This is my review of the Magic Circle Festival 2009. Pictures will be added later.
Death to all infidels!
At Thursday morning I took the train to Copenhagen airport for the second time in two weeks (the other flight was scheduled to the Norway Rock Festival) and now it was time to go to Frankfurt and the Magic Circle Festival in Loreley, Germany.
When I arrived at the airport in Frankfurt I waited for some time for Erman from Norway to arrive so we could go together to the festival. We spent some time at the airport before the train left for St. Goarshausen and we brought some nice liquid so we could start the party on the train. That led to that we both was quite drunk when we arrived to the festival, but it was a lot of fun on the way.
We got a ride with a Brother from the train station to the camping grounds (thank you!) and when I entered the camping site I immediately saw a Swedish tent which was exactly the same as mine. So I thought this is where I’ll put my tent and we later was quite a lot of Swedish people in that area. It was fun to see so many Swedes there, I actually got surprised because I didn’t think there was going to be so many from Sweden that I met.
When I had put up my tent the clock was near 17:00 and it was time for the HOUSE OF DEATH PARTY (the official MANOWAR forum party) which was organized by Mr. Metal himself, Udo Sapper and Tina. Thank you for making this possible! It was awesome to meet so many friends from before and to meet friends and family that you only knew from the forum. Even though I met so many new faces, it was like we had known each other for years. The meeting between Brothers and Sisters from all over the world is the - except for the MANOWAR show - the ultimate highlight of the Magic Circle Festival. I could see MANOWAR in Finland, Norway, Spain, France or wherever - but the Magic Circle Festival brings together my family from all over the world which makes it an unique experience and something to remember for the rest of your life. I think Joey DeMaio is determined to bring Magic Circle Festival to the world forever - In one form or another - and I’m eternally thankful to him for making it possible and to bring together fans from all over the world. The Magic Circle Festival is not about MANOWAR or any other bands - it’s all about the fans!
The House of Death party was great and I personally don’t have many pictures from the party but there’s a lot of them on the official forum. I went to bed (after too many beers) somewhere around 4 in the morning.
The Friday was the official opening of the festival and I got up around 12 to get some breakfast together with my Brothers and Sisters. After Mr. Metal’s inspiring welcome to the festival, I met up with Susanne from the MCM who are organizing the ASGARD SAGA, to help her out with handing out flyers and tell people about the project between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, and so I did for almost two hours. I also got the chance to say hello to Wolfgang and to speak with him and his agent. Really cool! I’m so looking forward to the upcoming book by him, as I think MANOWAR’s music and his texts will complement each other in a great way. It’s just the beginning of the ASGARD SAGA and I think it has some great potential to become something really big. Be sure that you are logged onto www.asgard-saga.com to follow the news and to become a part of the community. The next release of the ASGARD SAGA will be MANOWAR’s new full length album “HAMMER OF THE GODS”(expected winter 2009) followed by a book written by Wolfgang (expected spring 2010).
The House of Death party had given me such a hangover that I had to get some sleep in the afternoon and when I woke up, I headed down for the festival grounds. To my surprise, I heard “Warriors of the World United” blasting through the PA and it turned out that MANOWAR was doing their sound check, which was open for all who wanted to hear! Obviously I had missed the rest of the sound check but it was cool anyway.
Friday evening was absolutely beautiful and I spent some time on the festival grounds, having a beer and just enjoying the amazing scenery around the Loreley. The party in the evening was naturally a bit more calm than the night before, for obvious reasons…… I had a great time with old and new friends, just sitting down, relaxing and having a beer and just talking about everything.
When I woke up on Saturday it was finally the day that we all had been waiting for. MANOWAR was scheduled to hit the main stage around 9.30 in the evening. It became a long day with only the show in mind…. The other bands that were playing during the day was nothing for me, but to tell from the festival grounds there was a lot of people enjoying the music during the day. I went between the festival grounds and the camping area during the day and spending time with my friends.
