MANOWAR Continuing To Make 'History'

May 14, 2009

The self-proclaimed "kings of metal" MANOWAR continue to make history with innovative ways for warriors from all corners of the globe to enjoy metal at its finest. This time MANOWAR has taken a song from its upcoming concept album and recorded it in 16 languages! Never before has this been attempted by any heavy metal band!! The song "Father" is a heroic tribute lamented by a son who witnesses his father's death. It is based on the tale of Thor, the God of Thunder known as "The Asgard Saga". A revolutionary collaboration with Wolfgang Hohlbein, Germany's best-selling fantasy author, MANOWAR is creating the album as Hohlbein writes the book.

The song has been sung by Eric Adams, with the assistance of fans worldwide, in: English, German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish!

"Father" will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album, live on stage at Magic Circle Festival III on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine river in Germany. An EP will also be available exclusively at the festival with a bonus CD of "Father" in all the recorded languages.

Stay tuned for video clips of each version as they are recorded with an in-depth look at Eric's odyssey into the world of multilingual vocals.

"The Asgard Saga", of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, promises to be full of action, drama, romance, passion and conflict. It is a modern spin on the classic tale interpreted via the media of our time: the Internet, interactive web communities, books, music, video games and beyond. The first phase of this concept launched worldwide last month at www.asgard-saga.com.

"During the creative process, the band and I soon realized the full potential of this enterprise," Wolfgang Hohlbein said. "It was almost like the characters took over and showed us the way!" He added, "Norse mythology is so rich with characters and stories that we decided to create a whole universe." MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio explained, "We felt an online platform would be the perfect tool to complement our works, offering unlimited space to tell further stories. That is where ideas really started to fly! We decided that the fans should become part of the creative team! So we developed an interactive website where they can contribute on many levels. At www.asgard-saga.com anyone can participate in every phase of the project from submitting anything from stories to songs. Fans and artists can create a fantasy adventure like none before!"

Magic Circle Festival festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AGE OF EVIL
CRYSTAL VIPER
DIE SKLAVEN
DOMAIN
HEAT SEEKERS
HOLYHELL
JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR
KINGDOM COME
MANOWAR
METALFORCE
ULYTAU
VAN CANTO
WIZARD

A promo video can be viewed below.

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