Manowar - Hail And Kill (REACTION!!) 

Manowar is very much the musical equivalent of a Conan the Barbarian story. Rough, wild, altogether politically incorrect for the current era. Totally over the top. They're a wedge both inside the metal community and outside. Some love the band for both what they are and aren't. Others think they're ignorant meatheads. For a particular mood, they can be the exact thing. As a few others have said, great weight lifting music. Fun. Not to be taken too literally.

If Conan the Barbarian had a band.... Power of thy Sword is solid, too

Manowar is one of those bands that are "elemental", in a sense that they have a sound of their own not like any others... You cannot dissect their sound, and that is what makes them a monumental band. Their discography is, in the end "Epic Metal" in all aspects... They sing about everything that is included in epics of yore: destruction, mental preparation, spiritual empowerment, pure aggression and vengeance, religious belief or devotion (regardless of religion), the aftermath, even partying loud... you mention it. They have written about every possible way to wage war in both fantasy and real history. And they do get passionate in their lyrics no matter the concept. They are a "love or hate" band and that is part of their charm. They would have a song about Native Americans written from the point of view of a Native American (Spirit Horse of the Cherokee) and at the same time, a song about life in the wild west (Outlaw). They would write about historical events like the Jonestown deaths (Guyana), or fictional depictions of the vantage points of people devoted to something, good or bad we don't judge, as long as it is pure (Dark Avenger, Bridge of Death). Much like "power and dominion" which stuck in your head, this happens in almost every song. They a way to describe very "accurately" and without any political correctness, as the idea is to describe not to judge the situation... A medieval warrior would indeed burn and pillage and rape... Yes, it is supposed to make you feel uneasy. War IS uneasy... A person devoting his life to Satan would say "grant me wings and as your messenger I'll fly"... And a religious zealot waging a "Holy War" would indeed say "Sweep these dogs from our kingdom. Bless this ground, our holy land."... At the same time songs like "Master of the Wind" and "Mountains" are more poetic and dreamlike and the lyrics are as well. Not everything "epic" should be about war, and those two songs are all about inspiration and self motivation. But when they do describe partying and having fun, they would equally be very vulgar and primal. All in all, whether you like them or not, they one thing true about them is that they are true and original, and that same "truth" is what is conveyed in their sound and lyrics.

Eric Adams possibly has the most powerful screams in all of heavy metal. Really incredible stuff.

Manowar is a love them or hate them kind of band. They are considered cheesy but that doesn’t bother me. I am in the love them camp. And Eric Adams has one of the best voices in metal. Good video as always.

The whole concept of this band was to say that "we are all an army" and "we are all together at this". So that is why they were talking as if they were the leaders of an army against all odds. Also here in Europe they are very highly regarded and considered to be the forefathers of Epic Metal

if it helps, Manorwar call their fans "The Army of the Immortals" so every time they talk about victory, there's at least one level where they're saying "you, our fans, are awesome and more powerful than the fans of any other band or music"

" Other bands play, Manowar kills", thanks so much for bringing my 20's back guys.

Dio - Last In Line

Manowar fans are actually fucking crazy. When I was 12 or 13, about 20 years ago I could actually sneak into dim lighted rock bars in the city I live in Turkey. When their songs came up all those calm looking biker like guys used to get up on their tables and chug their beers like animals. I saw one chrash a pint glasson his head out of ecstasy of the song. If anyone else would do that shit they'd be thrown out. But not them. Been to a lot of places in europe and watched them live; turns out all Manowar fans are alike. They LITERALLY have the power to raise an army that could make the isis look like little girls with popsicles. Not kidding.

Seen them live over 80 times. Mostly here in Europe where they have the most fanatic fans there is. First time was in 1984. No other band comes Close and yet I have seen all the big ones. You should react to "Battle Hymn" live from Earthsaker festival 2005 in Geiselwind. All former and present members of the band on stage at the same time together with 100 man strong choire and a symphony Orchestra. Nothing compares to Manowar and as they are soon ending their war against false metal and most of the poser bands are gone they really did achive the triumph of steel. And yes, the singer, Eric Adams is at a different level. Live he is out of this World. Other bands play, MANOWAR Kills. You should react also to "Heart of steel". That song should be the Anthem of metal.

