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Jul 27, 2018 · Mark "The Shark" Shelton, a founding member of the legendary epic metal band MANILLA ROAD, has died at the age of 60. He passed away Friday morning after performing at the Headbangers Open Air ...
- Foreword
- Who Are Manilla Road and What Style Do They Play?
- Starting Point: Crystal Logic
- Classic Era – The “Manilla Four”
- The Early Years: Space Rock and Proto-Metal Roots
- Mid-Era Manilla Road
- Post-Reunion Pt.1
- Post-Reunion Pt.2
- What About The vocals?
- Summary – Essential Albums and Recommended Path
On Friday July 27th, Mark “The Shark” Shelton passed away while playing the Headbangers Open Air fest in Germany. Mark was an active musician from 1977 all the way to the very end. In his decorated career that spanned over 40 years, Mark has put out 21 full length metal albums. He’s primarily known for being the major driving force behind Manilla R...
Manilla Road are a Witchita, Kansas based metal band that started out way back in 1977. Mark Shelton, on guitar and vocals, founded the band with a few high school buddies and after playing in the local bar scene for a bit, they managed to get traction and release their first album, titledInvasion, in 1980. In the early days, Manilla Road played a ...
Manilla Road’s most famous and popular album,Crystal Logic, serves as the band’s best starting point in my opinion. Drawing heavy influence from the NWOBHM that was raging at the time, while keeping their space rock roots,Crystal Logicis the first album where we see Manilla Road start to develop their signature epic heavy metal sound. Crystal Logic...
Essential Listening:Crystal Logic,Open the Gates,The Deluge,Mystification Starting with the previously mentioned Crystal Logic, Manilla Road had a four to five year stretch where they put out what many consider to be their best material sometimes referred to colloquially as the “Manilla 4”. The band really refined their signature epic sound and exp...
Essential Listening:Mark of the Beast (1981) Invasion(1980) Manilla Road’s debut is a progressive and space rock filled affair that is closer to proto-metal than anything else.Invasionis a fun rocker, but it suffers from poor production and consistency issues. With that said, the highs of the album are quite high and make up for the glaring flaws. ...
Essential Listening:Out of the Abyss (1988),The Courts of Chaos(1990) Out of the Abyss(1988) Randy Foxe’s influence on Manilla Road’s sound is undeniable –Out of the Abyssis even thrashier than Mystification was. Manilla Road’s epic sound and power metal influence gets thrown almost entirely out of the window here and what we have left is a unique ...
Essential Listening:Spiral Castle(2002),Voyager(2008) Atlantis Rising(2001) Atlantis Rising is the first full length album featuring Bryan “Hellroadie” Patrick as a full member of the band. Hellroadie, as one can guess, worked as a roadie for Manilla Road in the 80s and eventually began playing live with the band before becoming a full time member....
Essential Listening:Playground of the Damned(2011) Playground of the Damned(2011) This album demonstrated a return to roots of sorts with the extreme metal influences ofVoyagerbeing dropped in favor of the more epic approach the band used to take back in the 80s.Playground of the Damnedrepresents some of the most accessible material that Manilla Ro...
Not digging Crystal Logic’s approach? Try: 1. Mark of the Beast(1981) 2. Spiral Castle(2002) It’s no secret that Manilla Road are not a very accessible band. Mark always did his own thing without a care for anything but the music itself. Part of the reason that Manilla Road take so long for some people to get into are the vocals. Mark is not a trad...
Something I have to make note of again – while some Manilla Road releases are clearly a step above the rest, there is not a single bad release among them. Bands could come out with material at the same caliber as the worst Manilla Road releases and we’d be talking about how promising that young band is. Starting point: Crystal Logic (1983) Then: Op...
Manilla Road was an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by Mark "The Shark" Shelton (vocals, guitar) and Scott "Scooter" Park (bass).Beginning in 1977, the early years of Manilla Road were spent playing mostly progressive rock and space rock but eventually became noticeably heavier with time, the band's later heavy metal sound becoming more and more apparent with the ...
Jul 27, 2018 · July 27, 2018. Mark "The Shark" Shelton — best known as the founding lead guitarist of Kansas proto-metal legends Manilla Road — passed away today (July 27th). He was 60 years old. The band's vocalist Bryan "Hellroadie" Patrick confirmed his death in a Facebook post. "I'm very sorry to announce today that my long time brother and best ...
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Jul 27, 2018 · The world is slightly less metal as Mark "The Shark" Shelton, lead guitarist of legendary proto-power metal band Manilla Road has passed away. He was sixty years old. The band's lead singer, Bryan ...
May 30, 2013 · Mark “The Shark” Shelton photo by Marco Manzi Hi, Mark. First of all, let me thank you for taking the time to answer this questionnaire. I hear and read many good things happening to you and the band lately and, being a long term fan, I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am for that. Shark: Thank you so much. It is an honour to do this ...
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Jul 27, 2018 · In the early 90s, Mark started a side-project named Circus Maximus, who played keyboard-heavy hard rock. They recorded one album, but the label intervened and insisted it was released under the Manilla Road moniker, and with The Circus Maximus as its title. The Shark Project played folksy acoustic songs and perform locally in Wichita, Kansas.
