Manowar performed their first US live performance in a decade at a sold-out Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on Saturday (November thirtieth).
Reveals on US soil are few and much between for the New York energy steel legends, whose large reputation in Europe has led them to tour primarily abroad. Their final US live performance is believed to have occurred in February 2014 on the Kings of Metallic anniversary tour.
Followers travelled far and large for the uncommon US look in Brooklyn and had been handled to a career-spanning set, kicking off with Manowar’s eponymous observe from 1982’s Battle Hymns and the title observe from Kings of Metallic, two of their greatest anthems.
Bassist Joey DeMaio had puffed up the gig in a 2023 Instagram publish, promising a “full present” on par with they’ve “been doing in Europe for a lot of, a few years.” That included full barbarian regalia and armor, an enormous visible backdrop with epic fantasy scenes, and lots of shout-along choruses and chants for the band’s religious viewers of “Manowarriors,” as seen in fan footage of the Brooklyn present.
Elsewhere, Manowar ran by way of two songs from 1984’s Signal of the Hammer — the title observe and “Mountains” — acknowledging the album’s fortieth anniversary. In complete, 11 completely different Manowar releases had been represented all through the setlist, which ended with an encore of “Warriors of the World United” and the Combating the World ripper “Black Wind, Hearth and Metal.”
Though there aren’t any extra US live performance on the horizon, Manowar are set to renew touring the European circuit with an in depth itinerary of 2025 reveals (get tickets right here). A brand new album, the primary since 2012’s The Lord of Metal, can be within the works and tentatively scheduled for a 2025 launch.
Under you possibly can see fan footage from Manowar’s present on the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, plus the total setlist.
Manowar Setlist:
01. Manowar
02. Kings of Metallic
03. Brothers of Metallic Pt. 1
04. Kill with Energy
05. Name to Arms
06. Guitar and Bass Duet (preceded by bass solo)
07. Combating the World
08. Signal of the Hammer
09. Mountains
10. Immortal
11. Hail and Kill
12. The Daybreak of Battle
13. The Energy
14. King of Kings
15. Struggle Till We Die
Encore:
16. Warriors of the World United
17. Black Wind, Hearth and Metal