I just listened to a couple albums by Manilla Road because I learned that songs that I liked from other bands were covers of Manilla Road. (Melechesh, who are pretty based and you should check them out (they’ve got an album called “As Jerusalem Burns… al-intasar (to victory)” which got them run out of isn’treal) did a cover, and so did Visigoth). And what the goddamned fuck, this era of metal from the 80s is so goofy and the Manilla Road vocalist has such a weird voice, but it’s good. It’s good! It’s catchy! The mixing and all aren’t as crisp as I’d expect from music, but it’s good anyway! It sounds kind of like modern power metal fused with doom metal but it’s not either of them, it’s just old-school heavy metal.

I don’t know where I’m going. But here are some of the best songs which were all unexpectedly good.

No seriously I listened and started off thinking “wtf this guy’s voice is whack and the song compositions are uhhhhhhhhh???” but then after a while I just got used to deciphering the beauty of it and it grew on me. Dragon Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrhW0o8lFRs Crystal Logic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJGDmGZjXxk Necropolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF19h3TXQek

I’m trying to watch a video with comrades but low-key I just want to keep listening to Manilla Road.