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Manowar – Die for Metal Lyrics

Rock

They can't stop us
Let 'em try!
For heavy metal
We will die!

Quit my job this morning, said forever
I would hold my head up, high

Cause' I need metal in my life
Just like an eagle needs to fly
So I walked outside into the street
From a hall I heard, thunder and screams

Yeah!

I walked inside so I could hear
And the guy beside me, gave me a beer
He had his fist up in the air
And called me brother, said "my friends are over there"

They call themselves immortals
They're the truest of the true
And in that very moment
I was born again like you!

They said, hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

They can't stop us
Let 'em try!
For heavy metal
We would die!

(They can't stop us)
(Let 'em try!)
(For heavy metal)
(We would die!)

Brothers! Stand beside me, there's a battle on
Know my words are true
Now there's a battle for true metal
They're marching, they're marching on me and you

Ten thousand strong are here tonight
With twenty thousand fists up in the air (Yeah!)
The power of true metal's calling you
It's everywhere

Hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

Louder than hell!

They can't stop us
Let 'em try
For heavy metal
We would die!

(They can't stop us)
(Let 'em try)
(For heavy metal)
(We would die!)

Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!

Hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

Louder than hell!

They can't stop us
Let 'em try
For heavy metal
We would die!

(They can't stop us)
(Let 'em try)
(For heavy metal)
(We would die!)

Hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

Louder than hell!

They can't stop us
Let 'em try
For heavy metal
We would die!

(They can't stop us)
(Let 'em try)
(For heavy metal)
(We would die!)

Hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

Louder than hell!

(They can't stop us)
(Let 'em try)
(For heavy metal)
(We would die!)

Hold your head up high
Raise your fist up in the air
Play metal, louder than hell!
Louder than hell!

Louder than hell!

They can't stop us
Let 'em try
For heavy metal
We would die!

About This Song

"Die For Metal" is Manowar's ultimate declaration of devotion to heavy metal as both music and lifestyle, presenting the genre as something worth ultimate sacrifice and brotherhood. The song tells the story of someone who quits their job to fully embrace the metal community, finding instant kinship and purpose among fellow metalheads who call themselves "immortals." Musically, it features Manowar's signature bombastic style with thunderous drums, soaring vocals, and anthemic choruses designed for crowd participation. The lyrics elevate metal fandom to an almost religious level, portraying it as essential as breathing and creating a sense of tribal identity among believers. This track exemplifies Manowar's role as metal's most unapologetic champions, turning what critics might see as obsessive fandom into a badge of honor and source of meaning.

Comments (11)

  • Anonymous
    I think it's about metal.
  • Anonymous
    metal rock for ever \m/ raise up ur fist in the air play metal louder then hell
  • Anonymous
    I thinks it's about flowers and broken hearts
  • Anonymous
    dude its metal anthem \m/ one of the best songs ever
  • Anonymous
    live metal, die metal, sleep metal and breath metal
  • Anonymous
    Die For Metal is an anthem. I always play it when somebody tells me that metal is dead or that it sucks. And everytime I think of this song it's like a breath of fresh air. \m/ -_-
  • Mohamwad Salehyar
    that's Great!
  • Hamid R Korei
    mAn shaShidam B in ManowareTTTT :p
  • Aykut Çetin
    Awesome!!! Rip Scott ;(
  • Hamza Erreddaf
    Manowar .. The kings (yy)
  • Tyngshain Marbaniang
    They can't stop us,Let 'em try!For heavy Metal. We would die!