I guess you have to be a long time fan of the band to understand there work. Some of you got bits of it right. It goes like this. Man O War brought themselves up by the bootstraps so to speak. They were mistreated by other bands when they started and lables kept passing them by. So they did what few in the music industry can do. They built their status up by producing their own stuff until they were noticed by a lable that stuck with them. Also along the way it been a staple for them to insert little reminders to the other groups that gave them a hard time ( groups like metallica) into their songs. In warriors of the world the remark "I call them out and charge them all, with a life that is a lie" is that reminder. It's also a duel meaning, because it has to fit meaning of the ssong overall.
Now we get to the overall meaning of the song. Man O War writes their music to the tune of fantasy warriors. Always has and always will. So there is the setting, but not the meaning. This song was written to back the Iraq coalition. Man O War and several other bands (like Iced Earth), did this from 2002 through 2004. The song (although fantasy in nature) is about standing behind the troops that went to Iraq. Man O War has always been a big backer of the U.S. armed forces and this was a tribute to them and their allies. As a side note, they (along with a few other metal bands) gave permission for the the allies to use this song on PA systems when going into battle. Sounds kinda hokey but the effect is quite good. It seems to really scare the beejesus out of armed resistance when you have a C 130 gun ship strafing you and blaring out warriors of the world at the same time.
All you have to do is go to a Man O War concert to hear them speak about it. Personaly because of both the meaning and the sound of it, It's my favorite song of their's.
As to the backing of the military, this is very true. I ordered a few of their albums from their website when I was in Afghanistan. I guess they noticed it was an APO mailing address and got an email from one of their Customer Service, letting me know they knocked 5 bucks off my order and sent me a bunch of stickers and such. They are my favorite band ever. Thank you MANOWAR.
As to the backing of the military, this is very true. I ordered a few of their albums from their website when I was in Afghanistan. I guess they noticed it was an APO mailing address and got an email from one of their Customer Service, letting me know they knocked 5 bucks off my order and sent me a bunch of stickers and such. They are my favorite band ever. Thank you MANOWAR.
I guess you have to be a long time fan of the band to understand there work. Some of you got bits of it right. It goes like this. Man O War brought themselves up by the bootstraps so to speak. They were mistreated by other bands when they started and lables kept passing them by. So they did what few in the music industry can do. They built their status up by producing their own stuff until they were noticed by a lable that stuck with them. Also along the way it been a staple for them to insert little reminders to the other groups that gave them a hard time ( groups like metallica) into their songs. In warriors of the world the remark "I call them out and charge them all, with a life that is a lie" is that reminder. It's also a duel meaning, because it has to fit meaning of the ssong overall.
Now we get to the overall meaning of the song. Man O War writes their music to the tune of fantasy warriors. Always has and always will. So there is the setting, but not the meaning. This song was written to back the Iraq coalition. Man O War and several other bands (like Iced Earth), did this from 2002 through 2004. The song (although fantasy in nature) is about standing behind the troops that went to Iraq. Man O War has always been a big backer of the U.S. armed forces and this was a tribute to them and their allies. As a side note, they (along with a few other metal bands) gave permission for the the allies to use this song on PA systems when going into battle. Sounds kinda hokey but the effect is quite good. It seems to really scare the beejesus out of armed resistance when you have a C 130 gun ship strafing you and blaring out warriors of the world at the same time.
All you have to do is go to a Man O War concert to hear them speak about it. Personaly because of both the meaning and the sound of it, It's my favorite song of their's.
As to the backing of the military, this is very true. I ordered a few of their albums from their website when I was in Afghanistan. I guess they noticed it was an APO mailing address and got an email from one of their Customer Service, letting me know they knocked 5 bucks off my order and sent me a bunch of stickers and such. They are my favorite band ever. Thank you MANOWAR.
As to the backing of the military, this is very true. I ordered a few of their albums from their website when I was in Afghanistan. I guess they noticed it was an APO mailing address and got an email from one of their Customer Service, letting me know they knocked 5 bucks off my order and sent me a bunch of stickers and such. They are my favorite band ever. Thank you MANOWAR.