Just before MANOWAR was scheduled to hit the stage, I found a good spot a bit left to the stage, right in front of the fence. It was great to see a lot of my friends who brought the ULTIMATE FAN PACKAGE to have an awesome view between the stage and the fence. It must have been such an amazing experience when they played “Father” and Eric was sitting on a pedestal just next to them. After the classic “Ben Hur” intro (and one of my favorite parts of the show: seeing Joey run to the drum kit to count in…) and “MANOWAR”, they immediately started playing BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES and the crowd went completely nuts! The band had such an energy and having the audience so close in their faces made it a special night. After BROTHERS OF METAL (pt 1) they continued with CALL TO ARMS and the crowd once again went beserk…. Eric was in such great shape and having an awesome time up there on the stage. BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES and CALL TO ARMS was two of my favorites this night since there was such an energy around the two songs.
And then there’s those great moments of the shows that you never forget (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjLPXd048o). KINGS OF METAL kicked off and Eric was giving so much energy, that he completely lost it when some girl threw her bra up on the stage. When Karl started to play his solo, Eric continued singing on the last verse of the song, and he just continued and didn’t notice that he had made a mistake…. This led to that the song got completely fucked up but it was so much fun and Eric just laughed at it afterwards…. I think everyone got a great laugh from it and it’s such experiences which gives a show some personality. I still get a good laugh from remembering Karl’s face when Eric just continues to sing next to him when he’s in the middle of the solo… Hehe.
The speeches in the show was very short - Joey held a short and concise speech about that he wasn’t happy with the Loreley organization. There wasn’t any people brought on stage and I think it’s the first time in a very long time they played THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL only the band on stage. I liked that they kept it short between songs because it made much of the energy stay in the show. Joey did a great bass solo (perhaps not musically or technically) but in the way only he can do it - going totally berserk scratching the bass against the lights and amplifiers. It felt like he did it to prove his point for the speech, that he wasn’t satisfied with Loreley.
They played KILL WITH POWER and HAIL AND KILL and so far it was the same set list as the rest of the shows this summer. But instead of playing BATTLE HYMN and THE CROWN AND THE RING, the band ended the 2-hour show by playing the new EP; THUNDER IN THE SKY, LET THE GODS DECIDE, DIE WITH HONOR and GOD OR MAN.
An amazing show was finished and I’m proud that became my 10th MANOWAR show and I hope that I will be able to see them for at least another ten times. My dream is to see them in South America with all the crazy fans, and in the United States in packed, smaller venues. Let’s see what happens next year when the new album has been released.
I was exhausted after the show, said hello to my friends and got my self a beer, and then I went to bed.
After breakfast on Sunday morning, I began to pack my stuff and headed together with Erman to St. Goarshausen where we took the train to Weisbaden where we changed train to Frankfurt airport. At Weisbaden, we met Joro and his Bulgarian friends together with Mervi, who also was heading for the airport. We spoke about the show and shared our experiences and then had a lot of waiting on the airport until it finally was time to say goodbye.
I arrived at home around 10.30 in the evening, exhausted, tired but very, very happy about what I had been experienced the last days.
Now I’m having a week vacation to relax and reload my batteries before I start to work again.
I want to thank everyone who makes the Magic Circle Festival into just that…… MAGIC!
Thanks to MANOWAR and to all the great people in the Magic Circle Music. A special thank to Joey DeMaio for your never-ending belief in Heavy Metal and the Heavy Metal fans that you carry within your heart.
Thanks to all my wonderful friends!
HAIL TO THE GREATEST FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD!
HAIL TO MANOWAR!
DEATH TO THE FALES ONES!
HAIL AND KILL!
Johan
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Magic Circle Festival 2009 setlist
Just got back home from Loreley. Here's a picture of MANOWAR's setlist on the Magic Circle Festival in Loreley this Saturday:
I will write a report in the days. /Johan
I will write a report in the days. /Johan
Saturday, July 18, 2009
My 10th show
Soon time for my 10th Manowar show. My battery is running low so probably no more updates. Johan
Rainy in Loreley today
Its a rainy day in loreley today and i hope that the weather is going to be better tonight. Wizard is currently playing on the main stage. Johan
Friday, July 17, 2009
Relaxing in my tent
Pretty tired since the party yesterday which was crazy. I think Manowar is having their signing session now. I have already met them before so im alright. Met alot of people from the forum and who liked my report from norway which made me glad to hear. Been promoting the asgard saga too by handing out flyers. Soon time to have something to eat. The place is great with a beautiful view of the rhine-river. See you soon. Johan
Thursday, July 16, 2009
At the airport
Waiting for the train which will take us to the festival. Just met up with Erman from norway and we brought something to drink on our way to Loreley. The weather is great and i am looking forward to the party tonight. Johan
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Leaving again
I'm leaving for Germany and the Magic Circle Festival tomorrow. Check in now and then to see my updates directly from the festival.
