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With the exception of the song "Battle Hymns" itself. Early Installment Weirdness: Battle Hymns, the band's debut album, is noticeably "rockier" (think of the first three Rainbow albums) than their material from Into Glory Ride onward.The band members themselves even admit to being heavily influenced by Manowar, and their debut album was even titled "Metalwar." Distaff Counterpart: Swedish metal band Hysterica has sometimes been called "The all-female Manowar" due to their leather stage outfits, Heavy Meta lyrics, and sword & sorcery imagery.The song then is told from the Dark Avenger's perspective, which he mostly spends listing the fates of his targets. The Guardian tells him to "seek payment, not only for thine own anguish, but vindicate the souls of the Unavenged". The man is equipped with a magic blade which was forged in brimstone and tempered in the tears of the unavenged dead, as well as a pitch-black horse with flaming eyes to carry him back to Earth. When he enters Hades, the "Guardian of Lost Souls", (voiced by Orson Welles) offers him a job. Devil's Job Offer: The song "Dark Avenger" is the story of a man who was horribly wronged by local village elders, and eventually killed.
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Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: "Defender"'s opening is a letter from a father who died in battle before his son was born.Cult: "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" is based on the People's Temple led by Jim Jones.Cover Version: Warriors of the World has their own take on Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and "An American Trilogy" by Mickey Newbury.Concept Album: Gods of War, which is about Óðinn.Childhood Friends: Joey DeMaio and Eric Adams.Child Popstar: Lead singer Eric Adams formed his first band at age 11.