Nanowar of Steel (stylised as NanowaR of Steel by the band) is an Italian comedy heavy metal band. Their name is a pun on the metal bands Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire, and represents their tendency to satirize "true metal", the primary focus of their music. Their work mainly aims to make humorous references to and jokes about the genre, often parodying the way in which power metal bands are perceived to take themselves very seriously.
Nanowar of Steel | |
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 Nanowar of Steel at Rockharz Open Air 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Members | Mohammed Abdul Gattopanceri666 Uinona Raider Potowotominimak Mr. Baffo |
| Website | Official Nanowar Website |
In 2006, the band changed their name from Nanowar to Nanowar of Steel,[1] as a parody of the Italian power metal band Rhapsody changing their name to Rhapsody of Fire after a legal dispute.[2] On their logo, the "of Steel" part was made to look like it was quickly and carelessly scribbled behind the main name as an afterthought.
History
editThe 2005 album Other Bands Play, Nanowar Gay! was published on Jamendo under the Creative Commons-BY-NC-SA licence.[3] The 2010 album Into Gay Pride Ride was published on the same platform under the Creative Commons-BY licence.[4]
In April 2012, they released the videoclip for a new single entitled Giorgio Mastrota, which reached over 100,000 views on YouTube in just two weeks (currently over three and a half million). The song became extremely popular in Italy, being broadcast by several radio stations and also appearing on national television on several occasions. In 2013 they started cooperating with Feudalesimo e Liberta’, a well known Italian pseudo-parody political movement which advocates the return of the Empire and Feudal Rights in Europe. They released a music video in August of the same year, which was covered by mainstream newspapers (such as La Repubblica) and echoed through the whole Italian peninsula.[5]
In July 2019, they released the song Norwegian Reggaeton. The video received 800,000 views on YouTube within the first 5 days, and 2.8 million views within the first month and is currently (March 2022) at over 10 million views. The song combines heavy metal and reggaeton and includes the collaboration of Charly Glamour, the singer/frontman of the similarly-themed parody heavy metal Spanish band Gigatron (band). The group performed Norwegian Reggaeton at Spanish television show Got Talent España; two of the four judges said "no", one of them before the band even started playing, after hearing the words "metal" and "reggaeton". Later the band announced their intention to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest.[6]
In October 2019, they signed their first professional contract with Napalm Records. [7]
In December 2019, they released the song Valhallelujah, a Christmas song combining heavy metal and gospel, dedicated to Odin and IKEA. Angus McFife (Thomas Winkler) of Gloryhammer plays the part of Odin.[8]
In May 2020, they released Sneeztem of a Yawn, a song about their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Italy, with scrambled lyrics.[9]
In early 2021, they announced a new album Italian Folk Metal, which was released on July 2, 2021.[10] As the name suggests, the album combines folk music with metal music. Also, while they have released songs in Italian before, this is their first full-length album in the Italian language. The name of the album was likely inspired by the Indian heavy metal band Bloodywood, who often describe their music as "Indian folk metal".
In March 2023, the album Dislike to False Metal was released, preceded by the singles Winterstorm in the Night and Disco Metal.
In October-November 2023, they toured across North America with Dragonforce, Amaranthe, and Edge of Paradise. [11]
Members
edit- Potowotominimak (Carlo Alberto Fiaschi) - lead vocals
- Mr. Baffo (Raffaello Venditti) - co-lead vocals, miscellaneous sound effects
- Mohammed Abdul (Valerio Storch) - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Gattopanceri666 (Edoardo Carlesi) - bass, backing vocals
- Uinona Raider (Alessandro Milone) - drums
- Nanowar of Steel, Line-Up at Rockharz Open Air 2018
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Singer Potowotominimak -
Sound Effects Mr. Baffo -
Guitarist Mohammed Abdul -
Bassist Gattopanceri666 -
Drummer Uinona Raider
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Triumph of True Metal of Steel |
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| Other Bands Play, Nanowar Gay! |
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| Into Gay Pride Ride |
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| A Knight at the Opera |
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| Stairway to Valhalla |
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| Italian Folk Metal |
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| Dislike to False Metal |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Promotional Compilation 2007 |
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Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Made in Naples |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
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| True Metal of the World |
