Nanowar of Steel

Nanowar of Steel
Nanowar of Steel at Rockharz Open Air 2018
Background information
Origin	Italy
Genres	Heavy metal power metal death metal folk metal comedy rock parody
Years active	2003–present
Members	Mohammed Abdul Gattopanceri666 Uinona Raider Potowotominimak Mr. Baffo
Website	Official Nanowar Website

Nanowar of Steel (stylised as NanowaR of Steel by the band) is an Italian comedy heavy metal band. Their name is a pun on the metal bands Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire, and represents their tendency to satirize "true metal", the primary focus of their music. Their work mainly aims to make humorous references to and jokes about the genre, often parodying the way in which power metal bands are perceived to take themselves very seriously.

In 2006, the band changed their name from Nanowar to Nanowar of Steel,^[1] as a parody of the Italian power metal band Rhapsody changing their name to Rhapsody of Fire after a legal dispute.^[2] On their logo, the "of Steel" part was made to look like it was quickly and carelessly scribbled behind the main name as an afterthought.