Mystification (album)
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| Released | August 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 43:02 | |||
| Label | Black Dragon[1] | |||
| Producer | Manilla Road, Paul Zaleski, Larry Funk | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[3] |
Mystification is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road, released in 1987.[4][5] It was re-released in 2000 on Sentinel Steel Records.
The album was inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "bandleader Mark Shelton's stirring guitar work often comes to the rescue, spinning beautiful melodic yarns across the near epic 'Children of the Night' and the Haley's Comet-inspired 'Dragon Star', while additional album standouts such as 'Spirits of the Dead' and the title track finally display the clever combination of melodic savvy and compelling oft-spiritual lyrics to get them through."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Haunted Palace" – 4:23
- "Spirits of the Dead" – 4:24
- "Valley of Unrest" – 3:41
- "Mystification" – 5:35
- "Masque of the Red Death" – 5:21
- "Up From the Crypt" – 3:02
- "Children of the Night" – 6:55
- "Dragon Star" – 5:56
- "Death by the Hammer" – 3:45
- The 2000 re-release has a different track list, and includes the song "The Asylum" as the tenth track.
Credits
[edit]- Manilla Road
- Mark Shelton – lead vocals, guitars
- Scott Park – bass guitar
- Randy Foxe – backing vocals, drums and percussion
- Production
- Paul Zaleski – producer
- Larry Funk – co-producer, edit
- Manilla Road – producer, arranger, edit, concept
- L. Ryan Hendricks – concept, artwork
References
[edit]- ^ Bukszpan, Daniel (September 15, 2003). "The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal". Barnes & Noble Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Mystification - Manilla Road | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "CoC : Manilla Road - Mystification : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
- ^ "Manilla Road Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 15, 2007). "Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu". Jawbone Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Pollin, Burton K. (2003). "Music and Edgar Allan Poe: A Fourth Annotated Checklist". Poe Studies. 36 (1–2): 90.
