manowar

(8/10) Ross Friedman started as guitarist, playing in a punk band called The Dictators. After having release three longplayers with this outfit the guitarist moved to Europe and joined Shakin’ Street which supported Black Sabbath their “Heaven and Hell”-tour....

(7/10) It is Manowar that always will be mentioned while talking about David Shankle. Eventhough the guitarist left the band already since many years it is still a fact that he was involved in the fabilous "The triumph of steel" album from the leather-dressed...

(7/10) Some bands proclame to be the masters of true metal by wearing leather loincloth. But by being possessed by their image they forget to make good metal music. Some others don't give that much focus on their image but play cool power metal that sounds...

War Dance have published a video for their song "Freedom". The band from Athens, Greece plays power metal with a certain prog influence. But also Manowar are for sure well known by the Greece band. Esp. singer Eleftherios Pletsis shows some parallels...

(8/10) "Invictus" is the third and last part of the "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" trilogy from the New York based power metal band Virgin Steel. In total it's their eighth album and a pretty good one too. For me personally all the three records are, together...

(7/10) True metal never dies. Listening to the new Majesty album "Banners high" prove this statement. And in times when Manowar are more busy with their image and their ego, Majesty released with their new album an excellent piece of metal music. "Banners...

Eventhough x-mas is coming we are looking forward into the summer. First festivals announce the acts for the coming year. The Legacy festival confirmed now Manowar as a headliner. The band plays the festival as part of their "Kings of metal MMXIV" world...