Little Known Great Albums

This was a Dictators reunion album but in name only. Mantioba's Wildkingdom featuring Handsome Dick Manitoba on vocals, fresh out of his stint from Manowar Ross the Boss on guitar, Andy Shernoff-Bass, and JP Patterson on drums. The first great punk rock meets metal of the 90's this album I think sold two copies and they were dropped by their label MCA.

Any fans of the Dicators or the Ramones would enjoy these sarcastic bastards songs, should be classics 'The Party Starts Now' ' The Perfect High' and the best advise on how to become a rock legend 'Haircut and an Attitude'.

Also the poetic couplet of the lyric 'If You Lost some Weight/You Might Get Laid' is worthy of Longfellow himself. Fans of Breaking Benjamin need not apply.

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The other thing about Menace to Sobriety...the CD itself was decorated like the pop-top of a beer can. I have another CD that I listen to all the time in which the CD has the same motif, but I have a mental block as to who the band is. For some reason I wanna think it's a prog metal band (Symphony X? Rough Silk?) but I can't remember right now.

I'd have to check when I get home, but if I remember correctly, Zakk Wylde's Pride & Glory cd has the pop-top beer can look as well. Don't know if that's the one you're thinking of SAHB, but that's the one I thought of.

Manny, did Manitoba's Wild Kingdome release a single from that album? I seem to remember that name and the cover looks familiar, but I know I never owned/heard that album. Maybe I saw a video on Headbangers Ball or something back in the day.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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The other thing about Menace to Sobriety...the CD itself was decorated like the pop-top of a beer can. I have another CD that I listen to all the time in which the CD has the same motif, but I have a mental block as to who the band is. For some reason I wanna think it's a prog metal band (Symphony X? Rough Silk?) but I can't remember right now.

I'd have to check when I get home, but if I remember correctly, Zakk Wylde's Pride & Glory cd has the pop-top beer can look as well. Don't know if that's the one you're thinking of SAHB, but that's the one I thought of.

Manny, did Manitoba's Wild Kingdome release a single from that album? I seem to remember that name and the cover looks familiar, but I know I never owned/heard that album. Maybe I saw a video on Headbangers Ball or something back in the day.

Yes the 'Party Starts Now' which was also featured in the flick (of all places) 'Kindergarten Cop'

Hmmmmm, still not ringing any bells, but that was probably it. Not a bad tune by the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OvEQ6uLWuM

This album has always been underrated, both when it was released and now almost 20 years later. The production by Terry Brown is a huge plus and the songwriting is some of their best.

Hughes/Thrall-S/T, I couldn't upload the cover for some reason, sorry.

One of the best, most kickass thrash offerings Ive ever heard.

Chastain - The 7th of Never




One of the best neo-classical metal albums you will ever hear! Not to mention some of the most ferocious female vocals in the vein of Blackie Lawless!

manny wrote:

This was a Dictators reunion album but in name only. Mantioba's Wildkingdom featuring Handsome Dick Manitoba on vocals, fresh out of his stint from Manowar Ross the Boss on guitar, Andy Shernoff-Bass, and JP Patterson on drums. The first great punk rock meets metal of the 90's this album I think sold two copies and they were dropped by their label MCA.

Any fans of the Dicators or the Ramones would enjoy these sarcastic bastards songs, should be classics 'The Party Starts Now' ' The Perfect High' and the best advise on how to become a rock legend 'Haircut and an Attitude'.

Also the poetic couplet of the lyric 'If You Lost some Weight/You Might Get Laid' is worthy of Longfellow himself. Fans of Breaking Benjamin need not apply.

"Walk the line on the wrong side baby....D-W-I!!!!!!"

Great album!

Being that I'm a HUGE fan of Ross the Boss, I know I need to check Manitoba's Wild Kingdom out!

DeathCult wrote:

One of the best, most kickass thrash offerings Ive ever heard.

I second that.

Highway Chile - Storybook Heroes (1983)

"We are headbangers, we'll never let you down."

You can't go wrong with lyrics like that. This album rules, but good luck finding it on CD.

Tyton - Mind over Metal! Another Bill Metoyer classic that most metalheads over looked!

DeathCult wrote:

One of the best, most kickass thrash offerings Ive ever heard.

Yeah,go ahead and send that to me

325ad wrote:

Tyton - Mind over Metal! Another Bill Metoyer classic that most metalheads over looked!

I remember reading about this album way back in the day when I first was getting into metal. I never could even find a copy of this on cassette back then. Did it ever get issued onto CD?

Metallic Blaze wrote:

325ad wrote:

Tyton - Mind over Metal! Another Bill Metoyer classic that most metalheads over looked!

I remember reading about this album way back in the day when I first was getting into metal. I never could even find a copy of this on cassette back then. Did it ever get issued onto CD?

Yeah along with a release called Castle Donnington it was release is 2008 on Cd. I am not for sure if it was an authorized or not. The seller on Ebay I got my copy from is DAVESMETAL. I believe he is from Maryland.

Thanks for the info! I might have to try to track this down.

Thank you all for the recommendations. I've now got an afternoon of downloading.

Metallic Blaze wrote:

Thanks for the info! I might have to try to track this down.

It might be under Import.

Metal Archives has it listed as Christian and though it has a theme along those lines sort of, it is really more Fantasy based like Morte De Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table or other Medieval themes more than Christianity really.

If you like early Manowar you should like this stuff.

The album cover shows a Metalsmith standing surrounded by a Hot Forge! Sorry not sure how to add photos here or I would.

Thanks to scottmitchell for introducing it to me:

Timeless Miracle - Into the Enchanted Chamber



one of the better pm albums in the last 10 years..

Alex

Manitoba's Wild Kingdom ....And You? is one of my absolute favorite records. Good to see it get some love. I can't just listen to one song off it without playing the whole thing. If anyone is interested it can be purchased for dirt cheap off amazon. It's such a great album that it is a crime it doesn't go for more.



Cemetary - Sundown
Marshall Law - s/t
Pentagram - Show'em How
TKO - Let It Roll & In Your Face

jstate wrote:

Manitoba's Wild Kingdom ....And You? is one of my absolute favorite records. Good to see it get some love. I can't just listen to one song off it without playing the whole thing. If anyone is interested it can be purchased for dirt cheap off amazon. It's such a great album that it is a crime it doesn't go for more.



Cemetary - Sundown
Marshall Law - s/t
Pentagram - Show'em How
TKO - Let It Roll & In Your Face

are you from the Pacific Northwest by any chance

I choose Q5-Steel The Light, V.V.S.I-No Ace At Hand, and Welcome to The Metal Zone (A damn good comp lp put out by Music For Nations)

A few to add to the list:

Mayadome - Near Life Experience
Apocrypha -The Eyes of Time
Spun In Darkness - Birthright

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are you from the Pacific Northwest by any chance

Funny thing is I almost included Seattle's Held Under on the list as well. But no, I'm an east coaster transplanted out to the southwest. Guess I just have a thing for underappreciated metal gems from the Northwest.