Hail to England [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Manowar

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: April 25, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Magic Circle Music
• ASIN: B00099BRTU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,382 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Hail To England is the third album by the "Kings Of Metal" and without a doubt a true milestone in the bands discography. No less than four of the seven tracks have become true Manowar classics: Kill With Power, Army Of The Immortals, the title track Hail to England and Bridge Of Death. Hail To England is Heavy Metal in its purest way – mighty, powerful and melodic.

As a special bonus, the digi pack Silver Edition features a 16-pages booklet with new and rare photos, interviews with the band members (and others) plus lyrics and liner notes. In addition to this, the album has been digitally remastered using the original studio mastertapes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another classic album victimized by the "loudness war", August 18, 2008

By	Pedro Corbett (Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After reading this comment's title you'll probably be thinking: "but I do want to listen to Manowar as loud as possible!". Sure, we all do. The expression "loudness war", however, refers to a trend in the music industry to master CD's with the volume too loud, often beyond the limits allowed by the technical specifications of the CD format. This process will almost always cause unwanted distortion and even "clipping" on various parts of the audio. In other words, parts of the audio are often irreparably damaged in the mastering process because they don't "fit" within the CD format's dynamic range limits.

I did a full audio analysis of this remastered "silver edition" of the album, and on the first track alone, "Blood Of My Enemies", there are at least 254 clipped (that is, cut off, LOST) samples on the left channel and 312 on the right channel. Please note that this is something completely different to listening to a correctly mastered CD as loud as you want - the sound will be intact in that case, and the loudness limit will be defined only by your audio equipment and your taste. On the other hand, an album that has been victimized by the "loudness war" will be missing parts of the sound even when played at a low volume.

It's a real shame that a band that's known for their perfeccionism when it comes to their music, and specially Joey DeMayo, allowed this absolutely classic album to be released this way. If you don't have "Hail To England" on CD, make sure you get the original release, which was mastered correctly.

For more information on the "loudness war", just Google the expression between quotes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poseur's need not reply!, January 15, 2006

By	Dammerung "samurai plumber" (lehigh acres, florida) - See all my reviews

I own most of the Manowar cd's and find that they are the finest export of Auburn, New York. I was turned on to them in the mid 80's and have been playing them at maximum volume ever since. I would suggest that if you aren't one of the Army of the Immortals, don't rate this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding masterpiece, August 4, 2000

By	The Barbarian (Aachen, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hail to England (Audio CD)

I know this CD by heart from the first accords of "Blood of my Enemies" till the laughter at "Bridge of Death". It is so classical, so powerful and brimming with the ancient lust for unseen lands, for truth and honesty, for pride and glory. I have many many CDs in my collection, including a wide range of styles (From Heavy Metal to Classic to Electronic Arts), but this one here is an absolute key to everything, one of the foundations Heavy Metal lies on. I wouldn't even compare it to any other bands of that age, because it's so supreme. But Metallica's "Ride the Lightning" for Heavy Metal or "In the Nightside Eclipse" by Emperor for Black Metal have had a similar impact and importance. I'd score this 10 stars if I could!