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Manowar Announce Digital Release Of
New Album For June 16, 2012
- New York, May 11, 2012 -
Manowar’s new studio album, The Lord Of Steel, will first be released worldwide on June 16, 2012 exclusively on iTunes and on the band’s own online store, The Kingdom Of Steel
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On the same date, Metal Hammer UK will release a special “Steel Edition” of Metal Hammer #233, including the CD and a digital copy of the album.
The Lord Of Steel is blazing with pure power, untamed energy, and a sound as raw and wild as a force of nature. Track titles like Annihilation and Hail, Kill And Die! set the tone for a record that is packed with surprises.
In contrast to the 2007 release Gods Of War, this new album is not a concept album, yet each song tells a different story, retaining the Manowar vision of righteousness, honor and everything Manowar fans have come to know and love.
Manowar fans should expect to have “their heads completely blown off” said Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio in a recent interview, and explained that “…this album is all about brutality and raw power!”
The album will be mixed and mastered at the legendary Wisseloord Studios by long-time collaborators mixing engineer Ronald Prent and two-time Grammy award-winning mastering engineer Darcy Proper.
Known for their adventurous spirit and for never releasing the same style of album twice in a row, Manowar have this time tapped into the world of action heroes and their stories, writing their first song specifically for a Hollywood movie, “El Gringo” and another one, Expendable, inspired by Sylvester Stallone’s action movie franchise “The Expendables”.
The band recently announced that El Gringo will be the theme song of the action western “El Gringo”, featuring Scott Adkins (“Expendables 2”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”) and Christian Slater and produced by After Dark Films (“An American Haunting”) and Joel Silver’s (“Matrix”, “Lethal Weapon”) Dark Castle Home Entertainment.
The trailer for the film “El Gringo” featuring a short sample of the theme song can be seen here: http://youtu.be/cfaOoABkQW4
A sneak preview into the song El Gringo can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/2JOqDxJ5trY
A sneak preview into the song Expendable can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/koNYpiwHjHY
“We were talking about a concept album but then got inspired to go in a different direction. This is where we are right now,” explained Joey DeMaio. “I’ve been doing research on getting the best microphones and pre-amps for the guitars. The bass sound is death defying. We’ve done a lot of work on drums too, giving Donnie room to stretch out. And Eric will simply sound bigger than life as always.”
Manowar are ready to celebrate their new album in a manner worthy of “The Kings Of Metal” with headlining performances at open-air summer festivals across Europe.
First preview from the new album!
In this videoclip you can see: Members of “The Circle” listening to a preview of El Gringo from the forthcoming new Manowar studio album.
On March 12, 2012 a select group of special fans known as “The Circle”, who represent Manowar's worldwide fan base, were invited to a private pre-listening session of the forthcoming new Manowar album, as well as a tour of Wisseloord Studios, Netherlands where the album will be mixed and mastered.
Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio, and long-time collaborators Mixing Engineer Ronald Prent and Grammy award winning Mastering Engineer Darcy Proper provided insight into the making of a record, and the specific requirements in the production for a band that is world-renowned for a sound that is louder than any other band and yet equally clear and perfect.
Fans from all over the world were chosen to represent their countries and receive news and updates to share them with their fellow brothers and sisters, and listen to first songs from the new album that is set for release in June/July 2012.
"It was important to us that the fans should be the first to hear the new music. After all, it is all for them!" explained Joey DeMaio.
DeMaio promised that the story behind the song El Gringo, that could not yet be explained due to confidentiality clauses, will soon be revealed and asked the fans to stay tuned on Facebook. He did mention the word 'movie' after the song was played.
The new album will be "everything you've come to know and to love about Manowar; and more", DeMaio recently said in a press conference.
Manowar will be headlining several festivals this summer, celebrating their new record and the 10th anniversary of one of their hit albums, Warriors Of The World.
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Upcoming tour dates:
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16.06.12
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OST Fest
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Bukarest
Romania
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21.06.12
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Gods Of Metal
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Mailand
Italy
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06.07.12
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Getaway Rock Festival
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Gävle
Sweden
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09.07.12
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Dortmunder Music Week
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Dortmund
Germany
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