Illusions | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 1988 | |||
Recorded | April 1988 | |||
Studio | Starlight Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Thrash metal | |||
Length | 29:07 | |||
Label | Independent/Roadrunner | |||
Sadus chronology | ||||
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Chemical Exposure cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Illusions is the debut studio album of Sadus originally released in 1988. It was re-issued on CD by Roadrunner Records as Chemical Exposure in 1991, and again in 2006 with two bonus tracks.
Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with eight bonus tracks and a videoclip.
All tracks are written by Sadus.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Certain Death" | 4:12 |
2. | "Undead" | 4:00 |
3. | "Sadus Attack" | 1:44 |
4. | "Torture" | 2:22 |
5. | "And Then You Die" | 1:44 |
6. | "Hands of Fate" | 3:54 |
7. | "Twisted Face" | 1:57 |
8. | "Fight or Die" | 2:53 |
9. | "Illusions" | 3:47 |
10. | "Chemical Exposure" | 2:16 |
Total length: | 29:07 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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2007 | Poland (ZPAV Top 100) | 90 [2] |
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