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MANOWAR's Return To Japan Delayed By Los Angeles Dock Fire

October 10, 2014

Due to circumstances beyond either the promoter's or MANOWAR's control, the band will be unable to perform at Loud Park festival on October 18. MANOWAR will instead play two concerts at Zepp Diver City in Tokyo on October 29 and October 30.

The promoters of Loud Park festival have announced that all details about tickets will soon be available on www.loudpark.com

Due to a huge fire at the Port Of Los Angeles last week, the cargo vessel transporting MANOWAR's container to Japan was delayed, thereby arriving too late for the scheduled performance on October 18.

"MANOWAR's equipment is custom made and an irreplaceable part of our live performance. From the guitars, to our speaker cabinets and everything else in between. It would have been unfair to our Japanese fans to consider a solution that would have been less than 100% MANOWAR," said bassist Joey DeMaio.

The problems caused by the fire at the Port Of Los Angeles created such severe disruption that even the backup vessel couldn't make it on time for the festival.

"We, along with the promoters, worked around the clock to find a solution and we are happy that we found one which allows us to give the Japanese Manowarriors the full ass-kicking power of a real MANOWAR show," added DeMaio.

MANOWAR recently decided to postpone its previously announced U.S. tour dates in November "due to scheduling conflicts" with the band's return to the studio to begin work on its next album.

"Kings Of Metal MMXIV", a re-recorded special version celebrating the 25th anniversary of MANOWAR's classic album "Kings Of Metal", was made available earlier in the year. The new recordings feature guitarist Karl Logan's and drummer Donnie Hamzik's contributions, who, after having played these classic hymns many times live, finally had the opportunity to add to their legacy by including their own signature sound and performance. The new album also featured movie and theater legend Brian Blessed ("Hamlet", "Flash Gordon") narrating "The Warrior's Prayer MMXIV".

MANOWAR released highlights of its "The Lord Of Steel World Tour" on a live EP, featuring performances from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia and Sweden. The disc was mixed and mastered at MANOWAR's own studios Hell and Haus Wahnfried by Joey DeMaio personally with longtime MANOWAR engineer Dirk Kloiber.

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