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- August 29th, 2002
- Lots of Manowar news this week, all to find on this site, scroll down for more info :

* Since Monday August 19th, the new single " An American Trilogy/Fight for Freedom " + mini - dvd is in the shops, many extra's on it.

* Manowar tourdates for Germany and Scandinavia are in.

* Report about the German Ringfest show and much more is online at
http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm

* More Manowar TV dates

* Chart positions.

* Ragnar Productions will do the management for Rhapsody.

* Official Manowar
WWWWzine is updated !

Check it out !

- While the second single "An American Trilogy / The Fight For Freedom" charted at #71 in the German charts the album "Warriors Of The World" received a tremendous uplift of 20 (!) positions into the Top 40 again to #33 (53)

This enourmous success was basically caused by the outstanding and groundbreaking performances by the band during the Popkomm last week and the outragous promotional output followed afterwards. The band not only performed the song "An American Trilogy" on the SAT1 prime time TV-show "Popkomm Gala" together with a 30 people string orchestra and choir and was received with standing ovations by thousands in the Cologne Arena, but also performed the second single track "The Fight for Freedom" on the most legendary "Top Of The Pops" show, which will be partly aired this Saturday on RTL.

Also the band did a pressconference at the Popkomm including the announcement of the upcoming German tourdates (please see below). This tour will be presented by both VIVA and VIVAplus, WOM-World Of Music and HAMMER and will bring the band to 15 cities throughout Germany and in December. Furthermore the band will tour the rest of Europe from Oct. 6th onwards. Dates will be anounced very soon.

In addition to a humorous appearance on the VIVA "Comet" show the band entered the VIVA stage in the middle of Cologne center for a nearly one-hour live show. 26.000 (!!!) people were headbanging in front of the stage and made this event to a classic and unique event. Also the sound restrictions/limits could not quite be fulfilled the authorities and presenters of the Ringfest were more than pleased with the concert and it's outcome. If you want to see pictures of this concert and read some reviews on this show please check
http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm.

The concert was filmed with a total of 8 cameras and 4 songs of this concert will be broadcasted on VIVA plus this weekend (please see TV-dates below).
For more news stay tuned!!

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MANOWAR on TV:
31.08. RTL - "Top Of The Pops" (Totp Flash)
31.08. VIVA plus - "Ringfest special (9:00 pm)
01.09. VIVAplus - "Ringfest special" (10:00 pm)
- August 28th, 2002
- Ragnar Productions Ltd. / Honx Music GmbH have a new management only client in the band Rhapsody. More details follow soon !

- Watch our Official Tour Dates Page and the News Section daily for all confirmed performances. This is the only schedule you should follow to know the exact dates, city's and venue locations that the band will perform. If you do not read it here then it is not confirmed, always check here first before purchasing any admission tickets. Please do not e - mail us about details for tourdates in other countries, if a show is not listed here it means it's not confirmed and we don't have details about it, as soon as it is confirmed it will be online here !

* Both www.manowar.com as the official Web Ring the World Wide Web Warriors will carry this same schedule.

- Lots of new pictures and reviews to find online about :

* The German Ringfest show

* The Popkomm gala

* Behind the scenes of the Ringfest Show

http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm ( German version )

http://www.metalkings.de/eng/report.htm ( English version )

note that in the German section, more reviews + pics are ready, it will be translated asap.

- Tourdates section updated !!
- August 19th, 2002
- Lots of new pictures and reviews to find online about the German Ringfest show and the Popkomm gala at : http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm ( German version ) or : http://www.metalkings.de/eng/report.htm ( English version ; note that in the German section, more reviews + pics are ready, it will be translated asap ).

- Lots of Manowar news this week, all to find on this site, look at the news section for more info :

* Since Monday August 19th, the new single " An American Trilogy/Fight for Freedom " + mini - dvd is in the shops, many extra's on it.

* New Manowar tourdates for Germany are in.

* New merchandise for sale

* SACD Warriors of the World for sale

* Report about the German Ringfest show is online at
http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm

* More Manowar TV dates

* Official Manowar
WWWWzine is updated ! Check it out !

