536 - Manowar Fighting The World 1987

Joey DeMaio was working as a bassist / pyrotechnic for Black Sabbath when he met with Manowar's original guitarist, Ross the Boss, who was playing for a group called Shakin Street; a Black Sabbath support band. They later recruited Eric Adams for vocals and Donny Hamzik for the drums, to create a band with a unique epic sound, heavily influenced by classical composer Richard Wagner. Manowar recorded Battle Hymns, their debut album, which featured Dark Avenger, a slow epic track with narration by Orson Welles. In 1987 the band released "Fighting The World." Manowar satisfied the teeming hordes by playing wilder, louder and heavier, inviting fans to join them onstage to sing or even play guitar, with hymns like this one.