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Manilla Road is an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, forming around its master of lead guitar Mark ‘the Shark’ Shelton (vocals and guitar). They are considered the creators and masters of the the so-called “epic metal” subgenre.
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 epic metal sound.
The next record was “Metal” in 1982, which began to define the future musical direction of Manilla Road. Their “classic” sound was solidified with the epic release of “Crystal Logic” in 1983.
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 epic metal sound.
The next record was “Metal” in 1982, which began to define the future musical direction of Manilla Road. Their “classic” sound was solidified with the epic release of “Crystal Logic” in 1983.
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KeIemvor wrote:
There is no other album like Crystal Logic. Closest you can get is probably "Metal".
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Colony666 wrote:
Anyone know any albums similar to Crystal Logic?
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DrEfficient wrote:
Certainly not as much as some later stuff, but what else was this epic at the time? Nevermind as a debut album!
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KeIemvor wrote:
Invasion wasn't exactly epic yet, except for The Empire.
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DrEfficient wrote:
Listening to Invasion for the first time. I've heard a bunch of their other stuff before, but it's blowing me away how much of an epic debut album this is. Very ballsy move by them, and clearly they continued on the right path after that too!
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Ascendence wrote:
"You can't happen to be commercial. It can only be done on purpose. And being accessible isn't equal to being commercial." well, i guess i just have a looser of commercial.
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M1kk0h wrote:
Kings of Epic Heavy Metal !
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OutBreakOfEvil2 wrote:
i mean, going out of your way to be commercial is obviously bad, but just being commercial because you happen to be accessible and still make solid music isn't bad. figured the guy with the Iron Maiden avatar would know that. ;) [2]..
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JosephCurwenII wrote:
just want to say : BURN THEM ALL
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Recueillement wrote:
I woke up this morning and realized I was lost in Necopolis
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KeIemvor wrote:
You can't happen to be commercial. It can only be done on purpose. And being accessible isn't equal to being commercial.
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Ascendence wrote:
i mean, going out of your way to be commercial is obviously bad, but just being commercial because you happen to be accessible and still make solid music isn't bad. figured the guy with the Iron Maiden avatar would know that. ;)
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Masafaka wrote:
true dat
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KeIemvor wrote:
Being commercial is definitely always bad imo. Catchiness can be good, but not if it's just catchy for the sake of being catchy like with most pop music.
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BlooodMusic wrote:
Hey all, we just put the out-of-print first pressing of Manilla Road's "Voyager" LP on brown vinyl in our store. One copy only. http://www.blood-music.com/store
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Ascendence wrote:
being "catchy" and "commercial" is not always bad. especially the former.
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TheJudasMaster wrote:
Don't know why I ever stopped listening to these guy.
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KeIemvor wrote:
Please define "more commercial elements of modern music", cause I don't see how that applies to any Iron Maiden material. And how does the use of keyboards by any degree make music commercial? I especially don't see why you consider the later material (post-reunion) more commercial, since the songwriting is far more complex and sophisticated compared to early 80s Maiden. If you mean songs like The Wicker Man, Different World or Wildest Dreams, then remember that they always had such catchy tunes, even in the Di'Anno era. Running Free, Sanctuary, Run to the Hills etc.
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d2jsp wrote:
Kelemvor, you would certainly prefer any Manilla Road album and the pre-Dickinson Iron Maiden over the albums featuring more commercial elements of modern music and heavy use of keyboards if that was really your listening preference. "Feeling Free Again" and the few similar songs on Crystal Logic are hardly more commercial than those albums.
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Blood_Fire_Deth wrote:
Their last album is awesome!This band keeps getting better and better with every album.
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