![]() ![]() After the astounding showing he gave on Crystal Logic, here he’s a bit lacking. Unfortunately, Shelton’s vocals are a bit of a letdown. The bass is very deep and thick, giving the album a great feel. While Shelton’s amazing riffing and Foxe’s take center stage, Scott Park’s bass is surprisingly robust, always keeping up with the lead two. However, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a vast improvement in the drumming, it is far faster paced and technical, giving Manilla Road an element that they didn’t have before, and giving it the aggressive thrash metal feel. He’s replacing Rick Fisher right when I though Rick was starting to come into his own. While the longer songs are great, I really wish that Manilla Road continued putting out the truly epic songs.įor this album, Manilla Road got a new drummer, Randy Foxe. However, I find myself missing the 13 minute epics like Dreams of Eschaton from Crystal Logic and The Empire from the debut album, Invasion. And these three are some of the best tracks of the album. The aforementioned The Ninth Wave and the two 6 minute tracks, The Fires of Mars and Witches Brew, show how that Manilla Road is still going to put forth some truly epic tracks. While I did say that the progressive element is reduced, Mark Shelton and Co. ![]() Fast paced guitar riffs and drumming drive the album at a breakneck pace, and all the songs, including the 9+ minute epic of the album, The Ninth Wave. Just listen to the opening track, the appropriately titled Metalstorm. Manilla Road continues on their path of metal domination, further reducing their previous space rock and progressive influences, and adding some distinct thrash metal to the mix. Review Summary: A continuation of their more streamlined sound, Manilla Road releases another excellent metal album. ![]()
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