Playground of the Damned

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Playground of the Damned
Front cover art for Manilla Road's 15th studio album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011
Genre Heavy metal
Length46:47
Label Shadow Kingdom
Manilla Road chronology
Voyager
(2008)
Playground of the Damned
(2011)
Mysterium
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Blabbermouth (8/10) [2]

Playground of the Damned is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. It was released on October 25, 2011, on Shadow Kingdom Records in CD format and on High Roller Records in LP format. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Jackhammer" - 5:27
  2. "Into the Maelström" - 4:47
  3. "Playground of the Damned" - 4:27
  4. "Grindhouse" - 7:51
  5. "Abattoir de la Mort" - 7:15
  6. "Fire of Asshurbanipal" - 4:41
  7. "Brethren of the Hammer" - 5:03
  8. "Art of War" - 7:16

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. Playground of the Damned at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 "Playground of the Damned - MANILLA ROAD". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 17, 2011.
  3. Street-Jammer, Richard (November 24, 2011). "Review: Manilla Road - Playground of the Damned". Invisible Oranges . Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2023.