- Monday , August 19, 2002 Manowar - will release their second single from the album "Warriors Of The World" and an exclusive MINI DVD/CD

* The so-called 'double A-sided' single "An American Trilogy / The Fight For Freedom" will demonstrate the band's passion for grand and epic hymns that continue the message of hope and unity for people all over the world. Marking the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's untimely death on August 16, MANOWAR pay tribute to the rock's first King with "An American Trilogy", a highlight of Presley's live shows and a dramatic high point of "Warriors Of The World".

Warriors Of The World United* The second song on the single is "The Fight For Freedom" dedicated by the band to all who were lost to the world on September 11, 2001.

* This single is the perfect introduction to the unique music and message of MANOWAR and for those who need no introduction this single contains a very special treasure that is sure to become a hallmark of any true metal warrior's collection: a full orchestral and previously unreleased version of "Nessun Dorma". The single will also be enhanced with some computer tools such as a MANOWAR screensaver, a slide show and the newly edited version of the video for "Warriors Of The World United" previously unseen in some territories.

* Secondly this Monday August 19, a special and exclusive Mini DVD/CD will be released, featuring the edit and full length version of the video "Warriors Of The World United" mixed in 5.1 plus 30 minutes of bonus material such as the "Making of WOWU" , the band's performance on "TV-Total" as well as "VIVA Alles Pocher" plus "behind the scenes" footage. As an addition this DVD/CD package will contain a second CD including the live versions of "Nessun Dorma", "March For Revenge", "Carry On", "Kill With Power" and the singletrack "Warriors Of The World" - all versions previously released on the first single releases of WOWU.

- MANOWAR pay tribute to the King Of Rock with "An American Trilogy"

* Manowar - will release their second single from the album "Warriors Of The World". This ground breaking return to the world has earned the band a Top 2 chart entry in Germany and Top chart positions throughout the rest of Europe.

* The so called 'double A-sided' single "An American Trilogy / The Fight For Freedom" will be released on August 19,2002 and will follow hot on the heels of the band's most successful single "Warriors Of The World United " which received a Top 15 chart position in Germany and was presented and performed in prime time TV-Shows such as "TV-Total", hosted by Germany's top entertainer Stefan Raab.

* This forthcoming single will demonstrate the band's passion for grand and epic hymns that An American Trilogycontinue the message of hope and unity for people all over the world. Marking the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s untimely death on August 16, MANOWAR pay tribute to the rock’s first King with "An American Trilogy", a highlight of Presley’s live shows and a dramatic high point of "Warriors Of The World".

* 600,000 UK voters selected "An American Trilogy" as the # 1 American song of the Millenium, in a poll conducted by HMV in 1999. In it's original year of release 1971 it peaked at #8 in the UK.

* When singer/songwriter Mickey Newbury wrote the song he combined three songs that defined different elements of the American experience. It is a pastiche of U.S. Civil War battle hymns - The South’s "Dixie" and The North’s "Battle Hymn of the Republic" with the traditional "All My Trial", a prayer for war dead.

* The second song on the single is "The Fight For Freedom" dedicated by the band to all who were lost to the world on September 11, 2001.

* Powerful, triumphant, positive energy laden are only a few of the words that describe this must hear and must have single. This single is the perfect introduction to the unique music and message of MANOWAR and for those who need no introduction this single contains a very special treasure that is sure to become a hallmark of any true metal warrior's collection: a full orchestral and previously unreleased version of "Nessun Dorma". This opera masterpiece was orginally written by Giacomo Puccini for one of his magnificent plays "Turandot". In the adapted and newly arranged MANOWAR version of this classical song both metal and classical fans will share a unique musical journey. The single will also be enhanced with some computer tools such as a MANOWAR screensaver, a slide show and the newly edited version of the video for "Warriors Of The World United".

- New MANOWAR album also available on SACD (Super Audio CD)

* Again MANOWAR - the Kings Of Metal - prove to be pioneers in technology.

* MANOWAR will be the first heavy metal band ever to have their newest album "Warriors Of The World" released not only on CD and vinyl but also on the new audio format Super Audio CD (SACD) , developed by Philips and Sony who also invented the Compact Disc in the 80's.

