Illusion's Play

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

Illusion's Play
Studio album by
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 #1 [1]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #2 [2]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #3 [3]
Encyclopaedia Metallum #4 [4]

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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