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Gates of Fire

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TypeStudio Full-length
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GenresHeavy Metal, Power Metal
LabelsBattle Cry Records, Dark Division
FormatCD, Vinyl (LP)
Length1:12:08
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Gates of Fire Information

Track listing (Songs)

Title Length Rating Votes
1. Riddle of Steel 7:07 - 0
2. Behind the Veil 3:43 - 0
3. When Giants Fall 5:27 - 0
4. The Fall of Iliam 14:47 - 0
5. Imperious Rise 6:08 - 0
6. Rome 11:01 - 0
7. Stand of the Spartans 5:36 - 0
8. Betrayal 8:26 - 0
9. Epitaph to the King 9:53 - 0

Line-up (Members)

  • Mark (The Shark) Shelton : Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lyrics, Songwriting, Vocals
  • Bryan (Hellroadie) Patrick : Vocals
  • Harvey (The Crow) Patrick : Bass
  • Cory (Hardcore) Christner : Drums

Production staff / artist

  • Manilla Road : Arrangements
  • Bryan "Hellroadie" Patrick : Producer
  • Cory "Hardcore" Christner : Producer
  • Harvey "The Crow" Patrick : Producer
  • Mark Shelton : Producer, Mixing, Mastering Engineer
  • Jörg M. Knittel : Layout
  • Jowita Kamińska : Cover Artwork, Photography
Additional notes
Recorded and engineered at the original Roadster Records Roadhouse in Wichita, Kansas with the Midgard Sound Labs mobile unit.
Mixed and mastered at Midgard Sound Labs in Wichita, Kansas.

All songs published by Manilla Music Publishing Company copyright 2005 Mark Shelton.

The album is dedicated to all, the world over, that ever gave their lives in defense of their beliefs.

The album is divided into three trilogies:
Tracks 1-3: "The Frost Giant's Daughter" - inspired by the story of the same name written by Robert E. Howard.
Tracks 4-6: "Out of the Ashes" - inspired by Virgil's "The Aeneid".
Tracks 7-9: "Gates of Fire" - inspired by the heroic stand of King Leonides and his Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae.

Music and lyrics were written by Mark Shelton copyright 2005.
Musical arrangements by Manilla Road.
Photos taken at the 2004 Keep It True Festival in Germany.

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