Manowar

Into Glory Ride (1983) was another floor pounding barbaric heavy metal blast much in the style of their previous effort but without the notoriety. By this time, however, the act had established a loyal fan base despite their 1983-84 UK tour receiving poor turnout (their European tour shortly after proved more successful). Hail to England (1984) would be their victory cry over this tour; it failed to impress commercially, however. Sign of the Hammer (1984), the follow-up later that same year, amounted to some of their most accessible music to date. It featured excellent guitar work from Ross "The Boss", who was now starting to shine. The record also boasted the Metal anthem All Men Play On 10. As usual, the record flopped commercially; as did its 1987 follow-up, Fighting The World, despite its Kiss and Judas Priest influenced songwriting. This "more mainstream" approach was quickly abandoned and cited as their worst effort yet (especially with silly tracks like Blow Your Speakers ranking as the record's best). These two albums, however, gave Manowar some notoriety with the Guinness Book Of Records when they were listed as the world's loudest band for the subsequent tours by managing to sustain play at 160 decibels!

Kings of Metal, released the following year, met the same fate as its predecessors. Ross "The Boss" would quit soon after to be replaced by Dave Shankel (a.k.a. Death Dealer), with Scott Columbus following two years later but he too would be replaced, this time by Rhino (Real Name: Kenny Earl) on their 1992 opus Triumph of Steel.

Triumph of Steel would see Manowar departing 'Atlantic' and recruiting 'Geffen' in their never ending declaration of being Louder than Hell (1996). Karl Logan took over a guitar spot at this point. 2 double CD live sets followed in 1997 and 1999 respectively titled Hell on Wheels and Hell on Stage. Warriors of the World (2002) would be the next studio effort; their interest in homeland America was now waning, but their popularity was still strong in Europe.

In 2003, DeMaio founded his own record label, 'Magic Circle Music', to became the home of the band; exclusively created to fit the needs of Manowar, and other bands of similar style. Under their new label the EP The Sons of Odin would be released in 2007 with footage taken during the Earthshaker Fest 2005. The EP consisted of two discs: the first playing the regular track list; the second playing the song Father in fifteen different languages. Likewise, their new label would release Gods of War (2007).

Later that year, on October 15, 2010 Joey DeMaio announced on Facebook that Hamzik was officially a member of Manowar again after a 26-year absence.

Scott Columbus died on April 4, 2011 aged 54 under a veil on controversy over his departure in 2008.

Manowar's next studio album, The Lord of Steel (2012) would be released exclusively on iTunes and on the band's own online store. The album would see a change from the symphonic elements of the Gods of War album back to a more straightforward, heavy metal sound.

Late 2013, Manowar re-recorded their 1988 release Kings of Metal. The album would feature Brian Blessed on narration for the track, The Warrior's Prayer. Like the re-recording of Battle Hymns MMXI, this album allowed the band to use modern day technology. Kings of Metal MMXIV was released through iTunes as a digital download on 4 February 2014; hard copies followed later that month.

On May 25, 2016, Manowar announced their retirement after a farewell tour, "The Final Battle"; drummer Marcus Castellani from the tribute band Kings of Steel would be recruited the tour.

Media releases on October 25, 2018 revealed that guitarist Karl Logan was be arrested on August 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina for allegedly possessing child pornography and charged with six counts of third-degree exploitation of a minor. Manowar attempted to distance themselves by issuing their own statement shortly after that Logan would not perform with them and that their upcoming album and tour would not be affected. Following Logan's arrest, former guitarist David Shankle expressed interest in rejoining the band.

On January 1, 2019, Manowar announced that guitarist E.V. Martel would join them on the tour.

The Final Battle I EP (2019) and Highlights from the Revenge of Odysseus EP (2022) would follow featuring Anders Johansson on drums and E. V. Martel (Real Name: Evandro Moraes; guitars) with the latter featuring only DeMaio and Adams.