Eric Adams

In the 25 years that Eric Adams has fronted Manowar, he has peddled images of courageous, honorable warriors in the epic metal songs that Manowar is known for. The band has amassed a following worldwide, a fan base dedicated to the ideals that Manowar seems to embody. As a vocalist, Adams stands in a class all his own. Few in the genre – or any genre - have the power and range that he possesses, nor the dedication to their craft. For Adams , that commitment extends beyond the music he is known for.

Rock bands like Kiss and Alice Cooper wipe away the grease paint, pack up their gear and resume an existence nothing like that of their alter-egos. For Eric Adams, the wild life he sings about does not necessarily end when he steps off the stage – after singing songs of battle and swordplay, the vocalist really does grab a bow and arrow and head for the mountains. Adams is the proud father of a new DVD, called ‘Wild Life & Wild Times’. A collaboration with hunter/writer Chester Moore, ‘Wild Life & Wild Times’ chronicles over a dozen hunts the two men completed over the past two years, with cameras in tow. What Adams and Moore have compiled is not 90 minutes of violence and bloodshed; rather, it is an exciting look at hunting through the eyes and ears of two master bow hunters. With Adams and Moore as our guides, we learn about the animals themselves, conservation efforts on their behalf and witness the art of the hunt. Eric Adams is excited about this new project, and he called The Fuze to explain not only his reasons for doing the DVD, but also to talk about the project as an extension of his life with Manowar. Adams is equally knowledgeable and passionate about the subject of hunting, and his respect for the wildlife he hunts is evident. Read on for a glimpse into Eric Adams’ and Chester Moore’s ‘Wild Life & Wild Times’, and to find out why the singer was making turkey calls in a Texas hotel.

Hey Todd!

Hey Eric, how are you?

I’m doing great, bro. How you doin’?

I’m doing great, thanks. Well, it’s been 25 years with Manowar, and we’re just now seeing you and Joey [DeMaio, Manowar bassist] branch out into other interests - Joey as a producer for bands like Rhapsody and Feinstein, and you with the new DVD, “Wild Life and Wild Times.”

Right.

How long have you wanted to something outside the parameters of the band?

Well, you know I’ve never given it a thought. I mean, I’m always so happy being on stage and doing what I do with Manowar, I never really gave it a thought. I’ve always hunted. I come off tour, and I go out in the woods and that’s what I do. We started to listen to fan mail, and some fans were asking what we did on our off time, after the tour’s over - what we do for hobbies. It always seems to be one of the questions I get. And so when I tell them I’m a big hunter and everything, they immediately think of Ted [Nugent], you know. I’m not a whack ‘em and stack ‘em type guy. I hunt the deer to eat them. Whatever I kill, I bring home to my table, or I won’t shoot. That’s just the way it is (laughs). They wanted to see what we did, and that’s why the [Manowar] DVD’s seemed to do so well - they see the back stage antics and what goes on with Manowar. So I sat down with Joey and said “You know, I want to do a DVD and let people see what we do when we’re off tour.” It seemed like a good idea.

So when exactly did you decide to do this? Was it before you ever ran into Chester Moore ?

Nah, you know, it was after the fact. I was on tour, and we were playing in Dallas . Chester is an outdoor writer, but he was on schedule to do this interview for another magazine, for a music mag. So I said “Ok, fine.” I just happened to be on the schedule for interviews that day, and I met Chester downstairs in the lobby of this hotel. Quite frankly, I really didn’t even want to do the interview. I was tired, it was the last one of the day and I was beat. I said “Well, ok, this is the last one. Let’s do this.” So I went downstairs and met him. The first thing he said to me – “I’ve read some place that you’re a hunter..”. Here’s a guy, you know, he comes to the interview and he’s got a camouflage hat on (laughs).

Not your average music mag, right?

Right. I’m lookin’ at him, thinking “Oh man, what are we doing here?” And his first question was “I read someplace that you’re a hunter. Is that true, or is that bullshit?” I told him “Yeah man, it’s true.” I had a turkey call already in my mouth, so I kind of slid the turkey call over, and I just started calling in the hotel lobby (laughs).

