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->''Father, on bend-ed knee''\\
''I ask thee, raise thy hand''\\
''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis We! The sons! Of Odin!]]''\\
''Await thy command!''
-->-- "Gods of War"

'''Manowar''' are a heavy metal band from New York, USA, founded in 1980. Fond of [[HornyVikings Vikings]] and insanely over-the-top EpicRocking. Some believe they are the [[RatedMForManly manliest]] band of all time.
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Discography:

* ''Battle Hymns'' (1982)
* ''Into Glory Ride'' (1983)
* ''Hail to England'' (1984)
* ''Sign of the Hammer'' (1984)
* ''Fighting the World'' (1987)
* ''Kings of Metal'' (1988)
* ''The Triumph of Steel'' (1992)
* ''Louder Than Hell'' (1996)
* ''Warriors of the World'' (2002)
* ''Gods of War'' (2007)
* ''Thunder In The Sky'' (2009) (EP)
* ''Battle Hymns MMXI'' (2011) (remake of the 1982 release)
* ''The Lord of Steel'' (2012) (digital album)

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!!Manowar's music includes examples of:

* AlbumTitleDrop: Curiously made in the ''previous'' album: the words "into glory ride" appear prominently in "Battle Hymn".
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Scott Columbus. He had to play a kit made of stainless steel because his drumming technique destroyed conventional drumkits.
* AudienceParticipationSong: "Die For Metal" has a chorus that was made for singing along to.
-->''They can't stop us, let 'em try!''
-->''For heavy metal we will die!''
* {{Badass}}: The band in general pretty much oozes this.
* BadassBoast : In ''Kings of Metal'':
-->'''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILL!!!'''
* BadassBeard: Scott Columbus wore one.
* BandOfBrothers: A common theme in Manowar lyrics, whether it's soldiers on the battlefield or metalheads defending "true metal."
* BattleCry: "Death to false Metal!"
* BilingualBonus: The lyrics booklet for Gods of War is written entirely in Norse runes (although when translated into latin letters it's in English).
* BloodKnight
* ChildPopstar: Lead singer Eric Adams formed his first band at age 11.
* ConceptAlbum: ''Gods of War'', which is about Óðinn.
* CoverVersion: ''Warriors of the World'' has their own take on Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" and "An American Trilogy" by Mickey Newbury.
* {{Cult}}: "Guyana (Cult of the Damned)" is based on the People's Temple led by Jim Jones.
* DistaffCounterpart: Swedish metal band Hysterica has sometimes been called "The all-female Manowar" due to their leather stage outfits, HeavyMeta lyrics, and sword & sorcery imagery. The band members themselves even admit to being heavily influenced by Manowar, and their debut album was even titled "Metalwar."
* DoingItForTheArt: Basically the point of the band.
* EpicRocking: Plenty, but ''Triumph of Steel's'' "Achilles: Agony and Ecstasy (in Eight Parts)" tops them all as it is over 28 minutes long.
** ShownTheirWork: It goes into quite a bit of depth on ''Literature/TheIliad'' as it pertains to Achilles.
* FanFlattering: Several lyrics claim that Man O War fans are better than other people, more metal than other people. ''Wimps and posers, leave the hall''.
* FanService: The cover of the ''Gods of War'' album consists of the Dark and Scary Sons of Odin getting {{Leg Cling}}ed by naked women.
* HappinessInSlavery: "Pleasure Slave" from ''Kings of Metal''.
* HeavyMeta: "Metal Daze","Gloves of Metal","All Men Play on Ten","Kings of Metal",Metal Warriors","Brothers of Metal", "The Gods Made Heavy Metal", and "Die for Metal". In fact, the main focus of the band can basically be summed up as; "Heavy Metal is awesome."
** If the lyrics of a Manowar song aren't about Odin or glory in battle, it's a safe bet the song will be about how the awesomeness of heavy metal.
* HeavyMithril: Possibly the TropeCodifier.
* HeroicFantasy: Manowar was one of the first, if not ''the'' first, heavy metal band to incorporate sword and sorcery themes and imagery into their lyrics and album artwork.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Sons of Odin", "Hand of Doom", "Gods of War" and "Call to Arms" could probably be sung just before a massacre. It is for this reason that their music tends to go extremely well with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPjCfk2XFsk&feature=channel_video_title Warhammer 40000]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmVndzNIkI Warhammer Fantasy.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: The title character of "Defender".
* KayfabeMusic: They're really manly men, fantasy heroes who are always ready to kill anyone. With STEEL, of course.
* LargeHam: Joey [=DeMaio=] is the embodiment of this trope.
** Also applies to Eric Adams.
* LegCling: Seen on the cover artwork for ''Gods of War'', which features several beautiful, buxom naked women clinging to the legs of the four dark sons of Odin.
* LikeABadassOutOfHell: "Dark Avenger".
* LoudnessWar: Officially the loudest band on earth. Just ask Guinness.
* MadLibMetalLyrics: Probably even more so than most metal bands around, mostly of the HeavyMeta, HeavyMithril and Ancient Warfare kind.
* MetalBandMascot: The Manowarrior.
* MetalScream: Eric Adams is a master of those.
* MisogynySong: "Pleasure Slave."
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A fairly solid 7.
* NorseMythology: 98% of Manowar's songs are about this subject. To their credit, they do tend to research the aforementioned in great detail. Odin would be proud.
* PowerBallad: At least one per album since the late 80s. Often more.
* PowerMetal: Some of Manowar's songs have a distinct power-metal feel to them.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The protagonists of Manowar lyrics are often portrayed this way.
** This makes songs like ''Father'', about a peaceful and kind family man, actually pretty jarring.
** Fairly in line with the band's RatedMForManly attitude, though. Ask yourself, what's a manlier subject than the relationship between a father and his son?
* '''RatedMForManly''': So much so that the trope might as well be renamed, 'Rated M for Manowar'. Manowar's music has so much testosterone that it just might impregnate unprotected female listeners.
* RockOpera: ''Gods of War'' is an album heavily influenced by the works of Richard Wagner. The album is a Norse Mythology-influenced tale that tells the story of Odin and his four sons.
* SeriousBusiness: Served up with extra cheese.
* SignatureStyle
* SpikesOfVillainy: "We wear leather, we wear spikes, we rule the night..."
* StabTheSky: On the cover of ''Gods of War'', and the often used line "Swords in the Wind", which is also the name of a song.
* UnPerson: "Hand of Doom"
* WarIsGlorious
* WorldOfHam: Every album they have promotes war, heroism and violence. Listening to band is one big Ham.
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