Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars ... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet." –The Nemedian Chronicles From: http://hyboria.xoth.net/history/hyborian_age.htm
Ebbene, tra la scomparsa del Punk dalle classifiche e la nascita dei
figli di MTV, vi fu un tempo in cui il Metal scoprì le saghe di Robert Ervin
Howard, i fumetti della Marvel, i libri D&D e stabilì un nuovo orizzonte
culturale per i teenager maschi: il Fantasy.
Correva l’anno 1983 e, per una di quelle fortunate coincidenze che
rendono le storie interessanti, due gruppi, nel loro genere, mitici, Dio e
Manowar, davano alle stampe due canzoni-manifesto: Holy Diver e Gloves of
Metal. Ma, caso ancora più improbabile, entrambi i pezzi furono accompagnati da
video fenomenali tanto da fare impallidire qualunque Ed Wood. Primi e
insuperati esempi di B-Clip nella storia del Rock e clamorosa testimonianza di
un Hero Quest casereccio come neanche lo fu Maciste alla Corte del Gran Khan. E
per fortuna che le canzoni sono niente male!
Holy Diver: spadoni di plastica, colonne in polistirolo e demoni porporati:
Ronnie procede imperterrito tra alberi spogli e vulcani in eruzione verso il
Tempio del Nemico. Erano, dopotutto, gli anni della Storia Infinita e
soprattutto di “The Princess Bride” il film che mise una parola definitiva sulla
prima generazione del fantasy cinematografico.
Gloves of Metal: Moon Boot ricoperti di pelo sintetico, mazze ferrate
come piovesse e ratto delle Sabine con annessa battaglia all’arma bianca in cui
Ross the Boss, Joey DeMaio e il grande heldentenor Eric Adams ce la mettono tutta a fracassare crani e
tagliare arti ai nemici. La cover dell’album Into the Glory Ride già la dice
lunga…
Due video da godersi con tanto di popcorn e coca-cola. Buona visione!
P.S.: Reagan ringrazia.
Well, between the
disappearance of Punk from the charts and the rise of sons of MTV, there was an
Age when the Metal discovered the sagas of Robert Ervin Howard, Marvel Comics, D&D
books and established a new cultural horizon for teen males: the Fantasy.
The year was 1983 and
for one of those lucky coincidences that make the stories interesting, two
legendary groups, Dio and Manowar, released two songs-manifesto: Holy Diver and
Gloves of Metal. But, still more unlikely, both pieces were accompanied by
videos so much phenomenal to do dwarf any Ed Wood. First and unsurpassed
examples of B-clip in the history of Rock and sensational testimony of an home-made
Hero Quest how not even Plan 9 From Outer Space was. And thankfully the songs
are not bad!
Holy Diver: plastic swords,
polystyrene columns and red KKK: Ronnie proceeds unperturbed among bare trees
and erupting volcanoes to the Temple of the Enemy. They were, after all, the
years of “The Neverending Story”, and especially of "The Princess
Bride" the film that put a final word on the first generation of fantasy
movies.
Gloves of Metal: Moon
Boot covered with synthetic hair, spikes in plenty, and “Rape of the Sabine”
where Ross the Boss, Joey DeMaio and the great heldentenor Eric Adams, are
doing their best to smash skulls and cut
enemy’s limbs. The cover of the album “Into the Glory Ride” already says a lot
...
Two videos to enjoy
with lots of popcorn and cola. Enjoy it.
P.S. With Reagan many
thanks. 
Holy Diver - Warner Bros. Records - 9 23836-2 - US - 1983
Holy Diver - Vertigo - VERS 5, E11-021-1 - UK - 1983
Into Glory Ride - Megaforce
Records - MRI-666 - US - 1983
Into Glory Ride - Music
For Nations - MFN 6 - UK - 1983
Defender (Singolo) - Music For Nations - 12 KUT 102 - UK - 1983
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