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| Tour-Mentone Vol.1 |
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Singles
edit| Title | Date | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Metal La La La" | 2009 | Self Released | Other Bands Play, Nanowar Gay |
| "Giorgio Mastrota (The Keeper of Inox Steel)" | 2012 | A Knight At The Opera | |
| "Nanowar" | Into Gay Pride Ride | ||
| "RAP-sody" (Rhapsody of Fire Parody) | |||
| "I'm Heavy" (Happy Parody) | 2014 | Non-album single | |
| "Bestie di Seitan"[13] | 2017 | ||
| "The Call Of Cthulhu"[14] | 2018 | Stairway To Valhalla | |
| "Heavy Metal Kibbles" | |||
| "Barbie MILF Princess Of The Twilight"[15] (feat. Fabio Lione) | |||
| "Vegan Velociraptor" | 2019 | ||
| "And Then I Noticed That She Was A Gargoyle"[16] | |||
| "Norwegian Reggaeton"[17] | Stairway To Valhalla (2020 reprint) | ||
| "Valhalleluja"[18] | Napalm Records | ||
| "Sneeztem of a Yawn"[19] | 2020 | ||
| "Uranus" (feat. Michael Starr) [20] | Stairway to Valhalla | ||
| "In The Sky" [21] | |||
| "Formia" | 2021 | Non-album single | |
| "Biancodolce" | |||
| "La Maledizione di Capitan Findus/Der Fluch des Kapt’n Iglo" | Italian Folk Metal | ||
| "Gabonzo Robot" [22] | |||
| "La Polenta Taragnarock" [23] (feat. Giorgio Mastrota) | |||
| "Armpits of Immortals" (feat. Ross The Boss) | 2022 | Non-album single | |
| "Winterstorm in the Night" (feat. Madeleine Liljestam) | 2023 | Dislike to False Metal | |
| "Disco Metal" | |||
| "Pasadena 1994" (feat. Joakim Brodén) | |||
| "Afraid to shoot into the eyes of a stranger in a strange land" | 2024 | Non-album single |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Giorgio Mastrota (The Keeper of Inox Steel)" | 2012 | Christian Ice |
| "Nanowar" | Xaria Byron | |
| "RAP-sody" | Christian Ice | |
| "I'm Heavy" | 2014 | |
| "Bestie of Seitan" | 2017 | |
| "The Call of Cthulhu" | 2018 | Matteo Di Gioia |
| "Heavy Metal Kibbie" | Christian Ice and Marco Dazzi | |
| "Vegan Velociraptor" | 2019 | Christian Ice |
| "Ironmonger (The Copier of the Seven Keys)" | ||
| "And Then I Noticed That She Was a Gargoyle" | Paolo Cellammare | |
| "Norwegian Reggaeton" | ||
| "Valhalleluja" | ||
| "Sneeztem of a Yawn" | 2020 | Christian Ice |
| "Uranus" | Paolo Cellammare | |
| "In the Sky" | Valerio Fea | |
| "Formia" | 2021 | |
| "Biancodolce" | ||
| "La Maledizione di Capitan Findus" | Paolo Cellammare | |
| "Der Fluch des Kapt'n Iglo" | ||
| "Gabonzo Robot" | Dr. Pira | |
| "La Polenta Taragnarok" | Valerio Fea | |
| "Armpits of Immortals" | 2022 | Valerio Fea |
| "Winterstorm in the Night" | 2023 | Valerio Fea |
| "Disco Metal" | ||
| "Pasadena 1994" | ||
| "Sober" | Francesco Badalini | |
| "Afraid to Shoot into the Eyes of a Stranger in a Strange Land" | 2024 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nanowar of Steel, Encyclopaedia Metallum, 29 July 2014.
- ^ (in French) NANOWAR - Into gay pride ride review, metal-integral.com, 29 July 2014
- ^ Other Bands Play, Nanowar Gay!, Jamendo.com, 29 July 2014
- ^ Into Gay Pride Ride, Jamendo.com, 29 July 2014
- ^ "Band - Nanowar Of Steel Official Site". Nanowar.it. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Nanowar of Steel la lía en Got Talent y se proponen como candidatos de España para Eurovisión - Tock FM, 2 October 2019
- ^ Deaux, Jon (9 October 2019). "NANOWAR OF STEEL - Signs With Napalm Records". All About The Rock. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - Valhalleluja (ft. Angus McFife from Gloryhammer) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - Sneeztem of a Yawn (Official Video) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Italian Folk Metal, by Nanowar of Steel".
- ^ "NEW ALBUM - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH AMARANTHE, NANOWAR OF STEEL, EDGE OF PARADISE!". DragonForce. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Italian Folk Metal, by Nanowar of Steel".
- ^ Nanowar Of Steel - Bestie Di Seitan ft. Maurizio Merluzzo. nanowarVEVO. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nanowar Of Steel - The Call Of Cthulhu. nanowarVEVO. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ nanowarVEVO (26 October 2018). Nanowar Of Steel - Barbie MILF Princess Of The Twilight (Lyrics Video)[feat. Fabio Lione]. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nanowar of Steel - And Then I Noticed That She Was a Gargoyle. nanowarVEVO. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nanowar Of Steel - Norwegian Reggaeton (feat. Charly Glamour & Gigatron). nanowarVEVO. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - Valhalleluja (ft. Angus McFife from Gloryhammer) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - Sneeztem of a Yawn (Official Video) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: NANOWAR OF STEEL - Uranus feat. Michael Starr (Steel Panther) | Napalm Records. YouTube.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - In The Sky (Official Video) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ NANOWAR OF STEEL - Gabonzo Robot ft. Dr. Pira (Official Video) | Napalm Records. Napalm Records. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nanowar Of Steel - La Polenta Taragnarock (Official Video) feat. Giorgio Mastrota. nanowarVEVO. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.