History YMMV / Manowar

** There albums post-''Kings of Metal'', especially ''Gods of War'', tend to elicit this reaction from fans. They're either great albums that show that Manowar's StillGotIt, or they're prime examples of SeasonalRot[=/=]{{Sequelitis}} that play up the [[WorldOfHam ham]] to beyond {{Narm}} levels and make the band look like washed-up has-beens.

** There albums post-''Kings of Metal'', especially ''Gods of War'', tend to elicit this reaction from fans. They're either great albums that show taht Manowar's StillGotIt, or they're prime examples of SeasonalRot[=/=]{{Sequelitis}} that play up the [[WorldOfHam ham]] to beyond {{Narm}} levels and make the band look like washed-up has-beens.

** There albums post-''Kings of Metal'', especially ''Gods of War'', tend to elicit this reaction from fans. They're either great albums that show taht Manowar's StillGotIt, or they're prime examples of SeasonalRot[=/=]{{Sequelitits}} that play up the [[WorldOfHam ham]] to beyond {{Narm}} levels and make the band look like washed-up has-beens.

* SignatureSong: "Kings of Metal" or "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts."

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Manowar is often criticized/mocked as "cliche" for using [[HeavyMithril sword-and-sorcery themes]] in their songs, when they are actually among the first metal bands to do so on a regular basis.

* NarmCharm: Well, the band's lyrics ''are'' all about ridiculously over-the-top machismo, and nobody hides it, and nobody pretends to have any deep message in those lyrics either. However, would the band still be Manowar if things were any different? Of course, their songs do go in considerable depth about Norse mythology, and Achiles was noted by one scholar as being a stellar example of ShownTheirWork. Also, ChristopherLee likes them.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Manowar is often criticized/mocked for being "cliche" for using [[HeavyMithril sword-and-sorcery themes]] in their songs, when they are actually among the first metal bands to do so on a regular basis.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Manowar has often been criticized for being "cliche" due to using [[HeavyMithril sword-and-sorcery themes]] in their songs, when they are actually the most popular of the first metal bands noted to continually do so.

* EndingFatigue: "Blood of the Kings"

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Much debate has been had about whether they're a StealthParody or SeriousBusiness about everything they do. There seems to be no in-between... but what else would you expect from Manowar?

** Many fans don't even know that they are from America and assume they are British. Having a couple of songs that mention how they met in England, probably doesn't help.

** Considering they have doing this since before Power Metal was considered it's own genre, it's questionable what they could be parodying.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Manowar has often been criticized for being "cliche" due to using [[HeavyMithril sword-and-sorcery themes]] in their songs, when they are actually the first metal band noted to continually do so.

** Many fans don't even know that they are from America and assume they are British. American music is often despised because it is associated with noisy "False-Metal" like DeathMetal, [[HardcorePunk Foo-core]], NuMetal and [[HairMetal Poser Metal]] while Manowar, who are loved for their melodic, [[EpicRocking epic]] and intellectual music sound very British. Whilst an native speaker might notice some dialect, non-native speakers often associate the informal second person (thou,thy,thee) with [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]]. And of course the album "Hail to England" doesn't help either. And then they realize, that Manowar don't die with '''honour''', Manowar die with '''honor'''. All in all they are a [[YouAreACreditToYourRace credit to American metal]].

* ClicheStorm: The band's lyrics often seem like this.

* HomoeroticSubtext: Blood Brother's has this in SPADES!

** Many fans don't even know that they are from America and assume they are British. American music is often despised because it is associated with noisy "False-Metal" like DeathMetal, [[HardcorePunk Foo-core]], NuMetal and [[HairMetal Poser Metal]] while Manowar, who are loved for their melodic, [[EpicRocking epic]] and intellectual music sound very British. Whilst an native speaker might notice some dialect, non-native speakers often associate the informal second person (thou,thy,thee) with [[WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]]. And of course the album "Hail to England" doesn't help either. And then they realize, that Manowar don't die with '''honour''', Manowar die with '''honor'''. All in all they are a [[YouAreACreditToYourRace credit to American metal]].

* HomoeroticSubtext: Blood Brother's has this in SPADES!

** They are also very popular in South America.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Manowar has often been criticized for being "cliche" due to using [[HeavyMithril sword-and-sorcery themes]] in their songs, when they are actually the first metal band noted to continually do so.
* TrueArtIsForeign: In fact, when Eric Adams was asked about about his Italian-American heritage, he expressed regret that he has no Nordic ancestors.

* NarmCharm: Well, the band's lyrics ''are'' all about ridiculously over-the-top machismo, and nobody hides it, and nobody pretends to have any deep message in those lyrics either. However, would the band still be Manowar if things were any different?

* LoveItOrHateIt

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Everything.