Manowar to tour Ireland & Uk!

Oral Slang

http://sidesixx.com/news/1980-manowar-to-tour-ireland-and-u-k/

Feckin chuffed with this. Date to be announced tomorrow, but I think it's gonna be in November. Will post it in the gigs section when the details are confirmed, but I reckon there'll be a lot of happy people with this news.

Manowar & Rammstein are the only bands I've liked for years, that I've left to see & by Feb I'll have seen both all going well!

Morf

I saw them in Birmingham. Good gig.

Will probably head to a Dublin date and possibly a London one.

honru

“After 16 years, MANOWAR will return to the U.K. — I mean, the whole of the U.K.: England, Scotland, Ireland, North Ireland and Wales. The ‘Battle Hymns’ 2011 U.K. tour will feature MANOWAR performing the entire ‘Battle Hymns’ record plus classic metal hymns that you’ve come to know. The exact tour dates and pre-sale information is coming this Thursday July 21”. - Joey DeMaio

Gotta love it!

blastman

Two dates in Ireland, by the sound of it (Dublin/Belfast presumably)?

Where did I leave my furry loincloth?

Somnus

That is deadly! I only started getting into them a year or two ago. Cannot wait for this gig, it'll be f*ckin epic I'd say.

Cheers for the info!

slavetothegrind

made my day op, made my day!:D

WARNING! it will be louder than hell and your ears may bleed afterwards!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEasKYBoGo

if you are short on time go to 5:40 for quality control joey style!!

Lawrence1895

'Battle Hymns'? Complete? Amazing stuff, I guess, I will be around

Jelle1880

I think I just jizzed my pants a little.

Again, because I read it before on another site

Fi H

and playing the academy so nice and small
think its the 6th nov

Morf

Only the Ross the Boss stuff is fantastic.

The David Shankle stuff is good.

Karl Logan stuff is piss poor.

I'll take an extended toilet break during Karl's solo, possibly Joey's solo and the needless speech.

The RTB tracks will be ****ing amazing though.

BlaasForRafa

Lars1916 wrote: »

'Battle Hymns'? Complete? Amazing stuff, I guess, I will be around

haha great stuff, Battle Hymns is a deadly album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e43tvwCC5DQ

Morf

I'd prefer Sign Of The Hammer to be honest.

Jelle1880

Morf wrote: »

I'd prefer Sign Of The Hammer to be honest.

The reason for the choice of Battle Hymns is that they are re-releasing Battle Hymns with modern day technology, as the version you can still buy is still the same sound as in 1984.

http://www.manowar.com/news_body.php?idnews=486

Finally, technology has caught up with MANOWAR's custom-built touring and recording equipment. The band decided that their fans deserved to hear the songs from their debut album Battle Hymns with the massive sound and production that has become their signature over recent years and records.

Due for release at the end of November 2010, Battle Hymns will soon be available with the unbridled power of today's technology: Battle Hymns 2011.

With the decision to reinterpret the music came the need to revisit the famed narration of the legendary Orson Welles. There was only one obvious choice and that was Sir Christopher Lee. Recorded at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, his own inspired interpretation of the late, great Orson Welles on "Dark Avenger" will be another jewel in the crown of the Kings Of Metal.

MANOWAR Bassist and Producer Joey DeMaio stated: "My personal admiration for Sir Christopher began many years ago while watching his films. It increased when I was honored to produce him as a singer and as a narrator and we became friends instantly. Immediately after hearing the sheer power and range of his voice I thought I should write a narration; I never imagined we would ever rerecord Battle Hymns - but here we are and it is massive."

Battle Hymns 2011 will feature two never released before live versions of "Death Tone" and "Fast Taker" recorded during the band's very first concerts in 1982. These are the rarest bonus materials ever released to date in MANOWAR's career.

"Our fans can be sure that we have squeezed every drop of power into Battle Hymns 2011 that today's technology allows", says vocalist Eric Adams.

MANOWAR is poised to prove that both the band and the immortal Battle Hymns record are indeed "Born To Live Forevermore".

Battle Hymns 2011 - a new chapter in Heavy Metal history

Track List:
Death Tone
Metal Daze
Fast Taker
Shell Shock
Manowar
Dark Avenger
William's Tale
Battle Hymn

Bonus Tracks:
Death Tone - Live
Fast Taker - Live

BlaasForRafa

Jelle1880 wrote: »

The reason for the choice of Battle Hymns is that they are re-releasing Battle Hymns with modern day technology, as the version you can still buy is still the same sound as in 1984.

Original drummer Donnie Hamzik is back in the band as well.

GhostInTheRuins

Nice one. Would i be right saying manowar have never played in ireland before?

Oral Slang

Fi H wrote: »

and playing the academy so nice and small
think its the 6th nov

Any confirmation on the date yet? Was hoping it'd be late November, as I'm due a baby on the 18th of October, so if I go late, the baby might only be a week old!! Will go mad if I have to miss them, here's hoping I go a week or two early so!

NIBBS

Oral Slang wrote: »

Any confirmation on the date yet? Was hoping it'd be late November, as I'm due a baby on the 18th of October, so if I go late, the baby might only be a week old!! Will go mad if I have to miss them, here's hoping I go a week or two early so!

hey Slang - first off congrats :-)

it's in Nov don't know if it's early or late, Metal Hammer have the official Announcement for the Dates, so I'm assuming it's this afternoon, nothing on MCD this morning anyway

Fi H

humm i think its 6th or 9th - sorry having dsyxleic moment!
definitely earlier rather than later november.

blastman

Academy Dublin November 9th
Mandela Hall Belfast November 10th

feylya

http://sidesixx.com/news/1990-manowar-ireland-and-uk-tour-dates/

Link to the announcement

Morf

Jelle1880 wrote: »

The reason for the choice of Battle Hymns is that they are re-releasing Battle Hymns with modern day technology, as the version you can still buy is still the same sound as in 1984.

