Twisted Illusion "Calm the Dark"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 2, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Peverse Hallucinations 02:11
2. Twisted Illusion 14:16
3. No Compromise 06:12
4. High & Low 03:36
5. Content with Chaos 00:49
6. Nobody's Child 07:09
7. A Transient Victory 02:23

Line-up: 
Matt Jones - Guitar, Vocals
Anthony Wilkinson - Guitar
Mark Wagstaff - Bass
Matt Mcdade - Drums, Percussion

   With
Scott Elliott - Everything on tracks 1 and 7

Description/Reviews: 

The opener is an instrumental intro. 'Perverse Hallucinations' is a dramatic, orchestral piece with deep timbre from the drumwork and eerie sounding keys it's a great mood piece to set you up for the rest of the album. The next track 'Twisted Illusion' begins with cool keys, a peaceful opening. 'Matt Jones' starts a display of the range of his voice. An electrifying riff adds to a laid back drum beat. The tempo moves in and out throughout the track combining laid back sections with a classy solo, heavier riffing and through the final third a groovier element. Through the semi-acoutic sections the Bass stands out proudly alongside the capable drumming. I have a couple of personal needs from this track. The keys at the beginning while played capably needed to be more piercing to really give me the goosebumps I want to get from epic tracks. The solo guitar work also played exceptionally well, just lacked a bit of opening up for me. Some really piercing notes and I would have been in heaven.

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