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development shopify multistore b2c us + eu ongoing

manowar — true metal, forged into true commerce

A heavy metal institution since the 80s, playing true metal and living by it. We carried that ideology into their official web presence and merch store: a Shopify multistore for the US and EU, built pixel-perfect and maintained like a battle-ready arsenal.

client
Manowar
industry
Band merch, B2C
stack
Shopify multistore · US + EU
status
Ongoing
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// the brief no compromise on stage, none at the checkout

an ideology, not just a catalog

Manowar don't do half measures. Four decades of true metal built a fanbase that spans continents — warriors who expect the same intensity from the merch table as from the stage.

So the store couldn't be a generic template with a logo slapped on. We built the band's official site and then the merch operation as one brand across two regions: a Shopify multistore serving the US and the EU, each with its own currency, taxes, shipping and payment methods — while design and catalog stay in perfect sync.

And because the client famously demands perfect sound, we held the frontend to the same bar: the theme is implemented pixel-perfect against the design. If the layout says 24px, the store says 24px.

The partnership didn't end at launch. We run continuous maintenance and actively consult on improvements and updates — keeping the arsenal sharp between tours and drops.

// the true metal creed, applied to commerce
  • No compromise — pixel-perfect build, zero drift from the design
  • One army, two continents — US + EU multistore on one Shopify backbone
  • Built for battle — stable under drop-day and tour-announcement traffic
  • Always ready — ongoing maintenance, audits and QA
  • March forward — consulting on improvements and new features
// craftsmanship the client's standard, our standard

perfect sound. pixel-perfect store.

On stage every decibel sits exactly where it belongs. In the store, every pixel does too — same discipline, different instrument.

// on stage

perfect sound

Every note measured, every frequency in its place.

the client's obsession: zero tolerance in audio
// in the store

pixel-perfect build

Every component measured against the source design.

our answer: zero tolerance in frontend
// live storefronts one brand, two battlefields

one army. two continents.

Warriors buy on both sides of the Atlantic — so one brand runs as two synced Shopify stores, each localized down to taxes and payment methods.

manowar.com
manowar.com — official band website built by Volkorn
official band website the gateway to the army built by volkorn
manowarmerch.com$ usd
manowarmerch.com — US merch store on Shopify
  • us shipping zones & carriers
  • sales-tax logic per state
  • us-first payment stack
united states shopify storefront
eu.manowarmerch.com€ eur
eu.manowarmerch.com — EU merch store on Shopify
  • vat-inclusive pricing
  • eu shipping & customs flow
  • local payment methods
european union shopify storefront
synced catalog shared design system geo-aware routing between regions
// what we play scroll past — they ring. or pluck one yourself

six strings, six workstreams

Every string on this guitar is a live workstream of the engagement. Scroll speed sets the pick attack.

multistore build

us + eu on one shopify backbone, synced catalog

pixel-perfect theme

design implemented 1:1, zero drift

payments & taxes

per-region methods, vat, us sales tax

performance

fast pages for drop-day and tour-announcement spikes

maintenance

theme updates, app audits, qa — continuous

consulting

improvements & updates, recommended and shipped
tuned to drop-d · always in tune with the roadmap
// the war path the blade forges itself as you scroll

forged step by step

phase 01 · discovery

studying the army

We mapped the band's world — the true metal ideology, the global fanbase, the merch catalog — and how it should live in commerce across two markets.

phase 02 · design

translating the brand

The band's visual force became a storefront design system: dark, heavy, unmistakably Manowar — and specified tightly enough to be built to the pixel.

phase 03 · build

pixel-perfect shopify theme

Theme development with zero tolerance for drift. Every component measured against the source design before it shipped.

phase 04 · launch

dual-region rollout

US and EU stores went live with region-correct currency, tax, shipping and payments — one catalog, two battlefields.

phase 05 · now

maintenance & consulting

We keep the arsenal sharp: continuous maintenance, plus active consulting on improvements and updates as the store evolves.

// battle report what the engagement delivers

numbers from the front line

2

regional stores, one brand

US + EU multistore on Shopify — localized currency, taxes, shipping and payments, with a synced catalog and shared design system.

1:1

pixel-perfect vs design

The frontend matches the design source exactly — the commerce equivalent of the band's perfect-sound standard.

B2C

built for the fans

A direct-to-fan Shopify experience tuned for merch drops, tour moments and a catalog that spans four decades.

ongoing partnership

Continuous maintenance plus consulting on improvements and updates — the engagement never went cold after launch.

// representative engagement scope; commercial figures are confidential to the client

other bands play. this store delivers.// a shopify multistore forged for true metal — pixel-perfect, battle-tested, always maintained

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