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* LegGrab: 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.
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* BilingualBonus: The lyrics booklet for Gods of War is written entirely in Norse runes.

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* BilingualBonus: The lyrics booklet for Gods of War is written entirely in Norse runes.runes (although when translated into latin letters it's in English).
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''Await thy command!''\\
-- Manowar, "Gods of War"

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''Await thy command!''\\
-- Manowar,
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* ChildPopstar: Lead singer Eric Adams formed his first band at age 11.



* LittleBoyBlueNote: Lead singer Eric Adams formed his first band at age 11.
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* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Scott Columbus. He had to play a kit made of stainless steel because his drumming technique destroyed conventional drumkits.
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* MetalBandMascot: The Manowarrior.
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* BadassBeard: Scott Columbus wore one.
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** 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?
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* HeyItsThatVoice: "Dark Avenger" and "Defender" are narrated by OrsonWelles. In their most recent album, ''Battle Hymns MMXI'', Dark Avenger" is narrated by ChristopherLee. Yes, that one. If it means anything, Christopher Lee has expressed a liking for Manowar. That ought to tell you enough, really.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: "Dark Avenger" and "Defender" are narrated by OrsonWelles. In their most recent album, ''Battle Hymns MMXI'', Dark "Dark Avenger" is narrated by ChristopherLee. Yes, that one. If it means anything, Christopher Lee has expressed a liking for Manowar. That ought to tell you enough, really.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: "Spirit Horse of the Cherokee" supposedly talks about the Ghost Dance Movement, in which the Cherokee tribes never actually took part of. About the indian chiefs mentioned in the song (Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and Geronimo), none of them were Cherokee. The first two were Sioux, and the latter was Apache.

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* MadLibMetalLyrics: Probably even more so than most metal bands around, mostly of the HeavyMithril and Ancient Warfare kind.

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* MadLibMetalLyrics: Probably even more so than most metal bands around, mostly of the HeavyMeta, HeavyMithril and Ancient Warfare kind.

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* MadLibMetalLyrics

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* MadLibMetalLyricsMadLibMetalLyrics: Probably even more so than most metal bands around, mostly of the HeavyMithril and Ancient Warfare kind.
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-->'''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILLS !!!'''

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-->'''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILLS !!!'''KILL!!!'''



* BilingualBonus: The lyrics booklet for Gods of War is written entirely in norse runes.

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* BilingualBonus: The lyrics booklet for Gods of War is written entirely in norse Norse runes.
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-->''They can't stop us, let 'em try!''
-->''For heavy metal we will die!''

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* AlbumTitleDrop: Curiously made in the ''previous'' album: the words "into glory ride" appear prominently in "Battle Hymn".



* BadassBoast : In Kings of Metal :

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* BadassBoast : In Kings ''Kings of Metal :Metal'':



* GoodNameForARockBand: Their name is taken from the name "Man-of-war" given to the battleships from 16th to the 19th century.

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* GoodNameForARockBand: AGoodNameForARockBand: Their name is taken from the name "Man-of-war" given to the battleships from 16th to the 19th century.



* 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.

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* FanService: The cover of the ''Gods of War'' album consists of the Dark And and Scary Sons of Odin getting {{Leg Cling}}ed by naked women.



* HeyItsThatVoice: "Dark Avenger" and "Defender" are narrated by OrsonWelles. In their most recent album, "Battle Hymns MMXI", Dark Avenger" is narrated by ChristopherLee. Yes, that one. If it means anything, Christopher Lee has expressed a liking for Manowar. That ought to tell you enough, really.
* 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"

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* HeyItsThatVoice: "Dark Avenger" and "Defender" are narrated by OrsonWelles. In their most recent album, "Battle ''Battle Hymns MMXI", MMXI'', Dark Avenger" is narrated by ChristopherLee. Yes, that one. If it means anything, Christopher Lee has expressed a liking for Manowar. That ought to tell you enough, really.
* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Sons of Odin", "Hand of Doom" 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""Defender".



* LikeaBadassoutofHell: Dark Avenger

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* LikeaBadassoutofHell: Dark AvengerLikeABadassOutOfHell: "Dark Avenger".
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''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILLS !!!"

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''Other -->'''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILLS !!!"!!!'''

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* {{Badass}}: The band in general pretty much oozes this.
* BadassBoast : In Kings of Metal :
''Other bands play... MANOWAR KILLS !!!"



* {{Badass}}: The band in general pretty much oozes this.
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''[[ThisIsSparta We! The sons! Of Odin!]]''\\

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''[[ThisIsSparta ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis We! The sons! Of Odin!]]''\\
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* ''Thunder In The Sky'' (2009)
* ''Battle Hymns MMXI'' (2011)(remake from the 1982 release)

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* ''Thunder In The Sky'' (2009)
(2009) (EP)
* ''Battle Hymns MMXI'' (2011)(remake from (2011) (remake of the 1982 release)
* ''The Lord of Steel'' (2012) (digital album)
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* SpikesOfVillainy: "We wear leather, we wear spikes, we rule the night..."
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: "Spirit Horse of the Cherokee" supposedly talks about the Ghost Dance Movement, in which the Cherokee tribes never actually took part of. About the indian chiefs mentioned in the song (Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and Geronimo), none of them were Cherokee. The first two were Sioux, and the latter was Apache.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A fairly solid 7.
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* LikeaBadassoutofHell: Dark Avenger
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[[caption-width:288:Hail and Kill!]]

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* 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)
* Battle Hymns MMXI (2011)(remake from the 1982 release)

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

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* LoudnessWar: Officially the loudest band on earth. Just ask Guinness.



* RecordOfLoudnessWar: Officially the loudest band on earth. Just ask Guinness.
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* MadLibMetalLyrics
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* KayfabeMusic: They're really manly men, fantasy heroes who are always ready to kill anyone. With STEEL, of course.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: "Die For Metal" has a chorus that was made for singing along to.

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* WorldOfHam: Every album they have promotes war, heroism and violence. Listening to band is one big Ham.

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