Delirium Veil is the debut studio album by Twilightning

Twilightning

Twilightning was a power metal band from Imatra, Finland.-Biography:Twilightning formed in 1998, consisting of guitarists Tommi Sartanen and Ville Wallenius, bassist Jussi Kainulainen, and drummer Juha Leskinen, with Tommi also on vocals. After releasing their first demo in 1999, they were joined...

, released April 22, 2003, on the label Spinefarm Records

Spinefarm Records

Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...

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Background

In 2002, Finnish metal group Twilightning signed a recording deal with European label Spinefarm Records. In September 2002, the group entered the studio with producer Anssi Kippo

Anssi Kippo

Anssi Kippo is a platinum selling Finnish producer that founded Astia-studios in 1994. He has produced and engineered numerous acts including over the years and continues to manage both Astia A and B studios.Notable clients include:...

 and began recording their debut album. After just three weeks, the group exited the studio for unknown reasons, but resumed recording after five weeks off and recorded for another 10 days, finishing in early December 2002. The album was mixed the next month by highly regarded Finnish musician Timo Tolkki

Timo Tolkki

Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter, and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. He left Stratovarius in 2008 and formed a new band, Revolution Renaissance. To this day, with his tenure extending for more than twenty years, Tolkki was the...

 and then was released in April 2003. The critical response for the album was positive, with reviewers making comparisons to Edguy

Edguy

-Demos, AFM years :Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affectionate epithet for Mr. Edgar Siedschlag, their math teacher at the time. In 1994, the band released two demos, Evil Minded and Children of...

, Stratovarius

Stratovarius

Stratovarius are a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1984. Since their formation they have released 13 studio albums and one live album. Along with Helloween, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire and Gamma Ray, Stratovarius are considered one of the leading groups of the power metal and symphonic...

, and Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....

. The Japanese edition of the album was released with alternative cover artwork and two bonus tracks: "The Escapist" and "Affection Seeker." The album takes its title from the fourth track "Delirium Veil."

Content and musical style

After the song "Jester Realm," there is a keyboard interlude entitled "Trip to the Dale Beyond the Delirium Veil," written by Ville Wallenius, Tommi Sartanen, and Mikko Naukkarinen. Guitarist Tommi Sartanen stated in an interview that the song "Masked Ball Dalliance" was about a ballroom dance that turns into a giant orgy. Despite their complexities, all songs from this album have been played live by the group. The song "Seventh Dawn" is about hangovers, and the song "Jester Realm" is about the Finnish military service.

Track listing

1. "Gone to the Wall" (Ville Wallenius) – 04:50
2. "At the Forge" (Tommi Sartanen) – 05:57
3. "Jester Realm" (Wallenius & Sartanen) – 06:57
4. "Delirium Veil" (Sartanen) – 04:17
5. "Return to Innocence" (Wallenius & Sartanen) – 06:06
6. "Under Somber Skies" (Wallenius & Heikki Pöyhiä) – 05:59
7. "Seventh Dawn" (Wallenius) – 04:25
8. "Enslaved to the Mind" (Wallenius) – 04:48
9. "Masked Ball Dalliance" (Sartanen) – 05:04

   Japanese bonus tracks

10. "The Escapist" (Sartanen) – 05:32
11. "Affection Seeker" (Sartanen) – 04:43

Twilightning

• Tommi Sartanen – Guitar
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• Ville Wallenius – Guitars
• Jussi Kainulainen – Bass guitar
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• Juha Leskinen – Drums
• Heikki Pöyhiä – Vocals

Production

• Recorded at Astia-Studio A by Anssi Kippo
  Anssi Kippo
  Anssi Kippo is a platinum selling Finnish producer that founded Astia-studios in 1994. He has produced and engineered numerous acts including over the years and continues to manage both Astia A and B studios.Notable clients include:...
  
   from September 16–December 7, 2002
• Mixed at Finnvox Studios
  Finnvox studios
  Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1965, it was the first studio in Finland dedicated for music recording. Many metal bands have had albums mastered here , including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of...
  
   by Timo Tolkki
  Timo Tolkki
  Timo Tapio Tolkki is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter, and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. He left Stratovarius in 2008 and formed a new band, Revolution Renaissance. To this day, with his tenure extending for more than twenty years, Tolkki was the...
  
   in January 2003
• Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios
• Produced by Anssi Kippo
• Additional arrangements by Anssi Kippo
• Artwork and logo by Toxicangel
• Band photography by Toni Härkönen