* As with the the normal CD "Warriors Of The World" this 5.1 landmark has been mixed by Ronald Prent who is also the Head Of Development for SACD in cooperation with Philips. The mix was done in the famous state of the art Galaxy Studios/Belgium designed especially to do mixes in 5.1-sound. "This tremendous new format allows us to get the listener directly on stage or in front of the stage or wherever we want him to be, like a fourth dimension. To mix music in this new format is a very creative process - like a celebrated painter presenting his latest work to a master frame maker to encapsulate and get the best results from their work", says MANOWAR-Bassist Joey DeMaio. "We were very fortunate to have a genius like Ronald bring our music to the people at Philips who instantly agreed on having him mix the album for SACD as well".

* The ground-breaking Top 2 album "Warriors Of The World" was released on May 27, 2002 and features the German Top 15 Single "Warriors Of The World United" along with epic songs like "Nessun Dorma" and "Swords In The Wind" where the whole potential of a SACD mix can be shown.

- MANOWAR NEW TOURDATES : First new tourdates have arrived. Please don't mail us to ask for other tourdates in Germany or other countries, MUCH MORE tourdates will follow soon and when it's not printed here, there are no other tourdates available for now. Check the sites often, as soon as new official tourdates are confirmed it will be printed here the same day !!!! Check Tourdates section !

- NEW MANOWAR Merchandise : Soon on www.manowar.com and now already on the site of Manowar' srecordcompagny Nuclear Blast www.nuclearblast.de new merchandise is to be found.

- Reports about the Ringfest show can be seen the 24th of August (21:00), 25.08 (20:00) and 31.08 (21:00) as well as the 1st of September (20:00) on Viva.

- On the German Official Manowar Fansite are the first reviews and pictures to be found from the Ringfest - show in Cologne, Germany on August 17. Many updates will follow, more show - pics, more reviews, but also behind the scenes pictures of the show, the Popkommgala, Top of the Pops and much more to come there, so check it often at : http://www.metalkings.de/reports.htm !!!!

- OFFICIAL WWWWZINE is updated !!!!

* WWWWupdates : we have now several updates a week, by visiting this section you keep yourself informed quick.

* WWWWcontest : check it out and send in your picture !

* Meet our Warrior of the Week from Russia !

* A lot of WWWWsections are updated !

* Visit it the WWWWzine !
- August 1st, 2002
- The WWWWzine has been temporarely offline the last few days due to enormous traffic on the sites. We suggest that if you want to take a lot of downloads from the official sites at once, please spread this over the official sites, so that not one site gets all these traffic at once. URL's are to find in the WWWWzine under the section " WWWWOfficial Fansites ".

- With their latest studio album "Warriors Of The World", MANOWAR still continue in the German Top 40 at #39 (39) in the 9th week, is still Top 20 in Greece, #73 in Sweden and receives very good reaction in in US-Trade Magazine charts: CMJ-Loud Rock charts (#11), FMQB (#18) and Album Network (#16).

- It is only three weeks away from the world's biggest music fair - The Popkomm. where MANOWAR will be featured on numerous events as the Popkomm-Gala, the VIVA-COMET show, the only German open-air show ( starting at 9:00 pm ) for this summer and the fair itself with an exclusive world-press-conference on August 16 were participants can hear the latest news about the Kings of Metal's upcoming releases and future plans and learn more about their spectacular tribute to the King Of Rock – Elvis Presley with "An American Trilogy".

More good news to follow, so stay tuned!

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MANOWAR on TV:

03.08. Viva "Alles Pocher" (new "Wisdoms by MANOWAR)
04.08. Viva "Alles Pocher" (rep.)
05.08. Viva "Alles Pocher" (rep.)

16.08. SAT1 "Popkomm Gala"
16.8. ZDF - VIVA "Comet"
17.8. VIVA - VIVA "Comet"

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MANOWAR ON TOUR:


17.8. COLOGNE - VIVA stage at Ringfest
fall dates to follow very soon

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Release - dates :


Aug 19: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD MINI-DVD (feat. Bonus Footage of "TV-TOTAL" und "Alles Pocher") & the brandnew single "An American Trilogy/Fight For Freedom" (feat. Nessun Dorma in a full orchestral unreleased version)

- Spectacular Manowar fan contest, click HERE !!!

- Another interview added. Please visit our Interviews section !

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