Hail & Kill!
Johan
Hail & Kill!
Johan
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Norway Rock Festival 2009
This is my trip report between Malmö, Sweden and Norway Rock Festival in Kvinesdal, Norway between July 9th and 12th 2009.
Pictures will be added later!
When I saw that MANOWAR was going to play in Norway I knew I had to be there. Not only because it was the only show in Scandinavia this summer, but also since it was seven years ago MANOWAR last played in Norway, so these shows are always special to the fans. The concert was on July 10th but I already ordered my tickets and booked my flights in March, so it was a long wait before finally be able to stand in the front rows to witness my 9th MANOWAR show.
I was bound for the trip together with my friend Fredrik, a True Brother of Steel who use to travel with me to the shows, last time it was Hamburg in 2007 and the Magic Circle Festival last year. He’s a fanatic MANOWAR fan who lives just a couple of minutes from Malmö, and I’m glad to have found such a friend here, since there’s not many MANOWAR fans around.
We met up on Thursday July 9th on Malmö Central Station to take the train to Kastrup, the airport in Copenhagen which takes about 20 minutes. From Kastrup we were bound for the airport in Kristiansand, where we finally got a ride to the festival by Olaf, one of my Norwegian Brother of Metal. Olaf used to do the Norwegian official fan site back in 2002, and at the same time I made the Swedish one, and we had the chance to meet and stand in the front row when MANOWAR played a 60, 000 people crowd at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, summer 2002.
Anyway, we got to the airport in Copenhagen quite early, so what else to do than to drink a beer in the bar. And you all know what happens after a few beers, nature calls and we headed for the toilets, and on the way we ran into IN FLAMES, which later the same day had an amazing show in Kvinesdal. It’s the best live show I’ve seen in a very long time, if you don’t count the MANOWAR shows, of course. I’ve seen them a couple of times and before and they are always good, so if you get the chance to see them live, DO IT!
Our plane left Danish ground and an hour later we landed in a rainy Kristiansand, about 1,5-2 hours with car from Kvinesdal. After realizing that they had left some of Fredrik’s luggage in Copenhagen, it took a while before we could meet Olaf outside the airport and head for Kvinesdal.
1,5 hours later (and after A LOT of MANOWAR talk and old memories) we arrived in beautiful Kvinesdal, where we got our wrist bands for the festival and camping. The area was surrounded by green mountains in the middle of nowhere, and it felt like the spot had the right magic for a MANOWAR show. We headed for our allotted camping spot and put up our tents. At the camping area, each person was responsible for his camping spot which was controlled regularly, so the camping was always clean. It was a huge camping site as well, and showers and toilets were very fresh. After we put up our tents, we headed for the festival area to have something to eat and drink. We then returned to our tents to have a few beers, to talk to our neighbors and to get the party started. Our camping spot was the one closest to the festival area, and as it was on a hill, we could actually see the main stage from our tent - which led to that we ultimately was watching more bands from our camping spot than on the festival area.
Anyway, as both me and Fredrik are IN FLAMES-fans, we went to the festival area to get a good view of their show on Thursday night. They had brought an insanely amount of fireworks to the festival, and they walked on stage with a burst of fireworks going back and forth from the stage, and from the front house to the stage. Really cool! I really enjoyed their show.
We met Thor from the House of Death forum, which had traveled like 24 hours in train to see the show. He has an amazing tattoo on his back saying “THE FIGHT NEVER ENDS” together with the Sign Of The Hammer. Great guy, just like the rest of the Norwegian people.
When IN FLAMES were finished we headed for the beer tent where the party started, and continued at countless tents where we were found singing MANOWAR anthems all night long. As we all got pretty wasted the first night, I can’t really give you any more details than this… :D
Anyway, I woke up in my tent like 8 AM with a devastating hangover, tried to get some more sleep, but around 9 AM, MANOWAR’s sound crew had found the main stage and started their sound check. An hour later, they woke the entire camping by blasting “CALL TO ARMS” with full power through the PA. Really fun and a great way to start the day.
