Joey Demaio estaba trabajando como técnico de bajo y encargado de la pirotecnia para Black Sabbath cuando conoció a Ross the Boss (Ross Friedman, o también Ross Funicello, ex-Dictators) que tocaba para Shaking street, los teloneros de Black Sabbath en esos momentos.
Reclutaron luego al vocalista Eric Adams y al batería Donny Hamzik y ya con el nombre de Manowar grabaron su álbum de debut "Battle hymns", que incluía la canción Dark avenger con una narración recitada por Orson Wells.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
much x pm [e 3rd fret] here a soldier standing... x pm [e 5th fret] waiting in a line... x pm [e 3rd fret] all that volunteer... x pm [e 5th fret] the sun will fill the hall...
1x [E 3rd fret] 1x [E 5th fret]
much x pm [e 3rd fret] we are alone in fighting... x pm [e 5th fret] we own the right... x pm [e 3rd fret] now swear the... x pm [e 5th fret] stand in fight together...
[chorus]
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] brother everywhere... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] raise your hands into the air... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
G|-13-13-14-[slide out]-|
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] like thunder from the sky... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] start to fight and die... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
[bridge]
play very slow, broken powerchords with acoustic-effect:
[e 1st fret] if i should [e 3rd fret] fall in battle [e 1st fret] [e 3rd fret] my brothers will fight by my [e 3rd fret] side [e 5th fret] gather my [e 3rd fret] horse and weapons [e 3rd fret] tell my family how i died [e 3rd fret] until that i will be strong [e 5th fret] i will fight for all that is real all whos standing my way...
[outro]
look @ the variations in the g-sting part...
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] brother everywhere... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] raise your hands into the air... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
G|-13-13-17b-|
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] brother everywhere... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] raise your hands into the air... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] like thunder from the sky... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] start to fight and die... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
G|-13-15-13-17~|
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] brother everywhere... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] raise your hands into the air... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] brother everywhere... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] raise your hands into the air... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...
G|-13b-15b-13b-15b-13b-[slide out]-|
[e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] [e 7th fret] pm [e 5th fret] [e 5th fret] like thunder from the sky... [soft slide] [e 7th fret] pm [e 7th fret] [e 7th fret] start to fight and die... [e 5th fret] we are warriors... [e 3rd fret] warriors of the world...