(laughs) You probably caught some peoples’ attention, and turned some heads there!

Yeah, exactly. We sort of laughed about that. We started talking more about hunting than anything else, and he said “I hunt down in Texas a lot. You’re welcome to come down there anytime, if you’re on the road or off the road, and do some hunting with me.” Well, it just so happened that I took him up on his offer at the end of a tour. I gave him a call, and he hooked me up. I was on a TV show down there, bow hunting turkeys for Keith Warren’s Outdoor Adventure TV show. And I had such a blast. So I went to Chester and I said “Thanks for hooking me up. You know, Manowar's got a studio up north. We have the cameras, we have the video studio, and video crew who can work with us up there. And, you’ve got the spots to hunt down here for species that I’ve never even seen in the woods before.” I said “You and I can do this.” He agreed, and that’s how we got started.

So now that this thing is out, does it seem strange to be promoting something that’s not Manowar?

No, not really. You know, a little bit, but not really because it’s kind of an extra appendage of the warrior image (laughs).

Yeah, there you go.

It really is. I’ve always said in the press that I’m a bow hunter, and I bring my bow sometimes on tour, and I shoot at targets on tour, and I’ve let some fans pull the bow back and shoot. So, everyone knows that I’m a bow hunter. It’s been like that for years. And the whole warrior image thing seemed to fit in with it all. And this is just kind of proof that yeah, this guy means what he says.

It’s not just a façade.

Yeah, exactly. Did you see a copy of it?

Yeah.

Well, the front cover picture of me -- whatever I’m looking at in that picture is in some serious trouble (laughs).

(laughs)

Know what I’m saying?

Yeah. You know, I was wondering when I was looking at the cover “I wonder if SPV wanted something like [Manowar’s] ‘The Triumph of Steel’ CD cover, only with bow and arrow in hand instead?

(laughs) I don’t know. They kind of give us…whatever we come up with is cool. I had a cameraman there, and he was just taking pictures. It was kind of a dead part of the afternoon.

Well, from the angle it was taken, I would guess that the cameraman was now hanging on your wall, or something. Unless he got out of the way!

Yeah, no kidding. He was holding the camera, down in front of me, and snapped a few shots that came out pretty cool. So we used that.

You also recorded new music for that DVD. Is this the closest we’re gonna get to an Eric Adams solo album?

You know, you’re the second person to ask me that. And actually, I’ve been working on some material for a solo project. And I don’t know yet what’s gonna happen with that. I’d like to think that somewhere down the road I’d be coming up with a solo project. I don’t think that’s gonna be too far down the road. It’s just finding time to complete the project and do it. I’ve been so busy for the last two years now, with this DVD - working on it and getting it finished - that my time has really been limited…that with Manowar, and upcoming tour and rehearsal schedules and press schedules, my time’s kind of limited. But I’d like to do it. I mean, there are songs that are written. There are songs that are done. So yeah, I’d like to do it.

What would a solo album sound like?

Uh, I think it’s gonna sound pretty much like what you hear on the DVD. That kind of toe tappin’ heavy sound that’s on the DVD. Same type thing, only with some screamin’ lyrics (laughs).

Well, you could probably pull in some friends from the Magic Circle Music roster of bands to help you out, too.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I did for this DVD, I had Karl [Logan, Manowar guitarist] play. I played all of the instruments for most of the DVD.

I wondered about that.

Yeah, I played all the instruments. It was something I always wanted to do. I’m a closet guitarist, closet drummer, closet keyboardist, closet bass player and a professional singer. So when the opportunity arose where music had to be written, I said “Well, this is perfect. I love it.” Each member of Manowar has their own studio, and I worked right in my home studio. I just started laying tracks down with guitar and then went to bass, and then laid some drums down. And if I needed a solo section, well that’s something that I really don’t shine in. I mean, there’s some things I can do, but not really some wild screaming stuff. So I had Karl come in and lay a track down. I had another friend of mine come in - a friend of Scott’s [Columbus, Manowar drummer] actually, Pat McDougall - and he laid a track down. And there’s a few other musicians there. I had somebody play keyboards for me - someone I borrowed from Magic Circle . So, it was a good time. We all got together and sat down and just had a blast recording this stuff.

