Grand Illusion (album) explained
| Grand Illusion |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Nocturnal Rites |
| Cover: | Nocturnal Rites grand illusion.jpg |
| Released: | 24 January 2006 |
| Recorded: | May–June 2005 |
| Studio: | Toontrack Music, Umeå, Sweden |
| Genre: | Power metal |
| Length: | 46:38 |
| Label: | Century Media |
| Producer: | Shep |
| Prev Title: | Lost in Time - The Early Years of Nocturnal Rites |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | The 8th Sin |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Released in 2006, Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album from Nocturnal Rites. The lyrical themes on this album focus on achieving freedom and overcoming tyranny. The album was also issued in a limited edition with a bonus DVD.
Track listing
- All Songs Written & Arranged By Nocturnal Rites.
- "Fools Never Die" – 3:54
- "Never Trust" – 4:43
- "Still Alive" – 4:02
- "Something Undefined" – 4:08
- "Our Wasted Days" – 5:17
- "Cuts Like a Knife" – 5:10
- "End of our Rope" – 5:26
- "Never Ending" – 4:29
- "One by One" – 4:23
- "Deliverance" – 5:00
Bonus DVD listing
- Documentary
- "Fools Never Die" video
- "Avalon" video
- "Against the World" video
- "Awakening" video
Japanese edition bonus tracks
- "Fade Away"
- "Under the Ice"
Personnel
Nocturnal Rites
- Jonny Lindkvist – vocals
- Fredrik Mannberg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Nils Norberg – lead guitar
- Nils Eriksson – bass
- Owe Lingvall – drums
Additional personnel
- Henrik Kjellberg – keyboards and backing vocals
- Leif Grabbe – backing vocals
- Ronny Hemlin – backing vocals
- L-G Persson – backing vocals
- Jens Carlsson – backing vocals
- Jens Johansson – Keyboard solo on "Cuts like a Knife"
- Henrik Danhage (Evergrey) – First guitar solo on "Cuts like a Knife"
- Kristoffer Olivius (Naglfar) – harsh vocals on "Cuts like a Knife"
- Stefan Elmgren – second guitar solo on "Never Trust"
- Per Elofsson – "pre-chorus whammy bar chaos" on "Never Trust"
- Olec Balta – First guitar solo on "Something Undefined", left channel intro for "Our Wasted Days"
- Emil Norberg (Persuader) – "pre-chorus whammy bar madness and end of song lead frenzy" on "Our Wasted Days"
Production
- Shep – producer, recording, mixing
- Henrik Kjellberg – recording
- Mattias Eklund – engineer
- Fredrik Mannberg – engineer
- Pelle Henricsson – mastering
