I particularly like it when the riffs are repetitive, building a sense of tension and almost a trance while the vocalist sings something memorable over the top. Thankfully, it was not only the secret of steel they discovered, but also some of the best examples of epic heavy metal back in the days.īrandon Corsair: Anyone who knows me well can tell you that I’m obsessed with slow and epic heavy metal. If you want one song that carries the best of all these qualities, it is “Secret of Steel” for me, the song that got me fully into the band after my early days of “Hail and Kill” and never left me ever since. A side-note, I always thought these songs are the most Cirith Ungol-like outputs of Manowar. These tracks with mid-tempo paces that still make your heart beat faster, lyrics that want to make you shout along, and riffs that won’t leave your mind or minds of next generations of bands are the highest of the peaks Manowar have reached in their discography. All these early albums feature at least one track that is pure epic heavy metal between some questionable album intro samples and even more questionable bass solo choices. Even though that formula seems to have been lost in time, thankfully they didn’t hold it in their heart to never reveal and we actually got to hear those 80s Manowar albums. Rhandgar: Somewhere between “being a bike riding hard rocking heavy metal band” and “uniting the warriors of the world in stadium concerts with arena anthems” Manowar actually found the formula of the most fist-raising, heart-pumping epic heavy metal. I don’t have to say anymore than that – the song does all the speaking for me. Marco: I named this entire website Ride into Glory because of “Secret of Steel”. Secret of Steel ( Marco, Rhandgar, and Brandon Corsair)
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You can find other parts of the series here: We’d love to hear what your favorite tracks from this band are as well and why in the comments below! These bands are titans of heavy metal for a reason and you can expect to read about our personal connections and anecdotes related to them in this series.
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Asking ourselves: “what is that one song of the band that I have the strongest emotional connection?”, it was suddenly easier than comparing songs as if there can be an objective quality ranking. When it comes to bands of this caliber, it’s hard to pick a favorite album let alone a song! It’s not easy to single out one song as “better than everything else they did”, so most of us decided to approach this discussion from a completely sentimental perspective. For the rest of this month, the Ride into Glory team will be looking at some of our favorite songs from metal’s finest artists.
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With new releases drastically slowing down, it’s the perfect time of year to take a step back and jam some of metal’s most classic and influential bands. It’s December and the year is now coming to a close. 2 Secret of Steel (Marco, Rhandgar, and Brandon Corsair).