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Master of Illusion is the 4th studio album of the power metal band Power Quest, which was recorded in from August-December 2007 and has been released worldwide on 25 April 2008. The album has been described as having "catchy melodies, fast paced songs, mid paced songs, epic songs" and will have a "hard rock" sound with "power ballads" and "heavier guitar work".〔(MOI - Tracklist and bonus? - Ultimate Metal Forum )〕 In December, 2007 band keyboardist Steve Williams has announced on the Official Power Quest forums that there would be five guest appearances on the forthcoming album. The first of these was announced as guitarist Bill Hudson from North American power metal band Cellador, who will be providing guest instrumentation on the track "The Vigil".〔("Master of Illusion" guest appearance #1 - Ultimate Metal Forum )〕 The second of these was announced as keyboardist Richard West from British progressive metal band Threshold, who will be providing a keyboard solo on the track "Human Machine".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GuestAppearance2 )〕 The third has been revealed as Jorn Viggo Lofstad, from Norwegian progpower metal band Pagan's Mind who shared the stage with Power Quest in their 2006 tour. Fourth was announced as Chris Neighbour from UK thrash metal band FourwayKill.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GuestAppearance4 )〕 The final guest was announced on the newly redesigned Power Quest website as Bob Katsionis from Greek power metal band Firewind who will provide guest instrumentation on "Save the World".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=GuestAppearance5 )〕 A series of podcasts from two members of the band has shed more light on the album, its songs and its style. According to those releases Steve Williams had written 17 songs prior to recording but 10 songs including a bonus track are to be on the final release.〔(MOI - Tracklist and bonus? - Ultimate Metal Forum )〕 The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco. "Cemetery Gates" has been tied with "Diamond Sky" (from Magic Never Dies) for shortest song ever recorded by Power Quest, clocking at exactly 4 minutes. ==Track listing== Japanese bonus track 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Master of Illusion (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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