I will always be a huge Manowar fan. When I was 21 I got in a motorcycle wreck. Being mostly unconscious medics cut my Manowar shirt off. I was pretty upset about that. My friend had actually partied a little with Manowar once after a concert and had the email of one of their roadies. He sent a message to Manowar about my moto wreck and tshirt. A week or two later Eric Adams called my house to ask me how I was doing. He also sent me a new shirt in the mail. Awesome band. I loved the shows I went to back late 90’s and 2000’s
@@Lightningclad1 Eric Adams was, is, and always will be my absolute number one metal vocalist!!! Number two, believe it or not, is J.D. Kimball (R.I.P.) from Omen. Both are severely underrated in their own right, but essential to the metal community!!
Theory: Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is meant to serve as a soundtrack while you speed read the entire Illiad. Hence the lengthy instrumental sections.
Watch the nickelodeon interview. Manowar was very sweet and understanding to thr parents and kids. I don't think I've ever seen that type of behavior from any metal band. Need more of that.
I love manowar but I feel they lost that touch. We need more of that genuine feel within the community. Power trip is a good example but reily is now gone
@@prvzmalek I don't think Manowar lost touch, I just think people don't take them as a serious metal band anymore and won't "actually" interview them anymore. They'd probably rather taunt them and ask stupid questions, instead of genuine ones....
Maybe that's true good point but when they are interviewed there is a bit of a bad attitude. Maybe my perception is wrong. Maybe I'm sour because I haven't enjoyed anything much from them since woft.
@@prvzmalek I must admit, I haven't watched any interview of them in a long time. It's just the general attitude towards the band that I know from the "scene". The thing is: they built characters of themselves but in a warrior persona and some people in the metal scene don't seem to understand that distinguish between the performers and the personas they perform. Joey made a good step by doing his spoken word tour and opening up about the people and himself in Manowar. He's an entirely different person when he just talks. But people will never seize to see Manowar as the band that "sold out".
I'll admit that I was one of those people that use to just pass them off by their image and what I've heard about them. Didn't bother giving them a chance and years later I heard one of their songs (power of thy sword) when I was listening to Power Metal. I was absolutely blown away. Awesome riffs, great vocals, etc. And the thing that struck me the most is that they never wavered in who they are or what they stand for. When I think of metal, I think of Manowar.
I was about 5 years old back in 93, when my brother brought the Fighting the World album on a cassette home. I could not stop litstening ot it, ever since then I'm their fan...what a masterpiece the album is and Defender is one of my favourite songs.
I just did see Manowar Live in Ahoy Rotterdam 08-02-23 .... I will never forget this. Been fan since 85 and finally I could get a ticket to a Manowar concert. One of my best evenings ever. Hail to All Manowariors.
people really dont understand how great manowar is until they hear them live. they are absoulately astonishing on live concerts. they are actually playing true heavy metal as they promise.
@@DEORIA1703 I went to see almost every metal band that came to Ireland on tour between mid 80s and mid 90s. There's only two that I remember I wasn't bothered to go see; these guys and Def Leppard. Out of a group of 20 guys from my small town that went to metal gigs only three went to see Manowar and one of those left early because he thought he was listening to the same song over and over.
Gods of war I call you, my sword is by my side I seek a life of honor, free from all false pride I will crack the whip with a bold mighty hail Cover me with death if I should ever fail Glory, majesty, unity, hail, hail, hail
You did a really good job with this video. You showed true respect to the band instead of mocking them. A lot of people think that Manowar is a joke or some shit like that. I will never understand why people will feel this way. They absolutely dominate and destroy other bands.
@@MetalSchoolChannel You're welcome. It's important for people to understand that Manowar is a very serious band. As someone who takes physical training seriously I relate to them on a very deep level. They write music that resonates with warriors and athletes.
@@bizzkit648 I've seen them get made fun of, but what I see in this presentation is respect. Why would he take the time to produce a good quality 30 minute video if he just wanted to mock them? Doesn't make much sense if you ask me.
What those people don't understand is that we, as Manowar fans, do not care about the outfits and such (most things those people mock). What we care about is Manowar's music and how it makes us feel. I can have one of the worst days of my life, and a Manowar song can make the world look much better at any given time. That's what does people don't understand, and that's why they're missing something great 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Achilles agony and ecstacy was written like an opera piece, the "lot of wankery" is called "Desecration of Hector's body" it sounds ugly because desecrating a body is ugly business. Joey knew exactly what he was doing.
I walked into a record store one day and saw the cover for Kings of Metal on CD and thought wow that’s a cool cover. Band name was cool too so I bought it on an impulse. Blew me away.... so I bought their other cds and been a fan ever since
In my 1st year out of school in '02, a friend I'd just met out partying one night, saw I was into Maiden by my Rock in Rio shirt. So he gives a fellow metalhead & I a ride home & asks "do you know Manowar"? Still fairly new to classic metal, I reply "not really..." So he blasts songs from Kings of Metal & Triumph of Steel on a long winded journey home... I remember thinking "what am I doing with my life"?! & immediately rectifying my lack of Manowar in my life the next day by buying Warriors of the World & quickly working my way backwards from there. Manowar Forever \m/
They aren't kidding about Manowar being the loudest band. I saw them in 2014. I've never felt bass like that before and my ears were ringing for a week.
i really like how you narrate the songs, and the videoclips are hilarious. Been watching your videos for years and thanks to you i have discovered great bands. Thank you!!
