Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology). The band is also known for a loud and bombastic sound. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that." In 1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria in 2008. They also have been known for their slogan "Death to false metal".

Although the band has never been a mainstream commercial success in the United States, they maintain a strong cult following there. In contrast, they are extremely popular in the heavy metal scene in Europe and South America. Dedicated fans are known and referred to by the band as "Metal Warriors", "Manowarriors", "Immortals" or "Brothers of Metal"..

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The Fathom Five are a team of fictional sea-dwelling terrorists partially composed of previously existing characters. They debuted in the first few issues of the New Thunderbolts and have fought Namor and Warbird.

Fictional team history

Fathom Five is an extremist group of Atlanteans seeking to destroy the humans. The group is composed of five members: Bloodtide, Dragonrider, Llyron, Manowar and Sea Leopard. They attacked Beijing before turning their attention to New York City. They were defeated by the newly reassembled Thunderbolts. They retreated to the sea and regrouped near Atlantis where they affronted and defeated some Atlantean troops sent by Namor to stop them.

Fathom Five attacked New York a second time. One of Dragonrider's beasts destroyed the Brooklyn Bridge. Fathom Five battle again with the Thunderbolts, helped by Warbird, and was defeated by them. Llyron and Sea Leopard managed to escape. Bloodtide, Dragonrider and Manowar were taken into custody.

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Joey Gosiengfiao was a movie director, he also best known for the campy box-office hits.

Early life

Born Jose Gosiengfiao on March 15, 1941 in Manila. He finished study at University of the East.

Career

Joey was best known for the sexy, campy box-office hits he directed for Regal Films in the 1970s and 1980s: "Temptation Island", "Underage", "Bomba Star", "Katorse, "14 Going Steady", among others. His films launched the likes of Dina Bonnevie, Maricel Soriano and Gretchen Barretto to full stardom and discovered established actors like Albert Martinez, Al Tantay, and Orestes Ojeda. In recent years, he had worked as publicist for Regal Films.

Some of his other works as a director were the "Rape of Virginia P." (1989), "Bomba Star" (1980), and "Nympha" (1980).

Apart from his directorial success, Gosiengfiao is also known for his craft as a supervising producer for films like "Pila Balde" (1999), "Pahiram Kahit Sandali" (1998) and the more recent "Forever My Love" (2004).

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