Friday was a really sunny day and we spent most of the day just sitting outside our tents, drinking beer and relaxing in the sun. Maybe a bit too much sun - I’m still sunburned as hell. A couple of hours before MANOWAR’s show I had a major breakdown and felt very sick… I don’t know if it was the mix of excitement, too much sun and hangover or if it was something else… but just before we headed down for the last song of Holy Hell, I felt good again and got myself a good spot right down at the stage. Fredrik was lucky enough to get a good spot in the front row, where he also brought the Swedish flag with him.
There was not long time between Holy Hell and when MANOWAR got up on stage. The stage setup was very familiar with the one that they have been using for a while now. One of the best moments in the show is when Joey and Karl comes in, goes up to the drum kit, and you can see Joey count in 1, 2, 3, 4 and then hear the first notes of “MANOWAR”. They followed up with “BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES” which is a pure classic. Then it was time for HAND OF DOOM, which never have been played live until this tour. Really cool song to hear live and it has a great chorus. And yeah, by the way! AWESOME to see DONNIE live, he’s having so much fun behind the drums. After finishing the song it was time for Joey’s first speak, not very long, and then they continued with BROTHERS OF METAL (pt 1) which is Fredrik’s all-time favorite song. The next song was CALL TO ARMS and now it began to become really tight in the front rows where I was standing. One girl next to me couldn’t take it anymore and was starting to go down, so I had to call the security over to help her get over to the pit.
Then I can’t really recall the correct set list - at least it was the same songs that were played in Bucharest, Romania (+ Battle Hymn) the show before:
MANOWAR, BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES, HAND OF DOOOM, BROTHERS OF METAL PT 1, CALL TO ARMS, HEART OF STEEL, SLEIPNIR, LOKI GOD OF FIRE, KINGS OF METAL, FAST TAKER, THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL, WARRIORS OF THE WORLD UNITED, KILL WITH POWER, HAIL AND KILL, BATTLE HYMN, THE CROWN AND THE RING (LAMENT OF THE KINGS).
Highlights was THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL when they brought like 20 (!?) girls on stage and gave one guitar away to a guy. A lot of fun.
After a while Joey came on stage and said that the Metal Mayor of Kvinesdal just had said “Fuck the curfew!” so they played longer than initially allowed.
The songs I enjoyed best was BATTLE HYMN and THE CROWN AND THE RING, with the last one being live with Eric, and so perfectly performed.
When the show was over, we waited a while in front of the stage to let it all sink in, before we left for our camping site.
As MANOWAR had played at Friday night, the whole Saturday was dedicated to one thing: partying. Somewhere around lunch I cracked my first beer together with all the friends we had made during the festival. The Norwegian people knows for sure how to party, I’ve never laughed my ass off before for so many crazy things that happened during the day. One guy in our camp actually turned out to be in Norwegian television, wearing a pink helmet and being piss drunk. It was so much fun.
Sometime in the evening I had got too drunk, so I needed to get some sleep to carry on through the rest of the night. I went to my tent and when I laid down, DORO entered the main stage. They played insanely LOUD so my tent was shaking and there was no chance to sleep. So I got up and enjoyed DORO which I have seen live before and she’s very good, with an entertaining live show and great songs. We headed for the festival area because Fredrik wanted a good spot for Nightwish’s show, and I wanted a good spot in the beer tent. ;)
When Nightwish had entered the stage, I went back to party at the camping site, and then went to bed very late. When I woke up, there was people still partying outside my tent. Crazy.
Our flight to Copenhagen was to leave Kristiansand airport in the afternoon so we packed our stuff and headed for Storekvina, where the train took us to Kristiansand. There we had to take taxi to the airport, and finally we were back in Copenhagen and Malmö.
It has been some wonderful days in Kvinesdal, and the Norwegian organizers and people made it a pleasure to be there. The organizers should be proud of a very well organized festival; everything worked out great; food, beer, toilets, camping site, festival grounds, transport and security. I look forward to visit Kvinesdal again if MANOWAR comes there.
The best is yet to come: The Magic Circle Festival in Loreley, Germany this week (July 16-19). I expect MANOWAR’s show to be a little bit different since it’s also the premiere of THE ASGARD SAGA, the band’s collaboration with German-author Wolfgang Hohlbein. It will also be the festival where I get the chance to meet all the great people of MANOWAR’s official forum The House of Death, which is having an exclusive party on Thursday.
HAIL TO MANOWAR!
HAIL TO KVINESDAL!
