Atlantis Rising

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Atlantis Rising
Studio album by
Released2001
Genre
Length56:58
LabelIron Glory
Manilla Road chronology
The Circus Maximus
(1992)
Atlantis Rising
(2001)
Spiral Castle
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Atlantis Rising is a concept album released by American heavy metal band Manilla Road in 2001. Its content revolves around the lost continent of Atlantis re-emerging and the resulting war between the Æsir and Great Old Ones over the continent.

Themes and reception[edit]

The album was a reunion release after the band dissolved ten years earlier, according to metal.de. It met with a mixed reception. Metal.de criticized the mix and recording quality, but praised the song material itself, calling it a decent comeback album.[2] Rockhard.de praised the album, saying productive was predictive but perfect for the band's traditional metal sound. The review called the track "Resurrection" the best song of the year.[3]

Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia called it one of the "finest albums of the cult-heavy metal heroes' long career," calling the band's sound vibrant and epic.[1] The album's lyrics link stories such as the legend of Atlantis, the Cthulhu Mythos, Greek and Norse deities "like some outrageously mishmash omnibus," according to Rivadavia.[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Megalodon" – 8:20
  2. "Lemuria" – 2:50
  3. "Atlantis Rising" – 7:01
  4. "Sea Witch" – 4:29
  5. "Resurrection" – 6:38
  6. "Decimation" – 6:38
  7. "Flight of the Ravens" – 2:11
  8. "March of the Gods" – 5:09
  9. "Siege of Atland" – 4:53
  10. "War of the Gods" – 8:49

Credits[edit]

  • Mark Shelton – guitars and vocals
  • Scott Peters – drums and drum arrangements
  • Bryan Patrick – vocals, drum arrangements (drums on "Sea Witch")
  • Mark Anderson – bass guitars and six-string classic guitar
  • Darby Michael Pentecost – vocals (title track "Atlantis Rising")

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. Atlantis Rising at AllMusic
  2. ^ Manilla Road – Atlantis Rising – Review (in German), metal.de, 2001, retrieved May 15, 2023
  3. ^ Kaiser, Boris (2001), Manilla Road – Atlantis Rising – Review, Rockhard.de, retrieved May 15, 2023