Gates of Fire (album)

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Gates of Fire
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2005
RecordedMidgard Sounds Labs, Wichita, Kansas
Genre
Length72:12
Label Battle Cry
Producer Mark Shelton
Manilla Road chronology
Mark of the Beast
(2002)
Gates of Fire
(2005)
Voyager
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Metal Observer(9/10)

Gates of Fire is an album released by American heavy metal band Manilla Road on October 12, 2005. [1] It is divided into a trilogy: "The Frost's Giant Daughter", inspired by the story of the same name written by Robert E. Howard; "Out of the Ashes", based on Virgil's Aeneid; and "Gates of Fire", inspired by the stand of King Leonidas and his Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Shelton.

The Frost Giant's Daughter

  1. "Riddle of Steel" – 7:08
  2. "Behind the Veil" – 3:43
  3. "When Giants Fall" – 5:28

Out of the Ashes

  1. "The Fall of Iliam" – 14:47
  2. "Imperious Rise" – 6:08
  3. "Rome" – 11:02

Gates of Fire

  1. "Stand of the Spartans" – 5:36
  2. "Betrayal" – 8:26
  3. "Epitaph to the King" – 9:54

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References

  1. 1 2 Manilla Road - Gates of Fire Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved August 14, 2022