''Open the Gates'' is the fourth album by the 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 ...
. It was released in 1985 on the Black Dragon record label, rather than the band's own label, Roadster Records, which they had used on their previous releases.
In 2019, ''
Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the 6th best power metal album of all time.
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Shelton.
# "Metalstorm" – 5:17
# "Open the Gates" – 2:20
# "Astronomica" – 4:59
# "Weavers of the Web" – 4:17
# "The Ninth Wave" – 9:30
# "Heavy Metal to the World" – 3:19
# "The Fires of Mars" – 6:13
# "Road of Kings" – 5:46
# "Hour of the Dragon" – 4:44
# "Witches Brew" – 6:20
Note
*The 2001
digipak includes live versions of "Open the Gates" and "Witches Brew".
Personnel
;Band
*Mark Shelton –
vocals,
guitar
*Scott Park –
bass
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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*Randy Foxe –
drum
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;Production
*Manilla Road – producer
*Max Merhoff – assistant producer
*Rick Fisher – assistant producer
*Larry Funk – engineering
*Eric Larnoy – illustration
*Nick Newbill – artwork
References
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Manilla Road albums
1985 albums