![]() ![]() In fact the entire aesthetic of the album feels different than on the previous CL was a doomy, laid back album in which Shelton felt more like he was giving ponderous musings on the subject matter here, he is an active part of the stories he tells he sounds like a bloodthirsty warrior looking for adventure. The vocals here are raspier than on Crystal Logic for the most part, and Shelton covers a greater range. There is also notable thrash influence in the guitar, although the music is still far from all-out thrash rather, it is more of an amalgamation of power, speed, thrash, and traditional. This may be largely due to former drummer Rick Fisher leaving the band after Crystal Logic and being replaced by the more aggressive drummer Randy "The Thrasher" Foxe, whose style is evident on Open the Gates, although the rest of the music has gotten heavier and faster, too. Open the Gates is the first album in Manilla Road's "middle period" - it marked a change away from the fairly laid back sound of Crystal Logic and its predecessors, and instead a movement towards a progressively more aggressive sound. That's how it is with all Manilla Road, and usually even more so Open the Gates, at least for me, was one of their most accessible albums, alongside Crystal Logic. This album is all those things, but it's also extremely dense and strange although more accessible than some of their albums, it probably won't click in its entirety on the first listen although I immediately loved "Road of Kings", most of the album took several more listens for me to truly enjoy and understand it. For example, Open the Gates could be called thrashy, epic, mystical, or arcane all of those accurately describe aspects of the sound, but none of them really defines it. ![]() For those who have yet to hear Manilla Road, their sound is difficult to describe. ![]()
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