F E A T U R E

Tribute to Mark "The Shark" Shelton of Manilla Road
7/27/2018 by Frank Hill




Mark "The Shark" Shelton --guitarist, vocalist and founder member of the metal band Manilla Road died this morning after performing at the Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany. He was 60 years old. The band confirmed in a live Facebook video that Shelton died of a heart attack.

"If I can hardly put it into words, I pay nothing but respect to someone who was irreplaceable, completely unique, appreciative, humble and one of the strongest and most talented underdog musicians in underground weirdo fantasy Heavy Metal."

Check out Josh Greer's rememberance here…[Full Column Link]



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