Is that Chester on the back cover playing a bass guitar?

It is! Yeah, Chester has his own band, Freak 13. We were down in Texas going to a place to hunt, and down there, you know, you travel 2-3 hours just to get to the spot. And so we’re shootin’ the shit, talking to each other, and I said to Chester “You know it’s odd - here I am a professional musician, whose biggest hobby is hunting, and here you are a professional writer/hunter whose biggest hobby is music.” I think that’s why the marriage seems to work.

It’s like you guys are two sides of the same coin.

Yeah, exactly. When I was down in Texas hunting, I got the opportunity to see him play live, and they’re pretty cool. They’re pretty cool.

Did it just not work out for him to contribute to the music on the DVD?

Yeah, logistically, it didn’t make much sense. He’s out of Texas , plus when he’s an outdoor writer, he gets sent away on assignments. I’m sure you’re aware of that. So he has to go do assignments, and he was in Mexico a lot of the time when I was doing the writing for the songs. I’d send it to him and get his idea – “What do you think, what do you think?” And he‘d say “Oh, it sounds great. It sounds cool.” But I had all the instruments up at my house, and everything was right there. Quite frankly, I had a blast doing it. I wanted to do it.

Yeah, why not? You’ve got everything at your disposal there, you might as well.

It was just a lot of fun to do. If I thought that at the end of it, it was a piece of crap, I’d throw it away and start from scratch again. No one needed to know except me (laughs). It was kinda cool.

When it comes out great, you can say “This is all first-take stuff, man!”

Todd, give me your honest opinion. You saw the DVD, eh?

Yeah.

What did you think, honestly? I can take criticism, here.

Well, here’s my take on it. I’ve never had an interest in hunting, nor did I have any desire to pop it in and see a bunch of animals killed. But, I’m also a realist. I know that steaks and chops don’t magically appear on supermarket shelves.

Right.

And meat processing plants are probably filled with panicked animals and the smell of death. It’s probably just a bad scene all around. But I was impressed with the tone and no pun intended, the execution of the DVD. I think the animals were hunted humanely and they were taken in their natural environment very quickly. You know your stuff. Both of you guys obviously know your stuff.

Yeah.

I think you made the hunt fascinating to watch. Your excitement was contagious.

Oh, cool.

Especially knowing that you were not used to hunting most of the animals on the DVD.

Right. I mean, the only thing I’ve ever hunted up north here are white tails and turkey. And usually I hunt turkeys with a shotgun. Since I took my first bird with a bow, I thought “Oh, this is the way to go.” I just love it so much when you’re so close to the turkey that you can see their eyelashes, for crying out loud.

Well, and it seems like it evens the playing field to me.

It does - very much so, if you understand that every animal we hunted, their eyesight is much better than ours. Their hearing is much better than ours, and their sense of smell is impeccable. Except the turkey. If the turkey could smell, we’d never get them. Other than that…and you’re hunting in their living room.

Yeah. It‘s their ballpark.

It’s their ballpark. It’s like you going home, and all of a sudden somebody put a rubber tree plant in the corner of your room. You’re gonna see it when you walk in your living room.

Right.

Well, it’s the same thing with these animals. If they walk into a spot that they go to every day, that’s their living area. They go there every day, and all of a sudden – Whammo! - what’s this extra bush here? (laughs). “Wait a minute!” Immediately their attention is on you, and you still have to be able to draw the bow back…to make that movement of drawing the bow back when they’re not aware of you being there. And then making a clean, humane harvest on that animal.

Good point.

I appreciate the honesty.

When I put the DVD in, I said to myself “Ok, let’s see what this is all about.” And five minutes into it, I was really warming up to it. I enjoyed watching you guys do your thing. There really was a contagious sense of excitement about the whole thing.