"Into Glory Ride" is #1 for me. Plus, seeing Manowar for the first time on December 29, 1983 at L'amour in Queens, New York, was awesome. At that concert, Eric Adams told the crowd something like, "We are small in number, but we are strong!" Small in number maybe, but that club was packed with heavy metal warriors; and at the best time for HEAVY METAL - the early 1980s.
i've heard Metal isnt so popular Overall in your Country.More Underground.A pity.Same with UK where I come from at least as regard less well known bands in the true metal style.Many bands from USA and UK are more popular in Germany and other mainland Europe places.I've often had to go to Germany Sweden Switzerland to see favorite bands that just dont gig in the UK or hardly ever.
@@jonlockett9732 It’s not that Metal isn’t huge in the US, it’s the fact that the genre isn’t pushed into the mainstream like rap and hip hop. It’s all what the record labels push into the public. So it’s basically all the fair weather music fans that makes the bulk of the music listening public.
@@jonlockett9732 Europeans, Asians, & Latin Americans are way more down. Your cultures and histories are far more compatible with true metal than our American hamburger & Walmart culture.
I'd say Hail to England is their best - all fat trimmed, all killer, no filler. But only by a narrow margin, as they have many timeless classics that are right up their with some of the best metal ever made. Great documentary, amusing but respectful - All hail the mighty kings of true metal \m/
When I was a kid (pre teen, early 90's) I really liked Manowar, then in my teens I sort of lost the band.. Then as an adult it suddenly came back again. I guess the naivety of the music bothered me as a teenager, but I was able to GET IT again as an adult.
It‘s not hard to dislike Manowar. But it‘s hard to deny that Eric ist one of the best heavy metal singers ever and that Warriors of the world united is one of the catchiest heavy metal songs ever written.
I just wanted to say that you did a great job on this. I can tell this is well researched. Even as a long time fan, I learned some new things. Appreciate it!
As a former die-hard fan, I appreciate this video. The only thing where you are way off is the ranking of the albums: Hail to England and Into Glory Ride are BY FAR the best Manowar Albums. The later being one of the best epic metal albums of all time. (Voted number one epic metal album by german metal magazine Deaf Forever) but the overall info and presentation was great. Subbed. Hail.
1984! Hail to England and The Sign of the Hammer are the best IMHO as a whole! Every album with Ross the boss is awesome, but those 2 from 1984 are incredible and I don't know which one is better. Mountains, The Oath and GUYANA is the song brilliant with the lyrics and Eric Adams singing is at His best of all the Manowar songs. I started to listen to Manowar before The Triumph of Steel came out. I was surprised never heard of them and having better vocalist then Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)! Over 30 years now I listen to Death Metal and little later Black Metal too. But '80s Manowar I still listen with joy today and in the future I guess, I love there uniqueness! 🤘🏿
It took a couple of years to grow on me, but it's got some of my favourite Manowar on it, too. The Power of Thy Sword, Demon's Whip, Master of the Wind etc. It's a great album.
@@MetalSchoolChannel I can’t believe you liked Fighting the World better than The Triumph... ! I would say that the first one is their weakest album and I’d bet most would agree with that. That’s such a radio-rock album.
„power of thy sword“ also was my first manowar-song i ever heard, as a schoolboy on my first own radio on the swiss national radio SRF. In this moment i was a metal fan, till today; 30 years later!
Manowar taught me how to think more positively, not take it all so seriously and to give 'em hell! I'll always be grateful to them. They changed my life. "Power of Thy Sword" was also *my* first introduction to the band. It'll always stand out to me.
Thanks so much for this thorough exploration of Manowar. I have been a fan of their very distinct and unique style of Heavy Metal since I was about 15 years old. Now, at 40, my love for this unapologetic and rough brand of rock n roll is as strong as ever. Fortunately, I was able to look past the antics and the - quite frankly - ridiculous public image and take their music for what it is - an audio-visualization of Conan the Barbarian. It's not serious, but neither is it meant to be taken at face value. It's just epic tales, nothing more, nothing less. To capture our imagination and take us somewhere else for a couple of minutes. The vocals of Eric Adams, whom I consider to be the most underappreciated singer in metal, who can switch between dreamlike storyteller and screaming warbeast almost effortlessly - the bass of Joey DeMaio (except the fuzzy sound on "Lord of Steel", what was that all about?), which sounds like nothing I have ever heard before and gives their songs a rock-hard, crystal-clear foundation - the wonderfully narrative solos of Ross the Boss that only enhance that grand epic scale of the worlds they create - and the mostly very basic drum work of Scott Columbus, which provides fanciless structure and exactly that headbanging rhythm we are looking for. No matter how many unnecessary Re-release albums they churn out, I will always love this band and their amazing body of work.
One of those bands that, like Kiss, was swallowed up by their own paraphernalia, and dismissed by critics as a phony act, but Eric Adams is one of the Top5 Classical Metal Singers, DiMaio an incredibly well-read and prolific songwriter (and with a very recognizable Piccolo bass sound), Ross the Boss and David Shankle excellent shredding guitarists with a melodic side (something you cannot say about Jason Becker, for example), and Scott Columbus was like Conan himself behind the drum kit. It doesn't get better than that, ultimate Power-Metal/High-Fantasy band. If you don't like that style, walk away, but these guys were Masters of their craft, at least from 1982 to 2008.
You found a video of preppies interviewing Manowar! That's amazing. So glad I found this channel. Every time I hear Manowar on the radio (Boneyard, naturally), it's a song about why heavy metal is persecuted by will go on forever, and I raise my devil horns and swear my fealty
I cant believe you didnt mention Defender. Im not the biggest Manowar fan,but damn if that song doesnt inspire,i dont know what does. And they did Ross wrong. Respect. You do great work
The reason manowar is so great is they embrace the cheese and why power metal is my favorite genre of metal ,I mean knights riding unicorns slaying dragons ,come on how can you not love that shit. best album gods of war , best song power of tye sword. Thank you for making videos on true metal ! Rock hard ride free!!
