Manilla Road

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One of the great cult metal bands from the eighties, Manilla Road still has a strong following, particularly in Europe. Isolated from the metal world in their home in Kansas, the trio (recently expanded to a quartet) have released an impressive array of albums over their career, all with a distinctively original sound. That sound consisted of gruff and nasal vocals, low-tuned, heavy guitar work, lyrics often delving into fantasy topics, and mostly slow to mid-paced riffing, with an emphasis on creating an epic feel to their works.

Their subsequent albums Crystal Logic, Open the Gates and The Deluge are generally considered to be classics in the field of epic heavy metal. The band was quiet for most of the nineties, but band leader Mark Shelton revived the group in 2001, and the group continues to record and enjoy cult success. (read more)

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–	6	Add this track to your playlist Prologue	37
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–	2	Add this track to your playlist Crystal Logic	440
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–	5	Add this track to your playlist The Ram	385
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Prologue	358
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Flaming Metal System	299
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Open the Gates	284
–	9	Add this track to your playlist The Veils of Negative Existence	278
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Astronomica	250
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Weavers of the Web	214
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2	13	Add this track to your playlist The Ninth Wave	209
–	14	Add this track to your playlist The Fires of Mars	199
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–	20	Add this track to your playlist Taken by Storm	163
1	20	Add this track to your playlist Isle of the Dead	163
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1	23	Add this track to your playlist The Deluge	156
1	23	Add this track to your playlist Shadows in the Black	156
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–	27	Add this track to your playlist Friction in Mass	143
3	28	Add this track to your playlist Up From the Crypt	136
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–	39	Add this track to your playlist Valley of Unrest	102
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ThunderWarrior (Sunday 10 February 2008) Send a Private Message to ThunderWarrior
this band is so great!! i've liked it so much!
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Nergal-Behemoth (Wednesday 6 February 2008) Send a Private Message to Nergal-Behemoth
So, is it Flaming Metal System of Systems? Mark Shelton refers to the song as "Systems" on Manilla's official site, but the CD tray says otherwise.
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gulmor (Sunday 3 February 2008) Send a Private Message to gulmor
Crystal Logic is excellent!!! Diggin up for another albums.
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Teutoni (Friday 25 January 2008) Send a Private Message to Teutoni
Open the Gates is excellent. I need to track down a copy of Crystal Logic.
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chulogordito (Wednesday 23 January 2008) Send a Private Message to chulogordito
Olivuhr, that's comparing apples to oranges. Yes, Manilla Road ROCKS, but to criticize ManOwaR while I'm SITTING HERE wearing a Battle Hymns tshirt, well...I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the hall.
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Witching_Kovan (Sunday 6 January 2008) Send a Private Message to Witching_Kovan
Crystal Logic is a fucking Masterpiece.
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tomcatha (Tuesday 1 January 2008) Send a Private Message to tomcatha
eh manowar sounds quite a bit different and noone is allowed to speak bad about them!
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Olivuhr (Saturday 29 December 2007) Send a Private Message to Olivuhr
..if Manowar had talent, they would be this
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Manicthrasher (Friday 14 December 2007) Send a Private Message to Manicthrasher
The blood of life is Witches' brew!
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BurningRemnant (Saturday 1 December 2007) Send a Private Message to BurningRemnant
Albums ranging from Crystal Logic to The Courts of Chaos are nothing short of amazing. I'm not a big fan of the first two and have yet to listen to the newer stuff. Absolutely top band!
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wreaker (Thursday 15 November 2007) Send a Private Message to wreaker
Nope, Mark of the Beast was anticipated for too long to make any sort of splash. Its audience just shut up when their demands were met. That's all right, I think. It's not the type of album you go and preach about.
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spamcore (Wednesday 14 November 2007) Send a Private Message to spamcore
Mark of the Beast = the most underrated Manilla album.
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supersonic91 (Monday 5 November 2007) Send a Private Message to supersonic91
I can get used to them, but I can't like them. I feel he is a pretty mediocre vocalist.
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BurningRemnant (Saturday 27 October 2007) Send a Private Message to BurningRemnant
The vocals are great too! You should get used to them. Don't talk shit about Shelton's vocals just because they're hard to get into
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supersonic91 (Wednesday 24 October 2007) Send a Private Message to supersonic91
Open The Gates is great, apart from the vocals
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beer_snob (Monday 22 October 2007) Send a Private Message to beer_snob
Gates Of Fire is freaking awesome. Unbelievable they remain so strong after such a long time of churning out some of the best epic metal ever!
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OneWhiteDuck (Monday 8 October 2007) Send a Private Message to OneWhiteDuck
