Year : 2013
Style : Epic Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 111 mb
Bio:
Manilla Road is an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by lead guitarist Mark 'the Shark' Shelton (vocals and guitar) (born December 3, 1957, Wichita, Kansas, United States).Manilla Road was created by Shelton in 1977 with high school friends Benny Munkirs, Rick Fisher and brothers Robert and Scott Park.After playing in local bars, the group first gained attention with their song "Herman Hill," inspired by the Herman Hill riot. Their first album Invasion was released in 1980 on the band's own label, Roadster Records. Between this time and their next release the band recorded material for an album to be titled The Dreams Of Eschaton,however this was not released until 2002 (under the name Mark of the Beast) as they were not happy with the sound. Shelton has been quoted as saying the music was "not metal enough" and "sounded like shit." Despite this Mark of the Beast was critically well received when it was eventually released. These early albums have more in common with progressive rock and proto-heavy metal than the band's later heavier speed/thrash metal sound.The next record was Metal, which began to define the future musical direction of Manilla Road. Their "classic" sound was solidified with the release of Crystal Logic in 1983.Manilla Road reformed and released Atlantis Rising in 2001, again with Mark Shelton as the only original member. On this occasion, however, the sound was much more consistent with the Manilla Road of old and it was the band who decided to continue using the name. Their latest albums were Spiral Castle, released in 2002, Gates Of Fire in 2005, and Voyager in 2008. A European tour took place in 2012.In 2007, Manilla Road was honored by Solemnity Music in Germany with the release of The Riddle Masters: A Tribute to Manilla Road. This double-disc release contains songs from 18 bands from all over the world playing their versions of Manilla Road classics.The son of the original rhythm guitarist, Robert Park, started an alternative rock band in 2002, The Canadian Lawyers. The Canadian Lawyers' rhythm guitarist is also Scott Park's nephew.Norwegian Heavy metal band Darkthrone mentioned the band in the song "Raised on Rock" on the 2007 album, F.O.A.D.In 1998, the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine released an unofficial compilation entitled, Live by the Sword - The Very Best of Manilla Road. However, this was compiled without the band's involvement or consent, and is therefore considered to be a bootleg recording.
Album:
Twelve years and six albums into the group's career revival (their remarkable legacy of course dates back as far as 1979), MANILLA ROAD's reputation as a living, breathing treasure of underground American heavy metal is beyond question.In fact, in an age when numerous, once equally obscure ancient metal legends are revered far and wide (e.g. PENTAGRAM, SAINT VITUS, etc.), on has to think that any persistent boundaries on MANILLA ROAD's public awareness and career ambitions are imposed only by band leader Mark Shelton's own desire (or lack thereof) for playing the self-promotion game - or else his band would surely have signed larger record deals by now, booked broader tours, played European mega-festivals, etc.But, whether he desires it or not, Shelton's much loved, creaky but resilient old heavy metal warhorse continues to gather steam in the marketplace, and perhaps the accelerated recording and release schedules undertaken by he and his band mates, of late (not to mention Shadow Kingdom's comparably more aggressive promotional efforts), are in fact proof that MANILLA ROAD is finally ready to step things up a notch: take the ride, enjoy the thrills, and see where it all leads.In any case, 2013's "Mysterium", which, depending on whether you count a few "lost albums," is MANILLA ROAD's thirteenth or fifteenth studio album, coincidentally seems to touch on almost every phase of the band's three-decade musical evolution, as though intentionally constructed by Shelton and co. to offer new and old fans alike something of a career-spanning compendium."The Grey God Passes" observes the hybrid approach common to the '00s, complete with occasional vocals from Bryan "Hellroadie" Patrick (a faithful Sancho Panza to Shelton's Don Quixote); "Stand Your Ground" revives the band's thrash-infused attack of the late 1980s; the all-acoustic "The Fountain" Shelton's experimental midlife crisis circa "Circus Maximus"; and the epic title track, along with its synth-designed introduction, "The Calling", the quasi-progressive, post-psychedelia ambitions of MANILLA ROAD's earliest, still formative years - juiced with latter-day metallic aggression.Having acknowledged that variety, of MANILLA ROAD's many inspirational facets through the years, the one that dominates proceedings is the same one that's persisted most reliably through each period: that being deliberate, majestic "castle metal" exemplified by "The Battle of Bonchester Bridge", "Hermitage", "Do What Thou Will" and "Hallowed be Thy Grave".And if any single track combines most everything that is special about this veteran metal proposition into a new career-spanning highlight, it's the virtually irresistible "Only the Brave" - proof positive that, far more than a nostalgia act, MANILLA ROAD is still kicking ass and taking names with "Mysterium".
Line-Up:
Mark Shelton - Guitars, Vocals (1977-1992, 1994-present) - See also: Hellwell, ex-Circus Maximus
Bryan "Hellroadie" Patrick - Vocals (1999-2005, 2007-present) - See also: ex-Bunch of Bozos, ex-Infernal Noise
Josh Castillo - Bass (2010-present)
Andreas Neuderth - Drums (2011-present) - See also: Jameson Raid, ex-Economist, ex-Ripping Entrails, ex-Viron, ex-Seduction, ex-Sudden Darkness, Roxxcalibur, ex-Savage Grace (live), ex-Excess
Tracklist:
01. The Grey God Passes 04:05
02. Stand Your Ground 02:57
03. The Battle of Bonchester Bridge 04:29
04. Hermitage 06:02
05. Do What Thou Will 04:09
06. Only the Brave 03:37
07. Hallowed Be Thy Grave 04:37
08. The Fountain 04:28
09. The Calling 04:00 instrumental
10. Mysterium 11:21
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