Illusion's Play
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Illusion's Play is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair
's third studio album. This album is known to contain more ambience
and synthesizers than earlier Shape of Despair albums.
Shape of Despair
Shape of Despair is an Atmospheric/Funeral Doom metal band from Finland that was formed in 1995 as Raven until 1998, when the band decided to change their name to the current one.-History:...
's third studio album. This album is known to contain more ambience
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and synthesizers than earlier Shape of Despair albums.
Track listing
- "Sleep Mirrored" – 6:09
- "Still-Motion" – 16:29
- "Entwined in Misery" – 8:03
- "Curse Life" – 9:18
- "Fragile Emptiness" – 8:56
- "Illusion's Play" – 12:36
- Music and lyrics by Jarno Salomaa in 2000 to 2002.
Additional information
- Released through Spikefarm Records 2004
- Recorded: 2004 at Hellhole studios by Kaide Hinkkala, Antti Lindell, Jarno Salomaa
- Mastered in Finnvox by Mika Jussila
Shape of Despair
- Jarno SalomaaJarno SalomaaJarno Salomaa, also credited as J.S,, is a Finnish musician. He formed the funeral doom metal group Shape of Despair in 1995 under the name Raven . Salomaa's first role was guitars and synth in Raven's Alone in the Mist, the first demo they made, although this demo was not released to the public...
- lead guitars & synth - Tomi Ullgren - rhythm guitars
- Nathalie Koskinen - female vocals
- Samu Ruotsalainen - drums
- Pasi KoskinenPasi KoskinenPasi Koskinen is a Finnish metal vocalist best known for his work with the band Amorphis from 1996 to 2004. Koskinen also played in St.Mucus , which he founded. He is currently the vocalist for three active bands: Mannhai, Ajattara Pasi Koskinen (born 1972) is a Finnish metal vocalist best known...
- growled & clean vocals - Sami UusitaloSami UusitaloSami "Tundra" Uusitalo is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair. He also plays in the folk/doom metal group The Mist and the Morning Dew. Despite sharing the same name with a member of Funebre, he is not the same person.-...
- bass