LORD OF STEELAfter trying their loyal followers' tolerance like never before with the generally aimless symphonic fluff that surrounded the handful of real songs contained in 2007's Gods of War album, Manowar gratefully adopted a more serious and focused working approach for their 11th studio LP, 2012's The Lord of Steel. In fact, the intervening 2010 re recording of their 1982 debut, Battle Hymns, appears to have reined in the group's thunderous hubris to no end.