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Manilla Road - Invasion



7.2 | 45 votes |
Release date: 1980
Style: Heavy metal, US power metal

Owners:

36 have it
9 want it


01. The Dream Goes On
02. Cat And Mouse
03. Far Side Of The Sun
04. Street Jammer
05. Centurian War Games
06. The Empire

Additional info
Label: Roadster Records
Format: vinyl

Produced by Manilla Road.
Recorded by Jon Miller and Eric Enns at Miller Studios, Kansas.
Mixed by Jon Miller, Eric Enns and Manilla Road.

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27.08.2013 - 16:53
Rating: 6
Demerzel

The production is poor, but the album ends on a very high note.

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06.08.2018 - 21:58
Rating: 7
Joppe
Steelemeister
Written by Demerzel on 27.08.2013 at 16:53

The production is poor, but the album ends on a very high note.


Easily strongest song here. Live version is amazing too

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08.08.2018 - 19:52
Rating: 7
Joppe
Steelemeister
I cannot tell if metal was the main genre the band wanted to go for with this album, it does sound HM at times and other times it's quite hard rockish with some prog rock influences. This album has not their best song writing (according to me, that is), but "Cat And Mouse", "Far Side Of The Sun" and "The Empire" I can listen to and come back to many times. Good album and definitely improvement in songs from the demo.
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20.11.2018 - 14:19
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Tage Westerlund
If this is true metal, metal of steel, steel people, what so ever, its super boring, I dont understand how manowarriors can like this album, music and make this band famous? Its boring and wecan discuss if its metal. Only artwork is good.
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14.08.2019 - 18:06
JoHn Doe

The last song is fantastic
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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29.02.2020 - 22:23
Rating: 7
Joppe
Steelemeister
Written by JoHn Doe on 14.08.2019 at 18:06

The last song is fantastic


Yes, I think this kind of songwriting should've been pursued further. It kind of is on Mark of the Beast.
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23.06.2020 - 01:29
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Very good debut.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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02.09.2020 - 18:22
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Joppe on 29.02.2020 at 22:23

Written by JoHn Doe on 14.08.2019 at 18:06

The last song is fantastic


Yes, I think this kind of songwriting should've been pursued further. It kind of is on Mark of the Beast.


Well to me this band born whit Crystal Logic, all song writing, composition, put all together, mix, master, more money, can do better job. IMO this album is from vanabies what wanna be rock star and make it, start from 0. They went long way to top of rock n roll. This album well if sound be better, better studio work it would be much better. Should be re recordet IMO
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03.09.2020 - 17:57
Rating: 7
Joppe
Steelemeister
Written by Bad English on 02.09.2020 at 18:22

Written by Joppe on 29.02.2020 at 22:23

Written by JoHn Doe on 14.08.2019 at 18:06

The last song is fantastic


Yes, I think this kind of songwriting should've been pursued further. It kind of is on Mark of the Beast.


Well to me this band born whit Crystal Logic, all song writing, composition, put all together, mix, master, more money, can do better job. IMO this album is from vanabies what wanna be rock star and make it, start from 0. They went long way to top of rock n roll. This album well if sound be better, better studio work it would be much better. Should be re recordet IMO


Ye some songs, mainly Street Jammer, are pretty much solely ruined by this dogshit audio quality, especially on the vocals. I must still say that the album is good, it's nothing like commercial rock and that is good. I know there's a lot of influence from big rock names on Invasion,but those bands got big only after releasing some more commercial material after psych/prog rock in the beginning. It's not the best possible beginning for the band but I still prefer it -- and Metal -- to, say, 2 first Virgin Steeles.
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03.09.2020 - 19:29
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Joppe on 03.09.2020 at 17:57

Ye some songs, mainly Street Jammer, are pretty much solely ruined by this dogshit audio quality, especially on the vocals. I must still say that the album is good, it's nothing like commercial rock and that is good. I know there's a lot of influence from big rock names on Invasion,but those bands got big only after releasing some more commercial material after psych/prog rock in the beginning. It's not the best possible beginning for the band but I still prefer it -- and Metal -- to, say, 2 first Virgin Steeles.

To me only 80s vs is good, pure Steel metal, marege was good.
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