Discovering power metal was the closest to a religious experience I've ever had. It truly changed my life and opened my mind to the wonder and might that is metal. \m/
Personally, I love Sign of the Hammer, and in it Mountains Stands out as the most gorgeous of the Manowar songs. Well worth a mention, especially since that glorious melodic journey with a strong metal finish is probably the most impressive song to a non fan.
Incredible tune. For me it's that one and Guyana Cult of the Damned. Both were listened to until you could almost see through the tape on the cassette.
I can't believe I'm just finding your channel. I Loved Man-o-war as a kid. It would be great if you could do an Overkill video. Another of my favorites and one of the metal greats.
I feel the reason that Manowar re recorded Battle Hymns and Kings of Metal is because the band sounds different now. I agree the re recordings are not an improvement, but they are a much closer representation of what the band sounds like live these days. Eric's voice is deeper. The band plays in D standard tuning now. Recording technology has changed. I think of the re recordings as a snapshot in time rather than something meant to replace or improve upon the original.
This video deserves more views and likes. Awesome video and very respectful about one of the most important Heavy Metal bands fron the glorious 80's. Nice job!!!
I went through a major Manowar phase in the mid-90s, when I was listening to a lot of death metal. It turned out that bands like Incantation and Dissection praised their name, and black metal band Necromantia covered "Demon's Whip." IMO "Triumph of Steel" is still their best album.
Defender, Master of the Wind, Heart of Steel, Battle Hymn, so many songs that put Manowar in a category of their own, creating an atmosphere of raw epic soaring emotion that has never been replicated. Barbaric yet refined, no one can touch them in this aspect, no band even comes close, at all. "For every day that stings, to better days it brings, nothing is as bad as it seems."
Saw them in Glasgow, 1984. Loved them. Loudest band I have ever seen. Plaster coming off the ceiling of the theatre loud! Defender is a true Metal classic.
We are getting old my friend.😉 first time I saw them was with warriors of the world on Stephan raab. Bought the album and kings of metal the next day. Back in the day where you could listen to cds in the shop with headphones on.😅
Another great video bringing back some memories, Kings of metal crowd roar was recorded live at the Thirsty Whale just outside of Chicago. I was there front and center and a fact is, they did blow the house speakers! They played another night with Bullet Boy's whom after the show wanted to go downtown to party. When they asked Manowar to come with, I don't remember who said it but it was a loud "hell no" we are staying here to party with the metal crowd and they did hang out till 2am closing. Great time, my ears where ringing for a week. \m/!
Dude, this channel is awesome! You guys should do a piece on Fates Warning. There's a great band that's been around for years and has released some classic albums. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this True Metal lesson! The best thing in Manowar is their dedication to all the fans, it really helped me to fight my own world's challenges.. Gonna show that video to my chick, she's definetely will be metalized. Hail and Kill!
As a Dutch guy, it was good to hear that Manowar praised us! Then again it's not strange because a some big metal albums (Hysteria and Scorpions) were actually recorded here in Hilversum Wisseloord Studios.
Thanks for the video - this is informative, well researched, well produced, well paced and nicely edited. I look forward for a bunch more of content from you. A great channel in the making!
As a veteran rock n roll tour rigger, I have been known to sing "with a spanset, shackle and steel... with a spanset shackle and steel...to teach, them all, bridle..."
I worked for Manowar a few times. Joey is an impressingly bright and polite person with a good sense of humour. But the show is hard to bear, it is just sooooo loud.
@@Highrollinhunter enjoy your ears while they last. I did the same thing when I was younger and now at 52 have some nice high frequency hearing loss to live with.
As someone who has been listening to manowar for years I’ve just learned so much and now have a appreciation for much more of their music. Great vid, def subbed to the channel
Thank you so much for this video it was really awesome. Pretty much everything you said in that video I have thought to myself during my 35 year Manowar "fandom". I always thought that line about play tonight for quite a while was cheesy as hell too!
The real Spinal Tap. They were the worlds loudest band at the time, which reminds me of Spinal Tap being introduced as "One of Britains loudest bands" which always made me laugh. The viking themes, the Tarzan outfits, the lyrics. They came out after Spinal Tap so it's like they saw the movie and said "man, everything about this band is awesome, but they don't oil up their bodies enough".
Just subbed, liked & slammed that notifications '🔔' . I am now a *Metal* *School* fan‼️This is a great intro to *Manowar* . I especially like the Homework & Extra Credit sections @ the end of the video! ! ! *GREAT* *STUFF* ‼️ I will be watching more of your vids enthusiastically! ! 🤘👍👌👐🙌🤘👐🙌👌👍🤘
14:00 "and grabbing a brass ring?" In Norse/Viking mythology that is the kings arm band. Its placed around the arm or neck. It showed royal status or what clan you belonged to.
Manowar is one of the most unique bands in the world and their work up to Triumph of Steel is phenomenal. Need I mention the lyrics as well? Very happy to saw them live a couple of times!
Wish you would`ve included "Defender" off of Fighting.....That was my first Manowar song,STILL brings chills today,Orson Welles in one of his last performances before he died........Absolutely bone chilling,fist-raising song,amazing vocal.....One of my all-time favorites without a doubt............
Glory Ride is one of the best albums ever recorded! No fillers literally! But the best song in there? Com' on...Gates of Valhalla is on different league, Eric is superb as well!! And March for Revenge is up there as well!! And BTW..Achilles is one of the best songs in Metal History. EVERY PART has a value, at what is describes! And Eric is ripping though it!
they are pretty "spinal tap" ridiculous but the songs are great - I love their music. and they are "conan the barbarian" fun - I also love those ridiculous movies. well, laugh about it.
