{"product_id":"4251267725106","title":"Manilla Road - The Deluge - Import Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManilla Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThefinalinstallmentinManillaRoad'ssequentialtrilogyofindispensablealbums,1986'sTheDelugewas,inmanyrespects,theperfectcombinationofitstwopredecessors:mergingtheinspiredbuteccentricand,somemightsay,old-fashionedcompositionalstyleof1983'sCrystalLogic,withthemorepredictable,butalsomoremodern,thrash-infusedaestheticandheightenedmusicianshipof1985'sOpentheGates.Really,itboilsdowntopersonalopinion,though,becauseallthreealbumsconstitutethebackboneoftheKansas-basedindiemetalstalwarts'longandvariedcareer.Opener\"Dementia\"isoneofthemostforcefulandimmediatenumbersinManillaRoad'soeuvre;reacquaintingfans(who,let'sfaceit,neededlittlereacquainting)withleaderMarkShelton'sdistinctivevocalsignature,evocativelyrics,andflabbergastingsix-stringabilities--andremindingthemofrecentlyaddeddrummerRandy\"Thrasher\"Foxe'scriticalnewroleinManillaRoad'smid-'80ssound.Hyperactivetothepointofsoundingtoobusyonensuingstandoutslike\"ShadowsintheBlack,\"\"FrictioninMass,\"and\"RestinPieces,\"hisflailingomnipresencewasneverthelessgreatlyresponsibleformakingtheirmusicmorepalatableforthechildrenofthrash(althoughitwouldalsofomentrisinganimositywithquietmanbassistScottPark,andeventuallydestroythegroup).Foxealsoshowsoffhissynthesizerskillsonthevery'80s,verydated,interlude,\"MorbidTabernacle,\"butthat'snottosaythatheeveractuallythreatenstostealthespotlightfromShelton.Theendresultsareslightlymixedonhisuncharacteristicallydirect,dualattacksonreligion,\"DivineVictim\"and\"HammeroftheWitches,\"buthissongwritinginspirationachievesunquestionableall-timepeaksonfantasymetalclassicslike\"IsleoftheDead,\"thefurious\"TakenbyStorm,\"andthethree-part,eight-minutemasterpieceofatitletrack,whichseeshimpayinghisfirst(buthardlylast)visittothelostcityofAtlantis.Fittingly,whenhereturnedthere15yearslaterfor2001'sAtlantisRising,itwaswiththegoalofresurrectingManillaRoad'scareerfromatenyearsleep,andbrieflyreturnittothestateofunrivaledglorynotheardsinceTheDelugeanditsaforementionedforerunners.~EduardoRivadavia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Dementia\u003cbr\u003e2.Shadow in the Black\u003cbr\u003e3.Divine Victim\u003cbr\u003e4.Hammer of the Witches\u003cbr\u003e5.Morbid Tabernacle\u003cbr\u003e6.Isle of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e7.Taken by Storm\u003cbr\u003e8.III. Engulfed Cathedral\u003cbr\u003e9.Friction in Mass\u003cbr\u003e10.Rest in Pieces\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Roller Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53078928654625,"sku":"4251267725106","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4251267725106.jpg?v=1785056153","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-us\/products\/4251267725106","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}