The band was forced to delay its release when, deep into the recording sessions, Logan suffered a devastating injuring after crashing on his prized dirtbike. The creation of Gods Of War was not devoid of obstacles. Are you?" - Joey DeMaio, during a 2006 interview with Rock Hard Magazine.įighting The World (the band's fifth release) was metal's first full-digital recording And another thing, I'm prepared to die for metal. I believe in metal more than anybody you've ever met. Dedicated fans are known and referred to by the band as "Metal Warriors", "Manowarriors", "Immortals" or "Brothers of Metal". In contrast, they are extremely popular in the heavy metal scene in Europe and South America. They also have been known for their slogan "Death to false metal".Īlthough the band has never been a mainstream commercial success in the United States, they maintain a strong cult following there. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria in 2008. so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that." In 1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras. The band is also known for a loud and bombastic sound. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly swords and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology).
Manowar is an American Heavy / Epic Metal band from Auburn, New York.
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