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Fighting the World
Fighting the World
	Cover art by Ken Kelly
Studio album by Manowar
Released	February 17, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	Universal Recording, Chicago, Illinois, US
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	34:48
Label	ATCO
Producer	Manowar, Jason Flom
Manowar chronology
Singles from Fighting the World
	"Blow Your Speakers"; Released: November 30, 1986;

Fighting the World is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987. This was the first Manowar album to feature artwork by long-time collaborator Ken Kelly, and also one of the earliest heavy metal albums to be recorded and mixed entirely on digital equipment.^{[citation needed]} Since Fighting the World, all Manowar album covers have been painted by Ken Kelly.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10^[2]

The song "Defender" features a speech by American actor Orson Welles. The album was released two years after Welles died. The recording of Welles' speech was re-used from the original 1982 demo of the song.

Track listing edit

All songs written by Joey DeMaio.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fighting the World"	3:53
2.	"Blow Your Speakers"	3:43
3.	"Carry On"	4:18
4.	"Violence and Bloodshed"	4:00
5.	"Defender"	6:05
6.	"Drums of Doom"	1:14
7.	"Holy War"	4:45
8.	"Master of Revenge"	1:34
9.	"Black Wind, Fire and Steel"	5:16
Total length:		34:48

Cover versions edit

"Fighting the World" was covered by German power metal band Mystic Prophecy as a bonus track on their album Regressus.
"Black Wind, Fire and Steel" has been covered by Brazilian heavy metal band Immortal Choir, by Swedish punk band Venerea and by Spanish rock/punk band Reserva Dos, this last under the name "Viento negro, fuego y acero" (in Spanish).

References in popular culture edit

The cover is parodied in the Metalocalypse episode "Dethfashion". In the episode, Dethklok is visited by a sadistic fashion designer who is upset that their measurements for their fashion line were not reflective of their actual physiques. The designer used a cover of the band's previous album as a reference for his designs, and like the cover of Fighting the World, the band is standing shirtless on a pile of stones. The cover had been airbrushed to make the band members look much thinner and more physically fit than they actually were.

Personnel edit

Manowar edit

Eric Adams – vocals
Ross the Boss – guitars, keyboards
Joey DeMaio – four- and eight-string bass
Scott Columbus – drums
Orson Welles - guest voice on Defender

Production edit

Richard Breen – engineer, mixing, Synclavier programming
Vince Gutman – digital programming, recording and mixing supervision
Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
Jason Flom – executive producer

Charts edit

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[3]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	27

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[5]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Fighting the World at AllMusic
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 213–214. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Fighting the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Fighting the World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 953. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved August 23, 2019.