Manowar is, as others have noted, very much based around barbarians/vikings/etc. The group is very much into military, armies, and music around those things. Hail and Kill is a commander exhorting his men before they go into battle. The fight they are heading into isn't going to be a technical war, but it's going to be a bloody hand-to-hand battle. Back in the days of the viking hordes, killing servants having their way with the women, etc. were spoils of the winning army. Much of their music revolves around Norse mythology, and they have later albums solely about it.

BROTHERS (AND SISTERS) HAIL AND SALUTE.. Raise your arms if you are a brother (or sister ) of metal..

Manowar is often considered a "missing link band" when it comes to their genre, technically speaking they are straight up heavy metal, but even the guys over at The Metal Archives tend to label them as a heavy/power metal hybrid band because of their strong influence on power metal, particularly the American strain that tends to be a bit more rugged and ballsy. Lyrically Manowar tend to be a kind of one-dimensional, Conan The Barbarian meets Vikings pillaging Christendom gimmick band, often times throwing in little vulgar metaphors here and there that have caused controversy in certain PC circles (Tipper Gore's PMRC group absolutely hated Manowar). If you ever go back to Manowar and you want to hear a song that is similar stylistically to this but lyrically a bit less brazen, songs like "Battle Hymns" and "Black Wind, Fire And Steel" are really good, though the best Manowar material in my opinion are their ballad work, particularly songs like "Master Of The Wind" and "Heart Of Steel", just utterly awesome and showcases vocalist Eric Adams' versatility as a vocalist. And your reaction is dead on regarding the vocals, Eric Adams has an incredibly powerful voice and despite punishing it on the road for the better part of 40 years, he can still hit a lot of those high notes.

"May your sword stay wet like a young girl in her prime" is the funniest line in any metal song ever.

"This sounds like Power Metal to me". Man, two hip-hopheads discuss metal genres. You came a long way. Bravo! Also: this song live at concert is insane! A whole Manowar show is awesome too. Going to see them again next year!

Hall of the mountain king-Savatage

Iron Maiden- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Demons and Wizards: Fiddler on the green

You can build a classic Manowar song with the following words: ring, king, hail, metal, kill, power, glory, loosers, winners, brothers and steel. Feel free to combine and you get any Manowar song.

ICED EARTH- A QUESTION OF HEAVEN

Battle Hymn is by far the best Manowar song.

Hardcore Manowar Fan here! I guess you could tell by my name.😉 I'm happy you reacted to my favorite band! Hail and Kill is one of Manowar's anthems that is meant to be heard live. I would recommend watching the Hail and Kill version from the band's Earthshaker concert. I would recommend the songs Call to Arms, House of Death, Mountains, Blacklist, Master of the Wind, God or Man and many others! I tend to prefer Manowar's music from the 90s and onwards. Don't listen to those scumbags in the comments section who trashing Manowar; I had to respond to those punk ass flakes and put them in their place for talking shit. This is an awesome band that I believe you will enjoy. I liked your reaction and I look forward to you guys doing more Manowar reactions.

MANOWAR definitely has the approval of the METAL GODS. They truly are, *THE KINGS OF METAL!* *\,,/👹\,,/*

SAVATAGE - When the Crowds are Gone Cheers!

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

"Blood of the Kings" from the same album would've been a better choice imo

Manowar is a big influence on power metal but they call themselves true metal. Review a group called edguy for power group song new age Messiah for some good lyrics and music

Helloween - Eagle Fly Free Symphony X - Sea of Lies Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven

Savatage hall of the mountain king including the intro prelude to madness great power metal band

Adam has one hell of a voice. "Heart of Steel" and hold a note.

Fear factory...demanufacture. Iron maiden caught somewhere in time...two anthems of different types of metal

Helloween - I want out

Oh please! If you ever do them again cover "Battle Hymn".

That is why he is LEGENDARY Eric Adams, one of the top 5 heavy metal singer of all times. It is completely natural to blow your mind vocally!

