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Mystification
Studio album by
Manilla Road
Released1987
Recorded1986
GenreThrash metal, heavy metal
Length
  • 43:02 (original edition)
  • 47:47 (reissue)
Label
ProducerPaul Zaleski and Manilla Road
Manilla Road chronology
The Deluge
(1986) 		Mystification
(1987) 		Roadkill
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Metal Crypt(4.5/5)
The Metal Observer(10/10)
Chronicles of Chaos(9/10) [2]

Mystification is the sixth album released by the band Manilla Road. It was first issued in 1987 on Black Dragon Records, then re-released in 2000 on Sentinel Steel Records. The works of Edgar Allan Poe, and the Poe story Mystification, were the main inspiration for the lyrics of this album.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Haunted Palace" – 4:23
  2. "Spirits of the Dead" – 4:24
  3. "Valley of Unrest" – 3:41
  4. "Mystification" – 5:35
  5. "Masque of the Red Death" – 5:21
  6. "Up From the Crypt" – 3:02
  7. "Children of the Night" – 6:55
  8. "Dragon Star" – 5:56
  9. "Death by the Hammer" – 3:45
  • The 2000 re-release has a different track list, and includes the song "The Asylum" as the tenth track.

Credits

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia. Mystification at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chronicles of Chaos review
  3. ^ CAMIONB BLANC: ANTHOLOGIE DU METAL Tome 2 2357796367 "Le ton se durcit sur les albums suivants tandis que Manilla Road peaufine son style. À cette époque, la formation ... S'inscrivant dans l'univers macabre d'Edgar Allan Poe, Mystification est malheureusement gâché par un mauvais mastering."
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