Mantra Vega "The Illusion’s Reckoning"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Black Sand Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 23, 2016 (digital), January 25, 2016 (CD)
Tracklist: 
1. Every Corner (2:26)
2. Island (5:53)
3. Veil Of Ghosts (6:48)
4. Lake Sunday (6:10)
5. Mountain Spring (6:09)
6. In A Dream (5:21)
7. Learning To Be Light (5:03)
8. I've Seen Your Star (6:00)
9. Island (reprise) (1:42)
10. The Illusion's Reckoning (9:54)
11. Mountain Spring (acoustic) (bonus Track) (6:02)

Total time 61:28
Line-up: 
Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn) - vocals, percussion, low whistles, acoustic guitar
Dave Kerzner (Sound of Contact) - vocals, keys & Sound design; acoustic guitar
Dave Kilminster (Roger Waters/Steven Wilson) - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
Chris Johnson (Halo Blind/Mostly Autumn) - lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
Stu Fletcher (Heather Findlay Band) - bass
Alex Cromarty (Mostly Autumn/HFB) - drums
   With
Troy Donockley (Nightwish) - vocals & lead guitars
Irene Jansen (Ayreon/Star One) - vocals
Angela Gordon (Mostly Autumn/Odin Dragonfly) - vocals & recorders
Remko de Landmeter - bansuri
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon/Star One) - lead guitar
Matt Dorsey - mandolin, acoustic guitar
Brett Kaldas-Lima - additional sound design, keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

The Illusion's Reckoning is a concept album which flows more like a film score than a more typically linear piece. The album's journey is painted with far reaching audio moodscapes, which in their diversity, purposely echo thoughtful lyrical themes. The album is delivered in a predominantly crossover-progressive rock package, but at times takes on a hard rock, contemporary, retro, and even acoustic, folksy twist…

Also read the review by Michael Foley at metaltalk.net

Media/Samples 
3 tracks
Island

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