Gods of War-Live
Manowar
Magic Circle Music, 2007
2 CD
Catalogue #: 8568-2
EAN: 0693723856827
UPC: 693723856827
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This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
With more than three decades of Viking-centric melodic metal under its belt, the Norse legends (from upstate New York) Manowar have lost none of their live ferocity. Even though the listener cannot see the theatrics or the arsenal of war gear in which the band bedecks themselves (the list of weapons suppliers in the liner notes alone is beyond belief), somehow the majesty remains on the unadorned fury of guitar licks and primal screams on GODS OF WAR LIVE.
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Manowar
For a while in the 1980s, American metal outfit Manowar held the Guinness record as the World's Loudest Band, although they could easily have been singled out as the Band with the Most Animal Pelts as Stagewear, or Most Serious Metal Act, if such distinctions were officially recognized. Their '82 debut was pure, pummeling, primal riffage set to a furious beat, tinged with classical touches that underlined the epic quality of the music. More an American answer to NWOBHM than anything akin to the poppier American hair metal of the day, they plied their heavy trade to great fandom and influence, but couldn't seem to win over critics. Nevertheless, the band soldiered on and, through some lineup changes, have continued to follow their own dark muse, and tour and record on a semi-regular schedule.
