Manilla Road is a strange swampy band; they scream heavy metal but in a way that is more of a glance-over-spectacles-with-a-knowing-smile whilst gently musing its name rather than stomping around kicking drinks over. They come across as knowledgeable and astute in their fantasy lyrics but are never afraid of going for the jugular with simple, earthy ideas and to paraphrase Divine Victim (the song which turned me into a fan of this band) they are an 'enlightened child of tree and stone' - possessing an awareness of the importance of this whole metal lark as well as being capable of expressing it terms that is very easy to comprehend.
01 Prologue 02 Necropolis 03 Crystal logic 04 Feeling free again 05 The riddle master 06 The ram 07 The veils of negative existence 08 Dreams of eschaton / Epilogue 09 Flaming metal system 10 Crystal logic 11 Dreams of eschaton 12 Feeling free again
13 Flaming metal system
Disc 2
01 Introduction 02 Time trap 03 Upon the wings of fate 04 Venusean sea 05 Black lotus 06 Aftershock 07 FXz 08 Time trap 09 Flaming metal system 10 Crystal logic 11 Flaming metal system 12 Dreams Of eschaton 13 Dreams Of eschaton