''Illusion's Play'' is
funeral doom metal
Funeral doom is a subgenre of death-doom with heavy influence from funeral dirge music. Low- tuned guitars, death growls, instruments that emulate pipe organ sounds and ponderous pace are typical traits of this style.
History
An offshoot of dea ...
band
Shape of Despair
Shape of Despair is a funeral doom band from Finland.
History
The band was founded in 1995 as Raven by Jarno Salomaa (guitars, later also keyboards), Tomi Ullgrén (bass, later guitars) and Toni "Otso" Mäensivu (drums, later vocals). They asp ...
's third studio album.
Track listing
# "Sleep Mirrored (Instrumental)" – 6:09
# "Still-Motion" – 16:29
# "Entwined in Misery" – 8:03
# "Curse Life" – 9:18
# "Fragile Emptiness" – 8:56
# "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
Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965 and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland. The original multi-track ...
by Mika Jussila
Credits
Shape of Despair
*
Pasi Koskinen – vocals
* Natalie Koskinen – vocals
*
Jarno Salomaa
Jarno Salomaa, also credited as J.S., is a Finnish musician. He formed the funeral doom metal group Shape of Despair in 1995 under the name Raven (not to be confused with the NWOBHM band, Raven). Salomaa's first role was guitars and synth in Rave ...
– guitars & synth
* Tomi Ullgren – guitars
*
Sami Uusitalo
Sami Antero "Tundra" Uusitalo (born 1977) is a bass guitarist best known from the folk metal band Finntroll and the funeral doom band Shape of Despair. He also plays in the folk/doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal mus ...
– bass
* Samu Ruotsalainen – drums
Guest musicians
* Toni Raehalme – violin
* Aslak Tolonen – kantele
References
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2004 albums
Shape of Despair albums