But fear not, for it's here that Manowar chooses to recover with "Warriors of the World United." The riff is simplistic, a recurring problem since the arrival of Kar Logan, but I hesitate to hold him accountable for his simplistic riffs, because theyre extremely effective and seem to get the right feeling across. These three songs are horrible but I can understand why Manowar did them because they were searching for a patriotic theme for the album.Īt this stage, the album seems condemned to sink. Then comes "The March", an instrumental that just makes the album drag more and you start to wonder if this album would ever take off. "An American Trilogy", which us an Elvis Presley cover and I dont know what the heck its doing on this album. "Swords in the Wind" is a nice power-ballad, Eric's voice can be soothing at times and he can be an awesome singer. I do not know if it was management or Joey de Maio who comes up with these weird ideas to have such tracks on the album. "Nessun Dorma" is a song by Pavarotti, it's basically nothing on this album. Things go bad with "Fight for Freedom", the intro drags a but and Eric's tone is a bit weird (the arrangements don't help either). Some songs are very good, starting with "A Call to Arms" a powerful and groovy opener. This album is a bit appalling at first because it has some of the most amazing stuff I have heard in years by Manowar but also has some of the worst stuff I have heard in years, but the good stuff strongly makes up for it. "Warriors of the World" makes me think of "The Triumph of Steel" because of its uneven nature. We shall go through this album song by song. The truth is, Manowar who claim to be "Kings of Metal" actually get less and less metal with every release. In 2002, Manowar signed with a new label (Nuclear Blast) with a pretty stable line-up. So what can you expect by the most manliest and "loudest band in the world" 20 years after they first hit the scene? Well, let's find out. Their flatulence the cause of some forest fires and to top it all off the tale spreading around the internet that Eric Adams is so metal, that he survived 5 abortions before his mother finally gave up. Manowar: The manliest band ever, the band that eats live animals, usees Tabasco sauce as eye drops, as well as using the blood of virgins as pizza sauce. Personaly because of both the meaning and the sound of it, It's my favorite song of their's.Review Summary: This album has some of the best stuff Manowar have done in years and also some of the worst. It seems to really scare the beejesus out of armed resistance when you have a C 130 gun ship strafing you and blaring out warriors of the world at the same time.Īll you have to do is go to a Man O War concert to hear them speak about it. Sounds kinda hokey but the effect is quite good. As a side note, they (along with a few other metal bands) gave permission for the the allies to use this song on PA systems when going into battle. armed forces and this was a tribute to them and their allies. Man O War has always been a big backer of the U.S. The song (although fantasy in nature) is about standing behind the troops that went to Iraq. Man O War and several other bands (like Iced Earth), did this from 2002 through 2004. This song was written to back the Iraq coalition. So there is the setting, but not the meaning. Man O War writes their music to the tune of fantasy warriors. Now we get to the overall meaning of the song. It's also a duel meaning, because it has to fit meaning of the ssong overall. In warriors of the world the remark "I call them out and charge them all, with a life that is a lie" is that reminder. Also along the way it been a staple for them to insert little reminders to the other groups that gave them a hard time ( groups like metallica) into their songs. They built their status up by producing their own stuff until they were noticed by a lable that stuck with them.
So they did what few in the music industry can do. They were mistreated by other bands when they started and lables kept passing them by. Man O War brought themselves up by the bootstraps so to speak.
General CommentI guess you have to be a long time fan of the band to understand there work. Many stand against us, but they will never winĪnd in their final hour, they shall confess before they die!Īll who stand in my way, will die by steel We alone are fighting for metal, that is true