The album title is a tribute to the country that Manowar met and formed the band in, and in particular the predominantly British NWOBHM that had emerged in the early 1980s.
The album's cover actually features the flag of the United Kingdom, and not the flag of England.
The album was reported to have been recorded in its entirety in only six days.
The album peaked at No. 83 on the UK album charts.
In 2017 Rolling Stone ranked Hail to England as 87th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time
Loudwire ranked it as the 17th best power metal album of all time.
In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 4th best power metal album of all time.
In 2019 a remixed & remastered edition of the album titled as: Imperial was released, with the band stating that the revised version would add 'the depth, the power and the clarity that could not be present in the original.
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