Mystery of Illusion is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1985 by Shrapnel Records.
| Mystery of Illusion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Peter Marrino, Mike Varney | |||
| Chastain chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[2] |
| Metal Forces | 8/10[3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by David T. Chastain, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Knight" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "When the Battle's Over" | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Mystery of Illusion" (Chastain, Russell Jenkins) | 4:31 |
| 4. | "I've Seen Tomorrow" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Endlessly" | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Fear No Evil" | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Night of the Gods" | 5:09 |
| 8. | "We Shall Overcome" | 3:53 |
| 9. | "The Winds of Change" (Chastain, Jenkins) | 5:17 |
| Total length: | 36:57 | |
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Leather Leone – vocals
- David T. Chastain – guitar
- Mike Skimmerhorn – bass
- Fred Coury – drums
Additional credits
edit- Peter Marrino – arrangement, production
- Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing
- George Horn – mastering
- Mike Varney – executive production
References
edit- ^ "Mystery of Illusion - David T. Chastain" Archived 2016-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Doe, Bernard (1985). "Chastain - Mystery of Illusion". Metal Forces. No. 10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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