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* FaceOfTheBand: Mark Shelton ''was'' Manilla Road. Beyond being the guitarist and lead vocalist for most of the band's existence, he did nearly all of the songwriting.
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* SeasonalRot: Some fans see the albums from after the band was signed to Shadow Kingdom Records (''Playground of the Damned'' onward) this way, this is [[BrokenBase quite a point of contention]], particularly with regards to which albums comprise the supposed downward trend. ''Mysterium'' tends to get the brunt of this criticism, however, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
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* SeasonalRot: Some fans see the albums from after the band was signed to Shadow Kingdom Records (''Playground of the Damned'' onward) this way, but this is [[BrokenBase quite a point of contention]], particularly with regards to which albums comprise the supposed downward trend. ''Mysterium'' tends to get the brunt of this criticism, however, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the 80's, Manilla Road were always more popular in Europe than America (they were signed to the French label Black Dragon Records from Open the Gates onwards), but were unable to tour there until the new millennium due to various logistical issues. They were particularly well-received in Italy and Greece, which in recent years have become home to a number of bands heavily influenced by Manilla Road, sometimes dubbed the “new wave of Mediterranean epic metal” (examples include Doomsword, Battleroar and Holy Martyr).
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In Throughout their career but in the 80's, 80s especially, Manilla Road were always more popular in Europe than America (they were signed to the French label Black Dragon Records from Open the Gates onwards), but were unable to fully tour there until the new millennium due to various logistical issues. They were particularly well-received in Italy and Greece, which in recent years have become home to a number of bands heavily influenced by Manilla Road, sometimes dubbed the “new wave of Mediterranean epic metal” (examples include Doomsword, Battleroar and Holy Martyr).
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* SignatureSong: “Necropolis” by far, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second. Both songs ended up in the 2012 movie ''Film/MetalManiac''.
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* SignatureSong: “Necropolis” by far, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second. Both songs ended up in the 2012 movie ''Film/MetalManiac''.''Metal Maniac''.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Mark Shelton ''was'' Manilla Road.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Mark Shelton ''was'' Manilla Road. Beyond being the guitarist and lead vocalist for most of the band's existence, he did nearly all of the songwriting.
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** Are the band's debut efforts, ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'', a strong start that have since become hidden gems among their discography, or sloppy relics of experimentation best left in the dustbin CanonDiscontinuity as Mark Shelton himself opines?
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** Are the band's debut efforts, ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'', a strong start that have since become hidden gems among their discography, or sloppy relics of experimentation best left in the dustbin of CanonDiscontinuity as Mark Shelton himself opines?
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* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual [WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]]-esque vocal style, particularly prominent on the earliest records, is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general, even if the music itself is pretty unanimously beloved. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
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* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual [WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]]-esque vocal style, particularly prominent on the earliest records, is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general, even if the music itself is pretty unanimously beloved. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
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%%* AwesomeMusic/AwesomeMusic: '''Everything''' on ''Crystal Logic'', ''Open the Gates'', ''The Deluge'' and ''Mystification''... for a start.
* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual vocal style is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
** Are ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'' a good start for the band, or sloppy efforts from a group of amateurs who didn't know where they were going?
** Though most fans agree with Shelton that ''The Circus Maximus'' isn't fitting as an official Manilla Road album (given that it wasn't supposed to be one in the first place), whether or not it's good in its own right is a much thornier question. The songwriting and vocal efforts of Andrew Coss and Aaron Brown are particularly contentious.
** '''Hellroadie'''. He's either a great addition to the band who contributes a lot to their post-reunion style, or he's a substandard vocalist with a much less interesting voice than Shelton. (That said, his live vocal contributions are generally well-regarded.)
%%* CultClassic: One of heavy metal's all-time great cult bands.
* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual vocal style is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
** Are ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'' a good start for the band, or sloppy efforts from a group of amateurs who didn't know where they were going?
** Though most fans agree with Shelton that ''The Circus Maximus'' isn't fitting as an official Manilla Road album (given that it wasn't supposed to be one in the first place), whether or not it's good in its own right is a much thornier question. The songwriting and vocal efforts of Andrew Coss and Aaron Brown are particularly contentious.
** '''Hellroadie'''. He's either a great addition to the band who contributes a lot to their post-reunion style, or he's a substandard vocalist with a much less interesting voice than Shelton. (That said, his live vocal contributions are generally well-regarded.)
%%* CultClassic: One of heavy metal's all-time great cult bands.
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* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual [WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]]-esque vocal
** Are the band's debut efforts, ''Invasion'' and
** Though most fans agree with Shelton that ''The Circus Maximus'' isn't fitting as an official Manilla Road album (given that it wasn't supposed to be one in the first
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* NarmCharm: Mark Shelton's vocals in the early days before they began to get harsher starting with ''Open The Gates''. They were much more nasal, but Mark used that to basically make himself sound like a badass, metal wizard, so fans tend to love that vocal style of his regardless.
* SeasonalRot: Some fans tend to see the post-''Playground of the Damned'' albums as tired and derivative efforts from a band who've run out of ideas. ''Mysterium'' tends to get this criticism most often, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
%%* SignatureSong: “Necropolis”, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second.
* SeasonalRot: Some fans tend to see the post-''Playground of the Damned'' albums as tired and derivative efforts from a band who've run out of ideas. ''Mysterium'' tends to get this criticism most often, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
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* NarmCharm: Mark Shelton's vocals in the early days before they began to get deeper and harsher starting with ''Open The Gates''. They were much more nasal, Their shrewd nasally sound prompted many aforementioned Skeletor comparisons over the years, but Mark very much leaned into it and used that to basically make himself sound like a badass, metal wizard, so fans tend to love that vocal style tendency of his regardless.
