MANOWAR Answer Fan Questions

MANOWAR are in the studio, working non-stop on their new record. The band took some time during a brief recording break to answer some frequently asked fan questions. See below.

Q: How are MANOWAR doing?

Donnie Hamzik – Drums, Percussion: “We’re doing great! We are having a blast in the studio, I am really happy with my drum sound and with these new songs I can really stretch out and burn.”

Joey DeMaio – Bass Guitars, Keyboards: “Couldn’t be better. We are still so energized from the live shows last year that you can feel this killer energy in the studio coming out of the speakers. It’s amazing.”

Q: Why haven’t we heard more about the album on Facebook or on your website yet?

Eric Adams – Vocals: “We’ve simply been so concentrated on working on the material that we literally couldn’t be stopped. When you’re in the middle of a creative process, or recording, there is simply no good time to take a break.”

Q: What is the status on the album?

Joey: “We are extremely critical of the songs in every step; I have said before that most of the stuff we reject other bands would consider finished. Finally now we are recording. And then the album goes into mixing and mastering.”

Q: When will the album come out?

Karl Logan – Guitars, Keyboards: “We will celebrate the world premiere at Gods Of Metal, Italy on June 21st. This will be our fourth headlining performance there – more than any other band ever – and the perfect place for our album premiere and return to Italy after 10 years!”

Q: What can the fans expect of this new Manowar album?

Joey: “Everything you have ever come to know and love about Manowar songs: face-melting hymns of unity; crushing and pounding, hard and heavy – basically more of everything, and of course louder!”

Q: What will the title of the album be?

Joey: “I would tell you but then I would have to kill you.”

Q: Will the album cover feature art from the great Ken Kelly again?

Joey: “Are Manowar fans the strongest in THE WORLD? Of course! Ken is the man! His paintings capture the spirit of our music perfectly.”

Manowar will headline the opening night (Thursday, June 21st) of Italy’s Gods Of Metal festival, taking place June 21st – 24th at Arena Fiera in Milano.

Other festival headliners include GUNS N’ ROSES (Friday), MÖTLEY CRÜE (Saturday) and BLACK SABBATH (Sunday), with UNISONIC, HOLYHELL, WITHIN TEMPTATION, SEBASTIAN BACH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BLACK STONE CHERRY, UGLY KID JOE, OPETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER, and AUGUST BURNS RED also schedule to perform over the course of the festival.

This will be the fulfillment of Manowar’s promise made 10 years ago to return to Italy in triumph.

“The Italian fans have won; their belief, shown by their non acceptance of false metal is the reason we will finally return”, said Joey DeMaio after the announcement. “There was no compromise on our part and on the part of our loyal fans and there never will be.

There was a war between promoters as to who would bring Manowar back to Italy to give the fans what they want and Gods Of Metal won.”

“Manowar have a strong and loyal following in Italy and all over the world. This will be Manowar’s fourth headlining appearance at Gods Of Metal; no other band has ever done that! 2012 is the celebration of 15 years of Gods Of Metal and the festival is like a home to Manowar and we are once again proud to bring the band back to Italy”, said Andrea Pieroni, promoter.

“We played our last festival in Italy in 2002 and we promised we would not return until we could give our fans what they deserve and this year that promise will be fulfilled. We vow to crack the earth with power and might,” said DeMaio. “This will be a show which no true metal warrior will want to miss. We are calling all Manowarriors not only from Italy, but from all over the world to join us for earth-shattering, face-melting metal.”

“The voices of the Italian fans cannot be silenced, their voices have finally been heard. Other countries will take heed and your voices will be the reason Manowar will appear in your country next!”, explained DeMaio.