There are a lot of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands that have released their versions of Silent Night, some better and some... Ok, whatever, here is one and YOU get to choose in which category this one belongs.
American loincloth metallers Manowar released their first ever Christmas song in 2007, a cover of the classic “Silent Night” in both english and german versions.
Well, if nothing else, I have to say it take balls to wear something like those outfits.
At the time the video was available at Manowar homepage. I am sorry to say it is not around anymore, it would have been fun to look at.
Manowar is an American band, formed way back in 1980. They are known for writing lyrics with an emphasis on the heavy metal genre itself, fantasy and mythological topics crash over eachother like a story of J.R.R. Tolkien combined with Richard Strauss.. Manowar's sound is loud and bombastic, mostly in a weird kind of funny way; in an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that."
Among other facts I like the one that in1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions.
They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria in 2008.
And here is a special bonus for you. A very nice interview with Joey DiMaio from Manowar, Ronnie James Dio and Lemmy taken from swedish television, dated 1999:
As we all know Dio recently passed away. With nearly five decades of worldwide success and album sales in the tens of millions as the front man of elf, Rainbow, DIO, Black Sabbath, and, most recently, Heaven & Hell, Ronnie James Dio grabbed the mic, took the stage, and led a movement whose influence resonates to this day.
Ronnie James Dio, Butterfly Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast – Love is All - 1974, May he rest in peace:
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