Gates of Fire (album) explained

Gates of Fire
Type:Album
Artist:Manilla Road
Cover:Manilla road gates of fire.jpg
Released:October 12, 2005
Recorded:Midgard Sounds Labs, Wichita, Kansas
Genre:
Length:72:12
Label:Battle Cry
Producer:Mark Shelton
Prev Title:Mark of the Beast
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Voyager
Next Year:2008

Gates of Fire is an album released by American heavy metal band Manilla Road on October 12, 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

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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