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So yea, people either love em or really really hate em. I like em, they write great riffs and some catchy ass melodies.

Syd said that Metal Man "makes Manowar look like Phil Collins" in terms of metalness. I don't know if he was being ironic, or if he actually likes em.

Anybody else?

Posted: Dec 27 2007 10:20 pm

I heard 'em once and I didn't really like it.

Posted: Dec 27 2007 10:53 pm

They remind me of stryper.

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erock462 wrote:

They remind me of stryper.

How?

Posted: Dec 28 2007 12:27 am

Hmmm, nope, I don't see a resemblance.

Posted: Dec 28 2007 12:40 am

The hair. Just watch those bands live. It becomes one big ball of hair.

Posted: Dec 28 2007 01:19 am

The guys on the far right do look pretty uncomfortable in both pictures.

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MOGHARR wrote:

The guys on the far right do look pretty uncomfortable in both pictures.

Hey I never said Manowar's image wasn't rediculous

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

JRA wrote:

So yea, people either love em or really really hate em. I like em, they write great riffs and some catchy ass melodies.

Syd said that Metal Man "makes Manowar look like Phil Collins" in terms of metalness. I don't know if he was being ironic, or if he actually likes em.

Anybody else?

Do you mean this Manowar?:

Posted: Dec 28 2007 10:25 pm

I fucking LOVE Manowar. Sure, their lyrics are sometimes dumb and 90% of their songs are about killing people who don't like metal with swords while the Gods smile down upon them from Valhalla, but I'll be damned if they don't have some great tunes.

The riffs are awesome, Eric Adams has a voice that rivals Bruce Dickinson, and "Kings of Metal" is one of my favorite albums ever. I really want to see them live, but they rarely tour in the US because they're much bigger in Japan, Germany, and other assorted non-America countries.
"Power and dominion are taken by the will, by divine right, hail and kill!"

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Syd Lexia wrote:

I fucking LOVE Manowar. Sure, their lyrics are sometimes dumb and 90% of their songs are about killing people who don't like metal with swords while the Gods smile down upon them from Valhalla, but I'll be damned if they don't have some great tunes.

The riffs are awesome, Eric Adams has a voice that rivals Bruce Dickinson, and "Kings of Metal" is one of my favorite albums ever. I really want to see them live, but they rarely tour in the US because they're much bigger in Japan, Germany, and other assorted non-America countries.
"Power and dominion are taken by the will, by divine right, hail and kill!"

I see I'm in good hands then. Very Happy

Great song too! I actually just got that album for Christmas.

Posted: Dec 29 2007 01:16 am

I was planning on making an anime music video using footage from the Street Fighter II anime movie to the song "Warriors of the World United." However the video of the movie I found had this annoying half-second freeze every minute or so.

Joined: Jul 16 2006 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 324

Huge Manowar fan here. Sure it's cheesy, but is there any band that's more FUN to listen to? Greatest workout tunes you'll ever find.

Check this out (couldn't figure out how to embed)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HdFZOSKCxww

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Syd Lexia wrote:

I fucking LOVE Manowar. Sure, their lyrics are sometimes dumb and 90% of their songs are about killing people who don't like metal with swords while the Gods smile down upon them from Valhalla, but I'll be damned if they don't have some great tunes.

The riffs are awesome, Eric Adams has a voice that rivals Bruce Dickinson, and "Kings of Metal" is one of my favorite albums ever. I really want to see them live, but they rarely tour in the US because they're much bigger in Japan, Germany, and other assorted non-America countries.
"Power and dominion are taken by the will, by divine right, hail and kill!"

90% of their songs are about killing people in a battle.

The other 10% are about getting killed in a battle.

And "Hail and Kill" is probably my favorite Manowar song Very Happy

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Avian wrote:

90% of their songs are about killing people in a battle.

The other 10% are about getting killed in a battle.

And "Hail and Kill" is probably my favorite Manowar song Very Happy

1% is about religious cults. [/nerd]

If I had to make a list of favorites...

1. Battle Hymn
2. March For Revenge (By The Soldiers Of Death)
3. Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)
4. Hail & Kill
5. Gloves Of Metal
6. Blood Of My Enemies
7. Gates Of Valhalla
8. Metal Daze
9. Heart Of Steel
10. Thor ( The Powerhead)

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JRA wrote:

Avian wrote:

90% of their songs are about killing people in a battle.

The other 10% are about getting killed in a battle.

And "Hail and Kill" is probably my favorite Manowar song Very Happy

1% is about religious cults. [/nerd]

If I had to make a list of favorites...

1. Battle Hymn
2. March For Revenge (By The Soldiers Of Death)
3. Guyana (Cult Of The Damned)
4. Hail & Kill
5. Gloves Of Metal
6. Blood Of My Enemies
7. Gates Of Valhalla
8. Metal Daze
9. Heart Of Steel
10. Thor ( The Powerhead)

After having a good 2 months to soak in Kings Of Metal, the only song I would consider adding to this list is Blood Of The Kings, but that's about it.

Posted: Feb 25 2008 07:12 pm

Pleasure Slave is pretty entertaining, and Heart of Steel is one of their better ballads.

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Syd Lexia wrote:

Pleasure Slave is pretty entertaining, and Heart of Steel is one of their better ballads.

Well that was just a "BEST EVAR" most of the songs on "Kings" are awesome. Pleasure Slave has a monster riff to it, but the song itself gets old after awhile. Heart Of Steel owns, its somewhere on my top 10 for sure.