MANILLA ROAD - Gates Of Fire.. HAIL HAIL This Steel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evil_Legend

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:eek: Man you guys/gals are going to fucking freak when you hear this!!!!! Their most EPIC album ever! One song clocking in over 14 minutes! I cannot believe my ears. The album is heavy like Atlantis Rising and Spiral Castle. Impressive riffs and drum work. Some of the best MANILLA ROAD riffs are heard here! The vocals were indeed a big surprise with a lot of variation ranging from death growls to ear piercing falsettos sounding like King Diamond with the power of Rob Halford! Did I just say that? :eek: Not to metion some extra weirdness to some of the vocals. If you listen close you will hear some nostalgic riffs and there will be some obvious stuff from the past making another round. There is a vocal melody of "Flaming Metal System" and a musical acoustic melody of the "The Ninth Wave" to name a couple. Yes there is a couple acoustic songs here too. And lets no forget the usual outstanding leads! He never forgets to have enough of these..haha!

I don't know when the exact date of this release, but I will be getting a bunch of these as soon as they are finished. I'm guessing mid to late June.



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Something tells me this Manilla Road is going to own the new Slough Feg! As good as Atavism is, I think it's missing something of what made the older albums so great... can't put my finger on it.
 
Demilich said:
Something tells me this Manilla Road is going to own the new Slough Feg! As good as Atavism is, I think it's missing something of what made the older albums so great... can't put my finger on it.

Too early to tell to be honest. For months, I thought Traveller was their worst, and now I think it rules supreme! :tickled:
 
JayKeeley said:
Too early to tell to be honest. For months, I thought Traveller was their worst, and now I think it rules supreme! :tickled:

For months, Traveller was my favourite.. now, it's my second favourite! You're right though, it's too early to tell about Atavism!
 
The thing about SLOUGH FEG for me is that over time Twilight, Down, and Traveller have all taken turns being #1 for me. Right now I definitely think Traveller is their most focused effort to date (Haven't heard Atavism yet), but that's not saying that I like it best.
 
I'm not sure if I could pick a favourite anymore either. I used to think Deadmen was the best, then I started to dislike it for a bit, but now I love it again!
 
Evil_Legend said:
The thing about SLOUGH FEG for me is that over time Twilight, Down, and Traveller have all taken turns being #1 for me. Right now I definitely think Traveller is their most focused effort to date (Haven't heard Atavism yet), but that's not saying that I like it best.

Yeah, that is very true. Deadmen was my fave first, and now it's Traveller. With that said, Twilight is creeping up...and I have not given enough attention yet to either the debut or Atavism.

As an fyi, I am in the process of working with the label to get a 1-on-1 interview with Scalzi.
 
JK: Hey Mike, you know that song "High Season II"?
Mike: Yes.
JK: It rules man!

There is only one way of interviewing, and it is the Chris Farley way.