Grand Illusion (album)

Not to be confused with The Grand Illusion by the band Styx.

Grand Illusion
Studio album by Nocturnal Rites
Released	24 January 2006
Recorded	May–June 2005
Studio	Toontrack (Umeå, Sweden)
Genre	Power metal
Length	46:38
Label	Century Media
Producer	Shep
Nocturnal Rites chronology
New World Messiah (2004) Grand Illusion (2006) The 8th Sin (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites, released in 2006. It was also issued in a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The lyrical themes on the album focus on achieving freedom and overcoming tyranny.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Nocturnal Rites.

1. "Fools Never Die" – 3:54
2. "Never Trust" – 4:43
3. "Still Alive" – 4:02
4. "Something Undefined" – 4:08
5. "Our Wasted Days" – 5:17
6. "Cuts Like a Knife" – 5:10
7. "End of our Rope" – 5:26
8. "Never Ending" – 4:29
9. "One by One" – 4:23
10. "Deliverance" – 5:00

Japanese edition bonus tracks

1. "Fade Away"
2. "Under the Ice"

Bonus DVD listing

• Documentary
• "Fools Never Die" video
• "Avalon" video
• "Against the World" video
• "Awakening" video

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

References

1. AllMusic review