Just to get a taste of the singer's vocal range, I'd suggest "Carry On"

Eric Adams is generally regarded as being one of the best singers in the history of metal. Right up there with Halford.

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

Manowar definitely started/pioneered the power metal genre.

You guys have evolved so far in terms of metal knowledge since you first started doing metal reactions. I'm constantly impressed by your dedication to music and how open minded you are, even when you don't like a track you can appreciate it for the art that it is. Keep em coming!!

Bridge of Death by Manowar. It's a masterpiece

Yes, SAVATAGE!!!! Hall Of The Mountain King, Strange Wings, Gutter Ballet

Manowar - Warrior's of the World!

The last record with Ross The Boss and without him the Manowar,s downfall , big mistake Joey !!

Annihilator- Alison Hell/King of the kill

I can't believe you guys finally did a Manowar song! Only the second reaction channel I've seen do one.

There is one song by Manowar that includes the titles of a number of their songs in the lyrics (Death Tone, March for Revenge, Sign of the Hammer, Blood of a King, etc). If you take those song titles, find those songs, and listen to them in the order they are listed in that song, in a bizarre way they end up telling a story.

Thor the powerhead...

Manowar is very much about being a warrior from back in the old days. They have plenty of songs about Norse and Greek mythology. Think of it like if 300 or Gladiator were a heavy metal band. Also, yeah power metal kind of derived from their sound. Fun fact, my old band opened up for them back when I lived in New Jersey.

ICED EARTH- Dante's inferno We respect your opinions, keep reacting on Metal 😈

Why don't you check out Manowar's Spirit Horse of the Cherokee

YEEEESSSSSS!!! Manowar practically invented power metal(although it absolutely owes its existence to Iron Maiden hands down). Manowar is literally like a sledgehammer, no apologies.

This is the most requested Manowar song? Genuinely surprised it's not Kings of Metal? Would love to see your reaction to the chorus. 😅

Rainbow - Kill the King

MANOWAR - DEFENDER... MANOWAR - WARRIORS OF THE WORLD.....

Man O War holds the Guinness Book World Record for the longest concert and the loudest concert 5 hours and 1 minute long

power metal manowar loudest band in the world. and eric adams the golden voice

Manowar is one of my favorite bands and I love this song! The whole band is really good. They write a lot of songs about Greek mythology. Two songs I love from them are. Achilles, Agony, and Ecstasy which is about the battle of Achilles against Hector. It has a great drum solo, a great electric guitar solo, and a great acoustic guitar solo. The second song is Master of the Wind which is a polar opposite of this song. It's a ballad, very mellow and uplifting song. This band has many great songs, some mellow and some hard. They are definitally worth more of a listen.

Im laughing my ass off! I mean you just cant trust the audience some times. There are so many great songs by Manowar and the majority suggested THIS. To two guys that come from a totally different background. Lol. Its like the black sheriff character in Blazing Saddles lol. Ok Manowar were very big during the 80s because of their great vocals and powerfull music. And I mean powerfull in db. Dio had mainly fantasy themes. But where Dio was Lord of the Rings, Manowar were Savage Sword of Conan mixed with those italian barbarian b movies and the local biker club. They have moments of brilliance. And sometimes their epic niche really works. But also they have alot of clownish cheesy moments. All this macho stuff and posing should be taken with a truckload of salt, or else an unsuspected listener (of this day, cause back then people got the refferences right away) might think that crushed in some nazi party lol. Nevertheless Hail to England is probably one of the best metal albums ever created and Eric Adams certainly one of the best frontmen.

Pantera- Cemetary Gates You will not be disappointed.

Sepultura - Territory

Manowar as far as I still know is the loudest band ever in the Guinness Book of World records. I wish you guys would've done Battle Hymn as I mentioned on the Melvin's reaction but how about some Helloween Keeper of the Seven Keys and make sure it's part 1. Thanks guys.

Manowar aren't s band to be taken too seriously. They're light hearted and fun. I think they know they're cheesy and that's the style they're going for.

Check out Manowar- Power of Thy Sword

Eric Adams!Best Heavy metal in the universe,next Manowar song:Guyana ...

