I bet no one is unaware of this humoristic act from Italy that goes by the name of NANOWAR. This band seems that was formed to have fun of the Power Metal scene having as main "target" MANOWAR. Now, Power Metal is a very "sensitive" scene, since the die-hard fans do not like anyone to mess with their favorite bands and hence, NANOWAR is an outlaw band for them. To be honest with you, even I am not one of those fans, I feel kind of awkward listening to all these parody bands that seem without a certain purpose of existence.

On the other hand, we should not take everything gravely serious and sometimes bands like NANOWAR can be fun. At least, these Italians are self-releasing their albums and in fact you can find them in their officially site available for free download. So, "Into Gay Ride Pride" is the band's third album and the references to MANOWAR's "Into Glory Ride" are in some extent disturbing. Nevertheless, leaving aside the broadsword and the shield, one can have fun this album. The songs walk upon the MANOWAR structures with galloping rhythms, almost RHAPSODY OF FIRE vocals (here the Italian language helps the most) and lyrics that can be fun in some extent. Like in "Blood Of The Queens" with the "What A Wonderful World" break and the "Battle Hymn" guitar solo that follows or in "Odino & Valhalla " and the 'lambada' guitar melody where you can smile or even laugh during the first listening. But sadly, that's all; the album can not stay in the cd player for long and can be a nice cup coaster, unless it is in mp3 format making the delete button looking quite tempting...

If you know this band and you like your Metal served with "humor" and you can deal with parody songs, then you should download "Into Gay Ride Pride" and have fun. I have to acknowledge NANOWAR for having their releases free for everyone who can handle them. Fortunately, this was just for reviewing... next please!