Original Iron Glory release

Manilla Road’s final album prior to thedisintegration of their classic line-up, 1990s The Courts of Chaosfound vocalist, guitarist and guiding force Mark Shelton alsoplaying the role of diplomat between his two estranged bandmates,bassist Scott Parks and drummer Randy Foxe, who were reportedly nolonger on speaking terms. Needless to say, such tensions werehardly conducive to a healthy and productive recording environment,and so The Courts of Chaos would, not surprisingly, fall well shortof Manilla Road’s best efforts from the mid-’80s. Then again, itwas no more flawed than its direct predecessor, theproduction-challenged Out of the Abyss, with representative trackslike Dig Me No Grave, From the Grave and A Touch of Madness clearlybegging for more liveliness and passion in their performances,while frequently recycling old ideas with dispiritingly inferior,at times seemingly atonal results. Overall, though, most of thesesongs are simply too damn long; with D.O.A. probably qualifying asthe biggest offender for hanging onto a repetitive Randy Foxesynthesizer figure for what seems like ages, then finally burstinginto thrash-action with what sounds like a drum machine — odd. Atleast amends are partly made with the similarly synth-addled TheProphecy, which, along with a generally engaging fantasy epiccalled The Book of Skelos, and the quite memorable title track,deliver rare positive exceptions to the album’s mostly negativerule. More than anything, The Courts of Chaos sounds like a failed,last-gasp attempt on Manilla Road’s part to recover the magic oftheir early years just as its last wisps were burning out; amournful occasion to be sure, and the beginning of a long darknessfor their fans, which would only be lifted a decade later. Betterlate than never, though.

Track list
1. Road To Chaos
2. Dig Me No Grave
3. DOA-Bloodrock cover
4. Into The Courts Of Chaos
5. From Beyond
6. A Touch Of Madness
7. Vlad The Impaler
8. The Prophecy
9. The Books Of Skelos:
I) The Book Of Ancients
II) The Book Of Shadows
III) The Book Of Skulls
10. Far Side Of The Sun-live

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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