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| Friday, April 24, 2009 - Manowar - The Asgard Saga | Press release from Magic Circle Music:
The Asgard Saga Website Begins Now!
The world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and WOLFGANG HOHLBEIN has been announced. THE ASGARD SAGA will begin at MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the concept album currently in the works. It is based on Hohlbein's tales of one of the most iconic characters in Norse mythology, Thor, the God of Thunder. Hohlbein will debut the captivating fantasy adventure that is promised to be full of action, drama, romance, passion and conflict. It is a modern spin on the classic tale interpreted via the media of our time: the internet, interactive web communities, books, music, video games and beyond. The first phase of this concept is set to launch worldwide today! www.asgard-saga.com begins NOW!!
"During the creative process, the band and I soon realised the full potential of this enterprise", Wolfgang Hohlbein said. "It was almost like the characters took over and showed us the way!" he added, "Norse mythology is so rich with characters and stories that we decided to create a whole universe." Manowar bassist, Joey DeMaio explained, "We felt an online platform would be the perfect tool to complement our works, offering unlimited space to tell further stories. That is where ideas really started to fly! We decided that the fans should become part of the creative team! So we developed an interactive website where they can contribute on many levels. At www.asgard-saga.com anyone can participate in every phase of the project from submitting anything from stories to songs. Fans and arti sts can create a fantasy adventure like none before!"
The world premiere of THE ASGARD SAGA can only be witnessed at MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL III. A full line up of bands is also scheduled to perform. Multiple activities on the eve of the festival will offer fans the opportunity to learn more about THE ASGARD SAGA - a project of vast dimensions!
Tickets are available at www.magiccirclefestival.com, www.eventim.com, www.nuclearblast.de, www.ticketagenten.de.
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| Comment by Stuart (Staff) - Friday, April 24, 2009 | 
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Comments: 116 | | God knows how this is going to turn out, I'm hoping the band provides more Metal and less overblown bluster with the new album.
Oh and Manowar singing about Thor? Well I never!
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| Comment by Craig (Member) - Friday, April 24, 2009 | 
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Comments: 134 | | Thor the mighty? Thor the brave? Dude that crushed the infidels in his way?
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| Comment by Stuart (Staff) - Saturday, April 25, 2009 |
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Comments: 116 | | That's the cat, I take it you are familiar with his handy work?
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| Comment by Steen (Staff) - Saturday, April 25, 2009 | 
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Comments: 518 | | This whole thing sounds very ambitious and fraught with pitfalls but I believe Manowar can pull it off. Hopefully they will skip the narration this time around and let the music be the sole conveyor of mighty Nordic thunder god mythology. Here's to the hope that this continues where Sign of the Hammer left off.
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