It's great you did Manowar. The band is definitely among my strongest influences. They help me develop this warrior-like mentality as every day feels like a battle and you got to fight for your dreams, to be as yourself, to live day by day, all those things. I enjoy a lot of albums, though I got to honestly say The Lord of Steel felt rather uninspired. It isn't totally bad, but could've been better. Also I enjoy some passages too like in The Warrior's Prayer and a few in Gods of War, one of my most favorite Manowar albums. Hail!
In the next 6 days I will see Manowar under the name "The Lords of Steel" 5 times here in Germany. The make warm-up shows for the upcoming tour in small clubs in Germany.
I will always be a huge Manowar fan. When I was 21 I got in a motorcycle wreck. Being mostly unconscious medics cut my Manowar shirt off. I was pretty upset about that. My friend had actually partied a little with Manowar once after a concert and had the email of one of their roadies. He sent a message to Manowar about my moto wreck and tshirt.
A week or two later Eric Adams called my house to ask me how I was doing. He also sent me a new shirt in the mail.
Awesome band. I loved the shows I went to back late 90’s and 2000’s
That’s truly badass. Really cool to hear Eric reached out! And glad you’re okay 🤘🏻
Manowar poggnst
You got to see em with Immortal in 2001? Warriors of the world tour? That was so awesome
And you got a story you will never forget :)
Having your Manowar shirt cut off is about the most Manowar thing that could happen to you.
Eric Adams is one of heavy metals best singers even at his age
So underrated / unrecognized.
@@Lightningclad1 Eric Adams was, is, and always will be my absolute number one metal vocalist!!! Number two, believe it or not, is J.D. Kimball (R.I.P.) from Omen. Both are severely underrated in their own right, but essential to the metal community!!
@@kf3393 So cool that you would mention Kimball, as I 100% agree! Such a unique, expressive voice. He was a beast that lived the song.
Ross the Boss told me Eric Adams can no longer sing...
"What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."
69 likes not gonna touch that
Conan’s best quote
@@paulcannell7188 Seemed fitting for Manowar.
"That is good."
They still suck
The gods made heavy metal
And they knew that it was good.
Eric Adams has one of the most crushing voices in metal. It's a perfect fit for the band!
a guy that could sing, shriek, and laugh like a force of nature; makes you realize how ridiculous Black Metal singers are.
He does a great version of Silent Night!
Go to or watch a Manowar concert and wait to the "The Warriors Prayer" and you'll know that nothing was wasted or forgettable about this track.
the author of the video is a false one
This is the comment I was looking for.
As soon as Manowar tours in the USA again I'm going!
My thoughts exactly.
WOTW is his favorite album....that's all i need to know to know he's not worthy and should leave the hall @@radiozelaza
For me, Manowar is the best band in the world!
Thanks to them I play the drums and my soul goes to another dimension.
Hail To The Kings Of Metal!
Theory: Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is meant to serve as a soundtrack while you speed read the entire Illiad. Hence the lengthy instrumental sections.
Watch the nickelodeon interview. Manowar was very sweet and understanding to thr parents and kids. I don't think I've ever seen that type of behavior from any metal band. Need more of that.
Totally! They tried to answer their questions as genuinely as possible.
I love manowar but I feel they lost that touch. We need more of that genuine feel within the community. Power trip is a good example but reily is now gone
@@prvzmalek I don't think Manowar lost touch, I just think people don't take them as a serious metal band anymore and won't "actually" interview them anymore. They'd probably rather taunt them and ask stupid questions, instead of genuine ones....
Maybe that's true good point but when they are interviewed there is a bit of a bad attitude. Maybe my perception is wrong. Maybe I'm sour because I haven't enjoyed anything much from them since woft.
@@prvzmalek I must admit, I haven't watched any interview of them in a long time. It's just the general attitude towards the band that I know from the "scene". The thing is: they built characters of themselves but in a warrior persona and some people in the metal scene don't seem to understand that distinguish between the performers and the personas they perform. Joey made a good step by doing his spoken word tour and opening up about the people and himself in Manowar. He's an entirely different person when he just talks. But people will never seize to see Manowar as the band that "sold out".
Manowar metallized me when I was 13 and first listened to Kings of Metal. The lyrics to "Hail and Kill" are epically awesome. All Hail to Manowar!
Thanks for the video, great job!
Hey thanks, Dan! Digging your videos too. “Your Love” is one of my all-time favorite new wave 80s tracks too by the way haha. Awesome stuff! 🤘🏻
Yeah, it's great to ave such a good and handy source to recommend to newbies.
I'll admit that I was one of those people that use to just pass them off by their image and what I've heard about them. Didn't bother giving them a chance and years later I heard one of their songs (power of thy sword) when I was listening to Power Metal. I was absolutely blown away. Awesome riffs, great vocals, etc. And the thing that struck me the most is that they never wavered in who they are or what they stand for. When I think of metal, I think of Manowar.
Power of thy Sword is a killer track like no other, easy in the top 3 !
Not one word about Defender. I was 14 and heard that song and from that day i bleed Manowar...
"Defender" is arguably their masterpiece.....just a perfect song!
I was about 5 years old back in 93, when my brother brought the Fighting the World album on a cassette home. I could not stop litstening ot it, ever since then I'm their fan...what a masterpiece the album is and Defender is one of my favourite songs.
Hahah don't feel bad, didn't mention King of Kings, and that song is so perfect.
YOU are the defender....God has sent
Defender with narration by Orson Welles. Amazing!
