Out of the Abyss
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{{Infobox album
| name = Out of the Abyss
| type = studio
| artist = Manilla Road
| cover = Manilla road out of the abyss.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 1988
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = *Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas
| genre = *Thrash metal
| length = 42:35
| label = Leviathan
| producer = Manilla Road, Max Merhoff
| prev_title = Mystification
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = The Courts of Chaos
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12337|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = The Metal Crypt
| rev2Score = 8/10{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Out of the Abyss is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Manilla Road. It was first issued in 1988 on Leviathan Records, then re-released in 2005 on Cult Metal Classics. Though the band had been constantly increasing the thrash metal influence to their music since their album Open the Gates, this album was its peak, being almost completely thrash metal.
Track listing
- "Whitechapel" – 7:16
- "Rites of Blood" – 4:18
- "Out of the Abyss" – 3:25
- "Return of the Old Ones" – 6:22
- "Black Cauldron" – 2:57
- "Midnight Meat Train" – 3:00
- "War in Heaven" – 4:58
- "Slaughterhouse" – 3:40
- "Helicon" – 6:39
Credits
;Manilla Road
- Mark Shelton – lead vocals, guitar
- Scott Park – bass
- Randy Foxe – drums, percussion, backing vocals
;Additional personal
- Mike Curtis – chimes
;Production
- Mixed at Prairie Sun Studios
- Manilla Road, Max Merhoff – producers
- Steve Fontano – mixing
- Max Merhoff – co-producer
- David T. Chastain – executive producer
- Aaron Brown – artwork
- Mastered at Fantasy Studios
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