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Ross The Boss in 1984, headshot
Ross 'The Boss' Friedman, founding guitarist with Manowar and The Dictators, dead at 72

By Fraser Lewry Published

News of Friedman's death comes just weeks after he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease

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Ross The Boss onstage
Manowar founder Ross 'The Boss' Friedman diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease

By Fraser Lewry Published

Ross The Boss formed proto-punk band The Dictators in New York City in 1973, and metal icons Manowar in 1980

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Manowar posing for a photograph in the 80s
How Manowar helped invent power metal with Hail To England

By Chris Chantler Published

Bow down before Manowar’s false metal-slaying third album, 1984’s Hail To England

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An oiled-up Manowar posing in loincloths and leather
The self-proclaimed heroic kings and defenders of True Metal: The Manowar albums you should definitely listen to

By Paul Elliott Published

The self-proclaimed heroic kings and defenders of True Metal: How to buy the very best of Manowar

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Manowar in loincloths and furs
How Manowar delivered death to false metal with Hail To England

By Malcolm Dome Published

Manowar’s Hail To England is a mid-80s heavy metal classic

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Jack Black in 2024, next to album art by Dio, Iron Maiden and Manowar
“What’s more satanic than a demon throwing a priest into the water, chained?!” Watch Jack Black react to classic album covers by Dio, Iron Maiden, Manowar and more

By Matt Mills Published

Watch Tenacious D singer, Hollywood star and ultimate metalhead Jack Black give his thoughts on artworks from some of our genre’s greatest legends

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Celebrate metal's greatest decade with this month's Metal Hammer 80s special

By Metal Hammer Last updated

Whoa! Metal Hammer have gone all-out 80s in the new issue, complete with an exclusive 80s album poster pack and free Carpenter Brut CD – Excellent!

Bands & Artists
The bands that kept heavy metal alive
10 albums that have kept traditional heavy metal alive

By Rich Hobson Last updated

The 10 albums that have helped keep traditional heavy metal alive after the genre's 80s heyday

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News stories of the year 2018
Classic Rock's 10 most-read news stories of 2018

By Fraser Lewry, Scott Munro Last updated

A year's worth of the tragic, the controversial and the unlikely

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Manowar - Battle Hymns cover art
Manowar: Battle Hymns - Album Of The Week Club review

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Manowar's debut album Battle Hymns laid out the band's future path in an early, loinclothed manifesto: Death to false metal!

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