I just did see Manowar Live in Ahoy Rotterdam 08-02-23 .... I will never forget this. Been fan since 85 and finally I could get a ticket to a Manowar concert. One of my best evenings ever. Hail to All Manowariors.
people really dont understand how great manowar is until they hear them live. they are absoulately astonishing on live concerts. they are actually playing true heavy metal as they promise.
Can't believe a video as well made as this has so few views.
I know! I just discovered it
the band is a shadow of his former past, in current times Manowar it's pretty much a joke people is less interested in this type of heavy metal
They are more popular in Europe. They play very few US dates.
Do u expect The mp3 or Ian flash drive audience,watch an almost 30 minutes video when they can't even listen or watch a 3-4 minutes song;
@@DEORIA1703 I went to see almost every metal band that came to Ireland on tour between mid 80s and mid 90s. There's only two that I remember I wasn't bothered to go see; these guys and Def Leppard. Out of a group of 20 guys from my small town that went to metal gigs only three went to see Manowar and one of those left early because he thought he was listening to the same song over and over.
I disagree, The Warriors Prayer is great. I would never skip it. I say it out loud along with it and love every second of it.
I agree completely
I probably listened to it way way more than any Manowar song on the later albums :)
jejeje im totally agree i love every second of it too.
Gods of war i call u...
Gods of war I call you, my sword is by my side
I seek a life of honor, free from all false pride
I will crack the whip with a bold mighty hail
Cover me with death if I should ever fail
Glory, majesty, unity, hail, hail, hail
You did a really good job with this video. You showed true respect to the band instead of mocking them. A lot of people think that Manowar is a joke or some shit like that. I will never understand why people will feel this way. They absolutely dominate and destroy other bands.
@@MetalSchoolChannel You're welcome. It's important for people to understand that Manowar is a very serious band. As someone who takes physical training seriously I relate to them on a very deep level. They write music that resonates with warriors and athletes.
I don't completely agree. I think he was making a lot of fun of their looks and album covers, but not their music.
I'm going to say it again, I'm pretty sure he is making fun of them. But what do I know I'm 54 and these songs are from my own personal hay days.
@@bizzkit648 I've seen them get made fun of, but what I see in this presentation is respect. Why would he take the time to produce a good quality 30 minute video if he just wanted to mock them? Doesn't make much sense if you ask me.
What those people don't understand is that we, as Manowar fans, do not care about the outfits and such (most things those people mock). What we care about is Manowar's music and how it makes us feel. I can have one of the worst days of my life, and a Manowar song can make the world look much better at any given time. That's what does people don't understand, and that's why they're missing something great 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Achilles agony and ecstacy was written like an opera piece, the "lot of wankery" is called "Desecration of Hector's body" it sounds ugly because desecrating a body is ugly business. Joey knew exactly what he was doing.
Well fucking put
Triumph of Steel is underrated
no it sounds ugly because david shankle is the worst guitar soloist ever. That's how he plays all of his solos.
@@jordanforbes149 We're not talking about David's solo.
AAE&D in 8 parts rocks and holds no homage to conventional expectations, which makes it rebellious in a way, I consider it a gift to Manowar fans!
This album changed my life
I walked into a record store one day and saw the cover for Kings of Metal on CD and thought wow that’s a cool cover. Band name was cool too so I bought it on an impulse. Blew me away.... so I bought their other cds and been a fan ever since
ah, money well spent! indeed)
Friends of mine had the same story. Then they let me in one it, fan ever since. Good cover goes a long way.
Same for me.. it started with Kings of Metal! Was completely surprised and hooked..
In my 1st year out of school in '02, a friend I'd just met out partying one night, saw I was into Maiden by my Rock in Rio shirt. So he gives a fellow metalhead & I a ride home & asks "do you know Manowar"? Still fairly new to classic metal, I reply "not really..." So he blasts songs from Kings of Metal & Triumph of Steel on a long winded journey home... I remember thinking "what am I doing with my life"?! & immediately rectifying my lack of Manowar in my life the next day by buying Warriors of the World & quickly working my way backwards from there.
Manowar Forever \m/
“Now the faceless buff guy has a sword and a hammer.”
The saga of the faceless buff guy . . . . .
This guy’s summaries of the videos, and metal in general, are hilarious!
They aren't kidding about Manowar being the loudest band. I saw them in 2014. I've never felt bass like that before and my ears were ringing for a week.
"there's a fire in your ear that won't stop until the day you die" Manowar - All men play on 10
@@damn166 Indeed.
When I was 15 i heard KINGDOM COME. That song gave me energy for all my youth. Thanks to Manowar from the heart.
"Stand and fight...
live by your heart
Always one more try
I'm not afraid to die
Stand and fight
Say what you feel
Born with a heart of steel"
i really like how you narrate the songs, and the videoclips are hilarious. Been watching your videos for years and thanks to you i have discovered great bands. Thank you!!
Thank you for watching! 😊🤘🏻
"Into Glory Ride" is #1 for me. Plus, seeing Manowar for the first time on December 29, 1983 at L'amour in Queens, New York, was awesome. At that concert, Eric Adams told the crowd something like, "We are small in number, but we are strong!" Small in number maybe, but that club was packed with heavy metal warriors; and at the best time for HEAVY METAL - the early 1980s.
now they are way bigger in numbers
These guys do not get enough love here in the U.S
i've heard Metal isnt so popular Overall in your Country.More Underground.A pity.Same with UK where I come from at least as regard less well known bands in the true metal style.Many bands from USA and UK are more popular in Germany and other mainland Europe places.I've often had to go to Germany Sweden Switzerland to see favorite bands that just dont gig in the UK or hardly ever.
USA Made good bands, but fans or people prefer addiction to drugs than music.....
