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Memo to Maio: If one of your band members is jailed for child pornography and the case is publicised, it's not a good idea to sell tickets for 100 quid with your next announcement.
 
From Manowar's Facebook Page:

Guitarist E.V. Martel Will Join MANOWAR On The Final Battle World Tour 2019

E.V. Martel will be the guitarist on MANOWAR’s upcoming Final Battle World Tour 2019.

A musician since the age of 8 and devoted MANOWAR fan, E.V. lives the life of true metal and the music of MANOWAR. He has performed for years in the only official MANOWAR tribute band in the world. E.V. is proud to know every MANOWAR song ever recorded, and his style is a mix of all previous MANOWAR guitarists combined with his own metallic burning.

“I can think of no one more deserving to play with MANOWAR than a fan themselves; one who has dedicated their entire life to our fans and our music and who he has proven to be a true Manowarrior!” said Joey DeMaio.

“I am honored beyond words to play for the greatest fans in the world!” said E.V. “I live by MANOWAR’s message every day of my life: Believe in yourself and even your wildest dreams can come true!”

MANOWAR’s Final Battle World Tour 2019 will kick off on February 25th, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel and will span over 28 cities; from Siberian Russia to Germany, Scandinavia and Birmingham, England to the far west of France!

A limited number of ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE UPGRADES, for the most personal fan experience ever, are available on this tour!

ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE UPGRADES are upgrades to the general admission tickets – this means owners of an ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE UPGRADE must also hold a general admission ticket (sold separately).

Upgrades are available exclusively on The Kingdom of Steel (Europe).
To order your ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE Upgrade click HERE

Follow MANOWAR on manowar.com , Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all tour dates and constant updates.

The Final Battle World Tour 2019 – Confirmed Tour Dates:
Mon, February 25, 2019 – Hangar 11 – Tel Aviv, Israel
Fri, Mar 1, 2019 – Expo Center – Novosibirsk, Russia
Sun, Mar 3, 2019 – Fetisov Arena – Vladivostok, Russia
Tue, Mar 5, 2019 – Erofey Arena – Khabarovsk, Russia
Thu, Mar 7, 2019 – Teleclub – Yekaterinburg, Russia
Sun, Mar 10, 2019 – MTL Arena – Samara, Russia
Tue, Mar 12, 2019 – Yubileyny Sports Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia
Thu, Mar 14, 2019 – VTB Dynamo Arena – Moscow, Russia
Sat, Mar 16, 2019 – KSK Express – Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Mon, Mar 18, 2019 – DS Olymp – Krasnodar, Russia
Thu, Mar 21, 2019 – Sports Palace – Kiev, Ukraine
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 – Sports Palace – Minsk, Belarus
Mon, Mar 25, 2019 – Hala Vodova – Brno, Czech Republic
Tue, Mar 26, 2019 – RT Torax Arena – Ostrava, Czech Republic
Fri, March 29, 2019 – Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
Sat, March 30, 2019 – Westfalenhalle 1 - Dortmund, Germany
Mon, April 1, 2019 – Valby-Hallen – Copenhagen, Denmark
Wed, April 3, 2019 – Velodrom - Berlin, Germany
Fri, April 5, 2019 – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle – Stuttgart, Germany (rescheduled date)
Sat, April 6, 2019 – Zenith - Munich, Germany
Tue, April, 09, 2019 – Scandic Scene – Hamar, Norway
Wed, April 10, 2019 - Scandic Scene – Hamar, Norway
Fri, April 12, 2019 – Konserthuset – Stavanger, Norway
Sat, April 13, 2019 – USF Verftet – Bergen, Norway
Sun, April 14, 2019 – USF Verftet – Bergen, Norway
Tue, April 16, 2019 – Kulturhuset – Longyearbyen, Norway
Fri, April 19, 2019 – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK
Sat, April 20, 2019 – O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK
Fri, June 14, 2019 – Plateia Nerou – Athens, Greece
Fri, June 21, 2019 – Hellfest – Clisson, France
Thu, July 18, 2019 – Gasklockorna – Gävle, Sweden
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Hi-On Maiden claim to be an official Maiden tribute band. They say they have some sort of endorsement from the band. I've never taken the time to find out what's meant by that. Maybe a vague thumbs up from Steve in a Kerrang! interview or something?
 
