Twisted Illusion "Excite the Light: Part 2"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Apathy Killed The Artist (4:49) 

2. Extrovert Vs Introvert (5:36) 

3. Everything (4:03) 

4. Hindsight (7:45) 

5. Empathy Is Earned (9:40) 

6. Tomorrow (8:40) 

7. Night Light (4:57) 

Total Time 45:30

Line-up

Matt Jones - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Saxon Davids - Electric Guitars

Cici Powell-Melkonian - Bass

Philip Shacklady - Drums

Andy Gotteri - Keys

   With

Daniel Moran - Vocals (5)

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Twisted Illusion "Excite the Light: Part 3"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Night Light Reprise (1:13) 

2. Cliche (5:39) 

3. Talk Too Much (9:48) 

4. Invisible 'Til I Sing (6:03) 

5. Happy And Myself (8:33) 

6. Freedom To Win (2:42) 

7. Clarity (2:35) 

8. The Impossible Dream (7:10) 

9. Take A Moment (0:34) 

10. Restart Reality (6:35) 

11. Acceptance (1:49) 

12. I Have Music, I Will Always Have Life! (9:38) 

Total Time 62:19

Line-up

Matt Jones - Vocals, Guitars

Saxon Davids - Guitars

Chris Norris - Bass

Philip Shacklady - Drums

Andy Gotteri - Keys

   With

Daniel Moran - Vocals

Craig Cairns - Vocals

Sean Owens - Guitar solos (2, 3)

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Twisted Illusion "Excite the Light: Part 1"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 3, 2021 (digital), November 19, 2021 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Excite The Light (7:07) 

2. No Compromise (4:38) 

3. Medicated Society (8:11) 

4. Sycophant (5:09) 

5. Twisted Illusion (13:52) 

Total Time 38:57

Line-up

Matt Jones - Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars

Saxon Davids - Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars

Mark Wagstaff - Vocals, Bass, Fretless Bass (1,3-5)

Philip Shacklady - Drums, Percussion

Andy Gotteri - Keys

   With

Chris Norris - Bass (2)

Tom Atkinson - Guitar Solo (end of 3)

Daniel Moran - Vocals (1, 3)

Will Shaw - Vocals (1)

Kim Jennett - Vocals (4)

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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.

 Read the full review at blackphoenixrising.freeforums.org

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