Manic Moonlight

Manic Moonlight is the ninth studio album by American rock band King's X, released in 2001 via Metal Blade Records. The album was notable for its inclusion of electronic loops.

Critical reception

called the album "the most confidently organic and groove-based record of career." Exclaim! wrote that "all the requisite solid performances, chunky grooves, flashy guitar work and beautifully realised vocal harmonies are here, but they're too often obscured by muddy compositions and an apparent desire to get modern with the use of samples, record scratching and loop beats." In an article about Greg Prato's oral history of the band, Rolling Stone called the album "underrated."

Track listing

The Japanese release has two bonus tracks:

"Vegetable" - 7:36
"Believe" - 6:26

Personnel

Doug Pinnick – bass, lead vocals
Ty Tabor – guitars, backing vocals
Jerry Gaskill – drums, backing vocals

Liner notes

Produced and mixed by Ty Tabor
All songs written by King's X
Recorded between February and May 2001 at Alien Beans Studios
Engineered and mastered by Ty Tabor at Alien Beans Studios
Graphics by Brian J Ames
Cover art by Ty Tabor