"Fatal Illusion" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the lead single from their fifteenth studio album, Dystopia on October 1, 2015, and as a CD release on October 9 of the same year.
Music and lyrics According to the band's website, "the lyrics are about a person who is a misfit in society and ends up getting taken before the judicial system…"
Performances The song debuted live in Perth, Australia, on October 16, 2015. Megadeth guitarists Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro did a playthrough of the song for Guitar World magazine.
Critical reception Loudwire ranked "Fatal Illusion" as the thirteenth best metal song of 2015. The song was ranked the fourth greatest from the album by Return Of Rock.
Track listing
Tracks 2 & 3 recorded live at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA April 12, 1992.
Charts Chart (2015) Peakposition Billboard Japan Hot 100 133
Personnel Credits adapted from Dystopia liner notes.
Megadeth Dave Mustaine – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals Kiko Loureiro – lead guitars, backing vocals David Ellefson – bass, backing vocals Chris Adler – drums
Additional musicians Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals Eric Darken – percussion Blair Masters – keyboards & programming
Production and design Produced by Dave Mustaine and Chris Rakestraw Engineering by Chris Rakestraw Mixed by Josh Wilbur Pre-production by Cameron Webb Additional production by Jeff Balding Mastering by Ted Jensen Brent Elliott White – cover artwork
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