* SeasonalRot: Some fanstend to see the post-''Playground albums from after the band was signed to Shadow Kingdom Records (''Playground of the Damned'' onward) this way, this is [[BrokenBase quite a point of contention]], particularly with regards to which albums as tired and derivative efforts from a band who've run out of ideas. comprise the supposed downward trend. ''Mysterium'' tends to get the brunt of this criticism most often, criticism, however, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
%%* * SignatureSong: “Necropolis”, “Necropolis” by far, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second.second. Both songs ended up in the 2012 movie ''Film/MetalManiac''.
* SeasonalRot: Some fans
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* AwesomeMusic/AwesomeMusic: '''Everything''' on ''Crystal Logic'', ''Open the Gates'', ''The Deluge'' and ''Mystification''... for a start.
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* CultClassic: One of heavy metal's all-time great cult bands.
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* NarmCharm: Mark Shelton's vocals in the early days before they began to get harsher starting with ''Open The Gates''. They were much more nasal, but Mark used that to basically make himself sound like a badass, metal wizard, so fans tend to love that vocal style of his regardless.
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* AwesomeMusic/AwesomeMusic: '''Everything''' on ''Crystal Logic'', ''Open the Gates'', ''The Deluge'' and ''Mystification''... for a start.
* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual vocal style is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
** Are ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'' a good start for the band, or sloppy efforts from a group of amateurs who didn't know where they were going?
** Though most fans agree with Shelton that ''The Circus Maximus'' isn't fitting as an official Manilla Road album (given that it wasn't supposed to be one in the first place), whether or not it's good in its own right is a much thornier question. The songwriting and vocal efforts of Andrew Coss and Aaron Brown are particularly contentious.
** '''Hellroadie'''. He's either a great addition to the band who contributes a lot to their post-reunion style, or he's a substandard vocalist with a much less interesting voice than Shelton. (That said, his live vocal contributions are generally well-regarded.)
* CultClassic: One of heavy metal's all-time great cult bands.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Randy Foxe is perhaps the most praised member aside from Shelton himself, thanks to his unique, intensely complex and busy drumming style that pushed the band in a much heavier and faster direction. The announcement that he would be the new drummer for Hellwell was met with much rejoicing among fans.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the 80's, Manilla Road were always more popular in Europe than America (they were signed to the French label Black Dragon Records from Open the Gates onwards), but were unable to tour there until the new millennium due to various logistical issues. They were particularly well-received in Italy and Greece, which in recent years have become home to a number of bands heavily influenced by Manilla Road, sometimes dubbed the “new wave of Mediterranean epic metal” (examples include Doomsword, Battleroar and Holy Martyr).
* GrowingTheBeard: Most of the fandom, and Shelton himself, think that the band went through this with ''Crystal Logic'', where they shed most of their hard rock and psychedelic elements in favour of their classic “epic metal” style. Some would also say that the beard got even longer when the band got heavier and more technical on ''Open the Gates''.
* SeasonalRot: Some fans tend to see the post-''Playground of the Damned'' albums as tired and derivative efforts from a band who've run out of ideas. ''Mysterium'' tends to get this criticism most often, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
* SignatureSong: “Necropolis”, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second.
* BrokenBase: Shelton's unusual vocal style is something of a Base Breaker among metalheads in general. For Manilla Road fans specifically, there are several:
** Are ''Invasion'' and ''Metal'' a good start for the band, or sloppy efforts from a group of amateurs who didn't know where they were going?
** Though most fans agree with Shelton that ''The Circus Maximus'' isn't fitting as an official Manilla Road album (given that it wasn't supposed to be one in the first place), whether or not it's good in its own right is a much thornier question. The songwriting and vocal efforts of Andrew Coss and Aaron Brown are particularly contentious.
** '''Hellroadie'''. He's either a great addition to the band who contributes a lot to their post-reunion style, or he's a substandard vocalist with a much less interesting voice than Shelton. (That said, his live vocal contributions are generally well-regarded.)
* CultClassic: One of heavy metal's all-time great cult bands.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Randy Foxe is perhaps the most praised member aside from Shelton himself, thanks to his unique, intensely complex and busy drumming style that pushed the band in a much heavier and faster direction. The announcement that he would be the new drummer for Hellwell was met with much rejoicing among fans.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the 80's, Manilla Road were always more popular in Europe than America (they were signed to the French label Black Dragon Records from Open the Gates onwards), but were unable to tour there until the new millennium due to various logistical issues. They were particularly well-received in Italy and Greece, which in recent years have become home to a number of bands heavily influenced by Manilla Road, sometimes dubbed the “new wave of Mediterranean epic metal” (examples include Doomsword, Battleroar and Holy Martyr).
* GrowingTheBeard: Most of the fandom, and Shelton himself, think that the band went through this with ''Crystal Logic'', where they shed most of their hard rock and psychedelic elements in favour of their classic “epic metal” style. Some would also say that the beard got even longer when the band got heavier and more technical on ''Open the Gates''.
* SeasonalRot: Some fans tend to see the post-''Playground of the Damned'' albums as tired and derivative efforts from a band who've run out of ideas. ''Mysterium'' tends to get this criticism most often, as it has the most streamlined sound out of the four, and is the only Manilla Road album to feature more lead vocals from Hellroadie than Shelton.
* SignatureSong: “Necropolis”, with “Flaming Metal Systems” a close second.
