Gates of Fire (album)

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Gates of Fire
Studio album by Manilla Road
Released	July 25th, 2005
Recorded	Midgard Sounds Labs, Wichita, Kansas
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	1:12:12
Label
Producer	Mark Shelton
Manilla Road chronology
Mark of the Beast (2002) Gates of Fire (2005) Voyager (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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[]

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[]

4. "The Fall of Iliam" – 14:47
5. "Imperious Rise" – 6:08
6. "Rome" – 11:02

Gates of Fire[]

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

Credits[]

• Mark Shelton - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• - drums
• - bass guitar
• - vocals