Brigantium said:
I've never taken the time to find out what's meant by that. Maybe a vague thumbs up from Steve in a Kerrang! interview or something?
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I did a quick skim-through of their band bio on their site and it says relating to the official tribute band name that;

"Speed had always made sure that Iron Maiden were aware of Hi-on Maiden’s existence, so when he met Steve Harris for the first time in ‘97, Steve already knew all about the band. He kindly endorsed Hi-on Maiden, and generously gave Speed his permission to play Iron Maiden’s intro music and any artwork he wanted to use. Later the same year, Speed and Ian also met Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith. They also knew of the band, and were both full of praise."

and;

"Hi-on Maiden's biggest break came when Iron Maiden asked them to perform at their Official Convention at the London Astoria. Nicko McBrain joined them on stage for 'Ghost of the Navigator', and immediately after the show Hi-on Maiden were asked to go on tour across Europe with the Iron Maiden Fan Club in 2001. They had now gained the honour of being 'The Official Iron Maiden Tribute Band'.

So I guess the official Manowar band must be a similar kind of thing. A band playing at conventions, a band that Manowar themselves might recommend or endorse for various events etc.
 
Pink Floyd also has official cover band(s) but lets not forget that Manowar is practically a pub band compared to Maiden and I won't even compare them to PF. Apparently the members are still ordinary working class to meet the ends. So if there isn't meaningful money in there for them, how come the cover band can even operate?
 
SixesAlltheway said:
I did a quick skim-through of their band bio on their site and it says relating to the official tribute band name that;

"Speed had always made sure that Iron Maiden were aware of Hi-on Maiden’s existence, so when he met Steve Harris for the first time in ‘97, Steve already knew all about the band. He kindly endorsed Hi-on Maiden, and generously gave Speed his permission to play Iron Maiden’s intro music and any artwork he wanted to use. Later the same year, Speed and Ian also met Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith. They also knew of the band, and were both full of praise."

and;

"Hi-on Maiden's biggest break came when Iron Maiden asked them to perform at their Official Convention at the London Astoria. Nicko McBrain joined them on stage for 'Ghost of the Navigator', and immediately after the show Hi-on Maiden were asked to go on tour across Europe with the Iron Maiden Fan Club in 2001. They had now gained the honour of being 'The Official Iron Maiden Tribute Band'.

So I guess the official Manowar band must be a similar kind of thing. A band playing at conventions, a band that Manowar themselves might recommend or endorse for various events etc.
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I think it is a useless, elitist and boasting term. Manowar use it because they boast, are elitist (and useless), Hi-on Maiden use it to boast, but Steve would never use that himself, I hope.

Basically it means they are acquainted with (people from) the band. Calling acquaintance "official" is ridiculous.
 
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Forostar said:
I think it is a useless, elitist and boasting term. Manowar use it because they boast, are elitist (and useless), Hi-on Maiden use it to boast, but Steve would never use that himself, I hope.

Basically it means they are acquainted with (people from) the band. Calling acquaintance "official" is ridiculous.
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I agree. Calling them the official tribute band is a bit misleading but it's true enough that they've been officially endorsed since Maiden have shown their support and approval of the band by booking them for fan conventions and stuff.
 
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I don't think it's that shallow. There must be a written consent where Rod says I won't sue you for artwork and such.
 
As it has been posted, Hi-On Maiden were booked to play at the Fan Club conventions in 2001, with Adrian and Nicko joining them on stage at some dates. It seems they are quite close to Laz (Steve's ex-brother-in-law who runs the official Fan Club) and have played at recent editions of Lazfest, a charity event he organises every year.

On a side note, Hi-On Maiden have been brilliant every time I have seen them live.
 
Zare said:
I don't think it's that shallow. There must be a written consent where Rod says I won't sue you for artwork and such.
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I don't think cover bands would (or should, I admit) be sued. Unless they sell products like albums etc.
 
The cover albums were always a bit of a promotion for whoever is playing on them but royalties should go to original writers.

It is, basically your human right to reproduce what you heard (unless you heard what you mustn't hear, the stuff that gets repeated only once). Artwork is another issue, and so are logos, etc

But nobody came after their own cover band, so... :)
 
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