Well, you know it’s funny, because we did get some email from fans in Brazil who were very, very upset at the fact that I was out hunting animals. And it was just that they didn’t understand. They thought we were out there killing animals and then walking away and leaving them. And of course, that’s not the case. I’m a New York State master bow hunting instructor. I teach the course. I teach people how to hunt with a bow. The first thing in my class that I teach is ethics - how we present ourselves to the public, how we present ourselves when we’re alone in the woods, and how important that is. I teach them that if you’re not going to bring it home, don’t pull the trigger. That’s the bottom line. Enjoy the woods. Enjoy what the animal does in the woods. You can pull your bow back and have a full draw on an animal that‘s 20 yards away from you, and you’ve got your sight pin right where it’s supposed to be, and for all intents and purposes, if you’ve practiced and you’re accurate in your practicing and shooting techniques, then that animal is already down. Whether or not you choose to pull the trigger, that’s your business, but the hunt is over. You see what I’m saying?

Yeah.

The hunt is over when you’ve fooled that animal – when you’ve fooled his senses. The animal has no idea you’re there, and you’re at a full draw on that deer or turkey or pheasant or whatever you’re hunting. That animal has no idea you’re there. That’s the hunt.

He’s dead and doesn’t know it.

That’s right. If you’re gonna take it home for dinner that night, then you pull the trigger and you finish it off, but other than that, you leave it alone. And I stress that with all my classes. I hope they follow through on that. When they get their certificate at the end of two days of class, I hope they bring that knowledge home with them.

That’s something else that I didn’t know until watching the DVD - that you’re actually an instructor.

Yeah, I’ve been doing that for quite a while now. It’s just that I want to give back to the sport that I love so much. I just think that it’s important that I stress to these kids how to act in the woods and how to act in public. You don’t walk around with shirts saying “Bow hunters have larger shafts.”

Right.

You know, you don’t do that. “Happiness is a warm duck pile.” Well, you know, people out to Sunday breakfast don’t want to read that on somebody’s shirt.

Exactly. It doesn’t do any favors for the image.

That’s exactly right. It’s the whole image thing. With Manowar, I’ve got an image and have had an image to emulate for years, and I’ve kept to that image. Sometimes it’s not an easy thing to do. I stress that to the people in my class. Sometimes it’s not the easiest thing in the world to do. But ethics, at the end of the day, is how you act when no one else can see you in the woods. And that’s what it’s all about. You’ve got to look at yourself in the mirror everyday, and you’ve got to say “Self, have I done the right thing here?” And that means following the laws. If that means that when deer are not in season, and you’ve got a beautiful 10 point buck 10 yards in front of you, well, you can’t take that shot. They’re not in season. See what I’m saying?

Right.

Just follow the laws and enjoy the outdoors and leave the pavement for a while. Just enjoy sunrises and sunsets and see the woods. Enjoy the beauty of nature, of when the woods wakes up, and the animals are waking up around you, and have no idea you’re there. That’s something that people just can’t get when they read a book.

So, is that what you mean by pre-season scouting?

Yeah. Absolutely. I’m out all the time when I come home, if it’s in the summer like right now. Right now, the summertime for us is just starting here, and so I’ll out on my off time. In between going to the studio, doing vocals…when I come home, I’m out in the woods. And I’m looking for deer sign. I’m sitting on the edges of fields in the evening, seeing what deer come out to feed, you know. Picking a nice big buck, and going “Oh, that’s the baby I’m gonna hunt. That looks like a nice buck”, you know that kind of thing. And I’m checking different spots to hunt. Not only that, but I’m also stopping and knocking on doors, and I’m talking to different farmers and helping them around out in the field. You don’t just go to them three days before hunting season, and say “Oh, by the way, can I hunt your property?” You‘ve got to let them get to know you.

You‘ve got to establish a relationship….

