Gates of Fire (album)

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Gates of Fire
Manilla road gates of fire.jpg
Studio album by Manilla Road
Released July 25th, 2005
Recorded Midgard Sounds Labs, Wichita, Kansas
Genre Heavy metal
Length 1:12:12
Label Battle Cry Records
Producer Mark Shelton
Manilla Road chronology
Mark of the Beast
(2002)
Gates of Fire
(2005)
Voyager
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
The Metal Observer (9/10)

Gates of Fire is an album released by heavy metal band Manilla Road in 2005. 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.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Mark Shelton.

The Frost Giant's Daughter[edit]

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

Out of the Ashes[edit]

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

Gates of Fire[edit]

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

Credits[edit]