MANOWAR - Second Edition Of Magic Circle Festival

MANOWAR - Second Edition Of Magic Circle Festival "A Success"; Video Evidence Available

BW&BK has received the following report:

"Over 35,000 rabid fans braved the cold winds and rain to witness the “Spectacle of Might” known as MANOWAR and their special guests
between July 9th - 12th.

Manowar headlined the Friday and Saturday nights of the festival, performing their first six albums back to back.

The highlight of their performance was the 20th Anniversary of the Kings Of Metal album, which boasted a 20 person men's choir onstage. In addition, they performed their new single, Die With Honor, 20,000 copies of which were given away to those in attendance (in addition to 20,000 free beers and the giving away of 4 custom built choppers owned by the band).

Very special guest ALICE COOPER headlined the Thursday night presenting his classic live stage show. Heavy metal legend DORO PESCH, and her band performed all their greatest hits and wooed the crowd.

One of the big surprises was HOLYHELL. Being no strangers to Germany in the past few years, HolyHell had one of the best responses from
the Saturday crowd. They played two new songs from their yet-to-be-released debut album, proving they are force to deal with in the metal
scene.

Other highlights were performances by W.A.S.P., TED NUGENT, MSG, BENEDICTUM, TITANIUM BLACK, JACK STARR's BURNING STAR, DEATH ANGEL, BELOVED ENEMY, MOB RULES, SIXTH SENSE, GOTTHARD, BRAZEWN ABBOT (featuring JOE LYNN TURNER), STORMWARRIOR, KRYPTERIUM,KOBUS and METAL FORCE featuring ex-MAJESTY singer Tarek.

Thousands of fans thrilled to the chance to have an autograph with all members of Manowar, and due to overwhelming demand, the band
signed non-stop for 12 hours over a 2-day period.
They were not able to complete all the autograph requests, and next year they will be adding an extra day of autographs to make every fan happy.
Based upon the great visuals already on YouTube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdEjXNIiGB8&eurl=http://www.bravewords.com/news/93267

...this is by far the most number of flags that have ever been seen in a heavy metal performance.

People came in from all over the world (over 30 different countries) to see this once in a lifetime event.

Joey DeMaio revealed long awaited details about a secret project. He announced that next year; they would perform their new (as yet
untitled and unreleased) album onstage.

And it is not just a normal album… it will be written in collaboration with the biggest selling German author Wolfgang Holbein (over 35 million books sold), and will include a tie-in novel and feature film and video game.

This year's success has insured an even bigger Magic Circle Festival in 2009.

Be there for the third edition of the Magic Circle Festival 2009."

MANOWAR "Kicks It Up A Notch" With Meyer Sound And Westfalen Sound

Magic Circle Music reports:

Epic heavy metal band MANOWAR secured a place in the Guinness World Records during the 1990s as the loudest band in the world, and sheer volume has remained an integral part of the Manowar concert experience. The band's technical rider specifies a minimum un-weighted SPL of 126dB at FOH position, a feat few sound systems can handle and still sound good.

So during the sound check at the second annual Magic Circle Festival event in Bad Arolsen, Germany, Manowar achieved levels in excess of 139dB through Westfalen Sound Schallwand's powerful Meyer Sound system, bassist and front man Joey DeMaio declared unequivocally, "Westfalen Sound Kicks Ass!"

The Meyer Sound system that Westfalen provided comprised a total of 32 MILO® and two MILO 120 line array loudspeakers, with massive low end provided by 64 700-HP subwoofers. Twelve M'elodie™ line array loudspeakers covered front fill, with three CQ-1 loudspeakers handling center fill and outfill duties.

Westfalen Sound's Dirk Maron points out that the earth-shattering sound levels were maintained throughout both of Manowar's three-hour sets.

"In spite of these exceptional levels, the sound was virtually free of any distortion," Maron says. "After the systems arrived back at Westfalen Sound, we checked them and found that none suffered even the slightest damage. I think that speaks for itself."

The festival was once again headlined by Manowar, who celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of their seminal Kings of Metal album backed by a choir and a crowd of more than 35,000 die hard Manowar fans.

The most metal of audiences were also treated to performances by metal giants ALICE COOPER, GOTTHARD, W.A.S.P., TED NUGENT, DORO PESCH and HOLYHELL.

For more info visit www.manowar.com, www.magiccirclemusic.com and www.magiccirclefestival.com.

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