, Pavarotti, and Elvis Presley. The album peaked at #2 on the German charts.

The song "Warriors of the World United" had a music video filmed in 2002. Director Neil Johnson solely owns the rights to the music video.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

{{track listing

| title1 = Call to Arms

| length1 = 5:30

| title2 = The Fight for Freedom

| writer2 = Karl Logan, DeMaio

| length2 = 4:30

| title3 = Nessun Dorma

| writer3 = Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni

| length3 = 3:26

| title4 = Valhalla

| length4 = 0:35

| title5 = Swords in the Wind

| writer5 = Logan, DeMaio

| length5 = 5:19

| title6 = An American Trilogy

| writer6 = Mickey Newbury

| length6 = 4:16

| title7 = The March

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = Warriors of the World United

| length8 = 5:51

| title9 = Hand of Doom

| length9 = 5:49

| title10 = House of Death

| length10 = 4:22

| title11 = Fight Until We Die

| length11 = 4:01

| total_length = 47:39

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan Bonus tracks

| title12 = Kill With Power (live at Gods of Metal, Italy, 6th June 1999)

| length12 = 4:34

| total_length = 52:21

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Gold Edition Bonus tracks

| title12 = I Believe

| length12 = 4:06

| title13 = The Dawn of Battle

| length13 = 6:53

| total_length = 58:57

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Gold Edition Enhanced Video Content

| title12 = Warriors of the World United

| length12 = 5:49

| title13 = I Believe

| length13 = 4:02

| total_length = 57:49

}}

Personnel

=Additional personnel=

Ken Kelly – cover artwork

Charts

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{{album chart\|Finland\|17\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|France\|40\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|2\|id=4094\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Hungary\|32\|artist=Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World \|year=2002\|week=24\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 September 2021}}
{{album chart\|Italy\|23\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Norway\|14\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|13\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|35\|artist= Manowar\|album=Warriors of the World\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|42\|artist= Manowar\|rowheader=true\|access-date=21 February 2021}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=2002|relmonth=6|region=Germany|award=Gold|certyear=2003|artist=Manowar|title= Warriors of the World

|access-date=6 May 2021}}

External links

[http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/manowar/warriorsoftheworld.html Lyrics at darklyrics.com]
[http://www.manowar.com/ Official artist website]

References

Category:2002 albums

Category:Manowar albums

Category:Albums with cover art by Ken Kelly (artist)