DEATH TO INFIDELS!
See you in Loreley!
Pictures will be added later!
When I saw that MANOWAR was going to play in Norway I knew I had to be there. Not only because it was the only show in Scandinavia this summer, but also since it was seven years ago MANOWAR last played in Norway, so these shows are always special to the fans. The concert was on July 10th but I already ordered my tickets and booked my flights in March, so it was a long wait before finally be able to stand in the front rows to witness my 9th MANOWAR show.
I was bound for the trip together with my friend Fredrik, a True Brother of Steel who use to travel with me to the shows, last time it was Hamburg in 2007 and the Magic Circle Festival last year. He’s a fanatic MANOWAR fan who lives just a couple of minutes from Malmö, and I’m glad to have found such a friend here, since there’s not many MANOWAR fans around.
We met up on Thursday July 9th on Malmö Central Station to take the train to Kastrup, the airport in Copenhagen which takes about 20 minutes. From Kastrup we were bound for the airport in Kristiansand, where we finally got a ride to the festival by Olaf, one of my Norwegian Brother of Metal. Olaf used to do the Norwegian official fan site back in 2002, and at the same time I made the Swedish one, and we had the chance to meet and stand in the front row when MANOWAR played a 60, 000 people crowd at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, summer 2002.
Anyway, we got to the airport in Copenhagen quite early, so what else to do than to drink a beer in the bar. And you all know what happens after a few beers, nature calls and we headed for the toilets, and on the way we ran into IN FLAMES, which later the same day had an amazing show in Kvinesdal. It’s the best live show I’ve seen in a very long time, if you don’t count the MANOWAR shows, of course. I’ve seen them a couple of times and before and they are always good, so if you get the chance to see them live, DO IT!
Our plane left Danish ground and an hour later we landed in a rainy Kristiansand, about 1,5-2 hours with car from Kvinesdal. After realizing that they had left some of Fredrik’s luggage in Copenhagen, it took a while before we could meet Olaf outside the airport and head for Kvinesdal.
1,5 hours later (and after A LOT of MANOWAR talk and old memories) we arrived in beautiful Kvinesdal, where we got our wrist bands for the festival and camping. The area was surrounded by green mountains in the middle of nowhere, and it felt like the spot had the right magic for a MANOWAR show. We headed for our allotted camping spot and put up our tents. At the camping area, each person was responsible for his camping spot which was controlled regularly, so the camping was always clean. It was a huge camping site as well, and showers and toilets were very fresh. After we put up our tents, we headed for the festival area to have something to eat and drink. We then returned to our tents to have a few beers, to talk to our neighbors and to get the party started. Our camping spot was the one closest to the festival area, and as it was on a hill, we could actually see the main stage from our tent - which led to that we ultimately was watching more bands from our camping spot than on the festival area.
Anyway, as both me and Fredrik are IN FLAMES-fans, we went to the festival area to get a good view of their show on Thursday night. They had brought an insanely amount of fireworks to the festival, and they walked on stage with a burst of fireworks going back and forth from the stage, and from the front house to the stage. Really cool! I really enjoyed their show.
We met Thor from the House of Death forum, which had traveled like 24 hours in train to see the show. He has an amazing tattoo on his back saying “THE FIGHT NEVER ENDS” together with the Sign Of The Hammer. Great guy, just like the rest of the Norwegian people.
When IN FLAMES were finished we headed for the beer tent where the party started, and continued at countless tents where we were found singing MANOWAR anthems all night long. As we all got pretty wasted the first night, I can’t really give you any more details than this… :D
Anyway, I woke up in my tent like 8 AM with a devastating hangover, tried to get some more sleep, but around 9 AM, MANOWAR’s sound crew had found the main stage and started their sound check. An hour later, they woke the entire camping by blasting “CALL TO ARMS” with full power through the PA. Really fun and a great way to start the day.
Friday was a really sunny day and we spent most of the day just sitting outside our tents, drinking beer and relaxing in the sun. Maybe a bit too much sun - I’m still sunburned as hell. A couple of hours before MANOWAR’s show I had a major breakdown and felt very sick… I don’t know if it was the mix of excitement, too much sun and hangover or if it was something else… but just before we headed down for the last song of Holy Hell, I felt good again and got myself a good spot right down at the stage. Fredrik was lucky enough to get a good spot in the front row, where he also brought the Swedish flag with him.
