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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.
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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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 9/10[3] |
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.