Gates of Fire

by Manilla Road

Gates of Fire cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 July 2005
  • Label: Iron Glory
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:12:12
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Harvey Patrick, Bryan Patrick, Cory Christner, Mark Shelton

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a triptych of distinct conceptual suites, the Kansas underground veterans' thirteenth studio album delves into Roman mythology, the Battle of Thermopylae, and Robert E. Howard鈥檚 literature. Mark 'The Shark' Shelton leads the charge with his trademark nasal vocal delivery and sprawling, progressive heavy metal riffs that blend doom-laden pacing with furious power metal gallops.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, history, melodic, conceptual, war

Tracklist

  1. Riddle Of Steel (7:08)
  2. Behind The Veil (3:43)
  3. When Giants Fall (5:28)
  4. The Fall Of Iliam (14:47)
  5. Imperious Rise (6:08)
  6. Rome (11:02)
  7. Stand Of The Spartans (5:36)
  8. Betrayal (8:26)
  9. Epitaph To The King (9:54)

Credits

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