Anthology - Manowar

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Manowar Anthology is actually a best of album and comprises tracks from some of Manowars earlier albums. The album cover leaves no illusion to what is at the heart of Manowars music. Predominantly Manowar sing about battle, the power of steel, vikings, warriors etc. Although some of there other tracks such as Kingdom come is more profund, and is aimed at people overcoming adversity and conquering their own personal kingdoms, be it ...
...Manowar is Eric Adams the lead singer. This man has a five octave voice and fits perfectly to the fantasy genre that he sings about. This man can really hold a note, and scream in tune. He is extremely clear you can understand all the lyrics, and the power of his voice blows your mind. In a later album, called Warriors of the World United, Manowar do a cover version, {albeit slightly rocked up} of Nessun Dorma to show the vocal prowess of Adams. ... more

Manowar: The self proclaimed kings of metal. Do they have a right to give themselves this title? Yes they do. Manowar have a huge fan base and a plethora of successful albums behind them. I have been a fan of Manowar since they started, and when I go to rock venues wearing my Manowar t-shirts, many people chirp up things like "Dude manowar rocks" Whilst being labelled an Heavy Metal band, they are actually power metal.

Manowar Anthology is actually a best of album and comprises tracks from some of Manowars earlier albums. The album cover leaves no illusion to what is at the heart of Manowars music. Predominantly Manowar sing about battle, the power of steel, vikings, warriors etc. Although some of there other tracks such as Kingdom come is more profund, and is aimed at people overcoming adversity and conquering their own personal kingdoms, be it career wise or whatever. One of the greatest joys of Manowar is Eric Adams the lead singer. This man has a five octave voice and fits perfectly to the fantasy genre that he sings about. This man can really hold a note, and scream in tune. He is extremely clear you can understand all the lyrics, and the power of his voice blows your mind. In a later album, called Warriors of the World United, Manowar do a cover version, {albeit slightly rocked up} of Nessun Dorma to show the vocal prowess of Adams.

To describe most of Manowars music, it would fit in very well in films like Troy, Pathfinder, 300, Conan, Lord of the Rings, anything to do with ancient warriors. It is amazing how they take heavy metal music yet make it fit so well with the theme, the sign of a talented band. You only need to listen to the music without the lyrics and you still know what the music is relating to. As I mentioned before about the track Kingdom Come, Manowar does address some modern issues, but still do it in theme. Master of the Wind, is about people achieving there dreams and the pot of gold on the other side of this success. However, the wind is symbolic of hardships one can encounter whilst striving to fulfill these dreams, "Who will break, who will bend, all to be the master of the wind"

The album contains 14 tracks:
1, Manowar, Manowars theme tune.
2, Metal Daze
3, Fast Taker
4, Battle Hymns, awesome warrior track
5, All Men Play on Ten, the only way to play this music.....LOUD
6, Sign of the hammer
7, Fighting the World
8, Blow your Speakers, Expensive but great for annoying your neighbours
9, Heart of Steel, awesome ballad some of the philosophy of the track I applied to my life
10, Blood of the Kings, Hearty battle track
11, Violence and Bloodshed, speaks for itself
12,Wheels of Fire
13, Metal Warriors
14, Demons Whip, Love the sound of the crack of the whip and the hearty battle drumming

Tip: If you give Manowar a try and like, Majesty are a band that fashion themselves on their heroes, Manowar! and girls do not be put off. Most women I ave played Manowar too, really liked them. 

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