Manowar

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Eric Adams of Manowar, 2002 Bercy Paris live
Eric Adams of Manowar, 2002 Bercy Paris live
Background information
Origin Auburn, New York, USA
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Power metal
Years active 1980 - present
Label(s) Magic Circle Music
Website www.manowar.com
Members
Joey DeMaio
Eric Adams
Karl Logan
Scott Columbus

Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. They are known for writing lyrics with an emphasis on fantasy and mythological topics.

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Joey DeMaio was working as a bass tech / pyrotechnic for Black Sabbath when he met with guitarist Ross the Boss, playing for a group called Shakin Street, a Black Sabbath support band. They later recruited Eric Adams for vocals and Donny Hamzik for the drums, to create Manowar — a band with an unusual epic sound. Manowar recorded Battle Hymns, their debut album, which featured "Dark Avenger", a slow epic track with narration by Orson Welles. (Welles returned on the Into Glory Ride album and did the narration on another slow track called "Defender". This song was later reworked for the band's Fighting the World album.)

The band may have achieved its most distinctive moment in a performance of Nessun Dorma from Puccini's opera Turandot.[citation needed]

Drummer Scott Columbus joined the band for their second album, Into Glory Ride. Their official biography states that custom stainless steel drum kits had to be built for him because his drumming technique was so "vicious" that it ruined standard kits. [1] Custom equipment was built for the band by John "Dawk" Stillwell, which helped achieve the massive sound. [2]

The band usually performs in and around Europe, South America (especially Argentina and Brazil) and Japan.

The band is also notable for its ownership of their entire operation. Record recording and distribution, as well as merchandise, are all controlled by the band. Singer Eric Adams has said that the reason for this is that the band has received unfair treatment financially in the past, and also to ensure the highest quality production. [3] The band's label, Magic Circle Music, includes other bands such as Rhapsody of Fire and HolyHell. [4]

Their latest album is Gods of War, for other albums, see the discography.

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