Manowar/YMMV

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Much debate has been had about whether they're a Stealth Parody or Serious Business about everything they do. There seems to be no in-between... but what else would you expect from Manowar?
  • If they ARE a Stealth Parody, they are a VERY affectionate one. Their love for the genre and its conventions is undeniable.
  • Considering they have doing this since before Power Metal was considered it's own genre, it's questionable what they could be parodying.
• Awesome Music: EVERYTHING THEY HAVE EVER WRITTEN. EVERYTHING.
• Ending Fatigue: "Blood of the Kings"
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: They're far more popular in Europe than in their home country of America, where they're more of a cult band.
  • They are also very popular in South America.
• Narm Charm: Well, the band's lyrics are all about ridiculously over-the-top machismo, and nobody hides it, and nobody pretends to have any deep message in those lyrics either. However, would the band still be Manowar if things were any different? Of course, their songs do go in considerable depth about Norse mythology, and Achiles was noted by one scholar as being a stellar example of Shown Their Work. Also, Christopher Lee likes them.
• Seinfeld Is Unfunny: Manowar has often been criticized for being "cliche" due to using sword-and-sorcery themes in their songs, when they are actually the first metal band noted to continually do so.
• True Art Is Foreign: In fact, when Eric Adams was asked about about his Italian-American heritage, he expressed regret that he has no Nordic ancestors.