- August 29th, 2002
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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)
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- August 28th, 2002
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- Ragnar Productions Ltd. / Honx Music GmbH have a new management
only client in the band Rhapsody. More details follow soon
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- 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 !!
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- August 19th, 2002
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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".
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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 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".
* 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
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- August 1st, 2002
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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)
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Spectacular
Manowar fan contest, click HERE
!!!
- Another interview added. Please visit our Interviews
section !
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