Illusion's Play

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Illusion's Play
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Studio album by
Shape of Despair
ReleasedSeptember 27th, 2004
RecordedAugust 2003 - May 2004 at HellHole Studio
GenreFuneral doom metal
Dark ambient
Length61:31
LabelSpikefarm Records
ProducerHinkkala, Lindell & Shape of Despair
Shape of Despair chronology
Angels of Distress
(2001) 		Illusion's Play
(2004) 		Shape of Despair
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopaedia Metallum #18.5/10 stars [1]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #29.1/10 stars [2]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #36.7/10 stars [3]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #46.5/10 stars [4]

Illusion's Play is funeral doom metal band Shape of Despair's third studio album.

Track listing[]

  1. "Sleep Mirrored (Instrumental)" – 6:09
  2. "Still-Motion" – 16:29
  3. "Entwined in Misery" – 8:03
  4. "Curse Life" – 9:18
  5. "Fragile Emptiness" – 8:56
  6. "Illusion's Play" – 12:36
All music & lyrics written in years '00-'02 by Jarno Salomaa.

Recording information[]

  • Engineered & mixed by Kaide Hinkkala & Antti Lindell
  • Mastered at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila

Credits[]

Shape of Despair[]

Guest musicians[]

  • Toni Raehalme – violin
  • Aslak Tolonen – kantele

References[]

  1. ^ "This Isn't Funeral Doom...But It's Still Good!". November 8, 2004.
  2. ^ "Very beautiful, very sad". March 25, 2005.
  3. ^ "Shape of Failure". March 8, 2006.
  4. ^ "Lack of substance". August 19, 2008.
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