@@jonlockett9732 It’s not that Metal isn’t huge in the US, it’s the fact that the genre isn’t pushed into the mainstream like rap and hip hop. It’s all what the record labels push into the public. So it’s basically all the fair weather music fans that makes the bulk of the music listening public.
@@jonlockett9732 Europeans, Asians, & Latin Americans are way more down. Your cultures and histories are far more compatible with true metal than our American hamburger & Walmart culture.
Too masculine for modern day Wokerica.
Best Video on Manowar I've ever seen
You really know your stuff, and you give an honest to god account. Bravo sir
Thank you for watching!!
I'd say Hail to England is their best - all fat trimmed, all killer, no filler. But only by a narrow margin, as they have many timeless classics that are right up their with some of the best metal ever made.
Great documentary, amusing but respectful - All hail the mighty kings of true metal \m/
I love the re-recording of battle hymns. It sounds so PROPER.
When I was a kid (pre teen, early 90's) I really liked Manowar, then in my teens I sort of lost the band.. Then as an adult it suddenly came back again. I guess the naivety of the music bothered me as a teenager, but I was able to GET IT again as an adult.
precisely my experience.
It‘s not hard to dislike Manowar. But it‘s hard to deny that Eric ist one of the best heavy metal singers ever and that Warriors of the world united is one of the catchiest heavy metal songs ever written.
Its not hard to dislike ManOwaR what sort of crack are u on
He's the Number 1 , best metal vocalist ever
I just wanted to say that you did a great job on this. I can tell this is well researched. Even as a long time fan, I learned some new things. Appreciate it!
As a former die-hard fan, I appreciate this video. The only thing where you are way off is the ranking of the albums: Hail to England and Into Glory Ride are BY FAR the best Manowar Albums. The later being one of the best epic metal albums of all time. (Voted number one epic metal album by german metal magazine Deaf Forever) but the overall info and presentation was great. Subbed. Hail.
Yeah, you're right. Best albums Into Glory Ride & Hail To England
1984! Hail to England and The Sign of the Hammer are the best IMHO as a whole! Every album with Ross the boss is awesome, but those 2 from 1984 are incredible and I don't know which one is better. Mountains, The Oath and GUYANA is the song brilliant with the lyrics and Eric Adams singing is at His best of all the Manowar songs.
I started to listen to Manowar before The Triumph of Steel came out. I was surprised never heard of them and having better vocalist then Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)! Over 30 years now I listen to Death Metal and little later Black Metal too. But '80s Manowar I still listen with joy today and in the future I guess, I love there uniqueness! 🤘🏿
@@hadesdescent6664 Spot on pal!
Kings of Metal, Triumph of Steel, Hail to England, Sign of the Hammer! 4x the best.
I'm so happy this channel exists. The legacy of great old bands has to be past on and live on. Forever!
Passed on
Ironically, Triumph Of Steel is my very favorite Manowar album, and Achilles is my favorite song from them! Great video anyways
Yeah, I've gotten a lot of flack for my take on Triumph of Steel, haha. Guess I'm in the minority! But that's okay. Thanks for watching!
It took a couple of years to grow on me, but it's got some of my favourite Manowar on it, too. The Power of Thy Sword, Demon's Whip, Master of the Wind etc. It's a great album.
@@nigeldepledge3790 preach it brother.
Achilles: Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is definitely my favorite Manowar song. It might even be the greatest take on Homer in popular media.
@@MetalSchoolChannel I can’t believe you liked Fighting the World better than The Triumph... ! I would say that the first one is their weakest album and I’d bet most would agree with that. That’s such a radio-rock album.
„power of thy sword“ also was my first manowar-song i ever heard, as a schoolboy on my first own radio on the swiss national radio SRF. In this moment i was a metal fan, till today; 30 years later!
Manowar taught me how to think more positively, not take it all so seriously and to give 'em hell! I'll always be grateful to them. They changed my life.
"Power of Thy Sword" was also *my* first introduction to the band. It'll always stand out to me.
Having seen them live at least 6 times Eric's live performances are incredible... When you think he has blown his voice out... He starts another song.
Hail to England is still my favorite album!
Mine too
One of the first metal bands I got into when I was extra young. My Dad introduced me to these guys back in 1995.
Thanks so much for this thorough exploration of Manowar. I have been a fan of their very distinct and unique style of Heavy Metal since I was about 15 years old. Now, at 40, my love for this unapologetic and rough brand of rock n roll is as strong as ever. Fortunately, I was able to look past the antics and the - quite frankly - ridiculous public image and take their music for what it is - an audio-visualization of Conan the Barbarian. It's not serious, but neither is it meant to be taken at face value. It's just epic tales, nothing more, nothing less. To capture our imagination and take us somewhere else for a couple of minutes. The vocals of Eric Adams, whom I consider to be the most underappreciated singer in metal, who can switch between dreamlike storyteller and screaming warbeast almost effortlessly - the bass of Joey DeMaio (except the fuzzy sound on "Lord of Steel", what was that all about?), which sounds like nothing I have ever heard before and gives their songs a rock-hard, crystal-clear foundation - the wonderfully narrative solos of Ross the Boss that only enhance that grand epic scale of the worlds they create - and the mostly very basic drum work of Scott Columbus, which provides fanciless structure and exactly that headbanging rhythm we are looking for. No matter how many unnecessary Re-release albums they churn out, I will always love this band and their amazing body of work.
