Manowar

[Albert]

I like this song best because it mentions fighting a Holy War for the crown and the Ring ( Creativity symbols)

Brothers the battle is raging
Choose your side
Sing with us the BATLE HYMS
INTO GLORY RIDE
HAIL TO ENGLAND
THE SIGN OF THE HAMMER's our guide
Forever we're FIGHTING THE WORLD
Side by side

On a crusade
The world we bring
Four Kings of Metal
Four Metal Kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
'Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
'Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king

Our armies in England,IRELAND, Scotland, and Wales
Our brothers in Belgium, Holland and France will not
fail
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Italy
Switzerland, Austria
Back to the glory of Germany

On a crusade
The world we bring
Four Kings of Metal
Four Metal Kings
Death to the false ones
Dance on a string
'Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
'Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king

Sound the DEATH TONE
On our MARCH FOR REVENGE
Spill THE BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES
THE OATH of a friend
Fight the HOLY WAR for THE CROWN AND THE RING
Six magic circles are made by the BLOOD OF THE KINGS

Wherever we ride, It's metal we bring
Four Kings of Metal
Four Metal Kings
SOUNDS OF TRUE METAL
WE WILL SING
'Till the blood on your sword is the blood of a king
'Till the blood on your hand is the blood of a king
Blood of a king

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1aqBkaWlrg

it can also be read as a J'accuse against the Jews.

[Nigel]

Listening to Manowar yesterday, I found them to have the same music and singing style as Judas Priest. If it wasn't for the lyrics themselves being totally different from the average Judas Priest song, I would have thought it was Judas Priest.

Pontifex Cambeul.

I always thought they had a smiliar style and sound to Iron Maiden (Or perhaps the other way round?), but Maiden and Manowar would be up there with some of my favourite bands..

[Rev.Cambeul]

Consider that this topic is two months off its tenth birthday ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jFB07AMjgs

Holy War

I have seen the fire
Of the thousands suns pass by
While blasphemers spread their Gospel
Bearing false witness
Now we rise
All ye children of the wild
Fists like hammers fill the air
Vast legions all immortal
Smash the stillness everywhere

Holy, Holy War

Holy
We are fighting, fighting a Holy War
Holy War
See us fly on winds of doom
Holy War
Baptized in Fire and Steel
Holy War
For the end we bring is soon
Holy War
Now face the storm
A Holy War

Brothers of metal Rahowa know no masters
Metal's Creativity's our religion
Take it to the grave
Rulers of the earth
Our dawn of glory
All reborn we live again
Hold true, ye sacred army
Our last battle is at hand
Sweep this dogs from our kingdom
Bless this ground, our holy land

Holy, Holy War

Holy
We are fighting, fighting a Holy War
Holy War
See us fly on winds of doom
Holy War
Baptized in Fire and Steel
Holy War
For the end we bring is soon
Holy War
Now face the storm
A Holy War

Songwriters: Joey Demaio / Joseph De Maio

[Sturmkrieger]

Centurion did an amazing cover of their song "Thor (The Powerhead)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKUQ9CDkMM

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

The thing with Iron maiden is each album is different. Like you can't compare x-factor to killers or powerslave to virtual 11 or self titled to dance of death or number of the beast to brave new world or piece of mind to book of souls . Each record has a different feel to it.

Manowar is more operatic more neo classical,sure they do some hard hitting songs but they do a whole lot of really good operatic songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqR9AnY3Q08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCqgQMjuNw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn9h6B6aFcY