Pantera- Mouth for war

MANOWAR is amazing! Absolutely amazing! One of the best bands of all time!

I love your candor, but also your openness, best channel on RU-vid period.

ManOwaR - The Power Of Thy Sword

I have to agree with other commenters... you guys will dig on Savatage. They're amazing, When the Crowds are Gone is my vote.

Also when you are ready to hear them again, listen "Blood of my Enemies".

Great band different era. They are very underrated. They never became comercial or mainstream,but have a loyal following.

Manowar - Mountains Manowar - March For Revenge (By the Soldiers of Death) Manowar - Secret Of Steel Manowar - Gates of Valhalla Manowar - Heart of Steel Manowar - Blood of my Enemies Manowar - Hatred all these songs are better in my list than Hail And Kill. MUCH BETTER

If you want to hear the vocalist really shine, you gotta hear Kingdom Come. His screams alone in that song show more emotion and talent then some singers could ever hope to achieve.

Orphaned Land - Barakah (oriental metal) Savatage - Gutter Ballet Angra - Carolina IV (Brazilian metal)

also, Joey Demaio (their bassist and one of their lead songwriters) is LEGENDARY - worthy or speaking of in the same breath as Cliff Burton

"Sons of Odin" should be the only first Manowar song you listen to.

Nice! You guys should try Rhapsody - Emerald Sword!!!

Eric Adams is the vocalist and yes he is incredible. That "Power and Dominion" line is a great demonstration of his vocal prowess and him "taking it to another level vocally" as you stated.

They also made the Guinness Book of Records for the Loudest Band in the World.

Metal Church - "Date with Poverty" - a killer song with a real message that has a groove to die for.

Savatage: either hall of the mountain king or gutter ballet, to start with...

Love ManOwar! gotta go back to them! Check out Bridge of Death, its sick! Or Secret of Steel, Revelation, Blood of my Enemies, Mountains, but the most popular choice will probably be Battle Hymns. Also, check out some more Type O Negative. Black No 1 was their biggest hit, but they are so much better than that. Blood and Fire, Wolf Moon, Everyone I love is Dead, These Three Things, Christian Woman, anything... love you guys! keep thinking free brothers.

You guys are the BEST! Had me crying of laughter when you said "Obviously when you're marching into war, you're gonna need to hear some shit like this" xD Thanks for posting this vid!

Sleep- Dragonaut

Guys! To appreciate a band like Manowar: watch the two classic Conan movies (Schwarzenegger), then listen to Warriors Of The World by Manowar (song request, check). Also react to Manowar songs like Courage and Defender (featuring a spoken word verse by Orson frickin’ Welles). Oh! And crack open a few beers while doing it.

Great review, I like the guys honesty when reviewing. Good to see that they have a laugh over the lyrics, I'm sure some people would take them too seriously. May your sword stay wet... has always made me laugh.

by the way Eric Adams "vocalist for Manowar" was one of the best vocalist in metal and his nickname was The Golden Voice

Great Job. Even most metaheads don't realize that Eric Adams was on another level. But I think a better entry four you guys would have been Blood of my Enemies. Also: Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven Luca Turillis Rhapsody: Ascending To Infinity

Please do some more Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down

The late actor Christoper Lee was a huge fan of Manowar!

ManOwaR is the best workout music ever! ManOwaR - The Crown And The Ring

Definitely time for you guys to listen to Savatage! One of our all time favorite guitar player Criss Oliva(RIP)

Do some Fear Factory, guys! Extremely influential 90s band. Replica or Terminate

ManowaR is one of the best metal bands. They have his own style, with lyrics about old battles, power, armies, vikings. High quality music and voice.

Megadeth - Fatal Illusion or Symphony of Destruction Whitesnake - Still of the Night Van Halen - Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do Queensryche - Empire Dio - Last in Line or Rainbow in the Dark

HAIL AND KILL a live video from this song shows the whole energy of the band, the sea of people singing the chorus is a crazy ammount of energy

PANTERA - CEMETERY GATES | Best ballad ever!!!

WARRIORS OF THE WORLD UNITED

Achilles, Agony and Ecstacy in eight parts