I don't think, I gotta tell ya anything about him, I presume. And at this point, even the most sleepy freaks wake up . Yes the bill goes off. And every headbanger is well off longing for another beer to be fit for more to come. 

First question: are the second lot now calles Rhapsody, or Rhapsody of Fire those longhaired rockers from the country where the lemons come from. Probably the official change of the name is only for the printed  media or whatsoever. Because here on stage, these italiens call themselves only Rhapsody like always. And they take the title seriously with a whole lot of bombast....

And they honestly live their music like the italien temperament  allowes it. But you can certainly overdo it and less would be more in this case. They wanna give the scenery a certain touch with female visuality, But this beauty of the night stays in the background of Rhapsody's long haired beauty. 
In any case, one thing is for sure: one to zero for Holy Hell compared to this here....
.http://www.rhapsodyoffire.com/

And here they are, the gods of  True Metals. Halleluja, some of the Hardcore fans spread a tear after such a long time of abstinence. Odin is opening his doors, and Manowar storm the front, or better - they appear. The intro is like always 'manowar'. During this song we photographers are allowed to catch the scenery in our cameras. Not too much, to be honest, but first of all, the gods are stretching this first track for quite a bit, and second we do get another chance at the very end of the gig, not knowing yet - why this rather pecular rules are set.
During all my long years of photographing at different events, I have made it a kind of sport, always to try, to catch at least once the straight eye of the object in the camera, which ain't easy at all. It depends on the local conditions and on the figure. With Manowar it's the other way round.I'm not able once to take a pic, without catching the straight eye. Jes.... we are half a dozen photographers here, trying to get some good shots. But the reallity looks like the pics below. And the fact is, that phenomen only happens at Manowar gigs. - (for many times now ) So what, I guess, there are things in life which connect people, don't they....

But I have to tell Mr.Adams a compliment at the same time. Because to be honest, without his incredible voice, the whole band would have not got half the value they got from the musical aspect. He's the focus and the magic comes and goes with him. For the other bit, the macho image care bassist Joey DeMajo is responsible, who keeps himself in the back tonight. We already ask ourselves, whether he doesn't allow himself to talk too much during the show - like he usually does. Because normally he likes to entertain the fans  with many stories inbetween the songs. Not so tonight, where he only finds some words once during a musical break to defend the image. He gets up a male fan playing the guitar with the band, and two metal brides are comiing on stage to underline the DeMajo ego. And you can watch it even in a big size on the screen. And don't forget the countless rockets made out of beer beakers which are hitting the stage, and not only this but also some heads in the audiance.

Manowar work themselves through their complete repertoire, whereby the even nicklect the new piece 'Gods Of War' a bit. Some fans complain, that the band plays to many unknown songs and not the blockbusters. 
The show is going on for two and a half hours. And the noise level does not reach condition critical. To be honest, I haven't experienced Manowar that silent like tonight. 

And last but not least  the secret of Loch Ness,... oh sorry, the secret of our photocal regulation gets liftes, which is without doubt the hottest shoot I've ever done in my life. Long live the clichee, a viking ship including some sword swinging knights and a burning stage, which almost enlightens our butts. 
However, this is truly an impressing end of the story of an often postboned event. But they did everything to make it worth waiting for this here. 
But be honest, this is the least thing we were expecting for the so often postboned tour. Everything below that limit, would have been unacceptable. Manowar have stand the test that's for sure. And everybody goes home satisfied in his own Walhalla.

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For me personally this  Metal-Sex-Harley aund Muscle Philosophie of Manowar is still not my cup of tea, but at least the very last look into the camera belongs to me. And in this case I know exactly why.....  :-)))  

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