There was not long time between Holy Hell and when MANOWAR got up on stage. The stage setup was very familiar with the one that they have been using for a while now. One of the best moments in the show is when Joey and Karl comes in, goes up to the drum kit, and you can see Joey count in 1, 2, 3, 4 and then hear the first notes of “MANOWAR”. They followed up with “BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES” which is a pure classic. Then it was time for HAND OF DOOM, which never have been played live until this tour. Really cool song to hear live and it has a great chorus. And yeah, by the way! AWESOME to see DONNIE live, he’s having so much fun behind the drums. After finishing the song it was time for Joey’s first speak, not very long, and then they continued with BROTHERS OF METAL (pt 1) which is Fredrik’s all-time favorite song. The next song was CALL TO ARMS and now it began to become really tight in the front rows where I was standing. One girl next to me couldn’t take it anymore and was starting to go down, so I had to call the security over to help her get over to the pit.
Then I can’t really recall the correct set list - at least it was the same songs that were played in Bucharest, Romania (+ Battle Hymn) the show before:
MANOWAR, BLOOD OF MY ENEMIES, HAND OF DOOOM, BROTHERS OF METAL PT 1, CALL TO ARMS, HEART OF STEEL, SLEIPNIR, LOKI GOD OF FIRE, KINGS OF METAL, FAST TAKER, THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL, WARRIORS OF THE WORLD UNITED, KILL WITH POWER, HAIL AND KILL, BATTLE HYMN, THE CROWN AND THE RING (LAMENT OF THE KINGS).
Highlights was THE GODS MADE HEAVY METAL when they brought like 20 (!?) girls on stage and gave one guitar away to a guy. A lot of fun.
After a while Joey came on stage and said that the Metal Mayor of Kvinesdal just had said “Fuck the curfew!” so they played longer than initially allowed.
The songs I enjoyed best was BATTLE HYMN and THE CROWN AND THE RING, with the last one being live with Eric, and so perfectly performed.
When the show was over, we waited a while in front of the stage to let it all sink in, before we left for our camping site.
As MANOWAR had played at Friday night, the whole Saturday was dedicated to one thing: partying. Somewhere around lunch I cracked my first beer together with all the friends we had made during the festival. The Norwegian people knows for sure how to party, I’ve never laughed my ass off before for so many crazy things that happened during the day. One guy in our camp actually turned out to be in Norwegian television, wearing a pink helmet and being piss drunk. It was so much fun.
Sometime in the evening I had got too drunk, so I needed to get some sleep to carry on through the rest of the night. I went to my tent and when I laid down, DORO entered the main stage. They played insanely LOUD so my tent was shaking and there was no chance to sleep. So I got up and enjoyed DORO which I have seen live before and she’s very good, with an entertaining live show and great songs. We headed for the festival area because Fredrik wanted a good spot for Nightwish’s show, and I wanted a good spot in the beer tent. ;)
When Nightwish had entered the stage, I went back to party at the camping site, and then went to bed very late. When I woke up, there was people still partying outside my tent. Crazy.
Our flight to Copenhagen was to leave Kristiansand airport in the afternoon so we packed our stuff and headed for Storekvina, where the train took us to Kristiansand. There we had to take taxi to the airport, and finally we were back in Copenhagen and Malmö.
It has been some wonderful days in Kvinesdal, and the Norwegian organizers and people made it a pleasure to be there. The organizers should be proud of a very well organized festival; everything worked out great; food, beer, toilets, camping site, festival grounds, transport and security. I look forward to visit Kvinesdal again if MANOWAR comes there.
The best is yet to come: The Magic Circle Festival in Loreley, Germany this week (July 16-19). I expect MANOWAR’s show to be a little bit different since it’s also the premiere of THE ASGARD SAGA, the band’s collaboration with German-author Wolfgang Hohlbein. It will also be the festival where I get the chance to meet all the great people of MANOWAR’s official forum The House of Death, which is having an exclusive party on Thursday.
HAIL TO MANOWAR!
HAIL TO KVINESDAL!
DEATH TO INFIDELS!
See you in Loreley!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
I'm back home
I'm back home from a fantastic festival in Norway. The organizers should be so proud of what they have accomplished in Kvinesdal.
MANOWAR was fantastic on Friday night and I still haven't realized what I've seen.
I'll write a report from my trip and the festival later in the days.
