Kings of Metal MMXIV

Kings of Metal MMXIV
Studio album by Manowar
Released	February 7, 2014 (download) [1] February 28, 2014 (Silver Edition CD) [1]
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	89:13
Label	Magic Circle
Producer	Joey DeMaio
Manowar chronology
The Lord of Steel (2012) Kings of Metal MMXIV (2014) The Final Battle I (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
metal.de	7/10 [2]
Metal Hammer	3/7 [3]
Ultimate Guitar	6.7/10 [4]
Ghost Cult Magazine	3/10 [5]

Kings of Metal MMXIV is a re-recorded album by American heavy metal band Manowar, released in February 2014. It is a re-recording of their album Kings of Metal from 1988. In support of the album the band started their "Kings of Metal MMXIV World Tour". ^[6]

Track listing

Tracks 10 and 11 on disc 1 are listed as bonus tracks.

CD 1

No.	Title	Notes	Length
1.	"Hail and Kill MMXIV"		06:13
2.	"Kings of Metal MMXIV"		03:42
3.	"The Heart of Steel MMXIV" (Acoustic Intro)		05:09
4.	"A Warrior's Prayer MMXIV"		05:44
5.	"The Blood of the Kings MMXIV"		08:01
6.	"Thy Kingdom Come MMXIV"		04:06
7.	"The Sting of the Bumblebee MMXIV"	instrumental	01:16
8.	"Thy Crown and Thy Ring MMXIV" (Orchestral Version)		04:57
9.	"On Wheels of Fire MMXIV"		04:14
10.	"Thy Crown and Thy Ring MMXIV" (Metal Version)	bonus track	04:57
11.	"The Heart of Steel MMXIV" (Guitar Instrumental)	bonus track; instrumental	04:50
Total length:			53:09

CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hail and Kill MMXIV" (Instrumental)	06:13
2.	"Kings of Metal MMXIV" (Instrumental)	03:42
3.	"The Heart of Steel MMXIV" (Orchestral Intro Version – Instrumental)	04:50
4.	"The Blood of the Kings MMXIV" (Instrumental)	08:01
5.	"Thy Kingdom Come MMXIV" (Instrumental)	04:07
6.	"Thy Crown and Thy Ring MMXIV" (Orchestral Version – Instrumental)	04:57
7.	"On Wheels of Fire MMXIV" (Instrumental)	04:14
Total length:		36:04

Personnel

Manowar Eric Adams – vocals [1] Joey DeMaio – bass, keyboards [1] Karl Logan – guitars, keyboards [1] Donnie Hamzik – drums [1]

Production Brian Blessed – grandfather's voice in spoken narration on "A Warrior's Prayer MMXIV" [1] [7]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8]	55

References

1. "Manowar - Kings of Metal MMXIV - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
2. Endres, Markus (March 18, 2014). "Manowar - Kings Of Metal MMXIV Review". metal.de (in German). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
3. Gorr, Dorian (March 24, 2014). "Kritik zu Manowar Kings Of Metal MMXIV". Metal Hammer Germany (in German). Retrieved March 8, 2025.
4. UG Team (March 5, 2014). "Manowar: Kings Of Metal MMXIV Review". Ultimate Guitar . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
5. "Manowar – Kings of Metal MMXIV". Ghost Cult Magazine. April 14, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
6. "MANOWAR To Release 'Kings Of Metal MMXIV' In February". blabbermouth. December 20, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
7. "Manowar Taps Brian Blessed For "Kings Of Metal MMXIV" Re-Recording". metal underground. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Kings of Metal MMXIV" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 21, 2021.