Exactly. I really stress that. So again, it’s not a Ted Nugent whack ‘em and stack ‘em type thing. And come on, let’s face it. We don’t have to take these wild animals to eat. There’s plenty of things at the grocery store you can go buy. But you made the point – and it was a correct point to make - that someone had to take that animal out, for people to enjoy.

And more than likely, it was not in the comfort of their natural environment.

Exactly. And like you say, the smell of death is all around, and it makes them nervous, and that‘s a true fact. When you take them when they have no idea you’re there, and within 10 seconds, they’re down, that’s a pretty humane way. Think about it this way, too Todd - the meat that I bring home is much healthier for you than the meat that you buy in any grocery store.

That’s what I’ve heard.

It’s much healthier. They’re not jam packed with chemicals to make them fatter. It’s a leaner meat. It’s just better for you. And I get a kick out of these people that say “Well look, I don’t eat animals. I don’t wear leather. My clothes are made of cotton. I eat vegetables and I eat lettuce, and that’s what I eat. So, how can you kill these animals?” Well, guess what? When those farmers go out there and plow the fields, they’re not thinking that rabbits make their nest for their young in the middle of a field to avoid a predator. They make their nest right there in the middle of a field. So do pheasants, to avoid coyotes, fox and wolves. That’s where they make their nests, and when the farmer happens to go there to plant his crops, his plow goes through and rips those animals apart, you know?

I’d never thought of that.

Something had to die so you can eat your lettuce. I don’t care if it’s worms, ants, gnats - something had to die. Something had to die for you to wear those cotton clothes. Something had to die for you to eat that lettuce. It’s the nature of the circle of life. That’s the way it is.

I don’t really understand people that say they are vegetarian, but they eat fish – as if fish weren’t alive?

Right. There’s another thing.

Fish don’t just grow like coral in the water. (laughs)

To tell you the truth, I’ve got a film that I’m gonna bring on tour with me. I’ve got footage of a deer that is being chased by coyotes. I was up in a tree stand, and I witnessed a deer being run down by coyotes. It got out on the ice, slipped and fell, and the coyotes ripped it to shreds. And that is Mother Nature. That’s what Mother Nature planned for that animal. And I think the way we do it is a much more humane way.

You mentioned Ted Nugent a few minutes ago.

Yes.

Ted offered a quote in support of your new DVD, and it appears right on the front there. Of course, Ted‘s long been an outspoken hunting advocate. What kind of clout does that quote carry with it? What‘s that mean to you?

Well, it means a lot. It means a lot to me. I’ve known Ted for years now, and Chester ’s known him as well. I’ve not hunted with him, but we’ve played at shows together quite a few times. So, yeah, I’ve seen Ted plenty of times and told him about my white tail hunts, and he’s showed me this black bear that he took one year. It was a Michigan State record. I was quite impressed. To have him included to make a statement like that for our DVD, that’s impressive. Because let’s face it, Ted’s known a lot more around the world - in the hunting world - than I am.

He’s got a huge bow hunters organization.

Exactly. He’s been around a long, long time.

I have an old Amboy Dukes record with 17-year old Ted Nugent on the front with his bow and arrow in hand.

Ok. So, Teddy’s been around a long time. That’s just about when I was gettin’ into music, I think, and here he was already making records. I think it’s a privilege to have him on the front of the DVD.

So, you’ve actually crossed paths and spent some time with him other than that first ill-fated tour you guys did with him?

Oh yeah! Remember that? (laughs) Yeah, actually, we rammed heads with him again in Chicago again a couple times. Just south of Chicago, and I can’t remember the name of the place now. I think it was Star Theater or something like that. Galaxy Theater? I can’t remember. But it was down in Northern Ohio or Southern Illinois , in that area there. We played a few times with him there. One of those times was when he came backstage and was showing me his black bear. It’s cool. I’ve got a real rapport with Ted. Chester is his close friend.

Oh, is he? They go back a ways, then?

Yeah, they go back quite a long ways. Matter of fact, Chester has done some filming for Ted.

Who knows, maybe you guys will work on some hunting project down the road?

