Why hasn't this happened sooner? When you think of manliness in the '80s, if you're talking about action movies, it's Jean-Claude Van Damme, if you're talking about heavy metal…there are none more manly than Manowar. I mean look at this photo of them, all man!
So it obviously makes sense that the two forces of manliness are teaming up for a project. Van Damme's next movie needed a very rugged, testosterone-filled soundtrack to match all the explosions and spin kicks in the movie, so he called his good buddy Joey DeMaio, frontman of Manowar. The band will be scoring Soilder, due out sometime in the spring of 2013. Here's DeMaio's manly quote about why he accepted the gig:
"We've always had a passion for movies, especially those that celebrate the values that matter for us: righteousness, honor, bravery. Contributing musically to such stories, and working with some of the greatest action heroes in cinema history is an honor and a pleasure. We are ready to deliver a powerful soundtrack to this really great movie"
Van Damme's long time collaborator, Moshe Diamant (Moshe? A Jew in the movie business…shocker!) had nothing but good things to say about DeMaio and his band:
"Joey DeMaio has the musical ability to write fighting hymns, soulful ballads and deeply emotional scores"
Needless to say, I am completely on-board with this atrocity for the sheer hilarity of it. Are you?
[via Blabbermouth]
