The Circus Maximus is an album released under the name of American heavy metal band Manilla Road in 1992, after the band had first split up. The album contains the work of Manilla Road founder and frontman Mark Shelton who assembled a new band named Circus Maximus. However, Shelton's label, Black Dragon Records, added the Manilla Road logo. The sound and style is very different than the rest of Manilla Road material.

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The Circus Maximus
Studio album by Manilla Road (Mark Shelton solo project)
Released	1992
Recorded	Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas Roadster Roadhouse, Wichita, Kansas
Genre	Heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock
Length	68:21
Label	Black Dragon
Producer	Larry Funk Mark Shelton
Manilla Road (Mark Shelton solo project) chronology
The Courts of Chaos (1990) The Circus Maximus (1992) Atlantis Rising (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Throne of Blood" – 5:01
2. "Lux Aeterna" – 8:01
3. "Spider" – 7:15
4. "Murder by Degrees" – 4:28
5. "No Sign From Above" – 5:23
6. "In Gein We Trust" – 6:47
7. "Flesh and Fury" – 4:11
8. "No Touch" – 6:20
9. "Hack It Off" – 4:04
10. "Forbidden Zone" – 8:41
11. "She's Fading" – 8:00

Credits

Manilla Road

• Mark Shelton – vocals, guitar
• Andrew Coss – bass, keyboards on track 2, vocals
• Aaron Brown – drums, vocals

Production

• mixed at Miller Studio, North Newton, Kansas
• Larry Funk – engineer
• Aaron Brown – cover art

References