Relax, lethe, Manowar are a joke and were even MEANT to be one. LOL "Ross the Boss" who FOUNDED the band was (and now is again) the guitaruist of "The Dictators", a NY-punkband that started at about the same time the Ramones didī, and just like the Dictators were making fun of the whole (american) punkrock-scene - including themselves - that quickly evolved ("Master Race Rock", "Two Tub Man" to name but two titles), Manowar was nothing but a sarcastical comment on the NWOBHM, full of cliches. Surprisingly, the first two albums were perceived very well. Since Ross the Boss left the band, however, I'm not so sure about the satircal elements anymore...
@ topic: How about Judas Priest? Accept? Entombed? Amon Amarth? Hell, I could name a few dozen others, and I don't even LISTEN to that much "Metal".
I mean, Manowar HAVE HAD their moments, but almost anything after "Kings of Metal" was utter crap... "Warriors of the World United"... LOL You DO know that the success of that single was largely based on the fact that Manowar did a gig on a german COMEDY-show, do you? LOL
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