Martin Bührer I couldn’t agree more! Such a great, unique band
One of those bands that, like Kiss, was swallowed up by their own paraphernalia, and dismissed by critics as a phony act, but Eric Adams is one of the Top5 Classical Metal Singers, DiMaio an incredibly well-read and prolific songwriter (and with a very recognizable Piccolo bass sound), Ross the Boss and David Shankle excellent shredding guitarists with a melodic side (something you cannot say about Jason Becker, for example), and Scott Columbus was like Conan himself behind the drum kit. It doesn't get better than that, ultimate Power-Metal/High-Fantasy band. If you don't like that style, walk away, but these guys were Masters of their craft, at least from 1982 to 2008.
Why pick on Jason Becker?
The video for Gloves of Metal was a documentary and it was filmed in real time
You found a video of preppies interviewing Manowar! That's amazing. So glad I found this channel. Every time I hear Manowar on the radio (Boneyard, naturally), it's a song about why heavy metal is persecuted by will go on forever, and I raise my devil horns and swear my fealty
I cant believe you didnt mention Defender. Im not the biggest Manowar fan,but damn if that song doesnt inspire,i dont know what does.
And they did Ross wrong.
Respect. You do great work
Orsen Welles and Manowar, that's some effing metal trivia
The reason manowar is so great is they embrace the cheese and why power metal is my favorite genre of metal ,I mean knights riding unicorns slaying dragons ,come on how can you not love that shit. best album gods of war , best song power of tye sword. Thank you for making videos on true metal ! Rock hard ride free!!
Discovering power metal was the closest to a religious experience I've ever had. It truly changed my life and opened my mind to the wonder and might that is metal. \m/
Personally, I love Sign of the Hammer, and in it Mountains Stands out as the most gorgeous of the Manowar songs. Well worth a mention, especially since that glorious melodic journey with a strong metal finish is probably the most impressive song to a non fan.
Incredible tune. For me it's that one and Guyana Cult of the Damned. Both were listened to until you could almost see through the tape on the cassette.
@@TheRadioAteMyTV Fortunately cds are more durable, though I did manage to wear out my Kings of Metal... 🤘🤘 The stereo was bad, though. 😁😁
Yes "Mountains" is really one of the most beautiful und epic songs!
All Men Play On Ten
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 🤘🤘
I`ll ALWAYS love this band....GOD Bless Manowar.....
I can't believe I'm just finding your channel. I Loved Man-o-war as a kid. It would be great if you could do an Overkill video. Another of my favorites and one of the metal greats.
I feel the reason that Manowar re recorded Battle Hymns and Kings of Metal is because the band sounds different now. I agree the re recordings are not an improvement, but they are a much closer representation of what the band sounds like live these days. Eric's voice is deeper. The band plays in D standard tuning now. Recording technology has changed. I think of the re recordings as a snapshot in time rather than something meant to replace or improve upon the original.
"A snapshot in time" Well said.
Can't keep that range forever, sorry. Even a beast like Eric has to lower the timbre eventually. He's like 70 now, right?
This video deserves more views and likes. Awesome video and very respectful about one of the most important Heavy Metal bands fron the glorious 80's. Nice job!!!
Hey, thanks for watching!!
I went through a major Manowar phase in the mid-90s, when I was listening to a lot of death metal. It turned out that bands like Incantation and Dissection praised their name, and black metal band Necromantia covered "Demon's Whip." IMO "Triumph of Steel" is still their best album.
Emperor and Edge of Sanity have also both covered Manowar songs.
Defender, Master of the Wind, Heart of Steel, Battle Hymn, so many songs that put Manowar in a category of their own, creating an atmosphere of raw epic soaring emotion that has never been replicated. Barbaric yet refined, no one can touch them in this aspect, no band even comes close, at all. "For every day that stings, to better days it brings, nothing is as bad as it seems."
My Favourite Band... Since 1994...
Saw them in Glasgow, 1984. Loved them. Loudest band I have ever seen. Plaster coming off the ceiling of the theatre loud!
Defender is a true Metal classic.
Dude we need some more MANOWAR videos i do not know how you are going to find ideas but find it !
Can‘t believe it‘s been almost 20 years since Warriors of the World
Yup, my thoughts exactly... I skipped university lectures when Manowar came to Cologne for a signing session for the album. Ah, good old times. :)
We are getting old my friend.😉 first time I saw them was with warriors of the world on Stephan raab. Bought the album and kings of metal the next day. Back in the day where you could listen to cds in the shop with headphones on.😅
"What is best in life?" "To blow up your speakers, to see the audience go crazy before you, and to hear the lamentations of the neighbours."
Another great video bringing back some memories, Kings of metal crowd roar was recorded live at the Thirsty Whale just outside of Chicago. I was there front and center and a fact is, they did blow the house speakers! They played another night with Bullet Boy's whom after the show wanted to go downtown to party. When they asked Manowar to come with, I don't remember who said it but it was a loud "hell no" we are staying here to party with the metal crowd and they did hang out till 2am closing. Great time, my ears where ringing for a week. \m/!
The Warrior's Prayer is AWESOME
Man, your videos are awesome. I gotta go back and watch the rest now.
Eric Adams 🔥🔥
A little tribute to Eric: th-cam.com/video/Q0pywgpT4Mk/w-d-xo.html 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Fighting the world might be one of the best metal albums ever!
That's what I always said I will be saying further on !
Holy War, Carry On, Black Wind Fire And Steel, some amazing stuff on there.
Blow Your Speakers!
MIGHT be?! IS the best, bro. And Eric is the absolute vocal assassin of Rock and Roll.
Fighting the world was hands down one of my favorite albums of many in that era. True metal cannot be hidden or tarnished!
Thank you for occupying my time. Great analysis on Manowar.
Dude, this channel is awesome! You guys should do a piece on Fates Warning. There's a great band that's been around for years and has released some classic albums. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this True Metal lesson!
