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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:51 pm
by BlackStele
The blinded Manowar fans you mentioned, tells me that you probably have met some of the people i was talking about...
yes I did. Well, that's your opinion bout Manowar...mine is quite different, but I wouldn't like to analyse it here please, thank you...
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:30 pm
by otakon
Astaroth wrote:Metal way of life is code for not showering, wearing faded Sodom shirts and drinking so much alcohol you'd rival George Best (if he was still around). Pre-requisites include having no job, being extremely fat and ugly and fitting the stereotype metal cliche mould perfectly.
np/ H-Bomb Coup De Metal
hahahaha, this only applies to the losers though.. there are worthy individuals who wear faded Sodom shirts, and drinking much alcohol

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:45 pm
by Helm
On that level, anyone that drinks lots or is generally chemically dependent, is anti-Heavy Metal. Think about it, what are the values that HM is about? Willpower, independency of thought and action, a desire for self-betterment, triumph over death!
Anyone that is a drunkard is striken from the HM roster
(also anyone that dies!)
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:56 pm
by metalmaster
I just will state something: if one out of 100 guys like what I have showed/played in a sincere way, my goal has been reached. I dont mean thousads of guys will follow the way of metal, if just a coupe of them trusty love Metal then I dont mind. Quality over quantity.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:07 pm
by ION BRITTON
Helm wrote:On that level, anyone that drinks lots or is generally chemically dependent, is anti-Heavy Metal. Think about it, what are the values that HM is about? Willpower, independency of thought and action, a desire for self-betterment, triumph over death!
Haha, that's the "clean" (not necessarily meaning only chemically independent) side of metal. But there's also the mean-spirited and filthy one. The more "rock 'n' rollish" if you like. And it was the one that was described before.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:10 pm
by Helm
Yeah I agree the more dionysian side. I concern myself with the 'clean' side more so that's why I talked about that

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:23 pm
by Fucking Åmål
ION BRITTON wrote:Another deadly metal-cliche is just about everything a die-hard MANOWAR fan would say. I always get the SAME fuckin' answers if i ask them about Into Glory ride, Hail to England, Fast taker, the lyrics, their shows and how lame were their last albums.
So true.Especially here in Greece there are countless ''die-hard'' Manowar fans/Epic Metallers(mainly influenced by some writers of the Greek Metal Hammer) who think metal is divided into two pieces the Manowar and the rest metal.

You know the ones who raise the sword in ''epic'' gigs lManilla Road,Omen.....Epic metallers call themselves brothers of steel or so.Dressing in leather pants and making bodybuilding to build the perfect body

They only like True US Epic Metal with epic thematology.The basic criteria for them is how higher a singer can sing.These people i think are very egocentric and usually apart from Manowar and some 5 bands know nothing about metal and actually they don't care.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:57 pm
by MassOfKthulu
Especially here in Greece there are countless ''die-hard'' Manowar fans/Epic Metallers
yeah in the metal bars i try to squeeze myself throw the crowds of epic metallers gone berserk flocking down the streets of central Athens wearing Satans Host and Oliver Magnum tshirts to find somewhere,somehow,some old romantic wearing a Nightwish tshirt.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm
by hload
yeah, bro. i can't even see the light of the sunshine, while i'm reading my mallarme poems. the swords of the COUNTLESS epic metal warriors are hiding it.....
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:12 pm
by Fucking Åmål
MassOfKthulu wrote:Especially here in Greece there are countless ''die-hard'' Manowar fans/Epic Metallers
yeah in the metal bars i try to squeeze myself throw the crowds of epic metallers gone berserk flocking down the streets of central Athens wearing Satans Host and Oliver Magnum tshirts to find somewhere,somehow,some old romantic wearing a Nightwish tshirt.
I just meant that there are many people that because they like Manowar they think they are Epic Metallers and vice versa when you hear Manowar they label you as Epic Metaller.And believe me Manowar mania is eternal in Greece.Personally i don't like when bands dealing all the time with Valhallas/Swords and Dragons it ends to be annoying.Also i dislike epic as a word and also epic/fantasy literature.I prefer more usual/life thematology.
P.S I have to clarify that i am also a Manowar fan especially of ''Into Glory Ride'' and ''Triumph Of Steel''.But i hate being labeled as Epic Metaller just because i like Manilla Road,Manowar,Liege Lord...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:30 am
by Black Axe
Fucking Åmål wrote:P.S I have to clarify that i am also a Manowar fan especially of ''Into Glory Ride'' and ''Triumph Of Steel''.But i hate being labeled as Epic Metaller just because i like Manilla Road,Manowar,Liege Lord...
Wow, a TOS fan. You don't see many of those anymore.
I can't remember even being labeled as an Epic Metaller, even though I listen to quite a lot of epic metal. Must be a Greece only problem.