Warriors of the World

Warriors of the World
Studio album by Manowar
Released	June 4, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Heavy metal power metal
Length	47:39
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Manowar
Manowar chronology
Louder Than Hell (1996) Warriors of the World (2002) Gods of War (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
laut.de
Sputnikmusic	[2]

Warriors of the World is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released on June 4, 2002. It includes the Puccini aria "Nessun Dorma", dedicated to vocalist Eric Adams's mother, who had died earlier that year. Among the album's varied tracks are tributes to Wagner, Pavarotti, and Elvis Presley. The record peaked at No. 2 on the German charts.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call to Arms"		5:30
2.	"The Fight for Freedom"	Karl Logan, DeMaio	4:30
3.	"Nessun Dorma"	Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni	3:26
4.	"Valhalla"		0:35
5.	"Swords in the Wind"	Logan, DeMaio	5:19
6.	"An American Trilogy"	Mickey Newbury	4:16
7.	"The March"		4:00
8.	"Warriors of the World United"		5:51
9.	"Hand of Doom"		5:49
10.	"House of Death"		4:22
11.	"Fight Until We Die"		4:01
Total length:			47:39

Japan Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Kill With Power (live at Gods of Metal, Italy, 6th June 1999)"	4:34
Total length:		52:21

Gold Edition Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"I Believe"	4:06
13.	"The Dawn of Battle"	6:53
Total length:		58:57

Gold Edition Enhanced Video Content

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Warriors of the World United"	5:49
13.	"I Believe"	4:02
Total length:		57:49

Personnel

• Eric Adams – vocals
• Karl Logan – guitars, keyboards
• Joey DeMaio – bass, keyboards
• Scott Columbus – drums

Additional personnel

• Ken Kelly – cover artwork

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4]	17
French Albums (SNEP) [5]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [7]	32
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8]	23
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9]	55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12]	35
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13]	42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [14]	Gold	150,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

External links

• Lyrics at darklyrics.com
• Official artist website

References

1. O'Neill, Brian. Warriors of the World at AllMusic
2. "Sputnik music Review". sputnikmusic.com. December 25, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
4. "Manowar: Warriors of the World" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
5. "Lescharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
7. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
9. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.
10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
13. "Manowar Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Warriors of the World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved May 6, 2021.