Crystal Logic

Crystal Logic
Studio album by Manilla Road
Released 1983
Recorded April–June 1983
Studio Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas
Genre Heavy metal
Length 44:18
Label Black Dragon Records, Iron Glory Records
Producer Mark Mazur
Manilla Road chronology
Metal
(1982)Metal1982
Crystal Logic
(1983)
Open the Gates
(1985)Open the Gates1985

Crystal Logic is an album released by Manilla Road in 1983 (and reissued in 2002). On this album the band fully embraced heavy metal, leaving behind the space, progressive and hard rock influences which could be found on the two previous albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

In the magazine Metal Forces, Bernard Doe wrote, "Manilla Road suffer the same problem as Brocas Helm in sounding a little dated in style. But let’s not take away the band’s musicianship which is quite excellent throughout, especially guitarist Mark Shelton’s riffing and soloing."[2]

In 2005, Crystal Logic was ranked number 344 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Aaron Lariviere of The A.V. Club named it one of 1983's "excellent but tragically underrated records".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Shelton.

No.TitleLength
1."Prologue"1:35
2."Necropolis"3:10
3."Flaming Metal Systems"5:42
4."Crystal Logic"6:01
5."Feeling Free Again"2:48
6."The Riddle Master"4:41
7."The Ram"3:46
8."The Veils of Negative Existence"4:34
9."Dreams of Eschaton/Epilogue"12:01

Personnel

References

  1. Crystal Logic at AllMusic
  2. Doe, Bernard (1984). "Manilla Road: Crystal Logic". Metal Forces (3).
  3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 72. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  4. Lariviere, Aaron (13 August 2013). "Not Murmur: 36 great but underappreciated records from 1983". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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