You never know. I mean I’d love to sit and hunt with Ted. And I’d love to put a DVD together with a bunch of rock and rollers, you know what I mean? Chris Caffrey from Savatage, he and I talked about putting a few hunts together and filming it. It’s just that it’s so hard getting everyone’s schedule together at the same time. It’s really almost ridiculous.

So, are there other rockers out there who share that same interest?

Yeah, absolutely. There’s Chris, there’s Ted obviously, there’s a guy from Metallica. He’s [James Hetfield] a big hunter. I’d like to get together a bunch of guys and just do the whole thing. Wouldn‘t that be a scream?

That’d be wild. And of course, nobody’s done something like that.

Nobody’s done it before. I really tried to do it this time, but it’s tough getting everyone together and come and do hunts and film it. If they’re not on tour, they may be in the studio, and when they’re free, you might be in the studio. It’s just really difficult to do. It’s in the back of my mind. Maybe for the next one we’ll do that.

As far as SPV letting you pretty much do what you want, you guys move all kinds of product over in Europe , so I can imagine that they say whatever you want pretty much goes. Still, I wonder - what was their initial response to this DVD project? Did they step forward and say “Yeah, we’re there.” Or did they say “You want to do what?!”

Yeah, - “What?!” Because you have to understand, hunting in illegal in most of Europe .

Oh, I didn’t know that.

Yeah, so I expected to get a lot of controversy, but so far, the reviews have been coming from the people who’ve seen it, and they really do love it because this DVD - yes, there’s hunting involved, but we also explain the animal, its habitat, where it’s from in the world and how many there are in the world now that conservation has helped take control and helped bring the population up. It’s almost a half educational type DVD, for the people that don’t understand. We try to explain what’s going on with these animals that we hunt. And in that respect, I think a lot of Europeans dug it. That’s cool. You know, I’m not gonna please everybody. It’s just the way it is. I don’t expect to. I’m not naive enough to think that. And I’m not gonna please everyone here in the States, either. There’s people that say “How can you do this?” I can explain to them my theory about farmers plowing the property up so they can have their lettuce, but sometimes you just aren’t going to convince people. And I really hope they go to this with an open mind, watch this DVD, know that I bring home what I eat, and know that I know what I’m talking about. And they have to know that I don‘t take pot shots, and say “Oh, there’s a deer out there at 80 yards. I think I can hit it.” I won’t take a shot unless I know I can hit it.

So, is this DVD going to be available online or in stores? I noticed that Amazon doesn’t have it listed yet.

Yeah, it will be on Amazon. And over in Europe . Where are you guys, The Fuze?

I’m in Las Vegas .

Ok, cool. The 18^th of July should be the release of this here in America . And Amazon is gonna be one of the outlets. Of course, the hunting stores will be another outlet. Magic Circle Music is an outlet as well.

There’s a huge hunting place right about 5 minutes from my house here. It’s called the Bass Pro Shop.

Yeah, I got a Bass Pro place very close to my house.

Ok. That probably is the same.

They should carry it. Our marketing department is working on that now, but without a doubt Amazon is going to have it. www.magiccirclemusic.com will have it. www.wildlifeandwildtimes.com…you can get it through that. Check the website out. I think you’ll dig it.

I’ve been on the website, actually before I got the DVD, checking things out. There’s some pretty cool stuff that’s not on the DVD, that you can find on the website. Will there be ‘More Wild Life & Wild Times’, depending on the response this gets?

Well, I think we’re gonna shake the tree and see what falls out of it. The plan is to go out there and make another one. I really enjoy having a camera with me all the time, ‘cause it takes you to the next level, giving the animal you’re hunting another opportunity to make it more difficult for you. And I love the challenge. To have two people up in a tree or to have two people at ground level with the animal, and have the animal be fooled, that makes it a little tougher. If I get it on film, then that’s cool. And if I don’t, well, that’s hunting. That’s what it’s called. Yeah, I’d like to do another one. Chester ’s already filmed a little bit for another one, and there’s stuff that we filmed that we didn’t put on this DVD that I think we ought to add to the next one.