Now I need to get some rest and prepare for Magic Circle Festival next week.
Hail to Norway! /Johan
MANOWAR was fantastic on Friday night and I still haven't realized what I've seen.
I'll write a report from my trip and the festival later in the days.
Now I need to get some rest and prepare for Magic Circle Festival next week.
Hail to Norway! /Johan
Out of battery
My battery on my cell phone is almost dead, that is why i havent been updating the blog. We had a crazy party last day. Now we are heading for the airport. I will write a report in the days. Hail and kill. Johan
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Some highlights from Manowars show
Cool to see Donnie, he is having a great time. Loads of girls on stage during the gods made heavy metal. Best songs was probably kings of metal, wotw united, battle hymn and the crown and the ring. Joey showed their gratitude to the organizers by bringing them on stage for a long time. Which band does that? Great to see the band again. Johan
Setlist
Sorry cant remember if they had the same setlist on all shows, this was with sleipnir, loki, hand of doom and battle hymn. No other songs that didnt was played before.. Johan
Great show
Friday, July 10, 2009
Just some hours left..
Pink
Good morning
Manowars sound people just woke the entire camping by blasting out Call to Arms in the main stage PA. A great way to start the day. Johan
The party tent
The fight never ends
In Flames fireworks
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Rain
In Norway
Airport
Monday, July 6, 2009
Setlist Romania July 5th
Here's MANOWAR's setlist for the show in Bucharest on July 5th:
1. Manowar
2. Blood Of My Enemies
3. Hand Of Doom
4. Brothers of Metal
5. Call To Arms
6. Heart Of Steel
7. Sleipnir
8. Loki God Of Fire
9. Kings Of Metal
11. Black Arrows
13. The Gods Made Heavy Metal
14. Fast Taker
15. Warriors Of The World
16. Kill With Power
17. Hail And Kill
18. The Crown And The Ring
Highlights are of course the songs that never have been played live before until this tour; Hand Of Doom, Sleipnir and Loki God of Fire. I'll hope they will play them on the coming shows as well. Especially Loki God Of Fire is a heavy track that I think would work great live.
I'm looking forward to hear Let The Gods Decide, it's a killer MANOWAR track which I have been listening to all the time on my holidays...... I guess they'll play it at Magic Circle Festival which is the debut for the ASGARD SAGA.
1. Manowar
2. Blood Of My Enemies
3. Hand Of Doom
4. Brothers of Metal
5. Call To Arms
6. Heart Of Steel
7. Sleipnir
8. Loki God Of Fire
9. Kings Of Metal
11. Black Arrows
13. The Gods Made Heavy Metal
14. Fast Taker
15. Warriors Of The World
16. Kill With Power
17. Hail And Kill
18. The Crown And The Ring
Highlights are of course the songs that never have been played live before until this tour; Hand Of Doom, Sleipnir and Loki God of Fire. I'll hope they will play them on the coming shows as well. Especially Loki God Of Fire is a heavy track that I think would work great live.
I'm looking forward to hear Let The Gods Decide, it's a killer MANOWAR track which I have been listening to all the time on my holidays...... I guess they'll play it at Magic Circle Festival which is the debut for the ASGARD SAGA.
Preparing for Norway Rock
I'm back home from my fantastic week in Holland and Belgium...... it was some real crazy days so now I need to recover so I can be prepared for what's to come in Norway later this week..
The plan is to leave from Copenhagen on Thursday morning and then meet up with a Norweigan MANOWAR friend at the airport and then go to the festival site to meet up with the rest of the people from the House of Death (MANOWAR's official forum).
I'll post pictures from my trip using my mobile phone, so keep on checking here from Thursday as I hope to post regular updates....
Now I have to leave my apartment since it's too hot to be in here.... I need to buy myself a tent and some other stuff for the festivals.
See you soon. Hail and Kill!
Johan
The plan is to leave from Copenhagen on Thursday morning and then meet up with a Norweigan MANOWAR friend at the airport and then go to the festival site to meet up with the rest of the people from the House of Death (MANOWAR's official forum).
I'll post pictures from my trip using my mobile phone, so keep on checking here from Thursday as I hope to post regular updates....
Now I have to leave my apartment since it's too hot to be in here.... I need to buy myself a tent and some other stuff for the festivals.
See you soon. Hail and Kill!
Johan
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