Hmm. Manowar???

Guess who came out of Peter Jackson's closet recently- Eric Adams. Eric is the lead singer of a band called Manowar(मनोवर!) - a band that claims to be part of the "heavy metal genre".

Seen this guy? Yep, he is the orc general from LOTR3: Return of the King. Now scroll down.

Notice any resemblance? Apparently Peter Jackson's computer generated orc was not distorted enough to satisfy him and he was totally pissed with the way things were going. On his way back home from the studios he saw some teenager watching this video on his ipod and.......Voila! Eric Adams joins the cast to play one of the dumbest looking villains in history- the orc general in Lotr Part 3 (this character wasn't even in the book!)

So what makes Eric so special? He is the frontman of a band which since 1980, hasn't changed its style. This band continues to look like a wannabe 80s style epic power metal band - though they are an epic fail. Their current videos are full of band members wearing leather jackets, eerie choruses and the frontman singing his "epic" verses in full form. I agree that they have good drums and guitar work, but come on, you watch their videos- and listen to the lyrics- these guys were born to be made fun of! I am surprised no one has done it yet!

Here is a sample of their lyrics:

"Gather my horse and weapons......." - from Warriors of the world

"Cos I need metal...in my life...Just like an eagle needs to fly"

and

"I walked inside so I could hear

and the guy beside me gave me a beer"

- from Die for Metal

You should try reading their complete lyrics when you are feeling down - if these guys think they are a serious heavy metal band - you could be king of the world!

"in February 2007, the band's 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."

LMAO!!!

You have to give it to them though - how can such a band go on like this for 30 years?! They have sold 9 million albums in 30 years - Metallica probably sells 9 million records in like 30 minutes or something.

But wait - I am not done yet. Here comes the best part - this Eric Adams- he is an accomplished bow hunter and bow instructor!!!! Now I know why he played the part of that famous orc!

Note: To my loyal readers(if there are any, that is) - this post is a departure from my usual writing style - but if you didn't like it you can buzz off & come back later!

If you liked this and want more, here is an earlier sample of the mastermind in action (The Birth of Andrew Symmonds)

I will be visiting some book stores in the next two weeks - look for an update soon!

PS: You may also want to look at Dave Mustaine & Lars Ulrich crying like sissies here

-haha am I sadistic or what!

PPS: Latesht Update - Eric Adams has claimed to be a direct descendant of Azog - one of the fiercest orc chieftains of Moria!