Before Manowar
Before co-founding Manowar, Eric has been a member in a number of other bands-Meet the kids, as mentioned above, and Jade. Most of them did not really have any discography, just covers of famous songs. In 1980, while with Black Sabbath on a tour, listening to their songs, they felt like it was the thing for them. Eric has said in many interviews that they wanted to have a sound and image that is powerful-something that demonstrate godly strength and immortality. Something that goes without fear. And the band then got to the idea of the Vikings. Eric stating:"What so powerful than the vikings, Jesus Christ, the conquerors. And when we got out there, the fans dug it up and it really came."
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