In no way can 1988's »Out Of The AbyssĽ be classified as a typical Manilla Road album. Some say it is the darkest Manilla Road album ever and some are of the opinion that it was the most thrash metal influenced record in the band's long and fruitful career. Mark "The Shark" Shelton agrees on both counts: "It was indeed very thrash influenced and most of the topics are based on bloody murder and Cthulhu mythos stuff. I think it was all because »Out Of The AbyssĽ was the album that we reached sort of a peak in the progression of becoming heavier and faster.
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