Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Swedish power metal band Nocturnal Rites, released in 2006. It was also issued in a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The lyrical themes on the album focus on achieving freedom and overcoming tyranny.
Track listing "Fools Never Die" – 3:54 "Never Trust" – 4:43 "Still Alive" – 4:02 "Something Undefined" – 4:08 "Our Wasted Days" – 5:17 "Cuts Like a Knife" – 5:10 "End of Our Rope" – 5:26 "Never Ending" – 4:29 "One by One" – 4:23 "Deliverance" – 5:00
Japanese edition bonus tracks "Fade Away" "Under the Ice"
Bonus DVD listing Documentary "Fools Never Die" video "Avalon" video "Against the World" video "Awakening" video
Personnel Nocturnal Rites Jonny Lindkvist – vocals Fredrik Mannberg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nils Norberg – lead guitar Nils Eriksson – bass Owe Lingvall – drums
Additional personnel Henrik Kjellberg – keyboards and backing vocals Leif Grabbe – backing vocals Ronny Hemlin – backing vocals L-G Persson – backing vocals Jens Carlsson – backing vocals Jens Johansson – keyboard solo on "Cuts Like a Knife" Henrik Danhage (Evergrey) – first guitar solo on "Cuts Like a Knife" Kristoffer Olivius (Naglfar) – harsh vocals on "Cuts Like a Knife" Stefan Elmgren – second guitar solo on "Never Trust" Per Elofsson – "pre-chorus whammy bar chaos" on "Never Trust" Olec Balta – first guitar solo on "Something Undefined", left channel intro for "Our Wasted Days" Emil Norberg (Persuader) – "pre-chorus whammy bar madness and end of song lead frenzy" on "Our Wasted Days"
Production Shep – producer, recording, mixing Henrik Kjellberg – recording Mattias Eklund – engineer Fredrik Mannberg – engineer Pelle Henricsson – mastering
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