Do you have any interest in writing about your hunting experiences in the context of Manowar?

(Pause) That’s a good question. I never gave it a thought.

Well, there are so many songs that you guys have done about fighting and killing and all this other stuff, but really, the hunting aspect would fit in there as well. You’ve covered other things war, Vietnam …

I‘ll have to talk to Joey about that. He’s usually the guy that writes the lyrics. That’s a good idea.

Well, if not, maybe it’s something that would pop up in your solo project. But it doesn’t seem like it would be outside the realm of what Manowar has recorded in the past.

That would be cool.

Speaking of which, I think you guys are due for a new album. It’s been, what, four year now?

Uh, yeah. We should have one out in September.

Ah. So, you have been working on something else then.

Oh, yeah. Like I said, I’m busy. It’s been real busy for us now, and that‘s a good thing.

Well, you seemed to raise the bar awfully high with ‘Warriors of the World’.

Yeah, thanks. It was fun to do. Really fun to do.

I don’t know any other bands that could pull off versions of “Nessun Dorma” and “An American Trilogy” like that, and not pull off a half-assed version.

I challenge anybody to do it. The DVD we made shows us doing it live in Italy .

Yeah. It’s on ‘Hell on Earth, Pt. III’, I think. So, does that mean that you are more calculated in your approach for the next album, or do you just go about doing your business?

Well, Joey’s the writer, so whatever he comes up with is what we work on. And all four of us sit in the studio and work on it from there. So, I don’t know. I think we’re gonna tend to lean a little bit toward a more epic style, because that’s what the fans have asked for. So, that’s what we‘ll do. Because brother, one thing that I’m aware of - and so is everybody in the band – is that without the fans, the band doesn’t exist. We’re well aware of that.

Anything else you want to cover about this DVD before we wrap it up?

Well, I think people should make sure and watch the bloopers section, too. That’s hilarious. (laughs) I mean, that really is funny.

And nobody is bleeding, I noticed. Neither one of you are bleeding in any of the bloopers, so that’s a good thing.

No, that’s true (laughs). No, we’re pretty careful, pretty safe hunters. There’s a lot of bloopers that we couldn’t show, if you catch my drift.

Yeah (laughs)

I think it’s really funny. And it’s true, that the whole DVD is really what it was. You know, I mean, the way it happened. Sometimes you miss, sometimes you don’t. If you miss, show it. That’s the way it goes. That’s hunting. It’s animals that are hunted in their environment. They’re not in pens or anything like that. It’s their environment, and it was fun to do and difficult to do at the same time that made it more enjoyable.

Well, it comes across.

That’s cool.

So, I guess we’ll leave it at about this, and we’ll be sure to mention www.Manowar.com so people can go read up and fill in the blanks, musically, and we’ll catch up with you when the new Manowar album is getting close to coming out.

Great, Todd. I appreciate that.

Before we go, can I ask you what is your drink of choice?

My drink of choice? Oh, it depends what country I’m in. Because if I’m here in America , my drink of choice is a red merlot. If I’m over in Germany , I like a nice ice cold beer, sitting down with my German brothers - you know, Manowar fans. Nothing is more fun than that - to sit down with a bunch of fans and have a few beers with them. That’s fantastic.

I just want to say before we wrap up that I’ve been a fan for a long time, and had the good fortune to see you in Boise on the ‘Kings of Metal’ tour years ago.

Oh God! I remember the gig!

It was at the Bouquet, the little hole in the wall club there in Boise .

It was definitely a hole in the wall, and the next night, we were supposed to go to Montana , and we got snowed in. We went to Boise again.

That’s a riot – I can’t believe you remember that! That was seventeen years ago – one show out of hundreds!

Oh yeah, I do remember that. I remember some chick, too, that I met there.

You had a good time, then?

Yeah, very good (laughs). There are some shows that just stick in your mind, you know what I’m saying?

That’s funny. Then I hope you had a good time in Boise both times.

It was good, it was really a lot of fun. I always have a good time, Todd. You make your own good time.

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