''The Blessed Curse'' is the seventeenth 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 ...

. It was released on February 13, 2015 in both CD and LP format on Golden Core-ZYX. It is unique in being the band's first and only studio

double album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording i ...

Track listing

Disc 1 - ''The Blessed Curse'' # "The Blessed Curse" - 4:47 # "Truth In The Ash" - 3:17 # "Tomes Of Clay" - 8:12 # "The Dead Still Speak" - 3:33 # "Falling" - 4:43 # "Kings Of Invention" - 3:18 # "Reign Of Dreams" - 4:37 # "Luxifera's Light" - 4:46 # "Sword Of Hate" - 3:59 # "The Muses Kiss" - 6:43 Disc 2 - ''After The Muse'' # "After The Muse" - 5:27 # "Life Goes On" - 8:27 # "All Hallows Eve (1981 Live Rehearsal)" - 10:42 # "In Search Of The Lost Chord" - 3:50 # "Reach" - 7:05 # "All Hallows Eve (2014 Studio Recording)" - 15:05

Personnel

* Mark Shelton – guitars, vocals, piano * Bryan Patrick – vocals * Andreas Neuderth – drums * Josh Castillo – bass

References

Manilla Road albums 2015 albums {{2010s-metal-album-stub