Released 1985 Length 52:45 Artist Manilla Road Producer Rick Fisher Genre Heavy metal | Recorded 1985 Open the Gates
(1985) The Deluge
(1986) Release date 1985 Label Black Dragon Records | |
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Similar Crystal Logic, The Deluge, The Courts of Chaos, Atlantis Rising, Out of the Abyss | ||
Manilla road open the gates 1985 full album
Open the Gates is the fourth album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. It was released in 1985 on the Black Dragon record label, rather than the band's own label, Roadster Records, which they had used on their previous releases.
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- Manilla road open the gates 1985 full album
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- Personnel
- Songs
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The album is heavier than earlier material in part due to the departure of drummer Rick Fisher (who assisted with the production) and his replacement by Randy Foxe. The space rock elements of the band's sound were also superseded by more fantasy themes and a greater epic sensibility. Many of the songs are inspired by the Arthurian legends of Tennyson's Idylls of the King, others by R.B. Anderson's original translation of Norse mythology. The song "Astronomica" is based on the work by Marcus Manilius. The cover art is by Eric Larnoy.
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Track listing
All songs written by Mark Shelton.
- "Metalstrom" – 5:17
- "Open the Gates" – 2:20
- "Astronomica" – 4:59
- "Weavers of the Web" – 4:17
- "The Ninth Wave" – 9:30
- "Heavy Metal to the World" – 3:19
- "The Fires of Mars" – 6:13
- "Road of Kings" – 5:46
- "Hour of the Dragon" – 4:44
- "Witches Brew" – 6:20
Note
Personnel
Songs
1Metalstorm5:20
2Open the Gates2:25
3Astronomica5:00