Sign of the Hammer
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Sign of the Hammer
Studio album by Manowar
Released  October 15, 1984
Genre  Heavy metal
Length  40:33
Label  10 Records
Producer  Jack Richardson, Tony Platt
Manowar chronology
Hail to England
(1984)  Sign of the Hammer
(1984)  Fighting the World
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source  Rating
Allmusic  2.5/5 stars [1]
Rock Hard (de)  9.5/10[2]

Sign of the Hammer is the fourth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on October 15, 1984.
Contents

    1 Reception
    2 Track listing
    3 Song information
    4 Personnel
    5 References

Reception

In 2005, Sign of the Hammer was ranked number 418 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]
Track listing

01    "All Men Play on 10" (Joey DeMaio) – 4:01
02    "Animals" (DeMaio) – 3:34
03    "Thor (The Powerhead)" (DeMaio) – 5:23
04    "Mountains" (DeMaio) – 7:39
05    "Sign of the Hammer" (DeMaio) – 4:18
06    "The Oath" (Ross the Boss, DeMaio) – 4:54
07    "Thunderpick" (DeMaio) – 3:31
08    "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" (DeMaio) – 7:10

Song information

    "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" is a song about the 1978 mass suicide led by Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple cult, at Jonestown, northwestern Guyana.
    "Thor (The Powerhead)" is about the Norse God Thor (as the name suggests), destroying the evil of the world and the Giants (enemies of the Gods) as well. The song often brings about the Ragnarok, with "live to fight on that final day" stated many times. The Norse people believed that at the end of the world the Gods and the Giants would battle for control. It is foreseen that the Gods would lose, and many of their deaths have been foretold before the battle. Regardless, the Gods still will fight on the final day for the right to control Earth. This song has been covered by symphonic metal band Therion on the album Crowning of Atlantis.

Personnel

    Eric Adams - vocals
    Ross the Boss - guitar
    Joey DeMaio - bass guitar
    Scott Columbus - [bad word]