I know, i've heard it, it's crap. It has Karl soloing on it too which ruins it (one of many things actually).

I know why they are touring playing all of Battle Hymns. I heard it when they played Birmingham.

I would rather hear Sign Of The Hammer played in full though.

Oral Slang

blastman wrote: »

Academy Dublin November 9th
Mandela Hall Belfast November 10th

A bit better, but not much. Definitely need to get things moving for this.

peter1892

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Nice one. Would i be right saying manowar have never played in ireland before?

I think they played here around 1986, possibly in the SFX. Not definite about that though...

Jelle1880

Morf wrote: »

I know, i've heard it, it's crap. It has Karl soloing on it too which ruins it (one of many things actually).

I know why they are touring playing all of Battle Hymns. I heard it when they played Birmingham.

I would rather hear Sign Of The Hammer played in full though.

Ah ok, nevermind.
Yeah, Sign of the Hammer is a better album.
Battle Hymns is also very short.

Oral Slang

peter1892 wrote: »

I think they played here around 1986, possibly in the SFX. Not definite about that though...

Not sure of the year, but it was in the SFX.

slavetothegrind

88 i am almost sure, was there and was around leaving cert time i think?
am confuddled with age!

Testament1

Cant wait for this, I've wanted to see Manowar for a long time now. Should be a class gig but hopefully Joey doesnt get to talk much!

riffmongous

Great news, Battle Hymns used to be one of my favourite albums too.

I wonder will we hear Hail to England?

metzengerstein

anyone know when tickets will go on sale ,i know the presale is on today

blastman

Nothing yet on Ticketb@stard or MCD...

Tazz T

Ticket are on sale on Metal Hammer. Works out at €65 - eek!

blastman

Includes a CD, though

Lawrence1895

blastman wrote: »

Includes a CD, though

Which one? Battle Hymns? I have that already :rolleyes:

Morf

Tazz T wrote: »

Ticket are on sale on Metal Hammer. Works out at €65 - eek!

I'm out.

GhostInTheRuins

Tazz T wrote: »

Ticket are on sale on Metal Hammer. Works out at €65 - eek!

Feck that then.

RayCon

€65 :eek: .... for a load of ego's in furry jocks singing Spinal Tap tunes .. are you ****in kidding me ?

Testament1

Lads that 65 euro is for a presale tickets deal with Metal Hammer which includes Battle Hymns and a 25th anniversary edition of Metal Hammer, general sale tickets will be cheaper.

GhostInTheRuins

Testament1 wrote: »

Lads that 65 euro is for a presale tickets deal with Metal Hammer which includes Battle Hymns and a 25th anniversary edition of Metal Hammer, general sale tickets will be cheaper.

It's fairly laughable that they're forcing people to buy their "new" album, especially since the type of people that would go for the presale tickets would be hardcore fans that would more than likely already have it.

Testament1

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

It's fairly laughable that they're forcing people to buy their "new" album, especially since the type of people that would go for the presale tickets would be hardcore fans that would more than likely already have it.

Its a package deal they have with Metal Hammer for the presale. Nobody is being forced to buy anything, people can just wait for the general sale if they dont want that deal.

Morf

I am coming from the standpoint that i've paid £43 to see them in Birmingham + Hotel for 2 nights + flights + plus the hassle of losing my wallet on the way back.

All that and they are going to play the same album in full a few months later after the Brum date being advertised as the "only Manowar live gig of 2011".

You can forgive me if my tolerance of Joey's BS is a little low.

I'll decide when the normal (but still extremely expensive) tickets go on sale but i'm not hugely enthusiastic.

Jelle1880

Anything else known about other prices ?
Checked yesterday and the only ones I could find are still the €65 ones.

yknaa

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Anything else known about other prices ?
Checked yesterday and the only ones I could find are still the €65 ones.

€51.65 on ticketmaster today.

honru

yknaa wrote: »

€51.65 on ticketmaster today.

I thought that included booking fee, but nay. MCD have listed the price at €47.

Still too high for me.

yknaa

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

I thought that included booking fee, but nay. MCD have listed the price at €47.

Still too high for me.

Yup- expensive ok. Hard to see value when compared against €49 for Priest, Megadeth and Testament. However compare it against 10 pints on a Friday-Sat night and it doesn't look too bad.

RayCon

€57.75 when you add service charge .... for that money you can see Warrior Soul (€20.65) and Y&T (€26) and still have €11 for a few pints !

I know where I'll spend my cash ...

Oral Slang

Got my ticket last night. Once my baby arrives on time I should be able to go to the gig - been having serious talks with my bump so that we're on the same page!
Yeah it's expensive, but I've never seen them before, so don't really mind. Get to cross them & Rammstein off my list of bands to see within 5 months of each other.

Somnus

Yeah, I would have preferred if it was a bit cheaper. But I'd really love to see them, so I'm just gonna go and hope the show is worth it!

Jelle1880

Same here, willing to pay that.

slavetothegrind

it is expensive, but then they have all that PA to lug in.
they will probably have a pa fit for croker crammed into the academy

Oral slang the thunder of the mighty gods of metal may induce you at the gig and perhaps the first thing he/she sees will be the great Joey De Maio welcoming him/her into the world

i'm sure he's delivered thousands!

....no ....that would be created thousands;)

Morf

The sound quality was good in Birmingham.

It wasn't particularly loud at all though.

slavetothegrind

Morf wrote: »

The sound quality was good in Birmingham.

It wasn't particularly loud at all though.

:eek:

WHAT!

..emails joey.....WTF?