{"id":11598,"date":"2022-05-11T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelgallery.com\/metal-store\/?post_type=product&p=11598"},"modified":"2022-05-11T13:15:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T11:15:37","slug":"guy-mann-dudes-mannic-distortion-cd","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/metal-store\/product\/guy-mann-dudes-mannic-distortion-cd\/","title":{"rendered":"GUY MANN\u200b-\u200bDUDE’S – Mannic Distortion CD"},"content":{"rendered":"

CD FEATURES:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Originally released in 1991<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Now remastered and reissued<\/strong>
\n\u2022 With 3 bonus tracks<\/strong>
\n(only on CD version)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Guest musician Steve Lukather<\/strong>
\n\u2022 12-page booklet<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Complete lyrics & photos<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Liner notes by the Dude himself<\/strong>
\n\u2022 New cove artwork by Steve Cobb<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Limited to 500 worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR FANS OF: Testament, Heathen, Realm, Toxik & Steve Vai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy Mann-Dude (Guy Shiffman) is an American-born musician who was best known in the late 1980s and early 1990s after his eponymous band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. A musician renaissance man of sorts, Shiffman began as a drummer and would find himself backing YES singer Jon Anderson on his 1982 \u2018Animation Tour\u2019. Although an accomplished drummer doing studio work and leading his bands, Shiffman turned to his first love \u2014 the guitar \u2014 and reinvented himself as GUY MANN-DUDE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before going solo the guitarist served time in the Michael Angelo Band. In 1988 MANN-DUDE would secure a deal with MCA for his first solo album titled \u201cSleight of Hand\u201d. Bassist Barry Sparks (Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mary Friedman) would be recruited for the album, along with late<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with late drummer David Eagle. The following year on July 26, 1989 the instrumental shredding nightmare debut would be released.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The album would garnish minimal attention, getting little to no support and push from the label. However, Mann-Dude\u2019s reputation continued to grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1989, Mann-Dude would be part of the heavy metal supergroup The Dudes of Wrath along with Paul Stanley of KISS and Desmond Child, both on vocals, Vivian Campbell on guitar, Whitesnake’s Rudy Sarzo on bass guitar, and M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce’s Tommy Lee on drums. The group was specially assembled to record a song called “Shocker” for the soundtrack of the Wes Craven film of the same name. That same year he would also lend his gunslinging talents to Robin Beck’s hit album \u201cTrouble or Nothin\u201d as well as Alice Cooper\u2019s \u201cTrash\u201d in 1989.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1991 it was time for a GUY MANN-DUDE follow-up. However, this sophomore effort would see a slight change from the shredfest of the first album. Still, as a trio including MANN-DUDE, Sparks and Eagle, they would self-release \u201cMannic Distortion\u201d (often cited to be (Guy Mann-Dude’s Mannic Distortion) under the name Metal Future Records. This 10-song effort would see vocals added to most of the songs contributed by all three members. Only two of the tracks would be instrumentals. \u2018Mannic Distortion\u2019 would also delve headfirst into a Bay Area type thrash metal that could have easily rivaled any of its contemporaries at the time. The album would receive another small release on Czechia label Poprun. Neither would get mass worldwide distribution causing the album to become rather rare in later years. <\/strong>
\ncredits<\/strong>
\nreleased October 1, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy Mann-Dude\u2019s Mannic Distortion is:<\/strong>
\nBarry Sparks Bass (tracks 1, 3 & 7), Vocals (backing)<\/strong>
\nDavid Eagle (R.I.P. 2015) Drums, Vocals (lead) (track 7)<\/strong>
\nGuy Mann-Dude Guitars, Vocals (lead)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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