Artist: MANITOU
Album: NO SIGNS OF WISDOM (CD)

Year: 2007
Media type: CD

Already a decade alive, saluting this with the third full-length album “No Signs Of Wisdom”, Finnish traditional heavy metallers Manitou are back stronger than ever with their most powerful and compact effort so far.

The archetypes for Manitou are Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Annihilator, Ozzy, Dio, Whitesnake, Judas Priest and Tarot. Manitou’s own trademark is to compose honest traditional heavy metal and mix some little proggy elements here and there. Therefore, you’ll find 3 minute straight-forward metal rocker as also 11 minute epic stuff on the album.

After releasing the debut album “The Mad Moon Rising” (2004) and the second album “Deadlock” (2006) via Finnish Firebox Records, German Metal Heaven label noticed them, licensed the “Deadlock” album for European territories and signed the band for future releases.

The band has played numerous gigs with the likes of UDO, Paul DiґAnno, Helloween, Graham Bonnet, Tarot, Machine Men, Thunderstone etc., got cheering and great reviews from the metal medias and even topped the Finnish single chart on position #2. last year with their “Fools In Control” single.

Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno also noticed the band’s talent on their tour when Manitou supported Di’Anno, and afterwards Di’Anno himself asked Manitou to play few live shows as his background band - playing old Maiden classics.

TRACKLIST:

1. In This Indolence
2. Dread Of The Freaks
3. No Signs Of Wisdom
4. The End Within
5. Harbinger
6. Polluted World
7. Some Of The Sins Revealed
8. The Loon
9. August Sky

LINE-UP:

Markku Pihlaja - vocals
Markus Vanhala - guitars
Antti Lauren - guitars
Ismo Laukkanen - bass
Matti Suhonen - drums