Defender

~ Recording by Manowar

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
  • US1987-02-17
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), ATCO Records7 90563-2, 90563-2
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
  • DE1987-02-26
ATCO Records7567-90563-4
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
  • XE1987-05-14
ATCO Records7567-90563-2
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
ATCO Records790 563-1
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
ATCO Records790 563-1
1.5Defender6:02ManowarThe Hell of SteelManowarAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-80579-2
1.5Defender6:02ManowarThe Hell of SteelManowarAlbum + Compilation
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbum
  • JP1997-12-15
ATCO RecordsAMCY-3122
1.5Defender6:06ManowarThe Triple Album CollectionManowarAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-10-05
Rhino (reissue label)8122797397
1.15Defender6:02ManowarHail and KillManowarAlbum + Compilation
  • -2019-02-22
1.5Defender6:02ManowarBlack Wind, Fire and Steel: The Atlantic Albums 1987-1992ManowarAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020-12-04
X5 Music Group
1.5Defender6:02ManowarBlack Wind, Fire and Steel: The Atlantic Albums 1987–1992ManowarAlbum + Compilation
Hear No Evil Recordings Ltd (a/k/a HNE Recordings Ltd.; sub-label of Cherry Red Records)HNECD143
1.5Defender6:02ManowarFighting the WorldManowarAlbumATCO Records
Promotion
1.6Defender6:01ManowarManowar KillsManowarAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)PRCD 4858-2
Bootleg
1.5Defender6:01ManowarBest CollectionManowarAlbum + Compilation
M&M 99-5467
1.2Defender6:04ManowarBest BalladsManowarAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.5Defender6:06ManowarFighting the World / Kings of MetalManowar
CD-MAXIMUM (Russian label)CDM 598-112
1.5Defender6:06ManowarBattle Hymns & Fighting the WorldManowar[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.2Defender6:04ManowarBest BalladsManowarAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)200496-Z-1

Relationships

recording engineer, engineer and mixer:Rich Breen (engineer)
miscellaneous support:Vince Gutman (task: recording supervision; task: mixing supervision)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums] programming:Vince Gutman
programming:Vince Gutman
synclavier programming:Richard Breen
executive producer:Jason Flom
producer:Manowar
bass guitar:Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) and percussion:Scott Columbus
guitar and keyboard:Ross the Boss
strings:General VanClibreen Philharmonic
lead vocals:Eric Adams (Louis Marullo, Manowar)
spoken vocals [narrator]:Orson Welles
conductor:General VanClibreen
recorded at and mixed at:Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:Defender

Defender

lyricist and composer:Joey DeMaio