{"id":71218,"date":"2018-07-27T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71218"},"modified":"2018-07-28T11:51:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T11:51:56","slug":"news-manilla-road-founder-mark-shelton-dies-aged-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-manilla-road-founder-mark-shelton-dies-aged-60\/","title":{"rendered":"MANILLA ROAD Founder Mark \u2018The Shark\u2019 Shelton Dies Aged 60 (July 27th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANILLA ROAD Founder Mark \u2018The Shark\u2019 Shelton Dies Aged 60<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 27th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark \u2018The Shark\u2019 Shelton, guitarist and founding member of Wichita, Kansas-based metal group Manilla Road died from a heart attack on July 27th, 2018 at the age of 60. He passed away in Germany where the band had performed at the Headbangers Open Air festival in Brande-H\u00f6rnerkirchen the night before. <\/p>\n

Lead vocalist Bryan Patrick commented: \u201cI’m very sorry to announce today that my longtime brother and best friend since 1981 has passed through the Halls Of Valhalla. Mark W. Shelton, may you rest in peace!<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart is shattered. Please take time today to love your loved ones and hold them close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manilla Road formed in 1977 in Wichita, Kansas, the name devised while Shelton and original drummer Ben Munkirs were drinking at a kitchen table one night, watching Monty Python\u2019s Flying Circus<\/em>. The band embarked on a hiatus during part of the 90s, but returned.<\/p>\n

Eighteenth studio record To Kill A King<\/em> was released<\/a> in June 2017 via Golden Core Records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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