''Mystery of Illusion'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1985 by

Shrapnel Records Shrapnel Records is an American record label founded in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney. History Guitarist Marty Friedman (formerly of Megadeth and Cacophony), one of the label's most successful artists, first appeared on the album ''Unsu ...

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

* Leather Leone – vocals *

David T. Chastain David Taylor Chastain (born August 31, 1953) is an American heavy metal guitarist and the owner of Leviathan Records and Diginet Music. Chastain emerged in the mid-1980s along with a wave of other neo-classical guitarists. He has released ab ...

– guitar *Mike Skimmerhorn –

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Fred Coury Fred Coury (born October 20, 1967) is an American musician best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella. Coury lists Neil Peart, Peter Criss, Bobby Blotzer, John Bonham, Eric Carr, Tommy Lee and Tommy Aldridge as his drumming i ...

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Additional credits

*Peter Marrino –

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, production *Steve Fontano – engineering, mixing *George Horn – mastering * Mike Varney – executive production

References

Chastain (band) albums 1985 debut albums Shrapnel Records albums Albums produced by Mike Varney {{1980s-metal-album-stub