FUCKING HAILS TO THIS MOST TRVE OF METAL BANDS! \M/
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NerdForLife (Sunday 7 October 2007) Send a Private Message to NerdForLife
crystal logic is awesome
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xtheblademaster (Tuesday 18 September 2007) Send a Private Message to xtheblademaster
New CD is fucking great.
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DwarfVader (Tuesday 4 September 2007) Send a Private Message to DwarfVader
takes a while to get into, but a great band.
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amongthemortals (Monday 27 August 2007) Send a Private Message to amongthemortals
Epic without over-production.
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thenktor (Wednesday 22 August 2007) Send a Private Message to thenktor
Join the 80s metal group Power Speed Thrash!
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exumer666 (Sunday 5 August 2007) Send a Private Message to exumer666
Along with Pagan Altar the greatest band ever! All hail the Lords of Light! Up the Hammers!
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ThomasVeil (Sunday 5 August 2007) Send a Private Message to ThomasVeil
War_Byakhee: They gonna be on the next keep it true in Germany. They rock live!
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windowpane69 (Thursday 26 July 2007) Send a Private Message to windowpane69
No doubt The Deluge or Open the gates are their best albums
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Headcult (Sunday 22 July 2007) Send a Private Message to Headcult
Dangerously addictive.
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amongthemortals (Wednesday 18 July 2007) Send a Private Message to amongthemortals
Crystal Logic is definitely my favourite.
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xdevilbunny (Sunday 15 July 2007) Send a Private Message to xdevilbunny
Manilla Road is fucking bad ass metal. Took me a bit to get used to Shark's vox, but man can this band play!
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War_Byakhee (Saturday 14 July 2007) Send a Private Message to War_Byakhee
Total fucking metal! MANILLA ROAD rules. I hope I see them live someday... do they ever play live outside USA?
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Human_Metal (Wednesday 16 May 2007) Send a Private Message to Human_Metal
Great band. The Music is so damn epic and the vocals is very original. To bad it's kind of hard to find their albums :/ SOME THEY LEARN SOME THEY BURN! IN THE WAKE OF METALSTORM!
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BurningRemnant (Monday 30 April 2007) Send a Private Message to BurningRemnant
Lucky you StillReigning!! I'd love to do that, too! They rule!
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StillReigning (Saturday 28 April 2007) Send a Private Message to StillReigning
I'm going to see them live! :)
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napalmjesus (Monday 23 April 2007) Send a Private Message to napalmjesus
Agreed with Dago-C. You have to get used to the vocals, but the music is great.
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Nosturi (Friday 20 April 2007) Send a Private Message to Nosturi
I like this band.
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amongthemortals (Tuesday 10 April 2007) Send a Private Message to amongthemortals
Amazingly epic band.
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Galgenterrorist (Sunday 1 April 2007) Send a Private Message to Galgenterrorist
The begining of "Flaming Metal System" is awesome.
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epoxy- (Thursday 29 March 2007) Send a Private Message to epoxy-
Good band.
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BabyIceDog (Saturday 24 February 2007) Send a Private Message to BabyIceDog
Man, what a mighty band. ONLY DEATH BRINGS DEFEEEAAT!!
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jonfled (Saturday 3 February 2007) Send a Private Message to jonfled
Kind of annoying vocals... excuse me? Haha, the vocals are what make it great my friend.
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maidencanada (Tuesday 30 January 2007) Send a Private Message to maidencanada
The Courts of Chaos is a masterpiece!
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Dago-C (Sunday 28 January 2007) Send a Private Message to Dago-C
the vocals are kind of annoying, the music is great though
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VenoM_BM (Thursday 21 December 2006) Send a Private Message to VenoM_BM
Well said Nergal-Behemoth! All hail the masters from Wichita (hope I got this city right)!
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Nergal-Behemoth (Wednesday 13 December 2006) Send a Private Message to Nergal-Behemoth
Oh, they are not that unknown. They are just the biggest name in the epic metal scene. :-D The problem is that the average ignorant metaller thinks that epic metal means Rhapsody, Blind Guardiand and Angra. How sad.
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Svartkladd (Friday 1 December 2006) Send a Private Message to Svartkladd
Some new pics were uploaded, check it out.
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schmoove (Saturday 18 November 2006) Send a Private Message to schmoove
Death! By! The Hammeeeeer!
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Worm-Infested (Thursday 16 November 2006) Send a Private Message to Worm-Infested
HAUNTEEEEED....PALAAAAAAAAAACE
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Lone__Wolf (Monday 6 November 2006) Send a Private Message to Lone__Wolf
Necropolis \m/
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Kirbzy (Thursday 19 October 2006) Send a Private Message to Kirbzy
we finally hit 1000 listeners ^_^
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Worm-Infested (Sunday 15 October 2006) Send a Private Message to Worm-Infested
MASQUE...OF...THE...RED...DEATH!
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AlastairN (Thursday 5 October 2006) Send a Private Message to AlastairN
absolute brilliance.
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