''Mystification'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band

Manilla Road Manilla Road was an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by Mark "The Shark" Shelton (vocals and guitar) and Scott "Scooter" Park (bass guitar). Beginning in 1977, the early years of Manilla Road were spent playing mostly pro ...

, released in 1987. It was re-released in 2000 on Sentinel Steel Records. The album was inspired by the work of

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Critical reception

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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."

Track listing

# "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

;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 *

- producer, arranger, edit, concept *L. Ryan Hendricks - concept, artwork

References

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