Grand Illusion (album)

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