Delusions (To-Mera album)

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Delusions
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Studio album by To-Mera
Released 18 February 2008
Recorded Tower Studios, Montpellier, France, August–September 2007
Genre Progressive metal
Length62:04
Label Candlelight
Producer Brett Caldas-Lima
To-Mera chronology
Transcendental
(2006)
Delusions
(2008)
Earthbound
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Delusions is the second album from the British progressive metal band To-Mera. Its musical style is similar to that of their debut album Transcendental .

Progressive metal is a fusion genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock that combines the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral or "pseudo-classical" compositions of the latter.

To-Mera are an English progressive metal band from South Oxfordshire. The band plays a technical style of metal characterized by long songs, multiple time changes and jazz interludes.

<i>Transcendental</i> (album) 2006 studio album by To-Mera

Transcendental is the debut album from UK progressive metal band To-Mera. Their style is characterised by female vocals, long, multi-sectioned songs, heavy riffs and jazzy sections. The album has been likened to the works of bands such as Symphony X, SikTh, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Opeth.

Contents

The album was initially released in a limited edition glossy slipcase featuring the band logo embroidered onto it. This was available directly through the band website and was limited to 2000 copies, all of which are now sold out.

Logo graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises

A logo is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It may be of an abstract or figurative design or include the text of the name it represents as in a wordmark.

The artwork was once again done by Eliran Kantor.

Track listing

All lyrics by Julie Kiss, music as noted

  1. "The Lie" (Lee Barrett, Tom MacLean) - 7:29
  2. "Mirage" (MacLean) - 7:11
  3. "The Glory of a New Day" (MacLean) - 8:24
  4. "Inside the Hourglass" (MacLean) - 8:19
  5. "A Sorrow to Kill" (MacLean) - 8:03
  6. "Asylum" (MacLean) - 5:40
  7. "Fallen From Grace" (MacLean, Hugo Sheppard) - 8:18
  8. "Temptation" (Sheppard) - 8:40

Personnel

Band members
Thomas MacLean Guitarist for the bands To-Mera and Haken

Thomas MacLean is an English progressive metal multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the guitarist of To-Mera and as the former bassist of Haken. MacLean was taught the classical guitar at the age of 10 and changed to electric at 14. It wasn't until he was 25 that he started to play the bass in order to join Haken. Since leaving Haken, MacLean has been a member of the progressive metal band Psion.

Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "To-Mera Delusions review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2012-05-24.