Out of the Abyss is the seventh studio album released by the 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.

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Out of the Abyss
Studio album by Manilla Road
Released	July 1988
Studio	Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas
Genre	Heavy metal thrash metal power metal
Length	42:35
Label	Leviathan
Producer	Manilla Road, Max Merhoff
Manilla Road chronology
Mystification (1987) Out of the Abyss (1988) The Courts of Chaos (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Metal Crypt	8/10[citation needed]

Track listing

1. "Whitechapel" – 7:16
2. "Rites of Blood" – 4:18
3. "Out of the Abyss" – 3:25
4. "Return of the Old Ones" – 6:22
5. "Black Cauldron" – 2:57
6. "Midnight Meat Train" – 3:00
7. "War in Heaven" – 4:58
8. "Slaughterhouse" – 3:40
9. "Helicon" – 6:39

Credits

Manilla Road

• Mark Shelton – Lead vocals, guitar
• Scott Park – bass Guitar
• Randy Foxe – drums and 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