Kings of Metal is the sixth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released on November 18, 1988 by Atlantic Records. The album was the last to feature guitarist and founding member Ross "The Boss" Friedman, who later went on to rejoin punk band The Dictators. Drummer Scott Columbus left the band after this album as well, but rejoined for 1996's Louder Than Hell and remained with the band until 2008. In 2017, Loudwire ranked it as the 13th best power metal album of all time. Track listing All songs written by Joey DeMaio except where noted. Personnel Manowar Eric Adams − vocals Ross the Boss − guitars Joey DeMaio − bass Scott Columbus − drums Additional musicians Canoldir Male Choir directed by Clive Griffiths Arthur Whilshire – voices on track 9 Grant Williams – voices on track 9 Production Richard Breen – engineer, mixing, Synclavier programming Elvis T. Gruber – assistant engineer Vince Gutman – digital programming, recording and mixing supervision Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York Jason Flom – executive producer Charts Certifications References External links Official artist website 1988 albums Manowar albums Albums with cover art by Ken Kelly (artist) Atlantic Records albums