New Manilla Road

tomas · Post by **tomas** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:24 pm

Has anyone heard this one?
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=185090

The cover doesn't look good according to me, looks like ugly photoshop madness!

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:33 pm

It's a bit of a dissapointment so far. Unexpected, since 'Gates of Fire' was so great. That's one of their best efforts as far as I am concerned.

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:26 pm

Actually I think this is easily one of their best efforts as of late.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:43 pm

Well, the one guy on Metal Archives sure loves it.

Brainbiter · Post by **Brainbiter** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:21 am

It's a good album. That much I can say right now but I still need to listen to it a couple more times. Certainly not a disappointment.

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:47 pm

I didn't like much Atlantis Rising, and that was the newer album I've heard. Are they still playing in that style, or what does this one sounds like?

Piotr Sargnagel · Post by **Piotr Sargnagel** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:34 pm

I'm not a fan of *Atlantis Rising*, *Spiral Castle* I like a lot, *Gates of fire* bored me so much I haven't listened to it all, gonna try again this weekend, haven't bothered with the new one yet...

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:59 pm

It took a while to get into it. I like it now, though not as much as Gates of Fire. The letdown is the vocals, because Shelton sounds really weak. I wish Hellroadie would have sung on this album, because he has so much more power these days, and he sounds exactly like Shelton used to sound anyway.

Abyss · Post by **Abyss** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 4:31 am

I was pretty disappointed with it on my first listen, It got better with repeated listens but I still don't think it measures up to gates of fire,Blood Eagle and the title track are probably my favorites from it.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:32 pm

Cochino wrote:I didn't like much Atlantis Rising, and that was the newer album I've heard. Are they still playing in that style, or what does this one sounds like?

All Manilla Road albums sound similar to each other yet each is different. I think they are a good example of a band that has managed to vary their sound back and forth while still retaining their trademark sound. The new one is somewhat similar to Atlantis Rising actually, but there's hints of Mystification as well. Gates of Fire on the other hand is more along the lines of Open the Gates and The Deluge.

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:42 pm

Ι don't find the Shark's vocals weak here, but it's been a repeated complaint so there must be something to it.

Abyss · Post by **Abyss** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:30 am

I don't find his vocals weak but you can hear how his voice has aged because of his vocal style I guess.

Tormentor · Post by **Tormentor** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:43 am

What happened to Hellroadie? Funny, I just got ahold of Gates of Fire and loved it and thought he was holding things together quite well on the vocal front.

Crystal Logic = best album ever, take it to the bank

TheUnborn · Post by **TheUnborn** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:10 pm

Pretty good album, a grower, without a doubt.

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:11 pm

I've ordered it last week, but I haven't receive it yet.