The best thing in Manowar is their dedication to all the fans, it really helped me to fight my own world's challenges..
Gonna show that video to my chick, she's definetely will be metalized.
Hail and Kill!
As a Dutch guy, it was good to hear that Manowar praised us! Then again it's not strange because a some big metal albums (Hysteria and Scorpions) were actually recorded here in Hilversum Wisseloord Studios.
Thanks for the video - this is informative, well researched, well produced, well paced and nicely edited. I look forward for a bunch more of content from you. A great channel in the making!
As a veteran rock n roll tour rigger, I have been known to sing "with a spanset, shackle and steel... with a spanset shackle and steel...to teach, them all, bridle..."
I love the light sarcasm in this expose. Its subtle yet sharp.
Great stuff, I bought Kings of Metal on Vinyl when I was 16 in '88 :)
I love how eric adams went from "the kids" to pretty much setting the standard for power metal vocals
Dude amazing work, i only desagree with your opinion about Triumph of Steel buy, its okey, its a matter of taste. This video is priceless
I worked for Manowar a few times. Joey is an impressingly bright and polite person with a good sense of humour. But the show is hard to bear, it is just sooooo loud.
The louder the better. I blast Old School Metal everyday out of my headphones at school and I play guitar loudly to the point I feel like a god.
@@Highrollinhunter enjoy your ears while they last. I did the same thing when I was younger and now at 52 have some nice high frequency hearing loss to live with.
Thank you for this. I've been listening to them since Metal Daze and I'm a lifetime fan \m/
As someone who has been listening to manowar for years I’ve just learned so much and now have a appreciation for much more of their music. Great vid, def subbed to the channel
First band ever for me to specifically buy a ticket for. Seen them often enough, even brought my mother along once. She loved it (still does).
Awesome! I have not seen them live 😢
Their first four albums were phenomenal. The other two with Ross the Boss were still O.K., but after that they became a parody of themselves.
Hail to England & Sign of the Hammer are the top tier of the Manowar discography
All Men Play On 10!!!
@@LiberalsArePoop
Yea, but liberals play on 11
@@starkillerclub3755 Using other people's money to do it too.
Thank you so much for this video it was really awesome. Pretty much everything you said in that video I have thought to myself during my 35 year Manowar "fandom". I always thought that line about play tonight for quite a while was cheesy as hell too!
Greatest metal band ever in my opinion. Sabbath is like super human level, but in human level Manowar it up top in heavy metal.
The real Spinal Tap. They were the worlds loudest band at the time, which reminds me of Spinal Tap being introduced as "One of Britains loudest bands" which always made me laugh. The viking themes, the Tarzan outfits, the lyrics. They came out after Spinal Tap so it's like they saw the movie and said "man, everything about this band is awesome, but they don't oil up their bodies enough".
MANOWAR debuted in 1982;Spinal Tap is a 1984 movie;early Manowar was inspired by Conan
I have never ever seen Eric not sound amazing .
Just subbed, liked & slammed that notifications '🔔' . I am now a *Metal* *School* fan‼️This is a great intro to *Manowar* . I especially like the Homework & Extra Credit sections @ the end of the video! ! ! *GREAT* *STUFF* ‼️ I will be watching more of your vids enthusiastically! ! 🤘👍👌👐🙌🤘👐🙌👌👍🤘
Thanks man! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
14:00 "and grabbing a brass ring?" In Norse/Viking mythology that is the kings arm band. Its placed around the arm or neck. It showed royal status or what clan you belonged to.
Manowar is one of the most unique bands in the world and their work up to Triumph of Steel is phenomenal. Need I mention the lyrics as well? Very happy to saw them live a couple of times!
Wish you would`ve included "Defender" off of Fighting.....That was my first Manowar song,STILL brings chills today,Orson Welles in one of his last performances before he died........Absolutely bone chilling,fist-raising song,amazing vocal.....One of my all-time favorites without a doubt............
Defender actually first came out as a maxi between Into Glory Ride and Hail to England. They re-recorded it for Fighting the World.
Defender - another all time classic!
Glory Ride is one of the best albums ever recorded! No fillers literally! But the best song in there? Com' on...Gates of Valhalla is on different league, Eric is superb as well!! And March for Revenge is up there as well!! And BTW..Achilles is one of the best songs in Metal History. EVERY PART has a value, at what is describes! And Eric is ripping though it!
Yes Erics melodic parts in Achilles are so unbelievable unearthly beautiful! The whole album ist a masterpiece, their last real masterpiece.
March for revenge amongst their best
they are pretty "spinal tap" ridiculous but the songs are great - I love their music. and they are "conan the barbarian" fun - I also love those ridiculous movies. well, laugh about it.
The stuff from " The Kids" was really cool to hear!
thanks for making this! really well done.
got fighting the world in 88 - still a guilty pleasure
I just subscribed to your channel. I LOVE your humor, and the fact that you are still respectful to the bands!!!! Glad your channel exists.
It's great you did Manowar. The band is definitely among my strongest influences. They help me develop this warrior-like mentality as every day feels like a battle and you got to fight for your dreams, to be as yourself, to live day by day, all those things. I enjoy a lot of albums, though I got to honestly say The Lord of Steel felt rather uninspired. It isn't totally bad, but could've been better. Also I enjoy some passages too like in The Warrior's Prayer and a few in Gods of War, one of my most favorite Manowar albums. Hail!
In the next 6 days I will see Manowar under the name "The Lords of Steel" 5 times here in Germany. The make warm-up shows for the upcoming tour in small clubs in Germany.
I think I was the only metal head in my high school back in the 80's listening to these guys.
Interesting video. I like their early albums the best. Its a pity this video has been polluted by crap ads.